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VOLUME 10, ISSUE 100 | www.orissapost.com BHUBANESWAR | SATURDAY, JULY 11 | 2020 12 PAGES | `4.00 Silencing inconvenience, encounter The deaths of eight police personnel could have been ‘avenged’ by upholding the law and holding Dubey accountable in court trying to flee, an account being ques- tioned by opposition parties. Six po- licemen, including two from the Special Task Force, were hurt in the accident and the exchange of fire around 6 am, an official said. Dubey was the sixth man to die in India, China agree on a police encounter after the ambush he allegedly masterminded in Kanpur's Bikru village past midnight total disengagement July 2, killing eight policemen who had come to arrest him. PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Madhya Pradesh police arrested PLA has Vikas Dubey outside the Mahakal New Delhi, July 10: India withdrawn troops temple in Ujjain Thursday morning. Uttar Pradesh ADG (Law and Order) and China Friday held a He was handed over to an Uttar Prashant Kumar addresses a press fresh round of diplomatic from 3 friction Pradesh police team late in the conference talks on the border row in points in line with evening. Kanpur Range Inspector eastern Ladakh and reaf- General Mohit Agarwal said Dubey QUESTIONS ABOUND firmed to ensure complete a disengagement fled from the car with an injured po- disengagement of the understanding liceman's pistol. Why was the car carrying the troops in the region for full UNDUE PROCESS: Police and media at the encounter site where gangster Vikas Dubey was killed when he allegedly tried to He was chased and surrounded by gangster switched before the restoration of peace and of bilateral relations it was escape from the spot following an accident, near Kanpur, Friday policemen and was asked to surren- encounter? tranquility along Line of essential to maintain en- der. When he started firing with an Why was the media stopped 2 Actual Control. during peace and tran- AGENCIES “intention to kill”, police opened fire km from the site of the incident? The Ministry of External quillity in the border areas, CAR TRIED TO AVOID CATTLE, FLIPPED: STF in self-defence, Kanpur police said. Affairs said the talks were the MEA said in a state- Kanpur, July 10: Hours after Uttar A press release said he was imme- Why did eyewitnesses say they held under the framework ment. Pradesh police Friday gunned down ours after gangster Vikas Dubey was shot dead in what the Uttar Pradesh police said an diately taken to a hospital, where he died heard gunshots but don't of Working Mechanism for The Indian delegation escape attempt after an accident, the Special Task Force gave its version of the incident gangster Vikas Dubey, accounts about H during treatment. Ganesh Shankar mention any accident? Consultation & Coordination at the online talks was led that has raised several questions. Vikas Dubey, wanted for the murder of eight policemen a the extra-judicial killing and videos of week ago, was being taken to his hometown Kanpur when the car he was in overturned on Vidhyarthi Medical College principal Why was a dangerous criminal on India-China Border by the Joint Secretary (East the moments leading up to it raise se- the wet highway, the UP Special Task Force (STF) said. The car flipped when the driver, "tired Dr R B Kamal said he was brought dead not handcuffed? Affairs (WMCC). Asia) in the Ministry of rious questions about the credibility after a long journey" swerved to avoid a herd of cattle that had suddenly appeared on the to the hospital. “Dubey sustained four It said the two sides reaf- External Affairs while the of the official version of events. road, said the STF statement. Five policemen were seriously injured and dazed by the acci- bullet injuries, three in the chest and firmed to ensure complete Chinese side was headed Police claim he was trying to flee dent. "The brazen criminal Vikas Dubey took advantage of the situation and snatched a gun one in the hand,” he told. inal is now gone and asked what about disengagement of the by the Director General of after the car carrying him from Ujjain from inspector Ramakant Pachauri and ran towards the kachcha road," the STF said. Opposition parties targeted the BJP those who had “protected” him. Her troops along the LAC for the Boundary and Oceanic overturned on an isolated stretch of government after the encounter. party has demanded a judicial probe in full restoration of peace Department in China's for- the highway on the outskirts of the ing politicians and the police force that the rains, police claimed. The car Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati the entire Vikas Pandey episode. and tranquility in the bor- eign ministry. They re- city. have allowed him to carry out his was part of a small convoy of police demanded a Supreme Court-monitored Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav der areas in accordance viewed the situation in the The encounter has snatched the criminal activity all these years. vehicles. Police said the gangster probe into the encounter as well as the said it was not the car that had toppled with bilateral agreements India-China border areas in- opportunity to interrogate and pros- The SUV met with the accident at snatched a pistol from one of the po- ambush in which eight policemen died but the encounter had saved the state and protocols. cluding the progress made ecute Dubey in a manner that would Bhaunti in Kanpur district, toppling licemen injured in the accident and last week. Congress general secretary government from toppling, had facts They also agreed that in ongoing disengagement reveal the various networks involv- on the road which was slippery after was shot when he opened fire while Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said the crim- come to light. MORE P8 for the overall development process.

IRREGULAR by MANJUL CISCE declares Five more districts board results; in state rid of Reds no merit list AGENCIES POST NEWS NETWORK New Delhi, July 10: The Council Bhubaneswar, July 10: The Odisha for Indian School Certificate government has approved the re- Examinations (CISCE) Friday moval of five districts from the announced results for class 10 Left Wing Extremism affected and 12 exams even as it decided Security Related Expenditure (SRE) against bringing out a merit list scheme, said Director General of this year in view of ‘exceptional Well, we’re fearless when Police Abhay here Friday. circumstances.’ we face a criminal... Briefing the media, requested the Maoists to While the board recorded a especially if he is unarmed Abhay said that the state A TOTAL OF 11 take advantage of the var- pass percentage of 99.34 per cent government approval fol- DISTRICTS OF ious rehabilitation for class 10 exams, up by 0.8 per lows a proposal sent by ODISHA HAVE SO schemes being run by the cent since last year, the pass per- Delivery of Apache Odisha Police in this re- FAR BEEN state government to in- A view of 750 MW Rewa solar power plant, Asia’s largest green energy project, inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra centage for the class 12 exams gard. The districts which ASSESSED TO BE tegrate them into the Modi via video conferencing in Madhya Pradesh, Friday PTI PHOTO stood at 96.84 per cent, record- choppers complete will be out of the SRE FREE OF MAOIST mainstream. ing a marginal increase. New Delhi: In the midst of India’s are Angul, Boudh, ACTIVITIES IN A Odisha has been ex- The board had to cancel its tense border standoff with China, US Sambalpur, Deogarh and SPAN OF TWO periencing the scourge pending exams in view of the aerospace major Boeing delivered Nayagarh, said Abhaya. YEARS of Naxal activities for Another record daily spike in state spike in COVID-19 cases and the the final five of the 22 Apache attack This recognises improved more than three decades. result has been calculated on the helicopters to the Indian Air Force security situation in these districts. As many as 19 of the 30 districts of AGENCIES cases is a record in Odisha since the under treatment in hospital. basis of an alternative assess- around two weeks ago, and the Meanwhile, Abhay said that re- Odisha districts were declared as first case was detected in the state Two other COVID patients died ment scheme decided by it. entire fleet is now part of the assets cently a good trend of more and SRE district, sources said. In April Bhubaneswar, July 10: Odisha March 15, the official said. While 508 due to other causes. The number deployed in key air bases along the more hardcore Maoists shunning 2018, six districts - Jajpur, Friday registered its highest single- of the new cases were reported of COVID-19 positive patients suc- Line of Actual Control, officials said violence has come to notice. As Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, day spike of 755 COVID-19 cases, tak- from different quarantine centres, cumbing to other diseases increased Friday. Boeing said it completed many as 13 ultras surrendered be- Gajapati and Ganjam - were de- ing the tally to 11,956, while the remaining 247 are local contacts. to 17, the official said delivery of all 22 Apache and 15 fore the security forces in 2019 clared as free from Maoist activi- death toll mounted to 56 with four Contact tracing and follow-up action With this, the number of COVID- Chinook military helicopters to the while 19 Maoists have already left ties and these districts were re- more patients succumbing to the in- is underway, he said. 19 fatalities in Odisha mounted to IAF and is fully committed to meet the operational needs of the Indian their arms till now this year. moved from the Central government fectious disease, a health department In a statement, the department 56 while the states hotspot Ganjam armed forces. India is one of 17 He urged the left ultras to join the sponsored Security Related official said. said, Regret to inform the demise district accounted for 34 deaths, nations to select the Apache and mainstream by leaving violence. He Expenditure (SRE) Scheme. Detection of 755 more positive of 4 COVID positive patients while the official said. has the most advanced variant, the AH-64E Apache. P8

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POST NEWS NETWORK to access their students’ results by log- Mishra (95%) and CV Anish (91.5%) ging into the CAREERS portal using the in the in ISC (Pure Science stream). BHUBANESWAR: The Council for principal’s login ID and password. In ISC (Bio Science stream), Lasya V ICSE, ISC the Indian School Certificate Students will have to use their course obtained 96.7% marks followed by ARIES Examinations (CICSE) Friday an- code, candidate UID, and index number. Asutosh Sahoo (96%) and Abhipsa nounced the results for annual Class X They will be required to collect their orig- Behera (94.7%). Curl, massage, clip, and XII boards. inal marksheet from their Students of Stewart School also per- tweeze, polish, gloss, condition... today, will Students can visit the official websites respective schools. formed well in their ICSE and ISC you attempt to shed your old skin. A results 2020 of the CICSE and check their results on- Like every year, students of Loyola with 98 per cent marks. exams as all the students who appeared dream date may have you in jitters but line at cisce.org and results.cisce.org. School performed remarkably well in In the ISC (Arts stream), Sumedha for these examinations were successful. Ganesha suggests that you take it easy. To get their results through SMS, the ICSE and ISC exams. In Class X Ray secured 95% marks, Ranya Deb A total of 180 students appeared for True relationships are not sealed by candidates will need to type ICSE or ISC board exam, Sivam Mohapatra, Veda 94.5% and Ambrita Mishra 90.7%. In the the exams and 52 of them obtained 90 glossy kisses alone! announced followed by their seven-digit unique Raju and Ibtesham Azmi Khan – se- ISC (Commerce stream), Aniket per cent and above. Kiran Mahapatra ID code and send the message to cured 98.8% marks, while Jyotirmoy Mohanty secured 89.7% marks, while of the school secured 99.5% marks in 09248082883. Patra secured 98.2 per cent. Prananya Kanyaka Samantara obtained 95.7% ICSE, while Prakash Sarangi obtained TAURUS Schools affiliated to CISCE will be able Rath and Tamojit Bera were close third marks followed by Sipra Swagatika 96% marks in ISC. Fortune favours the brave and you will wake up feel- ing gutsy. Your perform- ance will peak today and you will reap the benefits of real estate and construction business. Your peers and boss will extend Taapsee: Have all the support you need. MANOJ OPEN TO PLAYING

GEMINI seen countless Today, you are likely to VIKAS DUBEY ON BIG SCREEN rack your brains to get things done. But your Mumbai: Actor Manoj Bajpayee says it would be fun. The said person’s life has they face in modesty will not do you any good. You will would be interesting to portray the dra- been very theatric and it would be very in- order to sur- ups and downs have to show that you are the boss, even if matic life of UP gangster Vikas Dubey on teresting to bring his life to the big screen. vive in a city you are not. Your extraordinary brilliance will translate into exceptional performance big screen. Let’s see what happens. I am excited to like Mumbai. Mumbai:Actress Taapsee Pannu says she has seen numerous ups and downs and will save the day. On Friday, after the news of the alleged play this character.” IANS in everything she has tried to attempt in life. encounter of a dreaded gangster, netizens It is being reported that Sandiip is in Taapsee took to Instagram, where she shared a throwback image from started discussing the possibility of a process of acquiring the rights to make the time when her team Pune Seven Aces won the Premier CANCER Bollywood movie on the same. the biopic of the gangster. Badminton League (PBL). Today, you are likely to Producer Sandiip Kapur also suggested On the work front, Manoj is seen in “Getting back to what I started...... 2020 has been very be brimming with love that a film with Manoj Bajpayee playing the the critically acclaimed movie Bhonsle. disturbing. For many reasons but the fact remains that and compassion. role of the gangster should be made. It is the story of a man struggling to time waits for nobody. Or a better way to look at it is, this However, certain nega- “What has happened today in the en- navigate a solitary life in self too shall pass,” she wrote alongside the image. tive thoughts will spoil all your good counter is beyond cinematic and dramatic The picture features Taapsee sporting pigtails work. But don't fret! Your efforts won't isolation. go wasted and you will get the desired experience. @BajpayeeManoj how about Bhonsle revolves around a po- dressed in a blue jacket and pink t-shirt. results sooner or later, says Ganesha. playing Vikas Dubey in your next? You'll kill lice constable played by Manoj Remembering this moment when my it! #VikasDubey #Encounter Bajpayee, who tries to help mi- team won its first tie in PBL after almost @DrKumarVishwas,” Kapur tweeted. grants in their battles with the everybody thought we r done. Losing LEO Reacting to it, Manoj said: “I have been local politicians. The film also back to back was obviously not how any On some days, the sun hearing that a lot of people are discussing addresses the concerns of of us imagined it to be. This victory doesn't seem to have me in the role. If the character and script various ethnic groups and definitely brought that smile on my face risen from the east, and are nice, then playing any real life character highlights the issues that but also reassured that bad times don’t neither does it seem last n if you hang on to hope and pos- you have gotten up on the right side of itivity you are bound to see a success- the bed. You start your day in a tensed atmosphere in the morning, caused by ful tomorrow.” some annoyance on the part of one of She added: “Have seen countless ups your family members. But the day is not Farah recalls choreographing and downs in everything I tried to attempt in as bad as it seems. life but trust me the success tastes sweetest after you have had a taste of failure. Big hug n a bigger smile to sail through this VIRGO time. ##Throwback.” The artist, the comedi- Taapsee made her acting debut an and the showman Sushant with the 2010 Telugu film in you are all set to Jhummandi Naadam. She take the floor today. Mumbai: Director-choreographer was later seen in films like Entertain people and set the evening Farah Khan Kunder remembers chore- Chashme Baddoor, Pink, The ablaze with your arsenal of jokes and gags, says Ganesha. But save valuable ographing late actor Sushant Singh Ghazi Attack, Judwaa 2 and time and energy for other pressing mat- Rajput for the title track of Dil Bechara, Badla among many others. ters and responsibilities too. and says all she can see is how alive After giving a stellar and happy Sushant looks in it. performance in Thappad, The title track was launched Friday. she will be seen in Haseen LIBRA “This song is particularly close to Dillruba, Rashmi Rocket Monotonous is the word me because it was the first time I was judging as a celebrity guest and that’s me.thank u @castingchhabra for in- and Shabaash Mithu over to describe the way choreographing Sushant... we were the only time the celebrity guest danced cluding me on this journey of ursa the coming months. IANS things have been till friends for a long time but never better than the contestants on that #missusushantsinghrajput.” now, but no more, says worked together,” she wrote on her show.. we rehearsed a whole day and "Dil Bechara" is the official remake Ganesha. It might be a very good idea for you to take a break from things Instagram along with stills from the then finished shoot in half a day! As of 2014 Hollywood romantic drama around you and go on a small trip. song. a reward for nailing it perfectly all "The Fault In Our Stars", based on Invigorate yourself with a small pic- “I had also promised Mukesh Sushant wanted was food from my John Green's popular novel of the nic with family and friends. Chhabra that when he makes his di- house which I duly got for him,” she same name. Budding actress Sanjana rectorial debut I would do a song for recalled. Sanghi stars opposite Sushant in the him.. I wanted the song to be done as Farah says the song holds a special film. Casting director Mukesh Chhabra SCORPIO a 1 shot song because I knew Sushant place in her heart. is making his directorial debut with Investing in real estate would be able to do it perfectly.. She said: “I see the song and all I can the film. Sushant's last film "Dil could yield maximum “I remembered Sushant had once see is how Alive, how happy he looks Bechara" will premiere on a stream- profits today, says come to a reality dance show that I was in it.. yes this song is very special to ing platform on July 24. IANS Ganesha. An unusual gain from speculative trade is also on the cards. But you may need to spend time in the waiting room, before a more profitable opportunity comes by. You may just rein- PEANUTS post SUDOKU vent yourself to a happier self and savour every moment of life, predicts Ganesha. CROSSWORD To solve the Sudoku puzzle, each row, column and box must contain the numbers 0 to 9 and the letters A to E. SAGITTARIUS Settling for a new, better employment will help you fast-track your career growth. A tele- phonic interview might ring in a new offer. A lucrative deal with an MNC would serve well. Your dedication and devotion to work will also peak today, says Ganesha.

CAPRICORN CALVIN AND HOBBES It may seem too far- fetched, but your boss will bank on your bril- liance and unmatched abilities to get respite from the existing problems, says Ganesha. Moreover, SOLUTIONS much to the dismay of your rivals, you will have your way and gain popularity by winning the hearts of your clients.

AQUARIUS You will come out top in whatever you choose to do, and success will smell honeysuckle sweet! BREVITY

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POST NEWS NETWORK RAMPING UP TESTING TAX WAIVER FOR ONE YEAR Bhubaneswar, July 10: With a sharp hike in COVID-19 cases in POST NEWS NETWORK for Odia youths, he recommended. the state, the government is tak- our facilities such as SCB, The Congress leader also de- ing expeditious steps to develop FKIMS, SUM Hospital and Bhubaneswar, July 10: In view of manded the government transfer Rs SCB Medical College and Hospital Ashwini Hospital will be the impact of Covid -19 on econ- 750 per month to every unemployed as a hub for plasma therapy. inaugurated by the CM over next omy, state Congress president youth. Speaking to reporters here, two weeks Niranjan Patnaik Friday urged the Protesting the Centre’s decision Institute of Life Sciences (ILS) di- state government to waive personal to conduct UG and PG final year ex- rector Ajay Kumar Parida Friday rom 5,000 RT-PCR tests today, taxes collected in urban and rural aminations, Patnaik said, “At a said plasma therapy treatment will Fthe target has been set to ramp areas for one year. time when Covid-19 cases are ris- start at four hospitals in the state up the testing capacity to 6,000 “I would like to make some rec- ing exponentially, the decision to con- very soon. per day ommendations to Odisha govern- If the government can duct exams is questionable. The Within next 10 to 12 days, Chief ment which is taking austerity future of our students depends on Minister Naveen Patnaik will in- (NHM) director Shalini Pandit will measures to tackle the financial reduce tax on liquor, their grades. The government must augurate four such facilities at SCB brief the Chief Medical Officers stress caused by Covid-19,” Patnaik why it cannot exempt look into the matter and resolve Medical College and Hospital, KIMS, The ILS director said at present, bridge the gap, it has been decided and microbiologists on the guide- said. the issue for the betterment of stu- SUM Hospital and Ashwini Hospital, more than 5,000 RT-PCR tests are to increase the tests to 6000 per lines with regard to the technical- He asked the government to ex- personal taxes paid dents.” he said, adding, preparations are un- being conducted per day and the tar- day,” he said. ities of the antigen tests to be car- empt personal taxes for next one by people in the state, Similarly, online education is derway to make SCB a hub of get has been set to ramp up the test- The government has also decided ried out in district headquarters year, both in urban and rural areas. not feasible for common man in plasma therapy. ing capacity to 6,000 per day. to conduct 2,000 antigen tests in hospitals from next week. “If the government can reduce asks Niranjan Odisha. The syllabus has been re- The government has also decided “Keeping in view the rising num- the state per day. In this regard, In the next few days, the ethical tax on liquor, why it cannot exempt duced by 30 per cent after putting to enhance the Covid testing rate in ber of COVID cases, the discus- the state government would pro- committee’s approval, standard op- personal taxes paid by people in dition. students through stress for last 4 the state, the director said after at- sions hovered over how the test- cure 1 lakh rapid antigen test kits. erating procedure (SOP), and for- the state?” he asked. The government should also do months. “Why did the government tending a meeting held under the ing capacity can be ramped up. Last It has so far received 30,000 anti- mulation of state-specific guide- He appealed to the state gov- a survey on the vacancies in vari- not consult experts earlier? Does the chairmanship of additional chief week, 5,600 to 5,700 tests were con- gen test kits. lines for plasma therapy will be ernment to tell people about the ous departments and reserve 85 government see everything through secretary (ACS) PK Mohapatra. ducted per day and in order to He said National Health Mission completed, he added. reality of the state’s financial con- per cent of jobs in local industries a political lens?” he asked. Assembly shuts BEAUTIFYING CITY Govt put on notice down for one day over animal cruelty POST NEWS NETWORK after an MLA tested positive for POST NEWS NETWORK COVID-19. The employees, who Bhubaneswar, July 10: The State were on duty during a committee New Delhi, July 10: The Supreme Assembly was shut down for a day meeting attended by the concerned Court Friday issued notice to the (Friday) after the family member MLA, have been asked to stay in Centre and 12 states including of an employee tested positive for home quarantine, he said. “The em- Odisha to declare ‘illegal and un- COVID-19, Speaker Surya Narayan ployees have also been directed to un- constitutional’ the barbaric prac- Patro said. dergo swab test. We will decide the tices like stuffing crackers in food “Family member of further course of items and chalked off sticks to an official of Deputy action after getting ward off wild animals. The court The petitioner sought Speaker’s officer was their test reports,” said this while hearing a petition found Covid positive. Patro added. seeking directions to the authori- a direction to the Therefore, we have de- Government ties. Centre for necessary clared the Assembly chief whip A three-judge bench headed by shut down for a day. Pramila Mallick Chief Justice SA Bobde and com- amendments to the As Saturday and Sunday are no said “The Chief Minister has asked prising Justices RS Subhash Reddy Prevention of Cruelty work days due to weekend shut- all BJD members to follow COVID- and AS Bopanna issued the no- down, the Assembly Secretariat 19 guidelines. Obeying his order, the tices while taking up the petition to Animals Act, 1960 will reopen Monday,” Patro said. party members are avoiding con- filed by Shubham Awasthi. The swab sample of the employee gregation and we are not holding The petitioner sought a direc- guidelines for tracking of elephants has also been sent for test and he has any political programme,” she said, tion to the Union government to in order to save them from the been asked to inform the office about adding that the official discussion bring in necessary amendments threat of extinction and cruelty the test report, Patro said. The is being taken place with partici- to the Prevention of Cruelty to against them. Speaker has already suspended pation of only three members, Animals Act, 1960 to enhance pun- The petitioner contended that meetings of various house panels when required. Artisans are drawing graffiti on the walls of Sikharpur overbridge in Cuttack as part of a beautification drive by ishment for causing cruelty against the cruelty with which elephants the civic authorities, Friday OP PHOTO animals. are treated nowadays is a far cry Awasti also stated that the gov- from what it was like in ancient ernments should fill the vacancies India. Citing the barbaric inci- in forest forces and upgrade the dent of Kerala, where an elephant Covid warrior cop wins laurels forest forces with modern equip- ate a pineapple filled with crackers 1,129 minor mineral sources ment for effective management in Palakkad, the petitioner con- POST NEWS NETWORK sources said. and propagation of necessary tended that it was quite common Earlier, Sethy had postponed his awareness pertaining to human-an- for locals to use fruits filled with Khurda, July 10: A sub-inspector wedding to do his duty as a Covid- imal conflicts. crackers to ward off wild boars pinned down for exploration (SI) of police in Berhampur won lau- 19 warrior in April. According to It was prayed that the Centre and other animals which may de- rels from several quarters when sources, Sethy was in home quar- should issue guidelines to all the stroy standing crops. POST NEWS NETWORK The Chief Secretary further he resumed duty after recovering antine after the detection of Covid- states for animal census to under- The petitioner urged the court sought to strengthen enforcement ac- from Covid-19 infection. Even Chief 19 symptoms in him in June. Later, stand the need of the wildlife and to direct the Centre for scien- Bhubaneswar, July 10: In its bid tivities for checking the theft of Minister Naveen Patnaik con- he tested positive for the deadly take appropriate measures to pro- tific/alternative measures to ward to meet the rising demand of minor minor minerals. District Collectors gratulated SI Bibhuti Bhusan Sethy, virus and shifted to a Covid hospital. tect them. The petitioner pleaded off wild animals which may pose minerals like sand and stone, the and SPs were directed to utilize the a native of Balediha village of Sethy resumed duty July 3 after with the court to direct the Union threat to standing crops and human state government has identified services of Odisha Industrial Banpur block in Khurda district, his recovery from infection. government and states to issue settlements. 1,129 new sairat sources that will be Security Force (OISF) and sharpen explored soon. the squad activities for the con- This was informed at a meeting tainment of illegal lifting of minerals. in Lok Seva Bhawan under the Available data show, in the first chairmanship of Chief Secretary phase, ten sections of OISF have Man threatens lady with morphed obscene pics Asit Tripathy. is labour intensive, containing the been provided 10 locations in 8 Revenue & Disaster Management theft of minor minerals and in- minor mineral rich districts. The POST NEWS NETWORK the lady’s face on vulgar photos. he accused sent some obscene the Paytm account due to the nun- Secretary Bishnupada Sethi said creasing the collection of revenues,” places include Cuttack Sadar, He asked the victim to have a con- Tphotos and messages to the submission of KYC (Know Your within last couple of months 1,129 Tripathy said. Baranga, Jaleswar, Anandapur, Bhubaneswar, July 10: An uniden- versation with him else he would victim’s Whatsapp account. Customer) documents. new sairat sources have been iden- He sought identifying the sand Chhatrapur, Bhanjanagar, tified cyber criminal forced a 27- post the morphed pictures on var- Subsequently, the victim gave tified in different districts. With rich riverbeds on the banks of major Dharmasala, Tangi and Ranapur. year-old female to talk to him by ious social media platforms. e had morphed the images by all the KYC-related details to the ac- this, the total number of minor rivers like the Mahanadi, the Besides, one section has been de- threatening to share her morphed Police have started investigation Hpasting the lady’s face on cused cyber criminals June 10. He mineral sairats has increased to Baitarani, the Bramhani, the ployed for Jharsuguda, Lakahanpur, obscene pictures on various social into the matter by registering a vulgar photos also deposited Rs 5 in the account 4,965 in the state. Rusikulya and the Subarnarekha Brajarajnagar on a rotation basis. media platforms. The victim has case (380/20) under various sec- given by the fraudsters for open- As per earlier decisions of the gov- in cooperation with the depart- Director Minor Minerals Bibhuti lodged a complaint with the tions of IPC and IT Act in this re- ing a fresh UPI, Yono account. A few ernment, the directorate of minor ments of water resources, forest Bhusan Das said revenues to the Khandagiri police in this regard. gard. Similarly, some cyber crimi- cases of Paytm KYC fraud have days later, he was shocked to find minerals has been made functional & environment and prepare sci- tune of around Rs 37.11 crore have According to sources, the woman, nals duped a person on the pretext been registered at various police sta- out withdrawal of Rs 6 lakh from within a very short period of time. entific plans for sand mining. been collected in April and May a resident of Khandagiri area, al- of updating his expired Paytm ac- tions in the city over last two months. his bank account shared with the “Enhancement of legally opera- It was decided at the meeting to this fiscal from minor minerals. leged that the culprit sent some ob- count. The complainant from According to his complaint, he re- cyber criminals. tional sources will have triple ben- allow inter-state transportation of Tripathy directed scaling up of an- scene photos and messages to her Bhimatangi area of the city has ceived a call allegedly from the cus- Police have registered a case efit of ensuring supply of mate- sands through a competitive bidding nual revenue generation to Rs 1,000 Whatsapp account. The accused lodged a complaint at the Airfield tomer care center of the Paytm, based on the complaint filed by the rial for construction sector which process. crore from minor minerals. had morphed the images by pasting Police Station here. More than ten falsely claiming about the expiry of victim. SEASONAL FRUIT Odia scientist invents ‘organic energy’ from wastes

POST NEWS NETWORK before the government very soon. Our team had been in the world by adopting this method- The whole world is under pressure conducting research over ology. Simultaneous production of Cuttack, July 10: An Odia scien- due to rising energy prices. Then one last three years and the the three organic sources of en- tist and his team invented organic has also to consider the effects of pol- inventions will be presented ergy will bring in energy security sources of energy by using waste lution and climate change. So the before the government very in the world, the research team materials like bio-oil, biochar and SPRERI team decided to find solu- opined. soon. The whole world is pyrogas. tions to these perennial problems,” Sanjeev belongs to Tebhapadar The researchers working under said the young scientist. under pressure due to rising village under Biramaharajpur block the leadership of Sanjeev Kumar The Indian Council of energy prices. Then one has in Subarnapur district and is the son Karmi are working at Sardar Patel Agricultural Research (ICAR) has also to consider the effects of Biswanath Karmi and Kamalini Renewable Energy Research borne the expenses of this project. of pollution and climate Karmi. Eldest child of the family, Institute (SPRERI) in Gujarat. All According to the unique research change he completed his schooling from the three sources of energy have methodology, argon and nitrogen SANJEEV KUMAR KARMI I ODIA SCIENTIST Sonepur. Later, he joined Indian been invented following a single gases are exposed to organic wastes Institute of Technology Madras

methodology. The findings of the through a pyrolysis process to cre- (IIT), for his doctorate degree.

k y m c team could be epoch-making as ate the three organic sources of en- 30 per cent of biochar and 20 per cent Sanjeev has worked as a re- well as major sources of energy ergy – bio-oil which is a substitute Sanjeev said that up to 15 kg of or- of pyrogas. The team has plans to search scholar at RWTH-Aachen for India. of petrol and diesel, pyrogas which ganic wastes can be processed improvise the pyrolysis process in University in Germany, Delft “Our team had been conducting is mostly used in spice industries through pyrolysis in an hour, which future days. University of Technology in the People buying custard apples from a roadside vendor in Malgodown area of research over last three years and and biochar which is widely used could simultaneously produce about India could turn out to be a major Netherlands and universities in Cuttack, Friday OP PHOTO the inventions will be presented in agricultural sector, Sanjeev added. 40 per cent of bio-oil, 25 per cent to energy-rich and self-reliant country Singapore and Hong Kong. P4 SATURDAY | JULY 11 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR downtown Cops involved in

rape, death of Sahitya Akademi

k y m Covid spread alarming; toll climbs to 56 tribal woman: BJP c POST NEWS NETWORK VITAL STATS Police Seva Bhawan UNITED NEWS OF INDIA declares winners Bhubaneswar, July 10: The state Bhubaneswar, July 10: BJP state Friday registered its highest single- While 508 of the new cases were reported from shut for 48 hours unit vice president Parvati Parida day spike of 755 Covid-19 cases, tak- different quarantine centres, remaining 247 Friday alleged involvement of po- ing the tally to 11,956, while the are local contacts he Commissionerate lice officials in the ‘rape’ and sub- for 2015, 2016 death toll mounted to 56 with four Police, Friday, announced sequent death of a tribal woman more patients succumbing to the in- our Covid positive patients died while Tclosure of Police Seva working at Malkangiri police head- POST NEWS NETWORK Manoj Mohanty for lyrical writ- fectious disease, a Health depart- Funder treatment in hospitals Bhawan for 48 hours from 9am, quarters canteen in May. ing ‘Prati Palakare Tume’. ment official said. July 11 to 9am July 13 as a pre- As per the allegations, a tribal Bhubaneswar, July 10: Odisha For the year 2016, the winners are: Detection of 755 more positive he patients who died of non-Covid ventive measure against spread woman working at Malkangiri Sahitya Akademi Friday announced Laxmipriya Acharya for novel cases is a record in Odisha since the Treasons were identified as a 57-year- of Covid-19. police headquarters canteen was the list of winners for the years ‘Amba’, Devdas Chhotray for short first case was detected in the state old man belonging to Sundargarh district, The staff and visitors work- sexually assaulted by more than 2015 and 2016 in nine story ‘Ramaku March 15, the official said. who died due to lung cancer, and a 70- ing at the Police Seva Bhawan one May 7 last and when she fell categories of literary The winners will Maribara Panchati While 508 of the new cases were year-old man of Bhadrak district. He also have been asked to not visit the unconscious she was rushed to works. Upaya’, Bhagban reported from different quarantine died of cancer of the bladder building during the closure pe- hospital where she succumbed to The winners were be awarded at a Jaysingh for poetry centres, remaining 247 are local Two other Covid A record 565 Covid riod. However, the building will the injuries May 11 last. declared by Akademi ceremony once the ‘Pheranti Ghara’, contacts. Contact tracing and follow- patients died due to patients recovered also be sanitised before the clo- Although her husband lodged chairman Harihar Fakir Singh for drama up action is underway, he said. other reasons Friday sure. an FIR alleging that his wife was gan- Mishra. For 2015, the Covid-19 pandemic ‘Atmalipi O Anyanya’, In a statement, the department Announcing its decision, the graped and killed, no action was winners are: subsides Prasanna Kumar said, “Regret to inform the demise Commissionerate Police tweeted, taken till date. The BJP had already Nityananda Panda for Swain for essay and of four Covid positive patients while from Angul, Bargarh, Bhadrak, three days in a row, now, we are “Police Seva Bhawan will re- moved the OHRC and the National novel ‘Gotie Jodi critical analysis under treatment in hospital.” Gajapati, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Puri, happy to share that a record 565 main closed for staff and visitors Commission for ST in this regard. Gaanra Kahani’, ‘Alochana Prasanga’, Two other Covid patients died Rayagada and Sundargarh districts. Covid patients have recovered on for 48 hours from 9 AM of 11 Parida, who led a party delega- Pabitra Panigrahi for Surendra Kumar due to other reasons. The number The new positive cases have been 10.7.2020! With this, the total re- July to 9 AM of 13 July as a pre- tion to Malkangiri for an on-the-spot short story ‘Gapara Maharana for biog- of Covid-19 positive patients suc- reported from 23 districts. covered cases of Odisha surge to ventive measure coinciding with assessment of the case, told newsper- Muhan’, Binapani raphy and travelogue cumbing to other diseases increased Ganjam reported the highest 320 7972! 185 from Ganjam 85 from official holidays on second sons that police are fully responsible Panda for poetry ‘Professor Navin to 17, the official said new cases followed by Jajpur (86), Rayagada (sic),” the Health and Saturday & Sunday. Prior to clo- for the death of the woman. ‘Godhuli Geeta’, Sanjay Kumar Sahu’ & The patients who died of non- Sundergarh (62), Khurda (59) and Family Welfare department twitted. sure building will be sanitized.” She alleged that police are pres- Hati and Naveen Pradosh Patnaik for Covid reasons were identified as a Cuttack (55). Other districts were: With this, the number of active surising the doctor who treated the Kumar Parida for biography and trave- 57-year-old man belonging to Angul (three), Balasore (nine), cases in state stands at 3,911, while woman to change the medical re- drama ‘Manchamaya logue Sundargarh district, who died due Bargarh (one), Bhadrak (two), 7,972 patients have so far recovered from local contacts. On the other port to suppress the case and give Natua’ and ‘Natua O ‘Chalichi…Chilibi to lung cancer, and a 70-year-old Balangir (12), Deogarh (four), from the disease. Odisha has so far hand, six more persons in the City a clean chit to the culprits. Anyanya’ respectively, Napadibi Thaki’, man of Bhadrak district. He also Dhenkanal (four), Gajapati (30), recorded 11,956 Covid cases. recovered from the disease,” the She said though there is provi- Panchanan Mishra for Sarada Ratha for died of cancer of the bladder, the Jagatsinghpur (five), Kandhamal Bhubaneswar Municipal sion to register cases under the the essay and critical translation work official said. (two), Kendrapada (five), Keonjhar 45 NEW CASES TAKE CAPITAL CITY’S Corporation tweeted. ST/SC Prevention of Atrocities analysis ‘Sahitya Samalochana ‘Meghabahana’, Debendra With this, the number of fatali- (32), Koraput (5), Malkangiri (18), TALLY TO 602 With this, the number of ac- Act and file chargesheet against the Tattwika O Prayogika Prasanga’, Choudhury for children’s litera- ties due to the deadly virus in Odisha Mayurbhanj (12), Nayagarh (16), The Capital city’s Covid tally tive Covid cases in the City culprits, the cops are sitting on it. Dharanidhar Panigrahi for biog- ture ‘Chuin Chadhei’, mounted to 56 while the state’s Puri (11), and Sambalpur (two). reached 602 with 45 more testing pos- mounted to 286. While 308 per- Parida threatened that BJP will raphy ‘Louhamanava Sardar Patel’, Satyanarayana Mishra for lyrical hotspot Ganjam district accounted Meanwhile, a record 565 Covid pa- itive for the viral infection Friday, sons in the Temple City have re- continue its agitation till all the ac- Bijay Kumar Mohanty for trans- writing ‘Mishra Raaga’. for 34 deaths, the official said. tients recovered Friday. an official said. covered from the viral infection, cused in the Malkangiri case are lation ‘Tathapi Kichhi Rahijiba’, The winners will be awarded at Ganjam was followed by Khurda “Achieving a record high dis- “Out of the 45 cases, 35 are from seven have succumbed to it so far, arrested under the ST/SC Rabindra Biswal for children’s lit- a ceremony once the Covid-19 pan- (eight), Cuttack (five) and one each charge of Covid positive cases for quarantine centres while 10 are added the civic body. Prevention of Atrocities Act. erature ‘Gachhatie O Geetatie’ and demic subsides.

ECoR biz devpt units to boost freight traffic PANIC BUYING POST NEWS NETWORK The BDU set up at zonal Bhubaneswar, July 10: Business level by General Development Units (BDUs) have Manager, ECoR, Vidya been set up in East Coast Railway (ECoR), both at Zonal and Divisional Bhushan, will be a levels, to bring railways closer to in- four-member unit dustry and trade bodies in order to increase the Railway’s share in the Sambalpur, comprising the branch their proposals for freight move- transportation needs of various office members from relevant fields ment, which will benefit both the sectors. - from operating, commercial, me- customers and the Railways. The BDU set up at zonal level by GM, chanical and finance departments- BDUs will interact with the cus- ECoR, Vidya Bhushan, will be a four- and coordinated by Senior tomers and industries and explore member unit comprising Chief Freight Divisional Operations Managers. ways to increase miscellaneous Transportation Manager Sanjay BDUs will have frequent inter- non-bulk goods traffic, along with Mishra as convener; Chief actions with trade and industries strengthening Railway’s share in tra- Commercial Manager (Freight to know about the existing trans- ditional commodities being car- Services), PC Sahoo; Chief Rolling portation patterns and also to attract ried at present. Proposal received, Stock Engineer (Freight), SP Singh; more traffic to Railways. It will fa- shall be promptly analysed and de- and Financial Advisor & Chief cilitate industry, trade represen- veloped and immediate assistance Accounts Officer, B K Mishra, as tatives and rail freight customers will be sought from Zonal Railways members. to get in touch with the Railways at and Railway Board, if required. BDUs have also been formed in appropriate zonal and divisional The unit will focus to meet Indian all the three divisions of ECoR at levels. BDUs will serve as a nodal Railway’s target of doubling the Unit-I market in Bhubaneswar witnesses a heavy rush Friday ahead of the weekend shutdown OP PHOTO Khurda Road, Visakhapatnam and point for expeditious clearance of freight traffic of by 2024. EVICTION DRIVES IN CAPITAL AMID PANDEMIC DRAW FLAK Heavy rain warning Rights body moved over for four days POST NEWS NETWORK “It is a matter of concern that the ently appealing to people to stay at all Municipal state government and its agencies home to check the spread of Covid- Corporation/Council/Board not Bhubaneswar: Predicting heavy deaths at isolation ward Bhubaneswar, July 10: The civic such as the BMC and Bhubaneswar 19, it is an irony that people are (to) take any action for eviction, rain and thunderstorm, the India authorities’ move to continue with Development Authorities (BDA) being rendered homeless. “It is also and demolition in respect of the Meteorological Department (IMD) eviction drives here amidst the made a forcible attempt July 6 to dis- an in-principle decision of the gov- property, over which any citizen issued yellow warning for next spread of Covid-19 has drawn flak place poor families of Tarini Basti. ernment of Odisha to safeguard has physical or symbolic posses- four days. The IMD predicts from several quarters. The authorities would have been suc- slum dwellers that are lifeline of sion until July 15. thunderstorm with lightning at a The Bhubaneswar Municipal cessful if the people of the slum cities. The same has already been A senior BMC official said, “The few places of coastal Odisha and Corporation (BMC), last week, con- hadn’t resisted. We condemn such reflected in Odisha Municipal drives have mostly targeted the il- Sundargarh, Keonjhar, ducted a series of eviction drives in undemocratic action of the gov- Corporation Act, 2003 and The Land legal structures such as cabins, tin Mayurbhanj, Dhenkanal, the city. The drive at Tarini Basti near ernment,” said Biswapriya rights of Slum dwellers Act, 2017,” stalls bamboo shed hotels and oth- Kandhamal, Deogarh, Angul Damana Square grabbed the at- Kanungo, a social activist here. he added. ers. Notices and intimation process districts, Saturday. Similarly, tention as 431 houses of poor fam- Kanungo further added that dur- Notably, Chief Justice of Orissa had been done much before the thunderstorm will occur at some ilies were scheduled to be demolished ing the pandemic, when the state and High Court had earlier directed lockdown but the illegal structures places over the districts of south POST NEWS NETWORK after he complained of uneasiness. and the squad had reached the spot. Union governments are persist- the state and its agencies including remained there.” coastal Odisha. “Swain requested the doctors to Bhubaneswar, July 10: A dele- attend a choking Bhola, but to no gation of state Bharatiya Janata avail. Later, the duo was allotted a Party (BJP) Friday approached the room at the isolation ward of the Odisha Human Rights Commission Covid hospital. Things, however, ‘Export-oriented fishing units hit by pandemic’ (OHRC) seeking justice for a mi- turned upside down when Bhola grant couple who died at an isola- died at the isolation ward the day tion ward of a Covid hospital in after—July 2. Unable to reconcile POST NEWS NETWORK there is no evidence to suggest that Jagatsinghpur earlier this month. with her husband’s death, Swain slit IN A NUTSHELL the novel coronavirus affects fish or The delegation, led by former her wrist and hanged herself at the Bhubaneswar, July 10: The ICAR- any other aquatic animal nor the cientists were urged to reorient the Jagatsinghpur MP and BJP’s state isolation ward,” said the petition. Central Institute of Freshwater pathogen is transmitted through Sresearch strategies to come out with unit Scheduled Caste Morcha pres- The petition further said that Aquaculture (ICAR-CIFA) Friday solutions for the farmers to mitigate the fish. However, it is advisable to take ident—Bibhu Prasad Tarai, in- before resorting to the extreme organised a ‘Farmer-Scientists pandemic situation ample precautions to avoid trans- formed the commission that a step, Swain left behind a heart Interaction’ in virtual mode on mission and spread of Covid-19 woman migrant worker, who re- wrenching audio clip that took so- the occasion of National Fish hatsApp number – 7790007797- and among the farmers during the op- turned home amid the coronavirus cial media by storm. Farmers’ Day. Wemail helpline, [email protected], erations. pandemic to Jagatsinghpur, was “In the audio, the hapless lady not Saroj Kumar Swain, Director, launched for the farmers The coronavirus can survive 8-12 found dead a few hours after her only lamented her loss but also ICAR-CIFA, briefed the impor- he fish farmers should regularly sanitise hours on any hard surface includ- husband died in an isolation ward held the doctors responsible for tance of Fish Farmers’ Day. Swain Tfarm equipment including boat, feed tray ing agricultural equipment, upto 24 of a Covid hospital in the district. the same,” said the petition. said, “Fish and fish products that and nest used for fishing hours in water and more than 24 The couple—Nirlipta Bhola and The delegation urged the com- are highly dependent on interna- hours under ice cold conditions, his wife Subhadra Swain of mission to intervene in the issue and tional trade suffered quite early in he said. Katijanga village under Erasama take action against those found the development of the pandemic ing facilities).” scientists to reorient the research [email protected], for the He also stressed upon the need for police limits in Jagatsinghpur— guilty. “This apart, the commis- from the restrictions and closure JK Jena, deputy director gen- strategies to come out with solu- farmers. creating public awareness on the was sent to the quarantine centre sion should direct the state gov- of global markets, whereas fresh eral (Fisheries Science) said that fish- tions for the farmers to mitigate Former director, ICAR-CIFA, and safety of the cultured fish during in the coastal district after they ernment to facilitate a compensa- fish and shellfish supply chains eries institutes are extending tech- the pandemic situation. former vice-chancellor, ICAR-CIFE, this Covid times. The fish farmers returned from Telangana June 30. tion of Rs 30 lakh to the bereaved were severely impacted by the clo- nical help to farmers and fishers of On the occasion Jena S D Tripathi, stressed the threat of should regularly sanitise farm It was July 1 afternoon when Swain family,” the petitioner urged the sure of the food service sectors the country during the Covid-19 launched a WhatsApp number invasive species in the Indian fish- equipment including boat, feed tray

rushed Bhola to a Covid hospital commissioner. (e.g. hotels, restaurants and cater- lockdown. He also motivated the – 7790007797- and email helpline, eries and aquaculture. He said that and nest used for fishing.

k y m c P5 SATURDAY | JULY 11 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR state

9 LAKH SAL TREES TO BE AXED IN JODA As OMC expands dumping

k y m c POST NEWS NETWORK ECOCIDE IN THE MAKING yard, Kaliapani locals fume Keonjhar, July 10: About nine n lakh sal trees in the jungle near If mining operation POST NEWS NETWORK have already written July 1 to the Gandhalpada village of Guali pan- starts, 241.558 hectares National Human Rights chayat under Joda block in Keonjhar of area will be Jajpur, July 10: Residents of Commission (NHRC) seeking re- district will be felled as the jungle excavated. Of the total Hatasahi village of Kaliapani pan- habilitation and adequate com- area has been identified for iron ore mines area, sal jungle chayat under Sukinda block in pensation for the displaced. The stands on 181.461 excavation. Jajpur district are facing serious NHRC has filed a case (No- hectares One of the nine green field min- problems due to the location of a 1730/18/24/2020) in this connection eral blocks, this area has the high- dumping yard belonging to the and asked the managing director of est deposit of 314.37 MT iron ores. n Joint director of mines, Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC). OMC authorities has added to the OMC to submit a reply within four If operation starts, 241.558 hectares Joda mining circle, Salil The dumping yard, which is ap- woes of local residents. Neither weeks. The distance of the mining of area will be excavated. Of the Kumar Behera said there proximately 30 metres away from the OMC authorities nor the district site is said to be approximately 70 to total mines area, sal jungle stands are two proposals for the village, is also expanding thereby administration is doing anything 80 metres away from Hatasahi village. on 181.461 hectares. mining in the area. After reducing the distance between it and to help the displaced people,” the vil- Frequent tremors in the area due to auction, an estimation This area comes under Joda min- the village. lagers added. blasts have led to cracks developing will be carried outon ing area and is roughly 1 km from how the forested area “OMC authorities of the South Residents of Hatasahi village in houses. Pollution due to the min- Sundargarh border. While seven will be affected Kaliapani unit are expanding the have been staying there for more ing activities is also causing respi- new mines are located in this area, dumping yard area, thereby en- than 60 years now. They have re- ratory problems to the villagers. the mining of iron ores is getting croaching into village land. They ceived threats whenever they have When asked on this issue, re- delayed due to vehement protests minimum of 60 years to get a girth leged. Every day on an average of mines, Joda mining circle, Salil are also carrying out mining ac- protested against the mining ac- gional manager of OMC at Jajpur by local residents. of 30 cm. So these nine lakh trees 5,000 trucks ply in Joda mining Kumar Behera said there are two tivities close to the village. Frequent tivities. The villagers said that they Road Prasanna Kumar Swain said, Meanwhile, the government is are more than 60 years old. If the area. Similarly, about 50MT iron proposals for mining in that area. blasts at the mining site are dam- have been paying taxes to the rev- “There are demands from Hatasahi learnt to be mulling on a fresh auc- mines are started after felling of the ores are being transported from After auction, an estimation will be aging our houses,” residents of enue department for their respec- villagers to rehabilitate them. We tion. This month these mines will trees, what will happen to the habi- this area. With so many trucks ply- carried out and only then it can Hatasahi village said. tive land areas. Yet their woes con- have duly communicated their de- reportedly go under the hammer. tat of elephants, he asked, adding ing, people here are being con- be said how the forested area will “The collusion between influ- tinue to increase. mands to our higher-ups. Necessary Once these mines are leased out, that this will only increase human- stantly subjected to air and water get affected. ential people with the management Social activist Parbati Patra and steps will be taken as per instruc- the mining activities will have elephant conflicts. pollution. This apart, the roads are Keonjhar divisional forest Officer of the South Kaliapani mines and more than 200 villagers of Hatasahi tions of the OMC head office.” detrimental effect on the jungle. “The auction of the mines was also in a deplorable condition and Santosh Joshi said after getting According to some environ- stalled due to people’s objection. riddled with craters and potholes. the lease of mines and before car- mentalists, the mines will not only The proposal for fresh auction is un- Moreover, people are also suffering rying out any mining activities, see the sal trees being felled but fortunate,” he added. from various respiratory diseases permission from the forest de- Indravati mega lift irrig project unveiled cause extensive damage to the flora According to local residents more due to air pollution. partment is most. Then only the de- and fauna. This apart, the forest than the estimated nine lakh trees Sources say about 10,451.39 partment will start counting how POST NEWS NETWORK system. Now, 5,400 hactares in dwellers, who live on minor forest will be axed because smaller trees hectares of forest land were lost to many trees are to be felled and es- Jaypatana block were irrigated on produces, will also lose their age- are not being taken into consider- the mining activities. But no com- timating what will be the possible Bhawanipatana, July 10: Good launching day. old sources of earning. ation. “Elephants, bears and other pensatory plantation has so far adverse impact on the jungle. It is news for farmers of drought-prone Chief engineer (Construction The forest department sources animals and birds will lose their been carried out. The district has too early to say how many trees areas of Kalahandi. The Indravati wing) of Indravati Lift Irrigation said the trees that have a girth of habitats. The man-animal conflicts 110 mines, which is 31.28 per cent are going to be axed due to the pro- mega lift irrigation project launched Project, Padmanabh Panda said 30 cm are considered trees. Others will increase manifold. From these of the total iron mines in the state. posed mines. Similarly, District irrigation service on a trial run in kharif season. The left and right that irrigation through the two with less than 30 cm girth are not proposed mines, while the gov- The environmentalists in the Collector Ashish Thakare pleaded Jaypatana, Koksarara and canals have started delivering water canals were launched with 9.83 taken into account. ernment and leaseholder compa- district have a common observance his ignorance, saying he has no in- Dharmgarh blocks recently. to 87, 417 hectares Monday. cusec water through the left canal Environmentalist and president, nies will get immense benefits, local that after some years pure oxygen formation about the extent of dam- According to the lift irrigation de- The project has been built by and 5.12 cusec through the right Keonjhar Citizen Forum, Kiran people and forest dwellers will get will be a rarity in the area. age the new mines will cause to partment, 92, 816 hectares of farm- L&T company at a cost of Rs 756 core canal being released from the Hati Shankar Sahu said a tree takes a nothing but air pollution,” they al- When contacted, joint director the jungle. land will be irrigated in the currant with high tech digital operating barrage to the farmlands. Ganjam tally close to 3,500 with 320 new cases Paper flowers bail out florists at Covid times BATTLE AGAINST COVID 12 Covid warriors infected in Sundargarh Three scribes test Rourkela: Even as Covid-19 cases Township area) and Kalunga positive for virus are rapidly surging in Rourkela Industrial area in the outskirts and other parts of the Sundargarh of Rourkela every Saturday and Berhampur: Three journalists district, 12 Covid warriors were Sunday till July 31 under the in Berhampur city of Ganjam dis- infected with the deadly virus, a Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897, trict have tested positive for COVID- report said. Disaster Management Act, 2005 19, Friday. Given the alarming situation, and COVID-19 Regulations 2020. Out of the three journalists one the district administration has The restriction will be im- is a photo journalist and two are ordered weekend shutdowns in posed on intra-district movement reporters. the city till July 31. The weekend of both public and private trans- All the four journalists have shutdown will come into effect portation. Opening of shops and been admitted to the dedicated from July 11. commercial establishments will TATA COVID hospital in Sitalapalli Of the 62 Covid cases detected not be allowed. and are undergoing treatment. in the last 24 hours in the dis- The district administration Sources said the journalists trict, 12 of them are Covid has also instructed private and had gone to cover a crime at POST NEWS NETWORK there for ceremonies, festivals and warriors. government organisations to Berhampur Circle Jail June 30 as meetings. People observe their fam- The official Twitter account close their operations during the the police had arrested Kalu Patra Banarpal, July 10: At a time when ily functions with limited guests. of the district administration weekend shutdown period. Sahi on the charge of selling florists do not get fresh flowers to We used to bring the flowers from said that of the 62 new cases, 2 are Movement and assembly of cannabis filled cigarettes. Later, decorate marriage gates, pandals Kolkata, but now due to COVID- at BBSR Covid Hospital, 12 are people for two days of every week when jail authority carried out a and cars in the wake of coron- 19 situation, that is a problem also.” Covid warriors, one local con- have been also banned by the COVID-19 test of Kalu, he was avirus outbreak, flower decorators The florists at one point of time POST NEWS NETWORK the 48 and 32 years old men were tact at Kuarmunda, 34 are con- district administration. found to be positive. of this place in Angul district have failed to meet the requirements of suffering from diabetes while the tacts of previous positives and 13 The Collector said the shut- The scribes contracted the virus found a novel way to tackle the sit- customers with locally grown flow- Ganjam, July 10: The migration- 41-year-old man was suffering are returnees from outside the dis- down was announced in the Steel from Kalu while covering the story. uation. They are using paper flow- ers. Then the idea of using paper prone Ganjam district is close to from hypertension. However, the trict. Sundargarh Collector Nikhil City so as to take preventive However, there are 20 other jour- ers to carry out the decorations. flowers and festoons struck them. registering 3,500 Covid-19 positive 58-year old man succumbed to Pawan Kalyan ordered for the measures such as active sur- nalists, 15 staff of Sub Collector According to Pitambar Pradhan, Now all the 10 florists here are cases. The Covid-19 hotspot dis- Covid-19 only. weekend shutdown in Rourkela veillance, contact tracing and Berhampur and 10 Excise staff a florist, the paper flowers may not using these brightly coloured paper trict reported 320 new cases Friday. Some relief is expected as the (both Rourkela Municipal social distancing against the present at the jail. But their test smell like fresh flowers. However, flowers, they claimed. The current Covid-19 cases in district has received anti-viral Corporation area and Steel deadly virus. report came out negative. when it comes to beauty, they are Earlier, the florists would charge Ganjam districts stood at 1,674. So drugs including Favipiravir and The spread of the infection in no way inferior to the real ones. Rs 4,000 to Rs 5,000 for decorating far 1,707 people have recovered FabiFlu tablets as well as Two hundred health teams, services have been exempted from among journalists in the city is con- Seconding him, Ganga Kumar, a groom’s car and for pandals and from the disease. Remdesivir injections from the each comprising a doctor and two the shutdown. cerning, health officials admit. another florist, said, “Before lock- gates charges varied between Rs 5, The death toll in the district Health Department of Odisha. Anganwadi workers are carrying District Collector Vijay Amruta Contact tracing of the journal- down, our hands were full of orders. 000 and Rs 10,000. went up to 34 with four new fa- Meanwhile, the five-day shut- out contact tracing, door-to-door Kulange has provided 24X7 Covid- ists has been started, stated health for 21st day ceremonies, sacred Others said,“Now we may not talities at the TATA Covid-19 hos- down in two municipalities, 16 health screening in the areas. 19 helpline number, 8118066370 for department. thread ceremonies, marriage func- earn as much by using paper flow- pital at Sitalapalli in this town. NACs and all the block head- Besides the teams are also en- people showing symptoms of the The members of the Press Club tions and meetings. But after March ers. But even then something is All the four victims were males quarters is continuing in the dis- suring isolation of suspected cases virus or facing issues during the here have wished for their speedy when Covid restrictions were en- better than nothing. Many are- aged 41, 58, 48 and 32. Among them trict. in the shutdown areas. Essential home quarantine. recovery. forced, we are in trouble.” jobless. We are lucky by earning He added, “Restrictions are still something at this crisis times,” DFO suspends forester, Five lifers walk out Head to Keonjhar for wild mushrooms for good conduct guard for jumbo’s death DURING THE RAINY SEASON, FOREST DWELLERS COLLECT WIDE VARIETIES OF MUSHROOMS SUCH POST NEWS NETWORK POST NEWS NETWORK DERELICTION OF DUTY AS RUTUKA, BIHUDUNI, BALI CHHATU, KUTA CHHATU, PICHA, MANDA, PATURA, MAHAMUNI Bhadrak, July 10: It was a happy Keonjhar, July 10: A day after POST NEWS NETWORK day for five convicts who were the decomposed carcass of an ele- serving jail terms for over a decade phant calf was found at Keonjhar, July 10: Come rainy sea- at Bhadrak sub-jail. They walked Siddhamatha reserve forest under son, busy street sides and markets out to freedom Thursday thanks Barbil range in Keonjhar district, witness local residents of to the state government’s deci- DFO Santosh Joshi has suspended Keonjhar’s forest selling varieties sion to release convicts who have Guali forester Bidyadhar Bahara of freshly grown mushrooms. This been imprisoned for a long time and forest guard Saroj Nayak Friday. rainy season is no different either. and whose behaviour was found Exact reason for the death of Mushroom growth accelerates to be good. the calf is yet to be ascertained. during the rainy season and to top Biswajaya Panda (64), Chandra The DFO stated that the two it all forest dwellers have great Shekhar Panda (54), Panchanan were suspended for delay in know- knowledge of the locally grown Bal (72) of Chasakhanda village ing the death of the calf and dere- varieties of mushrooms. They have Tribal women selling wild mushrooms under Chandabali PS in the dis- liction of duty. The calf was suspected acquired the skills to instantly trict, Sanatana Jena (46) of Though the cause of death is to have died about 15 identify which one is fit for con- is also less as compared to the cooked properly, its curry is as some sorts of poisonous mush- Baudapur village in the district not known, it is suspected that it had sumption and which ones are above mentioned types of mush- tasty as mutton curry,” she claims. rooms are common. and Karunakar Arakh (50) of died about 15 days ago. It warrants days ago, but patrolling poisonous. rooms. However, they allege they are Echoing the same, educationist Sarasad village under an investigation into how the pa- team could not know its During this rainy season it has These days, they can be found on not getting a fair price for their Anil Kumar Das said that the quan- Bhandaripokhari police limit trolling team could not know the been a routine for them to go to the any given day selling these varieties mushrooms. Traders do buy these tity of naturally grown mushrooms were released from the jail death of the calf even after sev- death even several days jungles in groups carrying bamboo of mushrooms in markets and by mushrooms from them and sell has drastically come down over Wednesday night. eral days in the area. after the incident baskets to collect mushrooms early the roadside. them to people in an exorbitant the years due to so many reasons The jailer handed them their re- According to the forest depart- in the morning While talking to Orissa POST, price. Mushrooms from here are including deforestation and cli- lease letters, books on freedom ment, the calf is a male and aged range in the district, June 14. The According to them, mushrooms Raimani Naik, a forest dweller, transported to other districts and mate change. To meet the demand, fighters of Odisha and various between two and three years. DFO investigation revealed that poach- like ‘Rutuka’, ‘Bihuduni’, ‘Bali says earlier they used to get huge even to places out of the state. nowadays mushrooms are being items produced by jail inmates. He Santosh Joshi and Barbil ranger ers had laid electric wires to kill Chhatu’ and ‘Kuta Chhatu’ are the quantities of varieties of mush- According to Harekrushna cultivated. Straw mushroom and said, “Every sinner has a future Madhusudan Patra started an in- boars, but two elephants came in most delicious ones. This is the rooms from backyards, farmlands Mahanta, an ayruvedic practi- button mushroom are the most and realizing this, the released

vestigation into its death. contact with electrically charge reason why these varieties of mush- and jungles. “Now we are no longer tioner, mushroom is good for health. common ones. But they are convicts should repent for their

k y m c In last few days, five elephants wires and lost their lives. rooms are always in demand. getting them in nearby areas. To col- Vegetarians prefer it over any al- nowhere near the taste that natu- crimes and lead an honest life.” were found dead or killed in dif- Deaths of elephants one after However, mushrooms like ‘Picha’, lect them, we have to go into the in- ternatives. But there are some rally grown mushrooms offer. This Biswajaya, Chandra and ferent forests. another have raised questions on ‘Manda’, ‘Patura’, ‘Mahamuni’, teriors of jungles. Sometimes we poisonous mushrooms as well. So is the reason why visitors to this Panchanana of Chasakhanda vil- Notably, two elephants were the safety of animals in the mineral- ‘Bhanu’, ‘Angaru’ etc are also avail- come face to face with wild ani- we have to be careful while buying district make it a mental note to buy lage were serving lifer for mur- found electrocuted inside Gurubeda rich district while mining has been able in markets. As their demand mals. Yet, we collect and sell them them. During these days, incidents some of these mushrooms to their dering a person of their village in reserve forest under Champua a major cause for habitat loss. is comparatively less, their price in nearby markets. If they are of people dying after consuming houses, he added. 1988 due to political rivalry. P6 SATURDAY | JULY 11 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR power post

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he Reserve Bank of falls in the present while 50 per India (RBI) is printing cent benefits accrue in the future. notes and the govern- Thus, this leads to the transfer of Elusive Medical T ment is borrowing that present wealth to future as was money to meet the shortfall in its done, say, by the establishment of revenues due to the pandemic. the Indian Space Research While this could be a justifiable re- Organisation by past generations Commission sponse to the present crisis, there while the benefits are accruing to is more to it. us. In contrast, if these expendi- he National Medical Commission (NMC) was created last year to re- The three parts of government’s tures are made with monetary or place the previous scam-tainted Medical Council of India (MCI) for economic policy are fiscal, mon- debt policy, then 100 per cent bur- T the development and regulation of all aspects of medical education, etary and debt. Technically, debt den falls in the future while 50 per profession and institutions. Yet, despite the urgency displayed in creating is considered part of monetary cent benefits accrue in the present. the new regulator, the government has still not issued a notification on the policy, but for our discussion we Whatever the costs of the pandemic, we must Thus, this leads to transfer of appointment of the chairman of the commission. shall consider it separately. The fis- bear them ourselves and not encroach upon wealth from future to present as was Six months ago, the government named Prof S.C. Sharma of AIIMS as cal policy entails the government done, say, by the government bor- the chairman of the new commission for three years. It has yet to issue the collecting taxes and using that welfare of future generations. We should avoid rowing from the International notification of his appointment. This inordinate delay has set off whispers money to make the required ex- monetary and debt; and follow fiscal policy Monetary Fund in the 1990s. in the babu corridors about the government’s intentions. Bharat penditures. The monetary policy This is the reason that the gov- According to sources, the delay is caused by the fact that the commission Jhunjhunwala involves the RBI printing notes, sup- ernment likes monetary policy. itself is yet to be constituted, since the selection committee recommenda- plying them to the banks, the banks cal policy, the burden is borne im- tary policy would fall in the fu- The politicians can reap the ben- tions for the other posts are still under consideration of the Health Ministry. buying bonds sold by the govern- mediately while the benefits accrue ture; while the benefits will ac- efits of providing subsidised food So, according to them, the chairman’s appointment can only be notified once ment, and the government get- in part in the present; and in part crue either at present if the money grains to the people today while the the commission is constituted. POLITICIANS ting that money. in the future depending upon the is spent on MNREGA or accrue in burden will fall on the future gen- Under the National Medical Commission Act, 2019, the commission will The debt policy involves the gov- nature of the expenditures. For the future if the money is spent on erations. On the other hand, fol- have a chairperson, 10 ex-officio members and 22 part-time members. Besides, CAN REAP THE ernment borrowing directly from this reason we are today reaping making highways. lowing fiscal policy involves bear- Prof Sharma, the only person appointed so far is R.K. Vats, the secretary- BENEFITS OF domestic investors or foreign in- the benefits of the investments The burden of the debt policy ing the burden today for the benefit general of the board of governors of the Medical Council of India. He too stitutions like the International made by earlier generations in also falls in the future. The inter- of future generations like the head was appointed as secretary of the commission for a tenure of three years. PROVIDING Monetary Fund. The government Indian Space Research est paid on the money borrowed of the family investing in the ed- SUBSIDISED sells bonds and borrows money Organisation, national highways, today is paid in the future just as ucation of the children. Sebi succession saga both in the monetary and debt IITs and such projects. a taxi owner borrows money today, The second aspect is that mon- With Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) chairman Ajay FOOD GRAINS policies; but, in the monetary pol- The burden of monetary pol- buys the taxi and pays the interest etary policy evades scrutiny. The Tyagi’s term ending next month, the race to find his successor has heated TO THE PEOPLE icy, it is linked to printing of notes icy of the RBI printing notes falls on the loan later. Likewise, if the fiscal policy immediately leads to up. The tenure of Tyagi, a 1984- by the RBI while in debt policy in the future. Let us say there is cur- government borrows `10 crore people asking why they have to batch IAS officer of Himachal BABUDOM TODAY WHILE there is no such linkage. rency of ` 100 crore in circulation today, the interest of `1 crore on the pay higher tax. They want an- Pradesh cadre, was set to end in THE BURDEN The burden falls on the people in the economy and there are goods loan would have to be paid at the swers. They try to scrutinise the February but he was given a six- BYTES immediately if the fiscal approach of `100 crore available for pur- end of the year or after the mora- corruption and waste in the gov- month extension to ensure conti- WILL FALL ON is adopted. If, for example, the gov- chase in the economy. Now, let us torium. The commercial banks ernment expenditures. They want nuity at the regulator due to the on- Dilip Cherian ernment increases the rate of GST say, the Reserve Bank printed an regularly provide a period of a the government to put its own going Covid-19 pandemic. THE FUTURE from 18 per cent to 24 per cent, additional `10 crore of notes and few years before the interest pay- house in order before imposing According to sources, several names are being floated as probable successors GENERATIONS you and me—the consumers— the government got that money ments are made. The International more taxes. The debt policy leads to Tyagi. Among them are Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) will have to right away pay more through the commercial banks. Monetary Fund and World Bank to lenders scrutinising the finances chairman Madhusudan Sahoo and Madhabi Puri Buch, who is whole-time for the mobile phone that we buy. Now, the goods available in the do the same. The burden of debt of the government such as is done member of Sebi. Also being mentioned are former corporate affairs secre- In comparison the benefits from market are of the same value as therefore falls in the future but by the rating agencies. tary Injeti Srinivas and a few officials in the Finance and Corporate Affairs the expenditures can accrue today previously, namely `100 crore, but the benefits accrue at present or in Thus, if the government wants ministries. or in future. If the government the notes in circulation have in- the future depending upon whether to sell bonds on the international Apparently, the government had already narrowed down some of the uses the money to increase ex- creased to `110 crore. the money is used to pay for MN- money market, the lenders ask probable candidates in February before it decided to give an extension to Tyagi. penditures on MNREGA, for pro- Naturally, a pen that was pre- REGA or to make highways. questions about the high salaries Will the list be revised now? Will it include only bureaucrats? We’ll have to viding food subsidies or for pro- viously selling for `10 would now It is clear that the fiscal policy paid to government servants. But wait and see. viding assistance to small be sold for `11 because more num- involves imposition of the burden monetary policy of printing notes businesses to pay the employer’s ber of notes are chasing the same on the people at present, while the by the RBI and borrowing by the Cracks in the alliance? share of the provident fund, then amount of goods. However, it takes burden of the monetary and fiscal government involves no scrutiny Mumbai police chief Parambir Singh recently transferred 10 deputy com- the benefits will accrue immedi- some time for the increase in price policies falls in the future. The whatsoever. No wonder, the gov- missioners of police apparently without Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray’s ately. The money will enter the to take place. The money will be benefits, in all three cases, accrue ernment likes it. Whatever the knowledge. On learning about the move, Thackeray promptly ordered the pockets of the people here and borrowed by the government, and at present or in the future de- costs of the pandemic, we must state Home Department to cancel the transfer orders. The CM’s office claims now. On the other hand, if the an allocation will be made to, say, pending upon the nature of ex- bear them ourselves and not en- that it was wrong of Parambir to shift such a large number of DCPs with- same money is used to make bul- the Surface Transport Ministry. penditures. Let us assume for a mo- croach upon the welfare of our out the CM’s knowledge. Later, it turned out that Parambir had briefed let train, national waterway or The ministry will call for tenders ment, that the expenditures are future generations. We should Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on the transfers, who failed to inform sending a space mission to Mars, and issue them, the contractor made such that 50 per cent bene- avoid monetary and debt; and fol- Thackeray. Thackeray’s alliance partner Nationalist Congress Party chief then the benefit will accrue after will build the highway and raise fits accrue at present and 50 per cent low fiscal policy. Sharad Pawar had to step in to mollify the irate chief minister. 3, 5 or 10 years because it will take the bill and the money will enter accrue in the future. If these ex- According to sources, during a meeting with the chief minister in the pres- time for such projects to be im- the economy at that time. penditures are made with fiscal The writer is a former ence of NCP chief Sharad Pawar, Deshmukh argued that it was well within plemented. Therefore, under fis- Therefore, the burden of mone- policy, then 100 per cent burden professor of IIM, Bangalore. the powers of the Mumbai police commissioner to transfer officers without informing the CM. But the CM’s office has taken the view that it not the rule- book but convention that is more important, which means that the transfers should have been discussed with Thackeray before the announcement. Does this imply that there are cracks in the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress al- SPECTRUM DIPLOMACY liance government in Maharashtra, in which the partners do not see eye to eye anymore on important issues of governance? Share a babu experience! Follow [email protected] . Let’s multiply the effect Beyond Ladakh, issues to tackle with China

WISDOM CORNER he disengagement in Ladakh the withdrawal. They bloviate that Delhi aids the process of China’s Nehru followed a nebulous non- has begun. China is step- New Delhi pushed the Chinese break-up. Modi has experienced, if aligned policy which collapsed By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is ping back from three con- back beyond Indian territory with- not committed, a mistake twice, when we signed the Peace and noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by T experience, which is the bitterest. tentious areas; Galwan, Hot Springs out firing a bullet. It is the biggest Doklam and Ladakh, in his six-year Security Treaty with Soviets in CONFUCIUS and Gogra. Everyone at home and victory led by the Prime Minister tenure at the helm. If he continues 1971. He trusted the Chinese and de- You do not write your life with words...You write it with actions. abroad is cautioning New Delhi to from the front. His saber-rattling with China as business-as-usual, pended on the Soviets. Modi did What you think is not important. It is only important what you do. carefully monitor the withdrawal; speech to our soldiers at Nimbu, the tragedy is waiting to happen. no different. When the bulk of our never to take the Chinese on their Ladakh not only echoed in Beijing Look at the most recent experience trade is with Americans, and we PATRICK NESS word, which they often go back on. but empowered smaller countries under Modi. After Doklam standoff, share democratic polities with A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and Dr D K Giri honest people are screwed first. Frankly, it is not yet clear where the like Bhutan and Myanmar to stare he hit top gear in making up with Europe, Australia, USA, South CHANAKYA Chinese had come to on the Indian back at the dictator Xi Jinping. China. His informal summits in Korea, Japan and Israel who prom- side of LAC, and how far they are Fact is, Ladakh is the tip of the ice- Wuhan and Mahabalipuram, deep- ise to stand by us in defense of our withdrawing. berg of China’s insidious hegemonic ening business ties, heavy imports democracy, we walk into both Soviet IT IS IN INDIA’S WORDSWORTH Critics argue that New Delhi designs. It is claiming territory from from China, making our economy and Chinese entrapment. Another INTEREST THAT lost ground in Galwan negotia- almost all of its neighbours, having China-dependent, were all exam- imprudent strategy is to massively tions. On Chinese aggression in illegally annexed countries like Tibet ples of short-sighted approach. buy weapons from Soviets which Subfusc NEW DELHI AIDS East Ladakh, Modi does a Nehru. and Xinxiang. It occupies about Modi’s foreign policy suffers from they sell to Chinese as well. Why is New Delhi has given in too soon in 53,000 sqkm of Indian territory. Our two perceptional flaws. One, Pakistan this contradiction or compulsion? his word is almost unknown in the USA but may be found in literary THE PROCESS OF pursuit of a quick de-escalation. aim should be to retrieve our land, is Indian’s enemy number one. Honestly, New Delhi should pitch Twriting in Britain. It was spotlit by news in March 2006 that a poll of CHINA’S BREAK-UP Modi will be mentioned by histo- liberate Tibet, and recreate the buffer Fighting Pakistan on terrorism and its tent high; make necessary formal undergraduates in Oxford had overwhelmingly rejected proposals by the rians as the first Prime Minister to (Tibet) between India and China. saving Kashmir has been the raison strategic alliances to take on China University authorities that they should no longer wear subfusc during lose to the Chinese without a fight. Only then, we should celebrate. d’être of our foreign policy. Instead, to a logical and satisfactory end, examinations. The word emerged in the early years of the 18th Century. It Evidently, according to hard- I know it is a tall order, but not an it should have been China. which is the retrieval of our land in- means something dull, dark or gloomy and is related to the older fusk, long liners, China encroached Despangy- impossible task. It may sound absurd The second flaw is Modi’s as- cluding Aksai Chin and Shaksgam. obsolete, for a dark brown or dusky colour. That’s from Latin fuscus, dusky, junction and Galwan’s pp-14. By too and it did to some panelists. sertion of India’s strategic auton- These recurrent skirmishes on LAC which has also given us the rare adjective fuscous for a dark and sombre agreeing to a buffer zone on the Recall what the wisest man of the omy and the Indian PM being one and Chinese’s atrocious claim on colour as well as the more common obfuscate, to render obscure, unclear, or Indian side of LAC, and to Indian world had said; “Only those who of the world leaders. This is a hang- Arunachal Pradesh would cease unintelligible. Subfusc was taken directly from the Latin subfuscus; in this patrolling to the west of the con- attempt the absurd can achieve the over of Nehruvian aspirations. only when Jinping’s China is made case the sub- prefix means “of the approximate colour” (two other examples fluence of Galwan and Shyok rivers, impossible.” In any case, the Chinese One can be reckoned as world leader to bite dust like Hitler was. India can- are subalbidus, whitish, and subviridis, greenish). Around the middle of the India will practically stay out of empire would fall like the Soviet when the country(s) he leads is not do it alone, however much 19th Century, the word began to be applied to the formal costume of Oxford Galwan valley. This confirms the one did. Whether India works to- economically strong, politically weaponry it accumulates. undergraduates and later to that of students at other universities. Since the new claim Beijing makes on the wards the disintegration of Chinese credible and socially stable. India -INFA first example in the Oxford English Dictionary’s entry is from the comic novel entire valley. The pro-government empire or not, it is inevitable. But can boast of democracy and plu- The writer is a professor of Oxford life, Verdant Green by Cuthbert Bede, we may guess that its first media began chest-thumping on it is in India’s interest that New ralism, but not of economy. International Polities, JMI. application was intended to be humorous. But it has long since become standard, and appears in the current Oxford University regulations set down in 2002 by the Vice-Chancellor: “All members of the University are required to wear academic dress with subfusc clothing ... when attending any Modern Book Depot JEE-Main exam university examination.” For men this is a dark suit and socks, black shoes, a white bow tie, and plain white shirt and collar; for women, a dark skirt or Sir, Ref. the write-up on Modern Book Depot completing 50 glorious Sir, The news that the National Testing Agency (NTA) has decided trousers, a white blouse, black tie, black stockings and shoes. To these have years (OP, June 30). This takes me back to my post-graduation days to take a review of the January cycle of the JEE(Main) exam after to be added a student gown and a mortarboard cap, though the latter may etters in 1979-81. My Political Science professor at Utkal University had rec- the schools re-opened may be relevant but this new introduction of be carried rather than worn. ommended us to go through two books, namely The Animal Farm exams twice a year is not appropriate. The JEE(Main) was first con- and 1984 authored by George Orwell. The books had made their im- ducted “twice a year” after its introduction in 2019 and raised a con- TOL THE EDITOR pact at global level then as the former dealt with restoration of troversy in respect of “percentile” and ‘ranking’ by conducting the LOL Readers of Orissa POST democracy in the erstwhile USSR, opposing totalitarianism of two examinations the same year with a minimum gap of three and are most welcome to contribute letters Stalin; and the latter envisaging an imagined future in Great Britain a half months. All important examinations like NEET(UG), CMAT, had it up (200 words), articles and when the world would fall victim to perpetual war, omnipresent gov- Civil Service, CBSE/STATE board examinations are supposed to be Tired of jokes columns (between 750-1250 to here with words). Contributors are ernment surveillance and propaganda. I had set out to search the conducted once a year since long, and students as well as parents are these blonde jokes. requested to send their books in the market. A friend suggested Modern Book Depot, and I used to this practice. There is no hue and cry against this prevail- story is told that there was a I want you to know contact numbers and full rushed to it. Om Prakash, the young bookseller, then guided me with ing tradition. Considering this and other factors, a high profile ex-

blonde who just got sick and tired that this blonde went home last night postal address/email ID. They may also a brief introduction of the books. As a student, I too was offered a amination like JEE(Main) may also be conducted once a year, may

k y m A send in their valuable comments, opinion c of all the blonde jokes. One evening, and did something probably none of and suggestions, preferably by email, discount. I still remember he had assured me that on arrival of new be ‘offline’ and ‘online’. Psychologically, it would be beneficial for stu- she went home and memorized all the you could do. I memorized all the to: [email protected] books, he would contact me. It so happened that many of my class- dents and parents. Appearing in same examination twice and remaining state capitals. Back in the office the state capitals." One of the guys, of mates started visiting the shop to find out the new releases. What busy for the whole year increase stress and anxiety among students. next day, some guy started telling a course, said, "I don't believe you. made me a booklover those days was Prakash’s untiring zeal to The Ministry of Human Resource Development and NTA must ori- dumb blonde joke. She interrupted What is the capital of Nevada?" "N," B-15, Rasulgarh Industrial Estate, read and let read attitude. ent their thinking in this line. him with a shrill announcement, "I've she answered. Bhubaneswar-751010 Sanjib Das, CUTTACK Ramdas Ray, BHUBANESWAR RAJASTHAN PUNJAB P7

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Jaipur, July 10: Alwar, which has CRIME HOTBED Union govt’s Ordinances become the hub for many crimi- • Gangster Vikas Dubey, who nal gangs, is back in the news for was shot dead by UP police AGENCIES and farmers will be wearing masks all wrong reasons as dreaded gang- Friday, had allegedly managed in the wake of the coronavirus pan- ster Vikas Dubey had allegedly to cross into Rajasthan from Chandigarh, July 10: Fearing the demic,” he added. managed to cross into Rajasthan Alwar on his way to Madhya discontinuation of the MSP regime, Earlier, accusing the Akalis of from there on his way to Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain a Punjab farmers' outfit will stage "selling Punjab's interests" by agree- Pradesh’s Ujjain even as armed a statewide protest July 20 against ing to what he dubbed the "anti- state police personnel were de- • In Alwar, there are many gangs the recently introduced three Union farm ordinances" brought forth by ployed at the inter-state border with involved in serious crimes like government ordinances. the Centre, Chief Minister Haryana. extortion and murder BKU (Rajewal) president Balbir Amarinder Singh had said that he However, Alwar's Superintendent Singh claimed that the legislations would take his fight against these of Police Tejaswini Gautam Friday • They take refuge in Haryana are not in the interest of the farm- steps to the Union government. told IANS that police are yet to as- and UP after committing ing community as the minimum Singh said he would soon write certain which route he had taken crimes in Rajasthan and the criminals from these two support price (MSP) regime will to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reach Ujjain. states take shelter in Alwar be dismantled after a period of time. to seek an appointment for a meet- “There is no such confirmation The Centre had recently introduced at MSP will cease to exist after one ing with an all-party delegation on which way he took to reach • In September last year, the Farmers' Produce Trade and or two years,” he claimed. Rajewal from all Punjab parties, except the Ujjain as there are many roads lead- criminal Papla Gurjar, locked Commerce (Promotion and said farmers were also against the BJP. "No matter what (Akali Dal ing to Ujjain from Rajasthan,” she up in Behror jail, had escaped Facilitation) Ordinance; Farmers fuel price hike. “It has been diffi- leader) Sukhbir Badal or the BJP said. after firing at the police with (Empowerment and Protection) cult to bear the cost of diesel at a say, once these ordinances are While sources said that Dubey an AK-47 Agreement on Price Assurance and time when the sowing of paddy is passed, the Centre's next step would travelled from Alwar, via Dausa Farm Services Ordinance; and the going on in the state,” he said. be to end the MSP regime and dis- and Kota, to reach Ujjain and was Essential Commodities He said that farmers will also mantle the Food Corporation of in contact with gangsters of Alwar, told IANS that Alwar and Mewat re- inter-state movement and hence Rajasthan and the criminals from (Amendment) Ordinance, which is oppose the proposed Electricity India," warned the Chief Minister, the police did not confirm this and gions also come under the NCR we have put our teams on alert these two states take shelter in being opposed by them. (Amendment) Bill, 2020 as it may ad- pointing to the recommendations said that they will investigate his and “therefore we are working on mode,” she said. Alwar. Rajewal, whose outfit has given versely hit free power to different of the Shanta Kumar committee route only if it is required. the theory of 'prevention is better In Alwar, there are many gangs September 6 last year, criminal the call for the protest, said the sections of society. on the matter. Dubey was arrested from Ujjain’s than cure' by deputing our teams involved in serious crimes like ex- Papla Gurjar, locked up in Behror companies, which have been "al- “We will submit memorandums Underlining the need to save Mahakaal temple Thursday morn- with arms and equipment to tackle tortion and murder. These include jail, had escaped after firing at the lowed to procure crop from farm- to the district authorities during a Punjab and protect its interests, ing and was shot dead by the UP any situation on the border with the Vikram Papla gang, the Jasram police with an AK-47. ers without paying any tax", will “ex- three-hour-long protest starting at the Chief Minister said the ordi- Police Friday as he was trying to flee Haryana”. Gurjar gang, Laden gang, Chiku Since then, the Rajasthan ploit” growers in the absence of 10 am on July 20,” Rajewal said nances were 100 per cent against while being taken to Kanpur. “As Rajasthan is connected to gang, amongst others, and all have Police, including the Special any “foolproof” dispute redressal here Thursday. Punjab and anti-farmers, as agreed While Wednesday, reports were Delhi, Haryana and Madhya a network in neighbouring states too. Operations Group (SOG), are mechanism.“Grain markets where “We will be following social dis- to by all political parties in the pouring in about Dubey's presence Pradesh, there are possibilities of They take refuge in Haryana and UP looking for him but he still re- farmers at present sell their crops tancing norms during the protest state, except the BJP and the Akalis. somewhere in the NCR, the SP had the dreaded criminal making an after committing crimes in mains untraceable. 13 officers infected Sanitising device to disinfect Billionaire Punjabi charters after protest meeting packed food items, currency repatriation mission in UAE THE PRODUCT HAS Control Engineering, Dr Kuldeep Singh Nagla, the device, is “completely safe BEEN SENT FOR PATENT for adults and children”. Surinder Pal Singh AND THE NIT IS TYING Awasthi said although there are Oberoi is now a some other such UV gadgets available UP WITH A PRIVATE in the market but this compatible messiah for workers sanitiser has some additional fea- and tourists who have COMPANY FOR tures which makes it more human COMMERCIAL friendly. been stuck in the UAE Nagla said the device is safe for the due to COVID-19 PRODUCTION OF users because there is no exposure to THE DEVICE them. “When the drawer is opened, the travel restrictions UV light automatically gets switched AGENCIES off. The perforated, acrylic sheets and INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE lights are fitted in such a manner that Chandigarh, July 10: A timer-fitted items kept in it get disinfected from all Chandigarh, July 10: No flight War against virus sanitising device, which uses UV ra- angles. of fancy this! A billionaire • Several PCS officers had diation to kill microbial pathogens, “Besides being safe for use in homes Punjabi in Dubai has taken attended a meeting of the has been developed by the Dr BR and offices, it can be helpful for bankers charity to new heights by vir- known for charity work. His it is the spirit of the UAE that AGENCIES Punjab Civil Services Officers Ambedkar National Institute of too. They can protect themselves from tually launching chartered trust saved more than 80 people has encouraged him to be a Association in Chandigarh July Technology in Jalandhar to disinfect viruses while handling currency notes flights to bring distressed com- convicted of various cases for philanthropist. Chandigarh, July 10: Two IAS and 3 to protest against the arrest a variety of articles including packed which can also be carriers of various patriots back. crimes in the United Arab The Sarbat Da Bhala Trust, 13 PCS officers as well as two other of a fellow official food and currency. infections,” he said. He said the user Philanthropist Surinder Pal Emirates. It rescued a woman which does not raise any char- government officials were con- The portable box-shaped gadget is can set the timer as per the item and Singh Oberoi is now a messiah from Punjab who was sold as a ity, is ensuring free food dis- firmed positive for coronavirus in • After several PCS officers and fitted with ultra-violet lights on the top its size. for workers and tourists who domestic help in Oman. tribution to 60,000 families other senior officials got infect- Punjab, officials said Friday, as the and at the bottom. “For example, in banks, a cashier have been stuck in the UAE In 2013, the trust had paid per month in Punjab and ed with the contagion, Punjab state battles surge in infections. It can sanitise packed food items due to COVID-19 travel re- millions of dirhams as "blood Chief Minister Amarinder Singh can place the currency notes and neighbouring states who have Punjab Rural Development and stressed the need to raise the and disinfect currency notes and credit can set the timer for 120 seconds, strictions. This week a first money" to secure the release been affected amid the lock- Panchayats Minister Tript Rajinder guard to tackle the pandemic cards besides sanitising papers, files, the device will be automatically batch of 177 people returned of 17 Indians who were on death down that came into effect Singh Bajwa underwent a COVID- even further used masks and gloves, keys etc, the switched off after two minutes. to Chandigarh and reunited row for killing a Pakistani man March 23. 19 test after an IAS officer, who NIT said in a statement. Similarly, in case of packed food with their families. Three more in the UAE. “With the grace of The supply of ration kits to has contracted the disease, was • Punjab has been witnessing a “Its UV radiation kills microbial items, bottles etc. it can be set up to flights have been lined up this God my business is growing. I sustain at least five members in present in a meeting attended by surge in coronavirus cases pathogens like virus, bacteria or fun- 300 seconds and sometimes above month; four in August. am giving back 98 per cent of my a family will continue till him, the officials said. with the state so far recording gus deposited on the surface of any ar- too,” he said. An in-built fan regulates “We are arranging free char- income to society by getting September, trust spokesperson “Two IAS officers and 13 Punjab 7,140 cases and 183 deaths ticle when they were kept inside its the temperature for safety. ter flights mainly to repatriate into social work and the rest two Manpreet Sandhu said. Civil Services (PCS) officers have drawer for sanitising," it said Dr Awasthi said the product has al- low-income workers who have per cent is enough for me and He said the trust provided tested positive for coronavirus so of the minister were collected for “UV-C radiation technology is a ready been sent for patent and the NIT lost their jobs and they ran out my family to sustain a decent funds to the tune of Rs 20 crore far,” an official of the Punjab Health testing, the officials said. known disinfectant for air, water and is tying up with a private company of money,” Oberoi, 64, a Dubai- life,” an elated Oberoi, who to the local authorities, the Department said Friday. “The con- Several PCS officers had attended surfaces that can help mitigate the for commercial production of the based industrialist from a small owns seven companies in Dubai, Border Security Force (BSF) tact tracing in these cases is un- a meeting of the Punjab Civil risk of acquiring an infection. All bac- device. town in Punjab, told IANS here told IANS. Emotionally bonded and various government de- derway,” another official said. Besides, Services Officers Association in teria and viruses tested Friday. He said the stranded with his roots, he said 75-80 per partments to his home state to a Senior Superintendent of Police Chandigarh July 3 to protest against to respond to UV-C dis- Indians include tourists who cent of the people who are com- fight Covid-19. He said the trust and a Civil Surgeon have tested pos- the arrest of a fellow official. infection. At present UV came out on a shoestring budget ing in these specially arranged got permission to operate four itive for the virus, officials said. After several PCS officers and light is used in many and the money is running out. flights are those who are strug- more chartered flights in An official said samples of 34 other senior officials got infected food industry applica- “We are giving priority to preg- gling to survive after being ren- August. “They will fly to the PCS officers were collected and of with the contagion, Punjab Chief tions as it is completely nant women, old, sick and fam- dered homeless and penniless. Chandigarh and Amritsar air- which 13 tested positive and 16 neg- Minister Amarinder Singh safe, low maintenance ilies,” he said. “For them, we have made ports. We hope to fly back ative. However, the reports in five Thursday had stressed the need to and does not require the The next scheduled char- arrangements to put stay in around 750 passengers this cases are still pending, he added. raise the guard to tackle the pan- use of any chemicals or tered flights of SpiceJet, each our shelter homes till they are month and an equal number An IAS officer tested positive demic even further. He had also pesticides,” the state- carrying 177 passengers, are repatriated,” he said. Oberoi, the next month,” trust volunteer for the virus after his wife con- asked Chief Secretary Vini Mahajan ment said. July 13, 19 and 25. Chairman of the Apex Group Sandhu told IANS. “For the firmed positive for the infection, the to issue standard operating pro- Designed by Director, A flight costs Rs 40-42 lakh of Companies who came to next month's flights, we have officials said. He Thursday had at- cedures for the government offi- NIT, Dr LK Awasthi and and is being paid by Oberoi- Dubai at the age of 20 in 1977 on sought a list of stranded people tended a meeting where Bajwa was cers' meetings or visits to other of- Associate Professor, managed Sarbat Da Bhala a job visa and launched his from Indian Missions in the also present. “I will undergo a test fices, making it clear that the spread Department of Charitable Trust. own business in 1993, urged UAE. All flights will take off for coronavirus as my director has of infection among the critical Instrumentation and Oberoi, who went to Dubai in wealthy Indians in the UAE to from the Ras Al Khaimah tested positive,” he said Friday. manpower due to the casual attitude 1977 as a mechanic, is well help stranded people. He said Airport,” he said. Later during the day, the samples was not acceptable. It’s ‘Vocal for Local’ Raksha Bandhan in Raj

INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE They have already started training Minister Narendra Modi, we are mak- people to make handmade rakhis using ing rakhis which can be sown in pots Jaipur, July 10: The ‘Raksha Bandhan’ local raw materials. Besides Banswara, or gardens after their use. A Tulsi festival this year will be celebrated large scale rakhi production has started plant will come out of it as there is a with local flavour in Rajasthan, as in Bharatpur too in attempt to Tulsi seed placed in the rakhi. These many organisations in the state are fol- boost the ‘Aatmanirbhar rakhis shall be much better than the lowing the Prime Minister’s call for On Bharat’ campaign. plastic rakhis which posed an envi- ‘Vocal for Local’. this Raksha Many people in ronmental threat.” They have started making handmade Bandhan day, all Bharatpur are The research centre is also training ‘rakhis’, boycotting Chinese raw ma- sisters will pledge to getting engaged many people to make idols, pots and terials which till last year dominated the use India made goods in making frames by using cow dung, said Himani. ‘rakhi’ manufacturing market. made goods while tying and shall boycott China rakhis using Vijay Ojha, also associated with the Banswara will lead the show in this rakhis on their brothers’ made goods while tying cow dung and research centre, said, “Last time, we context as women there have pledged wrists,” said Swati Jain. rakhis on their Tulsi seeds had supplied these cow dung made to use everything Indian and boycott The couple has been en- brothers’ wrists while rejecting rakhis to places like Ujjain, Varanasi, China-made goods while tying gaged in several social issues, the Made-in- Delhi and Jaipur. This year, we have SWATI JAIN I SPARSH

‘Swadeshi rakhi’ on their brothers’ including donating hair for can- China mate- already started receiving big orders

k y m SANSTHAN c wrists. This is what Swati Jain and cer patients, renovating step wells rials. from different places. We have 25 dif- Sandeep Tripathi from Banswara, and launching toy banks for kids, Himani, who ferent types of rakhis,” he said. who run an NGO, Sparsh Sansthan, are among other things. They have a big is associated with rakhi making in Besides Bharatpur and Banswara, trying to do. “On this Raksha Bandhan team, which is now involved in rolling the Shrigopesh Panchgayvashala and a women self-help group is being day, all sisters will pledge to use India out ‘Swadeshi rakhis’ ahead of the Research Centre, said, “Following the trained in Ajmer to make rakhis using made goods and shall boycott China festival August 3, added Sandeep. 'Vocal for Local' call given by Prime Indian raw materials. P8 SC ALLOWS SERVICE OF SUMMONS SATURDAY | JULY 11 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR The culprit (Vikas BY WHATSAPP, EMAIL, FAX Dubey) has been In a first, the Supreme Court Friday killed but what about allowed the service of summons and crime and people who notices, a necessity in almost all gave patronage? legal proceedings, through instant y national PRIYANKA GANDHI | CONGRESS messenger like WhatsApp as well as

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of the day uote Why migrants’ case was not taken up urgently From Friday to Friday: Opportunity in It is not for the apex court to take up every matter at the very first instance, especially in the Adversity said The Vikas Dubey story the Prime backdrop that facts associated with the matter differ from one state to another: CJI Minister. The unholy nexus of BJP INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE government with INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE and people should know when move the apex court in the second MNCs/companies of facts differ from one state to an- instance which would provide ben- Lucknow, July 10: Vikas Dubey profiteering at the cost of people New Delhi, July 10: Chief Justice other then under these circum- efit to the bench at the top court to was a relatively unknown name stands exposed. Government has SA Bobde Friday, citing migrant stances it should not be the apex see the HC judgment. in Uttar Pradesh and its under- removed face masks and hand workers’ case, said it is not for the court that can hear the matter. It seems that the comments by the world till Friday, July 3. sanitisers as essential apex court to take up every matter The Chief Justice termed it odd Chief Justice was made to address As the sun dawned Friday, Dubey commodities. Now, masks/hand at the very first instance, especially that the apex court has to explain this the criticism of the apex court in had become the most dreaded name sanitisers can be sold at any MRP in the backdrop that facts associated process to the lawyers instead of them the delay in taking up various issues in the country.

RANDEEP SINGH SURJEWALA | CONGRESS with the matter differ from one being well aware about this process and connected to the migrant workers He and his accomplices had shot CHIEF SPOKESPERSON state to another. how it works. The Chief Justice indi- which included transportation to dead eight police personnel in Bikru The Chief Justice said, “People cated that these matters are fact-in- jurisdictional court to look into their native places, food and shel- village under Chaubeypur police cir- and lawyers’ have expressed dis- tensive which may vary from one state these facts and decide at the first in- ter in the backdrop of the coron- cle in cold blood. The police team slinging and played the blame game appointment that the Supreme Court to another and maybe in districts in stance,” said the bench also com- avirus pandemic. had gone to Vikas Dubey’s house in as the STF hunted down and killed We are did not urgently entertain various some cases. prising Justices AS Bopanna and R Later the apex court took suo the wee hours of Friday to arrest his lieutenant Amar Dubey generally matters such as migrant workers “We find it very odd that we have Subhash Reddy. moto cognisance of the matter and him in a case of attempted murder. Wednesday in Hamirpur and Bauan happy with case etc.” He added that the lawyers’ to say it as a bench that it is for a The CJI said the parties should issued a slew of directions. Dubey, who had been tipped off Dubey in Etawah. Prabhat Mishra, the disengagement about the police raid by some moles and de- who was arrested from Faridabad escalation...People in the police force, was prepared with on Wednesday, was shot dead in will keep a close More local nCoV his gang and opened fire on un- an encounter on Thursday - iron- watch on the Process and the suspecting police personnel. ically, at the same spot where Vikas Progress of disengagement...But let lockdowns as He fled the scene with his ac- Dubey would later be felled Friday. us remember, the declared goal is Boeing completes delivery of complices, leaving behind a trail of Vikas Dubey, meanwhile, re- restoration of status quo ante as on cases near 800,000 blood, rage and horror. mained elusive for the police. Fifty May 5, 2020 The incident, first of its kind teams of state police and Special REUTERS in Uttar Pradesh, led to nation- Task Force raided all his hide- P. CHIDAMBARAM | FORMER UNION MINISTER wide outrage and cast aspersions outs and picked up his relatives in Mumbai, July 10: India reported 37 military copters to India on the Yogi Adityanath govern- an attempt to mount pressure on A significant a record 26,506 new coronavirus ment and the state police force. the gangster. The borders of the feature of cases on Friday as authorities re- The Kanpur police shot dead two state were sealed and frantic India-Australia imposed lockdowns in its most PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Boeing said it completed delivery of suspects, Prem Prakash Pandey searches were carried out on the relationship is that populous state and in an industrial all 22 Apache and 15 Chinook military and Atul Dubey, within four hours highways while Vikas remained we are in very hub, home to automakers, drug New Delhi, July 10: In the midst helicopters to the IAF and is fully of the incident. holed up in a relative’s house in exciting times. We factories and brewers. of India’s tense border standoff committed to meet their operational In another knee-jerk reaction, Kanpur itself for two days. He have been close. But The new cases pushed India’s with China, US aerospace major needs of the Indian armed forces the police demolished Dubey’s then managed to reach Faridabad this is the moment. The virtual tally to nearly 800,000 cases, the Boeing delivered the final five of the Both the Apache and Chinook house in Bikru village a day after where he was caught in a CCTV summit between two Prime world’s third-biggest outbreak, 22 Apache attack helicopters to the helicopters have been pressed into the massacre and trampled over camera at a hotel. The police Ministers elevated our bilateral behind only the United States and Indian Air Force last month, and the service as part of the IAF’'s his two vehicles and two tractors reached after he had left. relationship Brazil in confirmed infections. fleet has now been part of the as- deployment along the LAC in view with an earthmover. Every move of Vikas Dubey was ANUMULA GITESH SARMA | INDIA HIGH There have been more than sets deployed in key air bases along of the bitter standoff with China in The action made political lead- hungrily lapped up by the media, COMMISSIONER TO AUSTRALIA 21,000 deaths in India since the the Line of Actual Control, offi- eastern Ladakh ers like former Union Minister turning the gangster into a much- first case was detected there in cials said Friday. Salman Khurshid question the le- dreaded don almost overnight. January, Union Health Ministry Boeing said it completed delivery eastern Ladakh, officials said. venture and collaboration between gality of the action and the action Even as the police continued its SHORT TAKES data showed Friday. New Delhi, of all 22 Apache and 15 Chinook mil- “With this delivery of military private sectors of the two coun- on his family earned him support attempts to arrest the gangster, along with Maharashtraand itary helicopters to the IAF and is helicopters, we continue to nur- tries in defence manufacturing. from the Brahmin community. Vikas quietly slipped into Madhya Tamil Nadu accounts for about fully committed to meet their op- ture this partnership and are fully In June 2016, the US had desig- Station officer Vinay Tiwari and Pradesh and then to Ujjain. On 4 Maoists killed 60% of its cases. erational needs of the Indian armed committed to working closely with nated India a “Major Defence inspector KK Sharma were sus- Thursday morning, he went to the The Centre, anxious to jump- forces. The AH-64E Apache is one of India’s defence forces to deliver the Partner,” intending to elevate de- pended after their call detail records famous Mahakaal temple where in Bihar start an economy crippled by the the world's most advanced multi- right value and capabilities to meet fence trade and technology sharing confirmed their conversation with he revealed his identity and got Patna: Four Maoists have epidemic and put millions of peo- role combat helicopters, and is flown their operational needs,” said with New Delhi to a level com- the gangster. The two were arrested himself arrested. been killed in an encounter ple back to work, in early June by the US Army. The Chinook is a Surendra Ahuja, Managing Director, mensurate with that of its closest Wednesday. As investigations pro- The Madhya Pradesh police with the paramilitary forces eased an initial lockdown of the multi-role, vertical-lift platform, pri- Boeing Defence India. allies and partners. gressed, the political connections claimed the credit for his arrest in West Champaran district 1.3 billion population imposed in marily used for transporting troops, India is one of 17 nations to se- In a statement, Boeing said the of Vikas Dubey grabbed headlines. and Vikas was handed over to the in Bihar Friday. Several March. But rising new flare-ups artillery, equipment and fuel. lect the Apache and has the most ad- AH-64E Apache has an improved His photographs with top politi- UP STF on Thursday night. advanced weapons have also of the virus has been forcing India finalised a multi-billion dol- vanced variant, the AH-64E Apache. modernised target acquisition des- cal leaders across the political spec- He had reached Kanpur Friday been recovered from the some major industrial towns and lar contract with Boeing to procure Defence and security ties be- ignation system that provides day trum added to the discomfiture of morning when the SUV he was spot. The encounter took states to impose localised re- 22 Apache helicopters and 15 Chinooks tween India and the US have been and night target tracking system. the people in power and in the being brought in overturned and place in Charapaniya area of strictions. for the IAF in September 2015. on an upswing in the last six years. “In addition to classifying air opposition. he was killed while trying to flee. Valmikinagar. IG Sashatra A nine-day curfew was imposed in Both the Apache and Chinook The bilateral defence trade touched and ground targets, the fire con- Investigations revealed that Vikas When he died, Vikas Dubey had Suraksha Bal (Patna) Sanjay Aurangabad, an industrial town in helicopters have been pressed into $18 billion mark in 2019, reflecting trol radar has been updated to op- had amassed wealth and property completed his journey form a Kumar told IANS that during Maharashtra, to contain a spike in in- service as part of the IAF’'s de- growing defence cooperation be- erate in the maritime environment. through deals in real estate, liquor nonentity to a much-dreaded gang- the raids, the Maoists fections that has affected operations ployment along the LAC in view of tween the two sides. Both sides It is uniquely suited to meet a com- business and contracts. ster -- all in a week, from Friday opened fire, after which the of automakers such as Bajaj Auto. the bitter standoff with China in have also been pushing for joint mander’s needs,” the Boeing said Political parties indulged in mud- to Friday. SSB personnel also retaliated. JUBILANT 12 child labourers Soldier killed ONORC across India rescued in Delhi in Pak firing

Jammu: A soldier was killed INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE on Friday in Pakistan firing on by January: Paswan the Line of Control (LoC) in New Delhi, July 10: The Delhi Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE tions (DoT) and there is a proposal Commission for Protection of Child district. Defence sources said to provide a free net connection to Rights Friday rescued 12 child army Havaldar, S. Gurung, New Delhi, July 10: Union Minister every gram panchayat for one labourers from a garment factory sustained multiple injuries for Consumer Affairs, Food and year duration. and cycle-motorcycle mechanic when Pakistan resorted to Public Distribution Ram Vilas While interacting with reporters shops in Gandhi Nagar area. unprovoked firing and Paswan has reiterated that ‘One through video conferencing, the The children were not wear- shelling on the LoC in Nowshera sector around Nation, One Ration Card’ (ONORC) Minister said the balanced quan- ing masks and were working in un- 12.30 a.m. “He was shifted to scheme would likely start working tity of foodgrains and whole chana safe and unhygienic conditions. A hospital where he across India by January next year, under under the ‘Atma Nirbhar team led by the panel’s Roop succumbed to injuries,” the ahead of its March 31 deadline. Bharat Abhiyan’ scheme will now Sudesh Vimal provided them sources added. Paswan said the be distributed till August 31, 2020. masks and sanitisers. The ministry is trying He welcomed the decision of Commission and Delhi Police to include all re- Prime Minister Narendra Modi have sealed the establishments maining States/UTs for the extension of Pradhan and arrested the contractor. Illegal arms onboard of ONORC Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana Statement of the rescued children factory unearthed by January 2021. He (PMGKAY) for five more months will now be recorded at the sub-di- said that earlier many States/UTs till November 2020. visional magistrate's office, fol- Muzaffarnagar: Police have highlighted the challenges re- Paswan said, the Prime Minister lowed by medical tests including unearthed an illegal arms lated to slow network connec- started the two biggest food grains COVID-19 test. “Thereafter, the manufacturing factory in tivity. distribution scheme-PMGKAY and children will be produced before a Shamli and arrested one In this regard, he informed that ANBA for poor and needy persons, Child Welfare Committee for the de- person after a brief exchange Students pose for a photograph as they celebrate after the Indian Certificate of Secondary Examination (ICSE) results of fire, an official said Friday. he has taken up the issue with the so that no one sleeps hungry at the cision thereon. This will follow the During the encounter, the department of telecommunica- time of COVID-19 pandemic. of Class 10 and 12 were declared in Patna, Friday PTI PHOTO legal proceedings,” officials said. accused, identified as Salim, sustained a bullet injury following which he was taken to a hospital, SP Vineet Jaiswal said. Eight pistols Scientists worry dengue outbreak may aggravate nCoV crisis along with raw material were found in the factory in SCIENTISTS WARN THAT COVID-19 AND THE MOSQUITO-BORNE DISEASE HAVE OVERLAPPING SYMPTOMS AND WORRY THE Khurgana village, Jaiswal said. The accused used to supply COUNTRY’S HEALTHCARE INFRASTRUCTURE WON’T BE ABLE TO COPE WITH THIS DOUBLE WHAMMY illegal arms in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana, police said. PRESS TRUST OF INDIA and 21,604 fatalities, the incidence toms such as high fever, headache SEASON OF TWO VIRUSES? The challenges are many. of dengue is also high. and body pain. Almost each patient with a three- New Delhi, July 10: As dengue Based on 2016-2019 data, virolo- The dengue season may aggravate day fever would need to undergo a K’taka CM under season sets in across large parts of gist Shahid Jameel estimated that the COVID-19 situation as both test for dengue and another for the India with the onset of the mon- India gets about 100,000 to 200,000 con- viruses may supplement each other, SARS-CoV-2 virus which causes home quarantine soon, scientists warn that COVID- firmed cases of dengue each year. warned Dhrubjyoti Chattopadhyay, COVID-19. Bangalore: Karnataka Chief 19 and the mosquito-borne disease According to the National Vector virologist and vice chancellor of “Considering the current num- Minister BS Yediyurappa has have overlapping symptoms and Borne Disease Control Programme the Amity University in Kolkata. bers of COVID-19 patients, will our been home quarantined and worry the country’s healthcare in- (NVBDCP), 1,36,422 dengue cases “This situation is not yet well hospitals have beds available for his office-cum-residence frastructure won’t be able to cope were diagnosed in 2019 and an es- studied. But the information avail- dengue patients? Or will only severe here sealed after some of the with this double whammy. timated 132 people died. able from South America is dan- dengue cases be handled at hospi- staff there tested positive for The impact of a ‘dengue-COVID- “The virus is endemic and pres- gerous and found to create a major tals?” she asked. coronavirus. According to a 19’ season would entail two differ- ent around the year in southern challenge to their medical infra- Explaining how the viruses man- y close aide of the CM, his ent diagnostic tests and extract a India, and in monsoon and early structure,” he said. added virologist Upasana Ray, the So, have we thought about what ifest in the human body, Jameel

office-cum-residence huge toll on patients too, each dis- winter in northern India,” Jameel, “The effect will be very critical. infection spreads aggressively due will happen when we have two men- said the dengue virus enters via a

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of the day uote LJP echoes RJD’s stand There should Panel proposes new regulator be an unbiased on deferring elections probe under the supervision of the Supreme Court into PRESS TRUST OF INDIA The state polls are due in October- for non-personal data: Report November. The Election the killing of policemen in Kanpur and the New Delhi, July 10: BJP ally LJP Commission has so far not made encounter of main accused Vikas REUTERS the need to disclose what infor- Friday joined the opposition any official announcement about Dubey while he was trying to flee As India moves to tighten policies on its citizens’ data held and mation they collect and store, and Rashtriya Janata Dal in expressing the schedule. when the police vehicle overturned New Delhi, July 10: India should processed by companies, it set up the panel last year to make how they use it. concern over holding the Bihar as- A few days ago, RJD leader set up a data regulator and require recommendations on the regulation of “non-personal data” The panel consulted companies sembly polls amid a spread of Tejashwi Yadav had said that it MAYAWATI | BAHUJAN SAMAJ PARTY CHIEF companies to disclose how they col- such as Amazon, Microsoft and COVID-19 cases, with its president would not be proper to hold the lect and store data devoid of personal Uber, as well as some international Chirag Paswan saying it will put elections during the pandemic as It’s details or which has been experts, in drawing up the report, people at risk and may result in a he described the situation in the unfortunate anonymised, a panel tasked to draw it said. very low voter turnout. state as “scary”. that hysterical up such regulations has said in a Regulation of non-personal data “Not only Bihar but entire coun- Asked about whether he thought and untruthful draft report seen by Reuters. is just one of several areas for which try is affected by the coronavirus. it would be proper to hold elec- stories against As India moves to tighten policies This is a term for data A company India looks to hammer out policy, It has impacted finances tions in time in view of the rising COVID-19 Govt on its citizens’ data held and viewed as a critical collecting data which will affect tech giants in a reg- of the Centre as well as cases of the infec- Hospitals in processed by companies such as resource by beyond a yet ulatory trend gathering momen- Bihar. Holding elec- tion, he had said, “I Telangana are creating an Facebook, Google and Amazon, it companies that unspecified tum worldwide as nations step up tions amid this will fi- think it would not exaggerated picture in the minds of set up the panel last year to make analyse it to build threshold should efforts to control data. nancially burden the be proper. The situ- many and preventing them from recommendations on the regula- their businesses and register as a India has drafted an e-commerce state more,” the Lok ation in the state is seeking timely treatment tion of “non-personal data”. describes information “data business” policy that also calls for a new reg- Janshakti Party chief scary and the people that is independent ASADUDDIN OWAISI | AIMIM CHIEF This is a term for data viewed as in India ulator, while a separate privacy bill tweeted. have been left to fend for a critical resource by companies of personal details under review has upset tech com- He added, “The themselves in the face of the that analyse it to build their busi- panel said in the report. The panel is in the final stages of panies. Election Commission should take raging pandemic.” COVID-19 has nesses and describes information Such a regulator would be armed deliberation on the report before it Some data held by the private a decision with a lot of deliberations. He also criticised the JD(U)-BJP harmed a lot that is independent of personal de- with legal powers to request data, is submitted to India’s information sector could be drawn on if needed It should not happen that a huge pop- combine for routinely holding vir- of people. Our tails such as names, or anonymised supervise data sharing requests technology ministry, a person fa- to make policy and back wider so- ulation is put into danger. Polling tual rallies whereby leaders of students in schools, to protect people’s identity. and settle disputes, it added. miliar with the discussions said. cial objectives such as healthcare, percentage may also be very low if these parties have been interacting colleges, “There is a need to create a reg- Panel chief Kris Gopalakrishnan, A company collecting data be- the panel said. elections are held amid this pan- with workers across the state. universities have ulator or authority for data business, a founder of Indian technology yond a yet unspecified threshold “The regulation of non-personal demic which is not good for democ- Both the BJP and the JD(U) have been struggling. IITs which provides centralized regu- giant Infosys, declined to comment should register as a “data busi- data would be driven by the need to racy.” asserted that they are ready for have promoted students after lation for all non-personal data ex- on the 30-page undated draft, which ness” in India, the report said, with unlock the value inherent in this However, he said his party is the polls and have been holding cancelling exams. The UGC is changes,” the government-appointed has not previously been reported. government bodies also subject to form of data,” it added. ready for the polls. organisational meetings. creating confusion

RAHUL GANDHI | CONGRESS LEADER GOLD SMUGGLING CASE India to resume MAN CHOPS OFF WOMAN’S HEAD, Swapna booked SHORT TAKES patrols in Ladakh CARRIES IT TO POLICE STATION under UAPA 7 bombs found AGENCIES Chaurai, in his death. He sus- craft but I have avenged his death. in Bikru village So far, there has been a marginal thinning out of forces pected that his son had died only Please arrest me,” the accused Patna, July 10: A man from the because of black magic practiced told the policemen present at the Lucknow: Seven bombs in the Finger 4 region by China though they continue to Jharkhand state of eastern India by her. station. have been found at the occupy the ridge-lines between Finger 4 and Finger 8 beheaded a woman and then car- On Tuesday night, Sakal, ac- Witnesses said the policemen on Panchayat Bhawan in Bikru ried her head to the nearest police companied by villagers, raided duty were terrified by what they village during a police station before telling officers she the house of the 55-year-old woman saw before they mustered the search that has been killed his son by practicing witch- who was asleep along with her courage and took him into custody. continuing almost on a daily craft. husband and daughter and Based on the information pro- basis after the July 3 The hair-raising incident took chopped off her head with a sharp- vided by him, the police rushed to massacre in which eight place at Mehandipur village in edged weapon. Her family didn’t the scene of the crime and re- policemen were killed. The the Sahibganj district Wednesday. react due to fear of being attacked. covered the body of the woman. PRESS TRUST OF INDIA bombs are crude and of low Police arrested the man. intensity. Some of the The next morning, he walked The accused told the police that bombs were found from the Reports said a 25-year-old iden- to the nearest police station while the woman had told his son he Kochi, July 10: A former woman house of Vikas Dubey’s tified as Swadhin Tuddu, son of the clutching the severed head in one would die in the evening and her employee of the UAE consulate, key driver Daya Shankar accused Sakal Tuddu, 57, had died hand and the weapon in the other, words proved true. He didn’t per- suspect in the gold smuggling bid Agnihotri who is now in from a cough and cold three days and surrendered before the po- form his son’s last rites and kept through diplomatic baggage, has police custody. earlier but the latter suspected lice. “This woman had killed my his body at home until he took been booked under the Unlawful the hand of the woman, Matlu young son by practicing witch- revenge for his death. Activities (Prevention) Act, the INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE gagement proceeding successfully, National Investigation Agency there is hope that China will va- (NIA) informed the Kerala High Fire reported at New Delhi, July 10: India will cate the region between Finger 4 Court. Shastri Bhawan seek to patrol the portion of the and Finger 8. Satellite pictures in- Making the submission while op- Fingers Region along the Pangong dicate that there are more than 186 UNDER SIEZE posing the anticipatory bail ap- New Delhi: A minor fire Lake in Ladakh which it was pre- Chinese tents and shelters which plication of Swapna Suresh, who broke out at one of the vented from doing after a large- have been set up across the dis- is on the run, the counsels for the rooms in Shastri Bhawan scale Chinese incursion in the puted region since the tensions Centre and the NIA said she had here Friday morning, which area once tensions between the began. So far, there has been a mar- criminal antecedents and was ‘in- was put out by firefighters within a few minutes. “The two countries subside, govern- ginal thinning out of forces in the volved’ in arranging diplomatic pa- fire started in an AC ment sources said. “Patrolling Finger 4 region by China though they pers for the smuggling of the over stabiliser and electrical has been stopped for [the] time continue to occupy the ridge-lines 30 kg gold seized by the Customs wires in an office room of being but would be restored as between Finger 4 and Finger 8. recently in Thiruvananthapuram. the Information and things cool off. We will physically At least 186 Chinese pre-fabricated Custodial interrogation of the Broadcasting Ministry,” said verify each of our points.” huts, shelters and tents were visible woman was required to ascertain Atul Garg, Director, Delhi India has traditionally claimed between ‘Finger 4’ and ‘Finger 6’. her role in the smuggling bid Fire Service. A fire call was rights to patrol all eight spurs (re- Click here for a high resolution image through the Thiruvananthapuram made at 11.40 am, following ferred to as fingers) in the disputed At the moment, Chinese and international airport, they said. which six fire tenders were region and believes that the Line Indian forces have mutually with- The counsel for the NIA, which sent to the spot. The fire of Actual Control or LAC here drawn 2 kilometres each in the has been asked by the Centre was brought under control rests at Finger 8. China, for its Galwan Valley, Hot Springs and Thursday to probe the case, said at 11.50 am. part, believes that the LAC lies at Gogra. Crucial talks at the Joint there was a legal bar on high court Finger 4 beyond which the territory Secretary level of the Working entertaining anticipatory bail ap- belongs to them. In May this year, Mechanism for Consultation and plications in cases investigated Jumbo tramples several Indian soldiers were in- Coordination will continue talks to- by the NIA. jured in violent clashes here after wards an eventual restoration of the After hearing the submis- man to death Chinese forces prevented Indian status quo across Ladakh before re- sions, Justice Ashok Menon Korba: A 60-year-old former soldiers from moving in the di- ports of Chinese incursions in five declined the prayer of the pe- Zila Panchayat member rection of Finger 8. regions came in during the month An aerial view of a slum area in Turbhe, a containment zone, during an intensified lockdown by NMMC to curb the titioner seeking interim pro- was trampled to death by a But with the process of disen- of April. spread of coronavirus in Navi Mumbai, Friday PTI PHOTO tection against arrest. herd of wild elephants in Chhattisgarh’s Surajpur district, an official said IN INDIA, PUBLIC HEALTH IS MANAGED AT A STATE LEVEL, AND SOME HAVE MANAGED BETTER THAN OTHERS Friday. The body of Shankar Singh, a resident of Pakhni village in Pratappur forest range, was found by locals in the jungle Thursday, the Why COVID cases in India are rising to multiple peaks official said. Singh had left for neighbouring ASSOCIATED PRESS is “absolutely impossible” because state that includes the national cap- no longer a crack, it’s a huge chasm,” Parmeshwar village on foot there is no reporting mechanism in ital, has been sharply criticized for Das said. July 6, but had failed to New Delhi, July 10: In just three most places for any kind of death, failing to anticipate a surge of cases ROLE IN GLOBAL FIGHT return home, he said. weeks, India went from the world’s said Dr Jayaprakash Muliyil, an in recent weeks as lockdown meas- India has seven vaccines in var- sixth to the third-worst hit country epidemiologist at the Christian ures eased. Patients have died after ious stages of clinical trial, in- by the coronavirus pandemic, ac- Medical College in Vellore who has being turned away from COVID- cluding one by Bharat Biotech that Wanted criminal cording to a tally by Johns Hopkins been advising the government. designated hospitals that said they the Indian Council on Medical killed in UP University. India’s fragile health Official data shows 43% of the peo- were at capacity. It led the Home Research pledged would have re- system was bolstered during a strin- ple who have died from the coron- Ministry to intervene and allocate sults from human trials by August Lucknow: A wanted gent months-long lockdown but avirus were between the ages of 30 500 railway cars as makeshift hos- 15, the country’s Independence Day. criminal carrying a reward could still be overwhelmed by an ex- and 60, but research globally indi- pital wards. The top medical research body of `50,000 was killed in an ponential rise in infections. cates that the disease is particu- But as the capital rushes to con- quickly backtracked, but regard- encounter in Bahraich Here is where India stands in its larly fatal to the elderly, suggest- jure new beds, officials admit that less of whether India comes out on district Friday, a senior battle against the virus: ing to Muliyil that many virus they’re worried about the lack of top in the global race for a vaccine, police official said here. Multiple peaks deaths among older Indians “don’t trained and experienced health the country will play a critical role “Panna Yadav alias Suman India has tallied 793,802 infec- get picked up” or counted in the care workers. According to Jishnu in the world’s inoculation against Yadav was surrounded by a tions and more than 21,600 deaths, virus fatality numbers. Das, a professor of economics at COVID-19. team of STF and local police with cases doubling every three ‘NO COORDINATION’ Georgetown University, there is The Serum Institute of India in in Ahiranpurwa village in weeks. It’s testing more than 250,000 a bioethics and global health re- made testing more accessible. In India, public health is managed “no central coordination” to move the central Indian city of Pune is the

y Hardi area. He died in an exchange of fire,” ADG (Law samples daily after months of slug- searcher. He pointed out that the cap- DUBIOUS DATA at a state level, and some have man- health care staff from one state world’s largest vaccine manufac-

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k y m and Order) Prashant Kumar turer. India makes about 1,000 ven- c said. Yadav was wanted in sufficient for a country of nearly 1.4 nancial capital, Mumbai, had already Thursday that India was doing “rel- ern state of Kerala, where India’s tive inability to use data to guide tilators and 600,000 personal pro- over three dozen cases, billion people. seen surges, while infections had atively well” managing COVID-19, first three virus cases were reported, policy decisions. tective equipment kits per day, including that of murder, “This whole thing about the ‘peak’ now begun spreading to smaller pointing to 13 deaths per 1 million has been held up as a model. It iso- “The one big thing that we’re according to government think- loot, dacoity and those is a false bogey because we won’t cities as governments eased re- people, compared to about 400 in lated patients early, traced and quar- learning from this pandemic is it tank Niti Aayog, making it the sec- under the Gangster Act, he have one peak in India, but a se- strictions. The actual toll would be the United States and 320 in Brazil. antined contacts and tested ag- takes any cracks in our systems ond largest kit maker in the world said. ries of peaks,” said Dr Anant Bhan, unknown, he said, unless India But knowing the actual toll in India gressively. By contrast, Delhi, the and it drives a chisel to them. So, it’s after China. Italy will LANDMARK RULING P10 likely SATURDAY | JULY 11 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR extend a state of emergency beyond In a landmark case, the its current deadline US Supreme Court has of July 31 due to the ruled that about half of new coronavirus Oklahoma state crisis belonged to the Native international Americans

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DOMINIC RAAB | UK reversal of decision PRESS TRUST OF INDIA China is accused of mass Tuesday, the European Union FOREIGN SECRETARY detentions, religious Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Washington/Beijing, July 10: persecution and forced ordered its 32 member states The US has imposed sanctions and sterilisation of Uyghurs and to bar Pakistani pilots from I have visa restrictions on three senior others in the resource-rich working, following reports of requested Chinese officials, including the re- northwestern province fake licenses being issued to Israeli Prime gional boss of the ruling commu- them. Minister Benjamin nist party, for alleged human rights Chen is the The decision has been taken Netanyahu not to highest-ranking Chinese annex Palestinian abuses targeting Uyghurs, ethnic after 262 Pakistani pilots were Kazakhs, and members of other official ever to be hit by grounded, whose licences the territory in the West US sanctions Bank, as it would violate minority groups in the restive Aviation Minister Ghulam international law and threaten Muslim-majority Xinjiang province. Sarwar Khan had termed “du- long-term peace efforts China is accused of mass de- security bureau. on human rights and fundamen- bious” in the National Assembly. tentions, religious persecution and Chen is the highest-ranking tal freedoms to join us in con- The Express Tribune reported EMMANUEL MACRON | FRENCH PRESIDENT forced sterilisation of Uyghurs and Chinese official ever to be hit by US demning this behaviour,” Pompeo quoting sources that the US au- others in the resource-rich north- sanctions. He is said to be the ar- said. thorities have notified the na- In its July 6 order, the ICE The modifications also lim- western province. Authorities there chitect of China's harsh policies In a separate statement, Treasury tional carrier of the ban through ited many students at normally Prime Minister are thought to have detained about against minorities, and was previ- Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the an email. declared that operating schools from taking Narendra a million people in re-education ously in charge in Tibet. Former se- US is committed to using the full They added that the special more than one class or three Modi's non-immigrant F-1 and M-1 camps in recent years for "voca- curity official in Xinjiang, Huo Liujun breadth of its financial powers to flight licences obtained by the credit hours online in order to re- three-day visit to tional training" to counter radi- has also been named in the list. PIA had also been revoked. The students attending schools main in the country. Singapore in 2018 hold human rights abusers ac- went a long way in calism and separatism in Xinjiang. As a result of the US move, they countable in Xinjiang and across the US officials said that the ban had operating entirely online or The letter, signed by senators enhancing India's The three senior officials named and their immediate family mem- world. been imposed because of the taking only online courses Robert Menendez, Cory Booker presence in the ASEAN region by US Secretary of State Mike bers are ineligible for entry into "The United States will not stand recent issue of suspected pi- and Harris, the Indian-origin Pompeo in a statement were: Chen America. It is now a crime in the US idly by as the CCP carries out lots' licences in PIA. will not be permitted to senator from California among JAWED ASHRAF | INDIAN HIGH Quanguo, the communist party to conduct financial transactions human rights abuses targeting PIA was allowed to operate 12 others, expressed concern that COMMISSIONER TO SINGAPORE secretary of the Xinjiang Uyghur with all of them, and they will have Uyghurs, ethnic Kazakhs, and mem- direct special flights to the take a full course load the ICE's guidance is motivated Autonomous Region and a member their US-based assets frozen. bers of other minority groups in United States of which the air- and remain in not by the public health con- of the powerful Politburo; Zhu "The United States is taking ac- Xinjiang, to include forced labour, line had operated seven flights. the United States siderations, but rather by ani- SHORT TAKES Hailun, party secretary of the tion today against the horrific and arbitrary mass detention, and forced The paper reported that the per- mus towards non-citizens and Xinjiang political and legal com- systematic abuses in Xinjiang and population control, and attempts to mission for the remaining five PRESS TRUST OF INDIA immigrants. It said that the mittee; and Wang Mingshan, party calls on all nations who share our erase their culture and Muslim flights had now been revoked, move is a flagrant attempt to UK relaxes secretary of the Xinjiang public concerns about the CCP's attacks faith," Pompeo said. according to the sources. Washington, July 10: A group of hold international students 136 US Democratic congressmen hostage in order to force schools quarantine rules and 30 senators, including Indian- to reopen even as COVID-19 London: Travellers arriving in Meet to decide Oli’s NEW EXPERIENCE origin Kamala Harris, has urged cases are rising. the UK from dozens of the Trump administration to re- "The ICE's announcement of countries will no longer have future deferred verse its "cruel" order that bars their plans to force out or deport to self-isolate for two weeks international students from stay- international students who re- starting from Friday onwards. PRESS TRUST OF INDIA ing in the country if they do not main at US colleges and univer- The rules were being relaxed have in-person classes to attend. sities and who are taking a full for arrivals from 75 countries Kathmandu, July 10: A crucial The lawmakers, in separate online course load is cruel and un- and British overseas meeting of Nepal's ruling com- letters to Acting Secretary, conscionable. "These students territories. From Friday munist party to decide the politi- Department of Homeland are already in the United States, morning, people arriving in cal future of embattled Prime Security, Chad Wolf and Acting are established members of ed- the UK from France, Italy, Minister K P Sharma Oli was Secretary, Immigration and ucational communities, and have Belgium, Germany and Friday postponed once again, this Customs Enforcement (ICE), been determined through the dozens of other countries will time for a week, citing floods in the Matthew Albence on Thursday, ex- visa screening process to pose no longer have to spend 14 country, amidst calls for his res- pressed concern over the ICE's re- no danger to the United States," days in quarantine. But ignation over his style of func- cently announced modifications the senators wrote. people who arrived from tioning and anti-India statements. those countries at an earlier to the Student Exchange and In the 2018-2019 academic year, point in the last two weeks The meeting of the Nepal Visitor Program. there were over a million inter- will still be expected to Communist Party's 45-member The new guidelines have cre- national students in the US. “We complete their period of powerful Standing Committee was ated panic among international call out this policy for what it isolation, the government scheduled to be held on Friday. students, a majority of whom is: a cruel, senseless, and xeno- said. Friday, the UK NCP spokesperson Narayan Kaji come from China and India. In its phobic attempt to use non-citizens government changed its Shrestha told reporters that the July 6 order, the ICE declared as political pawns in order to fi- advice for Serbia, no longer meeting was deferred as the party that nonimmigrant F-1 and M-1 nancially coerce colleges and allowing travellers to return is engaged in assisting rescue and students attending schools op- universities to reopen campuses without quarantining. relief operations, and minimise erating entirely online or tak- this fall, despite what is best for loss due to the landslides and ing only online courses will not public health. "This policy is dan- floods that hit different parts of the be permitted to take a full course gerous to the health and well- Nepal bans Indian country since Thursday follow- Guests pose as they sit inside a tent hanging from a tree created by Dutch artist Dre Wapenaar, offering an unusual load and remain in the United being of numerous communi- ing incessant rain. accommodation for tourists in the Belgian countryside near Borgloon, Belgium REUTERS States. ties," they said. pvt news channels At least 12 people have been killed in multiple landslides in Kathmandu: Nepal has Kaski, Lamjung and Rukum dis- stopped the transmission of DEADLIER THAN CORONA? all Indian private news tricts in the country's western channels except part Thursday. Seven people lost Pasteurising breast milk Doordarshan, accusing them their lives due to landslides in of airing reports hurting the Sarangkot and Hemjan areas of the China warns of ‘unknown pneumonia’ country's national sentiment. famous tourist spot Kaski dis- inactivates Covid: Study There was no immediate trict's Pokhar, according to offi- reaction from India on the cials. PRESS TRUST OF INDIA mission through the mammary PRESS TRUST OF INDIA is incorrect," Hong Kong-based issue. People familiar with It is the fourth time that the gland or by contamination South China Morning Post quoted the development said the crucial NCP meeting has been Toronto, July 10: Pasteurising through respiratory droplets, Beijing, July 10: China has warned the ministry as saying. Nepalese embassy in New postponed. On Wednesday the breast milk at 62.5 degrees skin, breast pumps and milk its citizens living in Kazakhstan It said its tallies of bacterial, Delhi apprised its views to meeting was postponed to Friday. Celsius for 30 minutes inacti- containers, this method of pas- of a local "unknown pneumonia" fungal and viral pneumonia in- the Indian government over Top NCP leaders, including for- vates the SARS-CoV-2 virus that teurisation renders milk safe which, it said, has a "much higher" fections, which also included cases coverage of Nepal's political mer Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal causes COVID-19, making it safe for consumption," said Sharon fatality rate than the COVID-19 dis- of unclear causes, were in line with developments by the Indian Dahal 'Prachanda', have demanded for consumption by babies, a Unger, a professor at the ease, prompting the Central Asian World Health Organisation guide- channels. Prime Minister Oli's resignation, study claims. University of Toronto in Canada. country to dismiss it as "fake news." lines. "The information pub- saying his recent anti-India re- According to the research The Holder method, a tech- The "unknown pneumonia in lished by some Chinese media re- marks were "neither politically published in the Canadian nique used to pasteurise milk Kazakhstan caused 1,772 deaths in garding a new kind of pneumonia Seoul Mayor correct nor diplomatically ap- Medical Association Journal, in all Canadian milk banks at 62.5 the first six months of the year, in- Kazakhstan's health department are in Kazakhstan is incorrect," the propriate." current advice for women with degrees Celsius for 30 minutes, cluding 628 people in June alone", studying the "virus of this pneu- ministry said. found dead The differences between the COVID-19 is to continue to breast- is effective at neutralising viruses the Chinese embassy in the cen- monia", the embassy said. There Chinese Foreign Ministry Seoul: The Seoul city two factions of the NCP -- one led feed their own infants. In Canada, such as HIV, hepatitis and oth- tral Asian country said in a state- has not been any indication spokesman Zhao Lijian told a media government announced by Oli and the other led by party's it is standard care to provide ers that are known to be trans- ment on its WeChat platform on whether this disease is related to briefing here that, “We would like Friday that it has planned to executive chairman 'Prachanda' on pasteurised breast milk to very- mitted through human milk, Thursday, adding that the fatali- the COVID-19. Some Chinese ex- to get more information. China hold a five-day funeral for the issue of power-sharing – has low-birth-weight babies in hos- the researchers said. ties also included Chinese citizens. perts said that measures should be hopes to work with Kazakhstan to Mayor Park Won-soon, who recently intensified after the prime pital until their own mother's In the latest study, the re- However, Kazakhstan has dis- taken to prevent the pneumonia fight the epidemic and safeguard the was found dead earlier in minister unilaterally decided to pro- milk supply is adequate, the re- searchers spiked human breast missed as "fake news" the warn- from spreading into China. public health," he said. Kazakhstan the day just hours after he rogue the budget session of searchers said. milk with a viral load of SARS- ing put out by the Chinese embassy. Reacting to this, Kazakhstan's borders China's northwest Xinjiang was reported missing. The Parliament. "In the event that a woman CoV-2 and tested samples that “The fatality rate of the disease is health ministry termed the Chinese Uygur Autonomous Region. 64-year-old South Korean The political future of Oil is who is COVID-19-positive do- either sat at room temperature for much higher than COVID-19," state- embassy statement as "fake news." The embassy is reminding the capital city's three-term now expected to be decided next nates human milk that contains 30 minutes or were warmed to 62.5 run Global Times quoted the em- "The information published by some Chinese citizens in Kazakhstan to Mayor was found dead in week during the Standing SARS-CoV-2, whether by trans- degrees Celsius for 30 minutes. bassy's statement on Friday. Chinese media regarding a new raise their awareness of measures the woods of Mount Bugak Committee meeting. Many organisations including kind of pneumonia in Kazakhstan to prevent the spread of the virus. near his official residence shortly after midnight, reports Yonhap News Agency. Notre Dame Cathedral will be restored to original design Man charged with homicide ASSOCIATED PRESS tion project for one of the world's form and a restoration of the cathe- vation effort. Actual reconstruc- most treasured landmarks. dral in its latest state,” the statement tion won't start until next year. Fond Du Lac (US): A Mexican Paris, July 10: Notre Dame Macron, who wants Notre Dame said. The reconstruction plan pre- American man from Cathedral will be rebuilt just the way reopened in time for the 2024 That means the state Notre Dame sented Thursday says it will repli- Wisconsin is charged with it stood before last year's devastat- Olympics, had initially was in the afternoon of April 15, 2019, cate original materials “to guar- homicide as a hate crime ing fire. pushed for a contem- No before fire broke out beneath its antee the authenticity, harmony because prosecutors say he No swimming pool or organic porary touch atop the roof, toppling its spire, consuming and coherence of this master- intentionally crashed his garden on the roof of the medieval cathedral, prompting the roof and threatening the rose- piece of Gothic art.” Those ma- pickup truck into a Paris monument, or contemporary eye-catching proposals modern motorcyclist and killed the windowed twin towers that keep terials originally include tons of glass spire, or other modern twists. from architects around man because he was white. twists the cathedral upright. lead, which is raising concerns Daniel Navarro, 27, of Fond du And to stay historically accurate, it the world. More than a year later, the struc- among health and environmen-

will again be built with potentially But Macron came ture remains unstable. It took tal groups.

k y m Lac, told investigators he had c been harassed by co-workers toxic lead. around to the tradi- nearly a year to clear out danger- Toxic lead spewed by the fire and neighbors, and poisoned, That's the verdict reached by tionalists' argument, and approved ous lead residue released in the forced schools in the area to close drugged and verbally French President Emmanuel reconstruction plans for the 12th cen- fire and to get to the point where and prompted a lengthy, painstak- attacked by white people Macron, the cathedral's present- tury monument that were presented workers could start removing scaf- ing cleanup effort of the historic because of his race, day architects and the general in Thursday, according to a statement project. The plan includes recreat- Le Duc that collapsed in the fire, and folding that had been in place be- neighbourhood on an island in the authorities said. charge of the colossal reconstruc- from state agency overseeing the ing the 19th-century spire by Viollet “favors fidelity to the monument's fore the fire for a previous reno- center of Paris. P11 Both Sony and Epic AMBANI GETS PAST BUFFETT SATURDAY | JULY 11 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR have created businesses at the intersection Chairman of Reliance Industries Mukesh of creativity and technology Ambani with a net worth of $68.3bn has and they share a vision of surpassed Warren Buffet’s $67.9bn to real-time 3D social experiences become the eighth richest person in the that will lead to a convergence planet. He had a rollercoaster year, cutting

business of gaming, film, and music a string of deals for Jio Platforms,

k y m TIM SWEENEY | CEO, EPIC GAMES undergoing wild swings in his wealth c of the day uote Room for more fiscal support in India in near term: IMF Zoom AGENCIES particularly for vulnerable house- Monetary Fund to make specific two According to the senior IMF of- this fiscal year,” Gasper added. understands holds and SMEs (Small and Medium- adjustments. First, the as- ficial, India’s general gov- According to Johns Hopkins its obligation Washington, July 10: A top IMF Sized Enterprises),” he said. sumed length of the par- Given ernment fiscal deficit is Coronavirus Resource Center, the to its users and the severity of takes security and official has said that there is room Over the medium-term, India tial lockdown was ex- projected to reach contagion has infected over 12 mil- privacy incredibly for more fiscal support in India in will continue to have a very lim- tended somewhat. the economic 12.1 per cent of the lion people and killed more than seriously. The the near term, particularly for vul- ited fiscal space, and a credible and Second, and more situation, in the near GDP in fiscal year 554,000 across the world. company had announced a 90-day nerable households and SMEs, given well-communicated consolidation important, we made term there is room for 20/21, primarily The US is the worst affected coun- plan during the course of which the severity of the country’s eco- plan will be urgently needed once more conservative more fiscal support, due to weak tax try with over 3.1 million cases and Zoom released over 100 new nomic situation due to the COVID- the coronavirus pandemic subsides, assumptions about particularly for vulnerable revenues, as well more than 1,33,000 deaths. India’s features focused on privacy, safety 19 pandemic. Gasper said. the speed of recov- households and SMEs as a denominator COVID-19 caseload stands at 7,93,802 and security Vitor Gaspar, Director of the The economic impact of the ery given that the effect associated with 21,604 deaths. VITOR GASPAR I DIRECTOR, VELCHAMY SANKARLINGAM | PRESIDENT, International Monetary Fund’s COVID-19 in India has been sub- health crisis has not FISCAL AFFAIRS with the negative The COVID-19, which originated PRODUCT AND ENGINEERING, ZOOM Fiscal Affairs Department, told PTI stantial and broad-based, he said, yet been contained,” DEPARTMENT, IMF projected nom- in China's Wuhan city in December that a complete and successful im- adding that high frequency indi- year 20/21 was revised down to - Gasper said in response inal GDP last year, has also battered the world plementation of the existing support cators point to a sharp decline in eco- 4.5 per cent, he said. to a question. growth -- as with economy with the International As part of our measures (in particular, food pro- nomic activity, as reflected in the in- The downward revision com- He said that the near-term all other macro variables, esti- Monetary Fund saying that the commitment vision to households) is of para- dustrial production, business pared with the April WEO was growth outlook in India continues mates are highly uncertain. global economy is bound to suffer to providing a mount importance. sentiment (in the purchasing man- driven primarily by the continued to be clouded by the global and do- “Consistent with this, and the a "severe recession". safe airport “Given the severity of the eco- agers index), vehicle sales and trade. rise in the number of COVID-19 mestic slowdown and uncertain- deterioration in economic activity, Scientists are racing against time experience during nomic situation, in the near-term In the June World Economic cases in India. ties relating to the evolution of the India’s public debt-to-GDP ratio is to find a vaccine or medicine for its COVID-19 pandemic, there is room for more fiscal support, Outlook (WEO), growth in fiscal “This led the International coronavirus pandemic. projected to reach about 84 per cent treatment. we are happy to announce that now passengers and visitors can avail themselves of a fully contact-less car parking India most attractive experience with the collaboration Auto component sector rev may Auction of 11 mineral with NPCI and NETC global market for PRADEEP PANICKER | CEO, GHIAL blocks put on hold clean energy: PM fall by 14-18% in FY21: ICRA PRESS TRUST OF INDIA PRESS TRUST OF INDIA The UK Export Finance (UKEF) has a AGENCIES expectations of better demand in New Delhi, July 10: The govern- Rewa, July 10: India has emerged credit limit of £4bn rural and semi urban markets, ment has put on hold the auction as the most attractive global mar- for India which New Delhi, July 10: Weak de- which were relatively less impacted of 11 mineral blocks, including ket for clean energy, Prime Minister Indian companies mand across domestic original by COVID-19 pandemic and re- two gold mines, besides keeping Narendra Modi said Friday. can avail for their equipment manufacturers, re- sulting restrictions." in abeyance sale of four blocks. Launching a 750 MW solar project overseas projects but they should placement market and exports could ICRA research expects the re- The blocks on hold for auction are in Rewa in Madhya Pradesh have 20% of the components lead to a decline of 14-18% in rev- covery of the auto components sec- in Madhya Pradesh, while the through video-conferencing, Modi sourced from the UK enues of auto component sector in tor to be gradual and slow-paced, mines kept in abeyance are in All the five blocks in Gujarat also said the state will emerge as RAHUL TABHANE | 2020-21, according to ratings agency with the industry pinning hopes Jharkhand, according to a docu- and Karnataka have reserves of a major hub for clean and cheap COUNTRY HEAD (INDIA), UKEF ICRA. on revival in rural income to sup- ment of the mines ministry. 667.2 million tonnes. The Centre power in the country. "Solar energy It noted that while the auto com- port growth in the festive season and However, the mines ministry did had recently asked states having is sure, pure and secure and the ponents industry has been hit due thereafter, it added. not specify the reasons for putting mineral resources to identify at country is now among the top five to COVID-19 and lockdown, mis- Commenting on the situation, the sale of blocks on hold and in least five new mining projects for solar power producers in the SHORT TAKES sion critical replacement parts like ICRA Senior Group Vice-President abeyance. Among the blocks put on auction with pre-embedded clear- world," he said. batteries and tyres would be less im- Subrata Ray said, “Domestic au- hold for auction, two are gold mines, ance on a pilot basis, with a view PC shipments pacted. rent overcapacity in the CV space tomotive production declined by five limestone, three basemetal and to expediting the sale process as well "Automobile volumes are ex- and tight financing environment (around) 14.7% in FY2020 and is one bauxite block, the document as operationalisation of the blocks. grow 2.8% in Q2 pected to decline by (around) 15- amid price increases due to tran- expected to witness double-digit said. Of the mines kept in abeyance, The mines ministry had recently 16% in FY2021; within this, pas- sition to BS-VI emission norms, it decline in FY2021 as well. The af- two are bauxite blocks and one each released guidelines for the auction San Francisco: Led by Lenovo senger vehicle demand will decline added. termarket component demand of limestone and dolomite. of mineral blocks with pre-embed- and HP, worldwide PC shipments reached 64.8 by 22-25%," ICRA said in a state- However, the ratings agency said, which accounts for 18% of the in- The notice inviting tenders of all ded clearances as it explored ways million units in Q2 of 2020, a ment. "Two-wheeler sales could benefit as dustry turnover, is also expected to 15 blocks was issued in January 2020. to address the key issue of delay in 2.8% increase from the same The year will be tough for com- people prefer personal transport be subdued in the near term, the One mineral block was auctioned mining production due to lack of period last year, according to mercial vehicles (CV) too, given and are wary of public transport, exception being components like last month, while four more mines various approvals such as forest preliminary results revealed the slowing economic growth, cur- easy retail credit availability; and batteries." were put on sale this month. and environment permissions. by Gartner Friday. The PC market returned to growth as The Rewa solar power plant will vendors restocked their not only supply power to Madhya channels and mobile PC Textiles and apparel sector BIZ BUZZ Pradesh, but also to the Delhi demand increased after a Metro, Modi said. Modi said self- significant decline in the first T-Hub partners with Zomato expects July net reliance in electricity is integral quarter of the year due to on state’s focus list: Mishra for ''Aatmanirbhar Bharat'', adding COVID-19-related supply solar energy will play an integral chain disruptions. POST NEWS NETWORK Secretary, Industries and Nitin MeitY, Digital India loss under $1mn part in achieving this objective. Jawale, MD, IPICOL also partici- New Delhi: T-Hub, an initiative by the Telangana New Delhi: The world is in a dilemma on Bhubaneswar, July 10: Textiles pated in the event. government for startups, Friday said it has joined Foodtech unicorn whether to focus on the environ- MNRE issues and apparel manufacturing is one Sharma exhibited a presenta- hands with the Ministry of Electronics and Zomato expects its ment or focus on the economy, of the focus sectors of Odisha and tion showcasing the investment Information Technology (MeitY) and Digital India for net loss in July to Modi said. fresh advisory companies like Aditya Birla opportunities in the State. He in- helping hardware and IoT startups across the country. be under $1 He said solar energy is sure, T-Hub will lead Digital India's Scale Up program for New Delhi: The renewable Fashion, Shahi Exports, and several formed the participants that new million even as pure, and secure. "It is sure be- others have already set up their world-class infrastructure facili- hardware and IoT startups across India, a statement COVID-19 has set cause the sun would shine through- energy ministry Friday issued said. The aim is to help provide scale up opportunities a fresh advisory against manufacturing base in the state, said ties are being developed in Odisha it back by about a out the world; it is secure because to the startups and make them ready in terms of year in terms of fraudulent websites claiming Dibya Sankar including product, investment and new market access, it added. solar energy rather than pollut- to be registration portal for Mishra, State Technical Textiles the size of the ing environment, helps replenish About 10-15 startups with leading-edge solutions in business, the PM-KUSUM scheme. "It is Industries and Park at Bhadrak, mobility, energy, it," he said. recently noticed that two MSME minister. Odisha Textiles company said in its annual report Friday. For June, "Today, Rewa has scripted his- agriculture, aerospace, it posted EBITDA loss of $1.5 million, while revenue new websites have recently Mishra Friday Park at Dhamra manufacturing, tory. Rewa is identified with the cropped up illegally claiming participated in and proposed hit $17 million. Zomato said its revenue in FY20 name of mother Narmada and consumer, healthtech, grew by 105% to reach $394 million as compared to (to be) registration portal for Invest India Garments & medtech, smart cities the white tiger. Now, the name of PM-KUSUM scheme," the $192 million in FY19 while the costs grew by only Exclusive Apparel Park at and logistics and 47% in the corresponding period. For FY19, Zomato Asias largest solar power project Ministry of New & Renewable Investment Forum Malipada. “With supply chain sectors has also been added to it," he said. Energy (MNRE) said in a posted EBITDA loss of $277 million which increased for textiles and ap- these new infra- will be shortlisted. to $293 million in FY 20. statement. According to the parel sector. The structure facili- statement, the two websites event saw registrations from nearly ties, there are brighter-than-ever are https://kusum- yojana.co.in and 300 global textiles and apparel prospects for textiles and apparel Sebi rejigs advisory https://www.onlinekusumyoj companies. industry,” he said. PNB, Cuttack gets new Circle Head ana.co.in. The minister also highlighted Head of Manufacturing, Aditya committee on MFs the abundant availability of well- Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd. Bhubaneswar: Sibananda Bhanja joined as the new Circle Head of Punjab National Bank recogniged skilled labour force for Jayarajan KR shared experience (PNB), Cuttack Circle. The circle was newly formed after merger of UBI & OBC with PNB. This PRESS TRUST OF INDIA the sector at one of the most com- of the company’s investment jour- new circle is having jurisdiction over 75 branches covering Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Housing sales dips petitive wage rates in Odisha. ney in the state with the partici- Kendrapara, Angul and Dhenkanal district. Prior to this new assignment, Bhanja was working New Delhi, July 10: The Securities 67% in April-June Mishra informed the participants pants. During the event, officials as AGM at ARMB, New Delhi. He joined PNB in 1989 as an officer and worked in Haryana, and Exchange Board of India regarding the strong logistical base from Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Bihar, and Jharkhand in different assignments with excellence. Out of his total (Sebi) has revamped its commit- New Delhi: Housing sales fell in the state for facilitating export- Karnataka, Punjab and Tamil banking experience, he is having 28 years exposure in branch level by serving the Customers tee that advises the capital markets 67% at 21,294 units across imports through Paradip, Dhamra Nadu also highlighted the invest- directly. During his tenure as the Circle Head, Bhanja will focus on providing financial regulator on matters related to support as per the guidelines of Ministry of Finance to Retail, MSME and Agriculture sector. SIBANANDA BHANJA nine major cities during April- and Gopalpur ports. ment opportunities in their re- regulation and development of June due to outbreak of the Hemant Sharma, Principal spective states. mutual fund industry. COVID-19 pandemic and The 20-member advisory com- natiowide lockdown, mittee on mutual funds is headed according to data analytics firm PropEquity. Recently, by Usha Thorat, former deputy property consultant Anarock ` governor of Reserve Bank of India Cinema exhibition industry suffers 5K cr loss (RBI), a latest Sebi update showed. had released its data that showed an estimated 81 per Earlier in 2013, the panel had 15 cent fall in sales at 12,740 Presently, cinemas and According to Tandon, associated a couple of blockbusters, and we will members and was headed by Janki units across seven cities businesses such as pre and post- be back to our usual operational Ballabh, former Chairman of SBI. during April-June this year. multiplexes continue to production, make-up artistes, graph- numbers," he said. The members of the committee remain in the list of ics, film set fabrication, film crew, "We are rightfully relying on the include officials of various fund prohibited activities events, marketing, F&B services unshakeable passion of the Indian houses like Franklin Templeton Union Bank have all been impacted due to the movie lovers, who are yearning to Asset Management (India) Pvt under the Centre’s restrictions. step out and spend time enjoying the Ltd President Sanjay Sapre, Kotak reduces MCLR "With the production giant screen experience." Mahindra AMC MD Nilesh Shah Unlock 2.0 guidelines and exhibition of Furthermore, he cited that in- and Canara Robeco AMC CEO Mumbai: State-run Union movies coming to a halt, dustry has sent representation to the Rajnish Narula, SBI Mutual Fund Bank of India Friday INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE the industry was bound Centre for immediate re-com- Independent Trustee Sunil Gulati announced reduction in its and Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund marginal cost of funds-based to witness some job mencement of operations and a lending rate (MCLR) by 20 New Delhi/Mumbai, July 10: losses," he said without support package. Independent Trustee Director Brij basis points across tenors. The COVID-19 triggered restric- divulging any estimates. "We have requested for financial Gopal Daga. The new rates are applicable tions on cinema exhibition indus- As per industry data, the multi- support in the form of salary sub- Besides, Dhirendra Kumar CEO from July 11. The revised one- try has not only disheartened movie plex industry in India employs more sidies during the lockdown period, of Value Research India, Kailash year MCLR stands at 7.40% goers, but axed several thousand than 200,000 people directly and ac- interest-free loans for three years, Kulkarni CEO of L&T Investment against 7.60% earlier, the jobs and cost the industry an esti- list of prohibited activities under erates about `500 crore a month of counts for nearly 60 per cent of rev- exemptions from various taxes and Management, KN Vaidyanathan

mated `5,000 crore in revenue. The the Centre’s Unlock 2.0 guidelines. ancillary revenues." enues of the film business. duties, like 'GST, Show tax, LBETs Executive Vice President at M&M,

k y m bank said in a release. Three- c month and six-month MCLRs sector has been one of the hardest In an interview to IANS, movie "Keeping in mind that the lock- On the way forward, Tandon and Property taxes' for a period of Ashish Chauhan, MD and CEO have been cut to 7.10% and hit due to COVID-19 pandemic and exhibition major Inox Leisure's down has been effective for more elaborated that the industry ex- one year from the date of opera- at BSE, Ananth Narayan Associate 7.25% respectively. This is the subsequent restrictions imple- Chief Executive Alok Tandon said, than 100 days now, which is about pects to regain business momen- tions, waiver on electricity minimum Professor of Finance at SPJIMR the 13th consecutive rate cut mented to curb its spread. "The industry on an average col- 3.5 months, the cinema exhibition tum and sentiment post resump- demand charges for one year and and NS Venkatesh CEO of by the lender since July last Presently, cinemas and multi- lects about `1,000 crore a month of industry would have accumulated tion of operations. auto renewal of licenses and permits Association of Mutual Funds in year. plexes continue to remain in the 'Box Office' and on an average gen- losses worth `5,000 crore so far." "We believe it will be a matter of for the next one year," he said. India are also part of the panel. P12 SATURDAY | JULY 11 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR sports

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k k y y m m c Red Devils march on c ASSOCIATED PRESS Manchester United become the first team in the Premier League to win four Madrid, July 10: Sevilla rallied in successive matches by a margin of three or more goals after seeing off Aston Villa 3-0 the second half to beat Athletic Bilbao 2-1 in the Spanish league, moving closer to a Champions League berth. The come-from-behind victory in Bilbao Thursday left Sevilla tied on points with third-place Atletico Madrid and increased their gap to fifth-place Villarreal to six points with three rounds to go. Only the top four qualify for next season’s Champions League. It was the third league win in a row for Sevilla. It had drawn four straight before that. Ninth-place Athletic, which lost ground in the fight for a Europa League spot, opened the scoring through Ander Capa in the 29th but the visitors bounced back with goals by Ever Banega from a free-kick in the 69th and Munir El Haddadi from a KEEPING HEADS HIGH: Munir El Haddadi rejoices with a Sevilla teammate header in the 74th. after heading the winner against Athletic Bilbao, Thursday League leader Real Madrid hosts relegation-threatened Alaves need- The 19-year-old Kubo, who is play- Levante stayed in 12th place. ing a win to regain a four-point ad- ing on a loan from Real Madrid, had- Eibar stayed four points from vantage over second-place n’t scored since a league match in safety after being held to a 0-0 draw Barcelona, which Wednesday got to November. Colombian forward Cucho at home by second-to-last-place within a point of the top after de- Hernandez also scored for Mallorca. Leganes. Leganes stayed six points feating last-place Espanyol 1-0. The victory moved Mallorca from safety with three rounds to go. Japanese teenager Takefusa within three points of Alaves, which Last-place Espanyol was rele- Kubo scored late to help Mallorca has lost five straight ahead of its trip gated for the first time after 26 beat Levante 2-0 at home, keeping to face leader Real Madrid Friday. straight seasons in the top flight after alive the team’s hopes of escap- Mallorca has won two of its last the loss at city rival Barcelona ing relegation. three matches. It next visits Sevilla. Wednesday.

SIGH OF RELIEF: Paul Pogba (R) is ecstatic after scoring against Aston Villa, his first goal for Manchester United in 15 months Barca or Napoli await Bayern

ASSOCIATED PRESS only after going ahead in contro- League goal in 15 months. their two-year European ban over- REUTERS in the last 16. Barca drew 1-1 at versial circumstances in the 27th Greenwood scored in between, his turned in the courts. Napoli in the first leg and will host Birmingham, July 10: Bruno minute, with the visitors earning fourth goal in the last three games, United will play Leicester in the Nyon, July 10: Bayern Munich the Serie A side at the Nou Camp Fernandes converted a contentiously a penalty for a trip on Fernandes and it was another demonstration final round of the season July 26. will face Barcelona or Napoli in August 7 or 8. awarded penalty to set Manchester even though the playmaker ap- of the 18-year-old forward’s ability In this form, it is hard to imagine the quarterfinals of the Champions Bayern are strong favourites to United on their way to a 3-0 win peared to commit a foul himself to score off either foot. them not finishing in the top four. League, if they can defend their make the last eight having beaten over Aston Villa that featured a on Villa defender Ezri Konsa. This time it was with his right, as Villa dropped to next-to-last place three goal lead against Chelsea in Chelsea 3-0 at Stamford Bridge in first goal of the season by Paul Fernandes sent goalkeeper Pepe he collected Anthony Martial’s short Thursday and is four points from their last 16 second leg game. the first leg of their tie. Pogba and another impressive strike Reina the wrong way for his seventh pass at the end of a quick counter- safety as the team looks to avoid rel- The Champions League will re- Real Madrid or Manchester City by teenager Mason Greenwood. goal since joining from Sporting attack and smashed in a rising fin- egation after just one season back sume in August after being halted will face Olympique Lyonnais or With this victory, Ole Gunnar Lisbon in January and he also set ish from the edge of the area. in the top flight. in March due to the COVID-19 pan- Juventus. City lead Real 2-1 head- Solskjaer’s side became the first in up Pogba for United’s third goal in United stayed in fifth place but The impact January signing demic with a ‘Final Eight’ tourna- ing into the return leg at the Etihad the division’s history to win four suc- the 58th minute with a pinpoint moved to within a point of fourth- Bruno has had on United is clear to ment being held in Lisbon after Stadium in Manchester while Lyon cessive matches by a margin of pass from a corner. place Leicester with four games see and this was another awesome the remaining second-leg games draw with Germany’s RB Leipzig defend a one goal lead when they three goals or more as they ex- Pogba did the rest, curling home remaining. A fifth-place finish will display from the playmaker. He has from the last 16 ties are decided. facing Atletico Madrid and Italian travel to face Juve in Turin. tended their unbeaten run to 17 from the edge of the area for his first be enough to qualify automatically now had 28 goal involvements in 27 UEFA held the draw for the one- club Atalanta up against Paris St The path to the semifinals opens games in all competitions. goal in any competition in an injury- for the Champions League this league goals this season with leg quarterfinals and semifinals Germain. up the possibility of Pep Guardiola United eased to a fourth straight plagued season for the Frenchman. season unless second-place Sporting CP and United, scoring at their headquarters in here, Friday. The rest of the draw depends on facing his old club Barcelona if Premier League win Thursday but The goal was Pogba’s first Premier Manchester City manages to get 15 and providing 13 assists. Two quarterfinals were set by the the outcome of the second-leg ties both teams progress to the last four. BOWLING ‘REVERSE’ REVERSE SWING Shaw needs to be more disciplined off the field: Jaffer

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA lier this year. (kind of) shots he plays. If he gets Jimmy began the “I also feel his lifestyle off the field, going, he has the ability of Virender Mumbai, July 10: Former India he (Shaw) needs to probably get Sehwag, who can completely de- opener and domestic stalwart more disciplined there. He has the molish the attack,” added Jaffer, Wasim Jaffer has compared Prithvi game to succeed at the interna- who announced his retirement in trend: Tendulkar Shaw to the great Virender Sehwag tional level but he needs to be a lot March this year. but also said the Mumbaikar needs more disciplined outside cricket According to Jaffer, Shaw needs sition is different on both occasions. a more disciplined lifestyle off also,” Jaffer told former India opener to understand his game better as he According to Tendulkar, when he the field. Aakash Chopra on the latter’s falls into the trap laid by the oppo- checked Anderson’s wrist position, After an impressive Test debut ‘YouTube’ channel. sition. “But somewhere I feel, he he saw him bowling the reverse against the West Indies, Shaw was Jaffer, who is the highest run needs to understand (his game), outswinger but with wrist posi- handed an eight-month ban for a dop- getter in Ranji Trophy, said once set, where he needs to take a little bit of tion of conventional inswinger, ing violation. After the completion Shaw has the ability to demolish the backseat. He has been out couple of which is unheard of. of the ban, he returned to compet- best of bowling attacks. times on short balls and he falls “What I experienced, over a period itive cricket and played during “I think he (Shaw) is a special into that trap. He needs to under- of time, that he would hold the ball India’s tour of New Zealand ear- player, without a doubt and the stand that,” signed off Jaffer. as if he was bowling outswinger, but the release point, he would try and bring the ball back in. And number of batters would look at the wrist CHASE, DOWRICH HOLD FIRM; ENGLAND CONCEDE 34-RUN LEAD AT TEA NEWS IN BRIEF position, and what he has actually done, he’s shown you that he’s bowl- Nigombam replaces Ahmad as HI president ing inswing, but the imbalance be- New Delhi: Hockey India (HI) president Mohd Mushtaque Ahmad has tween both sides of the ball would take West Indies take command resigned from his position citing personal commitments, a development the ball away from you,” he added. that was expected after the Sports Ministry asked him to quit, declaring Tendulkar said by changing his AGENCIES his election violative of the national sports code’s tenure guidelines. HI PRESS TRUST OF INDIA wrist position quickly Anderson Executive Board named Manipur’s Gyanendro Nigombam, who was senior forces the batsman to commit to a Southampton, July 10: Roston vice-president in the federation, as the officiating president in Ahmad’s New Delhi, July 10: Indian bat- shot. “What he has done is, he’s Chase (27 batting) and Shane place. The Sports Ministry had found that Ahmad had violated the tenure ting legend Sachin Tendulkar be- got you to commit to play, for an in- Dowrich (30 batting) helped West cap guidelines of the code in the 2018 elections, when he took charge of lieves James Anderson is the only swinger and the ball, after covering Indies take a 31-run first innings lead the president’s position. bowler who could bowl a ‘reverse almost three-fourths of the length in the first Test against England here outswinger’ with a wrist position of the pitch, starts leaving you. Friday as the visitors reached 235/5 of a conventional inswinger. “But you had already committed, at tea on Day 3. Perez fastest in first F1 adds two new Tendulkar has termed that ‘re- because you've seen that inswing Chase was showing no inclina- verse’ reverse swing. position, and that is something tion to take any risk at all. He has practice for Styrian GP GPs to calendar Speaking to West Indies legend which was new to me. Nobody had been impenetrable as this pitch Spielberg: Racing Point driver Sergio Spielberg: Formula One (F1) added Brian Lara on his ‘100MB’ app, done that,” he asserted. slows down further. Run-scoring Perez posted the fastest time in the the inaugural Tuscan Grand Prix Tendulkar explained why Anderson Tendulkar said several bowlers was not too easy either at the mo- first practice session for the Styrian and Russian GP to this year’s race could be vital for England in the on- including Stuart Broad have started ment, but that could change with Grand Prix Friday. He was 0.096 calendar Friday. The Tuscan GP at going Test against West Indies at using the same trick to trouble the the new ball now available. seconds quicker than Red Bull driver the Mugello circuit will be held the Ageas Bowl. opposition batters but it was Resuming on 57/1, the touring Max Verstappen and 0.222 ahead of September 13, the week after the “With reverse swing, Jimmy Anderson who started the trend. side lost the wickets of Shai Hope Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas, Italian GP in Monza. They will be Anderson was possibly the first “Now number of guys, you see (16) and Kraigg Brathwaite (65, 125b, who won last Sunday’s season- followed by the Russian GP at the bowler who bowled reverse swing their shine, and what they’re try- 6x4) but added 122 runs in the sun- opening Austrian GP. World Sochi Autodrom September 27. It also reverse,” Tendulkar told Lara. ing to do – I spotted even Stuart shine at an empty Rose Bowl to close Champion Lewis Hamilton for brings the number of races this In lucid terms, in case of con- Broad trying to do that at some in on England’s first-innings total. CRUCIAL BREAKTHROUGH: Ben Stokes roars in delight after dismissing Mercedes was fourth quickest in season to 10, all in Europe, with F1 ventional inswing to a right hander, stage, but Anderson started this Post lunch, Shamarh Brooks (39) Kraigg Brathwaite (not in pic) as Roston Chase looks on sunny conditions at the Red Bull still hopeful of holding 15-18 races the shiny part is on the outside and long time ago. So I rate him very got out when he edged one to wick- Ring in Spielberg. After struggling in and finishing the season in rough part on the inside. In case of very highly. One of the best expo- etkeeper Jos Buttler off a James Indeed, it was spinner Bess who qualifying last week, Ferrari added a December with races in Bahrain reverse outswinger, the trajectory nents of reverse swing,” he said. Anderson delivery. His partner at claimed the first wicket of the day new front wing but Sebastian Vettel and Abu Dhabi. Mugello has never changes (moving away from right Anderson is England’s leading the other end Chase looked calm, in his first over, finding Hope’s was only 10th fastest. The session staged an F1 race but has hosted F2 hander) but shiny part will still re- wicket-taker in Test cricket, with 871 but yet again he lost another partner, edge for Ben Stokes to take the was briefly interrupted after about and MotoGP races, as well as main on outward side. The wrist po- international wickets to his name. Jermaine Blackwood (12) who be- catch at slip. Hope had just been 30 minutes, when the engine on previously being a Ferrari test track. came Dom Bess’ (2/51) second victim. given a reprieve after being trapped Nicholas Latifi’s Williams car cut out Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel did a and he pulled over to the side. test drive there last month. Number of batters However, that was the last laugh in front of his stumps by Archer. The would look at the wrist for the home team as Chase and on-field umpire awarded an lbw position (of bowlers), and Dowrich didn’t allow the England but replays showed Archer over- what he has actually bowlers to cash in on something. The stepped the crease for a no-ball. ATK MB to retain green & maroon jersey pair has already added 49 runs for Stokes (1/24) took the other wicket, done, he’s shown you that Kolkata: The board of ATK Mohun Bagan Friday decided to retain the iconic the unbroken sixth wicket. trapping Brathwaite in front. The

y he’s bowling inswing, but green and maroon jersey which has been synonymous with the 131-year- the imbalance between Earlier, England’s fast bowlers tourists reviewed and the DRS old legacy of the football club. The name of the club will be changed to

couldn’t generate the same move- stayed with the umpire’s call.

k k y y m m c both sides of the ball ATK Mohun Bagan while the logo will have the iconic Mohun Bagan boat c ment achieved by the West Indies’ Brief scores (till tea): England 204; with addition of ‘ATK’ to it. “The culture and tradition which has made the would take the ball away pace artillery over the first two rain- West Indies 235/5 (Kraigg from you brand a household name has been preserved. The logo retains its essence. affected days, with the two quickest Brathwaite 65, Shamarh Brooks The addition of ATK within the logo ensures that the fast growing and SACHIN TENDULKAR — Jofra Archer and Mark Wood — 39; James Anderson 2/42, Dom Bess Kraigg Brathwaite raises his bat after passionate following built on a short but highly successful period is also awaiting their first wickets. 2/51). Match to continue. completing half century, Friday being carried forward,” the merged entity said in a statement.

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