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NEW DELHI: State-run banks have unclaimed deposits worth COLOMBO: Krunal Pandya has tested positive for COVID-19, forcing `16,596.90 crore, the Parliament was informed Tuesday. Unclaimed the second T20 International between India and Sri Lanka -- deposits are those deposits where proceeds or maturity amount has scheduled for Tuesday in Colombo-- to be postponed by a day. The not been claimed for a period of at least 10 years. Data provided by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) took to Twitter to reveal Minister of State for Finance Bhagwat Karad, in a written reply in the the news. The BCCI also added that the entire Indian contingent is the Rajya Sabha, also showed the unclaimed deposits in public sector undergoing RT-PCR tests to ascertain any further outbreak within the banks (PSBs) is spread across over 5.47 crore accounts. Unclaimed squad. The third T20I will be played July 29 as scheduled. The entire deposits with private banks, as of December 2020, was `2,963.54 contingent is undergoing RT-PCR tests Tuesday to ascertain any crore, in 88.67 lakh accounts. A total of `3,577.56 crore worth of further outbreak in the squad. The medical teams have identified unclaimed deposits were present with the SBI, the data showed. P11 eight members from the Indian contingent as close contacts. State yet to get `2,738 crore GST

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Bhubaneswar, July 27: The Centre has implemented the Good and Services Tax (GST) since July 1, 2017 with a promise to states that it would provide compensations for their shortfall in revenues. However, the state government is yet to re- ceive the promised compensation of `2,738 crore. As per the provisions of GST (compensation to states) Act, 2017, if the states’ GST revenues do not quirement, he said. grow by at least 14 per cent over the The Centre has already As per the decision taken by the base year (2014-15), the Centre has released a total amount GST Council, in FY 20-21, the Centre to pay the shortfall amount on a bi- of `14,077 crore to Odisha had borrowed `1.1 lakh crore under monthly basis for the first five as part of GST a special window and passed it on TEA BREAK: Hand-rikshaw pullers drink tea as they wait for passengers at a stand in Kolkata PTI PHOTO years from the implementation of compensation to states as back-to-back loan to the GST Act. help them meet the resource gap due In a written reply (question No GST dues of `91,000 cr to short-release of compensation 836) in Rajya Sabha, Minister of has been released to all on account of inadequate balance IRREGULAR by MANJUL State (MoS), Finance Pankaj states/UTs to partly meet in the compensation fund. Odisha sees fall in LWE menace Chaudhary said his ministry is the compensation Subsequently, the Centre is bor- yet to release `1389 crore to Odisha payable for 2020-2021 rowing `1.59 lakh crores from the POST NEWS NETWORK According to the ministry, Odisha tacks on economic infrastructure as part of the GST compensation market through a special window faced 50 Naxal incidents in 2020 were increased in 2019 to nine and payable for the financial year 2020- in current FY and is passing it on New Delhi, July 27: With ade- that resulted in nine deaths. then saw a significant decline in 2020 21 and `1349 crore for the first two of `2156 crore during the last fi- to states/ UTs as a back to back quate security measures, develop- However, the incidents of Red-men- with just one incident reported last months of the current fiscal. nancial year (2020-21). No amount loan in appropriate tranches as ment initiatives and ensuring rights ace were 45 in 2019, even lower than year. In order to combat the LWE The compensation for financial has been released to any state dur- was done last year, he added. of local communities, the number the figures of 2020. menace, the Union government years 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 has ing 2021-22. In addition to this, depending of Naxal attacks has declined by a Minister of State for the Ministry has formulated a National Policy already been paid to the states/UTs “The economic impact of the on the amount available in the big margin in Odisha. of Home Affair Nityanand Rai said and Action Plan in 2015, which con- including Odisha, he said. pandemic has led to higher compensation fund, the Centre has The Union Ministry of Home that the Left Wing Extremist Groups sists of a multi-pronged approach He further said that the Centre compensation requirements been releasing the regular GST Affairs, in response to a written have also resorted to extortion from comprising security measures, de- has released a total amount of due to lower GST collection compensation to states to make up question asked by BJP MP Nitesh industrialists, businessmen and velopment initiatives and ensur- `14,077 crore to Odisha as part of and at the same time lower col- for the GST revenue shortfall. Ganga Deb and other MPs, informed contractors. The LWEs have also ing rights and entitlements of local GST compensation. lection of GST compensation “The states will be paid full GST He knows there’s the Lok Sabha that there has been targeted the economic infrastruc- communities. Beside paramilitary As per his reply, the Centre has cess,” Chaudhary said. compensations as per GST (com- a vaccine a decrease in the Naxal activities ture during last three years. These support to the states, the Centre is released GST compensation of GST compensation of `91,000 pensation to states) Act, 2017 for the shortage! in the country over last three years. include attacks on mobile towers, also providing funds under `2348 crore in 2017-18 while `4241 crore has been released to all transition period by extending the The state of Odisha had suffered 75 mining infrastructure, railway Modernisation of Police Force, crore was sanctioned in 2018-19. states/UTs to partly meet the com- levy of compensation cess beyond Naxal attacks in 2018 which re- properties, government buildings, Security Related Expenditure Similarly, `5332 crore was released pensation payable for the period 2020 five years to meet the GST revenue sulted in 12 deaths. schools, roads and bridges. Scheme and Special Infrastructure by the Centre during 2019-20. Due to 2021 as the amount in GST com- shortfall as well as servicing the loan MARKET WATCH The number of Naxal incidents Odisha had suffered six attacks Scheme (SIS) for modernisation to Covid-19 pandemic, the ministry pensation fund was not adequate borrowed through special window declined by a big margin in 2020. on economic targets in 2018. The at- and training of State Police. sanctioned partial compensation to meet the full compensation re- scheme,” he added. INDEX VARIATION SENSEX 52578.76 273.51 Bommai next BOURSES NIFTY 15746.50 78.00 22 districts record spurt in daily Covid cases DOLLAR 74.72 `0.04 Karnataka CM

EURO 88.16 `0.46 AGENCIES In the past few weeks, there has been Forces Medical College looked at 15 AGENCIES CURRENCY ` ` a slowdown/reduction in the rate KHURDA DISTRICT IN RED ZONE lakh doctors and frontline work- GOLD 47,510 49 Delhi, July 27: In the past few of decline, which remains an area ers and found that Covishield gives Bangalore, July 27: Bangalore, SILVER `65,920 `1201 weeks, there has been a slowdown of concern," joint secretary in the BHUBANESWAR: Odisha's COVID-19 tally rose to 9,70,814 Tuesday as 93 per cent protection while there July 27: The Karnataka BJP leg- BULLION in the rate of decline of average health ministry, Lav Agarwal, said. 1,629 more people tested positive for the infection, while 60 fresh was 98 per cent mortality reduc- islature party Tuesday elected daily Covid cases, which is a cause Twenty-two districts in seven fatalities pushed the state's coronavirus death toll to 5,634, a health tion, the government said. India Basavaraj Bommai as its new leader of concern, the Union health min- states have reported an increas- official said. Khurda district, under which Bhubaneswar falls, recorded less than 30,000 fresh cases and he will succeed outgoing Chief WEATHER istry said Tuesday. It also said that ing trend in daily Covid cases for registered the highest number of new cases at 532, followed by after 132 days while its active case- Minister BS Yediyurappa. Cuttack (160) and Puri (96). The state now has 17,746 active cases, BHUB CTK there are 54 districts in 12 states and the last four weeks and this is also load fell below 4,00,000 after 124 According to party sources, Union Territories, which reported a cause of concern, the ministry while 9,47,381 people have recovered from the disease to date, days Tuesday, ministry data showed. Bommai, a Lingayat leader from MAX 29.4° 29.0° over 10 per cent Covid positivity rate said. There are also eight districts, including 2,204 on Monday. With Odisha's daily positivity rate falling The data updated at 8 am also showed North Karnataka, had the backing below 5 per cent and the average infection ratio standing at 2.59 per

TEMP for the week ending July 26. which were witnessing a decline in that as many as 29,689 new coron- of the outgoing chief minister MIN 26.3° 26.6° cent, the entire state is now a green zone, the official said. In terms of Forecast "The average daily new cases positivity rate, but are now seeing avirus infections took the country's Yeddyurappa to succeed him. Humidity 91% 88% active cases, only one district (Khurda) is in the red zone, while three Light rain declined from 3,87,029 cases be- a rise in Covid cases, it said, adding districts (Cuttack, Jajpur and Balasore) are in the yellow zone, and tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,14,40,951 Basavaraj Bommai is the son of for- Rainfall 0.5mm 2mm very likely tween May 5 and May 11 to 38,090 that "we cannot take the situation the remaining 24 districts are in the green zone. while 415 fresh fatalities pushed mer chief minister, the late S R cases between July 21 and July 27. for granted". A study by the Armed the death toll to 4,21,382. Bommai. The 61-year-old leader was Minister for Home Affairs, Law, Parliamentary Affairs and Legislature in Yediyurappa's coun- Won’t ban beggars from streets, rules Supreme Court cil of ministers which was dis- solved Monday. "The new leader proposal was made by senior leader AGENCIES counsel appearing for the peti- prayer made in As the Supreme in the matter and posted it for hear- This is a socio-economic problem BS Yediyurappa and was supported tioner that it would not consider one the plea, the ing after two weeks. and can't be remedied as sought by Govind Karjol, R Ashok, KS New Delhi, July 27: Making clear part of the prayer which sought di- bench said it Court, we would At the outset, the petitioner's in prayer A,” the bench observed. Eshwarappa, B Sriramulu, ST it will not take an "elitist view" rection to the authorities to re- is seeking to not want to take an counsel told the bench that issue It noted that petitioner's counsel Somashekar, Poornima Srinivas, that no beggars be allowed on the strain beggars, vagabonds and restrain raised in the plea is regarding re- has said that he is not pressing the and the newly elected legislature streets, the Supreme Court Tuesday homeless persons from begging at elitist view that no beggars habilitation of beggars as the im- prayer seeking directions to re- party leader and new Chief asked the Centre and Delhi gov- public places or traffic junctions. should be there on the streets pending third wave of Covid-19 strain beggars and vagabonds from Minister will be Basavaraj ernment to respond to a plea seek- The bench said it would issue pandemic poses a serious threat. the streets. “In view of the clari- Bommai," BJP's central observers ing vaccination and rehabilitation notices to the Centre and the Delhi The bench noted in its order fication issued, we are inclined to and Union minister Dharmendra of beggars and vagabonds in view government seeking their responses people from begging on the streets. cannot say that such persons should that it has indicated to the peti- issue notice,” the bench said, while Pradhan said after the meeting. of the COVID-19 pandemic. on the prayer made in the petition “This is a socio-economic prob- be kept away from our eyes. tioner that it is not inclined to granting liberty to the petitioner Soon after the announcement, y The apex court said begging is for rehabilitation, vaccination and lem of poverty. The idea is to re- The counsel appearing for the pe- countenance a prayer seeking di- to amend the prayer. Bommai sought the blessings of

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FORTUNE FORECAST Arjun on body Nidhhi’s dream transformation ARIES comes true Mumbai: Actor Arjun Kapoor, who recently opened up Curl, massage, clip, tweeze, about his body transformation, says he is working polish, gloss, condition... Mumbai: Actress Nidhhi Agerwal towards bettering himself every day. today, will you attempt to will soon be seen with actor Sonu Sood Arjun Tuesday morning treated his fans to a shed your old skin. A dream date may in a music video, directed by Farah then-and-now picture. have you in jitters but Ganesha suggests that you take it easy. True relationships Khan. The actress is thrilled with the The first image features Arjun from his younger are not sealed by glossy kisses alone! opportunity of working with the days, when he was voluptuous. In the second photograph, choreographer-director. Arjun is seen flaunting his perfect jawline and a toned The song is being shot in Punjab muscular physique. and will see Sonu play the character of Alongside the image, he wrote: “Pehle main bohot TAURUS a farmer becoming a cop. mota bohot pareshan tha (I was obese before)...No no You need to be very and Sharing her excitement, Nidhhi tells this is not one of those posts. Just putting it out there practical and realistic in all IANS: “I had a great time shooting for that I love every chapter of my life.” that you do today, urges the song with Farah Ma’am and Sonu He added: “Those days and even now, I have always Ganesha. You are known to be pretty emotional and sensitive and generally go Sir. It is always a dream for any actor been myself at every step of the way. I cherish every by your feelings. Your mind, your reason to be choreographed by Farah Khan but bit. I’m a work in progress like anyone and every- do not normally feature in you decision I was in for a double treat since she was one else.” making. Even minor problems, complica- directing it as well.” The actor quoted his mother and said that he tions get you worked up. For Nidhhi, being directed by Farah will always be a constant work in progress. is also very special because it was the "My mother told me every stage of your life is latter’s directorial Om Shanti Om, a journey and you will always be a constant work in GEMINI which nudged the iShankarSmart progress. I understand the meaning of that now more actress in the direction of acting. than ever and I'm loving that I'm working towards bet- Your entire attention will be “I had a blast while shooting for it, tering myself...every damn day,” he concluded. concentrated on the work- front today. You will be on considering I watched Om shanti Om IANS the lookout for new projects and con- and knew I wanted to be an actor! I tracts to spur on your earnings. can’t wait for you all to see it,” says Opportunities for changing your job will Nidhhi. come knocking on your door. You will be On the movie front, Nidhhi will be afforded the full co-operation of your col- seen in Pawan Kalyan’s next Hari Hara Sona first Indian independent musician leagues today. Veera Malli, and Udhaynidhi Stalin’s untitled next. IANS CANCER to make it to Times Square billboard Control your anger, coun- sels Ganesha. Or else, it will New Delhi: Artist and producer Sona Times Square billboard as part of the sadden your near ones. I can speak Tamil Mohapatra made her debut appear- Spotify EQUAL’ global campaign lead- Writers may display creative output of ance on the iconic Times Square bill- ing the Indian leg. Her single track high order. The day augurs well for artists, too. This is the time to take up board in New York Monday. ‘Aise Na They’ is being featured on the new challenges, says Ganesha. fluently: Urvashi She is one of the first independent ‘EQUAL' playlist for the entire month. musicians to be given this place as The soundtrack for Aise Na a pop-culture milestone. They'has been composed by Ram Mumbai: Actress Urvashi Rautela is leaving no Sona said: “To be woken up in the mid- Sampath with lyrics by Amitabh LEO stones unturned for her Tamil debut film. She says dle of the night to see photographs of Bhattacharya and distributed by You will not be in the mood she has even learned the language and shared that my face on a billboard covering a sky- Paris-based music distribution and to take up significant tasks the yet-untitled movie will always hold a spe- scraper in one of my favourite cities New marketing service Believe. The song’s today. You will want to cial place in her heart. York was a surreal feeling. To be one of narrative revolves around a rela- throw your responsibilities to the wind Urvashi shared a glimpse from the the first independent musicians to be tionship that has lost its fizz, but a and pursue leisurely activities. However you will still need to tackle some pressing shoot of her upcoming film on given this place is a pop culture milestone sense of optimism is infused in the issues. It is easier to swim with the tide, Instagram, where she could be seen because it paves the way for artistic ex- track through the lovely sound of the than against, , says Ganesha. coming out of a luxury yellow pression of various hues and hills with pop rock blended with ethe- coloured sports car. colours free from cookie- real flutes and tingling mandolins. Urvashi told IANS: “This film cutter formulas in mu- She said: “I have been consistently VIRGO is very special to me as it’s my sical mainstream releasing original music for many Tamil debut film which is also success.” years, have fought many battles for IP You will be bubbling with ideas today. You may face a multilingual and it’s going to be Sona ap- & residuals for artists and it has been dilemma between your releasing in all the major languages peared exhilarating, exhausting too but now, obligations and present duties, which like Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, on with my indie label Omgrown Music could prove to be very perplexing. New Hindi and Kannada.” partnering with a global name like contacts turn out to be very useful. Talking about her character, Believe, I truly feel optimistic about the Ganesha says blood is thicker than Urvashi said that she will be future of the music scene in India and water, and family and friends will cement their relationship with you. seen essaying the role of a mi- more so for other independent voices crobiologist. “Additionally, I like mine. also appear in the film as an IANS IITIAN and Microbiologist LIBRA conducting a study. I am totally Ganesha says you will learn excited about this second a lot from your past experi- schedule because this is the ences for a shining future. first time I have properly shot You will be slightly possessive about it in Chennai after the first some costly item that you own. There will be small concerns during the day schedule occurred in Himachal about different matters, which will give Pradesh,” the 27-year-old you mental stress. On the whole the day actress said. IANS will pass by nicely. SUDOKU SCORPIO post To solve the Sudoku puzzle, fill in the boxes in such a No matter how rich and suc- PEANUTS manner that every row, column and 3x3 box contains cessful you become, it is very CROSSWORD the digits 1 to 9, without repeating any. important to stay grounded. Never let your success go to your head, advises Ganesha. Rudeness and overconfi- dence may take away everything from you and may leave you empty handed.

SAGITTARIUS You become your own judge today. Through introspec- tion, you try to find you the various causes that lead to troubles in your life. Though it may take time, even- tually you achieve what you want and try to find reasonable solutions for the same.

CAPRICORN CALVIN AND HOBBES Mounting pressure of work and responsibilities during the day may drain your energy, but not your enthusiasm, feels Ganesha. The second half of the day will be tiring, as you will be fighting a tough SOLUTIONS battle with your competitors.

AQUARIUS You need not always put up a brave face, feels Ganesha. You can ventilate your emo- tions and speak your heart out in front of your loved ones. It will make the pain bearable and you'll probably get a way out of your problems. You will feel better

by the evening, and a sweet smile will BREVITY CROSSWORD brighten up your face.

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of you attempt to dominate over the SUDOKU other, says Ganesha. CHECK FOR SOLUTIONS OF THE PUZZLES TOMORROW COVID-19 TRACKER P3 FOUNDATION DAY FETE WEDNESDAY | JULY 28 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR INFECTED RECOVERED DEAD School and Mass Education World 19,56,79,269 17,74,40,443 41,88,802 Minister Samir Ranjan Dash and other dignitaries at the 58th India 3,14,40,951 3,06,21,469 4,21,382 foundation day celebration of downtown Nimapara Autonomous College Odisha 9,70,814 9,49,350 5,634

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Bhubaneswar, July 27: A man internet for denizens by Sept Tuesday lodged a complaint with Chandrasekharpur police POST NEWS NETWORK alleging that his daughter’s in-laws SMART SOLUTIONS have murdered his daughter here. Bhubaneswar, July 27: The Capital According to sources, the vic- city is likely to have a robust se- As part of the BSCL’s smart solution The network is also set to tim, identified as Rajaswini, had curity system while its citizens projects, the second phase provide the city police and married Bimbadhara Das of can avail free internet service at development will see other authorities high speed Mandapa Basti area in April 2019. public places by September this more than 500 connectivity of CCTV Das works as a salesman in a hard- year as the Bhubaneswar Smart hotspots across cameras, ware and paints shop in City Limited (BSCL) has decided the City that will public Chandrasekharpur area. The cou- to complete the second phase fibre provide about address ple has a 7-month-old daughter out optic cabling work by August end. 1,500 access points system, of their wedlock. As part of the BSCL’s smart so- dynamic The victim’s father, Brajabandhu lution projects, the second phase de- First 30 minutes of data will be message Mahala, alleged in his complaint velopment will see more than 500 available free of cost and no user signboard and that Rajaswini called him when he hotspots across the city that will pro- charge will be levied while accessing traffic violation was in his shop early Monday vide about 1,500 access points (APs). government websites detection system morning. She requested him to take The network is also set to provide her back from her in-laws immedi- the city police and other authori- ately. However, Brajabandhu, who ties high speed connectivity of Wi-Fi network uses a wireless agencies especially during Covid. was busy then, told Rajaswini that CCTV cameras, public address sys- band of 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz avail- While 30 minutes will be given free he would call her back. tem (PAS), dynamic message sign- able for use, based on the hand- to every user, affordable data plans Later, Brajabandhu was informed board (DMS), traffic violation de- set capability of the users. Each will be made for further use. This by his daughter’s neighours about tection system (TVDS) and others. hotspot point would be able to will also help in generating rev- her death. Brajabandhu alleged “About 530 km of underground handle as many as 150 users at a enue for the Smart City,” the offi- that Rajaswini’s husband, in fibre cabling work has been com- given point of time and speed cial said. connivance with his family mem- Warrior-horse statue to stay pleted out of the planned 680-km will be available at 2 mega bytes It can be mentioned that Chief bers, has killed his daughter and network across the state capital. per second (MBPS). However, a Minister Naveen Patnaik had in later hung her body from the ceil- The network is in testing phase and user will have to be within 100-300 2018 launched the first phase of the ing fan of the bedroom in order to will be live by mid September. metres range of the access point project which saw 100 hotspots prove the death as suicide. The at Master Canteen Square CCTV cameras in the city are also to login to the network. First 30 with 275 APs. Covering an area of complainant alleged that Rajaswini being linked through optic fibre minutes of data will be available about 80 km, the hotspots were was being tortured by her in-laws cable which will help relay in- free of cost and no user charge will set between KIIT Square to for which she had requested him The sandstone sculpture will remain at the Master Canteen Square and there formation or alert people during be levied while accessing gov- Governor House, Acharya Vihar to take her back home. will be a slight realignment in the design of the road emergency situations,” stated a ernment websites. to AG Square, Sishu Bhawan to The police began an investigation BSCL officer. “We are aiming to promote use Vani Vihar and Nalco Square to on the basis of the complaint lodged PNN/AGENCIES The Bhubaneswar Development The officer also added that the of online services for government Acharya Vihar. by Brajabandhu. Authority (BDA) had installed the Bhubaneswar, July 27: The iconic sculpture at Master Canteen Square warrior-horse statue at Master in 1988. It was created by noted Canteen Square here will not be re- sculptor Raghunath Mohapatra. located, a senior official said Meanwhile, several intellectu- Smart libraries in all dists on the cards Tuesday. als and activists thanked the state Bhubaneswar Municipal government for withdrawing its POST NEWS NETWORK Land acquisition for velopment of the Odia language, within three months. Corporation (BMC) Commissioner decision to relocate the statue. literature and culture. A sub-com- The Chief Secretary also di- SK Singh, who is also the chief of “The decision shows that bet- Bhubaneswar, July 27: For the the establishment mittee was formed under the chair- rected the officials to organise reg- the Bhubaneswar Smart City ter sense finally prevailed in the gov- development of Odia language, of Odia University manship of Development ular Odisha dances and music Limited (BSCL), said that the sand- ernment level. The government literature and culture, the state Commissioner Pradeep Kumar events in places like Kalamandap stone sculpture will remain at the should take steps to preserve the government has decided to trans- has already been Jena for this purpose. Mahapatra and Ekamra Haat in Bhubaneswar. Master Canteen Square and there existing roundabout at Master form all district libraries into completed and `62 emphasised the need to develop The officials were asked to or- will be a slight realignment in the Canteen Square. The statue and smart libraries. Suando village, the birthplace of ganise a morning heritage tour design of the road. replica had been approved by the the roundabout are the identity of This decision was taken at a crore has been Utkalmani Gopabandhu Das as a in Puri. The statue is a replica of the Culture department. Bhubaneswar and they are the her- meeting held under the chair- earmarked for the tourist spot. Officials said that A total of 10 books have been original warrior-and-horse sculp- Officials said that Chief Minister itage structures of the city,” said manship of Chief Secretary Suresh construction of Utkalmani mu- translated by Odisha Sahitya ture found at Konark Sun Temple. Naveen Patnaik intervened and urban planner Piyush Ranjan Rout. Chandra Mahapatra to review im- construction of the seum at the village is at last stage. Akademi from Odia into other lan- The BSCL had planned to relo- directed the authorities of the BMC Utkal Sammilani office bearer plementation of the decisions taken university Works have been expedited for guages and 21 books from other cate the statue to the Raj Bhawan and the BSCL to change the deci- and social activist Dilip by the Heritage Cabinet. renovation of the old temples in languages have been translated Square to make way for a multi- sion and rather beautify the sur- Dashsharma said, “The statue It was decided at the meeting to the village. into Odia, the sources said. modal hub at the Bhubaneswar roundings of the iconic statue. is a symbol of the great history provide broadband connection being digitised daily, said IT sec- Land acquisition for the es- Culture Director Ranjan Das railway station. Meanwhile, a team inspected of Bhubaneswar and Odisha. We and computers to all district li- retary Manoj Kumar Mishra. tablishment of the Odia said steps are being taken to or- The warrior-horse is the offi- the statue and detected some cracks thank Chief Minister Naveen braries in the state. Each district's Mahapatra directed to list out the University has already been com- ganise a big Oriya language con- cial emblem of the state adminis- and scratches which will be re- Patnaik for intervening into the smart library will be connected to most-read books stored in the dis- pleted and an estimated cost of Rs ference with the participation of tration. paired soon, an official said. issue.” the library of the Odia Virtual trict libraries for digitisation. 62 crore has been earmarked for about 10,000 delegates by the The opposition BJP, Congress, The Smart City authorities have Researcher and social activist Academy. He also instructed officials con- the construction of the univer- end of this year. The confer- academicians, and sculptors had been given the responsibility to Hemant Rath, meanwhile, urged the Many Odia books have been digi- cerned to prepare an integrated ac- sity, said Works Secretary Krishan ence will be held in a virtual been opposing the relocation of hire skilled artisans for the pro- state government to take immedi- tised by the Virtual Academy. At tion plan in coordination with Kumar. Mahapatra directed to mode in the context of the Covid- the statue, even as the BSCL’s de- tection and restoration of the ate steps to improve the sur- present, more than 200 books are various departments for the de- start work for the university 19 epidemic. cision to shift the warrior-horse iconic statue. roundings of the iconic statue. BJD: Extend PMAY-G PIL in High Court for CBI probe into ACF death Puri DM inspects Sun POST NEWS NETWORK help unveil the truth and deliver as ante mortem in nature. The au- registration by 1 month justice to the departed soul, topsy was carried out within six Cuttack, July 27: A public inter- Panigrahy said. hours of the ACF’s death and Temple beautification POST NEWS NETWORK have not been able to register them- est litigation (PIL) was filed in the Union Home Secretary, state kerosene smell was coming out of selves in PMAY-G when the window Orissa High Court (HC) Tuesday Chief Secretary, state Home his body and scalp, it added. New Delhi, July 27: Biju Janata of Aawas software was open. seeking a probe by an independent Secretary, state Director General of Notably, Soumya was rescued Dal (BJD) MP Chandra Sekhar He said that though the Union agency like CBI into the sensa- Police, Gajapati superintendent of from his government quarters in Sahu Tuesday urged the Union government had opened the win- tional death of Paralakhemundi as- police and Paralakhemundi in- Paralakhemundi with severe burns government to consider the re- dow in two phases till March 2019, sistant conservator of forests (ACF) spector in-charge were made par- July 12 night and admitted to a quest of the state government to re- Odisha Chief Minister has re- Soumya Ranjan Mohapatra. ties to the case. private healthcare facility in open the window of Awaas+ mobile quested the Prime Minister to re- In his PIL, Bharatiya Bikash On Monday, the ACF’s post- Cuttack where he succumbed to app for one more month for regis- open the window of Aawas+ mo- Parishad chief Surendra mortem report confirmed the rea- his injuries July 13. tration under Pradhan Mantri bile app for the entire state for a Panigrahy said that the 32-year-old son of his death as burn injuries Paralakhemundi police had reg- Aawas Yojana (Gramin) PMAY-G. period of one more month to mi- ACF has died under suspicious but police are yet to reach a con- istered a murder case based on the While raising the issue in the Lok grate the data of identified eligible circumstances. Hence, investiga- clusion about the circumstances complaint of Soumya’s father Sabha under Rule 377, the BJD MP households to Aawas+ mobile App, tion into the sensational case by which led to the fire incident. Abhiram and booked the ACF’s from Berhampur said that a large which, he had said, would be a an independent agency like CBI or The autopsy report stated that wife Bidya Bharati Panda, Gajapati number of poor and tribal people pragmatic step towards achieving a specially constituted commit- Mohapatra died due to 95 per cent DFO Sangram Keshari Behera and in western and southern regions the objective of safe housing for all. tee, headed by a HC judge, could burns which have been described cook Manmath Kambha.

POST NEWS NETWORK would rehabilitate the vendors and expedite the work for Sun Temple Konark, July 27: Puri Collector beautification, Verma said. Samarth Verma along with sen- It is worth mentioning here that SUSPECTED DENGUE DEATH IN CITY ior officials of the district admin- the state government has decided istration Tuesday inspected the to execute two plans – beautification work at the Sun Transportation Plan worth Rs 50 BMC SAYS THERE IS NO CONFIRMATORY EVIDENCE ABOUT DEATH OF A DENGUE PATIENT IN BHUBANESWAR Temple here. crore and Konark Heritage core The state government has taken Area Redevelopment Plan worth Rs POST NEWS NETWORK “Everyday 15-20 dengue cases up a host of projects to beautify the 150 crore – for preservation of the are being detected in the city. We surroundings of world famous Sun Black Pagoda and development of Bhubaneswar, July 27: The state need awareness. The cases are Temple as part of its initiative to its surroundings. Capital Tuesday reported its first sus- Our team is in touch with static due to different measures attract more tourists to the iconic The existing road connecting pected dengue death but the the family of the taken by the Health department. structure. Chandrabhaga beach with Bhubaneswar Municipal deceased. We have to find The impact will remain for around Verma, Puri Additional Collector Kakatpur junction in Konark and Corporation (BMC) was quick to out if the patient had one month to one and half months. Binoy Kumar Dash and other of- Konark ring road would be ex- deny it. conducted the test at The death has happened at a pri- ficials inspected the road widening panded and made 6-lane. This road Purandar Nanda, Zonal Deputy private hospital or vate hospital but we do not have work near the 13th century struc- will help provide better access to Commissioner of BMC, said that the government hospital, much information on that,” ture. This apart, the officials took Sun Temple as well as department has sought the details what was the method of Niranjan Mishra, Public Health stock of the arrangements for re- Chandrabhaga beach. The total of the patient and that it would Director said. habilitation of 179 vendors who length of this road is 7.93 km and testing done analyse the case based on the med- According to data from BMC, would be evicted from the entrance a detailed project report (DPR) has ical records. “Our team is in touch PURANDAR NANDA | BMC ZONAL the civic body has 391 cumulative of the Sun Temple. been prepared for the same. The es- with the family of the deceased. We DEPUTY COMMISSIONER dengue positive cases this season. “These vendors usually sell hand- timated project cost is Rs 50 crore, have to find out if the patient had con- The civic body’s teams have visited icrafts goods to tourists. They would official sources said. ducted the test at private hospital or case. We’re conducting door-to- 4,731 households till now and de- be evicted from the entrance of Similarly, the government has government hospital, what was the door campaign to spread awareness tected larvae of aedes mosquito Sun Temple to facilitate the beau- also planned to build an en-

method of testing done. His medical BJP workers take out a rally in Chandrasekharpur area of Bhubaneswar, Tuesday, about dengue. We’re identifying in 464 sites while special initia- tification work. The vendors would trance plaza to the Sun Temple

k y m c history, medications and earlier di- seeking immediate steps to check dengue cases in the locality OP PHOTO the sources and acting on it,” he tives were taken to neutralise it. be rehabilitated elsewhere. Steps and adjoining Haat which would agnosis would be analyzed before ar- said. Meanwhile, the BMC said that 30 are being taken to make all arrange- accommodate existing shops riving at a conclusion,” he said. but claimed that measures were tient. We’re taking steps towards The Health department, how- fresh dengue cases were reported ments in this regard by August and information centre. This BMC Commissioner Sanjay taken to control the disease. better surveillance and tackling ever, said that the cases of dengue in the City. As many as 421 cases have 15,” said an official of the district area would be under wi-fi net- Singh said that he had not re- “There is no confirmatory evi- of these cases. I’ll hold talks with are on a plateau now and are likely been reported from different parts administration. work and digitally enabled, the ceived the facts related to the case dence about death of a dengue pa- the Health department and vet the to see a decline within a month. of the City since January, it said. The district administration sources said. P4 WEDNESDAY | JULY 28 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR downtown

STIR OVER FARM LAWS

k y m State’s TPR falls below 5% c IN TERMS OF ACTIVE CASES, ONLY KHURDA DISTRICT IS IN THE RED ZONE, WHILE THREE DISTRICTS-CUTTACK, JAJPUR AND BALASORE-ARE IN THE YELLOW ZONE

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Bhubaneswar, July 27: Odisha’s Covid-19 tally rose to 9,70,814 Cannot unlock sans assessment: DMET Tuesday as 1,629 more people tested positive for the infection, while 60 proper assessment of local con- fresh fatalities pushed the state’s ditions. It can’t be taken in haste coronavirus death toll to 5,634, a and based on only few parameters Health department official said. otherwise we would be in trouble.” As many as 939 new cases were re- He also said that there would ported in quarantine centres, while be demand for opening of many 690 infections were detected during banned activities from different contact tracing, he said. sectors but the world has already Khurda district, under which seen that sudden opening of all ac- Bhubaneswar falls, registered the tivities and areas have had dev- highest number of new cases at astating impact on caseload. 532, followed by Cuttack (160) and “The number of Covid cases Puri (96). Sundargarh district in the state is now heading down- recorded the highest number of wards. Bhubaneswar still re- fresh fatalities at 14, followed by ports higher cases as it has a Khurda (eight), and Angul and higher mobile population. We BKMU activists hold a demonstration at Raj Mahal Square in Bhubaneswar, Tuesday, seeking repeal of the new farm Cuttack (six each). Fifty-three coro- Bhubaneswar: The state Health The world has already have increased the surveillance,” laws op photo navirus patients have died due to co- department Tuesday said that a seen the devastating he said. morbidities to date. The state now final decision on the unlocking of impact of sudden The DMET director said that the has 17,746 active cases, while 9,47,381 the state can be taken only after opening of all activities state is far from the impact of Trains cancelled for people have recovered from the dis- a thorough assessment of local and areas any third wave going by the de- ease to date, including 2,204 Monday. conditions. crease in cases. modernisation work City cops arrest two The coastal state’s daily posi- Director of Medical Education CBK MOHANTY | DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL “By third wave, we mean esca- EDUCATION AND TRAINING, ODISHA tivity rate (TPR) has fallen below and Training (DMET), CBK lation of Covid cases. The cases Bhubaneswar: In view of safety 5 per cent and the average infection Mohanty said, “When we frame but we also keep in mind other de- coming down can’t hint towards a related modernisation work accused of group clash between Belsonda-Lakholi-Arang ratio stands at 2.59 per cent, the unlock norms, we do not confine tails. A final decision on next un- third wave. No one knows when the Mahanadi railway stations under official said. our efforts only on the local cases locking orders will be taken after third wave comes,” Mohanty said. Titilagarh-Raipur Railway Section, In terms of active cases, only several trains from Odisha will be one district (Khurda) is in the red affected and cancelled for a few zone, while three districts (Cuttack, Khurda district, under he state has thus far tested over 1.57 The state has thus far tested days. The trains that will be Jajpur and Balasore) are in the which Bhubaneswar falls, Tcrore samples for Covid-19, including over 1.57 crore samples for Covid- affected and cancelled include yellow zone, and the remaining 24 registered the highest 62,686 Monday 19, including 62,686 Monday. The cu- Visakhapatnam-LTT Special, LTT- districts are in the green zone. number of new cases at mulative positivity rate stands at Visakhapatnam Special, Puri-Surat he cumulative positivity rate stands at Districts having more than 2,500 532, followed by Cuttack 6.17 per cent. Special, Surat-Puri Special, 6.17 per cent active cases come under the red (160) and Puri (96) T The state has administered 1.55 Tirupati-Bilaspur Special, Bilaspur- zone, those housing more than crore doses of Covid vaccines to Tirupati Special, Puri-Gandhidham 1,000 active cases are in the yellow southern Odisha are in the green he said, adding that Khurda, date, including 2.18 lakh Monday. Special, Gandhidham-Puri Special, zone, while the ones with less than zone both in terms of TPR and ac- Cuttack, Balasore, Jaipur, As many as 25,112 pregnant women LTT-Puri Special, Puri-LTT Special, 1,000 active cases are in the green tive cases, while the coastal dis- Jagatsinghpur and Kendrapara have been inoculated so far, the of- Visakhapatnam-Raipur Special and zone, he said. Entire western and tricts need further improvement, are witnessing fluctuating TPR. ficial added. Raipur-Visakhapatnam Special. HC summons 4 Collectors IMD predicts heavy rain today Police removing vending stalls from Master Canteen Square OP PHOTO The department claimed that POST NEWS NETWORK On the other hand, police on wetland conservation the spate of heavy rainfall is likely Tuesday evicted all the makeshift to continue for the next three days Bhubaneswar, July 27: Capital po- stalls including three shops of Raja POST NEWS NETWORK The Collector of Ganjam Tuesday at-least, as per the weather fore- lice Tuesday arrested two persons in Master Canteen area. submitted his affidavit in the HC cast as of now. including the prime accused for Notably, two groups, wielding Cuttack, July 27: The Orissa High while his counterparts in three Heavy to very heavy rainfall is their involvement in the violent sharp weapons and iron rods, had Court Tuesday directed the other districts did not do so. expected Thursday too at one or two group clash at Master Canteen clashed over past enmity at busy Collectors of Kendrapara, Khurda, Expressing displeasure over the places over the districts of square of the capital city, Monday. Master Canteen Square here in Ganjam and Puri to depose before non-submission of affidavits, the Sundargarh, Deogarh, Jharsuguda, The arrested persons are Raja broad daylight Monday. it August 14 in connection with a HC directed the four Collectors to Sambalpur, Bargarh, Keonjhar Behera (26) of Falikia Basti under According to sources, the prime case pertaining to conservation of depose before it and furnish all and Mayurbhanj while heavy rain- Capital police station, and accused, Raja Behera, who has a tea wetlands. data regarding the eviction of fall could be seen at one or two Paritosh Mali (30) of Balughat in stall in Master Canteen area had en- A bench of Chief Justice S prawn enclosures from POST NEWS NETWORK Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, places over the districts of Balasore, South Bilaspur district of West gaged in a heated argument with Muralidhar and Justice BP Routray Bhitarakanika and Chilika. Bhadrak and Jajpur. Heavy rainfall Bhadrak, Jajpur, Dhenkanal, Angul, Bengal. Mali is currently resid- some youths of Masjid Colony that pronounced the order and asked the The bench also sought to know Bhubaneswar, July 27: The re- is very likely to occur at one or Boudh and Sonepur Thursday. ing near Master Canteen Square later turned violent around eight Collectors to depose before the HC from Kendrapara Collector as to gional office of the India two places over the districts of The department has also warned of the City. days ago. Sources claimed that the through videoconferencing. why the district administration Meteorological Department (IMD) Angul, Dhenkanal, Jagatsinghpur, the fishermen not to venture into Police arrested the duo by reg- miscreants from Masjid Colony Earlier, the HC had directed the did not go for satellite verification Tuesday said that heavy to very Kendrapara, Cuttack, Puri, Khurda deep sea off Odisha and North Bay istering a case (432/21) under sec- brutally assaulted Behera for al- four Collectors to file separate affi- of Bhitarakanika wetlands despite heavy rainfall could be seen in dif- and Sambalpur.” of Bengal July 28 to July 30. tions 323,326,307,294, 506 and 34 of legedly overpricing some paan davits regarding steps taken by the an order in this regard from the HC. ferent parts of the state Wednesday. It also added, “Light to moder- The weathermen in its rainfall the IPC. The duo was later sent to masala products. district administrations to remove Notably, the HC had taken up In its evening bulletin, the met ate rain or thundershower may report said that during Tuesday, the judicial custody by the court. The two groups again engaged prawn enclosures (gherries) from the issues related to the conser- department said, “Heavy to very occur at most places over the dis- highest daytime rainfall was re- Meanwhile, police have launched in violent fight Monday over the past Bhitarakanika in Kendrapara district vation of wetlands suo motu and heavy rainfall is very likely to tricts of North Odisha and at many ported at 31 mm at Hirakud fol- a manhunt to arrest other accused brawl. Three persons including and Chilika lake that spreads over directed the Collectors to submit the occur at one or two places over the places over the districts of South lowed by Titlagarh which saw 20 individuals involved in the group one Sayeed sustained severe in- Khurda, Ganjam and Puri districts. affidavits. districts of Sundargarh, Deogarh, Odisha.” mm of rainfall. clash. juries in the clash.

WORLD HEPATITIS DAY Centre to revive Cyber crooks siphon Talcher fertilizer plant NCC Odisha concludes off `1 Lakh from woman’s account Liver cancer could be prevented POST NEWS NETWORK six-day online camp POST NEWS NETWORK Bhubaneswar, July 27: The Union through vaccination, say experts government has decided to revive POST NEWS NETWORK Bhubaneswar, July 27: Unknown Talcher unit of Fertilizer miscreants have withdrawn around Corporation of India Ltd (FCIL) Cuttack, July 27: NCC Group Rs 1 lakh from a working woman’s POST NEWS NETWORK According to a report, campaigns.” he said. by setting up an Ammonia Urea Cuttack concluded its online camp account without her knowledge. Some other experts claimed that plant. ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’ The victim lady, Rubi Naik, 30, a res- Bhubaneswar, July 27: Doctors one per cent of the liver cancer caused by Hepatitis The announcement was made by Tuesday. A total of 250 cadets and ident of Patra Sahi area in treating Hepatitis B and managing total deaths in the B can be prevented through vac- the Minister of Health & Family Associate NCC Officers from the Mancheswar has lodged a com- the patients living with the dis- cination. “Proper awareness and Welfare and Chemicals & Fertilizers states of Odisha, Punjab, Haryana plaint with Lingaraj police in this ease claim that the threat of liver state are because of knowledge about Hepatitis B can Mansukh Mandaviya through a and Himachal Pradesh, and Union regard. cancers caused by the infection Hepatitis B alone go a long way in preventing and written reply in the Lok Sabha Territory of Chandigarh had par- Naik claimed that she has a sav- could be minimised through timely eradicating the infection. Now, we Tuesday. ticipated in the six-day camp. ings account at Lewis Road branch prophylactic measures like vacci- same way HIV enters the human have vaccine which is more than The 12.7 lakh metric tonne per The camp was conducted using of the Union Bank of India in 2019. nation. body. But Hepatitis B is 100 times 98 percent effective in preventing annum capacity plant will be Google meet G suite platform. The ing and thrill of physically seeing The complainant, who works as a According to experts, Hepatitis more infectious than HIV. They do the infection,” said Dr Ayaskanta formed in a joint venture (JV) of theme was Kargil War, 1999. The on- the natural, cultural and geo- sweeper in the office of a private B infection has been one of the not spread through sharing of uten- Singh, head of Gastroenterology nominated PSUs — Gas Authority line camp was conducted by means graphical beauty was missing company, used to deposit all her main causes for deterioration of sils, food or drinks, breastfeeding, Department at SUM Ultimate of India Ltd (GAIL), Rashtriya of presentations, discussions, in- owing to the current difficult sit- hard-earned money in the savings liver health by triggering cirrho- hugging, coughing, and sneezing,” Medicare. Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd (RCF), teractions etc to showcase the history, uation, the cadets showed keen- account. Recently, she was shocked sis (fatty liver) and liver cancer. said Dr Manoj Sahu, head of Singh said vaccination drive Coal India ltd (CIL) and FCIL. geography, tourism, cuisines and ness in knowing about other states to find that someone has with- According to gastroenterolo- Gastroenterology Department at against Hepatitis should start from Accordingly, a JV company named cultural heritages of the partici- during the presentations and screen- drawn around Rs 1 lakh from her gists, Hepatitis infects people faster SUM Hospital. the newborns. People should avoid Talcher Fertilizers Ltd (TFL) has pating states and the Union Territory. ing of videos. The cadets also ac- account in various installments than HIV and takes a toll on pub- Sahu also claimed that many unsafe sex, exchange of body fluids, been incorporated November 3, The aim of the ‘Ek Bharat tively participated in online dance on different dates during the last lic health at large. The infection also cases of deaths triggered by use of same syringe or sharp objects, 2015. Shreshtha Bharat Saptah’ was to & song competition and poster one month. Around Rs 40,000 was turns fatal when it stays for longer Hepatitis could be prevented unsafe tattoo as preventive measures The plant will create over 5,000 foster the spirit of national inte- making competition on Kargil War. withdrawn July 5, 2021 while the duration in patients. Many pa- through proper treatment. “A study against the infection. employment opportunities. gration and solidarity overcom- Commodore Somen Banerjee, miscreants took another Rs 38,000 tients remain asymptomatic and by the WHO found that an esti- According to a report, one per According to a report, direct em- ing cultural, religious, geograph- Dy DG Odisha Directorate, ad- two days later. She lost around Rs continue to infect others before mated 4.5 million premature deaths cent of the total deaths in the ployment opportunities would be ical, environmental and linguistic dressed the participants July 26. 1 lakh to the fraudsters in a series experiencing deterioration in their could be prevented in low and mid- state are because of Hepatitis B about 510 and indirect employment barriers evident in the enthusias- While highlighting the importance of transfers from her account. own health. dle income countries by 2030 alone while 8.1 per cent of deaths opportunities would be 4,500 (dur- tic participation of the cadets from of conducting such camps, he ex- According to Naik, she neither “Hepatitis B infection spreads through vaccination, diagnostic among people above 70 years are ing construction phase) for the these states. While the aspects of horted the cadets to actively par- received any phone call nor shared

through blood and body fluids, the tests, medications and awareness due to cirrhosis. Talcher Fertilizer Plant. bonding, peer learning, team build- ticipate in all the events. any OTP with anyone.

k y m c P5 WEDNESDAY | JULY 28 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR state

Child trafficking racket WORSHIP FOR RAINS

k y m busted in Steel City, 9 held c

child sale trafficking gang was Areportedly active in the Rourkela region and used to sell infants outside the state, especially to childless couples in Jharkhand and Raigarh of Chhattisgarh for lakhs of rupees

he accused were selling a girl Tchild for `40,000 and a male child for `4 lakhs. The accused used to contact poverty-ridden families in the city and would lure them to sell off their child in exchange of money. The mobile phones of the accused have been seized and they contain pictures of several newborn babies and infants

OP PHOTO he mastermind of the racket Jeetendra Agarwal and AGENCIES/PNN Keshari Bhoi, additional SP of Rourkela. T Tribals dance during a procession on way to Kadali Jharan Peetha, a hilly shrine in Titlagarh area of Bolangir district, to worship the goddess for rain As per reports, the child trafficking one of his associates were also arrested Tuesday. All the accused Rourkela, July 27: In a major break- gang was active in the Rourkela region were produced in the court, Tuesday through, Plant Site police in the Steel and used to sell infants outside the City busted a child trafficking racket state, especially to childless couples in as it arrested nine persons, including Jharkhand and Raigarh of Chhattisgarh The breakthrough came when, as per GOVT YET TO ACT ON SMALL the mastermind and five women, for for lakhs of rupees. the plan, Seema Khuntia along with their alleged involvement in child sale, The accused had managed to sell a her one-and-half- year-old granddaughter police said Tuesday. girl child for `40,000 and a male child reached Idgha Ground on Mahatab The accused have been identified as for `4 lakh. The accused used to contact Road in the city at around 8 PM Monday. COLD STORES, FARMERS SUFFER Seema Agrawal alias Seema Garg, 45, poverty-ridden families in the city and There she found Sarita, Seema and an- held from Janata Niwas Lane, Sarita would lure them to sell off their child other youth instead of Sangeeta and Nita POST NEWS NETWORK no way but to sell the produce at throwaway Agrawal, 50, a resident of a house op- in exchange of money. The mobile who had contacted her. prices. posite Krishna Hotel, Nita Agrawal, phones of the accused have been Angered at not finding Sangeeta and Sonepur, July 27: About 80 per cent of Dunguripalli RMC had moved a pro- 44, of DAV School Lane, Asha Devi, 38, seized.The cell phons contain pictures Nita, Seema Khuntia refused to hand people in Subarnapur district solely de- posal for a cold store. It was also approved of Gurudwar Road, Nikhil Agrawal, of several newborn babies and infants. over the child initially. She gave her pend on agriculture. Besides paddy, farm- by the Horticulture department. Land was 25, held from DAV School Lane, Sumit Three days back, Sangeeta and Nita granddaughter to Sarita and Seema ers also raise vegetables, potatoes, onions acquired for the project at Goramahula. Agrawal, 21, held from Power House contacted a woman Seema Khuntia, after much persuasion. and other cash crops to supplement their Then, the RMC prepared a detailed project Road and Sheela Gupta, 38, Bishra living near Vaishnodevi temple in Seema Khuntia asked for the prom- income, but for lack of cold stores for veg- report and sent it to the government. But Dahara Road. All were arrested Monday Timber Colony. They lured Seema ised amount, but the two women asked etables, they have to go for distress sale it is yet to approve the DPR. for running the racket. Khuntia with money and convinced her to come to Janata Niwas Lane to col- most of the time, a report said. The then Collector Manisha Banerjee The mastermind of the racket her to sell her one-and-half-year-old lect the money. The government has plans for setting had written to the director of Odisha State Jeetendra Agarwal and one of his as- granddaughter. However, she found none at the des- up small cold stores to help farmers to pre- Agriculture and Marketing Board in this sociates were also arrested Tuesday. Faced with poverty, Seema Khuntia ignated place and lodged a complaint serve their agricultural produce, but no regard, but no step was taken in this di- All the accused were produced in the agreed to hand over her granddaugh- at the Plant Site police station. Further concrete step is being taken in this regard, rection, it was learnt. court, Tuesday. ter as the accused also promised the investigations are underway to unravel it was alleged. When asked, secretary of the Dunguripalli A case under the IPC has been reg- woman to ensure better living stan- the involvement of other persons in During harvesting time, farmers have no OFFICIAL APATHY RMC, Udit Kumar Babu said that the state istered against them, said Bikram dards for the child. this racket. preservation facilities to store their veg- government is emphasising on small cold etables. As a result, traders cash in on the ccording to reports, vegetables are stores. “There are plans to set up cold stores situation and buy their produce at throw- Acultivated in 5,000 hectares in the with total capacity of 600 tonnes at away prices, while prices of vegetable are Kharif season and 9,000 hectares in the Garamahula under Tarabha block, Wife refuses to pay Rabi season in Subarnapur district.Water TOURISM BOOST FOR RAKTATIRTHA soaring in towns and cities. Owing to this Bisimunda and Kalapathar market yard resources that are available in the form money for liquor, perennial problem, farmers fail to get the of rivers and creeks hold much potential under Sonepur block,” he added. right price of their produce. for growth of agriculture and horticulture youth hangs self According to reports, vegetables are cul- in the district, farmers observed MLA, local leaders review tivated in 5,000 hectares in the Kharif sea- POST NEWS NETWORK son and 9,000 hectares in the Rabi season ecretary of the Dunguripalli RMC, in this district. SUdit Kumar Babu said that the state Buguda, July 27: A man Water resources that are available in the government is emphasizing on small cold development works at Eram stores.”There are plans to set up cold committed suicide by hang- form of many rivers and creeks hold much ing himself after his demand potential for growth of agriculture and stores with total capacity of 600 tonnes at Garamahula under Tarabha block, POST NEWS NETWORK for `100 to consume liquor horticulture in this district, farmers said. Bisimunda and Kalapathar market yard was turned down by his wife. They lamented that there are no cold under Sonepur block,” he added Basudevpur, July 27: A re- The incident happened under storage facilities in the district due to ap- view meeting over various de- Baguda police limits in athy of the government. As a result, farm- velopment works undertaken Ganjam district, Tuesday. ers have to sell off their produce immedi- Some farmers pointed out that due to by the state government for The deceased was identi- ately after the harvest at very low prices. the shortage of cold storage facilities in dis- Saheed Smruti Peetha (also fied as Nirakar Palei, 24, son They alleged that a few years back, the trict, most of them go for distress sale of their known as Raktatirtha) at of migrant labourer Bhaskar government had accounted to set up cold produce, apart from incurring additional Eram in Basudevpur area of Palei of Golia Nuabandh vil- stores in each block. Leaders, in various meet- expenditure on transportation. Bhadrak was held Tuesday. lage under this police limits. ings, had announced to set up a cold store Cold storage facilities are must for farm- According to reports, the He was also working as a mi- at Tarabha area, but still there is no effort ers in this agrarian district. The support Tourism department has grant labourer and had been whatsoever to set up the project. that the government should provide to sanctioned `40 lakh for the on- water foundation in Nana been constructed at a cost of married three months back. Reports said that huge quantities of farmers is not available, they alleged. going projects in the area. pond and other ancillary `8 lakh at the place. He asked his wife Rashmita vegetables like parbal, tomato, brinjal, In 2014-15, the state government launched In the current fiscal year works will be undertaken During the Quit India to give him `100 to consume long beans, lady’s fingers, cucumbers, bit- the Potato Mission and encouraged farm- too, the Culture and Tourism with the fund provided by Movement, the field at Eram liquor, but she refused to pay, ter guard, onion, garlic, potato, chilli and ers to take up onion farming too. But onion department has sanctioned the government. was frequently used by free- Tuesday morning. He went in- other vegetables are cultivated in Sonepur, and potato rot for lack of preservation fa- an additional `50 lakh for Notably, Eram is called the dom fighters for public meet- side a room and hanged him- Binika, Tarabha, Ullunda and cilities. At that the development of the second Jallianwala Bagh in ings and agitations against self. Family members rushed Birmaharajpur blocks. time, farmers had Saheed Peetha. the country. The field where foreign rule. A huge crowd him to Buguda hospital where MLA Bishnubrata Routray the memorial is located is gathered at the field to hold a doctor pronounced him and many local people’s rep- also called Raktatirtha as 29 a peaceful protest against the ‘brought dead’. resentatives said that all pos- freedom fighters were mas- British September 28, 1943. His mother Nisha Palei sible steps will be taken for sacred by police September 28, Police indiscriminately fired said that Nirakar ended his development and beautifi- 1943 during the ‘Quit India’ at the protesters. As the field life after his wife refused to cation of the peetha. movement. was bound from three sides, give him `100 to consume It was proposed that beau- A committee formed by no one could escape and 28 liquor. Police registered a tification of Nana pond, a local residents been batting freedom fighters and a woman case and sent the body for park at Eram, installation for development of the peetha. named Pari Bewa, were killed post-mortem, Buguda IIC of statues of 29 martyrs, a A Saheed Smruti Bhavan has in the firing. Chitaranjan Behera said. 3 scribes held on charges of extortion

POST NEWS NETWORK According to sources, the truck they created a ruckus. Tension pre- with the permission from Khandagiri vailed at the spot, leading to chaotic Jajpur, July 27: The Dharmashala po- police was en route to Jharkhand from situation for some time. lice arrested three journalists of a Web Bhubaneswar. It was reportedly trans- On being informed, Dharmasala po- channel on charges of extorting money porting 18 heads of cattle. lice reached the spot and tried to pacify from a truck driver near Jaraka in The trio intercepted the truck on them. Not in a position to hear anyone, Jajpur district, late Monday night. NH-16 and demanded money from they freed the cattle from the truck. The arrested have been identified as the driver, accusing him of trans- On the basis of a complaint lodged by Sanjay Kumar Mishra, Tushar Khuntia porting cattle illegally. When the Jeevan Das of People for Animals’ and Satya Ranjan Padhi. driver refused to give them any money, Organisation, they were arrested. Drivers’ association observes 12-hour bandh in Bargarh district. Hundreds of protesters were seen visiting government and private offices per- suading them to support the bandh and close their establishments. They were also seen pick- eting at several important junctions, in- cluding Gandhi Chowk of Bargarh town, blocking roads by parking their vehicles. Educational institutions, markets, business POST NEWS NETWORK establishments and shops downed their shut- ters amid the bandh call. Bargarh, July 27: Bargarh district committee The association has nine demands, which

of Odisha Motor Chalak Sangha (a drivers’ include setting up a welfare fund for drivers,

k y m c association) Tuesday observed a 12-hour registration of drivers by the Labour de- dawn-to-dusk bandh in protest against the partment, pension facility, Corona warrior alleged negligence of the state government status, `50 lakh ex-gratia to the next of kin towards the demands of the local drivers. of drivers who lost lives to Covid-19 and fi- The bandh threw normal life out of gear nancial support of `10,000 to each driver as in Bargarh town as well as other places of the they have lost earnings during pandemic. P6 WEDNESDAY | JULY 28 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR power post

FOCUS TECHNOLOGY Lord, give me perfect sincerity,

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eightened US-China ten- sions have raised the prospect of a deep global Spyware & Ice Cream H technology divide, po- tentially forcing other countries to he Indian government continues to be in denial mode over snoop- choose which camp to join. There ing on journalists, civil society activists, political leaders, ministers are plenty of grim scenarios in- T and key government officials with the help of the Israeli spyware, volving irreconcilable splits be- Pegasus. It will be interesting to know what the Israeli government is tween core technologies that power doing in this regard. French President Emmanuel Macron, whose cell a wide range of products and serv- phone number is among 50,000 listed to be under suspected surveillance ices, from aircraft and automo- by the spyware, telephoned Israel’s Prime Minister Naftali Bennet, as was biles to precision engineering for revealed July 24, to ascertain whether the Israeli government has started robotics and payment systems for an investigation into the matter. e-commerce. Should these sce- The Israel government has set up a commission to go into allegations that narios materialise, the world’s NSO Group’s Pegasus surveillance software was misused in 10 countries across two largest economies will pour four continents. The announcement was made by the head of the Israeli huge amounts of resources into a Both the United States and China understand the central role of technology Parliament’s Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee in the wake of the global zero-sum race to control the cut- in driving their economies and global development. They also know that furore over the revelations that the Israeli firm’s spyware appears to have Hoe Ee Khor & ting edge. mastering it, as well as safeguarding relevant intellectual property, can been used by its clients – exclusively governments - to spy on their critics Suan Yong Foo Both the United States and China and political adversaries. This strikes at the root of the stated objectives of understand the central role of bolster their national security and geopolitical influence, with important the sale of the cyber technology which are only to track terrorists and crim- technology in driving their inals. There are clamours for accountability and increased controls on the economies and global develop- feedback effects for their sustained growth and resilience international sale of spyware technology produced by several firms in IN THE LONGER ment. They also know that mas- Israel, apart from the NSO. Israeli legislator Ram Ben-Barak, who was once TERM, THE tering it, as well as safeguarding China tensions. For these countries, having little or no natural re- newly emerging economies to ad- deputy head of Israel’s intelligence agency Mossad, told Army Radio in the relevant intellectual property, can geopolitical considerations will sources, also managed to indus- vance, including via technology country that once the report of the review commission is available, the WORLD NEEDS bolster their national security and inevitably play a role alongside trialise and modernise, partly transfer. Policymakers should also government will assess the need for taking corrective steps. TO BE MORE geopolitical influence, with im- commercial ones, necessitating through globalisation. And a grow- expand the reach of trade and in- The chief executive of NSO, Shalev Hulio did not waste time in welcom- portant feedback effects for their careful calculations. ing number of developing and vestment agreements to safeguard ing the announcement of the investigation, terming it as an opportunity to AMBITIOUS, sustained growth and resilience. The likeliest medium-term out- emerging economies across Africa, the interests of businesses, work- “clear our name.” He went to the length of alleging that this is a larger at- AND STEP UP In the medium term, the US come is that technology bifurcation Latin America, and Europe are ers, and countries while minimising tempt “to smear all the Israeli cyber industry.” NSO exports its spyware to faces a stiff challenge to its long- will occur as countries intensify moving up the income ladder by the negative externalities of pro- 45 countries with approval from the Israeli government. Hulio has asserted MULTILATERAL standing dominance in science their efforts to reduce their vul- finding niches and participating tectionism. This could include ex- that he is prepared to cooperate with any investigation by any government and engineering, as well as to its nerabilities, but that it will re- in global value chains. panding free-trade agreements to official. And there lies the rub. EFFORTS TO capacity to produce critical com- main contained. US companies Moreover, no economy – no mat- include dedicated chapters on tech- For, the Israeli government is also in the dock since it issues licences to BOOST GLOBAL ponents. For example, although are building several high-end semi- ter how large or advanced – can turn nology issues and annexes on safe- all spyware firms in the country to sell their products. Naturally, an inquiry US firms design cutting-edge conductor plants, while China is away from globalisation and en- guarding the rights of lower-in- by the government can’t be expected to be fair and transparent. Hulio said TECHNOLOGICAL semiconductors, America’s share recruiting global talent and ramp- sure that it will always occupy the come and vulnerable workers. his company could not disclose the details of its contracts due to “issues COOPERATION of global output has declined ing up its R&D in semiconduc- leading position in all high-tech Such developments will not un- of confidentiality,” a standard alibi for all business firms indulging in from 37 per cent in 1990 to only 12 tors, as well as in the software, products, enjoy secure supplies of fold spontaneously. But the cor- malpractices, but assured he would be open and above board to any gov- per cent today. machinery, and equipment needed critical components, and have the porate sector may be able to help ernment seeking details. Meanwhile, China, for all its to produce them. capacity to operate an exponen- find a constructive way forward Defence Minister Benny Gantz has already defended export licences for progress, remains a long way from Meanwhile, other countries are tially growing web of intricate pro- without undermining national- the hacking tools and put the onus of ensuring that the devices are not the technological frontier in many pursuing various options. These duction processes. Semiconductors security interests. In March, for ex- abused on countries that purchase the systems. The clients, he insisted, must products such as computer chips include forging alliances to se- are again a prime example: Their ample, the Chinese and US semi- meet the terms of the use. and airplanes. True, the country cure supplies of critical compo- production chain is extraordinar- conductor industry associations On the other hand, free-speech and digital rights activists demand a mora- has developed a deep ecosystem in nents, developing their capabil- ily complex and relies on hundreds said they will form a joint work- torium on the sale and transfer of spyware technology till a transparent mech- many types of manufacturing, ity to achieve interoperability of inputs that are processed and pro- ing group. Representatives of 10 anism is evolved for monitoring these exports. Among the spyware companies and has exceptional capacity to between different technology stan- duced by highly engineered tools chip companies from each coun- in Israel there is one – Candiru – against which Microsoft has levelled the produce rapidly and at scale. It is dards, and strengthening their of- sourced from around the world. try will meet twice a year to dis- accusation of selling tools to hack into Windows. Critics say Israel needs to also near the top of the global ferings of more sophisticated prod- Gaining even a foothold in this sec- cuss matters including export re- rein in its spyware sector and curb proliferation of technologies that oper- rankings for patents and research ucts and services to global markets, tor requires huge R&D and a long strictions, supply-chain safety, and ate like commercial intelligence services. and development expenditure. But and thus their negotiating positions lead time. encryption technology. Some experts say there is nothing to be surprised about the growth of spy- China is vulnerable in many areas. vis-à-vis the US and China. True, a country can reduce its The policies adopted by the US ware in Israel which itself holds hundreds of Palestinians in administra- It imports about $300 billion worth But in the longer term, the world vulnerability to adverse external and China will of course be key to tive detention without trial and puts most Palestinians under surveillance of semiconductors annually, with needs to be more ambitious, and developments. But the costs could averting a major technological all the time. The pioneers of cyber-technology in Israel are often graduates approximately half going into ex- step up multilateral efforts to boost be immense, especially if the ob- split. But the rest of the world, by of military hi-tech surveillance units. port manufacturing. Moreover, global technological cooperation. jective is to be fully self-sufficient staying above the Sino-American When Israel is bedevilled by the spyware controversy and its fallout, it is many services that are intertwined Developed and emerging and cost-effective in as many tech- fray, can help to take the lead in forg- now facing an ice cream war launched by the Vermont-based iconic brand with goods need semiconductors economies alike should therefore nology products as possible. ing a new trust-based consensus - Ben & Jerry’s ice cream. It is a protest against the repression and alleged to operate, as is true of the apps frame issues related to technol- Given these constraints, coun- based on a common vision of surveillance on Palestinians, especially in the West Bank. The company, founded embedded in smartphones. ogy tensions in a broader context. tries should aim for globalisation shared technological progress. by two Left-leaning Jewish Americans, has announced it would no longer Other advanced economies with They should start by recalling based on multilateral agreements. sell its ice cream in the “Occupied Palestinian Territory” meaning, among the capacity to design or manu- that economic openness has One priority should be to dissem- Hoe Ee Khor is Chief other places, the West Bank, which is home to lakhs of settlers. It has a long facture critical components in boosted growth and welfare im- inate technological advances faster Economist at the ASEAN+3 history of social justice activism and supported the Black Lives Matter semiconductor supply chains, in- mensely. In Asia, mainland China’s and more widely to both devel- Macroeconomic Research protests. Its statement said that continuing sales in the disputed territory cluding Japan, South Korea, rapid economic development attests oped and emerging-market Office (AMRO). Suan Yong Foo would be “inconsistent with our values.” The decision might be a symbolic Taiwan, and the Netherlands, are to that. South Korea, Singapore, economies in order to reduce their is Senior Economist at AMRO. one, but it seems to be rooted in Left-wing critiques of Israel’s continued mil- caught in the crosshairs of US- Taiwan, and Hong Kong, despite vulnerabilities and to enable more ©PROJECT SYNDICATE itary occupation of the West Bank and the expansion of Jewish settlements in areas where an independent Palestinian state is supposed to be formed under a two-state solution. Ben & Jerry’s decision to stop selling its ice cream in parts of Israel has provoked a backlash from Israel’s political IN JEST THIS leadership. Prime Minister Naftali Bennet charged the company with brand- ing itself as “anti-Israel ice cream.” The latter, however, has made it clear it has no plans to wind up its business from the entire Israel. The development only shows the deep tension in Israel due to the policy of creating division between Jews and Palestinians of which surveillance, intolerance and repressive measures are key tools. A global consensus is needed Lift weights like Chanu: It’s good for you to deal sternly with every form of overt and covert suppression of democratic protests against government policies and actions. Till such time, harsh crit- irabai Chanu is being cel- rassing: “Weightlifting brings glory weightlifting is a little unbalanced: tually lifting weights, the muscle ics of despotic governments worldwide need beware. ebrated all over India and for Mirabai Chanu, ambulance for Women: 2; Men: 0. mass that you build helps you burn Mdeservedly so. She didn’t her fan.” That should be a challenge for all more calories. You’ll be in much bet- just lift 202kg at the Tokyo Olympics, Weighing just 49kg, Chanu lifted the young men in India: Remove the ter shape, but don't be surprised if WISDOM CORNER she also lifted everyone’s spirits. a total of 202kg in Tokyo (87kg in zero and become a hero. the scale shows you to be heavier. I was excited about Chanu’s sil- the snatch event, and 115kg in the Whether you’re young or old, Muscle weighs more than fat—at ver medal for two reasons. First, by clean and jerk). If I tried to lift weightlifting offers a number of least that’s what I tell my wife. The unexamined life is not worth living. winning a medal on the first day 115kg in the clean and jerk at a benefits to you. Here are just three: Me: “I’m heavier because of all SOCRATES of the competition, she allowed gym, I’d probably scream and drop 1. It helps you increase muscle this muscle mass I’m building.” Hope is but the dream of those who wake. us to breathe a collective sigh of re- the barbell heavily on the ground, mass, as well as bone density. This Wife: “Yes, especially the muscle MATTHEW PRIOR Melvin Durai lief. She allowed us to change the prompting the manager to “clean is particularly important for older mass around your waist.” dominant question in our heads the jerk out.” people like me. Any type of lifting It’s important to realise that you Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction. from “When will we win our first Unless you are a super-strong is good for us, as long as it isn’t don’t need to join a fitness club to ANNE FRANK ANY TYPE OF medal?” to “How many medals person, you shouldn’t attempt any shoplifting. lift weights. You can lift your own LIFTING IS GOOD will we win?” of Mirabai Chanu’s lifts. Maybe 2. Weightlifting and other types weight by doing pushups, pullups, Second, by winning a medal in you and a friend together can lift of strength training have been lunges and squats. You can also WORDSWORTH FOR US, AS LONG weightlifting, she will hopefully 115kg, especially if your friend shown to reduce the symptoms of lift objects around your home, as inspire more Indians to lift happens to be named Karnam chronic conditions such as arthri- long as you’re careful not to strain AS IT ISN’T weights—not just for competition, Malleswari. tis, back pain, obesity, heart dis- yourself with something really Onomatopoeia SHOPLIFTING but also health. Malleswari is now 46, two decades ease, depression, diabetes and lazi- heavy, such as Vikram Seth’s novel People of all ages can benefit removed from Olympic glory, but ness. I’m not sure if it actually “A Suitable Boy.” his is not so unusual a term among those who write about words — greatly from lifting weights like I’d bet she can still out-lift most helps with laziness, but ever since If you’re a grandparent, your Tthough linguists today often prefer others, like echoism or imitation, to Chanu. But please don’t take me too people. She won bronze at the 2000 I started lifting weights in a gym, grandchildren offer some ideal get across the idea of forming a word from a sound. The Greeks had a word literally. If you admire Chanu and Sydney Olympics, becoming the I’ve seen an amazing motivational weightlifting opportunities. If for it, and we have borrowed it through Latin: onomatopoiia, the process of try to lift like her at a public gym first Indian weightlifter to win an change: My wife is considerably they’re infants, you can lift them making words, which derives from onoma, a name, and poiein, to make. But or fitness centre, you might fall Olympic medal. Chanu is the sec- less motivated to call me “lazy guy.” off the ground. If they’re teenagers, we have extended the meaning beyond just making words to making words backwards and crack a few skulls, ond Indian weightlifter to win an 3. Building muscle helps you you can lift their textbooks off the in a specific way — by echoing a sound that is linked to the thing we want to not just your own. The newspaper Olympic medal, which means that burn more calories. Not only do ground. If they’re adults, you can name. English is full of such terms. Among them are repetitive childish headline would be quite embar- the all-time medal tally for India in you burn calories while you’re ac- lift their wet grinders off the ground. imitations like boo-hoo, choo-choo and bow-wow, and exclamations such as argh and ouch. But there’s also a whole medley of nouns and verbs, some of them created in other languages and borrowed into English: bang, bash, bawl, beep, belch, blab, blare, bleat, blurt, bonk, bump, burble, buzz, clang, Border row Military exercise Instruments of intimidation cheep, clank, clap, clatter, cuckoo ... life’s too short to go right through the alphabet, but you will get the idea. It’s not only single words that can be Sir, The Assam-Mizoram border row took a Sir, The Indo-Russia Joint Military Sir, The Union government is at pains to onomatopoeic. The effect is common in poetry, as in “The moan of doves in violent turn with the trigger-happy Exercise, 2021 is going to begin in explain that the recent Income Tax immemorial elms / And murmuring of innumerable bees” and “I heard the etters police of the two states firing at each other. the city of Volgograd in Russia next department raids on two of the country’s biggest ripple washing in the reeds / And the wild water lapping on the crag”, both Five Assam police personnel have died in the month. Troops of 250 army media houses -- Dainik Bhaskar and Bharat of which are from poems by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. clashes that ensued after Mizoram’s civilians personnel from each nation are going Samachar -- were routine. However, one wonders TOL THE EDITOR pushed the Assam police personnel from to come together to conduct the how is it that such raids, carried out ostensibly Readers of Orissa POST their post on the border. It is believed that military exercise as a joint on the basis of ‘conclusive’ evidence, target are most welcome to contribute letters the Mizoram police used automatic weapons, initiative against the threat of in- only those opposed to the Union government and LOL (200 words), articles and including light machine guns, in the attack. ternational terrorism. This exercise its policies? And we hardly hear of such cases columns (between 750-1250 words). Contributors are Ironically, while Assam has a Bharatiya is an opportunity to learn from reaching their logical conclusion which fur- Run over the rooster farmer requested to send their Janata Party (BJP) government, the ruling the respective contingents and pre- ther confirms our fears that the raids conducted appeared. contact numbers and full party in Mizoram is a National Democratic pare for the challenges posed by are nothing but instruments of intimidation and

man was driving down a quiet The man, somewhat postal address/email ID. They may also Alliance (NDA) ally. Therefore, the two war- global terrorism. This exercise will a warning to all to fall in line. All credit goes to

k y m send in their valuable comments, opinion c Acountry lane when out into the nervously said, “I think and suggestions, preferably by email, ring northeastern states must heed the re- also be a milestone in strengthen- some of these beleaguered media houses that road strayed a rooster. Whack! The I killed your rooster, please allow me to: [email protected] quest of Union Home Minister Amit Shah ing the bilateral relations and the do not get cowed down by such threats and con- rooster disappeared under the car. A to replace him.” to mend fences before the situation goes security cooperation between the tinue to uphold the Fourth Pillar’s objectivity cloud of feathers. “Suit yourself,” the farmer replied, from bad to worse. two nations. and independence. Shaken, the man pulled over at the “you can go join the other chickens B-15, Rasulgarh Industrial Estate, NJ Ravi Chander, Shrey Siddharth, Bhaskar Roy, farmhouse, rang the door bell. A that are around the back.” Bhubaneswar-751010 BANGALORE CUTTACK NEW DELHI P7 WEDNESDAY | JULY 28 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR state

Dams in bad shape; farmers cry for repair TRADITIONAL FEST

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Polsara, July 27: The state gov- FARM WOES ernment has constructed check armers said that the check dams in various regions of Ganjam Fdam and its nullah need with a view to boost irrigation fa- renovation. In fact, farmlands cilities, but in some cases, such are getting sand-cast due to the projects are of no use for farmers. check dam A case in point are some defunct he cultivators alleged that check dams in Polsara area. Thuge rush of water from the Farmers allege that the check upland areas has damaged the dams are not coming handy for protective walls of the check farming. On the other hand, one of dam. Though the check dam has them has rather damaged their been in bad shape since long, no farmlands. step has been taken for its They said that the check dam repair, they lamented and its nullah need renovation. In fact, farmlands are getting sand-cast ocals said that the members due to the check dam. Lof Rusikulya Rayat Mahasabha have drawn the According to reports, hundreds the check dam has been in bad Revenue Divisional Commissioner attention of the Chief Minister, of farmers depend on the check shape since long, no step has been (South), the superintending engi- the 5T Secretary and other dam for irrigation in Daburua, taken for its repair,” farmers neer of the Berhampur Minor officials towards the need for Kainphulia, Balighai, Polsara, lamented. Irrigation division and the offi- repair of the check dams several Ustapada, Siddhipur, Deulipada, Locals pointed out that there a five cials of the Drainage department times, but to no avail Ranipada, Bandhapalli, check dams in the area, but most of towards the need for repair of the Harichandanpur, Patigada, and them require repair and restora- check dams several times in the Mihirikana villages. tion to make them useful for farm- past, but to no avail. gineer of the Drainage division, “Huge rush of water from the up- ing. They added that members of Satyaban Pradhan of Rayat Sampad Ray said that cost esti- land areas has damaged protec- Rusikulya Rayat Mahasabha have Mahasabha alleged that no step is mates will be sent to the authori- tive walls of the said check dam at drawn attention of the Chief being taken for restoration of dams. ties and repairs will be done only Tribals worshipping bundles of millet saplings as part of rituals of traditional ‘Mandiarani Parav’ for a better harvest Daburia and Kainphulia. Though Minister, the 5T Secretary, the When contacted, executive en- after funds are available. at Tikiri under Kashipur block in Rayagada district, Tuesday OP PHOTO Youth hacked to Spurned lover death; cops suspect Jumbos play havoc; people tries to end Boudh locals seek illicit affair seek damages in Mayurbhanj life outside PS closure of stone POST NEWS NETWORK POST NEWS NETWORK POST NEWS NETWORK Sambalpur, July 27: A youth was Sambalpur, July 27: High drama crushing units allegedly hacked to death by a cou- Baripada, July 27: In the last few was witnessed after a youth re- ple, distantly related to the former, days, elephants have caused ex- portedly tried to end his life by at Hariom Nagar under Dhanupalli tensive damages in various areas of consuming poison outside the Town in Sambalpur late Monday night. Betanoti and Rasgobindapur blocks police station here Tuesday, alleg- The deceased was identified as in Mayurbhanj district. Having lost ing that he was spurned by his Deepak Yadav (25). Police have reg- their sleep over the persistent jumbo lady love. He also alleged that po- istered a case of murder and started menace in some areas, the affected lice did not come out for assistance an investigation into the crime to- people have demanded compensa- even though he had filed a com- gether with a scientific team, tion for the damages. plaint at the police station. Tuesday morning. According to reports, many af- The youth was identified as According to police, the accused fected people met the DFO and de- Naveen Sharma of Bada Bazaar were identified as Binit Padia and manded immediate steps to pay FILE PHOTO area under Khetrajpur police lim- Minati Padia. compensation within 10 days. its. Police rescued him and ad- From the preliminary investi- They also warned of agitation mitted him to the district head- gation, police suspect that the mur- and sit-in protests outside the DFO MAN-ANIMAL CONFLICT quarters hospital (DHH) where his der could have been the fallout of office if their demands were not health condition improved after any affected people herd of elephants from Similipal are an illicit affair or family feud. met. treatment. Mmet the DFO and Aholed up in the area. As night falls, Police said, Deepak had gone to The reports said, a herd of ele- demanded compensation they enter human habitations and go on According to reports, Sharma Binit’s house Monday. The two had phants has strayed from Similipal within 10 days. They also a damaging spree tried to end his life saying that a arguments over some issue. Later and are holed up in the area. As warned of agitation and woman constable he was in love POST NEWS NETWORK Agitating villagers said Binit attacked Deepak with a sharp- night falls, they enter human habi- sit-in outside the DFO he pachyderms break houses and with since 2010 had rejected him. edged weapon, wounding him crit- tations and go on a damaging spree. office if their demands Teat stored paddy and rice. Many people He repeatedly lodged complaints at Boudh, July 27: For the last one that dust emanating ically. Binit was also injured in the “They break houses and gobble were not met have been injured in elephant attacks the police station but the police month, locals have been staging attack. up stored paddy and rice. Many refused to entertain his pleas. protests against stone crushing from stone crushers set- Police rescued the two and rushed people have been injured in ele- to damage properties. bereaved families. Frustrated, he tried to end his life units and stone mines in Harbhanga tles on farmlands and them to the district headquarters phant attacks,” locals said, In a memorandum to the DFO, People have also appealed to the outside the police station. Police, block of Boudh district. Tuesday, affects soil fertility. Dust hospital. Doctors, however, de- Locals said, the animals get holed the affected people have sought as- Forest department to drive away the however, is yet to register a com- hundreds of residents of clared Deepak “brought dead”. up in forests and come out at night sistance for the injured and the animals. plaint in this regard. Kharbhuin and Baisipada in also continues to pollute The accused are under treat- Chhataranga panchayat staged water bodies, causing ment and their statements are yet protests in front of the Collector’s to be recorded. office against the operation of stone diseases among people crushers in the area. COVID PRECAUTIONS During talks with villagers ear- Woman, two kids lier, the tehsildar had allegedly the operation of the stone crush- misbehaved with the former and ing units in the area for the last one killed in road mishap threatened them of action if they month. The villagers lamented protested against the stone crush- that these crusher units have been POST NEWS NETWORK ing units. The agitating villagers causing pollution in the area and demanded immediate transfer of also affecting farming activities. Bhawanipatna, July 27: A woman the tehsildar from the area for pro- “Dust emanating from stone and her two minor children were viding protection to the stone crush- crushers falls on farmland and af- killed in a road accident on National ing units. fects its fertility. Dust also polluted Highway 26 near Chancher They clamoured for complete water bodies, causing diseases Tuesday afternoon. The incident closure of the stone crushing units among people,” they added. took place after the driver of the in the area. Hundreds of villagers, They demanded that all these car in which they were travelling including women, took out a rally crusher units should be closed lost control on the wheels and from the bus stand area and shouted down. The agitating people warned rammed it into a tree. slogans against the administration. of intensifying their protest in The woman and her two chil- Stone quarrying is taking a coming days if no action is taken dren died on the spot, while the heavy toll on the greenery with by the administration to close down driver has been admitted to a local trees being felled to make space these units. hospital. His condition is stated to for the quarries. Stones are ex- The villagers led by Kharbhuin be critical. According to reports, the tracted using explosives. Explosion Village Committee president woman was traveling to her home- has been damaging the houses in Akshay Nayak observed that op- town Titlagarh from Bhawanipatna the area. eration of stone crushing units when the mishap took place. A delegation of agitating peo- have spurred quarrying in the re- ple had earlier met the Sub-Collector gion. The agitators submitted a and the Harbhanga tehsildar over memorandum to the Sub-Collector Robbers loot bank the issue, but the talks remained in- for the district administration, conclusive. seeking transfer of the Harbhanga in Sundargarh Student of MV-79 College under Kalimela block in Malkangiri district being checked with a thermal scanner as part of Covid-19 protocols OP PHOTO Villagers have been opposing tehsildar.

POST NEWS NETWORK Sundargarh, July 27: A gang of Vacant teachers’ posts in schools affect students’ education armed robbers looted a bank at gunpoint Tuesday afternoon in Sundargarh district. The robbers POST NEWS NETWORK one post of science teacher, one Satchidananda Sahu, an educa- decamped with `2.87 lakh in cash. post of PET teacher, two posts of art tionist in Boinda area, said the According to reports, the rob- Boinda, July 27: Resumption of teacher and two posts of peon are MATTER OF staff shortage will definitely harm bery was committed at the Kirei offline classes for Class X has yet to be filled up. CONCERN the students. The government is not branch of the Utkal Gramya Bank brought back the long lost smiles Maa Maheswari High School at appointing new teachers. Instead under Sundargarh Sadar police on the faces of students. Students Nakichi has no Hindi and Sanskrit here are 14 government high of appointing retired teachers, limits. in Kishorenagar block of Angul teachers. One art and PET teacher’s Tschools in Kishorenagar young teachers should be appointed, The robbers, apart from looting district are no different. But their post is vacant at Pulamba block. Out of them, 13 schools he opined. `2.87 lakh in cash from the bank’s parents are a worried lot. Government High School. At are struggling due to shortage of Echoing the same, Lakishwar cash counter at gunpoint, decamped They are worried about the qual- Bileinali High School, posts of two teachers and peons Panda, a resident of Urukula vil- with a gold necklace of a woman ity of education as teachers’ posts art teachers and one peon are vacant. thamallik MLA Ramesh lage said the students will be de- customer, mobile phones and ATM are lying vacant in most of the Angapada High School is run- AChandra Sai said, he had prived of sports related activities cards of the bank staff and cus- schools in the block. ning without a head master, Hindi already discussed the matter as PET teacher posts are lying va- tomers. “If immediate steps are not taken and art teachers. A peon’s post is with the officials of Education cant at most schools. At around 2.30 PM the four men to fill up the vacant posts, teaching also lying vacant. Hindi, Sanskrit department and will take it up When asked, Lambodar Sahu, a with guns who came on two mo- can never be complete,” some par- and art teachers’ posts are lying va- with the Education Minister for resident of Nakichi village, said be- torcycles and entered the bank be- ents observed. cant at Raniakata High School. art and PET teachers’ posts are High School. early filling up the vacant cause of such problems, parents pre- fore herding all staff and customers There are 14 government high Bamur High School is managing falling vacant at Ambapal High It is pertinent to mention that, teachers’ posts fer to send their children to pri- into a room. The robbers took away schools in Kishorenagar block. without science, Hindi and Sanskrit School. Two post of peons are also Boinda villagers took up the mat- vate schools.

their mobile phones and ATM Out of them, 13 schools are strug- teachers. Similarly, posts of two lying vacant at Ambapal High ter with the district education of- “We have been requesting for ap- Athamallik MLA Ramesh

k y m c cards. Then they looted the cash gling due to shortage of teachers art teachers, one Sanskrit and one School. While Ichhapur Hrushikesh ficer and Secretary of School and pointments of more teachers every Chandra Sai said he had already dis- from the cash counter and departed. and peons. Posts of a Sanskrit and PET teacher are vacant at Uchha Vidyapeeth has two art Mass Education department but year, but nothing has been done cussed the matter with the offi- The gang’s entry and exit on PET teachers and two peons are Kishorenagar High School. teachers and one peon posts va- to no avail. in this regard so far. Due to short- cials of Education department. “I two motorcycles have been cap- lying vacant at Radhakrushna While one art and one PET cant, no appointment has been When asked for her comment age of teaching staff, we are facing will take it up with the Education tured in the CCTV of a shop in High School at Urukula. Similarly, teacher’s posts are vacant at made to fill up vacant PET teacher on the issue, head mistress, Oscapali many problems,” said Dandapat. Minister for early appointment to front of the bank. in Ramdeo High School in Boinda Oscapali High School, Sanskrit, and peon posts at Kadalimunda High School, Kabita Dandapat said, Expressing concern, vacant teachers’ posts. P8 ASSAM DELHI

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k y m c ASSAM-MIZORAM BORDER TENSION Delhi brings black fungus under its health scheme Assam declares 3-day state mourning PRESS TRUST OF INDIA New Delhi, July 27: Mucormycosis At least six persons were killed and 60 others, including an Locals threaten economic blockade patients at Delhi government-run hospitals can be referred for sur- SP, injured in a bloody clash between the police forces of the ocals in the state’s Cachar lage will also launch an indefi- geries at private hospitals under a Ldistrict threatened an eco- nite ‘economic blockade’ from cashless health scheme if the al- two states along the Assam-Mizoram border Monday nomic blockade of the neigh- Wednesday and urged the Assam lotted date for operation is beyond bouring state of Mizoram. government to take steps to re- seven days, according to the lat- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA People of Kabuganj and Dholai solve the boundary dispute. est order issued by the Delhi gov- area have “launched an indefi- The Barak Democratic Front ernment. Guwahati, July 27: The situa- nite blockade of roads” leading (BDF) too has called a 12-hour Mucormycosis (black fungus) tion on the Assam-Mizoram border to Mizoram from 9 am Tuesday Barak Valley bandh Wednesday is a life-threatening disease which remained tense as Assam declared to prevent any vehicle from mov- in protest against the killing of requires urgent and timely surgi- a three-day mourning from Tuesday ing to the neighbouring state. six Assam police jawans and cal intervention. There is “limited to condole the death of five po- Social activist Jabir Hussain one civilian in Lailapur, BDF capacity for performing surgeries licemen and one civilian in a bor- Laskar told reporters that the Chief Convenor Pradip Dutta pertaining to Mucormycosis in der clash last night. people of border towns and vil- Roy said. Delhi government hospitals”, the During the three-day mourning order said. period, the national flag will fly at In view of it, Health Minister- half-mast and there will be no pub- the five martyrs and salute their sac- be tense but under control, cum-Chairman, Delhi Arogya Kosh, lic entertainment, a notification rifice, he tweeted. officials said. has approved that eligible patients kidney disease, liver or cardiac issued by the Assam government Earlier in the day, the chief We would do all possible to help undergoing treatment for disorders, age-related issues, or said. minister visited the Silchar the families of our martyred col- Mucormycosis in Delhi govern- those on medication for auto-im- At least six persons were killed Medical College and Hospital and leagues. The injured would be ment hospitals “may be referred to mune diseases like rheumatoid and 60 others, including an SP, in- met the police personnel injured looked after fully, the Special DGP empanelled private hospitals under arthritis. If such patients are ad- jured in a bloody clash between tween the, last night spoke to chief similarly raised tensions. However, in the attack. GP Singh tweeted. the cashless surgery scheme if the ministered steroids, their immunity the police forces of the two states ministers of Assam and Mizoram, no deaths or injuries had occurred Cachar Superintendent of Police All lawful and operational meas- allotted date of surgery in the Delhi reduces further, allowing the fun- along the Assam-Mizoram border Himanta Biswa Sarma and then. Sarma paid floral tributes to Vaibhab Chandrakant Nimbalkar, ures would be taken to bring cul- government hospital concerned is gus to thrive. Monday. Zoramthanga respectively, and the five slain policemen at Silchar has been airlifted to a hospital in prits to book and protect the in- beyond seven days”. Under Delhi Arogya Kosh, the Union Home Minister Amit urged them to ensure peace along Tuesday. Mumbai by an air force air am- tegrity of the constitutional Only residents of Delhi can avail city government provides finan- Shah, who had last week held a the disputed border and find an We are deeply anguished by the bulance. boundary of Assam, Singh added, benefit under the scheme. cial assistance to the extent of Rs conference with chief ministers amicable settlement. loss of lives of our brave @assam The chief minister is also likely in an indication that Mizo po- Mucormycosis is more common 5 lakh to the needy eligible patients of north-eastern states in a bid to Earlier in May this year, firing police personnel. I visited Silchar to visit the inter-state border licemen who fired at their Assam among people whose immunity for treatment of any illness in gov- resolve prickly border disputes be- on Nagaland-Assam border had SP office and paid floral tributes to where the situation was stated to counterparts would be prosecuted. has lowered due to Covid, diabetes, ernment hospitals. Flooded roads affect traffic Assam govt issues revised Covid SOP PRESS TRUST OF INDIA There will be a total ban on the movement of all public and pri- as heavy rains hammer Delhi Guwahati, July 27: Two districts vate transport in the total con- of Assam will continue to remain tainment districts, though the under total containment zone due movement of goods will continue, PRESS TRUST OF INDIA to high Covid-19 positivity rate, the ASDMA directive said. while the ban on inter-district In other districts, public trans- New Delhi, July 27: Heavy rains movement of people will be in force port will be allowed to operate by Tuesday morning led to extensive in the state till further orders, ac- following Covid-19 protocol. waterlogging at several road cording to the revised Standard All inter-district passenger trans- stretches across Delhi, including Operating Protocol (SOP) issued by port services and movement of near Pragati Maidan in the central the Assam State Disaster people to and from other districts part of the city and Dhaula Kuan Management Authority (ASDMA) will remain suspended, the direc- in the southern part, affecting traf- Tuesday. tive added. fic movement. Golaghat and Lakhimpur dis- Public gathering remained The India Meteorological tricts will remain under round- In the remaining districts, cur- The establishments will be open banned in the total containment dis- Department (IMD) said 100 mm of the-clock curfew, the order signed few timing will be from 5 pm to 5 till 1 pm in districts with moderate tricts, and up to 10 people will be rainfall was recorded at the by Chief Secretary Jishnu Barua, am, as per the new directive. positivity rate, and up to 4 pm in dis- allowed to attend marriage or fu- Safdarjung observatory, which pro- in his capacity as chairperson, All workplaces, business, com- tricts showing improvement in the neral programmes in the vides representative data for the city, state executive committee of the mercial establishments, dine-in positivity rate, the order said. other areas. in the last 24 hours. ASDMA, said. restaurants, hotels, resorts, dhabas, Shops dealing with groceries, Previous orders, like compul- Waterlogging was also seen at In the five districts of Goalpara, eateries, takeaway of food items fruits, and vegetables, dairy and sory wearing of face masks in pub- Mathura Road, Moti Bagh, Vikas Morigaon, Jorhat, Sonitpur and from restaurants and eateries, the milk booths, animal fodder will be lic places, imposition of odd-even Marg, Ring Road, Rohtak Road, Biswanath, where the Covid-19 opening of counters, showrooms of open up to 5 pm in districts show- formula for plying of vehicles, and Sangam Vihar and Kirari, among Highest rainfall for July in 18 years: IMD positivity rate is moderate, cur- cold storages and warehouses will ing high and moderate positivity declaration of containment zones, other places. few will remain in force from 2 pm be closed in the two districts with rate, and up to 4 pm in the districts will remain in force as per the Due to the waterlogging, traffic onsoon may have arrived late in Delhi, but it is inundating the capital to 5 am. high positivity rate. showing improvement. new directive. crawled at ITO, underneath Moti Mnow. The city has recorded 381 mm rainfall so far this month, the highest for July since 2003 and the second-highest ever.The Safdarjung Bagh metro station, Dhaula Kuan Observatory, which provides representative data for the city, recorded 100 underpass, near Pragati Maidan, mm rainfall in just three hours Tuesday morning, according to the India RAINY-DAY RENDEZVOUS Mathura Road, Vikas Marg, Ring Meteorological Department (IMD). It is also the maximum rainfall in 24 Road near IP Flyover, Rohtak Road. hours in the month of July in eight years. In 2013, Delhi had received Public Works Department (PWD) 123.4mm rainfall July 21.The capital has recorded 14 rainy days this month officials said waterlogging com- so far, despite the delayed arrival of the monsoon on July 13, 16 days plaints were being dealt with on behind schedule. The monsoon, the most-delayed in 19 years, is now priority. drenching Delhi, flooding low-lying areas and causing long traffic snarls. Morning rain was of high in- According to IMD data, the Safdarjung Observatory has gauged 108 per tensity so a few areas of the city wit- cent excess rainfall so far – 380.9 mm rainfall till July 27 against the normal nessed waterlogging. Our field staff of 183.5mm. Normally, Delhi records 210.6 mm precipitation in July. is on the ground and we are closely observing the situation, a PWD of- In further tweets, they said traf- kmph later in the day. ficial said. fic is affected near Okhla Mandi, The IMD said the maximum The Delhi Traffic Police took to from Tamil Sangam Marg towards temperature in the national capi- Twitter to inform commuters about RK Puram and from Hyatt Regency tal is likely to hover around 30 de- waterlogging and the areas where to RK Puram Sector-12 near CNG grees Celsius. traffic movement had been affected. pump. A senior police officer said According to the IMD, the south- Traffic is affected near Qutab traffic has also been affected in west monsoon had reached Delhi Minar Metro Station towards 100 Dhaula Kuan. July 13 -- 16 days behind the usual Foota carriageway due to water- After the rains, the weather date of onset. logging. turned pleasant in Delhi. Normally, the monsoon reaches Traffic coming from Badarpur The weatherman has predicted the city by June 27 and covers the towards Mehrauli has been di- generally cloudy skies with mod- entire country by July 8. Last year, verted towards Mathura Road due erate rain and the possibility of the wind system had reached Delhi Children play on a waterlogged street after heavy rains near ITO in New Delhi, Tuesday PTI PHOTO to waterlogging near Pul thundershowers accompanied by on June 25 and covered the entire Prahladpur, the traffic police said. gusty winds with a speed of 30-40 country by June 29. PADMA AWARDS Assam to move SC for protection of forests

land but encroachment of re- Delhi to recommend docs, healthcare workers served forests is the issue. We have no settlements in the for- Kejriwal said for the last one and half years doctors and healthcare workers have been putting est areas and, if Mizoram can give evidence, we will immediately their lives at risk and many have even lost their lives while serving in Covid care centres carry out eviction, he said. The chief minister asserted INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE [email protected] by that not an inch of Assam's land August 15 August. could be encroached by the neigh- New Delhi, July 27: The Delhi gov- One has to recommend the name bouring state. ernment has decided to recom- of a doctor or healthcare worker People have sacrificed their mend the names of doctors and with address details and detailed lives but boundary has been pro- healthcare workers for this year’s description regarding the ex- tected which we will continue to Padma Award, Chief Minister traordinary work of the suggested do at any cost, he asserted. Arvind Kejriwal said Tuesday. name for the Padma awards, After the vexed border dispute Every year, the Centre asks the Kejriwal said. erupted into bloody clashes with states union territories to recom- For this purpose, the Delhi gov- security personnel and civilians mend the names of persons for ernment has also set up a screen- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA shown that roads are being con- from the two states going after the Padma Awards -- Padma ing committee under the supervi- structed and forests cleared for each other on Monday, the Centre Vibhushan (second highest civilian sion of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Silchar, July 27: The Assam jhum cultivation which cannot be had directed them to move away award), Padma Bhushan (third Manish Sisodia. After receiving government will move the allowed. their forces from the border post. highest civilian award) and Padma names from the people, the screen- Supreme Court seeking protection We will move the Supreme We have done so but Mizoram Shri (fourth highest civilian award) ing committee will verify the facts of Innerline Forest Reserve from Court to ensure that the forests is yet to do so. Our police forces to honour them for their extraor- Kejriwal said that it was an op- Centre for this year, he added. given about the particular doctor destruction and encroachment, are protected, he said. are, however, deployed 100 me- dinary services to the people. portunity to honour the doctors The Chief Minister has appealed or healthcare worker and then the

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Jhum cultivation is a farming tres from the post, Sarma said. Kejriwal said for the last one and healthcare staff who have to the people of Delhi to recom- list will be sent to the Centre by

k y m c Sarma said Tuesday, a day after activity where farmland is cleared The Assam government, he and half years doctors and health- saved the lives of several people mend the names of doctors and September 15. border clashes with Mizoram left of trees and other vegetation and said, will deploy three commando care workers have been putting amid this Covid-19 pandemic. healthcare workers who have done Earlier, Kejriwal had written a five state policemen and a civil- then set on fire. The practice is battalions in Cachar, Karimganj their lives at risk and many have Therefore, the Delhi government extraordinary work during the letter to Prime Minister Narendra ian dead and 60 others injured. followed in most states of the and Hailakandi districts bor- even lost their lives while serving has decided to send only the names pandemic. Modi, urging to give ‘Bharat Ratna’, He told a press conference in northeast. dering Mizoram to strengthen in Covid care centres. of doctors and healthcare work- People of Delhi can send their rec- the highest civilian award in the Silchar that satellite images have The dispute is not regarding security. During a press conference here, ers for the Padma Awards to the ommendations on -- pad- country this year, to a doctor. TRAGIC INCIDENT P9 What we need is to Ten policemen in Uttar Pradesh’s Baghpat WEDNESDAY | JULY 28 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR take public awareness have been relieved of their duties after a to such a level that social 22-year-old man - the son of a local RSS sanctions are built against leader -- allegedly ended his life by dowry. The fear of such a social hanging when his mother was roughed up stigma should deter people from and their house ransacked by police, y demanding or giving dowry following a brawl at a Covid vaccination

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of the day uote PORNOGRAPHY CASE 7 OPPN PARTIES SEEK PREZ’S INTERVENTION ‘DHOLAVIRA’ Kundra earned ` 1.17cr NOW A UNESCO Almost all religions that in 5 months: Police came to HERITAGE SITE Kashmir embraced AGENCIES ‘Ask govt to discuss farm stir, Pegasus’ the unique feature of PRESS TRUST OF INDIA ‘Kashmiriyat’ that Mumbai, July 27: Raj Kundra AGENCIES the Centre is not even ready to shunned orthodoxy earned at least Rs 1.17 crore be- discuss their issues. "You would ap- New Delhi, July 27: Dholavira, a tween August and December last New Delhi, July 27: Seven op- preciate that a human tragedy is Mamata meets PM Harappan-era city in Gujarat, has and encouraged tolerance and mutual acceptance year from his business of produc- position parties have written to unfolding on the borders of Delhi been conferred the tag of UNESCO among communities tion and online distribution of President Ram Nath Kovind seek- with more than 550 farmers al- World Heritage Site, the organi- porn films, Mumbai Police told a ing his intervention to direct the ready having lost their lives dur- sation said Tuesday. RAM NATH KOVIND | PRESIDENT court Tuesday, seeking another ex- government to discuss farmers' ing the course of the ongoing This is the second site to be in- tension of his custody. issues and Pegasus spyware re- 'Kisan Andolan' (farmers' agita- cluded in the world heritage list this The magistrate's court, how- port in the ongoing Monsoon ses- tion). The livelihoods of millions month after the Ramappa temple Over the last ever, remanded Kundra (45), who sion of Parliament as they ap- more are at stake due to the three at Palampet in Telangana's two days, there is married to Bollywood actor prised him of these "two disturbing agricultural laws which have been Warangal. have been Shilpa Shetty, in judicial custody developments". made with the express purpose natural calamities for 14 days. The BSP, RLP, SAD, National occurring in of handing over the agriculture sec- Himachal Pradesh for The Bombay High Court, mean- Conference, CPI and the CPI(M), tor to corporations," the letter to which I have while, refused to give him any ur- besides the NCP, are the signato- President Kovind said. expressed my pain. But there has gent temporary relief. ries to the letter. The main oppo- Similarly, the use of Pegasus rinamool Congress leader and take shape on its own. Asked been a red alert issued again today. "Interrogation of Ryan Thorpe, sition party Congress is not among software "to tape telephone num- TWest Bengal Chief Minister whether she will lead the opposition The government there is focussed in another accused in the case, re- the signatories. bers of politicians as well as jour- Mamata Banerjee Tuesday said the parties, Banerjee said the country its attention and prepared vealed that revenue from Hotshots "We members of parliament nalists and activists besides known unity of opposition parties will will lead the opposition unity. She (an online app or platform through (MPs) of various political parties detractors of the NDA govern- take shape on its own. Banerjee, said the Prime Minister should RAJENDRA ARLEKAR | HIMACHAL which alleged porn content was are writing to you to seek an ap- ment has sent shockwaves amongst who is in the national capital, met convene an all-party meet on the PRADESH GOVERNOR made available) was Rs 1, 17, 64,886 pointment to apprise you of two civil society," it said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi Pegasus snooping row and decide (USD 1,58,057) between August and disturbing developments includ- It is a known fact that the Israeli and requested him to give her state on a Supreme Court-led probe. December 2020," the remand plea ing the complete stonewalling of company NSO sells the software more coronavirus vaccines based Banerjee would meet Congress The of the police said. demands of the peasantry to repeal only to vetted governments and the on its population. Responding to a president Sonia Gandhi Thursday enthusiastic This revenue was earned from the three agricultural laws as well company has admitted as such, question on opposition unity against which she described as "chai participation in the app on Apple store and the po- as use of Israeli spyware Pegasus the letter claimed. "Despite these the ruling NDA, she said it will pe charcha". the prabudh varg lice have sought information from to tape telephones of politicians, revelations the union government meetings, which has Google too, it said. The app had journalists and activists," the let- come into discussion is refusing to disclose why it had the entire issue," it said. democracy," the parties said. as Brahmin more users on Google Play than ter read. used this software against its own "We MPs urge you to intervene Since the beginning of the "Dholavira: A Harappan City, in Sammelans, being taken out by the the Apple store before it was re- SAD leader Harsimrat Badal citizens besides disclosing details personally and direct the gov- Monsoon session, the opposition India, just inscribed on the @UN- party's general secretary S C Misra moved, so he must have earned said it is "very unfortunate" that of the payments made to access the ernment to discuss both issues has been disrupting proceedings ESCO #WorldHeritage List. under my direction, is proof that much more revenue, the farmers have died while protest- same. The NDA government has during the ongoing parliament of both the Houses over Congratulations!" UNESCO tweeted. people have conscious faith in the police claimed. ing against the three farm laws but also refused to hold a probe into session in the spirit of a healthy these issues. Dholavira and the Ramappa Temple BSP. Heartfelt thanks to all were included in the list during the 44th session of the UNESCO's MAYAWATI | BSP PRESIDENT World Heritage Committee. FUN TIME Gujarat now has four world heritage sites — Dholavira, Champaner SHORT TAKES LS, RS witness near Pavagadh, Rani ki Vav in Patan and the historic city of Ahmedabad. Prime Minister Rakesh Asthana new Narendra Modi said he was "ab- adjournments solutely delighted" by this news, not- Delhi Police chief ing that Dholavira was an impor- New Delhi: Rakesh Asthana, a AGENCIES Lok Sabha managed to pass two tant urban centre and is one of the senior IPS officer of Gujarat Bills- The Factoring Regulation most important linkages with our cadre, was appointed as the New Delhi, July 27: Rajya Sabha (Amendment) Bill, 2020 and the past. Commissioner of Delhi Police and Lok Sabha Tuesday witnessed Institute of Food Technology "It is a must visit, especially for Tuesday. According to a a series of brief adjournments Entrepreneurship and Management those interested in history, culture Ministry of Home Affairs amid uproar created by opposition Bill, 2021 after which the House and archaeology," Modi tweeted. (MHA) order, Asthana, currently members over various issues, in- was adjourned as "I first visited Dholavira during serving as Director General of cluding the Pegasus spying con- protesting MPs demanded a probe my student days and was mes- the Border Security Force (BSF), troversy and the three contentious into the phone hacking allegations merised by the place. As CM of will join as the Delhi Police agri laws. despite repeated requests from the Gujarat, I had the opportunity to Commissioner with immediate Union Agriculture Minister presiding officers. work on aspects relating to her- effect. The appointment of Narendra Singh Tomar said that the The Rajya Sabha has so far failed itage conservation and restoration Asthana, a 1984-batch IPS Opposition's protest destroyed the to transact any substantial business in Dholavira. Our team also worked officer, to the post of dignity of the House. The protests Commissioner of Police (CP), in the Monsoon Session that started to create tourism-friendly infra- Delhi came just days before forced Lok Sabha speaker to ad- July 19. There has only been a dis- structure there," he said, sharing his superannuate July 31. journ the House till 11: 45 am. As cussion on Covid-19 management Children play in the water during a hot summer day in Kolkata PTI PHOTO pictures of his visits to the site. the House reconvened, the protests in the Upper House. returned too and the House was ad- An exasperated Chairman M journed till 12 noon. Venkaiah Naidu said that the agi- 24X7 helpline The house was again adjourned tating members were harming the number for women till 12: 30 pm as protests continued interest of the country, the MPs and US Secretary of State Blinken arrives in India and then till 2: 30 pm. The House also Parliament with their conduct, New Delhi: The government was again adjourned till 3 pm and as his repeated appeals to them to PRESS TRUST OF INDIA on his arrival in Delhi," External Tuesday launched a round- then till 3:30 pm and 4 pm . Similar maintain order went unheeded. "I am Affairs Ministry Spokesperson the-clock helpline for women scenes were witnessed in Rajya concerned over media reports that New Delhi, July 27: US Secretary Arindam Bagchi tweeted. affected by violence. The Sabha where the proceedings were some sections of the House have de- of State Antony Blinken arrived On Wednesday, Blinken will hold National Commission for adjourned till 12 noon and then cided not to allow the functioning of here Tuesday on a two-day maiden extensive talks with External Women's helpline number -- till 2 pm, then till 3 pm and later till the House for the remainder of the visit to expand the strong and grow- Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and 7827170170 -- aims to provide 4 pm. Earlier in the day, both the session," he said in a statement. No ing bilateral partnership with the meet National Security Advisor online support to women affected by violence by Houses reconvened today after the sooner had the House condoled the Biden administration describing Ajit Doval. He will also call on linking them with session witnessed stormy scenes death of former member Wasim India as a "leading global power Prime Minister Narendra Modi appropriate authorities such yesterday as Opposition members Ahmad, former prime minister of and a key US partner" in the Indo- before leaving for Kuwait as part as police, hospitals, district protested over the alleged Pegasus Mauritius Anerood Jugnauth and Pacific and beyond. of his two-nation tour. legal service authorities and snooping row and farm reform Zambia's first president Kenneth In a clear reflection of ".@SecBlinken is wheels down psychological services. laws. The proceedings were re- David Buchizhya Kaunda, the op- Washington's position towards cer- in New Delhi for meetings with peatedly adjourned yesterday, as position MPs rushed into the Well tain Chinese actions, US Defence our Indian partners. We're excited well. Amid the din, however, the shouting slogans. Secretary Lloyd Austin talked about to expand the strong and growing MP: Govt China's "unwillingness" to resolve #USIndia partnership," US State disputes peacefully as well as "ag- Department spokesperson Ned sets up SIT gression against India", in an ap- Price said on Twitter. parent reference to the eastern water," Austin said at the regional security concerns, COVID- The US State Department said Bhopal/Mandsaur (MP): The Ladakh standoff. International Institute for Strategic 19 response and ways to boost Indo- Blinken is visiting India to reaffirm Madhya Pradesh government Separately, in a fact sheet, the US Studies in Singapore. "We have Pacific engagement, people famil- the United States' commitment to Tuesday constituted a Special State Department said the US sup- also seen aggression against India iar with the agenda of talks said. strengthening the partnership and Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the spurious liquor ports India's emergence as a lead- destabilising military activity and "India is a leading global power underscore cooperation on shared incident in which six persons ing global power and vital partner other forms of coercion against and a key U.S. Partner in the Indo- priorities. This is Blinken's first have died so far in Mandsaur in efforts to ensure that the Indo- the people of Taiwan and geno- Pacific and beyond," the US State visit to India after assuming charge district. The committee, Pacific is a region of peace, sta- cide and crimes against human- Department said in the fact sheet as the US Secretary of State and the headed by Additional Chief bility, and growing prosperity and ity against Uyghur Muslims in which was shared with reporters third by a high-ranking Biden ad- Secretary, Home, Rajesh economic inclusion. Xinjiang," he said. by the US embassy here. ministration official after visits to Rajora, includes Additional "Unfortunately, Beijing's un- On Wednesday, Blinken and "A partnership anchored in New Delhi by Defence Secretary Director General of Police willingness to resolve disputes Indian leaders will discuss a shared values, mutual interests Lloyd Austin in March and Special (ADGP) GP Singh and peacefully and respect the rule of plethora of pressing issues such as and goodwill. Welcome to US Envoy on Climate Change John Inspector General (IG), law isn't just occurring on the the fluid situation in Afghanistan, Secretary of State @SecBlinken Kerry in April. Railways, MS Sikarwar, as members, as per the order issued by Home Department Secretary D Sreenivasa Verma. Bommai: Lingayat leader with origins in Janata Parivar

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Minister of Karnataka. Born the Opposition in the council. events and press briefings and as- Pb: BSP protests January 28, 1960 in Hubballi, Bommai quit the Janata Dal sist him. Bommai,who was in- Bangalore, July 27: : Basavaraj Basavaraj Bommai is a graduate in (United) and joined the BJP in charge of Home Affairs at the be- against farm laws Somappa Bommai, a Yediyurappa Mechanical Engineering. He February 2008 and in the assembly ginning of the term, was Nawanshahr: The BSP here loyalist, who has his origins in the worked in Tata Motors, Pune for elections held later that year, was subsequently given Law, Tuesday protested the Janata Parivar, Tuesday won the three years and then became an elected as MLA from Shiggaon Parliamentary Affairs and Centre's farm laws, race for Chief Minister's post as the industrial entrepreneur. constituency in Haveri district. He Legislature as additional portfo- demanding their rollback BJP leadership decided to replace His caste, educational qualifi- then went on to retain the seat in lios during the cabinet reshuffle a while describing the Union B S Yediyurappa with another cation, administrative capacities the 2013 and 2018 assembly polls. few months ago. government as "anti-farmer" Lingayat leader. and proximity to Yediyurappa and Married to Chennamma, he has a The new leader of the BJP leg- and "anti-minority". The 61 year-old leader was the central leaders of the BJP is said son and a daughter. islature party enjoys reading, writ- Protesters led by Bahujan Minister for Home Affairs, Law, to be the reasons for his choice for Bommai had served as Minister ing, golf and cricket and has served Samaj Party's (BSP) Punjab Parliamentary Affairs and the post. Bommai is from the dom- for Water resources and as Chairman of the Karnataka y unit chief Jasvir Singh Garhi Legislature in Yediyurappa's coun- inant Veerashaiva-Lingayat com- Cooperation in the previous BJP State Cricket Association, Dharwad,

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BRUNO RODRIGUEZ | FOREIGN MINISTER, CUBA Biden and Kadhimi met in the with Syria in late June, calling it which prosecutors said was se- ruling in court, saying “such dis- Oval Office for their first face-to-face a major operational impact since Iranian-backed militias. a violation of Iraqi sovereignty. cessionist. play of the words was capable of in- talks as part of a strategic dia- the United States has already moved The senior administration offi- The United States plans to pro- The widely anticipated ruling, citing others to commit secession.” Driven by the logue between the United States toward focusing on training Iraqi cial would not say how many US vide Iraq with 500,000 doses of the much of which has hinged on the She added that Tong was aware Delta variant, and Iraq. forces. In recent years, the US mis- troops would remain on the ground Pfizer/BioNTech, Covid-19 vac- interpretation of the slogan, im- of the slogan’s secessionist mean- cases are rising “Our role in Iraq will be ... to be sion was focused on helping de- in Iraq for advising and training. cine under the global COVAX vac- poses new limits on free speech in ing, and that he intended to com- here at home, available, to continue to train, to as- feat Islamic State militants in Iraq Kadhimi also declined to specu- cine-sharing program. Biden said the former British colony, activists municate this meaning to others. particularly among sist, to help and to deal with ISIS and Syria. late about a future US drawdown, the doses should arrive in a couple say. Human rights groups have His actions caused “grave harm those who are as it arises, but we’re not going to US diplomats and troops in Iraq saying troop levels would be de- of weeks. also criticised the decision to deny to society”. unvaccinated, and be, by the end of the year, in a com- and Syria were targeted in three termined by technical reviews. The United States will also pro- Tong bail and a jury trial, which In a detailed judgment published appears likely to continue in the bat mission,” Biden told reporters rocket and drone attacks earlier Kadhimi, who is seen as friendly vide $5.2 million to help fund a UN have been key features of Hong on the judiciary's website, the weeks ahead as he and Kadhimi met. this month. Analysts believed the to the United States, has tried to mission to monitor October elec- Kong’s rule of law. judges also said Tong's motorcy- JEN PSAKI | WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY, US The shift is not expected to have attacks were part of a campaign by check the power of Iran-aligned tions in Iraq. The government did not imme- cle was potentially a lethal weapon.

SHORT TAKES IN MEMORIAM UK PM targets crime, Blast in German anti-social behaviour Najib Mikati named Lebanon’s new PM PRESS TRUST OF INDIA London, July 27: British Prime Beirut: Najib Mikati was chemical plant kills named as Lebanon’s new Minister Boris Johnson ended his Prime Minister with 72 votes self-isolation Tuesday with the in parliament following launch of a tougher new Beating months of political turmoil in 2, several missing Crime Plan, a pledge to slash crime the crises-hit country. Mikati rates through measures such as gave a speech following his electronic tagging of burglars after appointment Monday, calling POLICE TOLD RESIDENTS LIVING NEARBY prison release. upon all political parties to Alongside getting more police cooperate with him on finding TO STAY INDOORS AND SHUT DOORS AND officers out on streets and mak- the right solutions to the WINDOWS IN CASE THERE WERE TOXIC FUMES ing local forces more easily con- country’s crises. “The vote of tactable, the plan includes access confidence by MPs is AGENCIES city of Leverkusen,” said Uwe for the public to scrutinise re- necessary for my appointment Richrath, mayor of the city, which sults, with league tables for emer- but I am keen to gain the Berlin, July 27: An explosion in lies north of Cologne. gency 101 and 999 call answering confidence of the Lebanese a German industrial park Tuesday The area was sealed off and sur- times. population, every man and killed at least two people and injured rounded by emergency vehicles. A particular focus of the new woman, and the youths,” 31, setting off a fierce blaze that sent crime fighting plan is on early in- Mikati said at Baabda Palace Nearby roads, including motor- after his meeting with a pall of smoke over the western ways, were closed. tervention, prevention and practical President Michel Aoun. city of Leverkusen. Several peo- Chempark’s Friedrich said it was measures to deliver real results ple were still missing. not clear what had caused the ex- across communities, and to tackle Emergency services took three plosion the led to the fire that began Residents laid flowers Tuesday at the entrance of the subway station where more than a dozen people died after a serious violence and neighbour- hours to extinguish the fire at the in a tank containing solvents. record-breaking downpour flooded large swaths of Henan province in central China PTI PHOTO hood crimes. Israel Defence Min Chempark site, home to chemi- “A precise analysis is not yet to visit France cals companies Bayer and Lanxess, available so we have not withdrawn that flared up after the blast at 9:40 the warning,” said Friedrich. Jerusalem: Israeli Defence am (0740 GMT), park operator Sirens and emergency alerts on Minister Benny Gantz will Currenta said. the German civil protection North, South Korea restore hotlines travel to France this week to “We are deeply shaken by the agency’s mobile phone app warned discuss spyware sold by tragic death of one colleague,” said citizens of “extreme danger”. THE TWO LEADERS ALSO AGREED TO RESTORE MUTUAL TRUST AND ENHANCE TIES AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE Israeli cyber firm NSO that Chempark chief Lars Friedrich, Leverkusen is less than 50 km (30 was allegedly used to target adding that the search was going miles) from a region hit last week INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE opened their military communi- French President Emmanuel on for four others who were still by catastrophic floods that killed cation lines and put them back to Macron. Macron’s phone was on a list of targets that missing. at least 180 people. More than 30 Seoul, July 27: South Korea and normal operations from 10 am, the were possibly under Police said five of the 31 injured companies operate at the Chempark North Korea have restored their South Korean Defence Ministry surveillance by Morocco, people were affected seriously site in Leverkusen, including cross-border communication lines said in a separate statement. which used NSO Group’s enough to need intensive care. Covestro, Bayer, Lanxess and that had been severed for over a year, Fixed-line phone calls through Pegasus software, according “This is a tragic moment for the Arlanxeo, according to its website. the presidential Blue House in the fibre-optic cable and faxing to to France’s Le Monde Seoul announced Tuesday. exchange documents are currently newspaper. The French leader In a statement, the Blue House under a normal operation, the min- has called for an investigation. said that the two Koreas decided to istry noted. Gantz will meet French resume their direct communication From Tuesday afternoon, the Defence Minister Florence hotlines from 10 am Tuesday, reports military authorities of the two Parly Wednesday, an official Xinhua news agency. Koreas planned to restart their Israeli statement said. All of the communication lines regular phone calls twice a day at had been severed since June last 9 am and 4 pm. year after North Korea protested The western military hotline China’s Nanjing against Seoul’s failure to stop civic to communicate about issues on News Agency (KCNA) said the across the inter-Korean border activists from sending anti- restoring inter-Korean relations. restoration of the communication worked normally, but some tech- tightens curbs Pyongyang propaganda leaflets. Moon and Kim agreed first to re- liaison lines “will have positive ef- nical problem was found in the Beijing: Authorities in Nanjing, According to the statement, store the severed inter-Korean com- fects on the improvement and de- eastern hotline, the Ministry said. capital of China’s Jiangsu South Korean President Moon Jae- munication lines, the statement velopment of the north-south re- It added that the restored hotline province, Tuesday ordered the in and North Korean leader Kim noted. lations”. would substantially contribute to tightening of restrictive Jong-un have exchanged personal Also reporting the news Tuesday, Meanwhile, South and North the defused military tensions on the measures in the wake of the letters several times since April Pyongyang’s official Korean Central Korean military authorities re- Korean Peninsula. recent spike in Covid-19 infections. Among the measures, all retail pharmacies in the city suspended selling antipyretic, Israeli war crimes apparent in Gaza war: Human Rights Watch cough, antiviral and antibiotic medicine to citizens, according to the municipal ASSOCIATED PRESS made GBU-31 precision-guided epidemic prevention and bombs, and that Israel had not control headquarters. The Jerusalem, July 27: Human BASELESS warned any of the residents to city’s major hospitals, were Some 254 people Rights Watch Tuesday accused the ATTACKS evacuate the area ahead of time. It urged to implement were killed in Gaza, appointment registration. Israeli military of carrying out at- also found no evidence of military tacks that “apparently amount to MAY 16: Airstrikes destroyed targets in the area. including at war crimes” during an 11-day war three apartment buildings and “An attack that is not directed at least 67 children in May against the Hamas mili- killed a total of 44 civilians, a specific military objective is un- 6 killed in landslide, tant group. HRW said, including 18 children lawful,” it wrote. flooding in B’desh and 39 women, The international human rights and 14 women. Twenty-two of “Human Rights Watch found no organization issued its conclusions the dead were members of a evidence of a military target at or single family Dhaka: At least six Rohingya according to the after investigating three Israeli near the site of the strike,” it said. Muslims, including children, Gaza Health airstrikes that it said killed 62 MAY 15: An Israeli airstrike The New York-based group said were killed and several injured Palestinian civilians. It said “there destroyed a three-story building that Israel refused to allow its in- Tuesday after heavy monsoon Ministry. Hamas were no evident military targets in in Gaza’s Shati refugee camp. vestigators to enter Gaza. Instead, it rains triggered a landslide in the vicinity” of the attacks. The strike killed 10 people, said it relied on a field researcher refugee camps in southern has acknowledged The report also accused including two women and eight based in Gaza, along with satellite Bangladesh, officials said. “So Palestinian militants of apparent children images, expert reviews of photos of far we have information of five

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Let’s have unclaimed with confidence in our ability to banks, insurers from 12.5 pc to 9.5 pc build indigenously Govt confirms French court and also attract global OEMs to build PRESS TRUST OF INDIA in India, not just import. We won’t be the first New Delhi, July 27: An estimated country to do so! `49,000 crore is lying unclaimed order against Indian assets with banks and insurance com- BHAVISH AGGARWAL | OLA CO-FOUNDER panies, the Minister of State for PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Finance Bhagwat Karad informed the Rajya Sabha Tuesday. Balco’s New Delhi, July 27: The gov- The data on the unclaimed expansion is an ernment Tuesday confirmed that amount is till December 31, 2020. important a French court has ordered the Giving the details in a written project for us. We hope to ramp up the freezing of certain Indian assets reply, the minister said as per in- smelter capacity over in Paris on a petition by Britain’s formation received from the Reserve the next 18-24 Cairn Energy, which is seeking to Bank of India (RBI), the total months. After this expansion, recover USD 1.72 billion from New amount of unclaimed deposits of Vedanta’s aluminium capacity will Delhi after winning an arbitra- banks stood at `24,356 crore, as on AGENCIES made in April. The US and the UK increase to 2.8 million tonnes tion against retro tax. December 31, 2020. He further said come next with growth projections Minister of State for Finance that as per the Insurance Regulator United Nations, July 27: The of 7 per cent each - an increase of SUNIL DUGGAL | VEDANTA GROUP CEO Pankaj Chaudhary in a written Development Authority of India Delta variant-spurred Covid-19 sec- 0.6 per cent since April for the US reply to a question in the Rajya (IRDAI), the total amount of un- ond wave has shaved off 3 per cent and 1.7 per cent for the UK. Sabha said the government has claimed amounts of policy hold- from the International Monetary India's growth rate is expected The launch of filed an appeal against an inter- ers in public and private sector in- Fund's (IMF) previous projection by the IMF to moderate next year Kushaq stands national arbitration tribunal over- surance companies was at `24,586 for India's economic growth for to 8.5 per cent, an increase of 1.6 per testament to a turning levy of `10,247 crore in crore (end-December, 2020). fiscal year 2021-22, pegging it now cent from the April projection, and new era for the back taxes on Cairn Energy. at 9.5 per cent, but the country still company in India... I shares sold, dividend confiscated With its shareholders - who in- continue to be the fastest growing am delighted to “Yes sir, an order has been passed and tax refunds withheld to re- clude the biggies of the global fi- remains the world's fastest-grow- economy. The 9.5 per cent growth share that we will be by a French Court freezing cer- cover such demand. nancial world - egging it to get the ing large economy. rate for India would be one of the present in more than 100 cities from tain Indian government proper- “Arbitral tribunal (which had money back, Cairn has got the ar- The IMF's World Economic highest recorded by the country, be- the coming month ties in the case pertaining to Cairn its seat in The Hague) pronounced bitration award registered in coun- Outlook Update (WEOU) Tuesday hind the 10.3 per cent in 2010, 9.8 per Energy,” he said. its award on 21st December 2020 in tries such as the US, the UK, made the cuts to the projection of cent in 2007 and 9.6 per cent in ZAC HOLLIS | SKODA AUTO INDIA While the minister did not iden- favour of Cairn Energy Plc and Canada, Singapore, Mauritius, 12.5 per cent made in April, and the 1988, according to IMF data. BRAND DIRECTOR tify the properties, PTI had ear- Cairn UK Holdings Ltd (CUHL),” France and the Netherlands. It January projection of 11 per cent. But this fiscal year's high growth lier this month reported that the Chaudhary said. has since started seeking en- The RBI framed the Depositor “Growth prospects in India have rate reflects a bounce back from the 20-odd centrally located proper- The government has not ac- forcement action. Education and Awareness Fund been downgraded following the se- economy shrinking by 7.3 per cent SHORT TAKES ties mostly comprise flats, valued cepted the award and has filed a ‘set- It has identified USD 70 billion Scheme, 2014. As per the Scheme, un- vere second Covid wave during during the last fiscal year, which in at more than EUR 20 million. ting aside’ petition in a court in the of Indian assets overseas for the po- claimed amounts lying with banks March-May and expected slow re- that context would seem less im- The French court, Tribunal Netherlands - the seat of the ar- tential seizure to collect the award, are credited to the DEAF by banks covery in confidence from that set- pressive. The IMF kept the growth HP’s new gaming Judiciaire de Paris, June 11 agreed bitration. which now totals to USD 1.72 bil- and DEAF is subsequently utilised back,” said the update released in forecasts for the global economy at to Cairn's application to freeze “Appeal against the said award lion after including interest and for promotion of depositors' inter- Washington. The IMF stressed the 6 per cent this year and 4.9 per cent notebooks out (through judicial mortgages) res- has been filed in the Hague Court penalty. est. All insurers having unclaimed importance of vaccinations in the next year that were made in April. Bhubaneswar: HP announced idential real estate owned by the of Appeal March 22, 2021,” he said. Last month, Cairn brought a amounts of policyholders for a pe- economic recovery from the pan- Access to Covid-19 vaccines the introduction of its next- Government of India in central On action initiated to protect lawsuit in the US District Court for riod of more than 10 years transfer demic and noted that countries around the world and overcoming generation mainstream Paris. The legal formalities for the interest of the country, he said the Southern District of New York such funds to the Senior Citizens' like India that lagged in the rate of vaccine hesitancy where they are gaming PC portfolio Victus. the same were completed earlier an international law firm, with pleading that Air India is con- Welfare Fund every year. The SCWF vaccinations would suffer if more available could determine the tra- The new gaming notebook this month.A three-member in- relevant experience, has been en- trolled by the Indian government is utilised for schemes for promot- infectious variants developed. jectory for growth, according to range comprises a 16-inch ternational arbitration tribunal gaged for handling enforcement so much that they are 'alter egos' ing the welfare of senior citizens. The Despite the cut, India is pro- the IMF. The WEOU said that amid unique laptop design in two that consisted of one judge ap- proceedings. “In consultation with and the airline should be held li- minister also said the RBI has advised jected to remain the fastest-grow- the pandemic, there was a high attractive colours, Mica Silver pointed by India, had in December its counsel team, the government able for the arbitration award. banks to play a more proactive role ing large economy, followed by degree of uncertainty for the global and Performance Blue. Victus last year unanimously overturned is taking all appropriate legal steps Similar lawsuits are likely to in finding the whereabouts of the ac- China with a gross domestic prod- economy, "primarily related to the is built with the DNA of HP’s the levy of taxes on Cairn retro- to protect its interest,” he said be brought in other countries, pri- count holders of unclaimed de- uct (GDP) growth of 8.1 per cent - prospects of emerging market and powerful OMEN gaming spectively and ordered refund of without giving details. marily with high-value assets. posits/inoperative accounts. 0.3 per cent less than the projection developing economies". lineup. It will be available in India in two processor’s options - AMD Ryzen 6 and Intel Core 5 processors. Both ShareChat raises models provide accessible, affordable, and an elevated $145mln in funding UCO Bank net profit jumps gaming experience with FHD IPS 144Hz Display3, audio REUTERS from Bang & Olufsen, an all- New Delhi, July 27: Content-shar- ` purpose backlit gaming to 101.81 crore in Q1, FY’22 keyboard, powerful NVIDIA ing platform ShareChat has raised GeForce RTXTM graphics, and $145 million in fresh funding from an upgraded cooling system. Singapore's Temasek Holdings and growth of 31.65%. Victus by HP E series laptops two other investors, giving it a val- Moreover, net interest income powered by AMD Ryzen uation of $2.88 billion, the com- of the bank for the quarter ended Processor will start at pany told Reuters Tuesday. June 2021 has increased to `1460.24 `64,999. The laptops will be The funding signals growing fas- crore from `1266.78 crore for the available on Amazon India. cination for content-sharing and quarter ended June 2020 regis- Victus by HP D series laptops short-video apps that have become tering a growth of 15.27%. This is powered by Intel 11th popular ever since New Delhi last highest net interest income in the Processor will start at a price year banned ByteDance's TikTok last 23 quarters. `74,999. This version will be and some other Chinese apps fol- Total business of the bank has sold on Reliance digital stores lowing an India-China border clash. ` in coming weeks. increased to 332946.17 crore as on ShareChat allows users to post con- June 30, 2021 from `310355.63 crore tent in 15 Indian languages. After as on June 30, 2020 registering a TikTok was banned, the Indian growth of 7.28%. Bank’s total de- Realme expands firm also launched a similar short- posits have increased to `212096.82 its AIoT offerings video sharing app named Moj which crore in the same period of time has since become popular and registering a growth of 8.70% Bhubaneswar: Realme clocked millions of downloads. The over the same period of previous expanded its AIoT offerings latest funding round was led by fiscal. The CASA of the bank with the launch of Realme Temasek and Moore Strategic (Domestic) stood at 38.55%. watch 2, watch 2 Pro, buds Ventures, with participation from The gross NPA of the bank has wireless 2, buds wireless 2 a fund jointly set up by Mirae Asset reduced to `11321.76 crore (9.37%) Neo and buds Q2 Neo. Realme and South Korean web portal Naver POST NEWS NETWORK During a virtual meet, the as on June 30, 2021 from `16576.43 ` Watch 2 Pro is priced at 4,999 Corp, ShareChat said in its state- bank’s authorities stated about crore (14.38%) as on June 30, 2020. and Watch 2 is priced at ment. Reuters is first to report the Bhubaneswar, July 27: State- their achievements in the first Net NPA of the bank has re- `3,499. Realme Buds Wireless fund raise. owned UCO Bank Tuesday reg- quarter of FY’22. duced to `4387.25 crore (3.85%) as 2 is priced at `2,299 and The latest investments come istered over four-fold jump in The bank’s officials said that on June 30, 2021 from `5138.18 Realme Buds Wireless 2 Neo is ` priced at `1,499. Realme Buds around four months after ShareChat its net profit to 101.81 crore for operating profit of the bank for crore (4.95%) as on June 30, 2020. Q2 Neo is priced at `1,599 and raised $502 million from Tiger the first quarter ended June 30. the quarter ended June 2021 Also, provision coverage ratio will be up for sale July 29, Global, Snap Inc, Twitter and some The bank’s net profit was `21.46 stood at `1286.28 crore as against of the bank has increased to 88.53% 12:00 noon onwards on others, which at the time valued it crore in the quarter ended June `977.08 crore for the quarter and capital adequacy ratio of the realme.com and Flipkart, soon at just over $2.1 billion. 2020. ended June 2020 registering a bank stood at 14.24%. to be available at mainline channels. Buyers can avail additional `300 off during the introductory offer first sale on Flipkart, bringing the price Bitcoin jumps on speculation about Amazon considering crypto down of realme Buds Q2 Neo to `1,299. AMAZON CURRENTLY HAS 74 LISTINGS FOR JOBS WHOSE DESCRIPTIONS INCLUDE THE WORDS ‘BLOCKCHAIN’ THE BACKBONE OF CRYPTOCURRENCIES

Flipkart Pay Later ASSOCIATED PRESS impossible to track short positions its platform any time soon. Forte on the cryptocurrency. noted bitcoin accounts for less than targets 2X growth New York, July 27: Bitcoin's price Amazon's job listing says the com- 1 per cent of transaction payments surged again Monday after spec- pany is looking for “an experienced on Overstock.Com, one of the few Bangalore: Homegrown e- ulation that Amazon may be en- product leader to develop Amazon's online retailers to accept cryp- commerce marketplace tering the cryptocurrency sector Digital Currency and Blockchain tocurrency. “It's been an effective Flipkart India plans major expansion of its Flipkart Pay after it posted a job seeking for a strategy and product roadmap.” mechanism for trading and spec- Later credit offering, riding product leader to develop its digi- The Seattle-based online retail giant ulation, but it hasn't shown to date on the phenomenal growth of tal currency. currently has 74 listings for jobs to be a form of currency for pay- micro credit services in the Bitcoin jumped more than 14 whose descriptions include the ments,” Forte said. Proponents of country brought about by a per cent in the past 24 hours, nearly words ‘blockchain’ the backbone of bitcoin seem to have shifted their fintech revolution. The e- reaching $40,000 per unit before cryptocurrencies, many dating back pitch from its value as a digital commerce marketplace is settling closer to $37,000. The five- to earlier this year. currency, focusing more on ap- targeting a 2X growth over week intra-day high reached However, the jobs are not nec- plying it as “store of value" like gold the next six months on its Monday comes after a long slide essarily related to blockchain de- or other commodities. credit service offering under where it dipped under $30,000 from velopment, but list blockchain Bitcoin is not tied to a bank or

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PRESS TRUST OF INDIA The goal rejuvenated India as third quarter – the last one coming they secured three back-to-back just seconds from the end follow- Tokyo, July 27: Dragflicker penalty corners in the final ing a referral – but the Indian de- Rupinder Pal Singh scored a brace minute of the first quarter and fence held firm to keep their lead as the Indian men’s hockey over- from the third set piece intact. came a demoralising defeat in the Harmanpreet’s flick found the With a two goal cushion, the previous match to cruise past Spain body of a Spanish defender, which Indians were quite content in just 3-0 and inch closer to a quarterfi- resulted in a penalty stroke. defending in the fourth and final nal berth at the Tokyo Olympics Rupinder Pal Singh stepped up quarter as Spain continued to apply here Tuesday. and made no mistake in doubling relentless pressure. LOVLINA ENTERS Drubbed 1-7 by Australia in their India’s lead. But in the 51st minute India last match, India produced a spir- Trailing by two goals, the managed to find the net again when ited performance against world Spaniards pressed the Indian de- they earned a penalty corner, their No.9 Spain and scored through fence hard in the second quarter and fourth of the match, from a counter QUARTERFINALS Simranjeet Singh (14th minute) the play was mostly inside the attack and this time Rupinder was and Rupinder Pal Singh (15th and Indian half. bang on target with a powerful low 51st) to record a comfortable win Spain’s pressure tactics earned flick to the right of Spanish goal- TOKYO: Indian boxer Lovlina The 35-year-old Apetz was the in their third Pool A match at the them three penalty corners in the keeper Cortes. Borgohain (69kg) advanced to the first German woman to qualify for Oi Hockey Stadium. quarterfinals in her debut Olympic a boxing event at the Olympics India, ranked fourth in the world, appearance, defeating German vet- and also a two-time world cham- had earlier defeated New Zealand eran Nadine Apetz in a closely- pionship bronze-medallist and a 3-2 in their opening fixture. Spain, fought last-16 stage bout here former European champion. on the other hand, are yet to reg- Tuesday. Borgohain is a two-time World ister a win in the competition. Borgohain, the lone Indian boxer and Asian championships bronze- Spain drew 1-1 against Argentina in action on the day, prevailed 3-2 medallist. She will next face Chinese before losing 3-4 to New Zealand. over her rival who is 12 years her Taipei’s Nien-Chin Chen, who is The Indians will next play reigning senior. Both the boxers were mak- seeded fourth and a former World Olympic champions Argentina ing their Games debut and the Champion, July 30. A win in that Thursday. Indian became the first from her bout would assure Borgohain of For any team it is always tough nine-strong team to make the quar- at least a bronze medal at the mega- to recover from a morale-shat- terfinal stage. The 23-year-old event. tering loss within a day, but India showed great poise in a tense con- Chen was also a silver-medal- looked more organised and sorted test to triumph by the thinnest of list at the 2019 Asian Championships against Spain Tuesday. Despite margins. She claimed all the three and defeated Italy’s Angela Carini the win, India’s chief coach RIGHT ON THE MONEY: Rupinder Pal Singh (L) calmly reacts after scoring one rounds on split points. 3-2 in her pre-quarterfinal bout. Graham Reid said the team needs his goals against Spain, Tuesday to work upon a lot of grey areas, like conceding penalty corners, though they failed to create any tacks in the final few minutes of the ahead of their remaining real scoring opportunities. game and the ploy bore fruits when matches. Spain slowly and steadily got Spain’s defence was caught off Forgettable outing Manpreet Singh’s men played into the groove and secured their guard by Amit Rohidas’ pass and high pressure hockey from the first penalty corner in the 12th an unmarked Simranjeet just tapped MATCH TO REMEMBER: Odisha stars Amit Rohidas and Birendra Lakra pose, word go and dominated the pos- minute but wasted the chance. The the ball into the goal past Quico alongside PR Sreejesh, with Indian jerseys marking their 100th and 200th session in initial 10 minutes even Indians mounted number of at- Cortes. appearance for India for Indian shooters TOKYO: Indian shooters endured SHARATH GOES they ended at 22nd and 33rd spot in yet another forgettable outing at the the respective events after six races Tokyo Olympics here Tuesday as DOWN FIGHTING in the Tokyo Olympics here Tuesday. First pandemic, then heat, they crashed out in the qualifying Saravanan finished 23rd and 22nd in stages of the mixed team events in TOKYO: Indian paddler Sharath the fifth and sixth race in the men’s both pistol and rifle. Kamal took a game off the legendary laser event while Kumanan was Considered the team’s best bet Ma Long, the reigning Olympic and 32nd and 38th in the two races of for a podium finish, the duo of World Champion, before making a the women’s laser radial event held now typhoon for Olympics! Saurabh Chaudhary and Manu third round exit from the table tennis at Enoshima Yacht Harbour Tuesday. Bhaker caved in under pressure competition at the Tokyo Games Four more races and medal race ASSOCIATED PRESS have already adjusted their Tuesday east of Japan Monday with land- and failed to qualify for the final of here, Tuesday. Sharath fought tooth remain in the competition and the and nail to take the second game schedules. Tokyo Games spokesman fall expected Tuesday afternoon. the 10m air pistol mixed team event. India duo were far behind in the Tokyo, July 27: First, the sun. Masa Takaya said there were no The storm could bring strong winds, Thy finished seventh in from Long but eventually lost the rankings. men's singles contest 7-11, 11-8, 11- Now: the wind and the rain. The other changes expected. up to 5.9 inches (150 millimeters) Qualification 2 after topping the first 13, 4-11, 4-11 in 46 minutes. The Tokyo Olympics, delayed by the “It is a tropical storm of three of rainfall and high waves as it phase with 582 at the Asaka Range. Chinese great acknowledged that pandemic and opened under op- grade out of five, so you shouldn’t cuts across Japan’s northeastern Both the 19-year-old shooters lost Sharath made it tough for him. With TOKYO HITS RECORD pressive heat, are due for another be too much worried about that, region. the plot completely when the top Sharath’s defeat, India’s challenge VIRUS CASES hit of nature’s power: a typhoon ar- but it is a typhoon in Japan inter- In advance, organisers made the eight teams battled it out in the has ended in table tennis at the riving Tuesday morning that is pretation,” Takaya said. “This is the first major alterations to the second phase. Games. Manika Batra, Sutirtha TOKYO: Tokyo reported its highest forecast to disrupt at least some weakest category, but this is still a Olympic archery schedule because The other Indian team in the Manu Bhaker reacts after her and her Mukherjee and G Sathiyan have all daily number of new coronavirus parts of the Games. typhoon so we should not be too op- of weather. There was an hour event, Abhishek Verma and partner Saurabh Chaudhary’s elimi- exited the singles competition. infections Tuesday, days after the “Feels like we’re trying to prepare timistic about the impact of the delay at the Beijing Games in 2008. Yashaswini Singh Deswal, failed to nation from their mixed doubles event, Olympics began. The Japanese capital for bloody everything,” said New course.” On the beach about 60 Here, the Tuesday afternoon ses- clear Qualification 1 and finished Tuesday reported 2,848 new COVID-19 cases, Zealand rugby sevens player miles east of Tokyo, the competitors sions have been postponed until in 17th place, having totalled 564 TENNIS CAMPAIGN exceeding the earlier record of 2,520 Andrew Knewstubb. want the change in weather so long Wednesday and Thursday. across six series (three each for four pairs in the second phase qual- cases from January 7. It brings Don’t worry, Japanese hosts say: as the rain and wind don’t make total At Ariake Tennis Park, center one member). ify for the medal rounds. ENDS FOR INDIA Tokyo’s total to more than 200,000 In US terms, the incoming weather landfall. The surfing competition court has a retractable roof that can The team of Chaudhary and The duo of Elavenil Valarivan since the pandemic began last year. is just a mid-grade tropical storm. was delayed Monday because of be closed for inclement weather, Bhaker totalled 380 across two se- and Divyansh Singh Panwar fin- TOKYO: The Indian tennis team’s Tokyo is under its fourth state of And the surfers at Tsurigasaki low tide. But if the storm hits as ex- but play on outer courts would ries each in the second phase of ished 12th with a total of 626.5 campaign at the Tokyo Olympics offi- emergency that will last through the cially ended on Tuesday as Sania Olympics and into the Paralympics beach say Tropical Storm Nepartak pected, it could deliver waves twice have to be suspended. the qualification. Chaudhary and across three series each, while Mirza and Sumit Nagal could not next month. Experts have warned the could actually improve the com- as high as expected. Any sort of rain — typhoon, Bhaker were languishing at the Anjum Moudgil and Deepak Kumar make the cut for the mixed doubles more contagious delta variant could petition so long as it doesn’t hit The Japan Meteorological tropical storm, or even light sprin- bottom of the table after the first ended 18th out of 29 pairs with an event due to their low combined rank- cause a surge during the Olympics, the beach directly. Agency said Nepartak was headed kling — will be a wild swing from series. While the top eight teams aggregate score of 623.8 at the ing of 153. The entries were to be which started Friday. But archery, rowing and sailing northwest over the Pacific Ocean the first three days of the Games. make the Qualification 2, the top Asaka Range. finalised Tuesday morning and the cut was expected to be between 50 and 60. The Indians did not even have faint hopes of getting into the easiest RUSSIAN MEDALLISTS EMOTIONAL of tennis events at the Games. Only 16 MISS ANTHEM CHIRAG-SATWIK WINS, BUT OUT teams play the mixed doubles event HOMECOMING and thus winning just two matches TOKYO: Russia’s men’s 100-meter TOKYO: Indian shuttlers Chirag and Chi-Lin Wang of Chinese can get a team in the medal round. backstroke gold and silver medalists Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Taipei. FOR CHANU said they were disappointed but emerged victorious against the All three teams finished on same understood why they weren’t able to England pair of Ben Lane and points with two wins each and IMPHAL: It was an emotional home- hear their country’s national anthem SAILORS VISHNU, NETHRA Sean Vendy in their final Group A when the number of games won coming for newly-crowned Olympic on the podium Tuesday. Instead of match but still missed out on qual- was considered to identify the qual- silver-medallist Mirabai Chanu, FAIL TO IMPRESS the Russian national anthem, Tchaikovsky was played at the ifying for the quarterfinals at the ifiers, the Indians lost. Chirag and who broke down on meeting her ENOSHIMA: Indian sailors Vishnu medal ceremony for Evgeny Rylov Tokyo Olympics, here Tuesday. Satwik’s straight game loss to the mother here Tuesday before being Saravanan and Nethra Kumanan fin- and Kliment Kolesnikov, part of a Ranked 10th in the world, the Indonesians Monday cost them felicitated by Manipur chief minister ished way behind the leaders as compromise agreement with the IOC Indians beat World No.18 team 21- dear. N Biren Singh at the airport. to allow their country to take part in 17, 21-19 in a 44-minute Group A Moments before the Indian pair Much like the reception at the INDIA’S SCHEDULE the games. Russian athletes com- men’s doubles match at the stepped on the court, Lee and Wang Indira Gandhi International Airport peting in Tokyo as the Russian Musashino Forest Plaza. However, had completed a three-game win Monday, Chanu was met with media Olympic Committee after having they couldn’t make it to the knock- over Sukamuljo and Gideon in the frenzy at the Bir Tikendrajit ARCHERY: Tarundeep Rai vs Oleksii been barred from using their coun- out stage as they finished third in preceding group match, rendering International Airport here. Hunbin (Ukraine) in Men’s Individual try’s name, flag or anthem after the Group A behind top-ranked the result of India’s contest against A stringent training regimen 1/32 Elimination Match; 7:30am IST; being suspended for widespread Indonesian team of Marcus Gideon Britain inconsequential. Only the after the 2016 Rio Games had lim- Pravin Jadhav vs Galsan doping across dozens of sports. Fernaldi and Kevin Sanjaya top two pairs of each group ad- ited Chanu’s visits to home for the Bazarzhapov (Russian Olympic Sukamuljo and World No.3 Yang Lee vance to the quarterfinals. past five years. Chanu, who won the Committee) in Men’s Individual 1/32 silver medal in the women’s 49kg Elimination Match; 12:30pm IST; Deepika Kumari vs Karma (Bhutan) category Saturday, was seen hug- in Women’s Individual 1/32 ging her mother Saikhom Ongbi Elimination Match; 2:15pm IST. Osaka ousted post shock loss Tombi Leima and her father Kalahandi tie with Kendrapara Saikhom Kriti Meitei with tears BADMINTON: PV Sindhu vs NY ASSOCIATED PRESS straight sets following a two-month rolling down her face as security Cheung (Hong Kong) in Women’s mental-health break. But condi- POST NEWS NETWORK OTHER RESULTS guards formed a ring around her. Singles Group J Match; 7:30am IST; B Tokyo, July 27: The host coun- tions were different Tuesday with The now famous gold earrings, ECORSA beat Ganjam by 6 wickets via Sai Praneeth vs M Caljouw try’s superstar is out of the Tokyo the roof closed because it was rain- Cuttack, July 27: Avijeet VJD/other method; Best player: shaped like the Olympic rings, that (Netherlands) in Men’s Singles Olympics. Naomi Osaka lost to for- ing outside. Mohanty’s (45, 75b & 4/29) all-round Sameer R Mohanty (32 & 1/12); Chanu sported at the Games were Group D Match; 2:30pm IST. mer French Open finalist Marketa Shortly after the match was over, show helped Kalahandi tie with a gift from her mother who sold her Angul beat Boudh by 7 wickets; Best Vondrousova of the Czech Republic organisers said that Osaka had left Kendrapara in their Kalahandi own jewellery for them five years ago player: Rakesh Biswal (39 & 4/26); BOXING: Pooja Rani vs Ichrak Chaib 1-6, 4-6 in the third round of the the venue and would not be talking Cup OCA Inter-District cricket ahead of the Rio Games in the hope (Algeria) in Women’s 75kg Round of Olympic tennis tournament Tuesday. to the media. Osaka spoke openly tournament match at the Nimpur Cuttack B beat Bhadrak by 5 wickets; of bringing the weightlifter luck. 16 Bout; 2:30pm IST. The second-ranked Osaka, who to reporters after her first two Ground in Jagatpur here, Tuesday. Best player: Dheeraj Kumar Singh (4/13); was born in Japan and grew up in the matches. That came after she an- Kalahandi were bowled out for HOCKEY: India vs Great Britain in Sundargarh beat Nabarangpur by 9 Women’s Pool A match; 6:30am IST. United States, struggled with her nounced in May going into the 135 in 31.3 overs after opting to bat usually reliable groundstrokes while French Open that she wouldn’t first. Avijeet was the top scorer for wickets via DLS method; Best player:

Rowing: Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind the left-handed Vondrousova pro- speak to reporters at that tourna- Kalahandi. For Kendrapara, Vimal Ashish Tiwari (5/28);

k k y y m m c c Singh in Men’s Lightweight Double duced a series of drop-shot winners ment, saying those interactions Kumar (4/28) and Biswabhusan Dhenkanal beat Malkangiri by 181 Sculls Semifinal 2; 8:00am IST. and other crafty shots that drew her create doubts for her. Bihari (3/17) bowed brilliantly. runs via DLS method; Best player: Mustak Beg (64 & 2/16); SAILING: KC Ganapathy and Varun opponent out of her comfort zone. In men’s action, third-seeded In response, Kendrapara were AVIJEET MOHANTY (Kalahandi) Khurda beat BBSR A by 6 wickets via Thakkar in Men’s Skiff 49er Race 1 to Osaka, who lit the Olympic caul- Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece beat also dramatically bowled out for 135, Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur VJD/other method; Best player: 4; 8:30am IST. dron in Friday’s opening ceremony, Frances Tiafoe of the United States in 26.4 overs. Satya R Samal (29) was Besides Avijeet, Govinda Naik felicitates Mirabai Chanu after her won her opening two matches in 6-3, 6-4 to reach the last 16. the top scorer for Kendrapara. (4/43) also bagged four wickets. Aryashree D Bhatta (65 n o). return to India, Monday

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