Fulla Bhubaneswar, Nov 6: Officials the Deceased Was Identified As Breaking Works

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KRITI UNWELL BHARAT BIOTECH UNIT IN BHUB GRETA TROLLS TRUMP Actor Kriti Kharbanda has been diagnosed State govt asks Bharat Biotech to start construction Greta Thunberg has mocked Donald Trump in his with malaria and says she is bored work for its vaccine unit at Andharua in own words amid the ongoing tensions over the US election result of resting LEISURE | P2 Bhubaneswar DOWNTOWN | P4 INTERNATIONAL | P10

VOLUME 10, ISSUE 216 | www.orissapost.com BHUBANESWAR | SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7 | 2020 12 PAGES | `4.00 IRREGULAR by MANJUL Biden on cusp of presidency THE DEMOCRAT LEADS IN PENNSYLVANIA AND GEORGIA, WHILE TRUMP SAYS ELECTION NOT OVER that determines the winner, according to most major television networks. Winning Georgia’s 16 electoral votes TRUMP LOSES LAWSUITS IN MICHIGAN, GEORGIA would put the former Vice President on WASHINGTON: US courts have dismissed Trump the cusp of the 270 he needs to secure campaign’s lawsuits in Michigan and Georgia related the presidency. to electoral malpractice. In Michigan, the campaign Biden, 77, would become the next had sought to stop counting of absentee ballots, SCHOOLS TO REMAIN There is a difference. They’ve arrested President by winning Pennsylvania, or while in Georgia it had alleged that even improper a big journalist. We always pick only by winning two out of the trio of ballots were being counted. Michigan Court of small journalists. Georgia, Nevada and Arizona. Trump’s Claims Judge Cynthia Stephens Thursday rejected SHUT TILL DECEMBER 31 likeliest path appears narrower - he the lawsuit, arguing that the Michigan Secretary of POST NEWS NETWORK The notification said that needs to hang onto both Pennsylvania State is not involved with the local counting process. classes would resume for SHORT TAKES and Georgia and also to overtake Biden Multiple news networks have declared Democratic presidential candidate Bhubaneswar, Nov 6: The Class IX to Class XII from in either Nevada or Arizona. Joe Biden winner in Michigan. The relief that is being requested in School and Mass Education November 16. Biden is now ahead by 917 substantial part is completely unavailable through the secretary of state, department Friday an- The notification further votes in Georgia, where count- Stephens said during the oral hearing. “Additionally, even if this relief nounced that all schools in stated that the Office of State to launch were available, as opposed to when this suit was announced Thursday ing continued early Friday. the state will remain closed Special Relief e-bus next year morning and the count was beginning, it was filed at 4 o'clock, at which The shift in Georgia came point the count had largely proceeded, I am told,” she said. till December 31. A decision Commissioner and School Bhubaneswar: In order to hours after Trump appeared in this regard was taken and Mass Education promote clean mobility in public at the White House to after witnessing protests Department would take a transportation and protect the falsely claim the election GEORGIA TO RECOUNT VOTES had shrunk to just more than 18,000 from parents and the ris- decision on the date of re- environment, the Capital Region was being “stolen” from WASHINGTON: The US state of Georgia there by early Friday, and was expected ing caseload of Covid-19 in opening Classes IX to XII Urban Transport (CRUT) has him. said Friday it will recount votes from the to continue falling with many of the bal- other states where school in a graded manner after decided to start electric bus (e- Trump had seen election in which Joe Biden has eked out a lots still to be counted being cast in were reopened. November 15 in consulta- bus) service by the end of his lead steadily razor-thin lead over President Donald Democratic areas. Notwithstanding closure tion with all stakeholders. January 2021. CRUT announced AGENCIES shrink in Georgia, a Southern state Trump. “With a margin that small, there Biden also maintained slim advan- of academic institutions, Friday, Dash said that Friday that it will launch 25 that has not voted for a Democratic will be a recount in Georgia,” Georgia tages in Arizona and Nevada. In conducting examinations schools will remain closed electric buses in the first phase Washington, Nov 6: Democratic pres- presidential nominee since 1992, as Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger told Arizona, his lead narrowed to about and evaluations have been till December 31, while no de- and another 25 in the second idential candidate Joe Biden took a officials worked through tens of thou- reporters in Atlanta. 47,000 early on Friday and in Nevada permitted. Even holding of cision has been taken on re- phase. The second phase of narrow lead over President Donald sands of uncounted votes, many from he was ahead by about 11,500 votes. online classes have been al- opening colleges and uni- launching will take place in Trump in the battleground state of Democratic strongholds such as seas residents as well as provisional bal- As the country held its breath for a lowed. On October 31, state versities in the state. Speaking March. The electric buses will Georgia for the first time early Friday, Atlanta. lots cast on Election Day by voters who result in the White House race, Georgia School and Mass Education to journalists, Dash said the run under Odisha government’s putting the White House within his The Georgia secretary of state re- had problems with their registration and Pennsylvania officials expressed Minister Samir Ranjan Dash decision to reopen the schools ‘Mo Bus’ scheme in Cuttack, Bhubaneswar and Puri. For the e- reach as it and other undecided states ported late Thursday there were about or identification. optimism they would finish counting had issued a notification has been put on hold as there buses two modern bus depots continue to count ballots. 14,000 ballots still to count in the state. Biden has been steadily chipping on Friday, while Arizona and Nevada stating all academic insti- is strong possibility of a sec- will be set up at Patia and Biden has a 264 to 214 lead in the The state also will have to sift through away at the Republican incumbent’s lead were still expected to take days to com- tutions in Odisha would re- ond wave of Covid-19 in the

Patrapada in Bhubaneswar. P4 state-by-state Electoral College vote votes from military personnel and over- in Pennsylvania as well. His deficit plete their vote totals. main closed till November 30. state sometime mid-December.

k y m c P2 ANNE APOLOGISES TO HAILEY BIEBER DISMISSES SATURDAY | NOVEMBER 7 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR DISABLED COMMUNITY PREGNANCY RUMOURS Actress Anne Hathaway has apologised to the Model Hailey Bieber has clarified that she is not disabled community after her character in The expecting her first child with husband Justin Witches drew criticism. The actress plays the Bieber. Hailey took to her Instagram Story and iconic villain Grand High Witch in a new said she is ‘not pregnant’. According to the y leisure adaptation of Roald Dahl’s famous 1983 children’s model, a publication had intended to report that

book, and her character is missing fingers. she is expecting her first child with the singer.

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ARIES You have to take care of your health, and at last with malaria to donate you realise the importance of diet and exercise. However, today you may wish to eat something new, or try some different cuisine. Ganesha says go out with some old friends whom you have been Mumbai: Actress Kriti Kharbanda has extra kilos neglecting of late. been diagnosed with malaria. Bored of resting, she has asked fans to send her Mumbai: Bollywood star funny pictures on Karwa memes. Kajol occasionally shares Chauth. The actress posted TAURUS The actress was scheduled to start her trademark wit with images to reveal how she You will be fondly thinking shooting for her next project, 14 Phere fans on social media. On had prepared for the fes- about your close friends, opposite Vikrant Massey, but her ill Friday, she had a very orig- tival this year and named particularly about the ones of the opposite sex. health has put shooting on hold. inal idea for donation on her album: “Hunger games It may suddenly dawn upon you that you “Hi! This is my malaria wala face. Milind Soman’s nude Instagram Stories series”. In the series of pic- are in love, says Ganesha. If per chance, Say hi world:) it’s just visiting, not “I wish we could donate ture, Kajol looks radiant there is a romantic encounter, go ahead here to stay coz I need to get back to body fat to those in need,” in a red saree, and pulls and dive fearlessly in the pool of love. work. To all those who are worried pic creates stir in Goa went the actress’s post. goofy expressions for the about me, I’m doing better today and Earlier, Kajol, who is camera. Each frame is ac- hoping for an even better tomorrow. This currently living in companied by a funny GEMINI year has taught me patience and self Singapore with her daugh- short caption that defines Today, you will toil as if love. I will keep you guys updated! Panaji: After model-actor Poonam Pandey was arrested ter Nysa, the expression. you have to conquer Mt. Everest. And you will, says Thank u for your love,” she wrote in an Thursday for an allegedly obscene photoshoot at a restricted shared a “Hunger games series. Ganesha. You may not get Instagram post Friday. site in Goa, model and actor Milind Soman’s photograph of a series Swipe for the fun: Pls read a standing ovation or a medal of honour She also requested her 6.5 million nude run at a Goa beach on his birthday November 4 has now of appropriate captions given for your hard work and dedication, but you Instagram followers to share memes. come under the spotlight. below,” she wrote and will be lavishly appreciated by your superi- “Funny ones. I am bored of resting. And The Goa Suraksha Manch, a regional political party, has added: “1) Waiting for the ors and colleagues. bored of having nothing else to do,”she now filed a complaint before the Vasco police station, which moon with love and pa- wrote. has alleged that the photo of his nude run uploaded on tience. 2) Slowly losing it. CANCER Kriti’s latest release is Taish, co-starring Soman’s social media page is obscene and ‘spoiling the 3) Serial killer is happen- rumoured boyfriend Pulkit Samrat, image and insulting the culture of Goa’. ing. 4) Agar khaana nahi You will tackle with Soman had uploaded a photo on Twitter showing him ease, even the most con- Harshvardhan Rane, Jim Sarbh, Sanjeeda mila toh...5) Hey bhag- founding challenges Sheikh and Zoa Morani. The Bejoy Nambiar running nude on a Goa beach on his 55th birthday van aasman me nahi to today. You may be the directorial is streaming in film as well as November 4, . “Happy birthday to me Y...55 and running! phone pe to chand scapegoat, though, fears Ganesha. web series formats. IANS Y". @5Earthy,” he captioned the image clicked by his wife dikhade!” Beware, or this may shake you and lower Ankita Konwar. IANS Kajol is all set to your self-confidence. Try to shake off enter the digital space your weaknesses, and you should see yourself obtaining energy and positivity. with Tribhanga, a drama set in Mumbai. The OTT film will LEO weave a complex story People involved in Sales of a family while and Marketing related Indians spending 11 hours on streaming videos a week going back and jobs will attend produc- forth through tive meetings and will New Delhi: The Covid-19 pandemic three genera- make effective presentations. However, delays in journeying are a possibility. It is has dramatically changed consumer tions, from the a good time to recognise your inherent behaviour and Indian are now late 1980s to capabilities. You will be able to prove your streaming videos for 10 hours and present day. worth in the next 2-3 days, says Ganesha. 54 minutes weekly on average — The film, di- outdoing the global average by three rected and hours, according to a new report. written by VIRGO Indian viewers consume the most veteran ac- Ganesha suggests online video content per week on av- tress that you take a much- needed break from the erage, with almost 70 per cent sub- Renuka daily rigmarole. scribing to new streaming services Shahane, Introduce an element of the exotic in in the last six months during var- also stars order to replace all the mundane work ious states of lockdowns, said the Tanvi that fills up your day. You may attend report by Limelight Networks, a Azmi and private and social get-togethers, and Ganesha advises you to mingle with video delivery and edge cloud serv- Director, Limelight Networks India. age, as compared to 8.7 hours of followed by Facebook (16 per cent). Mithila other people to keep your spirits high. ices provider. “There is a need for reliable in- traditional broadcast viewing per “The choice of Indians is sim- Palkar. More than half (51 per cent) of frastructure to be set up, to match week in 2020. ilar with varying averages, with IANS Indians admit to sharing login in- the increasing appetite for new and “Almost half (47 per cent) of YouTube and Facebook usage LIBRA formation or using someone else’s improved online experiences.” global consumers will cancel a standing at 72 per cent and 12 per Ganesha says you will account to stream content. Online video consumption has ex- streaming subscription due to high cent, respectively, the findings spend time with your “Our research indicates that ceeded traditional broadcast view- prices. Indian consumers’behav- showed. family members by put- video buffering challenges amount ing. India has witnessed one of ior is consistent with the global av- The ‘State of Online Video’ 2020 ting them above other to discontentment, and service the steepest increases in online erage, with almost 46 percent in- report was based on responses commitments. There may be plans made to go out for dinner or for a short excur- providers have an opportunity here viewing as compared to traditional dicating price sensitivity. from 5,000 consumers in France, sion with them. Ganesha says that the to win customers over by improv- broadcast viewership. YouTube dominates as the most- Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, health of a close relative maybe a cause ing the streaming and video qual- Indian viewers are watching 10.9 preferred platform for watching Japan, Singapore, South Korea, of concern for you today. ity,” said Ashwin Rao, Country hours of online content on aver- user-generated content (65 per cent), the UK and the US. IANS

SCORPIO The one thing that we neglect the most about ourselves is health. But SUDOKU today you are unable to PEANUTS post To solve the Sudoku puzzle, each row, do that. Your health needs to be paid CROSSWORD column and box must contain the numbers enough attention as you may be suffering 0 to 9 and the letters A to E. from ailment/s. Try to regularise your rou- tine along with healthy food and regular exercise, advises Ganesha.

SAGITTARIUS Whatever you take up today, you are on a winning spree, foresees Ganesha. A a leader, you will guide and instruct your subordinates when they seek your advise. In a way, you even encourage and motivate them. All in all, you are a happy soul at the end of the day!

CAPRICORN CALVIN AND HOBBES Your accomplishments may take you on cloud nine today. Success may come easily to you, but don't try your luck too much, advises Ganesha. Make the most of today as tomorrow may not the same as today. You will be popular today, especially in SOLUTIONS your social circle as you'll impress everyone with your wit and humour.

AQUARIUS You will go through some heavy mood swings today. And the people who know you well will get shocked and find it difficult to deal with you. Keep your guards on, and don't take uncalled-for decisions, advises BREVITY Ganesha, rather get your current assign- CROSSWORD ments cross the finishing line.

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downtown/national Odisha 2,98,768 2,85,174 1,393

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All insults against SC/STs not AWE-STRUCK offence under SC/ST Act: SC

INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE

New Delhi, Nov 6: The Supreme Court Thursday said that an offence under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act is not made out on the fact that the complainant is a member of SC or ST. A bench comprising Justices L. Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta and Ajay Rastogi said: “All insults or intimidations to a person will not be an offence under the Act unless such insult or intimidation is on account of victim belonging to Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe.” The bench emphasised that the ob- It is essential to against an Uttarakhand High Court ject of the Act is to improve the order, which dismissed a plea filed socio-economic conditions of the establish that there is an by one Hitesh Verma under Section Scheduled Castes and Scheduled intention to 482 of the CrPC seeking quash- Tribes as they are denied a num- humiliate the victim ing of a chargesheet and sum- ber of civil rights. moning order against him for an “Thus, an offence under the because he belongs to offence under Section 3(1)(r) of Act would be made out when a such a caste: Apex court the SC/ST Act. An FIR was filed member of the vulnerable sec- against him for entering the house tion of the society is subjected of the respondent and hurling A visitor admiring earthen products at the annual terracotta exhibition by the Odisha Directorate of Handicrafts & Cottage Industries at Exhibition to indignities, humiliations and casteist abuses. Ground in Bhubaneswar, Friday PHOTO: BIKASH NAYAK harassment,” added the bench. The bench cited that another The bench noted that as per the The top court said that it is es- key ingredient of the provision, FIR, the allegations of abuse were sential to establish that there is under Section 3 (1) (r), is that the within the four walls of the build- an intention to humiliate the vic- insult or intimidation was done in ing and there was no member of COVID-19 FISCAL ASSISTANCE WhatsApp rolls tim because he belongs to such “any place within public view”. the public at the time of the inci- a caste. The judgment came on an appeal dent in the house. `1.27CR UNDISBURSED AS out payments ` ROURKELA-BHUB service in India NHRC: Pay 3 lakh INTERCITY TO RUN 8,000 WORKERS MISSING AGENCIES New Delhi, Nov 6: WhatsApp, DAILY TILL DEC 31 POST NEWS NETWORK get them registered. In fact, Labour which began testing its payments for Kandhamal officials visiting houses to trace service in India with 1 million POST NEWS NETWORK Bhadrak, Nov 6: Large funds, labourers has raised suspicious users in early 2018, has finally meant for providing assistance to con- about attempt of fund misappro- started to expand the feature to ASHA worker’s death Bhubaneswar, Nov 6: East struction labourers during the Covid priation. more users in the world’s second Coast Railway (ECoR) has de- pandemic, are lying undistributed Assistance disbursal has started largest Internet market. POST NEWS NETWORK She died on the way when she cided to extend the frequency of in Bhadrak. Strangely, the district in April. Meanwhile seven months The Facebook-owned service was being taken to the hospital on Rourkela-Bhubaneswar-Rourkela administration has failed to trace have passed, but 8,499 construc- said Friday that it is rolling out pay- Bhubaneswar, Nov 6: The National a cot. Intercity Special Train from five the whereabouts of over 8,000 con- tion workers are still untraceable. ments in ten Indian regional lan- Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Alleging failure of the state in sav- days a week to daily up to struction workers, while the dis- The report said that there are guages in the latest stable version Friday asked the Odisha governing Mini and her child’s life and December 31 next from Saturday trict Labouer department is in a fix 85,748 registered construction of WhatsApp app on Android and ment to pay Rs 3 lakh as compen- seeking heavy compensation, onwards. over the issue, a report said. workers in the district. iOS. The announcement comes sation to the kin of an ASHA worker Tripathy sought a fair probe into The 02861/02862 Rourkela- Questions are being raised as As of date 1,383 construction hours after National Payments of Daringibadi in Kandhamal dis- the incident and assurance of road Bhubaneswar-Rourkela Intra-State to how such large funds were al- Large funds meant for workers in Bhadrak block, 2,376 in Corporation of India (NPCI), the trict who died September 5, 2016 due connectivity, ambulance and mobile Express from Rourkela will leave located without ascertaining the providing assistance to Basudevpur, 206 in body that operates the popular to unavailability of ambulance connectivity to Mini’s village as at 5:10am daily and reach number of registered construc- construction labourers during Bhandaripokhari, 266 in Bant UPI payments infrastructure, said services, poor road connectivity soon as possible. Bhubaneswar at 12:30pm. tion workers. Now, the Labour de- the Covid pandemic are lying block, 1,296 in Dhamnagar, 287 in that it had granted approval to and mobile network. During enquiry, it was revealed In return direction, 02862 partment staff is frantically trying undistributed in Bhadrak as Tihidi, 821 in Chandbali, 1,455 in WhatsApp to roll out UPI-pow- Acting on a case filed by Supreme by the Director (Administration) Bhubaneswar-Rourkela Intra-State to trace and identify the workers the labour department is yet Bhadrak municipality, 409 in ered payments in the country. Court lawyer and rights activist National Health Mission, Odisha Special from Bhubaneswar will to give them the fiscal benefits. to trace the beneficiaries Basudevpur municipality have Like Google, Samsung and a Radhakanta Tripathy, the that mobile connectivity is still leave at 2:10pm daily and reach District Labour Officer Kuber not received their assistance. number of other firms, WhatsApp Commission also directed Odisha not up to the mark in the area. Rourkela at 9:40pm. Behera, however, said that even if It is alleged that the construction has built its payments service atop Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy to Roads to the village are in poor The composition of coaches of all the beneficiaries are not traced with these middlemen. workers who have not come to re- UPI, a payments infrastructure this train has been increased to 10 physically, their assistance will be A murky deal was exposed last ceive their assistance are ghosts cre- built by a coalition of large banks instead of earlier 8 coaches. credited into their accounts. month when a clerk of the Labour ated by middlemen and some un- in India. NPCI said WhatsApp, Mini’s family Now, the train will run with 2 This has raised doubts over the department was arrested by scrupulous officials with a view to which has amassed over 400 mil- members called AC chair cars, 6 second class chair transparency in registration of Vigilance officials while taking loot their benefits. lion users in India, can expand car and 2 guard-cum-luggage vans the construction labourers in the Rs 9,000 as bribe for labour regis- Interestingly, while the DLO has payments to its users in a “graded the ambulance after augmentation of one AC- district. Some people allege that tration. Locals alleged that the in- directed all BDOs to disburse their manner,” and to start with, it can but the vehicle chair car and one second class middlemen are getting ineligible cident is a pointer to registration assistance, the latter said that as only roll out the payments service chair car. The stoppages include people registered in exchange of of fake construction workers. On construction workers keep chang- to 20 million users and has to work couldn’t enter Rajagangpur, Bamara, Jharsuguda money and officials of the Labour the other hand, genuine con- ing their addresses, assistance dis- with multiple banking partners. the village due to and Rengali. department are ‘hand in glove’ struction workers are unable to bursal is getting delayed. Google and Walmart currently dominate the mobile payments poor road market in India, together com- connectivity manding roughly 80% of the UPI Devotees, servitors seek Ratnabhandar fix market share. UPI has emerged as the most popular digital pay- submit a compliance report along condition, making it impossible UNITED NEWS OF INDIA Many servitors including prising ASI experts, engineers of Ratnabhandar condition to the tem- ments method in India, thanks in with proof of payment by December for ambulances to enter many rural state Public Works department ple administration. part to New Delhi’s abrupt move 13 this year. villages under Daringibadi block. Puri, Nov 6: Devotees and servitors the temple treasurer fear (PWD), temple body members, tem- Even after passing of two years the to invalidate more than 85% of In his petition, Tripathy stated The NHRC observed that state au- have demanded repair of Srimandir the collapse of ple treasurer and some servitors to administration has not initiated any the paper cash circulation in the that ASHA worker Mini Pradhan thorities have admitted to their Ratnabhandar (temple treasury) inspect the inner chambers of the step to open the Ratnabhandar for re- nation in late 2016. UPI’s popu- complained of labour pain guilt and inaction in the hours of at the earliest. Ratnabhandar if it’s not temple treasury in April 2018. pairs. Many servitors including the larity has diminished the rele- September 5, 2016. Mini’s family need and emergency. The Archaeological Survey of repaired at the earliest The team had to return and abort temple treasurer fear the collapse vance of several firms in India, in- members called the ambulance but On the other hand the State gov- India (ASI) which was entrusted to the mission as the key to the treas- of Ratnabhandar if not repaired at cluding SoftBank and it couldn’t enter the village due to ernment has introduced the SAMM- repair and preserve this 12th century The Orissa High Court while hear- ury door was missing. the earliest. The Jagannath Sena Alibaba-backed Paytm that spent poor road connectivity. PURNA scheme in which there are shrine since 1974 had reported that ing a PIL in this regard had also di- The expert team inspected the has demanded the Ratnabhandar be years building mobile wallets. On the other hand, due to poor provisions for reimbursement of Ratnabhandar was damaged and rected the temple administration Ratnabhandar from outside and opened as directed by the High Unlike UPI apps, mobile wallets are mobile network it was impossible transportation cost for pregnant rainwater finds way into it. The ASI and the ASI to conduct the repairs. found that the structure is in very Court for repairs and blamed the ASI not interoperable with other mo- for Mini’s family members to call women from villages where am- pleaded to open the Ratnabhandar The state government had con- bad shape and needs urgent repair. for gross neglect in Ratnabhandar bile wallets, and levy a small fee any other vehicle. bulances cannot reach. for carrying out the repair work. stituted a 17-member team com- The team reported the repair. to consumers.

MARKET WATCH Social media shyness of state varsities adds to students’ woes

INDEX VARIATION INTERNET AND SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS HAVE BEEN A BOON FOR STUDENTS EVERYWHERE, BUT NOT IN ODISHA

SENSEX 36939.60 552.90 MANISH KUMAR, OP mote areas of the state who are media platform for information tion, All India Institute of Medical seeking admission to undergrad- dissemination. Sciences (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar, BOURSES NIFTY 12263.50 143.20 Bhubaneswar, Nov 6: The Internet uate and post-graduate courses are The state of affairs is similar in does have a strong presence in so- DOLLAR 74.26 `0.04 and social media platforms have being compelled to visit the cities several other colleges and univer- cial media platforms, but the same been a boon for students, especially for information relating to admis- sities in the state. While private cannot be said about SCB Medical EURO 88.10 `0.47

CURRENCY during the Covid-19 pandemic, en- sions and examinations braving universities and colleges have strong College, VIMSAR and others. The GOLD `52,089 `34 abling them to take admissions to the dangers posed by the pandemic. social media presence, dedicated government-run engineering col- new courses and keep up with their “I wanted to be admitted to an admission help desk and helpline, leges in the state also suffer from SILVER `65,000 `747 syllabi through distance learning. LLB course at University Law most state-run universities lack such communication gap. BULLION However, the scenario is just the College, Bhubaneswar, under Utkal these facilities, leaving the students Even if some colleges and edu- opposite in Odisha, where the ap- University. As the college website in far-flung areas in tender hooks. cational institutions have their web- athy of the state-run universities and still says that November 2 was the Even the Utkal University, the sites, they are not regularly up- WEATHER affiliated colleges has added to the last date for submission of appli- premier varsity in the state, still dated. Even the landlines of many BHUB CTK miseries of the students. In the ab- cation form, I wanted information does not have any presence social colleges are lying defunct as there

sence of social media-friendly col- regarding the last date of form sub- media. As a result, researches by is none to take care of them. Going

k y m c MAX 32.5° 32.8° leges and universities, students are mission. Since neither the college their professors fail to attract the at- by the pathetic condition of the even unable to take admission to new phone was functioning nor its web- tention of their peers, students and TEMP MIN 19.5° 18.5° communication system of the ed- Forecast classes, let alone pursue distance site provided updated information others. Same is the fate of ucational institutions in the state, Humidity 89% 72% learning. I had to come all the way to Malkangiri told on He further said that the college Mainly Orissa POST Ravenshaw University in Cuttack. one can easily gauge the problems Rainfall Nil Nil clear sky As a result, students from re- Bhubaneswar,” a student from the condition of anonymity. also does not presence on any social In the field of medical educa- faced by the students. P4 SATURDAY | NOVEMBER 7 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR downtown

Training for paperless Assembly begins

k y m Bharat Biotech vaccine c POST NEWS NETWORK E-VIDHAN SABHA vided with iPads to get starred and unstarred question answers Bhubaneswar, Nov 6: A train- rainers from OCAC and NIC are through NeVA—odisha.neva.gov.in. ing programme for Assembly Timparting training to the Assembly “NeVA was partly rolled out in Secretariat staffers began Friday staffers in ranks of ASOs, section the state Assembly and very soon unit at Andharua soon in order to make the House works officers, desk officer, under secretary, all works will be done through it,” paperless. deputy secretary and joint secretary the Speaker said. POST NEWS NETWORK Trainers from Odisha Computer about online file management Now, one can download the DECKS CLEARED Application Centre (OCAC) and NeVA app in mobile phone and Bhubaneswar, Nov 6: Keeping in National Informatics Centre (NIC) xperts are providing training on how know about the daily proceedings mind the huge demand for Covid- are imparting training to the Eprinted files will be replaced with of the House, he added. online files and how they would be 19 vaccine as soon as it gets the Assembly staffers in ranks of as- NeVA will completely eliminate moved from one desk to the other necessary approval, the state gov- sistant section officer (ASO), sec- the process of sending out a no- ernment has asked Bharat Biotech tion officer, desk officer, under tice/request for collection of data. International Ltd (BBIL) to start con- secretary, deputy secretary and eral administration and accounts Patro added. Through the cloud technology struction work for its vaccine man- joint secretary about online file branches,” said Assembly Speaker After the staffers are trained, all (Meghraj), data deployed can be ac- ufacturing unit at Andharua here. management. The employees in SN Patro. MLAs will be imparted training cessed anywhere at any time. Holding a meeting in this re- all branches of the office will work Experts are providing training about rolling out of ‘National e- Further, live webcasting of House gard, Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy on computers. on how printed files will be re- Vidhan Application’ (NeVA) in proceedings is also available on resolved pending issues for imple- “Training to make the state placed with online files and how April 2021. this application. mentation of the project and di- File photo of the site for the proposed vaccine manufacturing unit Assembly works paperless started they would be moved from one The members will be trained on While the Centre is providing rected the BBIL to start the ground today. The training will be con- desk to the other, he said. how to submit questions and sub- 60 per cent of the fund, the state level construction work within a fort- Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy resolved The required statutory ducted in a phased manner. Today, Earlier, a week-long training missions online and how to get government is bearing 40 per cent night. The company was asked to pending issues for implementation of clearances and pollution the training is being provided to programme was held and the final the answers, he said. for the implementation of the commence production within the the project and directed BBIL to start control board’s permission officials at administrative, gen- stage of training started today, The legislators have been pro- project. schedule time. the ground level construction work have been availed for setting Further, the BBIL was directed within a fortnight up of the unit to set up a state-of-the-art biotech Action sought Man murdered on incubation centre, common facili- Our unit at Andharua would produce 10 types of against OAS officer ties and IT corridor along with the vaccines including those for malaria and Covid. e-Buses to roll on Utkal campus first phase construction of the in- The total investment would be around `300 crore Bhubaneswar: An activist Friday dustry. The company was also urged POST NEWS NETWORK KRISHNA ELLA I BHARAT BIOTECH CMD demanded stern action against Pramod to promote the local startups. Kumar Prusty, senior OAS officer and Industrial Infrastructure the Deputy Zonal Commissioner of Bhubaneswar, Nov 6: A violent Development Corporation (IDCO) novations. As of now, around 774 availed for setting up of the unit, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation City roads by Feb spat between two labourers on chairman-cum-managing director startups are operating in various said Science and Technology for keeping a minor tribal girl as house the premises of Utkal University (CMD) Sanjay Kumar Singh said, incubation centres out of whom Secretary Santosh Sarangi. maid flouting norms under Child POST NEWS NETWORK here Thursday night resulted in “The land is readily available at around 65 incubates have acquired Bharat Biotech CMD Krishna Labour Act. A special team of Jajpur death of one of them. Biotech Park, Andharua for ground patent, trade mark and copy write Ella said, “Our unit at Andharua of police Thursday night arrested Prafulla Bhubaneswar, Nov 6: Officials The deceased was identified as breaking works. The building plan etc. Around 75 startups are incu- Bhubaneswar would produce 10 Prusty, the father-on-law of Prusty, on of Capital Region Urban Transport Gujuram Singh, a native of Udala as per the design has also been ap- bating in biotech and health sectors,” types of vaccines including those the charges of sexually abusing and (CRUT) Friday declared that elec- area in Mayurbhanj district. impregnating the minor girl at his resi- proved.” he said. for malaria and Covid. The total tric buses will roll on temple city’s Gujuram was working as a labourer dence here. The activist, Anjan Nath, “The startups in Odisha are doing Meanwhile, the required statu- investment would be around Rs submitted a plea before the Joint roads by February 2021. and was involved in construction well and many of them have al- tory clearances and pollution con- 300 crore. Best of the technology will Labour Commissioner seeking strict Observing the growing demand of the university’s boundary. ready acquired patent for their in- trol board’s permission have been be put in the unit.” action against Prusty. in Mo Bus’s ridership, CRUT had The accused, Raju Singh, also in February declared to roll out hails from Udala area. He has been 50 e-buses in three cities. While on the run since last night. PLEA TO REOPEN TEMPLES demo runs had been done, the According to an eyewitness, it State’s Covid-19 plan was stalled owing to Covid- was about 9.30pm when Gujuram 19 and restriction on travel and picked up a quarrel with Raju toll nears 1,400 transports. over some issues. The scene turned However, with Mo Bus slowly ugly when the latter lost his cool PNN & AGENCIES standing on its feet, the officials and attacked Gujuram with a said that the buses will be launched sharp weapon. He then fled the Bhubaneswar, Nov 6: State’s in a phased manner. While 25 REPRESENTATIONAL PIC spot, leaving Gujuram lying in a Covid-19 tally Friday rose to 2,98,768, buses will be introduced in pool of blood. with 1,494 more people testing pos- February, rest will be launched Naveen Patnaik Friday unveiled The other labourers rescued a itive for the infection, while 15 in March next year. The buses the book, ‘Bus Pathsala’ here which profusely bleeding Gujuram and fresh fatalities pushed the toll to will run in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack showcased the five-week long vir- rushed him to a hospital. But he 1,393, an official of Health and and Puri. tual training sessions conducted by was declared brought dead. Family Welfare (H&FW) depart- Moreover, CRUT is also setting CRUT during the pandemic. A team from Sahid Nagar police ment said. up two modern bus depots at Patia The Chief Minister appreciated reached the hospital and sent the Of the 1,494 fresh cases, 867 and Patrapada soon at a cost of CRUT for taking the initiative for body for postmortem. Police also were reported from quarantine around Rs 17 crore. However, the of- the training its crew and docu- visited the spot where Gujuram centres, and the rest detected dur- ficials admitted that the work might menting its outcome. was attacked. They also raided a ing contact tracing. be delayed as Mo Buses continue A first of its kind, the publica- few places to nab the accused. Khurda district, of which the to function at considerable loss. tion is a compilation of soft and tech- Police sources told Orissa POST state capital Bhubaneswar is a As per sources, the ridership num- nical skills imparted by the CRUT that the accused and the victim had part, reported the maximum numbers have fallen from a peak of 1 to its employees during lockdown also a fight over some work-re- ber of fresh cases at 153, followed lakh per day to only 26,000 a day now. period. lated issues during Thursday af- by Cuttack at 112 and Balasore at The initiative was also highly ternoon. They again engaged in a 102, the H&FW official said. CM UNVEILS ‘BUS PATHSALA’ appreciated by Association of State heated argument over the same Marking the second anniver- Road Transport Undertakings issue during dinner period that Temple servitors beat cymbals and blow conch shells as part of a demonstration in front of Ram Mandir in Bhubaneswar, sary of Mo Bus, Chief Minister (ASTRU), New Delhi. turned violent. HIGHLIGHTS Friday, seeking reopening of the shrines which have been shut for devotees in the wake of Covid-19 OP PHOTO

Khurda Three fresh fatalities reported the were reported from NGT BRAKE ON ILLEGAL STONE QUARRY maximum Khurda and ATM loot: 2 accused nabbed from Vizag number of Sambalpur districts, POST NEWS NETWORK “If the lease is to be held valid, fresh cases at two each from it can be operated by the respondent POST NEWS NETWORK the duo using a gas cutter to break became suspicious on seeing them ATM, Sarangi added. After com- 153, followed Mayurbhanj and Bhubaneswar, Nov 6: The National only after obtaining EC in accor- open the ATM and steal more than with the gas cylinder. “They checked ing to know of the arrests, two spe- by Cuttack at Bargarh. One each Green Tribunal (NGT) Friday or- dance with the procedure laid down Bhubaneswar, Nov 6: Vizag police Rs 28 lakh in cash. They fled the spot into the ‘Urban Legend’ hotel here cial squads of Commissionerate 112 and died in Cuttack, dered halting of stone quarry op- under the EIA Notification, 2016 arrested the two accused in con- on a motorcycle after committing then. It was during their stay in Police went to Andhra Pradesh and Balasore at Malkangiri, Bolangir, erations of an errant operator in as amended. We also observe that nection with breaking and looting the crime. Police after checking a 102 Puri and Balasore the second hotel that the two ac- interrogated the accused duo. They Nabarangpur district and asked the competent authority to grant of a Punjab National Bank ATM number of CCTV footage came to cused committed the crime,” Sarangi confessed to looting the PNB ATM the authorities to collect environ- EC shall be the SEIAA…” the writ- here. The incident took place the conclusion that the two accused added. here. Commissionerate Police have KHURDA HAS ACCOUNTED FOR mental compensation for excessive ten order of the NGT said. October 10, 2020 at the ATM on were from West Bengal. He also said that the duo threw moved court to bring the accused THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF mining. It also empowered the local au- Patia railway station road under “They reached Bhubaneswar air- away the cylinder after commit- duo to Odisha. FATALITIES SO FAR AT 242, The mining operator at thorities to impose environmental Infocity police limits here. port October 5. Then they stayed at ting the crime. Then they checked Meanwhile, Sarangi directed the FOLLOWED BY GANJAM AND Papadahandi area in Nabarangpur compensation dues. Commissioner of Police a hotel named ‘Pabitra Agency’. out from the hotel at 4.15am of hoteliers and lodge owners in the CUTTACK AT 231 AND 116 district was accused of operating The aggrieved villagers wel- Sudhanshu Sarangi Friday said During their stay they searched October 11. They returned the mo- city to follow all the guidelines is- RESPECTIVELY without environmental clearance comed the decision. The petitioner’s that the duo has been identified as for a gas cylinder on internet. They torcycle to the owner and left for sued by the Commissionerate Police. and other mandatory approvals counsel Shankar Prasad Pani said, Samarjyot Singh from Punjab and found that there is a store in Delhi via an Indigo flight at 7.40am. He urged them to check all the de- Taking to the Twitter, the H&FW needed for stone quarry. The peti- “The issue of illegal mining of Zafar Sadiq from Kerala. Mancheswar belonging to Keshab To escape police attention, they tails and identity proofs of the cus- department expressed regret that tion before the tribunal had also ac- minor minerals is rampant across “The two are the members of an Maharana which gives gas cylinder constantly changed cities. From tomers checking in at their hotels 15 more Covid-19 patients have cused the operator of excessive the state and an exemplary penalty interstate robbers’ gang operated on rent. The two hired a gas cylin- Delhi they went to Chandigarh, and also share the details with the succumbed to the viral disease. mining of the minor mineral. is required to discourage such mal- from Bengaluru. The gang used to der from Maharana and also rented then Bangalore and finally Vizag. nearby police stations too. Three fresh fatalities were re- The tribunal said the quarry per- practices. Also the responsibility target ATM kiosks in different parts motorcycle which they used for the They took flights on each occasion They have also been advised to ported from Khurda and mit granted in favour of the of the officers needs to be fixed in of the country,” Sarangi told media. crime,” Sarangi said. and stayed in reputed hotels. immediately inform the police after Sambalpur districts, two each Respondent could be held void, hav- cases where violations found but The police commissioner said The miscreants, however, left the However, they were apprehended by encountering any suspicious be- from Mayurbhanj and Bargarh. ing been granted without first get- no action taken against the pro- police had examined the CCTV hotel they had checked in first. This the Vizag police when they were havior by the strangers staying at One each died in Cuttack, ting the EC transferred in his favour. ponent.” footage of the ATM. They spotted happened because staff of the hotel in the process of looting another their lodges or hotels. Malkangiri, Bolangir, Puri and Balasore. Khurda has accounted for the highest number of fatalities so New turn in Varsha-Anubhav spat far at 242, followed by Ganjam Cyclothon held on cancer awareness at 231 and Cuttack at 116. As POST NEWS NETWORK when she has no accommodation. many as 53 Covid-19 patients PNN & AGENCIES A pledge taking ceremony was un- Varsha has demanded a police have died due to pre-existing HELP KIDS GET INSPIRED ABOUT LOVE dertaken by the participants to re- Cuttack, Nov 6: The ongoing mar- probe into the matter. ailments. Bhubaneswar, Nov 6: Cycling not FOR CYCLING, SAYS ACTOR SIDDHANT spect cyclists on roads and to pro- ital dispute between Kendrapara MP Countering the allegations The positivity rate in the state only helps in reducing pollution, but mote ‘Cyclegiri’. Anubhav Mohanty and his wife of Varsha, her mother-in-law stands at 6.18 per cent, the senior also goes a long way in controlling who is a noted cyclist and biker as Corporation (BMC) and major NGOs With a central theme on aware- actress Varsha Priyadarshini took also lodged a complaint at the official said. bad habits like smoking and taking well said, “We can gift a cycle to a like KRIAA foundation and Seva ness on cancer, the cyclothon cul- a new turn with the actress and her same police station saying that Over 48.38 lakh sample tests tobacco which contribute towards kid on his/her birthday so that the Prayash Foundation. BSCL gen- minated at Kalinga Stadium after mother-in-law filling separate po- their house is a 60-year-old have been conducted so far, in- a major chunk of cancer across cycling spirit in that kid would al- eral manager (administration) a stretch of 5km starting from lice complaints recently. building and is in urgent need cluding 51,098 Thursday, added India, actor Siddhant Mohapatra ways be eager to practice cycling Kamaljit Das coordinated the event. Ekamra Plaza. In her complaint lodged at Puri of repair. the official. said as he joined a cyclothon on whenever there is an opportunity.” Olympian Anuradha Biswal re- Leading oncologists of city-based Ghat police station, Varsha has al- The family has decided to shift Meanwhile, 1,641 Covid patients cancer awareness here Friday. The cyclothon was organised by membered the childhood days and hospitals and cancer survivors were leged that the family members of elsewhere for 10 days so that urgent recovered in state, taking the total Urging parents to help kids get Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited how there was a time in which cy- felicitated on this occasion at Kalinga Anubhav have hatched a conspir- repair work could be carried out. recoveries to 2,85,174, the H&FW inspired about the love for cycling, (BSCL) in collaboration with cling was a great pastime and every- Stadium. Doctors also called for acy to drive her out of the house. However, Varsha is refusing to va-

department tweeted. the former Member of Parliament Bhubaneswar Municipal one was involved. early detection of cancer. She said the move came at a time cate the place.

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DREW SHENEMAN DAVID HORSEY PHIL HANDS US ELECTION INSPIRES DARK HUMOUR With Joe Biden on the cusp of US Presidency, the end is near for one of the most polarised elections in the nation’s history. Orissa POST brings you a collection of cartoons which bring to the fore America’s perilous divides

PETER BROOKES WALT HANDELSMAN AGENCIES press strikingly different views on those challenges, ac- New York, Nov 6: cording to AP Presidential elections VoteCast, a can be revealing mo- broad survey ments that convey the of the elec- wishes of the American torate. Biden people to the next wave voters overwhelm- of elected officials. ing say they want the federal govern- So far, the big reveal in ment to prioritise limiting the spread the contest between of the virus, even if that means further President damage to the economy. But most Trump Donald voters preferred an approach that focused on the economy. About half of Trump voters also called the economy and jobs the top issue facing the nation, while only 1 in 10 Biden voters named it most important. On race and justice issues, Biden voters almost universally said racism is a serious problem in US society and in policing. But only a slim majority of Trump voters, who are overwhelm- ing white, called racism a serious problem. Biden has tried to bridge THE NEW YORK TIMES this gap, often appealing to a sense of national unity and the Trump and former Vice President Joe through mail ballots — the method of vot- “soul” of America. Trump often casts Biden is the extent of the cavernous di- ing preferred by many Democrats — himself as a defender of his voters. vide between Republican and Democratic while pursuing an aggressive legal strat- Many Democrats desperately hoped that America, one that defines the nation, egy that could lead to further delays. Trump would suffer an embarrassing no matter which candidate ultimately “Except for the Civil War, I don't think and broad defeat that would serve as wins. we've lived through any time as perilous a clear repudiation of Trump and his Voters from both parties turned out in as this in terms of the divisions,” said brand of politics. At the very least, droves to pick the next president, but historian Barbara Perry, the director of they wanted an unambiguous man- as they did so, they found little agreement presidential studies at the University of date that would allow Biden to pur- about what that president should do. Virginia's Miller Centre. sue ambitious policies on health care, Democrats and Republicans prioritised Even after the 2000 election, when the education and the economy. different issues, lived in different com- Supreme Court ultimately intervened Trump may lose, but strong GOP munities and even voted on different on Republican George W. Bush's behalf, turnout in battlegrounds and unex- kinds of ballots. Democrat Al Gore quickly conceded and pectedly solid victories for Republican Whoever emerges as the winner, congressional leaders found areas of candidates in Senate and House races that division ensures that the next agreement on Capitol Hill. made Tuesday far from a thumping. president will face significant grid- “To come out of something like The election solidified the parties' lock in Congress, scepticism about this, you need to have a leader who competing coalitions. Biden relied on the integrity of the vote and an agitated can lead and willing followers,” Perry urban and suburban voters, particularly electorate increasingly divided by race, said. “I just don't see willing followers women, college-educated voters and peo- education and geography. Even the on either side.” The yawning divides ple of color. Trump exceeded his turnout vote count itself threatens to further will threaten the next president's abil- numbers from 2016 by relying on thou- split Americans. ity to manage multiple crises: Daily sands of new supporters from rural, Two days after polls closed, neither coronavirus infections set a record GOP pockets of white voters across the Trump nor Biden has earned the 270 this week, the economy is struggling country. electoral votes needed to win the presi- to recover from the pandemic and Results in high-turnout counties un- dency. The Republican incumbent is en- many Americans are pressing for a derscore that trend: Republican-leaning couraging his supporters to protest out- reckoning on racial injustices. places became more Republican and side counting locations still sorting Trump and Biden voters, however, ex- Democratic areas more Democratic.

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he beheading of a school fected people because the human teacher in France has ig- beings have no role whatsoever nited Islamophobia and no authority whatsoever to Chosen babu denied T across the world. That challenge Sunnah. In comparison, is, however, a one-sided view. There the Western all-encompassion is dy- K Arya, the new Chief Secretary of Rajasthan, is not the first choice is need for reform of both Islam and namic and resides within the so- of state Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot for the position. Until the last Western materialist ideology. Both ciety. The collective thinking of Nmoment, the last working day of outgoing Chief Secretary Rajeev Swarup, ideologies are fundamentally egal- all mankind is the ideology of the the Gehlot government hoped to push for a tenure extension for Swarup. But itarian. The sixth century Arab West as seen in the adoption of the Centre denied its consent and Arya was drafted in, superseding eight IAS world was hugely unequal with democracy. The ideology is an- officers in the process. He was additional chief secretary for finance. Besides rampant slavery and tribal elit- swerable to mankind, which is appointing Arya, the government also effected a major reshuffle involving ism. At that time, Prophet sovereign. At the same time, the 21 senior IAS officers. Muhammad (PBUH) brought a writ of the same ideology has been The drama was building for some time. Sources say that Gehlot had revolutionary message that all limited to people within one’s coun- worked hard to ensure Swarup was appointed chief secretary in early July human beings were equal. The There is need to reform both. Islam will have to try and comes with freedom to ex- this year and then pushed for his extension. It is said that to appoint key words of the French Revolution ploit those outside one’s borders. Swarup to the state’s top post, the chief minister reportedly ‘struck a deal’ in 1789, in parallel, were ‘Liberty, accept internal equality and the West will have On the other hand, the ideology of with the previous chief secretary D.B. Gupta who was slated to retire in Equality, Fraternity.’ The two to expand equality to the whole mankind Islam is answerable to Allah Who September. Under this supposed deal, Gupta resigned in July and was im- thought processes evolved in dif- is outside of mankind. Mankind mediately appointed advisor to the CM for a year and Swarup stepped in ferent directions in course of time. cannot question the ideology as as his successor. The responsibility of explaining as recorded in Bukhari’s Hadith 9:59 actly opposite to its own ideal of given by Allah and interpreted by The babu grapevine has it that Swarup endeared himself to the chief Bharat the ideology of Islam was taken says, “Kill one who changes his equality. French MNCs continue Sunnah. Allah is sovereign, not minister during the Gehlot-Sachin Pilot standoff, which may not have gone over by the tradition or the ‘Sunnah’ Islamic religion.” The Sunnah to exploit developing countries mankind. For this reason, Western down well with the Centre. Jhunjhunwala after the Prophet. The Sunnah con- therefore has altered, even re- after the end of colonialism. The ideology can and has been evolv- EC for ‘cooling-off’ period for babus sisted of the sayings of the Prophet versed, the teaching of the Quran. ideology of equality and frater- ing—which is not seen in Islam. The Election Commission (EC) is now likely to recommend to the Centre THE CONCEPT known as Hadith (as distinct from It has become nearly impossible to nity was limited and continues to Conclusion is that the concept a ‘cooling off ’ period for IAS, IPS and other officers who join politics soon the Suras of the Holy Quran that repair this alteration because Ayat be limited within the borders of of equality runs deep in both the after retirement or after resigning the service. Sources say that the poll OF EQUALITY were revealed through him) and the 3:92 of the Quran says that France. Thus far, Islam and the Islamic and Western ideologies. panel was jolted into this line of RUNS DEEP IN interpretation of these texts as Muhammad would be the ‘last West are similar. Both have de- However, the Sunnah has killed thinking after former Bihar DGP BABUDOM done by the elders. According to Prophet.’ Question is whether nied equality and fraternity in this ideology in Islam by adopt- Gupteshwar Pandey resigned from BOTH THE Leslie Hazelton, author of After the Muhammad was the last Prophet different ways. However, the West ing internal inequality while crass the IPS in September and promptly Prophet, the simplicity and equal- among the Prophets till his time; has evolved. At one time colo- economic interest has killed the joined a political party barely weeks BYTES ISLAMIC AND ity were maintained during the or we would be the last Prophet for nialism was in vogue. Now it is same ideology in the West by lim- before the Bihar Assembly elec- Dilip Cherian WESTERN first two Caliphs following the all times to come? The Sunnah passe. In comparison, there is no iting equality within one’s bor- tions. His resignation was accepted Prophet namely Abu Bakr and had determined that Muhammad change in Islam because accord- ders. There is need to reform both. immediately, even though govern- IDEOLOGIES Omar. The situation changed dra- was the last Prophet for all times ing to Ayat 3:92 Muhammad was Islam will have to accept internal ment regulations stipulate that an officer who wishes to join private employment matically at the time of the third to come. Therefore, the teachings the last Prophet and the message equality and West will have to ex- after service needs to wait a year after retirement or resigning from service. Caliph Uthman. He got a massive given by the Prophet and as in- delivered by him as interpreted pand equality to the whole Though the demand for a cooling-off period is not a new one and is usu- palace made at Medina with mar- terpreted by the Sunnah have be- by the Sunnah in unchangeable. mankind. Secondly, the all-en- ally raised around election time when babus who have political ambitions ble columns where foreign dishes come ‘fixed’ and unchangeable. The message cannot change ever. compassing nature of Allah in often quit to join a political party, the government has so far rejected it, ar- were served. He granted huge The march of economic develop- Another difference in the two ide- Islam is entirely compatible with guing that barring former babus from joining politics immediately after leav- parcels of land along with thou- ment, spread of education, the lib- ologies is about the exact nature of the all-encompassing ideology of ing service can be interpreted as an infringement of their right to equality. sands of horses and slaves to his eration of colonies, the outlawing their all-encompassing character. equality of the West. However, But the poll panel is now keen to ensure that the government insists on a near ones. This inequality appears of slavery are all ignored by Islam. Islam considers Allah to be all-en- these have to be synchronized. The cooling-off period for officers seeking to join politics, just as it does for those to be against the teachings of the Similar is the situation with compassing. The slogan of ‘Liberty, Islamic all-encompassing nature of seeking corporate jobs. The commission is yet to work out the modalities of Prophet. However, it has been ac- Western ideology. Europe wit- Equality, Fraternity’ also was all- Allah has to be expanded to all how long this cooling-off period should be, but sources say it could be at least cepted in mainstream Islam be- nessed huge killings of one encompassing. But there is a cru- human beings as said in Ayat 2:256 two years. cause the sole authority of deci- Christian sect by another in the cial difference. The all-encom- and made compatible with other U-turn on transfers in Uttarakhand phering the meaning of the verses first millennium of the Common passing character of Islam is religions. The Western all-en- The forest department of Uttarakhand and the state government seem to of the Quran has been taken over Era which is known as external. Allah is separate from the compassing nature of equality has be at odds with each other. The government recently cancelled all the trans- by the Sunnah to the exclusion of ‘Inquisitions.’ Non-Christians were society and He stands outside of to be taken beyond one’s borders. fers of forest department officials done between September and October for the common man. Thus, the grand considered second-class citizens mankind though He is all-encom- The roots of conflict between Islam violating an order which prohibited transfer of any official during 2020-21. inequality seen in Islamic countries and decried as ‘pagans.’ The French passing. The nature of His all-en- and the West lie in these different Apparently, the department has done around a dozen such transfers with- like Saudi Arabia has become ‘ac- Revolution in 1789 led to separation compassion is to be determined conceptions which need to be dis- out first seeking clearance from the state government. ceptable.’ It has become impossi- of religion and the state and es- by Sunnah. Thus, as Bukhari’s cussed and a common framework Earlier, in July, sources say, the government had revoked the transfer ble to change, or even challenge, this tablished the idea of equality. Hadith would say, it is okay to kill arrived at with mutual consultation. order of 11 deputy conservator of forests (DCFs) within 48 hours of the is- particular interpretation of the However, France itself colonized who changes his religion from suing of the orders. At the time, Anand Bardhan, Principal Secretary, Forest Quran. Ayat 2:256 says, “There is entire north-west Africa and acted Islam. All-encompassion stops The writer is a former Professor Department, had issued a terse statement saying that it was a government no compulsion in religion.” barbarously towards the natives here. This view cannot be dis- of Economics at IIM Bangalore. order “and we are simply following it.” However, the saying of the Prophet in the nineteenth century—ex- cussed or challenged by the af- Views are personal. However, according to sources, several Indian Forest Service (IFoS) officers say that the order was revoked since the transfer list contained several names that were not presented before the civil service board for transfers. Further, some officers on deputation were given additional charge, which is apparently against the rules. According to a Supreme Court ruling, no trans- SPECTRUM POLITICS fer can be done without the approval of the civil services board. So why was this being done? That’s a mystery. Share a babu experience! Follow [email protected]. Let’s multiply the effect. Why Trump cries electoral fraud WISDOM CORNER S President Donald Trump, the academic journal Research & reflect the fact that people were on prone to believing that people are The ability to be in the present moment is a major component of perhaps unsurprisingly, has Politics, found that those exposed to edge on election day, in a way that casting votes they should not, mental wellness. ABRAHAM MASLOW Ualleged fraud in the conspiracy theories regarding elec- made both groups of partisans re- whereas Democrats are more con- November 3 presidential election, tion-rigging were less willing to ac- ceptive to conspiratorial rhetoric. cerned about being disenfranchised. The past, like the future, is indefinite and exists only as a spectrum without offering what anyone would cept the results of an election, and They conclude that Americans are After Republican challenger Mitt of possibilities. STEPHEN HAWKING consider real evidence, other than became less inclined to concede the vulnerable to being affected sig- Romney’s defeat in the 2012 US pres- We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one the fact that votes for his Democratic outcome when the result threat- nificantly by election-rigging alle- idential election, the authors note, that is waiting for us. JOSEPH CAMPBELL challenger, Joe Biden, keep turning ened their partisan goals. Its au- gations. Throughout his presidency 49 per cent of Republicans believed up in states where Trump initially thors, Bethany Albertson and and the two election campaigns he that a Democratic activist group led in the count. The president has Kimberly Guiler of the University has now waged, Trump has time and had stolen the election for President WORDSWORTH already announced that he intends of Texas at Austin, argue that vote- again demonstrated a better feel Barack Obama (only 6 per cent of to take the election to the US rigging allegations strike at the for his electorate’s mental state Democrats believed this). Supreme Court, despite the fact very foundations of democracy. For than the US intelligentsia and chat- Finally, the authors cite a pre- Vaccary Raj Persaud that at the time of his statement, example, they may render the pub- tering classes have. The latter groups vious study of letters to the edi- ou won’t find this in any modern dictionary except the largest, as it has millions of votes in numerous lic doubtful as to whether non-vio- might dismiss Trump’s fraud alle- tor of the New York Times from 1890 Yquite gone out of use except when speaking of historical matters. The states were still to be counted. lent transfers of national authority gations as merely the childish re- to 2010, which reveals that dis- word meant a cow pasture, not some peasant’s patch where one cow was WHEN Yet Trump’s fraud claims could should follow from a rigged vote. actions of a sore loser, but there is gruntled losers call nearly every US kept for her milk, but larger-scale pasturage where cattle were kept and bred be part of a psychological strat- Moreover, the study contends a psychological method to his seem- presidential election into question. and as a source of working oxen. The word is usually linked to grazing land in NARCISSISM, egy, deftly executed by a master that political conspiracy theories ingly mad claims. Trump’s claim of fraud in the 2020 the moors and valleys of the Pennines in Yorkshire and Lancashire. In the EMOTIONAL manipulator. If so, the president may may have ominous, extensive, and Another recent study published election has taken this practice to thirteenth century numbers of vaccaries were carved out of the old private be paving the way to persuading long-lasting consequences, such in Political Research Quarterly ex- a new and potentially dangerous hunting chases of the nobility, who created them in an attempt to get some DISTRESS, AND large numbers of Americans to as reducing political participation, amined why so many Americans level, with unpredictable psycho- revenue back from their holdings. Vaccaries were small-scale commercial DENIAL COMBINE reject the legitimacy of his defeat. trust in government, confidence are prone to believe that electoral logical and political consequences. cattle farms — in places, as around Pendle (more famous for its witches), you A unique scientific study con- in elections, and faith in democ- fraud exists. The study’s authors, Narcissists, convinced of their su- can still see the big stone-slab walls that kept the cattle enclosed. The word AND GO ON THE ducted the day before and the morn- racy. Vote-rigging stories immedi- led by political scientists Jack periority, can never accept losing in comes from the mediaeval Latin vaccaria, derived from vacca, a cow. ing of the 2016 US presidential elec- ately after an election also can pro- Edelson of the University of any contest. In their eyes, no one can Vaccinate is closely linked, since that derives from the Latin vaccinus, of or MARCH, tion, probing attitude changes in foundly affect voters’ mental state. Wisconsin-Madison and Joseph ever beat them fair and square. from a cow, as cow-pox serum was used to protect people against smallpox. DEMOCRACY IS IN 1,000 US voting-age adults, found that Besides becoming angrier and Uscinski of the University of Accusations of cheating thus make exposure to conspiratorial rheto- more anxious, voters in the study Miami, suggested that more deeply perfect psychological sense. But Vaccimulgence DANGER OF BEING ric about election interference pro- also reacted with increased sad- embedded conspiratorial thinking followers may not appreciate a TRAMPLED duced a profound psychological ef- ness and disgust, and both may be to blame. They point to a leader’s psychological vulnerabil- his word popped up in a book, Appleby’s End, one of the more skittish fect. In particular, it led to Democrats and Republicans re- strong link between feelings of ity. Supporters and leaders can then Tand fanciful works of the late Michael Innes (the pen name of the Oxford significantly heightened negative ported feeling less enthusiastic powerlessness and conspiracy para- forge a bond in their denial of an scholar JIM Stewart). Inspector Appleby is investigating strange goings-on in emotions (anxiety and anger), and and less hopeful. noia. Supporters of the losing side emotionally distressing result. a rural neighbourhood and visits an old woman, of whom the local vicar also undermined support for dem- The authors suggest that the in an election are therefore more The writer is a says, “Since girlhood she has been celebrated in this part of the countryside for her skill in vaccimulgence.” Putting it another way, she was an excellent ocratic institutions. deep emotional and psychological likely to suspect scams. US London-based psychiatrist. milkmaid. Mr Innes was not the first to employ this weird word for the The study, recently published in effects they uncovered might also Republicans appear especially ©PROJECT SYNDICATE milking of cows, for it turns up in a whimsical letter written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge in November 1796: “Will you try to look out for a fit servant for us, simple of heart, physiognomically handsome, and scientific in vaccimulgence. That last word is a new one, but soft in sound, and full of This is not democratic Infuse transparency expression. Vaccimulgence! I am pleased with the word.” Alas, few others have been, to judge from its limited appearances in print. It is, as you may Sir, Trends are clearly not in favour of US President Sir, The RTI Act is considered a potent weapon to ensure transparency in the func- guess, derived from Latin vacca, a cow (which is also the origin of vaccine, Donald Trump who is not proving to be a willing loser, he tioning of government. The Central Information Commission, setup with much because the first was derived by Dr Jenner from cowpox to guard against the etters will possibly be a sore loser. When counting began he fanfare in 2005, under the RTI Act, 2005, to enforce the Act through disposal of much more serious smallpox). The ending is from the Latin verb emulgere, to shouted ‘theft’ on Twitter, he cried ‘fraud’ on a public ad- complaints against state and central authorities as regard to queries on right to milk out, which — as well as being the ultimate origin of emulsion — is the dress. He attacked the mail-in-ballot and tweeted that elec- information, has not moved forward in right earnest. About 36,000 cases are pend- root of another very rare word, emulgence, the action of milking out, as for TOL THE EDITOR tion system of US is damaged; ironically, the same system ing before the commission, more than 25,000 were filed last year, of which nearly example in extracting money from the unwilling. Readers of Orissa POST through which he got elected. The president instead of talk- 30,000 were appeals against the state commission orders. Though there is a pro- are most welcome to contribute letters ing about the tough Covid times and issues pertaining to vision for appointment of ten information commissioners, five or more are al- (200 words), articles and the interests of citizens is engaged in bashing out on dem- ways vacant. Four IC posts have not been filled up since 2018. In the last six years, columns (between 750-1250 LOL words). Contributors are ocratic institutions and exploring means to remain in of- no appointment to the commission has been done without the intervention of court. requested to send their fice. He has kept his official schedule empty for two straight The Supreme Court has unambiguously directed the government to initiate the Girl confesses sins day I gaze at contact numbers and full days and engaged widely in filing law suits and wielding selection process of Chief Information Commissioner or Information Commissioners

myself in the postal address/email ID. They may also cases to continue in White House in these extraordinary one to two months before the incumbent retired. On November 1, the government

k y m send in their valuable comments, opinion c n Irish girl knelt in the mirror and tell myself and suggestions, preferably by email, times. The US boasts being a global leader, but this time appointed Yashvardhan Sinha, the senior-most IC as the CIC but after two months Aconfessional and said, “Bless me, how beautiful I am.” to: [email protected] it should take lessons from the election system of India. of Bimal Jalan’s superannuation. Opposition parties have expressed ‘dissatis- Father, for I have sinned.” The priest turned, took a good look at And the world expects the Americans to act a bit more ju- faction’ at Sinha’s appointment. There has been widespread discontent over the “What is it, child?” the girl, and said, “My dear, I have diciously than celebrating the election of a French bull dog selection of the new IC who is termed ‘a BJP supporter’. The top court had said The girl said, “Father, I have good news. That isn’t a sin – it’s only a B-15, Rasulgarh Industrial Estate, as a Mayor, as seen in Kansas. Any lessons for Indians? RTI is a fundamental right of a citizen. The maxim ‘justice delayed is justice de- committed the sin of vanity. Twice a mistake.” Bhubaneswar-751010 Aryaputra Parthasarathi Das, BHUBANESWAR nied’ holds true for the top RTI body as well. Ganapathi Bhat, AKOLA P7

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Work of eco retreat proj Wife of Phiringia Malkangiri: Unknown disease claims 5 lives BDO dies in hospital; suicide suspected A SIMILAR DISEASE CLAIMED 13 LIVES WITHIN A MONTH IN MATHILI BLOCK taken up on war footing POST NEWS NETWORK POST NEWS NETWORK NAVEEN TO INAUGURATE PROJECT DEC 1 Phulbani, Nov 6: Sarita Samal Malkangiri, Nov 6: A mysterious ccording to the report, Muka who was brought November 4 to Telam, a resident of disease continues to spread in var- A POST NEWS NETWORK the Kandhamal district head- ious villages of Malkangiri dis- Bhenchanpalli, complained of quarters hospital (DHH) under swelling of legs, hands and belly. trict. People of Bhenchanpalli under Daringbadi, Nov 6: Even though mysterious circumstances, died He continued to feel body ache locals had opposed the proposed Padia block were panicked as the un- and finally succumbed to the Thursday night while undergo- known disease claimed five lives disease Eco Retreat Project at Daringbadi ing treatment. The 31-year-old de- in two months while 10 others were in Kandhmal a few days ago, the ad- ceased is the wife of Phiringia affected by it, a report said. ater, four others developed ministration started its work Friday block development officer (BDO) Notably, a similar unknown dis- Lsimilar symptoms before and has planned its inauguration Rashmiranjan Mahanta. ease claimed lives of 13 people giving up. Among other by the Chief Minister December 1. The woman was brought from within a month at Sodiguda vil- deceased were Bata Ganga (36), Reports said that the culture her residence for treatment lage under Mathili block. Jogendra Bata (40) and Beti and tourism department is exe- Rout took stock of the eco retreat Wednesday late in the night. Her According to the report, Muka Lachha cuting the project under supervi- work here Friday. body has been kept at the hospi- Telam, a resident of Bhenchanpalli, everal other villagers who sion of the district administra- The project is being done on 9 tal and a post-mortem will be con- complained of swelling of legs, Sare affected by the disease tion. The work is being carried acres of land at Saringirpi where ducted Friday afternoon to as- hands and belly. He continued to feel are Beka Muke (57), Soma out in full swing. 25 tent houses will be put up for certain the actual reason behind body ache and finally succumbed Madhi, Ganga Karam, Irma Work on a 30-ft wide road is con- tourists with various facilities the death. Police registered a U/d to the disease. Villagers said the disease is Bapanpalli under Padia block about Madhi and Soyam Muka tinuing on a war footing. The state for them. case (No.-13/20). Later, four others developed sim- spreading fast while two months ago. Later, five people (Bedaguda village) government plans to complete the “The eco retreat will start from “Police are thoroughly investi- ilar symptoms before giving up. the affected people seek treat- had died at Niliguda village after suf- work of five eco retreat projects Dec 1 and will continue till gating the possible circumstances Among other deceased were Bata ment from local quacks instead of fering from similar symptoms. by November end so that the Chief Febraury 28, 2021. Tourists will which led to Sarita’s death. Based Ganga (36), Jogendra Bata (40) and going to doctors. On the other hand, some health Minister will inaugurate them get various facilities and be en- on prima facie evidence, it ap- Beti Lachha. Villagers demanded that the ad- officials had said that the problem December 1. tertained with cultural pro- pears to be a case of death by sui- Several other villagers who are ministration sent a medical team was due to shortage of hemoglobin Collector Dr Brunda D, SP Vinnet grammes,” said district tourism of- cide. However, the actual reason affected by the disease are Beka to assess the situation and took re- in the body. Agrwal, Baliguda sub-collector ficer Anjan Kumar Barik. behind the death can be ascer- Muke (57), Soma Madhi, Ganga medial measures. Villagers demanded a medical Shubhanakar Mohapatra, SDPO The Collector said that the eco tained only after post-mortem re- Karam, Irma Madhi and Soyam The mysterious disease had re- check-up and testing of blood sam- Biswanatahn Lilanbhar, executive retreat will definitely boost tourism port,” said Phulbani SDPO Muka (Bedaguda village). portedly claimed nine people at ples in the village. engineer of the PWD Ratgangadhar in Kandhamal. Mahendranath Murmu. SVANidhi Yojana fast tracked Suspended ex-MLA accuses ROURKELA PIPEFITTER BJD leaders of sidelining him

POST NEWS NETWORK leaders for some days. “During the GETS `70CR GST SHOCK bypoll campaigning, the leaders Balasore, Nov 6: A day after the in the poll management used to POST NEWS NETWORK Biju Janata Dal suspended former humiliate me and I was under dis- he notice Balasore MLA Jiban Pradip Das tress. I was still working for the Rourkela, Nov 6: In what looks SYSTEM FAILS Thas from the party for alleged anti- party as a disciplined worker. I am bizarre, the Goods and Services he youth, identified as mentioned Jojo party activities; the latter was vis- now relieved of tension after I was Tax (GST) department Friday served TJojo, has been summoned as proprietor of ibly upset over the allegation. suspended by the party president. a defaulter notice of Rs 70 crore by the Commercial Messers Sai Addressing a press conference I thanked him for being elected in on Sameer Jojo, who happens to Taxes and GST Traders which is here Friday, the ex-MLA appealed 2009 and 2014 Assembly polls on be a pipefitter and resides at Haripur Enforcement situated at to the party supremo for his ex- the party ticket. Also thank the Basti under Basanti Colony area in Range Sector 18 in pulsion from the primary mem- people of Balasore for electing me Rourkela. Sambalpur Rourkela, bership of the party. He announced twice,” he observed, adding that accusing him of POST NEWS NETWORK selves for the assistance. Of them, The youth has been summoned for an his resignation from the party. he would be rather happy if the 1431 have applied for loans. Loans by the Commercial Taxes and GST alleged tax tax fraud through He, however, alleged that he was party had provided him an oppor- Sambalpur, Nov 6: All businesses have been sanctioned to 385 appli- Enforcement Range Sambalpur for fraud input tax credit (ITC) by being humiliated, sidelined, and tunity to place my side over the using fake invoices have been affected by the multiple cants while 135 have got loans. an alleged tax fraud. mentally tortured by some BJD anti-party slur against him. restrictions leading to an economic 160 street vendors in Kuchinda The notice has mentioned Jojo as slowdown. In a bid to help boost NAC have registered themselves for proprietor of Messers Sai Traders The invoices were drawn in the name small businesses, Sambalpur dis- credit while 70 have received loans. which is situated at Sector 18 in of Madhumita Steel Industries Private Limited. On trict administration has opened In Rairakhol NAC, 34 out of 50 reg- Rourkela, accusing him of tax fraud the other hand, Jojo refuted the charge on tax liability Odia techie follows footsteps of camps to fasttrack applications istered street vendors have been pro- through input tax credit (ITC) by seeking financial help in the form vided loans. It may be noted here using fake invoices. documents to a person around six GST department’s notice, I learnt of bank credit under SVANidhi that the Central government has The invoices were drawn in the months ago, who promised to engage that someone had formed a fake ‘Man vs Wild’ fame Bear Grylls Yojana to roadside vendors. launched Swanidhi Yojana to bail name of Madhumita Steel Industries me at the steel plant for a salary of company in my name and using Reports said, camps and Sahaja out street vendors from the eco- Private Limited. The department Rs 12,000 per month. I had signed my personal documents,” the poor Rajesh, an M.Tech Kendras have been set up in nomic crisis through credit link- has summoned Jojo to appear be- on some documents and a blank pipefitter sighed. Sambalpur Municipal Corporation, age with banks. The aim is to fi- fore the State Tax Officer of cheque for the purpose, but in vain, Notably, the GST officials did degree holder from Kuchinda NAC and Rairakhol NAC. nancially help the cash-strapped Enforcement Unit in Sambalpur. Jojo expressed. not find any business unit at NIT Bhopal, has won According to reports, 3,889 street street vendors to take up new in- On the other hand, Jojo refuted “GST officials visited my house the address on which the shop vendors in Sambalpur Municipal come-generating activities and the charge on tax liability. a few days back and served me the was registered, the official many hearts across Corporation have registered them- resume their business. “I had handed over my personal defaulter notice. After getting the sources said. the state. He had left his lucrative job a few years back

Farmers endanger lives to protect crops POST NEWS NETWORK among others. Rajesh started his own YouTube channel and began POST NEWS NETWORK have fallen victim to attacks by ele- According to Pallahara Zilla Malkangiri, Nov 6: Rajesh Mandal guiding wildlife enthusiasts on na- JUMBO MENACE GROWS phant and from other wild animals Parishad member Saroj Kumar of Malkangiri – popularly known ture, survival and adaptability of Khamar, Nov 6: With man-ele- including snakes. Some have died Sahu, the forest department is to as ‘Jungle Boy’ has been following wild animals, the family said. phant conflicts being regular phe- and many have become physically be blamed for the increasing in- the footsteps of ‘Man vs Wild’ star “My passion drove me to learn nomena in Khamar range of challenged. cidents of wild animal attacks and Bear Grylls. more about animals and their na- Pallahara block in Angul district, The plight is not limited to farm- crop loss. “If the forest depart- Rajesh is an M.Tech degree ture. I have spent sleepless nights farmers living in the range area lands only but to their villages also. ment takes proper care of the jun- holder from NIT Bhopal and he in the woods to gain knowledge on are the worst affected. They have Wild elephants often stray into gle then elephants would not have has won many hearts across the their basic instinct as well as wild been spending sleepless nights atop human habitations, pull down por- to come out in search of food. As state. He had left his lucrative job habitat. After completing my aca- ‘manchas’ (platforms built on tions of their homes to feed on they do not have sufficient food a few years back to follow his pas- demic education, I choose jungle wooden poles or on tress) to keep a stored paddy, in the forests, they enter human sion for wildlife. over job,” the ‘Jungle Boy’ gleamed. watch on their crops. wheat, habitat,” he said. According to his family, Rajesh Rajesh’s parents were unhappy ‘We know spending nights at green Local CPI(M) leader, Meena was born and brought up at MV-79 when he decided to leave his lu- farmlands means inviting trouble. Pradhan warned that there would village in Malkangiri district. The crative job in order to pursue a Many were trampled to death by ma- be an agitation if the forest de- ‘Jungle Boy’ had developed a strong presumably unrewarding voca- rauding elephants. Yet, we have no partment does not take immediate inclination towards wildlife right tion. Later, with the passing of time choice. We have to save our crops. steps to address the problem. from his childhood. their opinion changed when they We put our lives at risk,” the farm- When contacted, forester, Khamar The tribal populated Malkangiri witnessed his resolute dedication. ers said. range, Pradeep Satpathy said it is district is surrounded by dense “I am happy that the passion of According to them, the locality not possible to keep a watch on the forests and possesses a number of my son is being admired across has been witnessing rising cases entire area as the department is wild animal species including snakes, the state,” the youth’s father of man-elephant conflicts. Every short-staffed. chameleons, wild boars and sambars Rabindra said. year they lose acres of crops to the elephants. Even before farmers were com- pensated, they are again facing the gram, wrath of the pachyderms. black gram “Many villagers had gone out- and other crops. side for other jobs. Due to the out- Many villagers blamed it on the break of COVID-19 they came back illegal sale of country-made liquor. to villages. Now the only source of “There are some villages where peo- their earning is farming. They can- ple are engaged in preparing coun- not afford crop losses anymore,” try-made liquor. ‘Mahua’ flower is one

said a local. A farmer keeps a close watch on elephants from atop a tree-top house of the main ingredients to prepare

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of the day uote Top court protects CAA WILL BE IMPLEMENTED: SHAH Arnab from arrest This Diwali, PM Modi PRESS TRUST OF INDIA killings," he said. PNN & AGENCIES exhorted the TATING THAT THE Alleging that there has been nation to light a CITIZENSHIP AMENDMENT 'diya' for our Kolkata, Nov 6: Union Home S politicisation and criminalisation New Delhi, Nov 6: The Supreme ACT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED, soldiers, but has Minister Amit Shah Friday asked of government officers in the state, Court Friday issued show cause no- AMIT SHAH SAID THE LAW IS ensured darkness in Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee the union home minister said "In tice to the Secretary of IN PLACE AND IT IS THE their lives by attempting to reduce to come out with a white paper on West Bengal there are three laws – Maharashtra legislative assem- COMMITMENT OF THE UNION their pension by half the political killings in the state one for the nephew, one for minor- bly asking him to explain in two and wondered why the state gov- GOVERNMENT ity appeasement and one for com- weeks as to why the contempt pro- RANDEEP SINGH SURJEWALA | CONGRESS LEADER ernment has not sent the statistics mon people". ceedings be not initiated against of crime to the National Crime PEAKING ON THE FACEOFF Speaking on the faceoff between him for his letter to journalist BETWEEN GOVERNOR NGOs and Record Bureau. S Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar and Arnab Goswami purportedly cau- JAGDEEP DHANKHAR AND THE environmenta- Stating that the Citizenship the state government, Shah said tioning him against disclosing STATE GOVERNMENT, SHAH lists always Amendment Act will be imple- the governor is working within his house notice to the top court. SAID THE GOVERNOR IS rake up green issues mented, Shah said the law is in constitutional limits. The apex court, which also WORKING WITHIN HIS ahead of state place and it is the commitment of "The words used against the gov- granted protection from arrest to CONSTITUTIONAL LIMITS elections the union government. "We aim to ernor are unacceptable. I would the journalist in the Maharashtra PRAMOD SAWANT | build a strong Bengal in a new era Union Home Minister Amit Shah addresses a press meet in Kolkata, Friday PTI PHOTO like to know where is the (Darjeeling) assembly breach of privilege mo- GOA CM of development. Mamata Banerjee Mamata Banerjee to come out with district magistrate who was re- tion case, took strong note of aims to make her nephew the next addressing a press meet here. ernment has not sent the statistics a white paper on political killings. moved after meeting the governor," October 13 letter of the assembly chief minister," Shah said while "Since 2018 the West Bengal gov- of crime to NCRB. I want to ask Bengal tops the chart in political he said. secretary and said he has prima The state facie committed its contempt. government is A bench headed by Chief Justice taking steps KARTARPUR SAHIB GURDWARA ISSUE S A Bobde expressed anger when to ban online games SPREADING LIGHT senior lawyer Harish Salve, ap- like rummy and pearing for Goswami, referred to others played with the contents of the letter of the as- money India summons Pak CDA sembly secretary to the journalist. K. PALANISWAMI | TAMIL NADU CM The bench said it was "surprised" Thursday, the MEA had reacted that the officer in question has sharply to Pakistan's decision to written such a letter stating the as- SHORT TAKES transfer the management and sembly proceedings were confi- maintenance of the gurudwara dential and should not have been from the Pakistan Sikh Gurudwara disclosed. Man kills daughter Prabhandhak Committee to the "This is a serious matter and Barabanki (Uttar Pradesh): administrative control of the amounts to contempt. The above Under the influence of an Evacuee Trust Property Board, statements are unprecedented and occultist, a man beat his 10- a non-Sikh body. have a tendency to bring the ad- year-old daughter to death Srivastava said the unilateral ministration of justice into dis- and buried her body in the decision by Pakistan is highly con- repute and in any case may amount house, police said. The demnable and runs against the to direct interference in the ad- incident took place in the spirit of the Kartarpur Sahib ministration of Justice. Khurd Mau village in PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Corridor initiative as also the re- "The intention of the author of Barabanki Wednesday. ligious sentiments of the Sikh com- the letter seems to be to intimidate According to reports, an New Delhi, Nov 6: India Friday munity at large. the petitioner because he ap- occultist told the accused summoned the Charge d'Affaires In the midst of heightened ten- proached this court and to threaten that a treasure was buried (CDA) of the Pakistan High sion between the two countries, him with a penalty for doing so," under his house and to reveal Commission here and lodged a the corridor linking Dera Baba said the bench, also comprising its location, he will have to strong protest over Islamabad's de- Sahib in Gurdaspur in India with Justices A S Bopanna and V perform a ritual on his cision to transfer the management Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib in Ramasubramanian, during the daughter. When the victim's of the Kartarpur Sahib gurdwara Pakistan was thrown open in proceedings held through video mother tried to stop her husband, he beat her up as from a Sikh body to a separate trust. November, in a historic people-to- conferencing. well. It was the victim's MEA Spokesperson Anurag people initiative. maternal grandmother who Srivastava said Aftab Hassan Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara is informed the police about the Khan, the Pakistani CDA, was located in Pakistan's Narowal dis- Yashvardhan Sinha incident after which both the categorically told that the deci- trict across the river Ravi, about four accused were arrested on sion runs against the religious kilometres from the Dera Baba to take oath today Thursday. The body was dug sentiments of the Sikh community. Nanak shrine. A potter makes clay lamps ahead of Diwali in New Delhi, Friday PTI PHOTO out of the pit by the police and sent for a post mortem. PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Many injury marks were found on the victim's body New Delhi, Nov 6: Information during the post mortem. 2 MILITANTS, CIVILIAN War with China can’t be Commissioner Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha will be administered the oath as the Chief 2,000 farmers ruled out: CDS Rawat Information Commissioner (CIC) KILLED IN ENCOUNTER on Saturday, officials said Friday. booked in UP INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE eighth round. India and China Sinha, a former diplomat, will Lucknow: Over 1,100 FIRs Security forces launched have been engaged in a worst be administered the oath of of- have been lodged against New Delhi, Nov 6: India's Chief seven-month-long border dispute fice by President Ram Nath Kovind, 2,000 farmers in Uttar a cordon and search of Defence Staff General Bipin at the LAC. Despite several levels they said. Journalist Uday Pradesh for stubble operation in Lalpora Rawat Friday claimed that situ- of dialogue, there has not been any Mahurkar, former Labour burning. Nearly, 144 FIRs ation at the Line of Actual Control breakthrough. Further, speaking Secretary Heera Lal Samariya have been lodged in Chatlam area of Pampore in eastern Ladakh remains tense about defence cooperation, the and former Deputy Comptroller different districts in the last in the south Kashmir and possibility of a war with CDS said that India understand and Auditor General Saroj Punhani 24 hours alone for stubble China cannot be ruled out. the importance of leveraging de- will be administered the oath as burning. The police lodged district Thursday evening "In the overall security calcu- fence diplomacy in building mu- the Information Commissioners 15 FIRs in Balrampur, eight following information lus: border confrontations, trans- tual trust and partnerships with by Sinha, the officials said. in Bahraich and Kushinagar, gressions, unprovoked tactical strategically important countries. The selection of Sinha, seven each in Aligarh, Basti about the presence of military actions -- spiralling into He also said that in the coming Mahurkar, Samariya and Punhani and Hardoi, and six each in militants there, a police a larger conflict therefore can- years, Indian defence industry was done by a three-member com- Rampur, Shahjahanpur, there, a police spokesman said. criminately upon the joint search not be discounted," Rawat said. will be growing exponentially mittee headed by Prime Minister Siddhartha Nagar among spokesman said During the search operation, the party of the forces, which was re- His statement came amid an and contribute to the overall de- Narendra Modi. Besides Modi, others. Six persons have militants fired indiscriminately, re- taliated leading to an encounter. ongoing military talk between fence preparedness. "The indus- leader of Congress in Lok Sabha also been arrested in Saharanpur for burning PRESS TRUST OF INDIA sulting in injuries to two civilians, Due to darkness, the operation India and China at Chushul of try will deliver us state-of-art Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and stubble. and managed to escape from the was suspended and the whole area Friday. He was speaking at weapons and equipment fully Home Minister Amit Shah are Srinagar, Nov 6: Two Lashkar-e- hiding spot, he said. In the first in- was put under strict cordon, he Diamond Jubilee Webinar, 2020 made in India," General Rawat members of the panel. Sinha joined Toiba (LeT) militants, believed to stance, both the injured civilians said. The spokesman said the op- organised by National Defence said. The officer said that as India as the Information Commissioner be Pakistanis, were killed while were immediately rescued and shifted eration was resumed in the early College in Delhi. However, the grows in stature, security chal- on January 1, 2019. He has served Fake call centre another, a local, surrendered be- to a hospital. However, one of the in- hours of Friday, and in the ensuing CDS also pointed out that India's lenges will rise proportionately. as India's High Commissioner to busted in Delhi fore security forces during an jured, identified as Abid Ahmad encounter, one of the trapped mil- posturing is unambiguous and "We must move out of the con- the United Kingdom and Sri Lanka. overnight encounter in Pulwama Mir, a resident of Meej Pampore, itants was killed. However, the op- she "will not accept any shift in stant threat of sanctions or de- Sinha, aged 62, will have tenure New Delhi: The Delhi police district of Jammu and Kashmir succumbed to injuries, while as the portunity to surrender was yet Line of Actual Control". He also pendency on individual nations of about three years. A CIC or has busted a fake call in which a civilian also lost his life, condition of other is stated to be again offered to the other trapped said that China's People's for our military requirements Information Commissioner is ap- centre in the Rajouri Garden police said Friday. stable, the spokesman said. militants, as a result of which one Liberation Army is facing unan- and invest in building long-term pointed for a tenure of five years area of the city and arrested Security forces launched a cor- He said the security forces con- of the trapped terrorists of LeT ticipated consequences for its mis- indigenous capability for strate- or till they attain the age of 65 17 persons for allegedly don and search operation in Lalpora tinued with the search operation and outfit laid down his arms and sur- adventure into Ladakh because gic independence and applica- years. With the induction of duping foreigners on the Chatlam area of Pampore in the again tracked the militants. They rendered in an injured condition be- of firm responses by Indian forces. tion of decisive military power to Mahurkar, Samariya and Punhani, pretext of providing them south Kashmir district Thursday were given the opportunity to sur- fore the forces during the live en- The military level talks un- squarely meet present and emerg- the number of Information technical support, officials evening following information render, the spokesman said, adding, derway since 9.30 a.m. were the said Friday. Police said that counter and was subsequently ing challenges," the officer added. Commissioners will be seven as the accused used to send about the presence of militants however, they again fired indis- shifted to a hospital, he said. against a sanctioned strength of 10. pop-ups to unsuspecting people that their devices have been hacked and infected with malware and then cheat them on the Pottery markets deserted as virus takes over festive cheer pretext of providing technical support by Microsoft. The 17 persons PRESS TRUST OF INDIA some people are stepping out de- most popular pottery markets in Hauz Rani market is essentially a arrested include callers. The spite the continuing fear of con- Delhi struggling to bring in busi- row of nearly 30 shops running police also seized 20 New Delhi, Nov 6: Nothing un- tracting COVID-19, the numbers are ness, even during what has tradi- along the footpath, selling all things computers from their derscores the despondency of Diwali just a fraction of what they were. tionally been the busiest season earthen and beautiful. Anita's neigh- possession. 2020 quite as much as the unset- “Earlier, the crowds would begin in the year. bor, 38-year-old Seema who runs tling quiet over Delhi's pottery mar- two to four weeks before Diwali Delhi on Thursday recorded her shop in the same market with kets in a festive season normally and we barely had time to breathe. 6,715 COVID-19 cases, taking its in- her husband, is frantic. “Business Three killed marked by the bustle of people buy- We would be so busy we couldn't fection tally to over 4.16 lakh. The is not even 25 per cent of what it used ing diyas and idols to usher in the take a tea break. But this year the relentless spread of the infection, to be,” Seema said. Patna: Three persons were festival of lights. situation is really bad,” said Anita, eight months on, has taken its toll The shelves are lined with beau- killed and 21 others seriously In the weeks leading up to Diwali, sitting amid the heap of earthen on millions of livelihoods across tiful items of ceramic crockery in injured when a vehicle they pottery hubs across the city would lamps and pots and quite literally the country and in its capital too. shades of blues, pink and yellow were returning in after come alive with the sounds of cars swatting flies. And Anita, who took over the 30- and rows of Ganesh-Lakshmi idols, attending a Congress rally

overturned in Purnia district, driving up and scores of people Her makeshift shop on a pave- year-old shop nearly a decade back screaming to be picked up, ad- y police said Friday. The group bargaining at stalls overflowing ment in south Delhi's Hauz Rani after her mother-in-law passed mired and purchased. But there are

with handmade earthenware – in- market is overflowing. But there away, is just one of them. She said just too few takers. She added that

k y m was returning from a public c rally of Congress candidate cluding not just diyas of all sizes but are no buyers. And the 60-year-old, her shop is the only source of in- she buys all the items on loan from Abdul Jalil Mastan in Amour also decorative flower pots, plat- who also stocks pottery from places come for her family of eight, and wholesale shopkeepers in places when the driver lost control ters and vases. such as Khurja in Uttar Pradesh, is sold anything,” she said. has changed even with Diwali just the pandemic has made survival such as Khurja, Jaipur and Kolkata over the vehicle around 7.30 The bright lights are strung up like despairing. “We always ran out of In fact, she has barely had any eight days away. The fear of the very difficult. and pays them back once she has pm on Thursday and every other year to beckon people but our Diwali stock weeks before the customers at her shop since the coronavirus has taken over the Located a stone's throw from the made the sale, keeping the profit it overturned. the customers are just so few. Though festival, but this year I have barely lockdown was lifted. And nothing festive cheer, leaving some of the Malviya Nagar metro station, the for herself. Till there is a KARNATAKA BANS CRACKERS P9 medicine for corona, SATURDAY | NOVEMBER 7 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR face masks are the medicine. Karnataka has decided to ban These are the biggest the sale and bursting of protection against COVID-19 firecrackers during Diwali this infection. We need to promote year in view of the coronavirus wearing face masks as a pandemic, Chief Minister y national movement BS Yediyurappa said Friday

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of the day uote Bihar election: Final Ensure no smog in Delhi-NCR: CJI The Centre is taking all INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE brains working. But ensure that need details what kind of offences steps to there is no smog in the city. We will combat air pollution you are looking at. Because for all phase to be the decider New Delhi, Nov 6: Chief Justice hold a detailed hearing on these offences and violation of orders of in Delhi and other parts of north India S.A. Bobde on Friday told Solicitor pleas after vacations." the commissions or provisions, the ahead of the winter INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE General Tushar Mehta that the The Centre had notified the com- penalty cannot be 5 years jail or season court is not concerned with any mission for Air Quality Rs 1 crore fine," he added. Purnea, Nov 6: Polling for the commission, and all it wants -- on Management for Delhi-NCR after it On the aspect of not having re- PRAKASH JAVADEKAR | UNION MINISTER third and final phase of the Bihar a priority basis -- is for the Centre issued an ordinance on October 28 tired judges on the commission, Assembly election for 78 seats in 15 to ensure that there is no smog in to set up the new agency with sweep- the Chief Justice said: "After all, Several districts will take place Saturday. Delhi-NCR. ing powers to act against sources of we are a court of law. We won't ab- countries have It is estimated that whoever clinches As Mehta informed the top court air pollution across Delhi, Haryana, dicate our responsibilities but we been more votes in this phase will be that the newly-formed air quality Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and are also aware of our constraints. approaching us for able to form the government. commission, which will address Rajasthan. We cannot enter the executive's receiving vaccine From the National Democratic air pollution in Delhi-NCR, was Senior advocate Vikas Singh, domain. The government has re- supply. I reiterate Alliance, the Janata Dal-United areas the LJP and the RLSP are begin working from Friday and representing a minor petitioner in sources and money and they will our Prime Minister's has fielded 37 candidates while the making the contest triangular or members have also been appointed the matter, submitted that a five-year something drastic needs to be done. have to ultimately act." Mehta em- commitment that India's vaccine Bharatiya Janata Party, Vikassheel multi-cornered. including former Petroleum jail term and Rs 1 crore fine looks Singh also highlighted before phasised that the government also production and delivery capacity Insaan Party and Hindustani Awam Secretary M.M. Kutty as head, a little arbitrary and there is no clas- will be used to help all humanity in In the last Assembly election, the top court that Ministry of Health have "the will" to act against pol- fighting this crisis. India will also Morcha have fielded 35, 5 and 1 the JD-U won the maximum 24 bench headed by the Chief Justice sification of offences. He insisted and Family Welfare is also kept out lution. The apex court was hearing help interested countries in candidates respectively. On the seats from this region. Then it was said: "We are not concerned with any that rising air pollution is a matter of the commission. The Chief petitions against stubble burning, enhancing their cold chain and Mahagathbandhan side, the allied with the RJD. This time the commission. There are already of grave concern and in fact, it is Justice then asked Mehta that grad- which is a major source of air pol- storage capacities for the delivery of Rashtriya Janata Dal has fielded 46 JD-U is with the BJP. In the last elec- many commissions and many a public health emergency and ing of offences was required. "We lution in Delhi-NCR. vaccines candidates while the Congress, the tion, the BJP won 19 seats while the Communist Party of India (Marxist- RJD and the Congress bagged 20 and HARSH VARDHAN SHRINGLA | Leninist) Liberation and the 10 seats respectively from here. FOREIGN SECRETARY OF INDIA Communist Party of India have Apart from this, the CPI-ML man- WAR AGAINST VIRUS COVID: Daily fielded 25, 5 and 2 candidates re- aged to win one seat and four were The Essential spectively. Separately, the Lok won by others. recoveries up Commodities Janshakti Party has put up 42 can- Political expert Rameshwar (Amendment) didates. Prasad has a different take. He for last 5 weeks Bill in which The Rashtriya Lok Samata Party claimed that polarisation of voters potatoes and onions (RLSP) has fielded candidates for has also been attempted in the 78 PRESS TRUST OF INDIA were removed from all the seats in alliance with the All seats where polling is to be held. He the list of key food India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen said that despite being with the New Delhi, Nov 6: India's sin- commodities, is anti people and (AIMIM) and several other par- BJP, the JD-U continued to get the gle-day COVID-19 recoveries ex- aimed at protecting blackmarkteers ties. The alliance of Pappu Yadav's votes of Muslim voters. ceeded daily new infections suc- and the hoarders Jan Adhikar Party is also in the Prasad said: "Mithilanchal, cessively for the last five weeks, MAMATA BANERJEE | WEST BENGAL CM electoral fray in this phase. Political Seemanchal and Koshi areas will while active cases are on a sus- expert and senior journalist vote in this phase. The BJP has tained decline and comprise only Girindra Nath Jha said: "Votes are been strong in Mithilanchal while 6.19 per cent of the country's total SHORT TAKES believed to be scattered in this Muslim voters decide the result in caseload, the Union health ministry election." Seemanchal. As AIMIM is con- said Friday. Guj ACB nabs After AIMIM fielded candidates testing and Muslim League and Less than 50,000 new cases of the in the border areas and other po- some other political parties have coronavirus infection have been forest official litical parties also gave tickets to fielded Muslim candidates, the op- reported in the country in a span of 24 hours, whereas the daily Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Muslim candidates, a split of votes position Grand Alliance may feel Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) will be seen, he said. According to the heat." new recoveries have exceeded has arrested a range forest Jha, "Former Madhepura MP Pappu For this phase of voting, former 54,000. "India is reporting new re- official (RFO) for allegedly Yadav and AIMIM can dent both the Congress President Rahul Gandhi, coveries more than the daily new amassing disproportionate alliances' vote bank but none of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi cases successively for the last five assets worth Rs 1.68 crore these parties can claim votes from Adityanath and many Union weeks now," the ministry said. over a period of 10 years, an any particular community." Ministers have held election meet- There is a continuous decline in official said Friday. Following Jha believes that the main con- ings to attract voters while RJD average daily new cases for the a four-year-long probe, the test is between both the big al- leader Tejashwi Yadav has worked last five weeks. From registering ACB Thursday arrested liances but in Yadav dominated hard for the RJD. AIMIM chief more than 73,000 average daily Nimesh Majmudar, currently areas including Madhepura, the Asaduddin Owaisi has also held Volunteers, wearing masks, participate in a COVID-19 awareness procession as coronavirus cases rise across the new cases in the first week of posted as an RFO at Aranya Jan Adhikar Party and in some several meetings. national capital, at Connaught Place in New Delhi, Friday PTI PHOTO October, the average daily new Bhavan, Gujarat forest cases have declined to 46,000 cases. department's head office in According to data updated at 8 Gandhinagar, a release am, active cases are also on a sus- issued by the ACB stated. tained decline as a result of con- Delhi HC seeks CBI reply on Ex-soldier kills father over TV tinuously rising recoveries. The active cases stand at 5,20,773 as on date COVID patient INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE Lala Ram, who had been watch- and now comprise only 6.19 per cent ing some programme, to switch of the total COVID-19 caseload, it flees from hosp Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh), Nov off the TV. When his father re- stated. Mumbai: A man arrested in a Sengar’s appeal against jail 6: A retired army personnel has fused, there was argument dur- A total of 54,157 COVID-19 pa- drug case fled from a city allegedly shot dead his 80-year-old ing which Ashok shot him with tients have recovered and were hospital where he was PRESS TRUST OF INDIA It said the trial must not only be father, who refused to switch off his gun and escaped. discharged in a span of 24 hours admitted after testing UNNAO CASE fair but also remain free from biases the TV during a late night show. His father sustained serious as against 47,638 new infections positive for COVID-19, a New Delhi, Nov 6: The Delhi High and prejudices. It would not be pre- The police said that prima bullet wounds and succumbed being reported during the same pe- police official said Friday. The Court Friday sought CBI's reply posterous to submit that in the in- facie, it appeared that a heated ar- later. Ashok had retired from riod. Azad Maidan Police has on disqualified UP MLA Kuldeep stant case neither the justice was gument broke out between Ashok Army and lives in Naseerpur vil- The recoveries have surged to registered an FIR against the Singh Sengar's appeal challenging done nor seen to be done which Katihar, the retired soldier and his lage along with other family mem- 77,65,966 and exceed active cases patient after he fled from the his conviction and 10-year impris- has certainly shaken the confi- father Lala Ram as he wanted to bers, including his elderly parents, by 72,45,193 as on date. The na- south Mumbai-based hospital onment in the custodial death case dence of the public in the entire jus- turn off the TV. The incident besides other siblings. tional recovery rate has further im- on Thursday, he said. of the Unnao rape victim's father. tice delivery system. took place in Naseerpur village Family sources said that Ashok proved to 92.32 per cent. The min- According to the official, the Justice Vibhu Bakhru issued no- Sengar claimed this case was an on Thursday night. was an alcoholic and would fre- istry said that 80 per cent of the man was arrested by the tice to the CBI and also asked it to offshoot of a long-drawn political "During the argument, Ashok quently fight over petty issues. "An new recovered cases are observed Byculla police under the Narcotic Drugs and respond to Sengar's application rivalry and deep-seated animosity pushed him and later opened fire FIR under relevant sections of to be concentrated in 10 states and Psychotropic Substances Act seeking suspension of the sentence existing between two political fac- from his licensed double-barrel IPC, including 302 has been lodged union territories. last month. The 25-year-old till pendency of the appeal. The tions. During the hearing, CBI's gun," said Additional superin- in this regard. Separate teams Maharashtra has contributed was admitted to the state- high court listed the matter for fur- counsel said other appeals arising tendent of police (ASP) Anup have been formed to arrest the ac- the maximum with more than run Gokuldas Tejpal Hospital ther hearing on November 10. out of the same FIR are pending be- Kumar. Preliminary investiga- cused, who has been absconding 11,000 single day recoveries. Seventy- after he tested positive for Sengar, who was sentenced to fore another bench of the high tion and scene of crime suggest along with his gun since the in- nine per cent of new cases are also the viral infection a few days the "remainder of his natural bio- court. that Ashok had asked his father cident," the ASP said. from 10 states and union territories. ago, he said. logical life" for raping the minor Justice Bakhru said let this ap- Maharashtra is reporting a very Unnao girl, was stripped of his peal be also listed along with other high number of new cases with membership on February 25 as the matters pending before another more than 10,000 cases followed by 40 sheep, lawmaker of the Uttar Pradesh judge on November 10. The trial Kerala with more than 9,000 cases. Assembly following his conviction court, which did not hold the ac- Besides, 670 case fatalities have goats killed in the case. The father of the rape cused guilty of murder under the been reported in a span of 24 victim was arrested at the behest of IPC, awarded maximum sentence hours. Of these, 10 states and Banihal (J&K): At least 40 Sengar under the Arms Act and Sengar, through advocate Kanhaiya for the offence of culpable homicide, union territories account for nearly sheep and goats were killed in an attack by leopards in a had died in custody on April 9, 2018 Singhal, sought setting aside of the not amounting to murder, to convicts 86 per cent. More than 38 per cent mountainous area of Jammu owing to police brutalities in custody. trial court verdict by which he was under section 304 of the IPC after of new fatalities reported are from and Kashmir's Ramban On March 4, Sengar, his brother convicted and sentenced in the holding that there was no inten- Maharashtra (256 deaths). Delhi fol- district, officials said Friday. and five others were convicted for case. In the appeal, he said, “It is im- tion to kill. lows with 66 new deaths. India's A group of leopards entered the death of the victim's father in perative for a fair trial that the in- It had said "no leniency" can COVID-19 caseload mounted to the animal sheds of Gulzar judicial custody by the trial court vestigating agency, prosecution be shown for killing a family's 84,11,724 with 47,638 new infec- Ahmad Chandail and Farooq which on March 13, sentenced them and witnesses present the true facts "sole bread earner" and the four tions being reported in a day, while Ahmad Chandail in Gundi to 10 years imprisonment. before the court and that the court, daughters and a son of the de- the death toll climbed to 1,24,985 Gagra village in Gool sub- The trial court had also imposed in turn, must ensure that a free ceased has lost the protective cover with 670 new fatalities, the data up- division of the district a fine of Rs 10 lakh on Sengar. and fair trial…” of their father. dated at 8 am showed. Thursday night, range officer of wildlife department Ramban Mansoor Ahmed said, adding they killed at least 40 sheep and goats COVID: Indians most open to getting vaccinated, says survey inside the structures. PRESS TRUST OF INDIA most of all in China, Australia, made by numerous pharmaceuti- an end to the cycle of new lock- Spain, and Brazil. Globally, the two cal companies working on vaccine downs and restrictions. It is crit- Two arrested New Delhi, Nov 6: Indians are the main reasons for not wanting to trials and international organisa- ical that governments and the keenest on getting vaccinated when- get a COVID-19 vaccine are con- tions like the World Health private sector come together to Thane: The police have solved ever a COVID-19 vaccine is available, cerns about side effects (cited by 34 Organization (WHO), Gavi and build trust in the next steps. It's nine cases of motorcycle even as people in 10 out of 15 coun- per cent) and concerns about clin- thefts in Bhiwandi town of CEPI working to ensure any fu- important to know that when a Maharashtra's Thane district tries showed a growing reluctance ical trials moving too fast (cited by ture solution is available for those vaccine is ready, it will make a and arrested two persons for about getting vaccinated, according another 33 per cent). In India also, most in need. difference," Bernaert added. their alleged involvement in to a global survey. 34 per cent respondents said they are Arnaud Bernaert, Head of The survey also asked the re- the crime, an official said In the World Economic worried about side effects, while Shaping the Future of Health spondents how soon after a vac- Friday. In light of the rise in Forum/Ipsos survey of 18,526 adults 16 per cent are concerned about and Healthcare at the WEF, said, cine becomes available would they y motorcycle thefts during the from 15 countries, 73 per cent said fast-moving trials. "This drop in vaccine confidence get one. Nearly half of the adults

they would get a COVID-19 vaccine Besides, one in ten persons glob- is a remarkable and sad trend as globally said they would get vacci-

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Ethiopia’s federal TRUMP SUPPORTERS TURN ROWDY military operations in the north have clear, AGENCIES CLIFFHANGER ELECTION president's counsellors have been limited and giving him advice in both direc- achievable Phoenix, Nov 6: Backers of BIDEN LEADS TRUMP BY MILLIONS OF VOTES ARE STILL TO BE tions, with some telling Trump objectives President Donald Trump ramped up NEARLY 6,000 VOTES IN COUNTED BUT EVEN BEFORE WE HAVE that a concession is the correct demonstrations Thursday thing to do, and others pushing ABIY AHMED | PRIME MINISTER OF ETHIOPIA PENNSYLVANIA AND OVER THE FINAL TALLY, BIDEN HAS ALREADY 73 night against an election they believe 1,000 IN DEEP RED MILLION VOTES NATIONALLY, THE MOST him to continue to fight to en- was rigged or being stolen, in some GEORGIA IN AMERICAN POLITICAL HISTORY sure the vote was correct and le- cases bringing guns or clashing gitimate. Today, the with counter-protesters as they ral- DONALD TRUMP JUNIOR US and its lied in battleground states. ACCORDING TO LATEST US MEDIA PROJECTIONS, BIDEN TARGETS NIKKI HALEY: allies can’t In Arizona, one of five US PULLED AHEAD OF TRUMP IN GEORGIA. HE HAS ALSO In an apparent attack on popular control what’s battleground states where votes TAKEN THE LEAD OVER TRUMP IN PENNSYLVANIA Indian-American Republican politi- happening in the were still being counted in the too- cian Nikki Haley, Donald Trump world. They’ve lost close-to-call race between were being counted, blasting coun- after his Democratic rival pulled Jr has accused that "2024 GOP hope- control Trump and Democratic challenger try music, waving flags and car- ahead in key states that could de- fuls" are "sitting on the sidelines" MOHAMMAD JAVAD ZARIF | FOREIGN Joe Biden, Trump supporters rying signs reading "Recount" and liver him enough electoral votes and not speaking out against the AFFAIRS MINISTER OF IRAN massed outside the Maricopa County "Rigged". Roughly a dozen counter- to win the race for the White "fraud" in counting of votes as Elections Department in Phoenix. AP PHOTO protesters arrived after an hour, House, a senior aide of the claimed by his father and US Some briefly chased a man who shouting "Black lives mat- president was quoted as President Donald Trump. held up a sign depicting the presi- ter" and "say their saying by a media re- US SECRET SERVICE TIGHTENS The four dent as a Nazi pig behind a stage INDIA’S REACTION names," referring to the port Friday. BIDEN SECURITY: The US Secret weeks of where right-wing talk-radio host victims of police bru- According to latest Service has increased its protec- coronavirus s the world awaits the result of the American presidential election, WHITE Alex Jones was speaking. tality. Others threw US media projec- tive bubble around Joe Biden as lockdown imposed AIndia Friday said the global strategic partnership between the two Police intervened and broke up in England until countries have a very strong bipartisan support in the US, suggesting eggs at the Trump sup- HOUSE tions, Biden pulled chances increased that he will be the December 2 will be the altercation after the man and his that the bilateral ties will not be impacted by the poll outcome “We are porters from a pass- ahead of Trump in next US president. enough to make a small group of counter-demon- also awaiting the election results,” Ministry of External Affairs ing car. RACE Georgia. The Secret Service sent an extra real impact and there is light at the strators were surrounded by Trump spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said during an online media "My country's future is He has also taken squad of agents to Biden's cam- end of that tunnel for as normal a activists, according to a Reuters briefing while replying to questions on impact of US presidential what brings me out here the lead over Trump in paign headquarters in Wilmington, Christmas as possible witness. There were no reports of outcome on the Indo-US ties. He asserted that “the comprehensive tonight," said Mitchell Pennsylvania. Trump can- Delaware as expectations rose that injuries. strategic (Indo-US) partnership has very strong bipartisan support in Landgraf, a 21-year-old construction not find a route to 270 electoral the Democratic candidate would BORIS JOHNSON | UK PRIME MINISTER "They are trying to steal the elec- the US and successive presidents and administrations have raised the worker who cast his first vote in a votes without Georgia and be able to declare victory over tion but America knows what hap- level of the relationship even higher.” The ties between India and the presidential election for Trump. Pennsylvania, so his chances of se- President Donald Trump as early as pened and it’s fighting back," Jones US have witnessed a major upswing in the last four years under the TRUMP HAS NO PLANS TO IM- curing reelection will hinge on de- Friday, the Post reported. Trump administration, particularly in areas of defence and security. SHORT TAKES told the throng of some 300 people. MEDIATELY CONCEDE ELECTION AS velopments in the two key bat- The extra Secret Service agents "1776 is the answer to 1984," he BIDEN TAKES LEAD: Donald Trump tleground states. Reacting to the were sent to Delaware Thursday, said, an apparent reference to the and the dystopian George Orwell Trump supporters gathered in does not have plans to immediately latest developments, the senior CNN quoted two unnamed sources Tropical storm Eta US Declaration of Independence novel. In Milwaukee, some 50 front of a city building where votes concede the election to Joe Biden Trump aide told Fox News that the as saying. leaves 8 dead Teguchigalpa: At least eight people have died in Honduras due to tropical storm Eta, currently lashing the central region of the Central American country with heavy rains and wind gusts of 45 km per hour, local authorities said. On Thursday, the Second Lieutenant of the Fire Department, Carlos Oliva, said four people died in a mudslide, including a mother and her two children, in the Fortaleza district of Tela, a town in Atlantida, and a minor drowned in the village of A Trump supporter wears a mask of Democratic presidential Paujiles, reports said. Protests against President Donald Trump outside Twitter headquarters nominee Joe Biden and carries a sign during a protest outside of in San Francisco PTI Demonstrators gather in Black Lives Matter Plaza while waiting for election results PTI the Philadelphia Convention Center REUTERS US seizes 27 China bans Iranian websites ‘Will resolve issues with foreigners from San Francisco: The US has GRETA TROLLS TRUMP seized 27 additional domain Covid-hit countries names that Iran's Islamic India through dialogue’ Revolutionary Guard Corps PRESS TRUST OF INDIA (IRGC) "unlawfully" used to WITH HIS OWN WORDS PRESS TRUST OF INDIA spread "disinformation". All Beijing, Nov 6: China Friday said 27 domains were being used INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE easily win," the President told re- Kathmandu, Nov 6: Problems be- it has temporarily suspended visas in violation of US sanctions targeting both the porters at the White House earlier tween Nepal and India would be re- for foreign nationals in countries government of Iran and the Washington, Nov 6: Amid on- on Thursday, implying that some solved through dialogue, Prime like India, the UK and the IRGC, the Department of going tensions over the results of of the postal ballots, the count- Minister K P Sharma Oli said Philippines as it was facing greater Justice said Wednesday. the US presidential election, ing of which he was trying to stop Friday during a meeting with Indian risk from "imported cases" of coro- Swedish environment activist was illegal. Army chief Gen. M M Naravane MM Naravane during a meeting with navirus. Greta Thunberg has mocked US "If you count the illegal votes, who paid a courtesy call on him. K P Sharma Oli, in Kathmandu PTI The Chinese embassy in Delhi President Donald Trump in his they can try to steal the election Gen Naravane's three-day visit to said Thursday that China has Dominic Raab own words in the ultimate social from us. If you count the votes Nepal was largely aimed at reset- in a tweet after the meeting. decided to temporarily suspend in quarantine media revenge. that came in late, we're looking ting bilateral ties that came under During the meeting, the Prime the entry into the country by for- In response to Trump’s ‘stop at them very strongly, but a lot of severe strain following a bitter bor- Minister mentioned the centuries- eign nationals from India hold- London: UK Foreign Secretary the count’ tweet, the 17-year-old said on her Anger Management prob- votes came in late. der row between the two countries. old special relations existing being valid visas or residence per- Dominic Raab is self-isolating on the micro-blogging platform lem, then go to a good old fashioned "This is a case where they're The meeting between Gen Naravane tween Nepal and India, and the mits in view of the coronavirus himself after coming into a Thursday: “So ridiculous. Donald movie with a friend! Chill Greta, trying to steal an election, trying and Oli, who is also the Defence tradition of conferring Honorary pandemic. China has also made close contact with someone must work on his anger manage- Chill!," the President had tweeted to rig an election," he asserted. Minister of Nepal, took place at General of Army on each other's similar announcements for trav- who later tested positive for ment problem, then go to a good December 12, 2019. Within hours Trump's allegations about elec- his official residence in Baluwatar, Army chiefs, Bhattarai said. Gen ellers from the UK and the the coronavirus. The senior Cabinet minister will be in old fashioned movie with a friend! of posting, the teenage activist's tion fraud brought immediate con- Nepal Army sources said. Naravane's engagements in Nepal Philippines. isolation for two weeks but Chill, Donald, Chill.” tweet has garnered over 1 million demnation from the media, al- Prime Minister Oli said that included a visit to the headquarters “As the epidemic situation over- will continue to work Thunberg’s tweet was the exact likes and nearly 300,000 retweets. most all of which labelled it "false", “there has been good friendship of the Nepalese Army and attending seas is getting worse, China is fac- remotely during that period copy of the one that Trump posted The development comes as and politicians in Republican and between Nepal and India,” ac- a banquet hosted in his honour by ing greater risks of imported cases. in keeping with the in December 2019 criticizing the President Trump has made con- Democratic parties. cording to his foreign affairs advisor chief of Nepalese Army Gen Purna In October, the number of im- government guidelines, said Time magazine’s decision to name troversial broad allegations of The main TV networks, ABC, Rajan Bhattarai. Oli expressed Chandra Thapa. On Thursday, the ported cases grew by 45 per cent the Foreign, Commonwealth her ‘Person of the Year’. voter fraud in Tuesday’s election. CBS and NBC, stopped broad- hope that the “problems between two Army chiefs held talks and compared with that in September,” and Development Office "So ridiculous. Greta must work "If you count the legal votes, I casting his speech midway. the two countries would be resolved discussed ways to boost bilateral mil- Chinese Foreign Ministry (FCDO) in a statement through dialogue,” Bhattarai said itary cooperation. spokesman Wang Wenbin told a Thursday. media briefing here, justifying Beijing's decision. “In the meantime, some do- City-wide nCoV 2020 US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION mestic cases were also found. Under such circumstances, we testing begins have learned from other countries' practices and further Liverpool: The first trial of a city-wide coronavirus testing Voter turnout rate reaches highest in 120 years strengthened pre-departure pre- began in Liverpool began vention and control measures for Friday, under which travellers coming to China,” he residents and the people PRESS TRUST OF INDIA and Maine, as per the US Election In a Pew Research ranking of said. China's sudden decision has working in the English city Project, this year had the highest voter turnout in the most recent led to the cancellation of several will be offered repeat tests, Washington, Nov 6: The 2020 US turnout of 79.2 per cent each, fol- nationwide elections, the US is Vande Bharat Mission flights by whether or not they display presidential election has recorded lowed by Iowa at 78.6 per cent. placed at 30th position out of 35 na- India to bring over 2,000 stranded symptoms. In a statement, the highest voter turnout in 120 Maine and Iowa was won by tions. The highest voter turnout Indian professionals to this coun- Liverpool Mayor Joe years, a prominent electoral ex- President Donald Trump and since 120 was reflected in a high try. Wang also said COVID-19 tests Anderson said the testing pert has said. Minnesota by his Democratic rival vote support to both Biden and being stipulated for passengers ar- pilot could save lives, stop According to preliminary esti- Joe Biden. Other States which Trump. As of Thursday afternoon, riving in China were not hun- hospitals being overwhelmed mates of the US Election project, polled more than 70 per cent voter Biden had received over 72 mil- dred per cent accurate. and "get the city out of tier a nonpartisan site that tracks vot- turnout were Colorado (77.1 per lion votes, which is eight million “The pre-departure nucleic three restrictions", the BBC ing, an estimated 239 million peo- cent), Connecticut (71.1 per cent), more than Hillary Clinton got in acid testing for China-bound trav- reported. ple were eligible to vote this year, Delaware (70.8 per cent), Florida 2016. ellers has been essential in pre- of which nearly 160 million exer- (72.9 per cent), Maryland (72.2 per Trump has so far bagged over venting epidemic importation. cised their right to franchise. The cent), Massachusetts (73.4 per cent), 68.5 million votes, which is the However, none of the existing Evacuation begins figure is likely to be updated in Michigan (73.5 per cent) and highest Republican turnout. test methods can be 100 per cent in Indonesia the coming weeks. Montana (72.3 per cent). According to Pew, as of 2019, non- accurate at the moment,” he said. The November 3 election saw a AP PHOTO Arkansas recorded the lowest Hispanic White Americans at 69 per “According to the competent au-

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k y m Yogyakarta (Indonesia): c Indonesian authorities began cent, which is the highest turnout the preliminary estimates. The registered voters in the US. are stable, and the passengers' evacuating people living on rate since 1900. The 1900 election 120 years. There is still a fair Science at University of Florida, Time magazine said the above-av- Hispanic and Black registered vot- test results can be a lot more ac- the volatile Mount Merapi had recorded 73.7 per cent voter amount of guesswork involving who leads the US Election Project. erage voter turnout rate in 2020 is ers each account for 11 per cent, curate if the test methods are volcano's fertile slopes on turnout, it said. outstanding ballots to be counted,” In 2016, US had registered 56 noteworthy as the US usually has while those from other racial or eth- combined. That's why we now Friday following an increase "The 2020 presidential election said Michael P McDonald, per cent voter turnout, while it some of the worst turnout rates in nic backgrounds account for the re- need IgM anti-body testing, too,” in volcanic activity. had the highest turnout rate in Associate Professor of Political was 58 per cent in 2008. Minnesota the world. maining eight per cent. he said. P11 FOREX RESERVES RISES OVER $560 BN SATURDAY | NOVEMBER 7 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR A full economic recovery India’s foreign exchange (forex) reserves rose is unlikely until people $183 million during the week ended October are confident that it's 30. According to RBI's weekly statistical safe to reengage in a supplement, the reserves increased to broad range of activities $560.715 billion from $560.532 billion reported JEROME POWELL | CHAIR OF THE business for the week ended October 23

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k y m c of the day uote ‘Capping market share of UPI players to impact users’ Export demand is good as our NPCI, THURSDAY, SAID A SINGLE THIRD PARTY APP PROVIDER CAN HANDLE ONLY 30% OF OVERALL UPI TRANSACTION VOLUMES cotton is the cheapest in the PRESS TRUST OF INDIA the country. of the recent growth in UPI trans- ther have to lose customers or de- world market. A NPCI -- which runs the UPI -- will action volumes, it had analysed the cline transactions to meet the cap- recovery in global New Delhi, Nov 6: The decision issue Standard Operating risks in the UPI ecosystem and out- ping requirement that would have prices could lift Indian exports to 7 to cap market share of UPI players Procedures (SOPs) regarding cap- lined the steps being taken to "ad- a big impact on the business, the ex- million bales in the new season at 30% will have implications for ping of transactions in due course. dress the risks and protect the UPI ecutive said. from 5 million bales a year ago millions of users and even ad- "Digital payments in India is still ecosystem". According to sources, some of versely impact adoption of the dig- in its infancy and any interven- For existing TPAPs, that are ex- these players will meet NPCI ex- ATUL GANATRA | PRESIDENT, COTTON ital payment mechanism in the fu- tions at this point should be made ceeding the 30% cap, will have a ASSOCIATION OF INDIA ecutives to raise their concerns. ture, according to industry experts. with a view to accelerate consumer period of two years to comply with Recently, PhonePe announced National Payments Corporation choice and innovation. A choice- the requirement in a phased man- crossing the 250 million-registered of India (NPCI), Thursday, said a based and open model is key to ner, as per NPCI. users milestone and over 100 million In 2020, single Third Party App Provider drive this momentum," Google Pay consumers According to NPCI, the cap of 30% Monthly Active Users (MAU), and are looking at (TPAP) can handle only 30% of and Next Billion User initiatives, will be calculated on the basis of the had 835 million UPI transactions stringent safety and overall UPI (Unified Payments India Business Head Sajith total volume of transactions processed in October with a market share of sanitisation Interface) transaction volumes. Sivanandan said in a statement. in the UPI during the preceding three over 40 per cent. processes followed The cap shall be applicable with ef- NPCI's announcement has come months on a rolling basis. Google had 67 million monthly ac- at every touchpoint fect from January 1, 2021. as a surprise and has implications An industry executive, who did tive users in September last year, and of travel before choosing a location Google Pay, Walmart's PhonePe for hundreds of millions of users Paytm and PhonePe did not re- Data coming out of the usage is a not wish to be named, said there is on the merchant side, it had over and Paytm are among the TPAP who use UPI for their daily pay- spond to e-mailed queries. major resource apart from the rev- a lack of clarity currently as the three million active merchant's data SABINA CHOPRA | CO-FOUNDER & COO players in the fast-growing UPI ments and could impact the fur- Generally, TPAPs tie-up with enues made through processing SOPs are yet to be announced. for June 2020. Google Pay has not (CORPORATE TRAVEL) AND HEAD (INDUSTRY RELATIONS), YATRA.COM ecosystem, amid the sustained push ther adoption of UPI and the end goal banks at the back-end to add users fees. Players, whose market share is al- shared any updated stats since for boosting digital payments in of financial inclusion, he said. and process payments for them. NPCI, Thursday, said that in view ready above 30 per cent, would ei- September 2019.

With the integration of TATA STEEL IFFCO Bazar Renewable energy on Yono Krishi, Increased digital payment COMMENCES OP customers will now be able to purchase AT CHROMITE MINES the high-quality sector continues farm inputs and agri machinery POST NEWS NETWORK online. This is another step towards to better assess GDP: FM fulfilling the vision of the AGENCIES Bhubaneswar, Nov 6: Tata Steel government of doubling the (As) we move Mining Limited (TSML) began to woo investors farmer’s income by 2022 New Delhi, Nov 6: Finance Minister towards digital operations at its Saruabil & CS SETTY | Nirmala Sitharaman Friday said in- transaction...we Kamarda Chromite Mines, now AGENCIES MD (RETAIL & DIGITAL BANKING), SBI creased digitisation will help in expect that the also called the twin mines. The making better assessment of the temptation for groundbreaking ceremony was New Delhi, Nov 6: The renew- country's economic growth and dealing with held Friday to start the mining able energy sector continued to at- SHORT TAKES nudged tax practitioners to sug- cash be brought operations at Sukinda. tract investors this year, though gest their clients to shift towards down Managing Director of TSML capital spending is likely to de- digital modes of payments. MC Thomas said: “Commencing cline, according to a report. It also She said the government, irre- NIRMALA SITHARAMAN I production from the twin mines is noted that uncertainty is now grow- BHEL reports FINANCE MINISTER spective of the party in power, tries another important step for the ing over India's ability to attract a `552 cr loss to widen the tax net and at the company. We are also now ready diverse pool of private finance New Delhi: State-owned same time, lower the tax burden in transactions do not come under duce is." The minister said that in to supply chrome ore from Sukinda from domestic and international engineering firm BHEL on its pursuit of revenue collection, monitorable radar. a growing economy like India, the Chromite mine which had started sources to meet its renewable en- Friday reported a and tax practitioners can play a "If each of these transactions government tries to widen the tax operations September 21, 2020.” ergy targets. consolidated net loss of critical role in this by ensuring are brought into some kind of mon- net and, at the same time, look at The company’s three chromite The report on India's Clean 2019, it added. `552.38 crore in the timely compliance by taxpayers. itorable network, your GDP cal- ways to bring down the burden of mines in Jajpur district of Odisha, Energy Investment Trends is pre- However, it said equity investor September quarter, mainly "(As) we move towards digital culation can be closer to the ac- taxes. namely, Sukinda Chromite Mine, pared by the CEEW Centre for return expectations rose from due to lower revenues. The transaction...we expect that the tual strength of Indian economy," "This is something which the Saruabil Chromite Mine and Energy Finance (CEEW-CEF) and around 14 per cent in the first half company had a consolidated temptation for dealing with cash be Sitharaman added. government continuously keeps Kamarda Chromite Mine consti- the International Energy Agency of 2019 to 16-17 per cent over the sec- net profit of `120.95 crore in brought down. She also said tax practitioners doing — wanting to reduce bur- tute the first set of commercial (IEA). ond half of 2019 and the first half the quarter ended on "Unless it is so small that you can- today are the most important com- den and bring more people in the leases to be converted into mining Total 15.3 GW solar PV (includ- of 2020. September 30, 2019, not go in for digital, it is always en- ponent, because they educate the tax net. The government alone can- leases across India. These were ing solar-wind hybrid) was sanc- The higher risk return expecta- according to a BSE filing. couraging to know there will be tax assessee, counsel them, tell not do the job," she said. expired March 31, 2020 and auc- tioned in competitive tenders in tions are a reflection of heightened Total income declined to digital ways of doing things so that them about the best ways of han- Sitharaman added that tax prac- tioned. The leases have been the first half of 2020, comparable risk perceptions stemming from `3,793.13 crore in the latest every (transaction) somewhere is dling their tax liabilities, and help titioners' role comes to play there. granted for a period of 50 years. to the capacity sanctioned over the policy and market uncertainty over September quarter from into the realm of getting noticed," them plan it in such a way that "As a result, they are the biggest crit- Sushanta Mishra, Senior full year 2019, a statement by CEEW potential contract renegotiation by ` 6,359.68 crore in the same Sitharaman said at the 'National tax what is due comes from an honest ical role players in revenue gen- General Manager (Mining), TSML, said. off-takers and the potential impo- period a year ago. Conference 2020' organised by the taxpayer in time. eration of the government." and Senior Officials of TSML and This was mainly driven by the sition or extension of duties on All India Federation of Tax "What you (tax practitioners) She also said since tax practi- Dhanshar Engineering & Co. Pvt. exercise of an option in June 2020 solar PV imports, further exacer- Practitioners. can tell them (assessee) is by more tioners come in between the gov- Ltd. (DECO), the Mine Developer by two developers to expand allo- bated by supply chain uncertainties ICICI Pru Life She said said India’s gross do- and more digitisation, you help ernment and the tax assessees, they and Operator (MDO) for the mine cations under SECI's manufactur- caused by COVID-19 and delays in ` mestic product (GDP) will remain the country have a better assess- have a critical role to play in pro- were present during the ground- ing-linked tender, capacities which the signing of power purchase raises 1,200 cr "underestimated" if commercial ment of what its gross domestic pro- moting "in-time compliance". breaking ceremony. were initially awarded in December agreements in 2020. Mumbai: Leading private sector life insurer ICICI Prudential Life Friday raised Esplanade One rolls `1,200 crore in debt capital BIZ BUZZ through the sale of non- CaratLane launches out Diwali campaign convertible debentures Royal Enfield launches EMIL Mines wins Radhikapur (NCDs) -- a first for the 'Meteor 350' East coal block POST NEWS NETWORK company. This is the maiden NCD issue by the insurers Diwali collection New Delhi: Mid-size motorcycle New Delhi: EMIL Mines and Mineral Resources won Radhikapur Bhubaneswar, Nov 6: The shop- and offers 6.85 per cent in POST NEWS NETWORK segment major Royal Enfield East coal block in Odisha on the fifth day of commercial coal ping destination Esplanade One annual coupon for the 10- Friday launched the 'Meteor mine auction Friday while Aurobindo Reality and Infrastructure gears up for its 16 day long year money. The capital will Bhubaneswar, Nov 6: CaratLane 350' at a starting price of won Urma Paharitola coal block in Jharkhand. According to the ‘Happyness Wali Diwali, Khushiyo be used to further `175,817 (ex-showroom Ministry of Coal, EMIL Mines and Mineral Resources made the strengthen and augment the - A Tanishq Partnership, launched Wala Sale’ campaign started from a new collection Sholapith for Chennai). According to the com- final bid offer of 16.75% revenue share for Radhikapur East coal October 31, 2020. During this pe- company's solvency ratio pany, the 'Meteor 350' inherits its name from another Royal mine in the state. Jindal Steel and Power Limited, Adani Diwali festival. The Diwali collec- riod, there will be over 200 brands and support business Enfield motorcycle of the 1950's. "Launched at the end of 1952, Enterprises Ltd and National Aluminium Co Ltd (NALCO) were growth, the insurer tion draws inspiration from the the Meteor was a magnificent touring motorcycle with a reputa- also in the fray. “Two coal mines in Odisha and Jharkhand each which will have special Diwali of- said in a note. beautiful art of Sholapith, from tion that has stood the test of time," the company said in a state- were put up for auction on fifth day of commercial coal mine fers, to help the customers shop and West Bengal. ment. "The new Royal Enfield Meteor 350 easy-cruiser, carries auction,” the ministry said. Similarly, Aurobindo Reality and stand a chance to win assured Sholapith is traditionally used Royal Enfield's signature styling but with many firsts, and is set Infrastructure made the highest bid offer of 26.50% revenue Gold and Silver coins, and gift during auspicious occasions to CaratLane LIVE this year, to make to be an equally outstanding machine for our times," it added. sharing for Urma Paharitola coal block. vouchers for shopping for nomi- Samsung records make decorative garlands and head- shopping easier for its customers. nal amounts. 50% growth gear for brides and grooms. The de- While customers continue to in- This time around the shoppers signs in the collection are intri- creasingly browse the CaratLane can win a Gold coin for shopping New Delhi: Consumer cate, with a beautiful floral motif. website, the intent to see the jew- OSRTC signs MoU with PCRA worth `80,000, a silver coin for electronics major Samsung It’s a modern take on traditional art. ellery before buying also exists. shopping of over `40,000 and gift witnessed 50% growth in Bhubaneswar: Odisha State Road Transport Corporation (OSRTC) has signed a The intricate craftsmanship is com- Through this feature, you can se- vouchers for shopping over `3,000. sales of premium Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Petroleum Conservation Research products and an overall bined with closely set diamonds lect your favourite designs by video Association (PCRA), Union Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Thursday for imparting Centre Director of Esplanade growth of 32% in October, and a touch of ceramic to give calling a CaratLane expert. The training to about 750 drivers of the OSRTC through PCRA’s flagship drivers training pro- One Parth Nayak, said, “We have according to a senior them a beautiful white accent, brand has already seen early suc- gramme on Fuel Efficient Driving Skills. The MoU was signed by Arun Bothra, IPS, introduced a 24-day Happyness company official. The firm is bringing the Sholapith art to life. cess with over 25,000 CaratLane Chairman-cum-Managing Director, OSRTC on behalf of OSRTC and Pradeep Kumar Panda, Additional Director, PCRA-ER, Wali Diwali, Khushio wali Sale also witnessing a growth in CaratLane also launched Live appointments. Bhubaneswar on behalf of PCRA for creating awareness among drivers community regarding efficient petroleum conservation. the demand of premium products from the small towns during the ongoing festive season, said Samsung India Senior Vice-President Covid, crackers ban takes toll on TN fireworks industry (Consumer Electronics Business) Raju Pullan. PRESS TRUST OF INDIA ing the COVID-19 induced lockdown DOUBLE WHAMMY and slightly more numbers later Chennai, Nov 6: The ban on fire- when some restrictions were eased. Rajasthan, Odisha and Delhi have Bank credit rise crackers by some state governments banned firecrackers during the Other problems they face was dis- has come as a double whammy for festive season bursement of salaries to employees 5.06%: RBI data the fireworks industry in Tamil and uncertainty whether the units Tamil Nadu CM K Palaniswami had Mumbai: Bank credit Nadu, which cater to 90% of the would receive payment for stocks which is probably the biggest sale written to his counterparts of grew by 5.06% to `103.39 lakh demand in the country, as they have already sent to states like Rajasthan festival of the year with over 200 Rajasthan and Odisha to revoke the crore, while deposits rose by already been hit hard by the COVID- and Haryana before the ban was an- prominent brands offering the ban on sale and use of firecrackers 10.12% to `142.92 lakh crore 19 pandemic, according to industry nounced, another official said. best offers and deals this Diwali. in the fortnight ended sources. Industry sources said the pandemic He claimed that 30% of the stocks With the specially curated ‘Diwali’ October 23, according Rajasthan, Odisha and Delhi has resulted in cracker are lying idle. The firecrackers in- theme, we are hopeful to attract to the RBI data. In the have banned firecrackers during manufacturers operating at only 60% dustry is mainly focused in and more people through the tradi- fortnight ended October 25, the festive season, citing the COVID- of their capacity around Sivakasi in Virudhunagar tional décor done across the mall.” 2019, bank credit had stood 19 pandemic and also air pollution, district in south Tamil Nadu. All the Safety and Hygiene pro-

at `98.40 lakh crore, and the while Karnataka has decided to Following a 2018 Supreme Court tocols will be followed with special

k y m c deposit was `129.78 lakh soon issue an order to this effect. impact on about eight lakh workers the ban may even result in some firecracker manufacturers may direction, the state has only re- taskforce to enforce and ensure crore. In the previous Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K in Tamil Nadu. units shutting shop next year. even shut shop when there is no stricted bursting of green crack- all norms are followed within the fortnight ended October 9, Palaniswami had written to his Industry sources said the pan- "We were operating at about 60% business," a senior industry offi- ers to one hour in the morning and mall premises. Esplanade One has 2020, bank credit had risen by counterparts of Rajasthan and demic has resulted in cracker man- due to COVID-19 outbreak. Now cial said. another hour in the evening on joined hands with Bureau Veritas 5.66% and deposits by Odisha to revoke the ban on sale and ufacturers operating at only 60% of with this ban we are worried how The industry, he said, was func- Deepavali day which falls November to ensure industry-best practices 10.55%. use of firecrackers, considering its their capacity and are worried that it is going to be next year. Some tioning with very few employees dur- 14, this year. being followed. P12 SATURDAY | NOVEMBER 7 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR sports

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k k y y m m c Trailblazers test SRH MARCH INTO QUALIFIER 2 c PRESS TRUST OF INDIA will face four-time champions were reduced to 67/4 in the 12th (1/24) got the wicket of young slumped to 15 for two. Mumbai Indians, next Wednesday. over. The former champions had Priyam Garg to put SRH in a spot Aaron Finch (32), who replaced Abu Dhabi, Nov 6: Sunrisers Chasing a small target of 132, to deal with an early hiccup when of bother. However, Williamson and Josh Philippe, and De Villiers then Hyderabad (SRH) made it into the SRH had to go through some tough Mohammed Siraj (2/28) dismissed Holder cautiously guided them tried to stabilise the innings with Qualifier 2 after showing Royal phases before eventually sealing Sreevats Goswami, who was play- home. a 41-run third wicket stand. Challengers Bangalore (RCB) the the victory with two balls to spare. ing in place of an injured Earlier, SRH produced a brilliant But twin blows in the 11th over exit door in the Eliminator as the And all thanks to Kane Williamson Wriddhiman Saha. bowling effort to restrict a batting- put paid to RCB’s effort. First, Finch David Warner-led side eked out a six- (50 n o, 44b, 2x4, 2x6) and Jason Then Warner (17) and Manish heavy RCB to a modest 131 for seven. departed, caught by Abdul Samad wicket win over Virat Kohli’s men Holder (24 n o), who struck suc- Pandey (24) played aggressive cricket Holder led SRH’s bowling attack off Shahbaz Nadeem (1/30) and here, Friday. cessive boundaries to finish off the before Siraj got rid of the Australian with impressive figures of 3/25 and then a ball later, Moeen Ali was SRH will next play Delhi Capitals game. in the sixth over. Adam Zampa was ably supported by T Natarajan caught short off the crease by a di- Sunday for the final spot of the The duo put together 65 runs for (1/12) was accounted for Pandey’s (2/33) as RCB found the going dif- rect hit from Rashid Khan. summit clash, where the winners the unbroken fifth wicket after SRH wicket before Yuzvendra Chahal ficult from the beginning. Shivam Dube (8) didn’t help his AB de Villiers’ (56, 43b, 5x4) scored side’s cause, so was Washington a timely half century to somewhat Sundar (5). In between, De Villiers rescue RCB from a horrible start and brought up his 50 off 39 balls with take the team past the 120-run mark. a boundary off Holder, but he was RCB witnessed a horrendous soon sent packing by a gem of a start to their innings as they lost two yorker from Natarajan as RCB lost wickets for 15 runs inside four overs their last hope. after being sent into bat. Skipper Virat Kohli (6), who BRIEF SCORES: Royal Challengers Jason Holder celebrates opened the innings alongside Bangalore 131/7 (AB de Villiers after dismissing Virat Kohli Devdutt Padikkal (1), was the first 56, Aaron Finch 32; Jason Holder to depart, nicking one on the leg side 3/25, T Natarajan 2/33) lost to to wicketkeeper Goswami off Holder. Sunrisers Hyderabad 132/4 (Kane An over later, Holder picked up his Williamson 50 n o, Jason Holder 24 PRESS TRUST OF INDIA skills and expect her batting unit to second victim when Padikkal pulled n o, Manish Pandey 24; Mohammed step up in a crunch encounter. one to Garg inside the circle as RCB Siraj 2/28) by six wickets. Sharjah, Nov 6: Defending cham- Supernovas need a win and that pions Supernovas will have to get will bring the net run-rate into past an upbeat Trailblazers here play and possibly eliminate Velocity Saturday to stay alive in the who have a negative NRR (-1.869). Kane Williamson plays a shot Women’s T20 Challenge. Velocity, on their part, will hope Brimming with confidence after Supernovas lose allowing them to a crushing win over Velocity advance to the summit clash. Thursday, the Smriti Mandhana-led Kaur, the Indian T20 captain, Trailblazers will aim for another will look to build on her perform- win to finish with two victories ance in the tournament opener and enter the final November 9 and hope Sri Lankan Chamari with momentum behind them. Atapattu continues her good form. They will be up against Supernovas appeared to have Supernovas, a team smarting from the match under control before defeat in the tournament opener Sushma Verma and Sune Luus against Velocity. Another loss would took it away from them as the knock Supernovas out of the tour- bowlers crumbled under pressure. nament. On the Sharjah pitch that has got- Trailblazers came up with a stel- ten slower progressively, the spin- lar bowling performance to bundle ners will have a big role to play. out Velocity for 47 with England’s Ecclestone will again be a key left-arm spinner Sophie Ecclestone, bowler for Trailblazers with fel- the world No.1 T20 bowler, returning low left-arm spinner Rajeshwari impressive figures of 4 for 9 in 3.1 Gayakwad and veteran Jhulan overs. Goswami expected to back her up. Mandhana will be hoping that Both Supernovas and the bowlers continue the good work Trailblazers possess quality spin- against a strong Supernovas line-up ners and how the batters of the led by Harmanpreet Kaur. The south- two sides fare could well decide paw will be aiming to showcase her the fate of the match. ISSF seeks help Kane hits milestone in Spurs win after Facebook Sledging not going to

ASSOCIATED PRESS Odisseas Vlachodimos to beat. deletes its page Steven Gerrard’s team quickly worry Kohli: Waugh London, Nov 6: Harry Kane scored took advantage. Rangers equalized PRESS TRUST OF INDIA his 200th goal for Tottenham in a 3- five minute later, in similar fashion PRESS TRUST OF INDIA 1 away victory over Ludogorets in to the opening goal. James Tavernier New Delhi, Nov 6: The the Europa League, while 10-man crossed from the right and Diogo International Shooting Sport Melbourne, Nov 6: Former Benfica came from two goals down Goncalves blasted the ball high into Federation (ISSF) says it is expe- Australian skipper Steve Waugh to draw 3-3 with Rangers after an his own goal. riencing an ‘unpleasant situation’ has urged the side to not get into equalizer in injury time. Just a minute later, Glen Kamara as social networking site Facebook a war of words with Virat Kohli dur- Also, Roma trashed Cluj 5-0 while put Rangers ahead with a goal from has deleted the global body’s page ing the upcoming four-Test home Spanish league leader Real Sociedad the edge of the area. Six minutes into from its platform without any in- series as it might end up providing handed AZ Alkmaar its first defeat the second half, Alfredo Morelos timation. ‘extra motivation’ to not just him halfway through the group stage. tapped in a precise cross from This has prompted the ISSF to but also his teammates. After Tottenham’s 0-1 loss against Tavernier to double the lead. start a campaign The Border-Gavaskar Trophy Royal Antwerp last week, manager Lech Poznan earned its first win ‘#unblock_ISSF_facebook’. Besides will begin with a day-night en- Jose Mourinho started Kane for in the group, 3-1 over Standard Twitter and Instagram, shooters counter at the Adelaide Oval the first time in the competition. Liege. from across the world rely on the December 17, followed by Tests at In his 300th appearance, Kane ISSF Facebook page for updates the Melbourne Cricket Ground needed just 13th minutes put his OTHER GROUPS from the sport’s governing body. The (December 26), the Sydney Cricket team ahead by heading home cor- Borja Mayoral scored two goals page was created January 14, 2010. Ground (January 7) and the Gabba ner from Lucas Moura. and Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Roger “An unpleasant situation hap- (January 15). The tour will begin It was Kane’s first goal in the Ibanez and Pedro Rodriguez added pened yesterday, and Facebook with three ODIs starting November group stage of Europe’s second tier one each for Roma against Cluj in has deleted the ISSF page from 27, followed by as many T20 competition this season after another Group A. the social network without rea- Internationals. tampering ban the last time India five in the qualifying. Kane scored With five players sidelined with son or warning,” shooting’s apex “Sledging is not going to worry toured Australia in 2018-19 and his first Tottenham goal in this the coronavirus, Slavia Prague won body said in a statement Thursday. Virat Kohli, it doesn’t work against Waugh believes Kohli would want competition against Shamrock 3-2 over Nice for its second straight “At the moment, we are looking the great players and you’re better to outdo the former skipper this Rovers in 2011. victory in Group C, Slavia, where into what happened and stay with off leaving those guys alone,” time. Lucas doubled the lead 20 minutes Leverkusen also won 4-2 at Hapoel you on the official website, Waugh said in a video posted by “He (Kohli) is a world-class player, later. Kane collected a pass from Beer-Sheva. Instagram and Twitter. We kindly ‘ESPNcricinfo’. he would wanna be the batsman of Gareth Bale before setting Lucas up Granada leads Group E with seven ask you to support us and show the “I think any extra motivation the series. Last time, he and Smith with a pass from the right to net from LASK later Thursday. in the competition but went behind points after a 2-0 away win against 10- same activity, which you showed will make them dig in more and get came up against each other in close range. after just one minute. Silva broke man Omonoia. PAOK is two pints in the mask contest.” more runs. So you’re better off not India, Smith really dominated with Kane was substituted at halftime BENFICA STRIKES LATE down the right before cutting back back after a 4-1 victory over PSV. The ISSF urged the shooting saying much to him.” three hundreds and Kohli didn’t and replaced by Carlos Vinicius. With Rangers leading 3-1, Rafa a pass that Connor Goldson de- Cristian Portu scored a second- fraternity to come together and Australia captain Tim Paine and get many. Claudiu Keeru pulled one back for Silva started the comeback for flected into his own net. half goal to give Real Sociedad a 1- show solidarity in its bid to get his men were involved a spat with “That would be at the back of Ludogorets in the second before Benfica by pulling one back in the Benfica looked in control before 0 victory over AZ Alkmaar, putting Facebook to reverse its decision. Kohli during India’s last tour of his mind that last time he was Giovani Lo Celso finished it off. 77th minute before Darwin Nunez center back Nicolas Otamendi re- both teams on six points in Group “We kindly ask you to support Australia with ended with the vis- outscored by Steve Smith,” Waugh Tottenham has six points from collected a through ball to equalize ceived a straight red card in the F. Napoli also has six points after us…please use the hashtag #un- itors registering their first ever said. “So, he will want to score lot three games to join Antwerp atop in stoppage time. 19th minute when brought down coming from a goal down for a 2-1 block_ISSF_facebook for our sup- Test series (2-1) win Down Under. of runs and if he does, India will Group J. The Belgian side played Rangers had not conceded a goal Ryan Kent, who had only goalkeeper away win against Rijeka. port,” the ISSF said. Steve Smith was serving a ball- have a great chance of winning.” Nadal sails into Paris Masters quarters; chases elusive title

ASSOCIATED PRESS losing the next point and Nadal’s Adrian Mannarino 7-6(13-11), 6-7(7- Wawrinka, including in an 2014 runner-up Milos Raonic ad- sharp backhand volley at the net took 9), 6-4. The fourth-seeded German Australian Open quarterfinal this vanced after beating American qual- Paris, Nov 6: Top-seeded Rafa it into a tie-breaker. saved set points in each of the open- year. ifier Marcos Giron 7-6(7-1), 6-2. The Nadal stayed on course for an elu- The unseeded Australian saved ing two sets, but then Mannarino Earlier, No.3 Daniil Medvedev 10th-seeded Canadian had 15 aces sive first title at the Paris Masters one match point with his third ace saved a match point at 7-6 down in overcame a first-set blip where he and did not face a break point. after beating Jordan Thompson 6- of the tiebreaker, but on the next op- the tiebreaker and clinched the sec- conceded 11 straight points before He next faces unseeded 1, 7-6(7-3) to reach the quarterfi- portunity Nadal pushed his oppo- ond set with a smart volley at the rallying to beat 16th-seeded Alex Frenchman Ugo Humbert, who de- nals. nent to the back of the court and net. de Minaur 5-7, 6-2, 6-2. feated former US Open champion Nadal has won 86 career titles, in- Thompson’s forehand sank into the Zverev broke in the ninth game The strong-serving Russian con- Marin Cilic 6-3, 6-7(4-7), 6-3 to con- cluding 35 in Masters events, but lost net. of the decider, then saved a break cluded with a 13th ace and next tinue his strong form. his only final at the Bercy Indoor Nadal, a 20-time Grand Slam point at 30-40 before serving out the plays No.6 Diego Schwartzman, the Humbert knocked out French Arena in Paris 13 years ago. champion who Wednesday became match with two aces, bringing his French Open semifinalist who Open semifinalist Stefanos Tsitsipas y Thompson found his range in only the fourth man to reach 1,000 total to 19. routed qualifier Alejandro in the second round, and took his

the second set, hitting a couple of big match wins, next faces Spanish He next faces three-time Grand Davidovich Fokina 6-1, 6-1 to take a second title of the year two weeks

k k y y m m c c winners down the line and forcing countryman Pablo Carreno Busta. Slam champion Stan Wawrinka, step closer to reaching the season- ago at the European Open in a set point with Nadal serving at 6- Still, Nadal holds a 6-0 lead in their after the Swiss veteran rallied to beat ending ATP Finals for the first time. Antwerp, Belgium. 5. After a decent second serve, Nadal meetings, having beaten him twice fifth-seeded Russian Andrey Rublev Schwartzman would qualify for the Carreno Busta, who is challeng- saved it after a long rally. already this year. 1-6, 6-4, 6-3. November 15-22 tournament in ing Schwartzman for a place at The But Thompson threw his racket Alexander Zverev needed three Zverev has won all three previous London if he beats Medvedev. O2 arena in London, won 7-5, 6-2 onto the ground in frustration after hours to beat unseeded Frenchman matches against the 12th-seeded In other third-round matches, against unseeded Norbert Gombos.

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