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y k y cm TAPSEE PRAISES VIDYA FIRE SAFETY CERTIFICATES HK DELAYS POLLS Actor Tapsee Pannu praises Vidya Balan’s CM Naveen Patnaik launches ‘Odisha Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says the govt will ‘marvellous’ acting in a new flick Agnishama Seva’ portal for issuance of fire defer the highly-anticipated elections by a year Shakuntala Devi LEISURE | P2 safety certificates DOWNTOWN | P3 INTERNATIONAL | P10 VOLUME 10, ISSUE 121 | www.orissapost.com BHUBANESWAR | SATURDAY, AUGUST 1 | 2020 12 PAGES | `4.00 IRREGULAR by MANJUL ODISHA UNLOCK 3 Cautious economic reboot nNight curfew from 9pm to 5am nWeekend shutdown in 4 districts & Rourkela POST NEWS NETWORK auditoriums, assembly halls and sim- ilar places will remain shut during Deficit touches 83.2% I love this education policy; now Bhubaneswar, July 31: Citing the HEFTY FINE FOR VIOLATORS this month. Similarly, there will be no I too can switch subjects the way you switch parties! complexity to balance between re- BHUBANESWAR: With an aim to ensure stricter implementation of Covid-19 norms, social, political, sports, entertainment, booting the economy and preventing the state government has increased fines for violation of the guidelines. The fine for academic, cultural & religious func- of budget estimates COVID-19 spread, the state govern- not wearing a mask or face cover in public places and offices has been increased to tions and other large congregations. ment Friday came up with detailed `1,000 for the first two offences and `5,000 fine for further violation. Violation of All schools, colleges, other educa- `6,62,363cr SHORT TAKES norms for reopening of activities fol- social distancing norms in marriages and commercial establishments is to attract tional/training/coaching institutions, RECORD HIGH lowing Centre’s Unlock 3 guidelines. `10,000 fine. Moreover, the venue will be sealed for 7 days for first offence and for a anganwaadi centres, etc will remain Fiscal deficit in absolute terms at end-June Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy said, month for more violations. Besides, not more than 10 people will be allowed to closed for the purpose of teaching. congregate in any place and a fine of `10,000 will be imposed for its violation. 3.5 % FinMin working on “We have to reopen further to nor- However, conduct of examinations, Government loan restructuring malise economic activity & livelihoods. evaluation and other administrative ac- estimate of The situation in our state is better FRESH GUIDELINES tivities will be allowed, Jena said. fiscal deficit than many other states. We have to re- Night curfew will continue in the for 2020-21 in New Delhi: Finance Minister open industries and other economic ac- n ALL COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS TO REOPEN state from 9 pm to 5 am. This restric- the Budget Nirmala Sitharaman Friday said tivities and for this, we have to issue n SCHOOLS, COLLEGES TO REMAIN SHUT TILL AUGUST 31 tion will not apply to emergency serv- the government is working with the RBI on need for restructuring more relaxations.” n NO PUBLIC, POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS CONGREGATION ice providers including district and of loans to help industry tide The relaxations are in compliance n municipal administration and gov- with orders and guidelines issued by NO RESTRICTIONS ON INTER-STATE AND INTRA-STATE ernment officials on duty. over the impact of COVID-19. The MOVEMENT OF PUBLIC focus is on restructuring. Ministry of Health, Ministry of Home Weekend shutdowns will remain in AGENCIES cent of the Gross Domestic n MARRIAGE FUNCTIONS, FUNERALS ALLOWED WITH MINIMUM PEOPLE Finance ministry is actively Affairs, disaster management authorities force in Ganjam, Khurda, Gajapati & Product (GDP) in 2019-20, engaged with RBI on this. In and state health department, he said. Cuttack districts and Rourkela New Delhi, July 31: The mainly on account of poor principle, the idea that there Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) in August. Yoga institutes/centres ship will remain closed for public. Municipal Corporation. However, there country’s fiscal deficit dur- revenue realisation which may be a restructuring required, PK Jena said all commercial estab- and gymnasiums will be allowed to There will be no international air travel are relaxations for the first weekend ing the first quarter of this dipped further towards the is well taken, Sitharaman said lishments and offices will be allowed function from August 5, subject to SOPs of passengers, except as permitted by (August 1&2). The shutdown will be fiscal widened to `6.62 lakh close of March because of while addressing Ficci's National to function with minimal staff. which are to be issued by Centre. MHA. Cinema halls, swimming pools, applicable after 1 pm in the first two days crore or 83.2 per cent of the the lockdown. Executive Committee Meeting. Construction activities will continue All religious places/places of wor- entertainment complexes, theatres, of August. budget estimates, mainly As per the CGA data, the The Finance minister also said on account of poor tax col- government's revenue re- that the decision on reducing lections due to the coron- ceipts stood at `1,50,008 crore GST rates on the healthcare and DEVOTION IN THE AIR avirus lockdown. or 7.4 per cent of the budget other products will be taken by GMR KAMALANGA ENERGY ACQUISITION Fiscal deficit during the estimates (BE). During the the GST Council. P11 corresponding period of last same period of the last fis- year was 61.4 per cent of cal, the realisation was 14.5 the budget estimates. per cent of the BE. 3rd plasma bank The government had Tax revenue stood at JSW terminates pegged the fiscal deficit for `1,34,822 crore or 8.2 per comes up in state 2020-21 at `7.96 lakh crore cent of BE during the first Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister or 3.5 per cent of the GDP in three months of the fiscal. Naveen Patnaik inaugurated a ` the Budget which was pre- During the first quarter of plasma bank in Rourkela, third of sented by Finance Minister the last fiscal, the tax rev- the state Friday, saying the state 5,321-crore deal Nirmala Sitharaman in enue was 15.2 per cent of has collected 70 units of plasma February. These figures, how- the BE. In the budget, the in a fortnight for the treatment of Both parties have ever, may have to be revised government had estimated critically ill COVID-19 patients. mutually agreed significantly in view of the the total receipts for the fis- Patnaik, who inaugurated the economic disruptions cre- cal at `22.45 lakh crore. plasma bank at Ispat General to terminate the ated by the COVID-19 crisis. The government's total Hospital in Rourkela through In absolute terms, the fis- expenditure stood at `8,15,944 videoconferencing, said eight transaction given cal deficit stood at `6,62,363 lakh crore or 26.8 per cent patients have so far been crore at end-June, as per of the BE at end-June. discharged from hospitals after continued being cured of coronavirus data by the Controller During the same period of through plasma therapy. P4 uncertainty General of Accounts (CGA). the last fiscal, the total ex- Muslims gather for the Eid al-Adha prayer inside the Byzantine-era Hagia Sophia in the Fiscal deficit had soared penditure was 25.9 per cent AGENCIES to working capital and other ad- historic Sultanahmet district of Istanbul, Friday PTI PHOTO to seven-year high of 4.6 per of the BE. MARKET WATCH justments). New Delhi, July 31: Sajjan Jindal- The transaction has been put on INDEX VARIATION backed JSW Energy Friday said hold given the ongoing uncertainty it has terminated its `5,321 crore and will be revisited once the sit- deal to acquire GMR Kamalanga uation normalises, JSW Energy Gehlot camp MLAs on way to Jaisalmer SENSEX 37606.89 129.18 Energy due to COVID-19 related un- had said in a BSE filing in May. AGENCIES BOURSES NIFTY 11073.50 28.70 certainties. The JSW Energy, in October, calls and pressure was being build appreciated all over. We have main- With elapsing of long stop date, had announced the acquisition on them after the announcement of tained law and order situation as DOLLAR 75.00 `0.09 both parties have mutually agreed of GMR Kamalanga Energy Ltd for Jaisalmer, July 31: Fearing “horse- the assembly session from August well but saving the government is to terminate the transaction given `5,321 crore. trading” ahead of the assembly 14. He said the “rate for horse-trad- also important. When the EURO 88.56 `0.11 CURRENCY continued uncertainty due to GMR Kamalanga is a subsidiary session, the Rajasthan Congress ing has increased after the gover- Government of India and home GOLD `53,799 `661 COVID-19 pandemic, JSW Energy of GMR Energy Ltd and operates Friday shifted the party MLAs to nor announced the assembly session ministry is (running) after, public said in BSE filing Friday. a 1,050-MW thermal power plant Jaisalmer from Jaipur where they date”. is supporting us,” he said. SILVER `65,190 `2520 In May, the sale of GMR in Odisha. had been staying at a hotel for over Gehlot said his party has un- AICC general secretary Avinash BULLION Energy’s entire stake in GMR The acquisition was meant to a fortnight. dertaken a campaign to save the Pande said it is the “effort to pro- Kamalanga Energy Ltd to JSW be an all-cash deal and included Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot democracy in the country. ernments are toppled,” he asked. tect the democracy”. “The victory Energy was put on hold due to three plants with 350 MW capac- and other senior party leaders, in- Targeting Home Minister Amit Talking to reporters at the Jaipur will be of the Constitution and WEATHER COVID-19 outbreak.

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