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Modi greets US President on 245th Rafale deal Daily Covid load dips below 3k-mark Independence Day For 2nd consecutive day in Rahul posts online survey to find why Bhubaneswar, Jul 4 (UNI) Odisha reported 2,870 new govt was shying away from JPC probe covid cases in the past 24 New Delhi, Jul 4 (UNI) which is an offset partner hours, taking the tally to Former Congress presi- of Dassault Aviation. 9,21,896 while 42 more dent Rahul Gandhi on Sun- On Saturday, highlight- covid patients died push- day posted an online sur- ing the developments in ing the total fatalities in the vey on his official Twitter France, the Congress re- state to 4,196. For the sec- page to find why the gov- newed the call of the JPC ond consecutive day to- ernment was not allowing probe in the deal. The al- day, the state reported a New Delhi, Jul 4 (UNI) a probe by Joint Parliament leged scam was the war- daily covid load less than Prime Minister Narendra Committee (JPC) into the cry of Mr Gandhi in the 3,000. Earlier on June 21, reported less than 200 cent of the total reported Modi on Sunday greeted alleged Rafale deal. The 2019 Lok Sabha polls. The 24 and 28 less than 3,000 positive cases during the in the state so far. They President Joe Biden and veil attack from the Con- Supreme Court in Decem- new cases were registered period. Sources said nine are Khordha (5,144) fol- the people of the United gress MP came a day after question in Hindi--why correct. A French investi- ber 2018 had dismissed a in the state. districts have recorded lowed by Cuttack (4,387) States on the 245th Inde- the French government the Modi govt is not al- gative website-- petition seeking a probe Since April 16 Odisha has the Test Positivity Rate and Balasore (3,000). pendence Day. Taking to allowed investigations in lowing a probe by the JPC? Mediapart---has probed into the deal, holding there been witnessing a rise in (TPR) between 5 to 7.5 per Health and Family Welfare twitter, he said,"Warm fe- alleged corruption in a 7.8 The four options which he the deal and uploaded the was no commercial favor- covid cases over the cent while the 21 other dis- department sources said licitations and greetings to billion Euro deal in 2016 mentioned were guilt con- findings of the investiga- itism. In November 2019, 3,000-mark and touched a tricts have been declared out of 42 fatalities re- @POTUS @JoeBiden and between India and France science, saving friends, tions on the website. The it had dismissed petitions record high of 12,852 on as Green Zone with the ported in the state in the the people of the USA on for the purchase of 36 JPC does not want a Rajya website has questioned seeking review of its ver- May 22. Official sources TPR less than 5 per cent. past 24 hours, the their 245th Independence Rafale jets. Mr Gandhi Sabha seat and the last the role of Anil Ambani- dict, saying they were said in the past 24 hours, The total recovery from Khordha district alone ac- Day. As vibrant democra- posted a multiple-option option---all options are headed Reliance Group, without any merit. 1,652 new cases were re- the disease rose to counted for eight deaths cies, India and USA share ported from the quarantine 8,87,420 after 3,158 more followed by five in values of freedom and lib- Ex UP CM Kalyan centres and 1,218 local people recovered from the Bargarh and 4 in erty. Our strategic partner- ED summons Anil Deshmukh to Singh admitted to contact cases from all 30 virus on Saturday. Sundargarh. Three each ship has a truly global sig- SGPGI districts. Cuttack district The active cases have died in Sambalpur, Angul, nificance." Appear on July 5 for questioning reported the highest num- further come down to Ganjam and Jharsuguda leader also said that he Lucknow, Jul 4 (UNI) The US celebrates its In- Former Uttar Pradesh chief ber of 440 cases followed 30,227. At least three dis- while two each suc- dependence Day on July 4. would furnish all informa- by Khordha (384) and tricts in the state ac- cumbed to the virus in six tion and documents minister Kalyan Singh has been shifted to Sanjay Balasore (240). As many counted for 12,531 active other districts and one Odisha BJP Leader sought by the ED after the Gandhi Postgraduate In- as 27 districts in the state cases, almost 41.45 per died in only one district. Bishnu Sethi Tests agency provided him a stitute of Medical Sci- COVID-19 Positive, copy of the Enforcement ences (SGPGIMS) here on Hospitalised Case Information Report Sunday after his condition BJP MLA Pushkar Singh Dhami (ECIR) filed by it in the deteriorated. Mr Singh case. He further men- was admitted to Lohia In- Sworn-in as Uttarakhand CM tioned that the ED sum- stitute on Saturday night Dehradun, Jul 4 (UNI) Two- mons "do not clarify" the but when his condition time BJP MLA from Khatima purpose of his personal did not improved he was constituency, Pushkar New Delhi, Jul 4 (UNI) his resignation in April. appearance before it. On shifted to SGPGI. Accord- Singh Dhami, was on Sun- Bhubaneswar: Deputy Enforcement Director (ED) Earlier, he was asked to June 26, the ED arrested ing to the health bulletin day sworn-in as the 11th leader of Opposition issued by SGPGI here on has sent a third summon appear before the probe Deshmukh's personal sec- Chief Minister of Bishnu Charan Sethi was Sunday evening, Kalyan to the former Maharashtra agency sleuth on June 29 retary Sanjeev Palande Uttarakhand. Governor on Sunday admitted to Singh was admitted to the Home Minister Anil but he skipped and and personal assistant Baby Rani Maurya admin- hospital after he tested ICU of Critical Care Medi- Deshmukh to appear be- sought exemption from Kundan Shinde in con- istered the oath of office and positive for COVID-19. cine of Sanjay Gandhi PGI secrecy to Mr Dhami at a fore the probe agency for personnel appearance be- nection with this alleged The BJP leader, who rep- at around 5:30 pm today. function held with COVID- questioning in connection fore the ED citing Covid- bribery cum extortion He had been feeling un- resents Dhamnagar As- 19 protocols in Raj Nivas. with the money laundering 19 pandemic and age-re- case. ED had said that well for almost two weeks. sembly Constituency in With this, the 45-year-old Purandareshwari. Mr Dhami get elected to Vidhan Sabha, probe against him. A lated ailments. He also over Rs 4 crore col- His blood pressure and Odisha Assembly, was MLA became the youngest is the third chief minister to a must by law, before the source in the agency said said that he was ready to lected from bar owners heart rate are normal upon admitted to the AIIMS, chief minister of the state. He hold the top post this year. stipulated six months period that the financial probe get his statement recorded between December 2020 arrival here, but the level was elected as leader of the His predecessor Tirath ending in the first week of Bhubaneswar, for treat- agency has summoned on audio/visual mode of and February 2021 was of consciousness is legislative party on Saturday Singh Rawat, a Lok Sabha September. Earlier in March, ment. According to re- slightly lower. Keeping him to record his state- any nature of the probe routed to Deshmukh's by the BJP leaders in pres- MP, resigned from the post Trivendra Singh Rawat re- ports, the BJP leader is in mind his many existing ment on July 5 in an alleged agency’s choice. charitable trust in ence of central observers of the chief minister on Fri- signed as asked by the high under observation in a pri- ailments, he has been multi-crore bribery-cum- The 71-year-old Nation- Nagpur, through four Union Agriculture Minister day due to a constitutional command over certain is- vate cabin. Sethi will un- kept in the Intensive Care extortion racket that led to alist Congress Party (NCP) shell companies in Delhi. Narendra Singh Tomar and crisis. Due to COVID-19 situ- sues. Uttarakhand will go to dergo a comprehensive Unit of CCM. BJP general secretary D ation, he found it difficult to the Assembly polls in 2022. health check-up and a Flight services likely from proposed Sri Jagannath special committee will be UP Shia leader files review petition in SC to scrap verses from Quran formed for his treatment. New Delhi, Jul 4 (UNI) was not taken into ac- hence be removed from stations, including one by International airport in 2022-23: Behera Bhubaneswar, Jul 4 (UNI) Flight service from the proposed Opposition leader targets Former Uttar Pradesh Shia count by the apex court the holy book. a BJP leader in Jammu and Central Waqf Board chair- before dismissing the plea. He sought a declaration Kashmir, and one in Sri Jaganath International Airport is likely to commence from 2022-23, Odisha Commerce and Transport Minister Maha Govt on eve person, Syed Waseem In the plea, Rizvi had al- from the apex court to hold Bareilly in UP. The Na- of 2-day Assembly Padmanabha Behera said here on Sunday. Mr Behera told Rizvi has filed a review leged that the 26 verses those verses unconstitu- tional Commission for Mi- newspersons here that a team of the Airport Authority of session petition in the Supreme violate the law of the land tional, non-effective, and norities (NCM) had al- India (AAI) has identified a site on the outskirts of the Puri Mumbai, Jul 4 (UNI) Court urging it to recon- and promote extremism. imposed a cost of Rs non-functional. On ready issued a notice to town and he hoped that the Civil aviation ministry would Leader of Opposition in sider the verdict, in which On April 12, a bench of 50,000 on the petitioner. March 11 soon after filing Rizvi asking him to with- approve it soon. Maharashtra Legislative the apex court declined Justices Rohinton Fali Rizwi, in his plea, alleged the petition, there have draw his comments on Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in a letter to Prime Minister Assembly, Devendra his plea for deletion of 26 Nariman, BR Gavai, and that the 26 verses “pro- been protests against Quran failing which, it in January this year said Puri has the poten- Fadnavis on Sunday verses from the Quran. In Hrishikesh Roy had re- mote violence”, and were Rizvi in many parts of the said, will hold a hearing tial to become a hub for spiritual tourism and economic ac- launched a blistering at- the review petition, Rizvi jected his plea terming it not part of the original country. Also, many com- and direct authorities to tivities and requested to set up an International Airport in the tack on the ruling Maha has argued that the issue "absolutely frivolous." Quran, but were added in plaints were lodged take appropriate legal ac- name of Sri Jaganath . Later a team of the AAI has identified 1500 acres of land at Sipasurabali in Brahmagiri Mouza in the Vikas Aghadi (MVA) related to national security The top court had also later revisions, and should against him in many police tion against him. outskirts of the Puri town for the proposed Airport. government ahead of the two-day Monsoon ses- sion of the state Legisla- Puri Rath Yatra: Prohibitory orders to be clamped to keep devotees away ture beginning Monday. Addressing a news con- Puri, Jul 4 (UNI) Prohibi- sions for smooth conduct the pulling of the chariots. Road(Badadanda) would During the Rath Yatra ference on eve of the ses- tory order under section of Rath Yatra proceedings. About 6,000 liters of be allowed to witness the when deities would be sion, Mr Fadnavis al- 144 Cr Pc would be Jagannath temple sanitizers have been pur- festival maintaining social away in Gundicha the leged that the state gov- clamped on the Grand Chief Administrator Dr chased by the temple ad- distance norms from their temple the Archaeological ernment, led by Shiv Road in the pilgrim city Krishan Kumar said only ministration. The servitors houses. They should not Survey of India (ASI) ex- Sena, has locked the de- Puri from July 11 night till the servitors who tested would be provided with under any circumstance perts would examine the mocracy (by curtailing July 13 noon and all roads negative in RT PCR test sanitizers and a towel each allow their relatives to go Garbhagruha of the 12th- the Legislature session). connecting to the road will would be allowed to par- before pulling of the chari- to the rooftop to witness century edifice and if Stating that business of be sealed to prevent the ticipate in the festival. ots. the fete. The administra- needed carry out the re- the House took place devotees to witness the About 2200 servitors be- Dr Kumar said the servi- tion has been enumerating pairs. The ASI would use only for 36 days in the Rath Yatra. This year only sides temple officials and tors have agreed to mini- the numbers of family laser scanners to assess the last seven sessions, he the servitors would pull police personnel would mize their presence on the members in each house and strength and the health of said during the Covid the three chariots and no undergo the Covid test chariots. There would be tion, conveyance would asked to furnish their strict legal action would be stones and document the pandemic the session officials would participate before the car festival. no obstruction in front of be made available for ser- number of servitor list at taken against them if any present condition of was held only for 14 in pulling the chariots as Twenty first-aid centers the deities by servitors. vitors to return to their the earliest. The standard violation notices, Dr Garbhagruha and days. On the contrary, happened in last year amid and drinking water supply The servitors would not home. Special arrange- operating Kumar said. The meeting Ratnasimhanan, the ASI during the same period, COVID-19 pandemic. A units would operate along be allowed to carry mobile ments have been made to procedure(SOP) adopted told that out of eight im- deputy superintendent he said, the Parliament decision in this regard the entire 3 kms stretch of phones with cameras and facilitate live telecast of the last year would be followed portant temple doors re- said. This apart illumina- session was held for 70 was taken at a meeting by Grand Road(Badadanda) they would be debarred to grand event by the I&PR this year too, the temple quired replacements three tion of the entire temple days. “In the name of the temple administration from the lion's gate to the take selfies on the chari- department which would Chief administrator said. teak wood doors have al- and complex would be Covid pandemic, the with Chhatisha Nijog on Gundicha temple, to treat ots. After the chariots provide links to other pri- This year owners of ready been completed completed within three state government has Saturday. The meeting servitors for dehydration reached the Gundicha vate channels, Dr Kumar houses located alongside while silver plating work is months, the temple chief locked the democracy. also took several deci- and other ailments during temple, the final destina- said. Every nijog has been the Grand in progress in Mumbai.. administrator said. Orissa Today WORLD Monday 05 July 2021 Bhubaneswar 2

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon in Jan-Jun highest in five years Australia's NSW Premier disappointed with Moscow, Jul 4 (UNI/SPUTNIK) -The deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon during the first six months of 2021 has reached its highest peak in the last five years, Government's caps on international arrivals the National Institute for Space Research (INPE) that Moscow, Jul 4 (UNI/ the others. She also bers of people who have belongs to the Brazilian Ministry of Science, Technol- SPUTNIK) Australia's added that virus out- been exposed in the com- ogy, and Innovations announced. New South Wales (NSW) breaks will only go down munity with the virus According to the institute's online platform "Terra Premier Gladys when the "vast majority" continue to decline," Brasilis", a total of 3,325 square kilometers (1,284 Berejiklian said on Satur- of the population is vac- Berejiklian added. square miles) of Amazon forests were cleared between day that she is disap- cinated. January and June. The northern state of Para is af- pointed with the National On Friday, NSW re- fected the most, with 1,251 square kilometers devas- Cabinet's decision to half A two-week lockdown is corded 31 new commu- tated there. the number of people al- in place in NSW until July nity transmitted cases, 27 Meanwhile, this phenomenon is developing in parallel lowed to enter Australia 9. of which are linked to with the widespread fires in Brazil that reached the each week due to a rise previously confirmed historical record of the last 14 years, the INPE said. in COVID-19 cases. "We are at a good posi- cases. An additional case According to it, there have been registered 2,308 fire tion. The lockdown is was reported from over- origin points in June in the Amazon, which is a 2,6 % "I am disappointed that National Cabinet was and Berejiklian noted that the having the impact to date seas. The state has ad- increase compared to the same period in 2020 and the decided that the number the other leaders didn't move forward in that re- "number of people com- that we thought it would. ministered of 21,000 highest number for that month since 2007. of people arriving to Aus- see fit to maintain the gard," the premier said in ing home does not change There is nothing surpris- COVID-19 vaccines in The fire season, which coincides with the drought tralia from abroad will be number of Aussies com- her COVID-19 update the risk" of the virus ing that we have seen in just 24 hours, raising the season in the rainforest, begins now and continues brought from 6,370 to ing back home ... Of which was broadcast live spreading because the the numbers and of total number of vaccines until the end of September when the rains resume. 3,035 by July 14. This course we will respect on her Facebook page. Delta Plus variant is a lot course as the days go by, administered to 2.2 mil- The Amazon stores huge quantities of carbon in their cap will be in place until what the decision of the On July 2, the cabinet more "transmissible" than we want to see the num- lion. biomass and thus constitutes an important carbon sink. at least the start of 2022. It is also the only rainforest that humanity has left in US intensifies planning for emergency evacuation terms of size and diversity. Over 700 dead in British Columbia in of Embassy in Afghanistan : Reports Washington can help restore one week due to heat wave : Official Moscow, Jul 4 (UNI/ is currently no need for down continues, the peace between Baku, Yerevan SPUTNIK) The United immediate evacuation, the Taliban movement has States ramped up plan- newspaper reported Fri- captured several districts : Azerbaijani President ning for an emergency day. in the north of the coun- Baku, Jul 4 (UNI/SPUTNIK) Washington could help evacuation of its embassy The plans are mostly clas- try. The US intelligence restore peace between Baku and Yerevan, Azerbaijani in Kabul, as the US sified, but the US is now estimates that the govern- President Ilham Aliyev said in his letter to US Presi- troops continue their keeping helicopters at the ment of Afghanistan dent Joe Biden, published on Saturday ahead of the withdrawal from Af- nearby Kabul airport that could collapse six months US Independence Day. ghanistan and concerns could be used for a pos- after the withdrawal of In September, Azerbaijan and Armenia clashed as a linger over the security in sible evacuation, officials American troops, the Wall protracted conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh flared up. the conflict-torn country told the newspaper. Street Journal reported After several weeks of hostilities, the sides signed a after their departure, the US President Joe Biden last month. ceasefire deal that was brokered by Moscow, agree- Wall Street Journal re- on Friday expressed con- The withdrawal of for- ing to exchange prisoners and bodies of victims. In ported, citing US offi- cern over the internal is- eign troops was one of addition, Yerevan agreed to Baku taking control of three cials. sues the Afghan govern- the points in the peace areas. Not only diplomats but ment is facing, although agreement the United he said the US was still "In the existing reality, the United States can make a Moscow, Jul 4 (UNI/ deaths reported is three "Many of the deaths ex- also thousands of US citi- States signed with the "on track" with the plan significant contribution to the establishment of durable SPUTNIK) -A heat wave times more than what perienced over the past zens in the country could Taliban in February. The to pull out most of troops peace between Azerbaijan and Armenia on the basis of in Canada's westernmost would normally occur in week were among older be evacuated; however, launch of the intra-Af- in the next two months. mutual respect for the territorial integrity, sovereignty, province of British Colum- the province during the individuals living alone in while the preparations ghan dialogue was an- As the US troop draw- and borders," Aliyev said in a letter that was published bia took the lives of over same period," Lapointe private residences with have been sped up, there other point. by his press service. 700 in one week, Chief said. minimal ventilation," the "At the moment, there are restoration and rebuilding Coroner Lisa Lapointe Chief Coroner added. Russia's Kuril Islands hit by 5.2 magnitude works ongoing on the liberated territories. We would said in a statement on pub- Lapointe added that deaths like to see US companies join this process," Aliyev lic safety. are going down even The heat wave in British earthquake – Geophysical Survey added. though some parts of the Columbia had also caused Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Rus- GMT] … at a depth of 41 clared. "Over the seven days province continue to ex- wildfires that damaged lo- sia, Jul 4 (UNI/Sputnik) A kilometers [over 25 About 20 people missing after from Friday, June 25 perience "unusually high cal infrastructure and 5.2 magnitude earthquake miles]," the head of the The Kuril Islands are lo- large landslide in Japan : Reports through Thursday, July 1, temperatures." forced the evacuation of was registered in the Pa- Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk seis- cated in a seismically ac- 719 deaths have been re- residents. Canada regis- cific Ocean near Russia's mological station said. tive zone known as the ported to B.C.’s coroners. The coroner has advised tered a record-high tem- Kuril Islands, the regional Ring of Fire, which is This number is prelimi- people to stay at cooler ar- perature for the third con- branch of the Geophysi- The epicenter of the earth- regularly affected by pow- nary and subject to in- eas such as malls, librar- secutive day of 49.6 de- cal Survey of the Russian quake was located 170 ki- erful earthquakes. On crease as additional re- ies and any other commu- grees Celsius (121.3 de- Academy of Sciences lometers east of the island November 5, 1952, the ported deaths are entered nity space which may be grees Fahrenheit) on (GS RAS) told Sputnik on of Simushir. 9.0 magnitude earthquake into our system. The 719 airconditioned. Tuesday. Saturday. triggered a huge tsunami The expert added that resi- that devastated the town US forces leave largest air base "The 5.2 magnitude earth- dents of the Kuril Islands of Severo-Kurilsk, leaving quake was registered at had not felt the tremor. No more than 2,300 people in Afghanistan - Pentagon 4:38 [17:38 on Friday, tsunami alert has been de- killed. CENTCOM chief to take over com- Tokyo, Jul 4 (UNI/SPUTNIK) About 20 people are missing after a strong landslide in the Japanese city of mand of US Afghan Mission - Pentagon Atami, in the central prefecture of Shizuoka, Japanese media reported on Saturday.

The landslide, which was caused by heavy rains along the Pacific coast of Japan, occurred at 10 a.m. local time [01:00 GMT] and destructed 10 houses, the Kyodo news agency reported.

Emergency crews launched a rescue operation in the area, and prefecture authorities asked the Japan Self- Defense Forces for assistance, the national media re- ports. The city art museum was converted into a tem- Washington, Jul 4 (UNI/ assets at the base. added. porary shelter, with 14 people evacuated there so far. Sputnik) The US has A Taliban spokesperson handed over control of the The base, which was the praised the move, saying Shizuoka authorities confirm two people were found Bagram Air Base outside largest in the country, has that it is a positive step in Washington, Jul 4 (UNI/ stan from General Scott continue to be responsible seemingly lifeless, the NHK broadcaster reports. of Kabul to Afghan forces hosted US forces since the interest of both the US Sputnik) Central Com- Miller to General Frank for the conduct of all and withdrawn strike ca- the beginning of the con- and Afghanistan that will mand (CENTCOM) head McKenzie. We expect that counterterrorism opera- At least 300 millimeters (12.7 inches) of rainfall hit pabilities as part of the flict in 2001. It is also help achieve peace and Gen. Frank McKenzie will transfer to be affected tions against threats ema- Shizuoka prefecture in the last 48 hours, the weather ongoing drawdown of home to the Parwan De- security in the country. assume command author- later this month. John nating from the country. service says, which is nearly as much as a monthly forces from the country, tention Facility, which is ity over the US forces in Miller will remain in the- average for the area in June. Pentagon spokesman John the main facility used to The move is part of an Afghanistan from Gen. ater in coming weeks to McKenzie will also lead the Kirby said on Friday. hold individuals detained ongoing retrograde of US Scott Miller later this prepare for and to com- US efforts for technical Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga held consul- by US forces in Afghani- forces from the country month, Pentagon spokes- plete the turnover of these and logistical support to tations with Yasufumi Tanahashi, the minister for di- "There are some aviation stan. at the direction of Presi- man John Kirby said on duties and responsibilities Afghan forces following saster management, over the continuous rains and the elements that we retained dent Joe Biden. The with- Friday. to General McKenzie," the full withdrawal of landslide. at the airport, but in terms "This change in leadership drawal is expected to be Kirby said during a press American forces, Kirby of the kinds of strike ca- structure, and the turnover completed by the end of "As part of our ongoing briefing. added. "It is necessary to undertake all measures to ensure pabilities that I think today of Bagram Air Base August, with the deadline drawdown process, the the safety of people," Suga said. you're talking about, those to the Afghan National set for September 11 of Secretary [of Defense Kirby underscored that General Scott Miller has are no longer in Afghani- Defense and Security this year – the 20th anni- Lloyd Austin] approved a McKenzie will retain all been the commander of The prime minister's residence is reportedly hosting stan," Kirby said in re- Forces are key milestones versary of the 9/11 at- plan, today, to transfer existing authorities as a the US forces in Afghani- the panel that will tackle mitigating the disaster's con- sponse to a question about in our drawdown pro- tacks that sparked the command authority over commander of the US stan since September 2, sequences. whether the US still has air cess," the spokesman conflict. our mission in Afghani- forces in Afghanistan and 2018. Orissa Today Monday 05 July 2021 Bhubaneswar 3 Uttarakhand in flux: Narendra Singh Fire breaks out at Hindustan Tyre & Splitsville--Aamir & Kiran Hosiery factories at Ludhiana dist Tomar in Dehradun to choose new CM Ludhiana, Jul 4 (UNI) A fire broke out at the Hindustan Rao to begin new life New Delhi/Dehradun, Jul before September 10, but new CM is likely to be Tyre Factory at Cheema Chowk and a Hosiery factory 4 (UNI) Union Minister as per the sources, in announced by the in Kripal Nagar area in the district Saturday morning, and senior BJP leader view of the COVID-19 evening. fire officials said. Narendra Singh Tomar situation, the Election reached Dehradun on Sat- Commission seems to be This will be the third CM Chief Fire Brigade Officer said the fire started early in urday afternoon to meet reluctant in holding any which Uttarakhand will the morning and was brought under control immedi- Uttarakhand BJP leaders polls in coming months. get within one year. ately. But the fire in Hindustan Tyre was so severe that for choosing the next fire brigades were called from all the fire stations to chief minister of the state. Mr Tomar will likely Tirath Singh Rawat re- control the blaze. choose the new CM from mained at the top post for The development comes the existing MLAs to a very brief period of over Earlier two fire brigades were summoned but seeing against the backdrop of avoid any hurdle of mem- four months. It was un- the intensity of the fire five brigades from other sta- Tirath Singh Rawat ten- bership within six months. der his leadership that the tions were called and now the fire has been brought Mumbai Jul 4 (UNI) Film Actor Aamir Khan and producer cum director Kiran Rao dering his resignation to Kumbh Mela was held in under control to a large extent. have announced their divorce on Saturday, describing their divorce as begining of Uttarakhand Governor Former Uttarakhand chief Haridwar in March-April, a new journey. Baby Rani Maurya from minister Trivendra Singh an event which turned out The officer said the Tyre factory was old and they had In a joint statement the. couple said they will co-parent their son, Azad Rao Khan, the post of the chief min- Rawat, who was asked to to be a super spreader of to face many difficulties in controlling the fire. The as well as continue with their professional partnership on Paani Foundation and ister. step down from the CM Covid-19. cause of the fire is not known. He said there were no ‘other projects . post in March this year by casualties but the goods were burnt to ashes. The matter In these 15 beautiful years together we have shared a lifetime of experiences, joy According to sources, Mr the BJP high command, He had met BJP national is being investigated. and laughter, and our relationship has only grown in trust, respect and love. Now Rawat was in a legal limbo told mediapersons in president J P Nadda in we would like to begin a new chapter in our lives - no longer as husband and wife, as he was not a member Dehradun that he was not New Delhi on Friday and but as co-parents and family for each other,” a statement issued by Aamir Khan of the state Legislative As- in a race to become a CM as per sources, he had R-Day violence: Delhi Court and Kiran Rao said. sembly and needed to be- again. briefed the latter on the The statement added that Aamir and Kiran separated ‘some time ago’ and added come one before Septem- development works dur- extends interim protection to that despite living apart, the couple will ‘nurture and raise’ their son Azad Rao Khan ber 10 when the six- Meanwhile, the crucial ing his tenure. Lakha Sidhana till Jul 20 together. “We began a planned separation some time ago, and now feel comfort- month period granted by meeting of the BJP lead- New Delhi, Jul 4 (UNI) A Delhi Court on Saturday able to formalise this arrangement, of living separately yet sharing our lives the Constitution expires. ers in Dehradun will be- Tirath, a dark horse, is a extended the interim protection from arrest given to way an extended family does. We remain devoted parents to our son Azad, who we Mr Rawat can cement his gin at 1500 hrs and as per Member of Lok Sabha Republic Day violence accused Lakha Sidhana till July will nurture and raise together,” the statement added. position if he wins a bypoll sources, the name of the from Uttarakhand. 20. Venkaiah wants Indian strategic community to focus The alleged gangster-turned-activist Sidhana is accused of involvement in the violence which erupted on Janu- ary 26 when several among those protesting against on world after Corona and its implications for India the three agriculture reform laws on the peripheries of the national capital, broke the police barricades and Hyderabad, Jul 4 (UNI) made these remarks while ICWA in all its delibera- logues and book He noted that the Council happy to note that there entered the city to hoist a religious flag atop iconic Vice President M Venkaiah addressing the 19th meet- tions and areas of re- discussions.Mr Naidu ex- had made full use of digi- has been continued high- Red Fort. Naidu on Saturday termed ing of the Governing search. pressed happiness that tal platforms during the level participation of MEA the Covid-19 pandemic as Council of the ICWA in apart from its traditional pandemic which has pro- in ICWA’s programmes Tis Hazari's Additional Sessions Judge Kamini Lau, the most serious challenge virtual mode from here He expressed apprecia- focus on area studies in vided opportunities for ex- and both continue to work while extending relief to Sidhana, directed him to ap- that has faced humanity in today. tion for ICWA’s activities its programme activities, panding its outreach. closely on issues such as pear before the Delhi Police for investigations. living memory and through the past year not- the ICWA has made recent maritime affairs, India- wanted the Indian strate- Earlier in the day, he had withstanding the disrup- efforts to also focus on The Vice President noted Pacific Oceans Initiative, The Court also observed that these are political issues gic and academic com- chaired the 20th Meeting tions of the pandemic. broad themes such as with satisfaction that Indian Ocean Rim Asso- and it would not intervene in things where Fundamen- munity to focus on the of the Governing Body of Gandhiji and the World, ICWA has continued its ciation (IORA), India’s tal Rights are involved. world after Coroana virus the ICWA. It may be noted that in the maritime affairs, advanc- efforts to address issues non-permanent member and its implications for past seven months, apart ing reformed that are at the top of the of the UN Security Coun- "We do not want Jail Bharo Andolan to start. These are India. Addressing the meetings, from its research activi- multilateralism, Gender foreign policy agenda and cil 2021-22, Shanghai political issues. If they (protesters) wanted to high- Mr Naidu noted with sat- ties, ICWA organized a within International Rela- to make its dialogues, dis- Cooperation Organiza- light the issue, are they wrong?,' the Judge remarked. The Vice President, also isfaction that the analysis total of 28 events which tions and Diplomacy, and cussions and research tion, Pakistan, Afghani- the ex-officio President of of the global impact of the were a mix of confer- contribution of Indian sol- outputs more policy ef- stan, Nepal, India-Japan- Sidhana has so far denied any role in the R-Day vio- the Indian Council of pandemic has been a ences, panel discussions, diers in the First World fective. Russia Cooperation in the lence and his counsel has maintained that he did not World Affairs (ICWA), cross-cutting theme at lectures, track-II dia- War. Mr Naidu said he was Far East. enter the Red Fort on that particular day. Infighting between political parties creating UP govt permits starting of Revenue courts , Thana problem to run administration in Tripura & Tehsil Diwas with Covid protocol compliance Lucknow, Jul 4 (UNI) In view of the controlled situa- Udaipur, Jul 4 (UNI) The were correcting the ben- injured with other police the alligations against tion of Covid infection in the state, Uttar Pradesh gov- infighting condition be- eficiaries list in accor- personnel. The treatment CPIM supporters raised ernment has decided to permit opening of Revenue tween political parties cre- dance with the order of is going on at Gomati Dis- by BJP. He said the CPIM Courts and start of Thana and Tehsil Diwas. ating problem to run the Annexure- D & C of trict Hospital for Rajib party doesn't maintain any administration with an ef- PMAY scheme. Debnath. relation with Tipra Motha " The functioning of Revenue Courts should be re- ficient way in the state The sources of BJP also Aniruddha Roy, Subdivi- and this type of attack is started in the public interest. Similarly, permission Tripura and the general said a group of CPIM sup- sion Magistrate of very unfortunate, unex- should also be given to organize Thana Day and Tehsil public-facing problem to porters Disen Sangma, Udaipur, BDO of Matabari pected. Day. But strict compliance of COVID protocol includ- get government services Shankar Das, LC Mem- RD Block, SDPO of A good number of govern- ing social distancing should be ensured at every place," like the benefit of PMAY ber of CPIM and others Udaipur, Additional Super- ment resources damaged said chief minister Yogi Adityanath while holding a in village level of the state convincing them as sup- intendent of Police for today due to this political meeting with his Team 9 members here on Saturday. Tripura, said a high offi- porters of Tipra Motha Gomati District and other violence and a motorcycle cials source in the state have locked Kalaban Vil- high officials rush out the bearing number TR lishments on Saturdays and Sundays. UP government had already allowed opening of Multi- Tripura. lage Council office with violece area and applied 03L5006 damaged. The plexes, cinema halls gyms and sports stadium from A feeling of fear and panic panchayat officials with- their strategy to take the situation at Kalaban Village The CM said online registration for vaccination should Monday next though the night Corona curfew from among tribal people at out any conversation with situation under control. Council area falling be encouraged and for the convenience of the people 2100 hours to 0700 hours will continue in the state Kalaban Village Council panchayat officials and Madhab Saha, Ex-MLA of Matabari Constituency in rural areas, the facility of free registration has been along with closures of all markets and business estab- (VC) area owing to politi- they also threatened to Matabari Constituency under control but tribal provided at the Common Service Center. cal violence among the stop the checking process said that he has con- people are feeling fear with supporters between BJP of beneficiaries list under demned this type of at- panic, said Suman Marak, BSP, SP chiefs ask new UP DGP to be impartial and Tipra Motha at PMAY scheme. tacking activities on police a villager under Kalaban Kalaban Village Council After that, Panchayat Sec- personnel and also refused area. Lucknow, Jul 4 (UNI) office on Friday to stop retary Haridhan Paul in- The opposition parties-- the checking work of ben- formed the news that they Bahujan Samaj Party eficiaries list under PMAY are locked in the village Tiger attacks rubber tapping (BSP) and Samajwadi scheme. council office and the po- employee in Kerala Party--have asked the Sharing this information lice personnel rush out of new Director General of Palakkad, Jul 4 (UNI) A rubber tapping employee has on behalf of BJP support- the Kalaban Village Coun- Police to improve law been attacked by a tiger when he was at work in ers, a section of people cil office to rescued the and order and work in- Uppukulam Kiliyapadath here in this district of Kerala said Panchayat Secretary officials in the teeth of dependently and impar- on Saturday. of Kalaban Village Coun- political violence. tially. The police personnel cil Haridhan Paul has The thirty-year-old Hussain suffered injuries and he In a series of tweets, called to Convenor of source has informed that has been admitted to a private hospital at Mannarkad, BSP president Mayawati Kalaban Village Council the agitating tribal people sources said.The tiger, which entered the area from Development Committee didn't follow the order of adjacent forest, tried to charge him and he narrowly claimed except BSP, all Janthu Marak to come vil- the police. After that, the escaped. other parties, be it Con- regime, police were al- impartially," she said. On false cases against pub- lage council office in or- agitating people are sud- gress, SP or BJP, had lowed to work impartially the other hand, SP presi- lic and the opposition der to check the benefi- denly attacked with tribal Though the presence of the tiger was noticed several failed to give the police a to establish the rule of dent Akhilesh Yadav in his leaders". ciary list of Pradhan people made warm on times, the forest department authorities did not take free hand in controlling law as even the party's tweet said," Hope the Mantri Awas Yojana police personnel. There any steps to set up a cage to trap the wild animal, crime. "Besides they mis- MP was sent to jail for new leadership of the Mukul Goel took over as (PMAY) scheme and a was a clash between po- locals complained. used the police machin- breaking the law. Hence, police in UP will show its the new DGP of UP on group of six members in- lice personnel and tribal ery leading to failure in we demand to let the commitment towards the Friday and announced his cluding Janthu Marak agitating people where The local people in the area also planned to stage a providing rule of law in new DGP and other gov- public and end the prac- priorities to instill faith in have come to village Office In-Charge of R.K protest march in front of the Uppukulam forest office the state," she alleged. ernment machinery tice of injustice done by the people in the police council office where they Pur Police Station critically seeking immediate steps to cage the animal. "Whereas during the BSP works independently and the police in the form of system. Orissa Today Monday 05 July 2021 Bhubaneswar 4 Letters to the editor: SC raps Centre on migrant database; First love, last rites Greece recovers stolen Death as a long distance telephone call In just about every religion or value-system It was all mine. I decided not to make Picasso and Mondrian known to humanity, the human body gets a that trip, to go touch death and the new life after death. The withholding of remains of the body. To go to embrace all this life is great trauma for the family, that all alone, said a friend, would be community, and encircling society. In U.R. asking for more punishment. I thought it Ananthamurthy’s classic Kannada novel, was only distance that disembodied Samskara, when the blaspheming death, distance that spread over oceans, Brahmin, Naranappa dies, he leaves the leaving me, so many of us, unprepared Brahmin settlement of his village in a for the fact that since March 2020, quandary. Who will do the last rites of the disembodiment has become another Brahmin who had flouted every rule of name for death. For those of us lucky to Brahminism while alive — consuming be alive, lucky to be home, death has meat and alcohol, spending time with become images on our screens. Death is Muslims, taking a low-caste mistress? His hard to see even when in the same city, Sir — Without mincing its words, the Supreme dead body lies like a giant question mark in deathbeds hard to visit, mourning rituals Court has stated that the labour ministry is “not the village, while the seductive body of impossible, unless it’s your own alive to the concerns of the migrant workers” and Naranappa’s mistress, Chandri, and the immediate family where death has paid a its “non-action” is “strongly disapproved”. That gold jewellery she offers for those who will visit. We’ve been living through a war. A the Narendra Modi government needed to be told give her dead lover his last rites, draw war takes loved ones and often forgets to by the court to ensure that no migrant worker goes gleams of lust in the eyes of the return their bodies, while scattering hungry shows it in a rather unfavourable light. impoverished, caste-proud Brahmins. The unrecognized corpses across the The country’s top court has made it clear to the stinking, rotting corpse, meanwhile, turns battlefield. The disembodied deaths of government that feeding the migrant workers into a slow metaphor for corrupt battle now combine with the intense cannot be made conditional on their possession of Brahminical Hinduism. emotions 12,000 kilometres away as their marriage had communality of virtual social life — every day, the any card. It is a meaningful reminder to the Centre Far away in time and place, in Homer’s Iliad, Priam goes ended fifteen years ago. A day or two later, death news photos of dead loved ones show up on my Twitter and that the right to food, a basic need, is an intrinsic to beg for the body of his son, Hector, from Achilles, the was an email from a friend. For a range of reasons too Facebook timelines. But many others remain elusive part of the right to live with dignity. As an entity man who killed him in battle. In a fit of vengeful rage, difficult and painful to get into, I was no longer close to for me — the face of an aunt who passed away in tasked with upholding the right to life, the Achilles tied the body of the slain Trojan hero to his my father, who lived with his new family. The first Calcutta last October, taking with her my childhood government cannot turn its back on the migrant chariot and dragged him around, even though the Sun- death of a parent was an absence in my life — the home; that of our former landlord across the road in workers when they need its support the most. The God, Apollo, intervened to keep Hector’s body absence of a dead body, the absence of ritual, even the Delhi, chronicled merely in calls and messages, that of failure of the government to set up the national miraculously unblemished. An old man, Priam, appeals absence of mourning. Living in a university town in the my neighbourhood optician in Calcutta, the first in my database for unorganized workers, a portal for to Achilles’s memory of his own father, so that Achilles American Midwest, I had no one around me who might personal acquaintance to fall to this illness, back in May migrant and unorganized workers to ensure their takes pity on aged Priam and returns to him the dead mourn for him, and the difficulty of our personal 2020, a death that felt like a bad rumour in those early rights, welfare and food security has drawn flak body of his beloved son. And at the end of Thebes’s civil relationship seemed to clog the possibility of a personal days of the pandemic. Meeting people has been such a from the apex court, which pointed out the war in Sophocles’s play, Antigone, the victorious king, mourning too. The fever that came upon me that rare thing these days that word often comes from people Centre’s “unpardonable apathy”. The government Creon, decrees that the body of the rebel, Polynices, evening felt like a cold hand. Before my mind could at several removes from the dead. The finality of loss expends a lot of time, money and energy on will be denied the respect of last rites and will be left to grieve, my body did. The lack of the reality of death — without the painful — but essential — ritual of a last building the Central Vista and carrying out the rot and vultures. Antigone’s struggle, in the play named of one related to me by blood — it seemed, had clogged goodbye, while unclaimed bodies wash up on the delimitation exercise in Jammu and Kashmir. But after her, is to dare the royal decree and give her brother its release and had pushed my body to illness. My shores of our rivers. Who, we wonder, have been it is least interested in keeping an updated register the last rites he deserves. Beyond religion and culture, mother’s voice had crumbled on the phone in her looking for these bodies? Beyond the primal grief of of migrant workers, a task that can be the touch of the kindred dead body, in the last instance, dalliance with the truth; little did we know that exactly death, there is a loss in the loss of the body that never accomplished with Rs 45.39 crore and allotting three years and two days later, the news of her death rations to states commensurate with the present is always an act of love. Like many people whose lives closes, that steals the final image from you. After all have spanned different continents, I have known the would awaken me in the middle of the night. Death a these years, I think of the choice I made, not to fly over population. The government is so callous that it telephone call, following two-and-a-half days of coma blames the delay in finalizing the NDUW module strange disembodiment of the death of a loved one that to do the last rites for my mother, whatever little choice happens at a distance. When I was in my twenties and a after a sudden cerebral stroke. that I had that day. Togetherness is what the human body on ‘software problems’. It is now left to set right Would I go to see her now? This time, the reality of death the problem by July 31, the deadline set by the student in the United States of America, within a period and soul crave in life, and togetherness is what they of three years, I lost both my parents, both in their mid- was a choice. But not much of one for a graduate student crave at the moment of death. That’s why last rites are Supreme Court. Thanks to the apex court’s on a tight purse-string, to make a trip from New Jersey intervention, all migrant workers, wherever they fifties. My father’s death was first a phone conversation precious. Not for religion, but for love. The sandal- with my mother, who told me to stay strong as my father to Calcutta, fighting tough travel regulations in a post- paste on the dead beloved, the new clothes, even the are, will have access to dry rations and instantly 9-11 world. What would I go for? She was the last eatable food from government-run outlets and had been admitted to the ICU following a major cardiac touch of dead, cold skin. Between the disembodied arrest. He had already gone — perhaps it was possible member of my immediate family; I had no sibling, and death and the unclaimed body will dwell the giant scar community kitchens to stave off hunger till the no one else that close, no one whose grief I had to share. pandemic lasts. The Supreme Court has stopped for my mother to lie to try and momentarily protect my of this pervasive human tragedy that haunts us today. short of asking the government to support the migrant workers through direct cash transfers, leaving the decision to the government since it is a “matter of policy”. Migrant workers make up Special place nearly one-third of the country’s population. The government’s concern for them would reflect its One day of celebration does not mean that doctors and healthcare staff can be taken for granted concern for the nation. Therefore, the Centre’s The pandemic gave a special dimension to India’s governments and the public have other patriotism is on test. Sir — The Supreme Court’s National Doctors’ Day. It is celebrated every obligations. The government subsidizes rap on the Union labour ministry’s “apathy and year on July 1 in memory of Bidhan Chandra medical education, but the security and lackadaisical attitude” towards setting up a Roy, the former chief minister of West Bengal welfare of working doctors must be ensured migrant database, in spite of its directives as far and a doctor of almost mythical repute, whose too. An important issue is that of working back as August 2018 in the context of the contributions to medical organization and conditions — they cannot be made implementation of the National Food Security infrastructure, to education and to healing are of scapegoats, as one doctor was made not so Act, is quite a strong judicial indictment. The abiding consequence. The institutions he was long ago, when the administration fails to court recognized that such a database is central to instrumental in building still serve the people. provide what is necessary. The initial the identification of migrant and unorganized The Indian Medical Association began shortage of protective gear in the first wave workers in need of rations and other benefits. The celebrating the day in honour of doctors and and the shortage of oxygen in the second bench has directed the labour secretary to ensure healthcare workers from 1991. The bleak and wave pushed medical workers to the edge. that the portal is launched by July 31. One hopes frightening situation in 2020 and 2021 has That healthcare in villages and semi-urban that the Prime Minister’s Office, which failed to sharpened people’s awareness of the dedication areas suffers from a lack of doctors is partly a monitor the implementation of the court’s 2018 and sacrifices of doctors and healthcare reflection of poor infrastructure that can be directives, complies with its order this time. Those workers. The IMA’s count of doctors who died improved in a targeted way. Perhaps the responsible for the “unpardonable” failure to set of Covid-19 in the two years is close to 1,600; financial allocations promised by the prime up the migrant database should also be prosecuted this does not take into account nurses, minister will help in these spheres. for dereliction of duty. The entire nation was ambulance drivers and numerous other Gratefulness and remembrance were perhaps the dominant Meanwhile, violence against doctors must witness to how hard the migrant labourers were healthcare and peripheral staff who did not survive the emotions on Doctors’ Day; the prime minister celebrated stop and be stopped; administrative routes for complaint hit by the lockdown thoughtlessly announced by pandemic. Remembering their sacrifices should also bring the contributions of the Indian medical fraternity in his should be at the forefront for those who do not want to go the prime minister last year at less than four to mind the silent tension and sacrifice, sometimes grief, of speech arranged by the IMA. But beyond celebrations, to court. One day of celebration does not mean that doctors hours’ notice, with no contingency. their families. and healthcare staff can be taken for granted.

Time to change the rules China Diary: The ‘lie-flat’ movement is a backlash against the ‘996’ culture of IT start-ups where young people are expected to work from 9 am to 9 pm six days a week

In the factory of the world, where productivity is Huang Wei, made a sudden decision to hand in paramount and everyone is set on being his resignation after a persistent feeling that he upwardly mobile, the first stirrings of rebellion had been reduced to a robot by his long working are being seen. Thousands of young people, hours. He doesn’t know what he’s going to do most of them college-educated, are getting next; right now, he just wants to “lie flat’’. The together online to support a lifestyle where they ‘lie-flat’ movement is a backlash against the can relax — not after earning millions, but after punishing ‘996’ culture promoted by IT start- saying ‘No’ to conventional success. ups where young people are expected to work Take Liu Na. This 29-year-old Beijinger gave up from 9 am to 9 pm six days a week. But it is also her advertising job in 2019 because of a backlash against “involution’’, the endless overwork. Working on just three hours of sleep pressure to do well which mostly results in you everyday had left her such a wreck that she had simply remaining in the same place. The to be pepped up every afternoon with a pressure these days is felt by everyone, from programmed message on her mobile saying parents pushing their infants to training classes “You are special.’’ In contrast, over the last two so that they can get into the best private school years, she’s had the time to meet friends, shop to students competing throughout school to get for the fruit she loves — grapes — and gone into the best university. So widespread is this hours without checking her phone. Still, she backlash that the authorities have been forced to needs a minimum of 2,000 yuan as rent for her sit up and react — in the only way they know. flat, for which she’s taken up a string of odd Last month, they banned the sale of products by jobs: selling lipstick, working as an usherette in e-commerce companies that have the words ‘lie a theatre, and, finally, selling insurance. She has flat’ and ‘involution’ written on them, including no regrets. Nor does Wang Xiao, who dropped stickers. In May they had banned an online out even before entering the professional rat group with 10,000 members who had declared race. Overwhelmed by her frenetic life as a themselves to be believers in the ‘lie flat’ creed. college student, Xiao left university, moved As academics in China have pointed out, that’s back with her father, and took her final year hardly a solution. Other such online groups exams online. She graduated, but failed her exist, and with the government carrying on with Master’s entrance exam. But that didn’t its relentless pursuit of ‘growth’, more motivate her to go back to university to youngsters are bound to join them. Perhaps the seriously pursue higher education. She’s ban was to prevent anything spoiling the content living at home, painting silicone dolls, centenary celebrations of the Communist Party and selling them online at 60 yuan a piece to of China. It just wouldn’t do, would it, if, as the meet her now drastically reduced living grand celebrations kicked off in Beijing and expenses. She hopes to save enough to travel across the country on July 1, you had youth around China “like a nomad’’. It’s not women lounging around street corners in T-shirts alone taking the plunge. The 24-year-old techie, proclaiming ‘Lie Flat’. Orissa Today Monday 05 July 2021 Bhubaneswar 5 Targeted interventions respect taxpayers money 25kg Of Contraband Dr. K. V. Subramanian Ganja Seized Among the proposals urban job guarantee expended, the effect on borrowers know that de- it. Absent repayment, the Guarantee Lending announced by the Fi- scheme would suffer the the economy is muted as faulting on a loan gener- loan is effectively a cash Scheme, as shown in a nance Minister on Mon- same fate. the multiplier effect is tiny. ates direct and indirect transfer. Note that with- recent research report by day, an important element Second, replicating the In contrast, a fiscal inter- costs to the borrower. out the guarantee, the CIBIL, illustrates the ef- is the credit guarantee rural MNREGA to urban vention that utilises sev- For instance, research MFI would not lend to ficacy of this design. scheme to incentivise areas poses several chal- eral benefits offered by the shows that even after the either the second or third The financial leverage microfinance institutions lenges because of key dif- financial sector is inher- farm-loan waiver of 2009, category of borrowers. provided by the financial (MFIs) to lend to the ur- ferences between rural ently more efficient than banks significantly re- However, with the guar- sector also helps to in- ban poor. Undoubtedly, and urban employment. unconditional cash trans- duced lending to default- antee, the MFI would crease the size of the the urban poor have expe- Unlike rural employment, fers. ers. Given such costs, have no hesitation in support that can be rienced stress due to the urban employment is not Data from MFin shows only a genuinely dis- lending to the second given to the distressed. pandemic and consequent seasonal. Moreover, as that about 2 crore borrow- tressed borrower would and third category of The specific scheme pro- economic restrictions. skill levels vary signifi- ers borrow from MFIs in default on her loan de- borrowers. This discus- vides for loans up to 1.25 Several commentators cantly in urban employ- the urban and semi-urban spite the guarantee from sion thus demonstrates lakh. Such a sizable sup- have suggested a job ment, having one wage for areas. Thus, MFIs have a the Government. Thus, clearly that the loan port cannot be done us- Rajani Mahapatra about 25 kg in a Hero guarantee scheme for ur- all will not work as with large reach to the urban such a loan creates three equipped with a guaran- ing direct cash transfers. Berhampur,July 04: Glamour motor cycle ban areas to alleviate their rural MNREGA. poor. MFIs know the bor- categories of borrowers. tee works effectively as Finally, the guarantees Surada police have seized bearing regd no OD 12 C distress. This suggestion Third, an unintended ef- rowers and have the busi- First, individuals that are a quasi cash transfer to given by the Government 25 kg of contraband Ganja 8892 and another rider is based on the rural job fect of an urban job guar- ness model to access and not distressed now and the genuinely distressed create contingent liabili- today in Ganjam. Three who was piloting the guarantee scheme antee program would be to service the urban poor. As therefore find no benefit and a liquidity support ties that will be claimed perosns from Hero glamour was riding MNREGA. While increase migration into ur- the urban poor are usu- in availing the loan. Sec- to the temporarily dis- in the future when the Bramhunigan police sta- a scotty without number MNREGA has been use- ban areas. Given the dif- ally migrants from other ond, borrowers that are tressed. Also, the non- economy would be in tion of kandhamal district plate. Surada police have ful in alleviating rural dis- ferences in the cost of liv- states, high quality data distressed due to the distressed will not avail much better shape. have been caught red seized all the contraband tress during the unprec- ing, the wage under an ur- on the urban poor is not pandemic but will not be the loan and are thereby In sum, credit guaran- handed while carrying Ganja which was carrying edented pandemic, we ban job guarantee program available to undertake a in distress when the loan naturally weeded out. teed by the Government this brand of Ganja in a by kandhamal personals must not forget the large has to be higher than the targeted cash transfer. becomes repayable. This The costs of default are helps to target the inter- Motor cycle. and took them in to the inefficiencies that stem in rural one. This difference However, when a loan is category of borrowers crucial to generating this vention and thereby At about 12.30 pm, police custody. The ac- normal times from the per- would increase urban mi- given by the MFI and would avail the loan now separation. Absent such wisely put the taxpayer surada police SI Sunil cused are Ajit Kumar manent entitlement it cre- gration. fully guaranteed by the and choose to repay costs, no such separa- money to optimal use. Af- Kandogiri including the Nayak, Siba Prasad ates. Extensive research In contrast to the current Government, this given the costs of de- tion can be obtained. As ter all, treating the tax- police personals of this Nayak, and Surendra on MNREGA provides design, an unconditional scheme serves as a quasi fault. Finally, some bor- the costs can only be im- payer money with as much police station have been Nayak of Brhamunigaon evidence of such ineffi- dole – such as the disas- cash transfer targeted to rowers who are in dis- posed by allying with the respect as one’s own is a performing MV checking police station of ciencies. In a democratic trous farm loan waiver of the genuinely distressed tress now would con- financial sector, such a key fiduciary responsibil- and blocking duty at kandhamal district. In polity, permanent entitle- 2009 – gets cornered and a liquidity support tinue to be in distress design helps to target the ity of any economic pattapali Chaka on NH- this connection a case ments created by schemes mostly by the not so dis- for the temporarily dis- when the loan becomes intervention to the genu- policymaker. 59. The above accused has been registered bear- such as MNREGA, the Na- tressed and is therefore tressed simultaneously. repayable. This category inely needy. In fact, the (Chief Economic Ad- persons were carrying ing number 209/02/07/21 tional Food Security Act, poorly targeted. Thus, Why? As the MFI of borrowers will avail enthusiastic take up of visor in the Ministry of contraband Ganja of in Surada Police Station. etc. are hard to unwind. An while fiscal resources are keeps a record of default, the loan and default on the Emergency Credit Finance) Virtual Tour to Odisha State Tribal Museum Green World Trust Mission Green-21 VALEDICTORY CEREMONY OF “SRUJANI” Outdoor display of Santal House Bhubaneswar, July 04 Planting 200 saplings Bhubaneswar, July & XII were included in the Their encouragement and Jayashreee Dhal ( WEO, (TNB): The ST & SC De- 04(TNB): A month long Group- 3. support brought in hope Khurda). While the winners velopment Department has in the Labangiri hills programme “Srujani” was The winners and partici- and delight to the party of were given cash prizes, tro- taken up virtual tour to held from 6th January to pants were felicitated in enthusiastic audience. phies and certificates, the Odisha State Tribal Mu- 15th February, wherein the valedictory ceremony The winners were participants were also felici- seum on every Sunday. The common street. The Santal various competitions were organised on 22.06. 2021 finalised by an indepen- tated by giving certificates visitors can visit the Out- build beautiful multi- organised for giving an in virtual mode with the dent team of judges were of participation. All the Prin- door display of Santal roomed houses of definite opportunity to the EMRS Principal Secretary, ST & Guru Nimakanta Routray, cipals of the EMRS, teach- House at Tribal Museum artistic design having spa- students to showcase SC Development Deptt. Lecturer in Odissi Vocal of ers, some students and par- on 4th July by opening the cious compounds and their talents in various ex- Smt. Ranjana Chopra as Utkal Sangeet ents participated in the vale- Facebook and Twitter courtyards. The house is L- tra – curricular activities. the Chairperson and the Mahavidyalaya, Guru dictory ceremony. The pages @stscdev, @scstrti, shaped with mud walls. There was overwhelming Commissioner NESTS, Sri Pankaj Kumar Pradhan, programme truly estab- said Director, SCSTRTI, The walls are painted with participation wherein al- Asit Gopal as the Chief Lecturer in Odissi Dance of lished the fact that all re- Prof. (Dr.) A.B. Ota. The different colours, mainly most 4000 students partici- Guest. The ceremony was Utkal Sangeet straints can be overcome if Santals of Odisha mainly red and black. The roof is pated in 24 events divided moderated by the Direc- Mahavidyalaya, Shri we are willing to provide reside in Mayurbhanj, supported on wooden pil- into 3 groups. The Group - tor (ST) Mrs. Guha Chandra Sekhar Sethi, Lec- better opportunities for all Balasore, keonjhar districts. lars covered with straw or 1 consisted of students of Poonam Tapas Kumar turer in Art and Crafts of round development of our They are the third larg- tiles. The house includes classes VI & VII, the Group who had conceptualised B.K. students. The festival was Bhubaneswar,July 04 Manmath Rautaray, Ro- est tribe in India. The Santal the main living space, - 2 included student of this beautiful programme College, Mrs. Ananya a gleam of hope for all stu- (TNB): Mission Green-21 tary Club Kalinga Presi- settlements have parallel hearth, store, verandah Classes VIII, IX & X and and its apt name “Srujani” Acharya (WEO, dents during this ensuing has been launched by the dent RN Pattanaik, rows of houses facing the and cattle shed. Green World Trust. This Rotarian Mamata Rath, the students of Classes XI meaning CREATION. Bhubaneswar) and Mrs. Covid Pandemic. year, 200 saplings were social activist planted in the Lobangiri Hadibandhu Pattanayak hills near Botanda. Target and many local volun- e-Library inaugurated at Utkalmani Gopabandhu to save 1,000 trees. The teers. Water is said to be function was inaugurated provided daily to keep the Ispat Library of Rourkela Steel Plant by MLA Suresh Kumar plant alive. organized by Rourkela, July 04(TNB): high quality e-books, jour- Hindi & languages apart books is in progress. Mr. Rautaray, Other guests Nrupesh Kumar Nayak, An e-Library was inaugu- nals, newspapers and from access to e-newspa- Raj Vir Singh, ED (Hospi- included Captain Chairman of the Trust. rated at Utkalmani educational contents to pers and competitive tal Administration), Mr. Gopabandhu Ispat Li- the members. magazines besides oth- Pankaj Kumar, ED "Jagannath Temple in Vimtangi" brary (UGIL) of SAIL, The CEO expressed hap- ers. The facility has been (Works), Mr. S R Bhubaneswar,July 04 (TNB): Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) piness over the launching developed with technical Suryawanshi, ED (Opera- The construction of the Shree on 3rd July, 2021 by Mr. of the facility and also support from C&IT De- tions), Mr. A K Pradhan, Jagannath Temple has reached its final stage on the Vimtangi Dipak Chattaraj, CEO. It is hoped that it will help sig- partment. ED (Projects), Mr. P K entrance road on Narayani Club worth mentioning here nificantly in the learning Notably, considered as a Satapathy, ED (P&A), Mr. Road from Mahatab Road. The that the idea to set up the pursuits of students, re- knowledge hub, UGIL C R Mohapatra, CGM In- 25-feet temple also has special e-Library was mooted by search scholars and other with more than 2500 mem- charge (MM& Market- temples of Lakshmi and Vimala, Mr. , members of the library. Mr. bers has a rare collection ing), Mr. Praveen Nigam, including Shri Jannath, Balabhadra and Goddess Hon'ble Union Minister Chattaraj also went of around 50000 books in CGM In-charge (F&A), Subhadra. The temple was built by 60 members of the local for PNG & Steel, Govern- around the photo gallery Odia, Hindi, English and Dr. B K Hota, CMO In- community. Since there is no Jagannath temple in the lo- ment of India during one 'Chitra Vithika' set up by many other regional lan- charge (M&HS), Mr. A K cality, the temple will be visited by devotees. Which will of his visits to RSP to help Public Relations Depart- guages and is considered Nayak, CGM (TA&CSR), be set up for 3 days from the 9th july. A 108-gallon pilgrim- the residents of the Steel ment in the library com- effort and gave useful brary facility with high one of the most sought Ms. Atashi Pramanik, age water will be installed at covid Home sacrifices will be City especially the stu- plex which displays some suggestions for further speed internet, set up at after places for the stu- CGM In-charge (A,I & made to maintain social distance and temples will be es- tablished. Jagannath Temple Trust members Manas Ranjan dents to access e-learn- of the finest moments in enrichment of the con- the premises of UGIL, at dents and book lovers of IT)and other Senior Offic- Patnaik, Sanat Mishra and Benapani Boitai informed. ing. The e-Library will pro- the journey of the plant. tents of the gallery. It is present has more than the region. The ers of the Plant were vide digital pathway to He highly applauded the noteworthy that the e-li- 1000 e-Books in Odia, computerisation of the present on the occasion. Jindal Steel Lauds Odisha Government’s Pre-Emption Policy Friends Groups organised Bhubaneswar, July ing minerals as per the ex- There have been repre- policy on pre-emption to that it would pay for the raw 04(TNB): Managing Di- isting pre-emption policy,” sentations by various in- overcome the iron ore cri- material as per the IBM Tree plantation program rector of Jindal Steel & said Mr Sharma. He fur- dustry bodies like Con- sis. determined by the govern- Rakesh Das ing blood when needed, ther added that policies for federation of Indian In- Recently JSPL has also ment under the pre-emption Power Ltd (JSPL) Mr V R , July 04 (TNB): and sometimes it provide securing the raw material dustries, Pellet Manufac- applied to the State Gov- policy. Sharma has lauded the in- The van Mohatsav is cel- dry food to the helpless for State-based industries, turers' Association of In- ernment in the prescribed “JSPL has been encour- novative and progressive ebrated every year in the people living at railway like the Pre-emption policy, dia, Odisha Sponge Iron format as specified in the aged by the pro-active and policies of the Odisha 1st week of July to raise stations and roadside boost confidence and en- Manufacturing Associa- pre-emption policy to forward-looking policies of Government for protecting awareness of tree planta- during shutdowns. Ac- courages all entrepreneurs tion and others to the provide iron ore for its the State Govt under the the interests of the State tion and forest conserva- cording to Friends group to come and invest in the Government of Odisha Odisha based plants. visionary leadership of based industries. “There is tion. This Mohatsav will president Rasmi Ranjan fast prospering State of highlighting the acute JSPL’s Pellet plant at Chief Minister Sri Naveen an excellent policy on Pre- start on July 1st and con- Sahu, all these welfare Odisha. shortage of iron ore for Barbil in Keonjhar is of 9.0 Patnaik and has already emption of Iron Ore which clude on 7th July.On the programes expenditures Mr Sharma added, “Pres- the State based indus- MTPA capacity and is the announced ambitious ca- was issued by the Govern- occasion 72th Van are spend from their own ently the Steel industries tries and the skyrocket- largest Pellet plant in India. pacity expansion of its ment of Odisha, much Mohatsav was celebrated park.The Friends group pocket money .Including in Odisha are reeling un- ing rise in iron ore prices. JSPL not only operates the Angul Steelworks from 6 ahead of time on June today by Friends has warned locals that Rasmi ranjan der severe iron ore crisis Mr Sharma, responding largest Pellet plant at Barbil MTPA to 25.2 MTPA 26th, 2014, and further group.All the member of planting trees will help Sahu,Manoj and this simple policy of to several queries by Me- but also has established with an investment out- amended on April 16th, the group planted trees keep the environment Roul,Jagannath pre-emption can be a sav- dia and peer industries Odisha’s largest Steel Plant lay of more than Rs. 2015. JSPL and other State- first at the school in beautiful and free of oxy- Malick,Chandan Roul, iour provided industries on exponential prices of of 6.0 MTPA capacity at 1,00,000 Crore Rupees to based plants have been charampa Barala pokhari gen, how to take care of Saroj Barik, Rahul come forward and just fol- iron ore advised the in- Angul with an investment make Angul the biggest immensely benefitted from village, on both side of trees. Friends groups are Malick,Nandha Mohanty low the simple process laid dustry leaders to take ad- of around Rs. 45,000 Crore and most modern Steel this policy as it’s a simple road and later at the pre- always involved in some and other members of the out by the State Govern- vantage of the State Rupees in the State. The Plant in the World,” said process to apply to the mises of Hanuman jew social work . Sometimes group participated in this ment”. government’s existing Company also informed Mr Sharma. Director Mines for secur- temple and Amrit it saves lives by donat- tree plantation program. Orissa Today Monday 05 July 2021 BUSINESS 6

Bank Holidays July 2021: High-value sectors ship more, help June exports soar 47% Banks to remain closed for 15 days. ?Merchandise exports in June 2021 were $32.46 billion compared with $22.03 billion in the same month last year, when the Covid-19 New Delhi. July comes with a lot of holidays, pandemic was still in full swing around the world. In June 2019, India had exported $25.03 billion worth of goods, according to the ministry. especially for banks. This month will have 15 days in total, according to the official list New Delhi. The country’s export of goods rose 2020 (India was net exporter in June released by the Reserve Bank of India over 47 percent in June on the back of 2020) and narrowed down by 41.26 (RBI). Out of 15 days, 9 holidays would increased shipments in high value sectors percent over a trade deficit of $16.00 come under the categories of state-wise like engineering, petroleum products as well billion in June 2019,” the ministry holidays, religious holidays, or festivals. as gems and jewellery, according to stated in a release. The country also The rest of the 6 days are the usual preliminary data from the Ministry of managed to reach a historic level of weekends off. Commerce and Industry. Merchandise exported goods worth $95.36 billion July 21 would be celebrated as Bakri Id and exports in June 2021 were $32.46 billion between the April and June quarter that will be a common holiday for the banks compared with $22.03 billion in the same this year, according to Minister of across the country and almost each and month last year, when the Covid-19 Commerce and Industry Piyush every lender will remain closed. The RBI pandemic was still in full swing around the Goyal. Merchandise exports stood at has further categorised these holidays world. In June 2019, India had exported $51.44 billion during the same under sections such as– ‘Holiday under $25.03 billion worth of goods, according to quarter last year and $80.91 billion in Negotiable Instruments Act’, ‘Holiday the ministry. 2019. under Negotiable Instruments Act’ and Imports during the month grew at a faster pace “Exports during the April-June period ‘Real-Time Gross Settlement Holiday and of 96.33 percent to touch $41.86 from $21.32 are the highest ever merchandise Banks’ Closing of Accounts’. The billion in June 2020, showed data. This is exports in a quarter in the history of upcoming holidays will also be under the slightly higher than India’s level of imports India,” said Goyal during a media bracket of ‘Holiday under Negotiable in June 2019, which were $41.03 billion. Oil briefing on Friday. According to him, Instruments Act.' imports in June this year rose to $10.68 such performance was a result of billion, as compared to $4.97 billion in June measures like the simplification of 7th Pay Commission: DA hike 2020. “Oil imports during April-June 2021 procedures. On services exports, he were $31 billion, a positive growth of 136.36 expressed confidence that the delayed for central govt per cent compared to $13.12 billion in April- exports would touch $350 billion by The ministry will be working with all scheme is at an advanced stage of inter- June 2020 and a negative growth of 12.33 per 2025, and may even go up to $500 billion concerned stakeholders to achieve a targeted ministerial discussion. “It was a colossal employees, likely to happen in cent compared to $35.36 billion in April- very soon. $400 billion in exports during this fiscal, he task. There are about 11,000 items which June 2019,” it said. “India is thus a net The government is taking several measures to said. The minister also said that more details need to be studied…,” he said. “We will September importer in June 2021, with a trade deficit of aid the recovery of India’s economy, which related to the rates of the Centre’s Remission shortly notify the rates,” he said, adding that $9.4 billion, widened by 1,426.6 percent had taken a hit during the first year of the of Duties and Taxes on Export Products this was only a refund of taxes and not a over a trade surplus of $0.71 billion in June ongoing pandemic, according to the minister. New Delhi. The central government (RoDTEP) would be out “very soon”, as the subsidy to any exporter. employees will be disappointed to know that the resumption of Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) has further been delayed from July to September 2021. This decision was taken at a recently India backs OECD-G20 tax deal, concluded high-level meeting on June 26. The meeting saw participation from finance Tech transfer ministry officials, members of the National Council of Joint Consultative Machinery ‘consensus agreement’ likely by Oct with China cos: and the department of personnel and training. "In our meeting held on 26th June 2021, it has been agreed that central New Delhi. India and majority proposed solution consists of DPIIT opposes government employees' DA and of the members OECD-G20 two components: pensioners' DR benefits will be resumed in Inclusive Framework on Base Pillar One, which is about relief September 2021," Shiva Gopal Mishra, Erosion and Profit Shifting reallocation of additional Secretary, Staff Side at National Council of (BEPS) have adopted outline share of profit to the market Citing representations from industry JCM has said. The central government of a consensus solution to jurisdictions, and Pillar Two employees were expecting their DA in the address the tax challenges consisting of minimum tax bodies that have expressed concern over month of July, but now they have to wait for arising from the digitalisation and subject to tax rules. “Some the Department of Expenditure’s (DoE’s) two more months to avail of the benefits. of economies. The principles significant issues including After the restoration of the DA and DR, the underlying the solution share of profit allocation and decision last month, the DPIIT has employees will get a hike in their salary. On vindicates India’s stand for a scope of subject to tax rules, resisted the “blanket exemption” to firms April 23, the Ministry of Finance had greater share of profits for the remain open and need to be informed that the central government markets and consideration of addressed. Further, the having transfer of technology (ToT) pacts employees will not get the additional demand side factors in profit technical details of the with Chinese entities from mandatory installments of DA and DR due from July 1, allocation. proposal will be worked out in registration with it and sought a review 2020 and January 1, 2021. The government The new framework also seeks the coming months and a had further clarified that no arrears will be to address concerns over consensus agreement is of the decision. given from January 1, 2021 till June 30, cross-border profit shifting expected by October,” the New Delhi.The Department for 2021. and bring in subject-to-tax rule Finance Ministry said in a Promotion of Industry and Internal to stop treaty shopping. The statement. FE Trade (DPIIT) has sought a hold on the relaxations recently granted by Amazon to grant new CEO Andy the Finance Ministry, which had effectively allowed domestic Jassy over $200 million in stock companies having technology In a first, regulator allows BSES to transfer arrangements with Chinese firms to bid for public projects. Citing representations from industry bodies that have expressed concern over the Department of exit power purchase deal with NTPC Expenditure’s (DoE’s) decision last month, the DPIIT has resisted the “blanket exemption” to firms CERC for the power sector. Under the clause, having transfer of technology the beneficiaries of a PPA, in this case the (ToT) pacts with Chinese entities BSES, enjoy the “first right of refusal” to from mandatory registration with it The order can be a potential purchase power from generation stations that and sought a review of the decision. New Delhi: Amazon.com Inc plans to award have completed 25 years from the In a communication to the DoE last incoming Chief Executive Andy Jassy more trigger for more such petitions commercial operation date. The Dadri-I week, the DPIIT argued that any than $200 million in extra stock, which will plant was commissioned on December 1, such move will “provide an indirect pay out over 10 years, the company said in a from discoms demanding that they 1995. However, the NTPC disputed the route to the bidders having regulatory filing on Friday. be allowed to exit PPAs that are no BSES’ move, saying it violated Regulation beneficial ownership in land border Amazon will record the grant of 61,000 17 of the 2019 Tariff Regulations. “There sharing countries to participate in shares on July 5, the filing said. That’s the longer beneficial or necessary, yet cannot be a unilateral change to an existing public procurement in violation of date Jassy succeeds Jeff Bezos in the online affecting the bottom line of the companies. BSES hailed the order as PPA at the instance of one party, when the other the guidelines stipulated in the DoE retailer’s first CEO transition since its “landmark that will help in lowering the party is not agreeable to the same,” the NTPC order dated July 23, 2020”. power tariff, thus benefiting the 45 lakh founding in 1994. As of Friday’s close, companies. said. In its petition, the BSES, which supplies Following the Galwan clash, the DoE consumers of the company in Delhi”. those shares are worth about $214 million. power to Delhi through its subsidiaries BSES had last July amended the general The award’s exact value will depend on how The discom had moved the CERC to restrain Rajdhani and BSES Yamuna, said continuation financial rules (GFRs), restricting the shares are trading when they pay out in the NTPC from invoking any penalty for of the PPA was putting a burden on the tariff of bidders from countries with which future years, encouraging Jassy to grow a walking out of the contract in November, the consumers, especially since no power was India shares land border from New Delhi: The Central Electricity Regulatory company that’s worth $1.77 trillion today. 2020. The contract was signed in June 2007, being drawn from the station. “Even though the participating in government Commission (CERC) has allowed BSES to Though Amazon did not disclose the and was later extended through a petitioners (BSES) have duly exercised their procurement tenders without walk out of a power purchase agreement (PPA) vesting schedule, its previous stock grants supplementary agreement (SPPA) in March, first right of refusal under Regulation 17(2) of approval from competent with the NTPC Ltd’s Dadri-I thermal power have not vested right away. Jassy’s base 2012. The SPPA extended the validity of the the 2019 Tariff Regulations, the consumers of authorities. However, the Centre plant, in a first-of-its-kind order that will help salary has been $175,000, filings show. On contract “till the end of life of respective the Petitioners are making payments of made an exception for bidders from Delhi’s largest power discom save at least Rs top of that, he has $45.3 million in generating station considered in tariff orders or approximately Rs. 35 crore per month,” it said. nations to which India had 35 crore per month. The order can be a previously awarded stock that is vesting Regulations issued by Commission or Incidentally, on March 22, the Ministry of Power extended a line of credit or was potential trigger for more such petitions from this year and had $41.5 million vest in 2020. Government of India allocations, whichever is had issued guidelines enabling discoms to engaged in development projects. discoms demanding that they be allowed to The annual median pay at Amazon was later.” While exiting the contract unilaterally in either continue or exit from PPAs after This effectively limited the curbs to exit PPAs that are no longer beneficial or $29,007 last year across full, part-time and 2020, the BSES had invoked Regulation 17 (1) completion of the term of PPA beyond 25 only China and Pakistan. FE temporary employees worldwide, necessary, yet affecting the bottom line of the of the 2019 Tariff Regulations drawn up by the years, which the CERC order also mentions. excluding Bezos, whose base salary was $81,840. The founder’s outsized stake in Amazon has made him the richest person in the world. Jassy’s vested equity was still Centre announces inclusion of 2.5 crore retail, wholesale traders under MSMEs smaller than payouts to rival CEOs in the technology industry. Microsoft Corp’s (MSFT.O) Satya Nadella had $215 million Traders can now take loans from banks under RBI’s priority sector lending rules in stock vest for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020, on top of a base salary of $2.5 New Delhi. The Centre on Friday C o n s o r t i u m o f I n d i a n introduce the right provisions at the right million, for instance. Apple Inc’s announced the inclusion of 2.5 crore Associations, which represents time,” he added. The government had last (AAPL.O) Tim Cook had $281.9 million in retail and wholesale traders within the the MSME sector, said the move year changed the definition of MSME, stock vest, according to its 2021 proxy. category of MSMEs, meaning they can was not the right strategy. “It is a categorising them on the basis of turnover Some governance experts have criticized get loans from banks and financial disastrous move that will dilute rather than investments. It had also such pay schemes because they reward institutions under the RBI’s priority the MSME sector that is already abolished the distinction between the executives irrespective of whether they sector lending rules. quite vast and struggling for its manufacturing and services sector that achieve corporate milestones. Stock grants The announcement was made in a tweet survival. Good quality MSME would allow the MSMEs to grow in size can be more appropriate for startups than by MSME minister Nitin Gadkari. data is nearly absent in the while continuing to avail of the benefits. for established companies like Amazon, “Retail and wholesale trade were left country, and including over 2.5 The Covid pandemic-affected traders will said, John C. Coffee Jr., director of the out of the ambit of MSMEs. Under the crore traders and retailers will now be able to restore their businesses by Center on Corporate Governance at revised guidelines, MSME (ministry) further complicate the issue,” the obtaining necessary finances from the Columbia Law School. “It is rewarding has issued an order to include retail and association’s convenor K.E. banks which was earlier denied to them,” compensation a little prematurely,” Coffee wholesale trade as MSME and extend Raghunathan said. He said it Praveen Khandewal, secretary-general of said. “It’s like winning the prize for the race to them the benefit of priority sector would be difficult to collect data CAIT, said. “We have to see the fine print to before the race is won.” Amazon plans to lending under RBI guidelines,” the on MSMEs according to industry see whether the trading community would stop its prior biannual stock grants to Jassy, in each state and district. be eligible for the emergency credit line aiming for the latest award to account for minister tweeted. Though the Confederation of Indian Traders (CAIT) bloat the number of players in the MSME “It will also be difficult to estimate and guarantee scheme. If there is no clarity we most of his compensation in the coming field, making it difficult to monitor the would seek from the finance ministry,” years, a person familiar with the matter said. welcomed the decision, its counterpart in analyse the problems prevailing in each the MSME slammed the move as it would sector and provide support. The sector, thereby making it difficult to Khandelwal said. Orissa Today Monday 05 July 2021 SPORTS 7

Virat Kohli is the best captain after MS Dhoni, won't be Euro 2020 quarter-finals: England looking to use lack affected by criticism, says Kamran Akmal of home support in match against Ukraine New Delhi There have been questions raised on Virat Kohli's captaincy after India lost can prove they have observed five days of team that's absolutely fine," Tassotti the World Test Championship (WTC) final England will be without their passionate quarantine since arriving. said. "I'm really hoping the fans give us to New Zealand, but veteran Pakistan travelling fans due to restrictions in For a team like England that is known for its some big support."Still, Tassotti wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal Rome traveling supporters, that's a major blow. acknowledged that beating England is a feels that these worries are not valid. Akmal But Southgate saw it in a positive light. "titanic challenge"."But we've seen said that Kohi is a great captain and India's Ukranian fans also face restrictions and "I actually think it's good to come away from what happened over the past few days defeats in the 2017 Champions Trophy Shevchenko Rome-based Ukranians and Wembley now. It would have been hard to with the Netherlands and France," final and the 2019 World Cup semi-final is Italians will support the team replicate the atmosphere we had the other Tassotti told the Gazzetta dello Sport. not his fault. This is the first time England are not day (four) days later. And I think to have a "England has enormous talent but "Virat Kohli is the best captain after MS different focus, different surroundings, they've also had the advantage, like Dhoni. He has 70 (international) centuries. playing at Wembley Stadium in the 2020 different sort of challenge is good for us," other nations, of playing only at He played the Champions Trophy and the Euro Southgate said. home.”Expect an old-fashioned Italian how well they try at this tournament," "catenaccio" (lockdown defense) and 2019 World Cup. Sure enough, India lost Adding to the challenge is that winger Shevchenko said. "Tomorrow at the stadium but what is his fault in it? India have Rome England may have overcome historic Bukayo Saka, who started against counterattack approach from Ukraine to deal we will see who will support whom better." with talented England strikers Raheem remained the No. 1 Test for five years. Look rivals Germany in the last 16 and Ukraine Germany, picked up a "slight knock" in The winner between Ukraine and England will at his achievements, his service, his may not be as high profile an opponent as the training on Friday, Southgate said, leaving Sterling and Harry Kane, who accounted for play either Denmark or the Czech Republic the goals in the 2-0 win over Germany. captaincy is terrific. There is no doubt four-time World Cup winners but the his status questionable.Because of the in the semifinals on Wednesday at Wembley, about it. He is an amazing player and the quarter-finals might just turn out to be the pandemic, the Olimpico can only be 25 per Tassotti said the tactics will be to "stifle" with the final also scheduled for England's England, "close spaces," and "prevent them way he has prepared himself is biggest challenge Gareth Southgate's men cent full for a total of about 16,000 home stadium.For Ukraine's coaching staff, phenomenal," Akmal said in a video chat have faced in this tournament. fans.Ukraine residents also face restrictions from running.""Those are the types of meanwhile, playing in Italy is a matches they don’t like. They’ve got talent on Youtube.Akmal said that there is no The chief reason for this is that this is the first for travel to Italy."Clearly that doesn't help homecoming. guarantee that India will win ICC football but we're well aware of the but we’ve got to try to force them to think as time that England are playing outside Shevchenko was one of Serie A's most prolific tournaments if Kohli is changed as a situation," Ukraine coach Andriy much as possible and only then take Wembley Stadium and away from their scorers during his playing career with AC captain. He also questioned the credentials Shevchenko said before encouraging Italy- advantage of our talent," Tassotti added. "If passionate home crowd in the 2020 Milan, while assistant coach Mauro Tassotti of those questioning Kohli. based Ukrainians to attend the match. we think we can play them straight up European Championships. is from Rome and began his playing career at "He is an amazing player, an amazing The match will be held at the Stadio Olimpico Shevchenko added that he hopes Italians fans considering all the talent that they have, we the Stadio Olimpico with Lazio before going won’t go very far."If Ukraine can get into the captain, and no one can guarantee that if in Rome and the Italian government has will "get behind Ukraine as well". onto a long and successful career at Milan as India changes the captain, they will win explicitly warned Britain-based England "I think that Ukraine deserves the sympathy opponent’s half, the attack should flow both a player and assistant coach.If the through Andriy Yarmolenko, who plays in ICC tournaments. It is a matter of luck. It is fans to stay away from the game unless they from the fans for how well they've played, Italians support us because we're the weaker easy to point fingers, especially those who England for West Ham. have no idea about cricket. People who have not even led a gully team are now giving Kohli and India advise to change Euro 2020 Quarter-finals: Denmark ready to face Czech their captain," Akmal pointed out. Injured Steve Smith ready Euro 2020: Quarter-final match Republic 'with heart of Christian Eriksen again' to miss T20 World Cup to be fit for Ashes vs Ukraine another chance to Baku From the despair of seeing a teammate end up canceling each other out in the suffer cardiac arrest to the European quarterfinals. That's playing on Denmark MELBOURNE: Championship quarterfinals, somehow coach Kasper Hjulmand's mind, so much so Recuperating from make history - England an elbow injury, star Australia Denmark keeps on going.Denmark will face that he admitted he was disappointed the Czech batsman Steve Smith says Test manager Gareth Southgate the Czech Republic on Saturday, exactly three team upset the Netherlands 2-0 in the round of cricket remains his top priority and weeks after midfielder Christian Eriksen 16.“I would rather have played the he is ready to skip the T20 World New Delhi England manager Gareth collapsed on the field in the team's opening Netherlands,” Hjulmand told Danish Cup to be in the best shape for the Southgate has urged his players to play game and had to be resuscitated with a broadcaster DR on Monday. “Now we’re Ashes series against England. without fear when they take on Ukraine in defibrillator.While Eriksen recovers — facing a team for the first time (in the The 32-year-old had withdrawn from the European Championship quarter-final initially in the hospital and now at home — tournament) that I think can match our own the ongoing white-ball tour of the on Saturday. Denmark has improved at Euro 2020. A 4-1 intensity.”Danish striker Yussuf Poulsen could West Indies due to the elbow Southgate emphasised the need for his win over Russia got Denmark out of the group thing is that we are still hungry. We’re still return after missing the Wales game with a injury."There's still a bit of time players to refocus after eliminating stage after two losses. Beating Wales 4-0 in the determined to push for more.”More than half of muscle injury, when replacement Kasper between now and (the World Cup), Germany with a 2-0 win at Wembley in the round of 16 matched the team's best showing the 26-man squad was not yet born when Dolberg scored twice. One more goal would and I'm tracking okay at the last-16, while warning his side to not to look since “Danish Dynamite” won the 992 Denmark beat Germany 2-0 in the 1992 final. see Czech Republic forward Patrik Schick moment -- it's slow, but I'm going too far ahead and underestimate their European Championship.“Culture-wise, The only European quarterfinal appearance match Cristiano Ronaldo as tournament leader okay," Smith told cricket.com.au underdog opponents."We've achieved one there's similarities. Values of sticking since then came in 2004, a 3-0 loss to the Czech with five.Czech Republic midfielder Vladimir on Friday.The T20 World Cup was challenge but that's not the Everest we set (together), one for all and all for one," Republic. Hojbjerg was 8 years old back then Darida is set to return after missing the win shifted from India due to the ourselves," Southgate said. "We want to Denmark midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and recalls he was “not very happy” he couldn't over Wales with a leg injury.“Denmark might COVID-19 pandemic and will be said Thursday. "There's this pride also to be not sound as glamorous as the Netherlands, push on.""It's another chance for the team to watch the match because of a school trip.That held in the United Arab Emirates playing for your country and all these values France or Italy, but they are a very strong make history. We've moved on from tournament ended in disappointment for the and Oman from October 17 to that I don't think have changed too much since Czechs, too. They lost to eventual champion opponent,” Darida said Friday. “We just want November 14, while the Ashes is Germany pretty quickly and it's not easy 1992.“But my biggest respect to the guys in 92 to be successful. I think both our team and their because you get all these lovely messages. Greece 1-0 in the semifinals. As scheduled to begin on December 8 because they went on to win it. We haven’t Czechoslovakia, the team won the European team, we really play cohesively. We don't have in Brisbane."I'd love to be part of But the mindset has got to be about done anything yet.” big stars but we have players from good Saturday. Not beyond Saturday." title in 1976. As the Czech Republic, the high the World Cup, for sure. But from Since the “shock” of Eriksen's sudden collapse, leagues.”Few Danish or Czech fans will be in my point of view, Test cricket, "We're not complacent. We've got to stay point was being runner-up to Germany in Hojbjerg said, Denmark has gone through huge 1996.Both Denmark and the Czech Republic the Baku Olympic Stadium for the game. Only that's my main goal -- to be right for composed, but not fearful. We've got to be emotional ups and downs.“Now we’re in the have been at their best at Euro 2020 when Turkey, Azerbaijan's close ally, has had more the Ashes and try to emulate what on the front foot. We've got to take the next quarterfinals, so it’s been a bit of a playing high-intensity, physical soccer against than a couple hundred fans at games in the city I've done in the last few Ashes step forward."England face Ukraine at the rollercoaster, a big one," he said. "And the good opponents who wanted possession. They could so far. series I've been involved in," Smith Stadio Olimpico in Rome, having played said.Returning to action after a their first four games on home turf. The year-long ban due to his role in the winner will take on either the Czech ball-tampering scandal in South Republic or Denmark, who play earlier on Tokyo 2020: Shot putter Tajinder Pal Singh Toor overcomes Africa, Smith had amassed 774 Saturday, in the semi-final. runs in four Tests at an average of 110.57, including two hundreds, to depression, broken wrist to secure Olympics quota emerge as the star performer in the Denis Shapovalov ends Andy last Ashes series."I want to put Murray's run at Wimbledon lifted, and the athletes started training outdoor, myself in a position where I can Toor fractured his wrist of throwing arm (Left have that kind of impact," he said."If that does mean not LONDON: This time not even Centre Court's hand).The injury affected Toor mentally, and > he went into depression. partaking in the World Cup, then roof could rescue Andy Murray as the home Shot putter Tajinder Pal Singh we'll have to go down that path, but favourite and two-time champion's dream of Toor has won gold at the Asian "Past few years have been very tough for Toor. hopefully we don't have to go a deep Wimbledon run were crushed by Life has been cruel to him. During the there." Canada's Denis Shapovalov in the third Games in Jakarta lockdown, he went into depression. He will keep asking me, Coach saab, if I will qualify Smith said he had felt pain in his left round on Friday. >Toor lost his father to bone wrist after a change in his batting Twice this week the 34-year-old Murray had for the Tokyo or not. He started questioning himself," recalls Mohinder Singh Dhillon, grip and needed painkillers and rolled back the years with late-night wins cancer days after he returned anti-inflammatory medication under the roof, but Shapovalov proved a step Tajinder's coach.In March, just before the first lockdown, he was getting close to the 22m during his recent stint in the now- too far as the 22-year-old left-hander dished from his Jakarta heroics 21.49m and bettered his national record. mark, and then for the next three months, he suspended Indian Premier out an emphatic 6-4 6-2 6-2 beating. >Toor qualified for the Olympics Toor has endured one too many swings of League."I've made a bit of progress misfortune in recent years. Days after he won didn't even lift the shot put. So it was Murray, back in the singles at Wimbledon for frustrating for him," added Dhillon.Even with with it the last few weeks. I started the first time since 2017 after two hip with a throw of 21.49m in the the Asian Games gold medal in Jakarta, he lost some batting, just 10 minutes at a his father (Sardar Karam Singh) to bone a plaster on his left hand, Toor never missed the surgeries, had thrilled his fans with dramatic gym session and kept working on his fitness. time, and basically my path now to Indian Grand Prix-4 at Patiala cancer. He got the news of his father's demise getting back to playing is building victories over seeded Georgian Nikoloz "He used to hit the gym every day. We set up Basilashvili and German qualifier Oscar when he was in the taxi after returning from up from there," he said."Because Jakarta and was on the way to the Command smaller goals, and we decided that we will not it's a tendon (injury), it's basically Otte on Monday and Wednesday.Some had take any risk and will skip the competitions. even begun to fantasize about the metal- New Delhi As soon as he breached the Olympic Hospital in Panchkula. Toor hails from Khosa how you (feel when you) wake up qualification mark in the recently-concluded Pando village in the Moga district of Punjab. But by god grace, he recovered quickly, and he the next day, so I start at 10 minutes hipped Murray making an unlikely tilt for a resumed training in January," said Dhillon. third Wimbledon title. Indian Grand Prix-4, Tajinder Pal Singh Toor In March 2020, when he was at his peak, the and if I wake up the next day and gave his coach Mohinder Singh Dhillon a Covid-19 pandemic hit the world, and the In February, Toor threw 19.49m in the Indian I'm good, then I can go up to 12 Reality hit home, however, as Shapovalov Grand Prix-2 in Patiala, his first competition showed no mercy with a scintillating display warm hug. Toor crossed the Olympics Olympics were postponed for a year. A few minutes, and if I wake up well qualification mark of 21.10m with a throw of months later, when lockdown in Patiala was since the World Military Games in October again, I go up to 15. to put himself in the Wimbledon last 16 for 2019. the first time and deny Murray a 12th visit to the fourth round at the All England Club. Murray walked off to a standing ovation and will now focus his attention on the Tokyo Olympics where he will be defending the KL Rahul on Virat Kohli: 100 is best you can be and he singles title he won in London and Rio de Janeiro.While Murray said there were positives to take from a memorable week, there was also frustration. operates at 200, pulls other guys along with him "I want to be performing better than what I did here. Even though there were some great moments," the former world number one Rahul said that Kohli gets his team at, but he operates at 200. He has the unbelievable said.Having overcome a tricky hurdle on the mates to operate at a higher level ability to carry the other 10 guys and pull them from 100 to 200," Rahul said in a video for Forbes home turf of a British sporting icon, 10th Questions have been raised on Kohli's seed Shapovalov will move ahead to face India.There have been questions raised on Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut full of captaincy after India's loss to New Kohli's captaincy after India's defeat to New confidence. Zealand in the WTC final Zealand in the final of the World Test "This is a dream come true for me to play a It was the third time India failed to Championship. It was the third time that India legend like Andy today," the Canadian said failed to win a major trophy under Kohli after the on court. "Huge shout outs to him -- what win a major trophy under Kohli 2017 Champions Trophy and the 2019 World he's doing nobody's done and he's truly an Cup.Rahul was part of the Indian setup that inspiration to people like me. played in the WTC final. He was captain of one of n the preceding match on Centre Court, British New Delhi India batsman KL Rahul said that two sides that played an intra-squad match ahead number one Dan Evans had been beaten by captain Virat Kohli is someone who "operates at of the historic one-off Test, with the other team American Sebastian Korda. 200". Rahul said that Kohli lifts his team mates being led by Kohli himself.The team is still in the But the crowd had really come to roar on old and gets them to work at a higher level."Playing United Kingdom as they gear up for their warrior Murray whose victories in the 2013 with and under Virat Kohli, he is a different sort of upcoming five-match Test series against England. and 2016 finals turned him into British captain. He is a very passionate individual. He It was confirmed on Friday that India will play a sporting royalty. operates at 200. 100 is the best you possibly can be warm-up match before the series. Orissa Today STATE Monday 05 July 2021 Bhubaneswar P-8 Unique Achievement: Four delegates from KIIT in Tokyo Olympics BJP Protest against rice Bhubaneswar, July 04(TNB): Fencing Championship in Aus- Shri. Tusharkanti Behera, In a remarkable feat, three ath- tralia in 2018 in the sabre event. Hon’ble Minister, Sports & procurement Irregularities letes – Dutee Chand, C. A. Javelin thrower, Shivpal Singh, Youth Services and Electronics Bhavani Devi and Shivpal a BBA student at KIIT, quali- & Information Technology, Singh - and Dr. Sudeep fied for his maiden Olympic Govt. of Odisha joined as the Satpathy, a sports medicine Games by breaching the quali- Chief Guest of the virtual Fe- doctor, from KIIT Deemed to fication mark with a throw of licitation & Interaction cer- be University have made the 85.47m at the ACNW League emony, while Shri Vishal Kumar cut for the forthcoming Olym- Meeting in South Africa on 9th Dev, IAS, Principal Secretary, pic Games. KIIT is the only March 2021. The throw also Sports & Youth Services and university in India to send earned him the Gold Medal at Tourism Department, Govt. of three athletes and one official medal winners for the country light of her career is winning the event. He will represent In- Odisha joined as the Guest of Rakesh Das transport provided by the cen- (doctor) to the Tokyo Olympic at international sports meets two silver medals in 2018 Asian dia along with star javelin Honor. Dr. Sasmita Samanta, Bhadrak, July 04: The district tral government to the farmers. Games, which is scheduled to like Commonwealth Games, Games. She is the only Indian thrower Neeraj Chopra. Pro-VC, KIIT Deemed to be BJP krushak Morcha has A demand letter was presented start from 23rd July 2021, in- Asian Games and World Uni- to participate in two events for In another proud achievement University spoke on the occa- staged a protest in front of the to the district supply officer on formed Dr. Achyuta Samanta, versity Games. Many KIIT stu- two times in Olympics, Dr. for KIIT, Dr. Sudeep Satpathy sion. district supply department of- behalh of the governer.The Member of Parliament (Lok dents have also brought glory Samanta added. of Kalinga Institute of Medical On this occasion, Dr. Samanta fice and issued a demand let- protest was attended by the Sabha) and Founder, KIIT & for the institution, state and C. A. Bhavani Devi, who is Sciences (KIMS) has been se- declared two important gifts for ter to the governer. District district BJP President Hemanta KISS. Interacting with the jour- country by their performance pursuing Ph.D. degree at KIIT, lected as the Doctor of the In- Dutee Chand, which will be pre- krushak morcha president Padhi, state secretary nalists at a national virtual at various national and inter- is the first Indian fencer to ever dian Men’s Hockey Team for sented to her after her return Ashok kumar Roul led the pro- Abhimanyu press meet in Bhubaneswar, Dr. national games. qualify for the Olympics. She the Tokyo Olympics 2021. A from the Olympics. Dr. Samanta test. Due to the cancellation of sethi,Bhandaripokhari leader Samanta said, KIIT and KISS It will be the second con- secured qualification in the specialist in Clinical Physiology said, KIIT and he personally thousands of farmers tokens Badri narayan Dhal,district vice have been able to achieve such secutive Olympic appearance women’s sabre event at Tokyo including Sports & Exercise have been with Dutee during in kharip ritu and Rabi ritu president sriharsa swain, unique distinction as they for Dutee Chand, a law stu- 2020 Olympics through the Physiology, Dr. Satpathy has her good and bad time from farmers are being forced to sell Ashok Parija, state executive have been promoting sports dent at KIIT, who qualified in Adjusted Olympic Rankings, numerous Olympic involve- 2013 will be with Dutee in the their peddy in the open market member Jagannath Das, district and games in a big way among two events - women’s 100m following the World Cup in ments in the past, including future also. Dr. Gaganendu at low prices . Similarly the dis- krushak morcha general secre- the students since their incep- and 200m sprints - on the ba- Hungary on 14th March 2021. Sports Medicine Doctor in Rio Dash, Director-Sports, KIIT trict BJP demanded an investi- tary Santosh kumar tion. Remarkably, KISS has sis of her world ranking. An Ranked 42nd in the world, she Olympics 2016 polyclinic and introduced the athletes, gation into who was Sahu,Bhagaban Pandit,Ambika produced 5000+ sports talents Arjuna Awardee athlete and made history by becoming the Athletes Park, looking after sports lovers and staff of emberzlling of paddy in the Das, Sarat Padhiari,tapan at the state, national and inter- national record holder in 100m first Indian to win a gold medal emergency and sports medi- KIIT & KISS joined the cer- mandi and cutting 8/10 kg . The mahanty,Malati Sahu,Sumitra national levels, who include with a time of 11.17s, the high- at the Senior Commonwealth cine clinics. emony in large numbers. sacking the bags ,ropes and Pani were prominently present. Staff on strike Ganjam DSO Transferred…Sports Rajgangpur Municipality snatched Lover Showed Dissatisfaction livelihood of footpath shopkeepers Rajani Mahapatra kalinga stadium BBSR and Rajesh Dahima this matter, other administra- Berhampur, July 04: The successfully he completed Rajgangpur, July 04: For the tive officers including transfer of Ganjam DSO has his duty. past few days, the only Rajgangpur police station in- taken the momentum in the Now the youth and means of livelihood of the charge have observed si- B.K.Swain district. This matter has cre- sports department of Odihsa shopkeepers sitting on the lence. On being asked on the Anugul, July 04: The staff of ated dissatisfaction every- has transferred this sports footpath was snatched from occasion, Faim Akhtar, former president of Yuva Nakula Chandra Handicapped where in the district. The officer. Dissatisfaction seen the municipality under the Morcha of Rajgangpur Con- School are on strike for three sports lover has condemned everywhere in the district af- guise of trespass. Whereas days at the entrance of the in real sense, poor footpath path, they have captured it. gress, said that we support the decision of sports and sports development in ter this notification. Collectoriate. They have made shopkeepers were oppressed Right beneficiaries were de- the action of encroachment the complaints against the youth services of Odisha. The Ganjam. During his tenure Prashant Sahoo is a senior on the pretext of trespassing nied. On complaining, the of the administration, but the Secretary of the Management. intellectual have urged that number of development work and experienced Sports per- on the part of the municipal- officials of the administra- footpath shopkeepers who As per their allegation they proper process could not have been seen in the district. sonal in the district. He has ity. A few days ago, all the tion, including the EO of the are being removed on the pre- have brought the irregularities have followed in this connec- He has received award as a kept the best knowledge footpath shopkeepers sitting municipality, shrugged off text of illegal occupation, should of the management to the light. tion. Since last two years best sports officer. He reno- about sports and has the adjacent to the boundary wall and said that we only have try to provide them first place. Such dissatisfaction has been sports activities have been re- vated the district sports office ability to promote and en- of Rajgangpur police station orders to remove the en- So that the problem of livelihood continuing since many years. stricted in the district due to at Berhampur. Even the dis- courage the sports in every were removed under the croachment. We don't care does not arise in front of the help- There is no result after inter- Pandemic. Sports stadium trict collector of Ganjam vijay part of the district. After this guise of encroachment. On who puts shop where. In this less needy sidewalk shopkeep- ers of the poor section. ference of the ADM on Fri day. have been prohibited for play- amrut kulange praised his transfer the senior sports of- this occasion, the officials of episode, some sidewalk On the other hand he said that In this context they are intend- ing. In this crucial moment duty. He was regularly moni- ficer seat will remain vacant the present administration shopkeepers have not got ing to meet the Collector di- assured the footpath shop- the right place and in their the place is plenty. By demol- where sports activity has toring the progressive work in till further appointment. The rectly. Moreover, Sri keepers that all the places place the domineering shop- ishing the boundary wall of the MahesSahu, MP, Dhenkanal been prohibited there the the Berhampur stadium as district sports lover and player where there is after breaking keepers have occupied the hospital, space can be pro- discussed with the staff on transfer has been adopted. well as in the district. Many argued that it is very unfortu- the boundary wall of PWD, place. vided to all the footpath Saturday last.Report says This is unfortunate and swimming pools, indoor hall nate that an emergency officer everyone should be in- On Saturday once again the shopkeepers, like the bound- some years before such type some intensified intention and many more sports have been deployed to re- structed to set up shop municipality removed the ary wall of Rajgangpur PWD of allegation was brought to may be behind this transfer achievement have been place Prasanta Sahoo, a se- within five feet instead of ten footpath shopkeepers sitting was demolished and space the knowledge of the District argued the district sports achieved during his incum- nior sports personal. The state feet away from the road. outside Rajgangpur Govern- was given to the footpath Administration. People sus- lover and player.Prasanta bent as a sports officer. In government should rethink Given. ment Hospital citing en- shopkeepers. In this matter, pect that there is the political kumar sahoo who has been comparison to other district about this transfer and will But till date, on this occa- croachment and their only he told that while talking to MLA Dr CS Rajan Ekka, he blessing on the Secretary of appointed as the District many mini stadium, open have to take a welcoming step sion along with the domineer- means of livelihood was would try to provide space to the management of this school sports officer on Septemeber gyms are built in the district. towards the upliftment of ing shopkeepers who have snatched away. Even after situated at Balaramprasad of never set up shop on the foot- getting information about all the footpath shopkeepers. 2017 worked hard for the He was also in charge of sports activity in Ganjam. Banarpal Block. 69TH DIVISIONAL OFFICIAL LANGUAGE “The Naveen Patnaik government is committed all IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE MEETING IN SAMBALPUR DIVISION round development of Odisha. Said MLA Pranab Sambalpur,July 04(TNB): 69th Divisional of- Akshya Rout potential of the district and increase the tourist footfalls. ficial language implementation committee meet- JAJPUR, July 04: The Jajpur district, which was in the fo- The State Government is ing was organised at conference Hall of DRM cus of the legendry Biju committed to provide the best office complex. On this occasion Divisional Patnaik in the 1980s, is now on of services to people and im- Railway Manager, Sambalpur, Shri Pradeep the path of development. prove their daily life by up- Kumar joined as Chief Guest and reviewed Bijubabu's dream is being grading the infrastructure. progress reports and suggested some ideas to realised by his son, Odisha’ The Government goal is to increase the day to day work in Hindi language. popular Chief Minister Naveen provide bridges for smooth- On this occasion Additional Chief Patnaik. Under the leadership ening the transport system, Rajbhasa Adhikari cum Addl. Divisional Rail- of Jajpur Jajpur MLA and BJD schools and colleges for edu- way Manager, Sambalpur, Shri L.V.S.S Patrudu general secretary Pranab cation, healthcare facilities for briefly informed about the official language ac- Prakash Das, various develop- patients. Besides, the river official work. All officers of the division embankments are being tivities conducted in the last quarter and said mental programmes are in full participated in the meeting and Shri swing in the district..Whether strengthened to protect the that Railway officers & staff should use more Mohnish Brahmh, Rajbhasa Adhikari co- it is the beautification of Jajpur residents from floods. The and more Hindi language in their day-to-day ordinated the function. or Kusuma Dashwasmedghat, crore Odias as appealed by the Prakash Das Renovation and Works Department has re- the mini stadium, the new bus Chief Minister and we should widening of roads in Jajpur, solved to complete the A poacher arrested Police seize 800 kg stand, the river embankment also be by their side in times construction of medical col- projects within the stipulated ganja worth Rs 78 lakh scheme all have seen light of of celebration as well as dis- lege, Government buildings, time-frame laying stress on With Wild Boar meat in Rayagada district the day due to the young tress” he urged the workers. hockey stadium, Administra- quality aspect, said PWD Cuttack Circle Superintendent Akshya Rout Bhubaneswar, Jul 4 (UNI) Po- MLAs efforts. Besides he has Many new development tive Bhawan and a 150 feet lice on Sunday seized 800 kg undertaken many social activi- projects are underway in Jajpur statue of Lord Shiva are among Tara Prasad Mishra. “If you Jajpur, July 04: The forest have a strong will then any- Ganja worth around Rs 78 lakh ties like blood donation camp, distrcit. bjd government has the development projects be- officials have arrested a plantation of trees and various always stood by ing taken up by the PWD. The thing can be possible,” said from Mali Dhepaguda village poacher and seized 65 kilo- welfare progammes for the the poor and weaker sections prestigious project has been Mishra who is frequently vis- grams of Wild Boar meat , under Gudari Police station of poor people of the district. of the society. This effect will initiated with the efforts of iting the district to ensure four traps, two bows and ar- Rayagada district and ar- “The Naveen Patnaik govern- continue , and I want to make Jajpur MLA Pranab Prakash timely completion of the rows from him on Sunday rested six persons. Bisam ment is committed all round this state the number one prov- Das, who is constantly mak- projects . PWD Executive En- at village Fulajhari within Cuttack SDPO Akash Sahu development of Odisha said ince in the country” said Das ing efforts for development of gineer, Arun patnaik who is Mahagiri reserve forest un- said acting on a tip off, the Pranab. “It is duty to devote ,Thanks to the relentless ef- the district. The project is ex- known to be an efficient officer, der Tamaka forest range in Jajpur district when he was try- Police team conducted a raid more time to work for the 4 forts of Jajpur MLA Pranab pected to boost the tourism is supervising the projects. ing to sell the meat in the village and its nearby areas. "Act- and seized 7.8 quintals of ing on a tip off , forest officials raided a place near the ganja. The contraband packed forest and arrested Babuli Hanaga(55) of village Fulajhar in plastic bags was seized Lightening kill retired teacher in Keonjhar with the meat of the animal. During interrogation, he con- while being loaded into a Naresh Ch. Pattanayak fessed that he along with other villagers killed a Wild truck . Police also seized the Keonjhar, July 04: One 63 year old retired teacher died and his son sustained Boar in the nearby forest on Saturday night after trap- truck, a tractor and an auto injury in Jhunpura PS area on Sunday due to lightening. The teacher is identified ping the animal. The poacher was booked under rickshaw from the spot. The as Pitambar Mohanta of Kanjipani village. The incident took place about 30 kms sections- 9, 27, 29 and 35 of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. truck was on its way from from here at about 3 pm, when he was returning with a bike from his cultivated field We are raiding hideouts to nab other poachers as they man- Visakhapatnam to Ajmer in with a pump. Suddenly lightening fallen on him and sustained burn injury in his aged to flee from the village ", said Ghanashyam Mudali Rajasthan. Further investiga- neck, as the gold chain became hot due to lightening. He was immediately shifted the forest range officer of Tamaka forest range. tion is on to find out the involve- to Jhumpura medical, where declared dead. His son who was returning behind him ment of others in the case. sustained injury and reffered to Keonjhar district head quarter hospital.

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