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VOLUME 11, ISSUE 63 | www.orissapost.com BHUBANESWAR | THURSDAY, JUNE 3 | 2021 12 PAGES | `5.00 Naveen against fight for vax ODISHA CM WANTS DECENTRALISATION OF VACCINATION PROGRAMME TO PREVENT 3RD WAVE

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Bhubaneswar, June 2: Odisha Chief HIGHEST SPIKE Minister Naveen Patnaik wrote IN DAILY DEATHS Wednesday to all his counterparts in BHUBANESWAR: Odisha reported Special package for India and urged them to build a con- Wednesday 40 more deaths due to sensus over procurement of Covid- Covid-19. It is the highest number 19 vaccines by the Centre for distri- of casualties in a single day so far. bution among the states. In his own way, The new fatalities pushed the toll PVTGs announced Patnaik informed the other states to 2,831, a Health department IRREGULAR by MANJUL that all will be better off if they are official said. The state also POST NEWS NETWORK will be awarded an incen- in agreement regarding the procure- registered 8,399 new positive tive of `1,000 per month for ment of vaccines and not fight against cases of Covid-19 taking the total Bhubaneswar, June 2: four months. Moreover, one another. caseload to 7,82,131. The districts With Covid-19 turning out health kits and life insur- In the letter, Patnaik wrote that no of Angul, Khurda, Cuttack and to be a cause of concern, ance coverage has been pro- state is safe unless all adopt vacci- Kalahandi reported five fatalities the Odisha government vided for all the field func- nation as topmost priority and ex- each. The active number of cases Wednesday announced a tionaries under micro ecute it on war-footing. “The only way in Odisha now stands at 87,220. P4 special package for the project agencies (MPAs). to protect our people against future particularly vulnerable The government feels that Covid-19 waves and provide them The domestic vaccine manufacturers tribal groups (PVTGs). this scheme will boost the with a hope of survival is vaccina- on the other hand have supply con- Sources in the ST & SC confidence of those work- tion,” Patnaik wrote in the letter straints and are not able to commit Development department ing in tribal areas. that he shared on Twitter. He tagged to supplies required,” the chief min- informed that government Provision of funds has all the chief ministers. “But this ister pointed out. will provide dry rations been created for supporting cannot be a battle among the states Patnaik said that under these cir- worth `2,500 to all Covid-19 isolation centres at village When I grow to compete against each other to cumstances, the best option available affected PVTG households. level and Covid care centres up, I will vote procure vaccines,” Patnaik added. is for the Centre to centrally procure Incentive of `1,400 (`100 at MPA level and dedicated for corona uncle The Odisha chief minister noted vaccines and distribute them among per day) will also be pro- ambulances for emergency that after the Centre announced phase- the states so that the people are vided to all such tribal transport. 3 of the vaccine policy, allowing vac- vaccinated at the earliest. groups who are affected by There are 13 PVTG com- Bijayshree Routray cination for everyone above the age of “At the same time, the execution of Covid-19 for stay in quar- munities of Odisha resid- breathes his last 18 years and opened procurement for the vaccination programme has to be antine centres. ing in 14 districts. the states and private sector, the demand decentralised and states allowed the LIFELINE: A woman gets vaccinated at Unit-IV in the capital City OP PHOTO Similarly, free masks It should be stated here has increased. flexibility to determine their own and sanitisers will be dis- that many tribal groups “Many states have floated global mechanism to ensure universal Patnaik said that he has already further havoc,” he wrote in the letter. tributed to all PVTGs. Door- living in Malkangiri and tenders for vaccine procurement. vaccination,” Patnaik mentioned. raised the matter with the Centre and Patnaik’s letter comes a day after to-door survey and screen- Sundargarh districts had However, it is quite clear that the global “For example, many hilly and rural also spoken to a few chief ministers. Odisha Health Minister Naba Kishore ing will be carried out for initially stayed away for vaccine manufacturers are looking areas cannot access the internet and “I would respectfully suggest that all Das had urged Union Health Minister detection of Covid-19 symp- vaccination. Some of these forward to the Union government for therefore online registration has to state governments should come to a con- Harsh Vardhan to formulate a na- toms, the sources said. groups were not even ready clearances and assurances,” he said. be flexible,” Patnaik added. He also sensus on this issue for early resolution tional-level policy for procurement of The Community to follow Covid-19 guide- “They are unwilling to get into supply said vulnerable tribes can be given of this problem. We should act fast be- vaccine from global manufacturers Resource Persons (CRPs) lines leading to spread of the contracts with the state governments. priority for immunization. fore any third wave comes and creates and supply it to the states. working in PVTG villages pandemic in rural areas.

Bhubaneswar: Senior BJD leader DOMINICA GOVT JAJPUR, PURI DISTRICTS TO BENEFIT Bijayshree Routray died at a private hospital here Wednesday, his FLOODPLAINS PROJECTS TO family said. Routray, also a former WANTS CHOKSI `254 crore Nabard aid minister in the Odisha government, was 67. He is survived by two sons BACK IN INDIA and wife. Routray was undergoing CONTINUE DESPITE PROTESTS for rural water projects treatment for post-Covid PRESS TRUST OF INDIA complications at the hospital. “My POST NEWS NETWORK father’s blood pressure fell Dredging can cause huge floods in Cuttack city, say experts New Delhi, June 2: The Government abnormally Wednesday morning of Dominica has told a court there to Bhubaneswar, June 2: The and it could not be revived,” son MANISH KUMAR, OP reject the habeas corpus petition filed National Bank for Bishnubrata said. Routray was on behalf of businessman Mehul Agriculture and Rural elected to the Odisha Assembly six Bhubaneswar, June 2: Despite op- Choksi who had claimed that he was Development (NABARD) times from the Basudevpur seat. position from environmentalists and ex- abducted and forcefully brought to the has sanctioned Rural perts over use of floodplains of Caribbean island nation, local media Infrastructure Development Mahanadi river in Cuttack and other reported, Wednesday. Sources said that Fund (RIDF) of `254 crore for The drinking water SC slams Centre districts for human-related activities and it wants Choksi deported to India setting up mega piped drink- projects will benefit construction, the Odisha government The High Court of Dominica or- ing water supply projects Badachana and over vaccination is determined to go ahead with its plans. dered that Choksi be produced in a mag- in Odisha. Nabard will set Dharmasala blocks in New Delhi: Observing courts Sources said that the Mahanadi flood- istrate’s court to answer charges of up two mega piped drinking Jajpur and Brahmagiri cannot be ‘silent spectators’ when plains will be used to develop parking his illegal entry into the country. The water supply projects, one and Krushnaprasad constitutional rights of citizens are spaces, playgrounds of BOSE and SCB hearing on the habeas corpus peti- of which will be in Jajpur infringed by executive policies, the Medical College and other amenities for tion was adjourned till Thursday, local district and the other in blocks in Puri Supreme Court slammed citizens of Cuttack. Dredging of the RIVERS IN PERIL - II media said. Puri district. The project in Wednesday the Centre’s Covid-19 Mahanadi has already started with River dredging and filling of low lying Environmentalists have pointed out Rejecting Choksi’s submission the Jajpur will cover the water through Functional vaccination policy. The apex court funding from a PSU. It has provided areas on the Mahanadi floodplains are that if floodplains are plundered through prosecution said the habeas corpus Badachana and Dharmasala Household Tape Connection describing the policy as ‘prima funds to the tune of `300 crore. in accordance with law,” an official man-made projects in an indiscriminate petition does not stand as he had ille- blocks, while the one in Puri (FHTC). The supply to the facie arbitrary and irrational’ said The alleged dumping of sand to low from the State Water Resource manner, it will lead to a number of gally entered Dominica and was sub- will facilitate water supply households in the four states and private hospitals were lying areas and utilising it for urban department, said Wednesday. major problems. The threat of urban sequently detained. In case of an ad- to the Brahmagiri and blocks will last for eight charging those in the 18-44 age development have come under the scan- There is however, no clear cut de- flooding will increase manifold. Also verse order, Choksi has the option of Krushnaprasad blocks. hours every day. group while jabs were offered free ner of environmentalists. Officials of marcation of the Mahanadi floodplains loss of trees will lead to climate changes appealing in a higher court. The two projects are ex- The projects will con- for groups in the first two phases. Water Resources department however, and that is attracting the wrath of the and Cuttack city may suffer due to “The matter being heard is of habeas pected to provide clean and tribute in achieving the goal The SC ordered a review of the clarified that dredging is being environmentalists. They said that the groundwater contamination. corpus petition...And not of his repa- safe drinking water to 8.78 of provision of drinking policy. The top court also asked the Centre to provide information as to carried out as per the 2012 Orissa High National Green Tribunal (NGT) had ear- The NGT earlier had lamented that triation to India. His citizenship is lakh rural population across water to the rural population how `35,000 crore, earmarked for Court order and recommendations of lier asked for a clear cut demarcation there is a dearth of laws both at the cen- not in question before the court,” 1.37 lakh household in 565 vil- by 2022, added Nabard. vaccines, has been spent. P9 IIT (Madras). policy. However, it is yet to get one. tral and state-level to regulate utilisa- Choksi's lawyer Vijay Aggarwal said. lages on completion, Nabard The Odisha government However, threats regarding the Sources said, that the National tion of floodplains. It pointed out that High Court of Dominica Judge said in its official notification accords top priority to mega Baliyatra River Front Improvement Institute of Technology (NIT), Rourkela only a few Indian states have some Bernie Stephenson heard the matter released Wednesday. piped water supply proj- (BARFI) project were allayed by the in association with National Institute local norms rules related to their river through video-conferencing with the The mega piped drink- ects in the state. Nabard MARKET WATCH department. “There is no project named of Hydrology (NIH), Roorkee are now floodplains. However, there should be diamond trader attending the hearing ing water supply projects said in the statement that BARFI on pen and paper. It was an working together to formulate the poli- proper regulations both at the central from a hospital where he was admit- are intended for providing it aims to boost develop- INDEX VARIATION imaginary announcement made by cies for demarcation of the sensitive and state levels to control the indis- ted recently. Choksi’s lawyers said he 70 LPCD of clean, safe hy- ment in rural belts of the then Cuttack district collector. zones on Mahanadi river floodplains. criminate use of floodplains. should be sent back to Antigua. gienic portable drinking Odisha through RIDF. SENSEX 51849.48 85.40

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CURRENCY PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Madhya Pradesh-based activist avirus lockdown was announced GOLD `49,200 `205 Chandra Shekhar Gaur under the n A total of 56,271 people died due to March 25. Only freight trains were New Delhi, June 2: More than Right to Information (RTI) Act. accident on railway tracks SILVER `72,289 `41 in operation during the lockdown 8,700 people have been mowed down “Based on the information re- between 2016 and 2019 before the railways started ‘Shramik BULLION on railway tracks in 2020 even ceived from police departments of n Most of the victims on the tracks Special’ trains from May 1 to ferry though passenger train services various states, 8,733 people died on in 2020 were migrant workers migrant workers home. were severely curtailed due to the railway tracks between January Many fatalities on tracks last n In 2019 more than 15,000 people died WEATHER nationwide coronavirus lockdown. and December 2020. A total of 805 year could not be registered for Railway officials said Wednesday people also suffered injuries,” the due to railway-related accidents some reason or the other. However, y BHUB CTK that many of the victims were mi- Railway Board said. deaths of 16 migrant workers

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TEMP MIN 26.9° 26.5° down last year. . ers who chose to walk home along Tendency of migrant workers to use railway tracks to reach their destinations While the fatalities in 2020 are Aurangabad last May rattled Forecast Humidity 100% 95% The Railway Board shared the the tracks because train routes are led to most accidents during the lockdown phase fewer compared to four years im- many. They were killed while Light rain data on such deaths for the period considered shorter than roads or mediately before that, they are still resting on the tracks thinking Rainfall 19.6mm 19.8mm very likely between January and December highways. They said these work- could evade police for violating had the belief they would not get lost significant as passenger services no train would be coming due to 2020 in its reply to a question by ers also chose tracks as a way as they lockdown norms. The victims also midway. “They also assumed that were restricted after the coron- the Covid-19 imposed lockdown. P2 McCONAUGHEY ENGAGES I SEND MY LOVE TO LGBTQ+ THURSDAY | JUNE 3 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR IN TALK WITH SADHGURU COMMUNITY: PARIS HILTON Hollywood star Matthew McConaughey took to Instagram to Socialite-entrepreneur Paris Hilton is celebrating Pride inform fans that he was engaged in a conversation with Month and Wednesday sent out love for the LGBTQ+ Sadhguru. The interview went live Wednesday, on YouTube. community, thanking them for always being an The Oscar-winning actor's discussion with the spiritual guru inspiration. In an Instagram image Paris posted, she is

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ARIES STEAMY INSTA SHOOT for the ‘heart’ Mumbai: When Sunny Leone takes aim, she shoots Today's events will be New Delhi: Raima Sen, who mostly be getting bold roles after this. straight through the ‘heart’. dominated by lots of friends. Life will seem to stuck to a girl-next-door image in her That was not the idea of doing this In a string of new Instagram pictures she posted you to be a huge party, even if it is over two-decade filmy career, made shoot. The shoot was just -- there Wednesday, the glamour star is seen engaging in an just tea that you are having togeth- heads turn recently posting a few is a lockdown and nothing to do, archery session. She takes aim with a bow and arrow, er. However, Ganesha suggests steamy photographs on social media. so I thought that let me reinvent dressed casually in a stunning yellow shorts and that you set aside the evening for a She says she wasn’t thinking about my image. Tomorrow, I will prob- a crop top. She completed her look special friend. image makeover or the risks that ably shoot in Indian wear. I don't with sunglasses. come with it. think that makes a difference.” “Thru your heart,” she wrote as “I am not worried about my image Her latest release is the web the caption. TAURUS just because I shot some photos for series, The Last Hour, which The pictures seem to be There is a fair chance that Instagram. I think I still get the roles also stars Karma taken during a task in the you will make heads turn that I deserve and I have already Takapa, Shahana youth-based reality show at work today, forecasts carved a niche. I don’t think I will Goswami and Sanjay Splitsvilla, which she co- Ganesha. It may not be an auspicious day be typecast,” Raima said. Kapoor among others. judges with actor for auction bids or tenders. Some of you She added: “It's not that I will just IANS Rannvijay Singha. may succeed in interviews and entrance tests this afternoon, says Ganesha. Sunny is currently shooting for her upcoming psychological thriller film Shero. The film is directed GEMINI Vidya plays a woman by Sreejith Vijayan and You will desire to go on a will be released in short trip to escape the Tamil, Hindi, drudgery of your daily Telugu and routine. You will successfully schedule of many dimensions Malayalam. and execute your plans for a fun-filled IANS and relaxing journey. In the evening you will take up some pending work proj- Mumbai: The trailer of the Vidya Balan-starrer ects, says Ganesha. Sherni was unveiled on Wednesday. The actress says the film, which is slated to release June 18, deals with a sensitive topic that touches upon re- CANCER spect, mutual understanding, and co-existence, not just between man-animal, but between hu- You must get ready Never felt I was working yourself to handle a few mans as well. usual situations in an “Ever since I first heard the story of Sherni, unusual way, foretells I found the world fascinating and so far removed with a superstar: Sanjay Ganesha. You will probably learn a few from my own. Also the character I play, Vidya, lessons in public psychology during the is a woman of few words but many dimen- afternoon. Before arriving at any crucial sions,” Vidya said. Mumbai: The Madhuri Dixit-Sanjay decision, weigh the pros and cons with an unbiased mind, says Ganesha. The film will see Vidya as an upright for- Kapoor starrer Raja released 26 years est officer who battles social barrier set by ago on this day. Recalling memories the patriarchal society and lackadaisi- of his first day at shoot with LEO cal attitudes within her department. Madhuri, Sanjay said he never Today is not a very pro- “The film deals with a sensitive felt like he was working with a ductive day for traders topic that touches upon respect, mu- superstar. and businessmen, says tual understanding, and co-exis- The songs of the film became Ganesha. Some com- tence, not just between man-animal, popular on release, and Sanjay re- petitors may try to slander your reputa- but between humans as well,” called the shoot of the title song, tion. You need to be a little more sly in your dealings and work your way the actress said. Kisi din banungi main raja ki rani, zara around these obstacles cleverly. Sherni is directed by Amit phir se kehna in Ooty. The song was Masurkar, who earlier filmed on Madhuri and him. helmed Newton and Sharing a video of the song on Sulemani Keeda. Instagram, the actor wrote: “26 years of VIRGO IANS Raja #timeflies, We started shooting for You will be very open- Raja with this song in Ooty, Zara phir minded today, very se kehna was the first shot I gave, I receptive to ideas cannot thank Madhuri enough from everyone. However, when it boils down to taking for making me so comfortable on decisions, it will be the stubborn ones set never felt I was working with that will prevail. Today is also a time to a super super super STAR, Wat resolve pending issues at work. a super team we had @mad- huridixitnene #pareshrawal #in- duirani #ashokthakeria #babaazmi #nadeemshravan #sameer #un- LIBRA forgettablememories.” Ganesha says the first The Indra Kumar directorial also blush of love will make featured Paresh Rawal, Mukesh your mind blissful today. You will be able to gain Khanna, Dalip Tahil and Rita Bhaduri closeness with your beloved today. The in key roles. afternoon will see you try to take part in Sanjay is all set to reunite with religious matters. Ganesha says that Madhuri in the upcoming thriller today will be a good day to listen to reli- series Finding Anamika. IANS gious discourses and make your mind and heart follow God. A screengrab from movie Raja, released 26 years ago

SCORPIO SUDOKU Power packed day in store post To solve the Sudoku puzzle, fill in the boxes in such a for you, according to PEANUTS CROSSWORD Ganesha. Your flamboyant manner that every row, column and 3x3 box contains attitude at work would the digits 1 to 9, without repeating any. leave your team mates awestruck. Your energy level is at an all-time high, which would find its way to the dance floor in the evening. Groove to some foot-tapping music and dance as if there's no tomorrow.

SAGITTARIUS Success will knock your doors today and you may be in the limelight. The experience will be full of emotions for you. Romantic develop- ments on cards today, predicts Ganesha. CALVIN AND HOBBES CAPRICORN Generally, you are a calm and composed person. People around you are in for a great surprise as today you will burst out with anger. It is probably just not your day, so don’t SOLUTIONS enter into any kind of war of words.

AQUARIUS Your friends are family to you and those who are in influential position will help you climb up the lad- der today. Professionally, it is a favourable day for you, foresees Ganesha. If you are student, you can afford to bunk a couple of BREVITY classes at school/college, your friends will CROSSWORD take care of your studies.

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the end of the day what matters is what you CHECK FOR SOLUTIONS OF THE PUZZLES TOMORROW SUDOKU have and not what you let go. COVID-19 TRACKER P3 CAR FEST PREP THURSDAY | JUNE 3 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR INFECTED RECOVERED DEAD Chariot ropes for this World 17,21,46,280 15,47,59,325 36,95,216 year’s Rath Yatra reach Puri, Wednesday India 2,83,07,832 2,61,79,085 3,35,102

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k y m c State rolls up sleeves SUMMER FESTIVAL to face likely 3rd wave The state might have crossed the peak in May and the infection rate will continue to dip in the coming days, said the public health director

Tuesday, had asked senior officers to be prepared for the possible third wave. He had directed the of- ficials to strengthen child care fa- cilities in the state. Speaking on black fungus in- POST NEWS NETWORK We have reports of fections in the state, he said “We 41 patients have reports of 41 patients infected Bhubaneswar, June 2: Even as the infected with with black fungus so far while second wave of Covid-19 is osten- black fungus so far while many other states have reported sibly dying down, the state gov- many other states have thousands of such cases. Necessary ernment has started rolling up its reported thousands of such steps are being taken.” sleeves to tackle a possible third cases. Necessary steps are Stating that the state might have wave of the highly infectious virus being taken crossed the peak of the second that is likely to affect the kids more. wave of Covid-19 in May, the di- Speaking to reporters here, state NIRANJAN MISHRA | PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTOR rector said the infection rate is Public Health director Niranjan now showing downward trend and Mishra Wednesday said the peak ernment has already issued de- will continue to dip in the coming Chandan Yatra of Lord Lingaraj being conducted at Bindusagar lake in Bhubaneswar, Wednesday OP PHOTO of the Covid-19 second wave is al- tailed guidelines to the districts days. ready over and the government is to remain prepared for possible States like Maharashtra, Gujarat taking all necessary steps for the third wave. and Haryana have crossed the peak Cong: Govt distributed possible third wave. Separate wards for Covid and earlier as the outbreak of the sec- “Preparation to tackle the pan- other patients in all district head- ond wave started early there. In DAILY TESTING IN CAPITAL substandard rice demic is a continuous process. A quarters hospitals will be set up. case of Odisha, the infection came special task force has been formed Door-to-door survey has kicked late, so dip in daily cases would be for the purpose. As per its recom- off to trace and track more infec- delayed accordingly, he added. mendations, preparation for the tions especially in rural areas, he Mishra attributed the daily deaths DECLINES AS CASES SURGE third wave is being expedited,” said. to more critically-ill patients being Mishra said, adding, the state gov- Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, treated at various hospitals. POST NEWS NETWORK Date Testing Cases

Bhubaneswar, June 2: With the May 24 3,723 905 US-based organisation daily Covid-19 cases in the state cap- POST NEWS NETWORK ital hovering around 1,000, the May 25 2,944 996 donates `50L to CMRF State pegs Yaas Bhubaneswar Municipal Bhubaneswar, June 2: The May 26 0 919 Corporation (BMC) seems to have Congress party Wednesday ac- Bhubaneswar: A US-based reduced the daily testing since May 27 4,668 471 cused the state government of dis- organisation, which was established last week. the number gradually started to fall tributing substandard rice among ` May 28 4,625 995 by an Odia woman, donated nearly losses at 610Cr As per the information provided with only 3,055 tests done June 1. the people of Odisha under the Rs 50 lakh to the Chief Minister's by the civic authority, the Capital “We have been constantly mak- May 29 4,089 871 Public Distribution System (PDS). Relief Fund (CMRF) to support the POST NEWS NETWORK city recorded 7,943 cases between ing efforts to increase the testing. Cuttack district Congress com- state in its fight against the May 24 and May 31. Meanwhile, As per directions, we have achieved May 30 2,681 1,001 mittee president Manas Choudhury coronavirus pandemic, an official Bhubaneswar, June 2: The state during the same period, about close to 3,000 tests on a daily basis May 31 4,490 811 cited the recent visit of a team from release said. 'Our Biswas', which is government has estimated that cy- 30,275 tests were conducted for the which will be increased to 5,000 Union Food Supplies Ministry which managed by Joyasree Mahanti, has clone Yaas which hit north Odisha suspected patients. The duration soon. The marginal drop could be June 1 3,055 974 had allegedly talked about sub- been working for women May 26 has caused losses to the also saw the city witnessing cy- due to Sundays when only mobile standard rice being supplied from empowerment in different parts of tune of Rs 610 crore. clone Yaas when the BMC did not testing vans collect samples. cases when the average daily new the warehouses in Cuttack and Odisha since 2008, the release said. Special Relief Commissioner conduct any tests. Moreover, cyclone Yaas had also ef- cases remained around 900. Khurda districts for the PDS scheme. It has donated USD 68,500 -- Rs 49.89 (SRC), PK Jena informed this dur- The figures also revealed that fected the daily testing,” a BMC Moreover, sources said that with “The rice being distributed by the lakh approximately -- to the relief ing a review meeting held under the while 3,723 tests were conducted official said. surge in Covid cases, labs in the city Odisha government under PDS fund, Additional Chief Secretary chairmanship of Chief Minister May 24, the number dropped to Meanwhile, sources at the BMC are overburdened with samples. scheme is not good for consumption, (Home) Sanjeev Chopra said in a Naveen Patnaik here Wednesday Around 60 lakh people 2,944 tests the following day. also said that the data for daily People have complained of long quality wise. The Food Supplies statement. “Because of the timely through videoconferencing mode. from 11,000 villages However, the BMC abandoned test- Covid cases is largely based on the waiting period for getting results, Ministry, in its latest report, claimed decisions and appropriate action, Jena said that around 60 lakh peo- ing May 26, when the summer tests conducted during the previous largely from public testing facilities. that nine samples from Odisha Covid situation in Odisha is within ple from 11,000 villages were af- were affected by storm hit the state, citing safety day. This was substantiated from the Experts opined that this may af- were not of good quality. The sam- control,” Mahanti said. fected by the cyclone. He said pub- cyclone Yaas concerns. Although a whopping fact that May 27, the day after the fect the daily tally and hint at a ples were collected from Khurda, lic infrastructure worth Rs 520 4,668 samples were tested May 27, cyclone, reported only 471 new false picture of drop in the caseload. Cuttack and other districts,” crore and private property worth he said. Choudhury said. Rs 90 crore was damaged in the During the meeting, Naveen He also added, “If this is the sit- Free meals for needy cyclone. The SRC further said that asked the officials for documen- uation in Khurda and Cuttack dis- Covid patients Rs 66 crore is needed for providing tation of the pre-cyclone pre- Odisha 2nd largest contributor of LMO: Rlys tricts, one can imagine the situa- relief to the cyclone-affected peo- paredness, evacuation, impact of tion in other parts of the state. Bhubaneswar: Film actor and social ple. landfall, and post-cyclone restora- POST NEWS NETWORK Chhattisgarh and 164 MT from Telangana, Punjab, Kerala, Delhi, The central team has reportedly activist Nandita Das virtually Highlighting the damage caused tion. The documentary will prove Andhra Pradesh for delivery across Uttar Pradesh and Assam in com- sought adequate security for it launched distribution of free ration to the agriculture sector, Jena said to be a handy guide for the future New Delhi, June 2: The Union the country. Jharkhand tops the plex operational route planning while conducting the scrutiny to people with special needs and that ingress of tidal waves into in a cyclone-prone state like Odisha, Ministry of Railways Wednesday chart with 8,025 MT of LMO loaded scenarios,” the ministry said. process. The episode hints at pos- free meals to the needy Covid farmlands of coastal districts has he stated. said that Odisha is the second from the state. According to the ministry, south- sible threat from the mill mafia.” patients at Baripada and Nuapada. created problems for the upcoming Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra largest contributor of liquid med- “Criss-crossing the country, ern states of Andhra Pradesh, The Congress leader said that the The initiative was organised by ‘So kharif crop. Mahapatra said a total of 150 vil- ical oxygen (LMO) delivered Indian Railways is picking up oxy- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and state government has been boast- Am I Foundation Trust’ in association Scientists from Odisha University lages were marooned in the cy- through Oxygen Expresses of gen from places like Hapa, Baroda Telangana received more than 2,000 ing of its rice distribution system with AAONXT & Ms Ghanashyam of Agriculture and Technology clone. The crop was also damaged Indian railways to various states and Mundra in the West and MT of LMO each from Oxygen while the ruling party is using this Misra & Son. Chairman of the (OUAT) and the Central Rice due to entry of saline water from across the country. According to the Rourkela, Durgapur, Tatanagar Expresses. Chairman and Chief to garner votes in elections. “I foundation Padmashree Debi Research Institute (CRRI) have the sea. In the aftermath of the cy- Railway ministry, Oxygen Expresses and Angul in the East and then de- Executive Officer of Indian Railway would like to urge the state gov- Prasanna Pattnayak and Maharani been asked to study the effects. clone, 1,000 generator sets and loaded 7,102 MT of LMO from livering it to states of Uttarakhand, Board Suneet Sharma Wednesday ernment to take the issue seriously of Mayurbhanj HH Rashmi The scientists are currently ex- tankers were deployed to provide Odisha, 6,384 MT from Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Madhya told Orissa POST that the Railways and ensure that good quality cereals Rajyalakshmi Bhanjadeo were also amining the situation on the ground electricity and drinking water to 1,360 from West Bengal, 488 MT Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, has implemented Covid protocols are distributed among the people present in inauguration virtually. and reports will be received soon, the people. from Maharashtra, 218 MT from Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, during train operations. under PDS,” he said. NEW FACILITY Decision to cancel CBSE Class XII exams hailed POST NEWS NETWORK With the alarming rise in Bhubaneswar, June 2: Many stu- Covid cases, cancellation dents and teachers in the Capital of the exams has city here have welcomed the Central government’s decision to cancel brought relief to both the CBSE Class XII exams in the students and their wake of the second wave of Covid- 19 pandemic. guardians Talking to Orissa POST, many students claimed that the decision eral challenges for the schools,” to cancel the exams has brought said Mona Lisa Bal, Chairperson, them a sigh of relief. KiiT International School. Anurag Patnaik of SAI SAI International School prin- International School said Class cipal Nilakanth Panigrahi said, XII exam is an important mile- “For the last several days, there stone in a student’s career. The has a lot of importance in a stu- tough time for students who were was big question mark on Class exam plays a significant role for ad- dent’s life, it is not wise to conduct planning to opt for higher studies.” XII examination. The decision missions into higher education in- the exam amid the pandemic. We Many teachers too opined that taken by the Centre is the right stitutions. “We were preparing for welcome the decision and wait for the decision has brought the much one in the prevailing scenario.” the examination for last five months. the details regarding the evaluation needed relief to the students and Principal of ODM Public School The uncertainty over the exams method,” Mardikar added. parents amid the pandemic. Satyabrata Minaketan said, “No had caused immense stress and Subhranshu Dash of Delhi Public “Following requests from students examination can be more important anxiety among the students. Thus School, Kalinga, said, “I am glad all over the country, the Prime than life and safety of our students the Central government’s decision that the Centre decided to cancel Minister has cancelled the CBSE and teachers. Moreover, the exam has ended all uncertainty and spec- the examination keeping the pan- Class XII exams. It is a much- could raise the infection rate. This

ulation over the exams. We wel- demic situation in mind. We had awaited decision. With the alarm- result can be rationally and rea-

k y m c come the decision,” Patnaik said. worked hard for the exam and all our ing rise in Covid cases across the sonably tabulated on the basis of the SS Mardikar, another student efforts would have wasted if there country, cancellation of the exams half-yearly examination and Pre- of SAI International School, said were only objective papers. I also wel- has brought relief to both students Board examination and if necessary it’s good that the government has come the decision allowing students and their guardians. Conducting a the performances of students in Srimandir chief administrator Krishan Kumar along with other officials (inset) inspects an under-construction shelter taken a call on the CBSE board to take the exams as and when the crucial examination amidst the Class XI and Class X examination house for devotees in Puri, Wednesday OP PHOTO exams. “Though Class XII exam situation becomes conducive. It is a pandemic could have posed sev- can also be taken into account.” P4 THURSDAY | JUNE 3 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR downtown

Record 40 Covid deaths in 24 hours CIVIC WOES

k y m STATE’S POSITIVITY Five fresh fatalities each 6,92,027. Odisha now has 87,220 ac- c were reported from tive cases, the official said. RATE STANDS AT 6.57% Angul, Cuttack, Kalahandi The state has so far conducted and Khurda, four from over 1.19 crore sample tests for PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Jharsuguda, three each Covid-19, including 66,683 Tuesday, from Boudh and and the positivity rate stands at Bhubaneswar, June 2: Odisha Rayagada and two each 6.57 per cent. Wednesday registered 40 more from Deogarh, Altogether, 78,26,597 doses of deaths due to Covid-19, the highest Nabarangpur and vaccine have been administered so far in a single day, pushing the Sambalpur to beneficiaries till Tuesday, the toll to 2,831, a Health department official added. official said. One patient each The district administration of At least 8,399 new coronavirus- succumbed to the Cuttack has launched X-ray on positive cases raised the caseload infection in Balasore, wheels, an initiative to provide ra- in the coastal state to 7,82,131, said Dhenkanal, Jajpur and diography services to ensure early Malkangiri the official. detection of infection among Covid- Taking to Twitter, the Health The state has so far 19 patients at Covid Care Centers and Family Welfare department conducted over 1.19 crore (CCCs) and for those in home iso- said, “Regret to inform the demise sample tests for Covid-19, lation. of forty Covid positive patients, including 66,683 Tuesday Sources said that as many as while under treatment in hospi- 1,028 villages in Cuttack have man- tals (sic).” The fatality rate in the aged to keep the virus at bay with Five fresh fatalities each were re- state during the last 15 the efforts made by sarpanches, ported from Angul, Cuttack, days remained almost ward members, ASHA and Kalahandi and Khurda, four from 0.3 per, the lowest in Anganwadi workers, along with Jharsuguda, three each from Boudh the country strict adherence to Covid norms, and Rayagada and two each from setting a precedent in Covid man- Deogarh, Nabarangpur and Fifty-three other Covid-19 pa- at 1,102, followed by Cuttack (766) agement for others. Sambalpur. One patient each suc- tients have also died due to co- and Jajpur (514). The fatality rate in the state cumbed to the infection in Balasore, morbidities, the official pointed At least 11,095 people were cured during the last 15 days remained OP PHOTO Dhenkanal, Jajpur and Malkangiri, out. Khurda district reported the of the disease Tuesday, taking the almost 0.3 per, the lowest in the official said. maximum number of fresh cases total number of recoveries to the country. The main road at Badambadi in Cuttack witnesses extensive waterlogging soon after rain lashed the city, Wednesday Cong urges CM to Snana Purnima to be 100-bed Covid care facility at RSP Don’t destroy cancel Class XII Ekamra Kanan state board exam observed sans devotees Pradhan flags off out the participation of the devo- 7-day vax camp AGENCIES tees due to the pandemic. greenery: NGT Kumar along with Puri Collector Bhubaneswar: Union Petroleum Bhubaneswar, June 2: Odisha Samarth Verma and Minister Dharmendra Pradhan POST NEWS NETWORK Congress president Niranjan Superintendent of police K Vishal Wednesday inaugurated a week- Patnaik Wednesday demanded that Singh Wednesday visited the Rath long Covid-19 vaccination camp at Bhubaneswar, June 2: The the state government should can- Khala (chariot construction yard) the Indian Oil office here. National Green Tribunal (NGT) cel the Class XII board examination to assess the progress made in con- The camp has been organised for has ordered a status quo on di- due to the prevailing second wave struction. employees, customer attendants version of Ekamra Kanan land of the Covid-19 pandemic. After taking stock of the work in at petrol pumps, LPG delivery ex- here for construction purposes The demand came a day after AGENCIES the construction yard the SJTA ecutives, mechanics, fuel truck and asked the government not to the Centre announced the can- chief Dr Kumar told media per- drivers, helpers, and others at the cut trees in the farm until fur- cellation of Class XII CBSE Puri, June 2: The Shree Jagannath sons that work is moving as per the Indian Oil's Odisha office at ther order. exams over the pandemic sit- Temple Administration (SJTA) is prescribed schedule. Chandrasekharpur, the public sec- The order of the tribunal came uation. contemplating to conduct the fa- As per tradition on the con- POST NEWS NETWORK the need to replenish cylinders tor unit said in a statement. The free after a petition was filed with NGT The CISCE has also announced mous “Snana Purnima” rituals of cluding day of Chandan Yatra on and the logistic issues, besides en- vaccination drive, which will con- by environment activist Sushant its decision to cancel Class XII ISC the Trinity only by the servitors ad- Thursday one axle each of the New Delhi, June 2: Union Minister suring uninterrupted availabil- tinue till next Tuesday, plans to Kumar Jena who challenged the examinations. hering to Covid guidelines. three chariots would be fixed with of Petroleum and Natural Gas & ity of the life saving gas. This administer 200 Covishield doses order of the state Horticulture de- “It will be unreasonable to push The chief administrator of SJTA three sets of wheels. Steel Dharmendra Pradhan jumbo facility, which has been set per day. partment regarding surrender of students of Odisha to appear for the Krishan Kumar said efforts are on Today artisans have completed Wednesday dedicated Ispat Nidaan up within a record time, is in The initiative has been under- 20.192 acre land of the farmland to #CHSE (Council of Higher to observe the Snana Purnima rit- 20 wheels out of the total required Kendra, a 100-bed Covid care fa- addition to the beds and ICU beds taken in association with Apollo construction activities. Secondary Education) exams in uals by servitors without the pres- 42 wheels for three chariots. cility on the premises of SAIL’s already made available earlier Hospital, Bhubaneswar, the state- “…it would be necessary to issue the midst of a raging pandemic,” ence of devotees. About 200 workers including Rourkela Steel Plant. for fight against Covid,” the min- ment said. an interim direction to ensure that Patnaik tweeted. “We are observing the Covid sit- carpenters, blacksmiths, roopakaras Inaugurating the facility, Pradhan istry said Inaugurating the camp, Pradhan during the pendency of this mat- With the death of 40 people uation and in short intervals eval- and chitrakar are engaged in said the facility will be later scaled Pradhan said that this massive commended the oil firm for step- ter in the tribunal, the deemed for- Wednesday, Odisha registered its uating the situation. If everything the yard. up to 500 beds. facility will help in containing ping forward towards vaccinat- est area and the trees over the land highest single-day spike in remains under control the Snana The artisans are working in a bio According to the ministry, all the second wave of the Covid pan- ing Covid warriors, it said. The pe- in question are not to be cut or de- Covid-19 fatalities.The state Yatra and annual Rath Yatra of bubble atmosphere. Only covid-19 the beds in this jumbo Covid demic in the southern Rourkela troleum and natural gas minister stroyed. We accordingly direct the also recorded 8,399 fresh cases the Trinity will be conducted as per negative workers are allowed to care facility have the provision region and also strengthen health- urged companies such as SAIL, Respondents (state government & during the day. tradition without the participa- work and they are housed in Niladri of gaseous oxygen through ded- care response in the wake of a Nalco, NTPC, and other public others) to maintain status-quo with “We shouldn't have unrealis- tion of devotees” Dr Kumar said. Bhakta Nibas, a temple facility icated line drawn directly from possible third wave. sector undertakings (PSUs) to regard to the land in question till tic expectations from our chil- Last year also the “Snana Yatra” where all their needs from food to the oxygen unit of the steel plant. The permanent facility will come forward for organising sim- the next date of listing,” the NGT dren in these difficult times. and the car festival were conducted other basic amenities are taken “The provision of gaseous oxy- also be used for non-Covid treat- ilar vaccination camps for the bench comprising Justice B Amit Ensuring their safety should be by the temple administration with- care of, SJTA Chief said. gen will help in getting rid of ment post the pandemic, he added. people of Odisha. Sthalekar and expert member our top priority,” the OPCC pres- Saibal Dasgupta said. ident said. The Congress leader added that it was high time that the Odisha gov- City school holds virtual summer camp ernment called off the Council of Vax drive for inmates Higher Secondary Education ex- POST NEWS NETWORK for its students. spoken English, how to come to aminations for the well-being of The school recently organised stage, rangoli, jhoti, brain treas- the students. Bhubaneswar, June 2: While the a virtual summer camp under the ure, cooking for both parents and of old-age homes He urged Chief Minister Naveen whole world is fighting against supervision of the principal children. Patnaik to decide without any fur- the highly-infectious novel coro- Gitanjali Sahu piloting numer- All children enjoyed and devel- ther delay. navirus, the Rainbow International ous innovative activities such as oped a good chain of friendship POST NEWS NETWORK The governments of Madhya School here Wednesday said that fireless cooking, story animation, and unity being grouped into cat- The NGT has ordered for Pradesh, Gujarat and Uttarakhand it stands as an icon of knowledge maths magic, fun with colours, egories based on class. Bhubaneswar, June 2: In a bid to constitution of a have already cancelled the Class ensure the vulnerable groups of 12 state board exams, while several the society get vaccinated against committee that would states are likely to take a call on the novel coronavirus, the visit the site, the issue soon. ROAD EXPANSION PLAN Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Wednesday scrutinise the allegations started an inoculation drive for and submit its report ` the inmates of at least three old-age 8.15 lakh health homes in the City. “Apart from the inmates of two The bench, meanwhile, also or- assistance for old-age homes at Nuagaon and at dered the constitution of a com- Keuta Sahi Chhak near Lingaraj mittee comprising five officials— 19 Odia artistes temple here, more than 40 inmates a senior scientist from the regional of Shri Krishna old-age home, a office of Ministry of Environment voluntary organisation in the Old and Forests, Khurda Collector, POST NEWS NETWORK Town area here, have been vac- Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), cinated on the first day of the Chandaka and the state Bhubaneswar, June 2: Nineteen drive after on-spot registration Horticulture Director. artistes of the state have been pro- of the beneficiaries,” the civic The committee has been asked vided Rs 8.15 lakh monetary as- body said. NO SESSIONS FOR to visit the site, scrutinise the al- sistance for their treatment from A BMC team comprising a vac- legations made by the petitioner Artist Relief Fund of Odia cinator, a data entry operator, a BALASORE TODAY and submit its report to the NGT Language, Literature and Culture nodal officer and a doctor reached within four weeks. The panel has department in financial year the Shri Krishna old-age home at BHUBANESWAR: The state been asked to examine if the area 2020-21. 9.30am and carried out the vacci- Health department Wednesday has characteristics of a forest, if The artistes who have received nation before heading for other said that there would not be any parts of the area are classified as the amount are: Bijay Kumar old-age homes, the civic body vaccination drive in Balasore Jungle Kisam/Revenue Forest in Patnaik, Bichitra Kumar Malia, pointed out. district, Thursday. The land record and details of medic- Golak Barik, Meera Mohanty, Expressing their gratitude, many department claimed that it has inal plants and other plants the Prabhat Kumar Sahoo, Ramesh senior citizens thanked BMC for vaccinated more than 79 lakh area hosts. The petition had al- Chandra Behera, Shirshananda the hassle-free vaccination. “It’s a people in the state till leged that the areas that the gov- Das Kanungo, Bharat Chandra great help for people like us as we Wednesday. ernment plans to divert for con- Nasik, Kunjalata Dash, Laxmidhar stay at old-age homes and are unable struction works host full-grown Maharana, Ashok Kumar, to step outside due to various health also inoculated on the institution fruit bearing trees and plants of me- Bhagbat Patra, Shantilata Sahoo, ailments and the risk of getting in- premises. dicinal value. Balabhadra Panda, Raj Kishore fected,” said Priyabrata Nanda, 64. The civic body has planned to It was alleged that some parts Pradhan, Baikuntha Nanda, Raghu Later in the day, four inmates vaccinate inmates of the Shelters of the land have been categorised Pilai, Ratnakar Barik and Durga A temple being demolished at Telugu Sahi near Chhatra Bazar in Cuttack, Wednesday, to facilitate the expansion of of Odisha Association for the Blind for Urban Homeless (SUH) in the as Jungle Kisam, a type of rev-

Prasad Patnaik. Taladanda canal road OP PHOTO located at Satya Nagar here were City, Thursday. enue forest land.

k y m c P5 THURSDAY | JUNE 3 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR state

Share-croppers shying REMINISCING THE BYGONE

k y m away from farming c state government had convened a meeting to identify share-croppers in 2015. The meeting had lengthy dis- cussions on the problems of share- croppers and their inclusion in all agriculture related schemes and social security measures. However, six years have passed since then but there has been no progress on the issue. As a result, the share-crop- pers have failed to get their names enrolled in schemes like KALIA

REPRESENTATIVE PICS and PM Kisan, Dhala added. A land owner Trilochan Jena of Indupur village under POST NEWS NETWORK of the land is cultivated by share- Kendrapara block said there are croppers. The share-cropper takes some obstacles in giving legal sanc- Kendrapara, June 2: In a pre- the land on lease for a year from land tion to share-croppers. The issues dominantly agricultural district owner. The share-cropper has to like lease agreement and share of like Kendrapara share-croppers pay half of the harvested the land owner on the har- are a harassed lot. They are slowly paddy in kharif sea- Distress vest should be discussed turning away from cultivation as son and two-fifth sale of paddy, lack threadbare before both the land owners and the ad- of harvested of government bringing in any leg- ministration are not sympathetic crops in rabi assistance during natural islation on the to their problems. season to the calamities and lack of other issue. A law for Most of the times, they resort to land owners. benefits are discouraging share-croppers distress sale of their crops. The The share- share-croppers from taking will increase their share-croppers are in no mood to croppers has to up farming interest towards carry out farming this year. take all the risks cultivation but the Claiming themselves to be farm- associated with AMIYA BEHERA I FARMER ownership of the ers, the landowners are grabbing farming such as nat- land should be pro- all the benefits of the state-spon- ural calamities and the land tected, he added. sored KALIA scheme and the owner never helps him in any way. A farmer Satyabrata Senapati of Men ride a horse-driven carriage during lockdown in Angul, Wednesday OP PHOTO Centre-sponsored PM Kisan Yojana The share-croppers also face Mahakalapara said land is a fam- while the share-croppers are re- problems in availing bank loans and ily property which protects the maining deprived of the benefits. during paddy procurement. owners in difficult times. If the The administration and the lend- Pramod Kumar Sahu, president land is legally given on lease to Pregnant woman ing agencies are equally apathetic of a primary agriculture cooper- the share-croppers then it would cre- to their problems. The banks are ative society (PACS), said only 15 ate problems in its sale to other Woman ‘kills’ 6 dogs for crushed under not inclined to give them loans as per cent of the farmers till their own persons at times of they are share-croppers and do not land while the rest of the land is cul- exigencies. wheels of truck have any land of their own. The tivated by share-croppers. Amiya Behera, a farmer of share-croppers are also facing a However, the share-croppers are Dumuka village under Marshaghai damaging her scooter POST NEWS NETWORK host of problems in selling their yet to be identified for which they block, said, “Distress sale of paddy, paddy crops during kharif and are being deprived of bank loans, lack of government assistance dur- Nuapada, June 2: In a tragic in- rabi seasons. crop insurance and other benefits. ing natural calamities and lack of POST NEWS NETWORK cident, a pregnant woman was Farmer leader Bijay Kumar Gayadhar Dhala, president of other benefits are discouraging crushed under the wheels of a Parida said out of the total land Kendrapara district farmers’ and share-croppers from taking up Sambalpur, June 2: A woman of truck on the under-construction owned by 3 lakh farmers, 70 per cent labourers’ association, said the farming.” MCL Jagruti Vihar Colony in Biju Expressway near Binopur vil- Burla allegedly poisoned six dogs lage under Boden police limits in to death for damaging her scooter. Nuapada district Wednesday. The matter came to fore after The deceased was identified as Woman’s body HOCKEY STADIUM WORK People for Animals, Sambalpur Sabita Nag of Binopur village. chapter, lodged a complaint in Family members said that she was exhumed two Burla police station. 8-month pregnant. Reports said MIRED IN CONTROVERSY Taking cognizance of the mat- Sabita was travelling to some place days after death ter, Lok Sabha MP and chief of with her relative Lakhi Salama on POST NEWS NETWORK technical team and raised allega- People for Animals Maneka a motorcycle. The mishap occurred PRESS TRUST OF INDIA tion of sub-standard work. As a Gandhi spoke to Sambalpur SP when their bike collided with a Sambalpur, June 2: The con- result, cracks have developed at Batula Gangadhar and Burla po- speeding dumper on the Biju Jajpur, June 2: Police exhumed the struction of a hockey stadium here many places in the structure, they lice station IIC Kamal Lochan Expressway near the village. body of a 22-year-old woman in continues to be mired in controversy said. Officials of the concerned Panda on the issue. She demanded They were rescued with help of Jajpur district Tuesday after re- as allegations of sub-standard work department and the consultancy a probe and immediate action on an earthmover machine. However, ceiving a complaint that she was surfaced during the visit of a tech- agency didn’t monitor the con- the matter. Police, veterinarians and the members of the animal welfare outfit during the Sabita succumbed to the injuries murdered, an official said. nical team to the project site, struction work properly, the locals The SP said a case has been post mortem on the way to a hospital, while the The family members of the Wednesday. alleged. Following the complaints, registered against the woman at They held discussion with the The complaint held the woman biker was admitted to the hospital woman -- a resident of Aruha vil- The stadium is being constructed a team from the Sports department the Burla police station on the security officer and other persons, responsible for the death of the in critical condition. The mishap lage in Dharmasala area, 26 km at Jujumura High School play- from Bhubaneswar had visited the basis of the complaint. Police are who told them that a woman of dogs. Legal action will be taken sparked outrage among the resi- from Jajpur town -- had claimed that ground. Locals have alleged delay site and directed the agency to probing the matter from various the colony had recently complained against anyone found guilty, the SP dents who blocked the Khariar- she died of a heart attack Sunday in construction and use sub-stan- form a team comprising eminent angles. about the damage done to her said. The Burla police station IIC Boden road demanding compen- evening. They buried the body that dard raw materials. The team took citizens of the area for smooth According to the complaint, six scooter’s seat cover by the dogs. said the colony has no CCTV cam- sation for deceased woman’s family. night in a graveyard. some photographs and samples of conduct of the project work. dogs were found dead in the colony The woman had complained era, while the security guards in Police have launched a probe. the construction. The youths alleged that the May 28. Members of People for about it to the security guards of the colony are keeping mum. The stadium is being constructed agency authorities were working Animals visited the spot May 29. the colony asking them to get rid The carcasses have been sent for at a plan outlay of `4 crore and is according to their whims. The tech- During their enquiry, circum- of the animals. The dogs however, post-mortem but veterinarians being implemented by a Delhi- nical team assured the youths that stantial evidence indicated that the continued to roam around the are yet to ascertain the reason Truck catches fire based consultancy agency. the matter will be taken up with the canine deaths had occurred due colony. A few days later, the dogs behind the deaths. Police are con- A group of local youths met the higher-ups. to poisoning. were found dead in the colony. ducting a probe, the IIC said. after collision, driver charred to death A resident of the village, however, contacted the superintendent of ` POST NEWS NETWORK police Monday, alleging that the Vigilance seizes 19L from TDCC manager woman was murdered and her Dhenkanal, June 2: In a tragic body was buried hurriedly. road mishap that took place in wee Police reached the village and Acting on a tip-off, the Vigilance team led by DSP further up to Bhubaneswar from ruption squad officials recovered hours of Wednesday, the driver of a after an investigation, exhumed Sudhansu Sekhar Pujari chased and intercepted the SUV Jharsuguda, the Vigilance official cash of `19 lakh from the SUV. The truck was charred to death after it the body in the presence of a mag- added. Acting on a tip-off, the TDCC official has been detained rammed a stationary truck at Jadapal istrate. The body has been sent for at Masnikani toll plaza Vigilance team led by DSP after he failed to give any satis- village under Kamakhyanagar po- post-mortem and the exact cause POST NEWS NETWORK cash of `19 lakh, a member of the Sudhansu Sekhar Pujari chased factory answer to the query of lice limits in Dhenkanal district. of death can be ascertained after Vigilance squad said. and intercepted the SUV at squad members regarding the un- According to an eyewitness, the receiving the report, Dharmasala Sundargarh, June 2: In a major According to sources, the dis- Masnikani toll plaza. Mohanty had accounted cash that he was fly ash-laden truck was on its way police station in-charge Saroj Sahoo crackdown, a team of Vigilance trict manager Jayaprakash bought a railway ticket from carrying. from BRG Iron and Steel plant lo- said. Action will be taken accord- officials detained the District Mohanty was travelling from Jharsuguda up to his native place The TDCC manager is now being cated at Kantabania to a road ex- ingly, he said, adding that an in- Manager of the Tribal Development Sundargarh district headquarters in Bhubaneswar. He was supposed interrogated about the source of the pansion site on NH-53 in vestigation was on. Cooperative Corporation (TDCC) to Jharsuguda town in an SUV, to board the Rourkela-Bhubaneswar huge amount of cash. Meanwhile, Kamakhyanagar area in the dis- She was living in the village in Sundargarh, Wednesday. The when he was intercepted by the Intercity Express at Jharsuguda Mohanty has admitted that he was trict. The speeding vehicle rammed with her mother, a widow, while her official was on his way to Vigilance officials. However, railway station later in the day. carrying the cash to Bhubaneswar, into a stationary truck. The im- brother works in a firm outside. Bhubaneswar with unaccounted Mohanty was scheduled to travel During a search, the anti-cor- DSP Pujari said. pact of the collision was severe and the speeding truck caught fire im- mediately. The driver of the vehicle was unable to come out of the truck FLOODED ROAD Miscreants open fire and was burnt alive. during loot, 3 injured

POST NEWS NETWORK at the family members and vil- lagers leaving three of them criti- Balasore, June 2: Three persons cally injured. of a family suffered grievous in- “We rushed to the spot after hear- juries after armed miscreants in- ing the screams and gunshots. discriminately opened fire at them Rabindra Barik and his son late Tuesday night, during a loot bid Debasish entered the house of the at a jeweller’s house at Saudu vil- jeweller in a bid to capture the loot- lage under Soro police limits in ers. The miscreants opened fire at Balasore district. them. Rabindra and his son suf- According to a source, a group of fered multiple bullet injuries on 10 miscreants barged into the house head and chest,” Bijay Kumar Barik, of Sanatan Kamila located in a local resident, said. Bahanaga block at around 2.00am. The injured were immediately The miscreants looted jewellery rushed to Balasore district head- worth over `10 lakh by terrorising quarters hospital (DHH). Later, the family members at gunpoint. they were shifted to SCB Medical

Family members shouted for help College and Hospital in Cuttack

k y m c and the miscreants started de- after their condition deteriorated. camping with the valuables. Soro police registered a case and Moments later, the looters opened launched a probe. A manhunt is fire as some neighbours rushed to underway and the miscreants would the spot after hearing the screams. be arrested soon, a senior police A biker negotiates a waterlogged road in Berhampur after a heavy downpour, Wednesday OP PHOTO The looters fired about 10 rounds official said. P6 THURSDAY | JUNE 3 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR power post

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ur world is extraordi- narily inefficient. We waste enormous quan- Conscious Fashion O tities of energy, water, raw materials, and food. We even t’s not just what you eat that is killing the earth and all its inhabitants. waste our waste and the precious It is also what you wear. Every time you buy an article of clothing you resources it contains. We do so Imake a choice between the biosphere and the lithosphere. The biosphere not necessarily because we lack eco- is an agricultural field where cotton, linen (made from flax), hemp – even silk logical awareness, but rather be- (mulberry trees) – are grown. Wool, though cruel in another way, is also grown. cause the society we live in is built The lithosphere is the protective crust of the earth. Fossil fuels are ex- on the myth of infinite resources. tracted from this and turned into synthetic fabrics like polyester. Sustaining this situation of Clearly, a sensible human being would choose a renewable resource; some- false abundance is morally un- thing that can be grown again and again. But 70% of all clothing comes from acceptable when a large part of the non renewable fuels – we humans are wearing plastic, nylon, acrylic, poly- world’s population lacks what a ester. Even the wonderful sarees from Benaras, which were heirlooms for all small part routinely wastes. It brides, are now mixed with polyester. also has a considerable financial Fashion is as much an agricultural choice as food. It is common for us to cost now that technologies exist pay attention to vegetables and grain and interrogate the farming commu- to end this waste. While some advocate economic degrowth as an option to achieve nity, but we pay no attention to the fashion industry. Think about cloth as While some are considering climate targets and other environmental goals, there is a much stronger emerging from the ground and then concern yourself about the practices economic degrowth as an option case for adopting efficient clean technologies. The gains from introducing required to grow and harvest it. Bertrand Piccard to achieve global climate targets The beef industry is responsible for the cutting of thousands of forests – and other environmental goals, them would outweigh the financial cost of the green transition, and but the fashion industry is no less. Tree based fabrics, such as bamboo and there is a much stronger case for economies would not have to sacrifice growth in the process eucalyptus, cause forests to be cut and turned into plantations and these trees SUSTAINING adopting technolog ies that allow are turned into clothes. us to become more efficient. That If we choose cotton, as I have done my whole life, I am guilty of ignoring THIS SITUATION means replacing old polluting in- But Jevons was observing con- support increasing shares of vari- and livelihoods. But today’s tech- the massive pesticides used and how they impact all life. Cotton in India uses frastructure with cleaner mod- ditions in a totally free market. able and distributed renewables nologies enable us, for example, Neonicotinoid pesticides – which are responsible for the destruction of bil- OF FALSE ern systems. Today, ecological regulations and while increasing grid flexibility. to allocate the minimum quan- lions of bees, putting our food supplies at major risk. But polyester/nylon ABUNDANCE IS The good news is that the re- incentives to reduce consump- They have also become much tity of water needed to increase is responsible for massive mining, destroying forests, leaving gaping holes sulting efficiency gains outweigh tion, such as carbon taxes, help smarter, integrating external data agricultural yields. in the ground and contaminating water sources MORALLY the financial cost of the transi- to preserve the environmental sources such as weather condi- The responsibility of policy- for miles around. UNACCEPTABLE tion. Better still, we won’t have to gains of efficiency. Moreover, re- tions and traffic patterns. Using ar- makers today is to set higher ef- However, even if you make the choice to wear sacrifice economic growth in the bound effects work both ways: tificial intelligence, these advanced ficiency standards in every sec- a sustainable agricultural produce, the next WHEN A LARGE process. Over the past four years, current heightened environmental systems can forecast energy de- tor. This will increase demand for problem is dyes. The cloth may be organic cot- the Solar Impulse Foundation has awareness could produce a pos- mand more accurately and im- clean and efficient technologies ton but its colour comes from synthetic dyes. PART OF THE selected and labelled more than itive effect, whereby a household prove grid-response capabilities. and thus encourage innovative First the cotton is bleached – and bleach kills all WORLD’S 1,000 products, services, and spends the economic gains from Public policies to boost effi- firms to bring them to market. sea life. Then it is dyed. Synthetic dyes colour most processes that can greatly increase lower energy costs on a healthier ciency would also improve access Such regulations would be hard to of the textiles we wear. POPULATION efficiency in the fields of mobility, diet or the purchase of an electric to electricity for the 13 per cent of accept if they penalised citizens It’s estimated that 25% of chemicals produced Maneka Gandhi LACKS WHAT A construction, agriculture, indus- vehicle. the world’s population still with- and undermined economic growth. try, energy, and water. globally are used to produce clothing, and many SMALL PART In any case, efficiency must be out it. As the global standard of liv- But new green technologies do of these go toward dyeing. Heavy metals, such Worldwide, clothes Efficiency is the ability to achieve part of our overall response to ing increases, we must ensure that exactly the opposite: they increase as cadmium, mercury, tin, cobalt, lead, and ROUTINELY the most with the least. Energy the climate challenge. The new consumption demand – in- corporate profits and create jobs. chrome, are needed to bind the dyes to the fab- are the second efficiency, for example, means International Energy Agency es- cluding for electricity, goods, and As a result, we can now finally ric, and are present in 60-70% of dyes. Vast largest source of WASTES maximising service while min- timates that today’s technologies mobility – is met with efficient escape from the sterile debate pit- amounts of water are needed in the dyeing in- imising consumption. could reduce our electricity con- devices. That way, we can recon- ting economic growth against eco- dustry as well and the surplus chemical dyes are pollution after oil The search for efficiency long sumption by about 3,000 terawatt cile greater prosperity with ad- logical stewardship. The two must rinsed out and thrown into rivers as effluent. Some had a bad reputation because of the hours, or more than 10 per cent of herence to our environmental go hand in hand. Clean, efficient, years ago I was in Udaipur and I came across the so-called rebound effect, a per- the total in some regions and 5 commitments. and profitable technologies are most terrible rivers: blood red waters with so many animal corpses around verse phenomenon whereby tech- per cent globally. By 2040, this po- Technologies that boost effi- available today, and the faster we – animals that had been forced to drink, as there was no other water. All this nological improvements result in tential for improvement will al- ciency are not limited to the en- implement them, the more will was the downstream of the cloth dyeing industry. increased resource consumption. most double, to roughly a quar- ergy sector. We are also wasting be available tomorrow. The effect of working with chemical dyes is apparent in communities em- The British economist William ter of total consumption. huge amounts of water at a time ployed in this work (they suffer the effects of exposure to endocrine disruptors Stanley Jevons first described it in This is because energy-man- when scarcity is affecting hun- The writer is Founder and contained in the dyes. Endocrine disrupting chemicals can interfere with hor- 1865. The emergence of more ef- agement systems in recent years dreds of millions of people – often Chairman of the Solar mones, causing cancerous tumours and birth defects). Who knows the effect ficient steam engines, he observed, have become able to limit gener- fuelling conflict, displacement, Impulse Foundation. of synthetic dyes on human bodies through the clothing. Dyes are not the led to greater coal use. ation and distribution losses and and other disruptions of lives ©PROJECT SYNDICATE only problem: There are far more chemicals contained in our clothing than we may realize. The textile industry is the most polluting of all industries in India. Worldwide, clothes are the second largest source of pollution after oil. This SPECTRUM ECONOMY industry is responsible for 10% of global carbon emission and becomes world’s fifth biggest emitter of carbon dioxide. It is also one of the top 3 water wasting industries and pollutes fresh water resources badly. About 2600 litres of water are required to produce a single t-shirt. Every time you wash synthetic materials they shed millions of plastic mi- Unemployment insurance: Need of the hour crofibres, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Marine Debris Program. Microfibres are a type of microplastic, which is a plastic-based thread that is thinner than a human hair, below 5mm in size. The threads are so small, they pass straight through wastewater treatment pandemic is a wrong time 2021. But one should remember Unemployment insurance has ing economies and the employers’ plants into the sea. Lots are caught up in sludge at the treatment plants – which to worry about fiscal pru- that the actual unemployed num- a rich history in different parts of contribution is 1.6 per cent and 1 is then sprayed over the soils as fertilizer. Sea organisms, like plankton, mis- Adence. The government has ber will be much higher than 3.38 the world. The United Kingdom per cent respectively. take these tiny plastics for food. Smaller animals and fish depend on plank- to respond to the urgent needs of crore because of the definition. started providing unemployment India does not have full-fledged ton as their main food. And humans eat fish. So the fibres get off your its citizens even if the costs are It is relevant to mention here insurance since 1920. unemployment insurance at the clothes and into your stomach. high. Management of unemploy- that the number of unemployed Unemployment benefits were in- moment. Some general insurers In a study in Science News, it was shown that nitrous oxide is increasing ment is one such need. keeps on fluctuating. Monthly fluc- troduced in Germany in 1927 and sell this insurance bundled with in the atmosphere by 0.2% annually and a portion of this comes from the If we go by the recent report of tuation during the last one year in most European countries im- the health or home insurance prod- production of nylon and polyesters. Nitrous oxide is a powerful greenhouse the Centre for Monitoring the Indian was in the range of negative 11 mediately after the Second World ucts. The government owned ESIC gas and has 300 times more potentiality than carbon dioxide. Polyester pro- DV Ramana Economy (CMIE) the number of crore to positive 6 crore. The fluc- War. Unemployment insurance in provides some form of unemploy- duction, for textiles, released about 706 billion kg (1.5 trillion pounds) of green- employees has come down from tuation is the reflection of the tem- the US originated in 1932 and fur- ment insurance for eligible em- house gases in 2015; the equivalent of 185 coal-fired power plants’ annual emis- 400.7 million to 390.7 million during porary nature of unemployment. ther got strengthened by the ployees, but the conditions attached sions. IT IS TIME FOR THE January-April 2021. The report fur- Situations like pandemics and Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and to it restrict the benefits to a small What do they do to you? Plastic clothing has an effect on the skin and res- ther says the unemployment rate has other contingencies push people Economic Security (CARES) Act, number of unemployed people. piratory tract. It has also been found to cause infertility in men. Nylon, GOVERNMENT TO increased from 6.52 per cent to 7.97 into short term unemployment. enacted in March 2020. It is time for the government to used in swimsuits, tights and stockings, requires chemicals to reduce the elec- SERIOUSLY per cent during this period. People may find it extremely dif- Unemployment insurance aims work on a comprehensive unem- tric static. Formaldehyde in fabrics causes skin allergies, eye watering, and The above data is not from any ficult to survive during those days to immediately tackle the risk of ployment insurance policy in con- is also a known potent carcinogen. WORK ON government source. CMIE, a pri- of unemployment. For some, it poverty, while at the same time cre- sultation with the IRDA. Both, the How does one get out of this mess? There are only a few solutions at the UNEMPLOYMENT vately owned organisation, gen- may lead to personal depression ating incentives for individuals to employee and employer should moment, but they are important ones. erates this important information and some may get into the vicious look for a job and increase their contribute to the fund with a match- Do not buy any artificial cloth: no nylon, polyester, lycra, acrylic, no ‘up- SUPPORT SYSTEM and makes it available for free. cycle of poverty due to unem- employability. The financial sup- ing contribution by the state or cycled plastic’ which many fashion brands say are green. If you stop using OTHERWISE This is an example of a private en- ployment driven debts. port under unemployment insur- the central government. The pub- man made synthetic, artificial cloth, the mining will reduce and you might tity generating public good. Before According to a survey (www.sta- ance helps in maintaining the liq- lic-sector insurance companies save some forests. You will certainly save a great deal of petroleum. And none DEMOGRAPHIC we examine the data there is a need tista.com ) among the Indian urban uidity at the bottom of the pyramid. may be entrusted with the re- of these artificial materials are biodegradable. There’s also something that to understand CMIE’s definition youth about life in lockdown, less Several researchers have shown sponsibility of managing the is often referred to as semi-synthetic, like rayon, which is made from natu- DIVIDEND WILL of labour force and the unem- than 20 per cent of full-time em- that unemployment insurance can scheme. Executing such a scheme ral materials like cellulose from trees, but the fibres are made artificially. Rayon BECOME ployment rate. ployees had paid sick leave and be used as one of the government’s needs timely, correct, and com- causes massive deforestation because trees have to be stripped, and this in- Labour force consists of per- only one per cent had unemploy- most effective fiscal tools against eco- prehensive employment data. cludes protected forests. Some animals are on the endangered species list specif- A DEMOGRAPHIC sons who are of 15 years of age, em- ment insurance. Though the survey nomic recessions and personal de- Organisation like the CMIE may be ically due to rayon. Bamboo is also not to be encouraged. Its stiffness is con- BURDEN ployed or unemployed but actively was done only in the metros, it is pression. But who will bear the roped in to provide such data. verted to softness by using toxic chemicals such as carbon disulfide, sodium looking for a job. a reflection of the state of unem- cost of unemployment insurance? Efforts should be made to create hydroxide, and sulphuric acid. Unemployment rate is the un- ployment support available in India. One of the popular methods is awareness about unemployment Don’t buy so many clothes and don’t throw away clothes because they are employed actively looking for a job It is time for the government to se- distributing the cost across dif- insurance so that every employee out of ‘fashion’. A recent study by the Ellen McArthur Foundation found that expressed as a percentage of the riously work on unemployment ferent stakeholders: employees, will have one such policy in her one garbage truck of textiles is wasted every second. The Copenhagen labour force. support system otherwise the de- employers, and the government. portfolio of financial products like Fashion Summit reported that fashion is responsible for 92 million tonnes The report says the number of mographic dividend will become a As per a report of the ILO, the av- mutual funds, life insurance, and of solid waste dumped in landfills each year. Synthetic fibres can take up to unemployed actively looking for demographic burden. One policy in- erage contribution by employees is other investment instruments. 200 years to decompose. More than 1 million tonnes of textiles are thrown jobs has increased from 2.7 crore to tervention in that direction is un- 1 per cent of the wage in advanced away every year. An estimated 150 billion garments are produced annually- 3.38 crore during January-April employment insurance. economies and 0.5 per cent in emerg- The writer is a Professor, XIMB. about 20 new garments to every individual. From 1999 and 2009 the dis- carding of clothes has grown by 40%. Try out fibres like pineapple leather. Plant or fruit leather, made from waste materials, is gaining attention. Pinatex, for example, is a material made from No child’s play Relief to students the leaves of pineapples grown in the Philippines. Its production is much more sustainable than traditional leather. It requires less water and no harmful Sir, Providing school education to the deprived is not a child’s play. Children have their own Sir, The Central government’s move to chemicals that are ecologically toxic to wildlife. The leftover leaf waste is emotions, likes and dislikes. The authorities should rise to the occasion; mere lip service will cancel the CBSE class 12 board exams is a recycled and used for fertiliser or biomass. Soy fabric is an eco-friendly fab- etters not do. Last two years have been cruel for a child’s personality development. Boys and girls have big relief for students, parents, and teach- ric made from the hull of soybeans, leftover from food production; a cruelty- been robbed of honing their aptitude in the schooling environment. There was a hesitant ers. Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated free and sustainable option. They are biodegradable, and the material is re- restart of some schools only to shut doors for the better. When governments decide on inter- that the decision has been made in the in- newable. TOL THE EDITOR net-based education to children, it has to be clear on so many aspects. Online education, thanks terest of students. COVID-19 seems to have Keep it simple: Just buy organic cotton with organic dyes and you will Readers of Orissa POST to the proliferation of smartphones, has ceased to be the privilege of a select few. That said, there an impact on the academic calendar, and save the world. are most welcome to contribute letters are large sections of the population that struggle to make both ends meet. For them, arrang- the issue of board exams has caused sig- To join the animal welfare movement contact (200 words), articles and ing online education for their wards can be a distant dream. Internet connectivity to India’s nificant worry among students, parents, and columns (between 750-1250 [email protected], www.peopleforanimalsindia.org words). Contributors are big chunk of rural population is still not foolproof. There always are the other attendant socioeconomic educators, which needs to be addressed. requested to send their issues known to cripple a child’s progress. Governments cannot miss the woods for the trees. Our children’s health and safety are the great- contact numbers and full Even if the governments make up their mind to throw open schools to the children, the latter est priority to us, so we can make no com-

postal address/email ID. They may also cannot be left in lurch without their essential tools - books. In an inclusive education, there is promise in this regard. The results will

k y m WISDOM CORNER send in their valuable comments, opinion c and suggestions, preferably by email, little scope for ifs and buts. One may not see the schools reopening in June though some gov- now be prepared in a fair and efficient way, If you want a thing done well, do it yourself. NAPOLEON BONAPARTE to: [email protected] ernments have decided in principle to permit physical classes. However, the third wave of the based on well-defined criteria. Stakeholders pandemic, said to infect children, is looming large, and the parents are a worried lot. As of now, must be sensitive to students and give them Have no fear of perfection – you’ll never reach it. SALVADOR DALI no worthwhile vaccination programmes has been chalked out for children. But there may be appropriate opportunities to advance their

B-15, Rasulgarh Industrial Estate, one on the anvil. States should be ready with their agendas for school children. professions. You change the world by being yourself. YOKO ONO Bhubaneswar-751010 Ganapathi Bhat, AKOLA (MAHARASHTRA) Amit Singh Kushwaha, SATNA (MP) P7 UTTAR PRADESH MAHARASHTRA

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political realignments in Maharashtra under operation Lotus post the meeting INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA the Sena said. Lucknow, June 2: The adminis- Those who know Pawar will trations of all 75 districts in Uttar Mumbai, June 2: The Shiv Sena agree that he must have coached Pradesh have been asked to in- Wednesday downplayed the recent Fadnavis on how to behave re- volve the newly elected village meeting between Sharad Pawar sponsibly during a crisis. These pradhans to convince the rural and Maharashtra opposition leader days Fadnavis wants to oppose the population about the importance Devendra Fadnavis, saying there government just for the sake of of vaccination and help them over- is nothing mysterious about the opposing it. He is blaming the MVA come the vaccine hesitancy. interaction as the NCP chief ’s government for every happening The village pradhans are also stature is such that politicians in- in Maharashtra and the rest of being asked to dispel misinfor- cluding Prime Minister Narendra India, it said. mation about the vaccine among Modi keep consulting him on var- The Sena said when Chief people. ious issues. Minister Uddhav Thackeray, who Vaccine hesitancy in villages is The editorial in the Sena mouth- heads the party, was inaugurating emerging as a major challenge for piece ‘Saamana’ also dismissed trial runs of Mumbai Metro, BJP the state government and many speculations suggesting political re- leaders were showing black flags departments have been mobilised alignments in Maharashtra under the possible motive behind Fadnavis at a protest and on the other hand, to accelerate the vaccination cam- operation Lotus post the meeting calling upon Pawar. Some started The Sena referred to Fadnavis was meeting Pawar. paign, particularly in villages. Monday. saying that ‘Operation Lotus’ is meetings between Indira Maharashtra has had a glori- The vaccination in rural areas There is no mystery or secrecy on in Maharashtra, it said. However, Gandhi and socialist leader ous tradition of opposition leaders remains extremely sluggish, said people even jumped into a river “We are asking the health officials regarding the recent meeting be- what Fadnavis said was true. It who would corner the government health department officials, adding when they saw a vaccination team and district magistrates in district tween Fadnavis and Sharad Pawar. was purely a courtesy visit. Pawar Jay Prakash Narayan to to get people's work done expedi- that people are refusing to get vac- approaching. to take the help of village prad- Those who feel that way don’t know is not just a leader of Maharashtra underscore that stature tiously. If Fadnavis continues this cinated. In Barabanki, a group of A senior health official said, hans and convince people to take Sharad Pawar well, the edit said. but he belongs to the entire coun- tradition, his political graph would the vaccine. We want the vaccina- Fadnavis met Pawar at the latter’s try. Political leaders including PM of some leaders like grow, it said. tion drive to cover maximum pop- residence in Mumbai Monday Modi consult him on various is- Pawar is above politics The Sena also took a swipe at the ‘No vaccination, no salary’ ulation before the third wave sets morning. sues, the Sena said. BJP over its ambitions to return to in.” Firozabad: In a bid to encourage Covid vaccination, the district After the meeting, Fadnavis said The Sena referred to meetings be- power. When Maharashtra is fight- The administration is also ask- administration here has ordered that government employees will not it was a courtesy interaction with tween Indira Gandhi and socialist defeat, she used to meet Narayan ing the coronavirus pandemic, receive their salaries unless they are vaccinated, an official said here ing people who have taken the first Pawar (80), who has resumed his leader Jay Prakash Narayan to un- to seek his blessings, the Sena said. tackling cyclones, handling eco- Wednesday. Chief Development Officer, Charchit Gaur said that District dose of the vaccine to persuade activities after recovering from derscore that stature of some lead- In Maharashtra, several politi- nomic crisis how appropriate is it Magistrate Chandra Vijay Singh has issued an oral order of ‘no others to get vaccinated. surgery. The Sena heads the Maha ers is above politics like Pawar. cians would call on Sena founder to dream about toppling a gov- vaccination, no salary’. As per the order, if an employee does not take People in the village are wary of Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government Dialogue is important in a democ- patriarch Bal Thackeray at his res- ernment which has a majority the Covid vaccine, the department will initiate action and stop their salary getting vaccinated because they of which the NCP and the Congress racy. (then prime minister) Indira idence ‘Matoshree’. edit questioned. for the month of May, Gaur said. District treasury officer and other believe that immunity becomes are also constituents. Gandhi had been defeated by the Some leaders are above politics Sharad Pawar had made and departmental heads have been given directions to implement the order zero for 10 days after the vaccine The editorial said Pawar didn't alliance of opposition leaders led and Pawar is one of them. This is broke several governments. He must and were asked to make a list and ensure vaccination, he said. The CDO and this period makes them vul- believe in taking restand his sup- by Jay Prakash Narayan. During the reason why Fadnavis met him. have surely given Fadnavis some said that the employees are trying to get themselves vaccinated in fear nerable to catching Covid. They are porters and critics keep him busy. Emergency, Indira Gandhi put sev- It is good that Fadnavis met the tips about how to play the role of an that their salary might be stopped. also afraid of getting fever after the Many speculations surfaced on eral leaders in jails, but after her right person to get positive energy, opposition leader, the Sena said. vaccine.

PROTECTIVE PROHIBITION UP to plant 30cr ‘Covid-free Village’ contest saplings in 2021

INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE to eradicate virus in Maha Lucknow, June 2: The Uttar Pradesh government aims to plant of Antroli and lawyer Ruturaj 30 crore saplings in this year’s Deshmukh of Ghatane. plantation drive beginning July Both shot to overnight fame after first week. their efforts to make their respec- Last year, July 6, chief minis- tive villages Corona-free earned a ter Yogi Adityanath oversaw the mention from Prime Minister planting of 26.75 crore saplings of Narendra Modi and Chief Minister 201 varieties in a single day under Thackeray just last week. Mission Vriksharopan 2020 and The competition shall be held the Van Mahotsav campaign. in all the six revenue divisions of Chief Secretary Rajendra Kumar the state with top three prizes for Tiwari has asked all district mag- each division - Rs 50 lakh, Rs 25 istrates to identify land and sup- lakh, and Rs 15 lakh - to the villages ply saplings for the purpose to the coming out with flying colours in district forest officers (DFOs) by controlling the Covid-19 contagion, June 15. now compounded by the black fun- The chief secretary has directed gus menace that is rearing its head district magistrates to immedi- in the state. A view of a poster that says entry allowed only with Covid-19 vaccination certificate and RT-PCR test report, ately convene the meetings of plan- “We shall be giving away a total outside the gate of Dudheshwar Nath Mandir in Ghaziabad PTI PHOTO tation committees and ensure that of 18 first, second, and third prizes the target is met. in each division and the amount INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE people,” he said. would be Rs 5.40 crore. This amount The competition comes close on will be spent by the winner vil- Mumbai, June 2: After five small the heels of Chief Minister Uddhav lages for carrying out various de- ‘Disclose efficacy, safety data on vax’ villages in the state independently Thackeray last week lavishing velopments and other works in attained Covid-free status in May, praises on villages that had virtu- their vicinity,” Mushrif said. PRESS TRUST OF INDIA pressure of the examinees-parents the Maharashtra government has ally barred the gates on the coro- Additionally, these winning vil- We have full faith in our doctors but and to take cancel the CBSE class now come up with a unique pro- navirus by taking strict initiatives lages which perform well in mak- Lucknow, June 2: Samajwadi not in the government. It is good that 12 exams.” posal to inspire more such rural set- at the local level and setting a na- ing their regions Covid-free shall Party president Akhilesh Yadav coronavirus vaccines have come out; “Other state boards’ exams too tlements to chase away the virus. tional example. also be entitled to additional funds Wednesday demanded that the gov- but only believe what the doctors say, should be cancelled now. No ex- Rural Development Minister The villages include Hivare of Rs 50 lakh, Rs 25 lakh, and Rs 15 ernment should publicly share not Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath amination without vaccination,” he Hasan Mushrif Wednesday an- Bazaar where the initiative was lakh each, as incentives and the data on the safety and efficacy of AKHILESH YADAV I SAMAJWADI PARTY PRESIDENT said. nounced a ‘Covid-free Village’ inspired by Padma Shri awardee money would be used for priority various anti-Covid vaccines. When the coronavirus vaccine Competition with fat cash prizes to Popatrao Pawar and Bhoyare Khurd development projects. “Why is the government not The SP chief made the demand Gorakhpur model. was launched in January, Yadav be implemented across the state (both in Ahmednagar district), Mushrif said that villages shall publicly sharing data on effec- while tagging a media report on lack Yadav's latest tweet came hours had sought to know from the gov- soon. Bhosi in Nanded which earned the be judged on the basis of 22 dif- tiveness and safety of various vac- of transparency in Covid-19 vaccine after his demand that state boards ernment how the drive will be con- “If the villages become free Centre’s laurels and Antroli and ferent criteria by a special com- cines? Transparent disclosure will pricing. should also cancel class 12 exam- ducted and when the poor will get from the coronavirus, then the Ghatane villages, both in Solapur mittee of experts, the details of help health care workers optimise He said amidst the Covid pan- inations as the CBSE did in the in- the shot free of cost. talukas, districts, regions and the district. which will be announced shortly uptake of vaccines and provide demic, a discussion is going on in terest of students. The former Uttar Pradesh chief entire state will get rid of the Incidentally, 21-year-old educated and appealed to all villages to par- greater comfort to Indian citizens the state over Prime Minister In a previous tweet in Hindi, he minister had said he has faith in scourge as soon as possible, with youth head the two villages - Komal ticipate in the competition to make when it comes to infections and Narendra Modi's Varanasi model had said, “The insensitive BJP gov- doctors of the country but not the the participation of the common Karpe, a botanist, is the Sarpanch their areas ‘Covid-free’. mortality,” he said in a tweet. and CM Yogi Adityanath's ernment had to bow down to the government. 82 hostels for children of migrant sugarcane workers Acid attack victims distribute ‘thalis’ and smiles

INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE THE DRIVE, JOINTLY SUPPORTED BY CHHANV FOUNDATION AND SHEROES HANGOUT CAFE RUN BY ACID ATTACK SURVIVORS, IS BEING RUN UNDER THE CAMPAIGN ‘SMILE GOAL HAI’ Mumbai, June 2: The Maharashtra government has decided to pro- vide 82 permanent residential ac- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA This work makes me tributed to patients at the District commodations for the children of and my team happy as Hospital and children who live on the migrant sugarcane workers in Agra, June 2: Acid attack sur- we are able to bring a footpaths on MG Road. the state under the Sant Bhagwan vivors in Agra are carrying out a smile to the faces of “This work makes me and my Baba Government Hostel Scheme. food distribution drive for Covid pa- the needy people during this team happy as we are able to bring The decision was taken at the tients and the needy people affected pandemic a smile to the faces of the needy peo- state cabinet presided over by Chief by the pandemic. ROOPA I ACID ATTACK SURVIVOR ple during this pandemic,” Roopa, Minister Uddhav Thackeray, said The drive, jointly supported by an acid attack survivor, said. Social Justice Minister Dhananjay Chhanv Foundation and Sheroes The co-founder further said, “We Munde. Hangout Cafe run by acid attack sur- Shukla said. will continue this food drive post In the first phase, 10 separate vivors, is being run under the “We have also been giving 70-80 Covid as well, as we know how dif- hostels each for boys and girls shall ‘Smile Goal Hai’ campaign which food boxes containing sabzi, daal- ficult it is for homeless people to live be started from the current aca- by the previous Bharatiya Janata aims to bring smiles on people’s chawal, roti, raita and salad,” he without food. We will keep on de- demic year in Beed, Ahmednagar, Party-led government in September faces in these challenging times. added. livering food boxes as per our ca- Jalna, Nanded, Parbhani, 2019, but languished and Munde had Ashish Shukla, co-founder of “The kitchen staff of the Sheroes pabilities.” Osmanabad, Latur, Aurangabad, revived it now, terming as a true trib- Sheroes Hangout Cafe told PTI cafe prepares food with the utmost Spokesperson at the Sheroes Nashik, and Jalgaon. ute to the memory of the late Union that the aim behind the initiative care of hygiene. And to ensure cafe, Ajay Tomar, who also helps in

These shall be launched in rented Minister Gopinath Munde, who was to provide food to Covid patients that we use hand sanitiser, face packing food boxes and delivering

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It has happened because improvement in air quality and a sors, including those from the The study also found land sur- the planning for sustainable urban of rampant corruption by the BJP reduction in land surface temper- European Space Agency's Sentinel- face temperature over major cities development," Dash said. The study ature in major urban areas of the 5p and NASA's MODIS sensors, to in India substantially declined in found that along with surface tem- MANISH SISODIA | DEPUTY CHIEF MINISTER OF country, according to a study. measure changes in surface tem- contrast with the previous five- perature, the atmospheric fluxes at DELHI The findings, published in the perature and atmospheric pollu- year average (2015-2019) with day the surface and top of the atmos- journal Environmental Research, tants and aerosols. temperatures being up to 1 degree phere also significantly declined provide a strong evidence for po- They concentrated on six major The state Celsius cooler, and those at night over major parts of India. government tential environmental benefits urban areas: Delhi, Mumbai, up to 2 degrees Celsius cooler. "The The reduction of greenhouse delayed the through larger scale policy im- Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, and lockdown provided a natural ex- gas concentration, higher atmos- tender process. The plementation. The study found Hyderabad, comparing data from periment to understand the cou- pheric water vapour content and government has the that travel and work restrictions im- the lockdown in March to May last pling between urbanisation and meteorological conditions played right to appoint posed early in the pandemic re- year with pre-pandemic years. The a greenhouse gas emitted from the per cent throughout India, and 31.5 local microclimate," said study co- a complex role in the land and companies for crop sulted in a significant environ- study revealed a significant re- combustion of fossil fuels, equiv- per cent over the six cities. author Jadu Dash, Professor at the near-surface temperature insurance. They have failed. To hide mental improvement, due to an duction in nitrogen dioxide (NO2), alent to an average decrease of 12 There was a 40 per cent reduc- University of Southampton in the reduction. these failures, it is blaming the Centre DEVENDRA FADNAVIS | BJP LEADER CENTRE-BENGAL ROW Cooking gas cylinder Was abducted by blast kills eight in UP Collective efforts of PRESS TRUST OF INDIA people and the Indian agents, given government are WB GOVT TO STAND Gonda (UP), June 2: Eight people, helping the state in overcoming the including three children, were Covid- 19 challenges shock, claims Choksi killed and seven others severely despite lacking adequate manpower injured when a two-storey building and facilities INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE collapsed following a cooking gas cylinder blast here, police said ZORAMTHANGA | MIZORAM CHIEF MINISTER BY EX-CS: MAMATA New Delhi, June 2: Fugitive dia- Wednesday. mantaire Mehul Choksi, who went The incident took place Tuesday PRESS TRUST OF INDIA missing May 23 from Antigua and night in Tikri village, they said. SHORT TAKES Barbuda and was captured in Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Kolkata, June 2: West Bengal Dominica few days later, has said Adityanath expressed shock over Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee that he was abducted by Indian the deaths and directed officials Gunbattle Wednesday asserted that her ad- agents and was given shock with to provide better treatment to the ministration will stand by Alapan a Taser gun whenever he resisted, injured. He asked the district mag- breaks out Bandyopadhyay in the tussle with according to a media report. istrate to enquire the cause of the Srinagar: A gunbattle broke the Centre which has seen the for- He also alleged that he was beaten incident and submit the report to out between a surrendered mer chief secretary of the state up by the officials. In a statement the government at the earliest. militant and police inside a being recalled to Delhi and later to Business Standard newspaper, Citizenship by Investment pro- “An LPG cylinder exploded in the camp in Pulwama district of served a notice by the Union Home Choksi said that he was abducted gramme, said in the statement. house of one Nurul Hasan around Jammu and Kashmir after the Ministry for allegedly violating from the Carribean Island of "Then they brought one wheel- 10 pm Tuesday, which led to the terrorist snatched a rifle from the Disaster Management Act, by Antigua on the night of May 23 chair they tried to make a story that double-storey building to collapse. a policeman and opened fire not attending a meeting called by from where he was forcibly taken even the police of Antigua were in- Eight people died in the incident at him, officials said. The the prime minister. on a boat to the island of Dominica. volved in this half of them were while seven others were seriously militant, identified as The chief minister also claimed In a statement to Business India, very, very strong like army injured” District Magistrate Mohammad Amin Malik, the controversy was now a "closed Standard, Choksi, who is wanted people. And they put me on the Markandey Shahi said. The de- allegedly snatched the rifle of chapter", though she did not ex- tions and the replies will be sent meet the Prime Minister for just in India in the Rs 13,500 crore wheel chair and whenever I was ceased have been identified as Nisar constable Amjid Khan and plain how, since the officer who very soon," he said. 15 minutes instead of a longer Punjab and National Bank (PNB) fighhting, they would shock me Ahmad (35), Rubina Bano (32), opened fire at him inside the chose to retire Monday faces pos- camp of special operations Bandyopadhyay, a 1987-batch IAS planned review meeting, upset loan fraud case, said that a friend with a taser. They tied me from Shamshad (28), Sairunisha (35), group (SOG) in the Tral area of sible criminal action by the Centre officer of West Bengal cadre, was that her former aide, BJP leader of his in Antigua named Barbara behind, my legs and my body, my Shahbaz (14), Noori Saba (12), Meraj the south Kashmir district. for his alleged violation of the set to retire May 31, but the state Suvendu Adhikari too had been Jabarika had invited him to her hands, everything. And they put a (11) and Mohammad Shoeab (2). stringent DMA. had last month sought and re- called for the meeting at house. gag, very big plastic gag in my Superintendent of Police Santosh "Alapan Bandyopadhyay chap- ceived permission to extend his Kalaikunda airbase to review the "So I went into the house. In face," he said. Kumar Mishra said policemen ter is over now. The West Bengal tenure as chief secretary by three damage wrought by cyclone 'Yaas'. three minutes there were about 8 "Then they got a mask and cov- rushed to the spot after receiving Left MPs stage government will give full support months as he was heading West The bureaucrat, instead of re- to 10 people and they said that we ered my head. And they put me in information about the incident. protest in Ker to Alapan Bandyopadhyay in what- Bengal's efforts to combat a second porting to Delhi, chose to retire knew who you are and you have to a boat, the whole entire wheel- "Forensic teams are collecting sam- ever is going on with him," wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. amid the Centre-state tussle. He go for investigation just now with chair, then they put me on a big boat, ples from the site and a probe has Thiruvananthapuram: Left Banerjee told reporters when asked He was, however, sent a direc- was subsequently appointed as us they just grabbed me and I tried a very big boat then they took off been ordered into the Parliamentarians from Kerala about her government's stance on tive to report to North Bloc in the CM's chief adviser. to fight against them, but it was very, the mask. There were two Indians. incident," he said. Wednesday staged a protest the controversy. The state ad- Delhi by the Centre, shortly after The Union Home Ministry then very hard they came at me from all They said they were agents from Shahi said the house of Nurul before the Raj Bhavan here ministration is now drafting replies a row broke out over Prime served a show-cause notice on sides, they tied my hands, my legs India. The two gentlemen who were Hasan was completely destroyed against the central to the Centre's notice to Minister Narendra Modi's post- Bandyopadhyay under a stringent and everything," Choksi, who has with me, they were Gurjit Singh and while that of his neighbour government and sought recall Bandyopadhyay and the West cyclone review meeting with provision of the Disaster been staying in Antigua and there was another name," Business Somnath Prajapati was damaged. of Lakshadweep administrator Bengal government, a top official Banerjee May 28. Management Act that entails im- Barbuda since 2018 after taking Standard quoted Choksi as The district administration is ex- Praful Khoda Patel. CITU general secretary and Rajya said. "We are exploring all legal op- The chief minister chose to prisonment up to two years. citizenship in 2017 under the saying. tending monetary help to the next Sabha MP Elamaram Kareem, of kin of the deceased and affected Lok Sabha rpt Lok Sabha MPs persons under different schemes, Thomas Chazhikadan, A M he said Ariff, Rajya Sabha MPs John Security, intel officials RARE SUN RING The family of Hasan was also Brittas, V Sivadasan, Binoy dealing in firecrackers' business and Vishwam and M V Shreyams there are chances that explosive Kumar took part in the protest. material could have been present face new gag order in the house, the sources said. But no police or administrative offi- Six killed in MP PRESS TRUST OF INDIA head of organisation that they cial has so far issued would not publish such information any statement. road mishaps New Delhi, June 2:The Centre failing which pension can be ‘with- has amended its rules barring of- held or withdrawn’, the amend- Bhopal: Six persons were ficers who had worked in intelli- ment states. killed in two separate road Gujarat, MP,U’khand accidents in Madhya Pradesh gence and security related organ- The rules apply to employees Wednesday, police said. Four isations from publishing sensitive who retire from the Intelligence cancel Class XII exams persons were killed in Bhopal information by adding new clauses, Bureau (IB), Research and Analysis while two were killed in Betul including the conditions that they Wing (RAW), Directorate of district. A speeding car can’t share any material on ‘do- Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Central PRESS TRUST OF INDIA rammed into a tree on Sehore- main of the organisation’ or its Economic Intelligence Bureau, Ratibad Road, said Sudesh personnel. Directorate of Enforcement (ED), New Delhi, June 2: Following the Tiwari, in-charge of Ratibad The Central Civil Services Aviation Research Centre, BSF, Centre's decision to cancel class Police Station in Bhopal. Two (Pension) Amendment Rules, 2021, CRPF, NSG, CISF and the Indo- 12 CBSE board exams in view of the men aged around 30 years, a dated May 31 and notified late Tibetan Border Police. According Covid pandemic, several states in- 55-year-old man and a 34- Tuesday, also states that they need to the Central Civil Services cluding Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh year-old man who were to take prior permission from the (Pension) Amendment Rules 2007 and Uttarakhand called off their travelling in the car were ‘head of the organisation’ for pub- that was notified in March 2008, all board exams Wednesday while few killed on the spot, Tiwari said. lishing such material. In the ear- such employees are already barred others said they will take a lier 2007 rules, permission was to from publishing any sensitive in- call soon. be taken from the head of the de- formation, ‘the disclosure of which Delhi to plant partment. All employees would would prejudicially affect the sov- 33L saplings have to give an undertaking to the ereignty and integrity of India’. A solar halo forms in the sky after heavy rain in few parts of Hyderabad PTI PHOTO New Delhi: The Delhi government announced on Wednesday that it will start a tree plantation drive in the 594 docs have died of Covid in 2nd wave: IMA national capital from June 5 on the occasion of the World DELHI, BIHAR, UP AND RAJASTHAN HAVE LOST THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF DOCTORS Environment Day. Making the announcement, Delhi AGENCIES Environment Minister Gopal IMA SEEKS STRONG LAW Rai said the government will New Delhi, June 2: As many as The IMA has been seeking an effective and strong law "against healthcare Prime Minister Narendra Modi plant around 33 lakh saplings 594 doctors have died due to COVID- violence" and wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah Tuesday making Tuesday asserted that the decision this year, including both big 19 in the ongoing second wave reference to an incident in Assam Monday where a mob thrashed a doctor to cancel the exams has been taken and small trees, to curb the with Delhi recording the maxi- after a Covid-19 patient died. "It was an extremely inhuman attack," the in the interest of students and the problem of pollution. mum 107 fatalities, the Indian IMA said. The doctor, Seuj Kumar, was working in the Covid care centre in anxiety among students, parents Medical Association (IMA) Hojal district of the state. The Indian Medical Association urged the and teachers must be put to an has said. minister to consider its appeal on emergency basis and enact a strong and end. Soon after, CISCE and the y Criminal escapes According to the IMA, 748 doc- effective Act to safeguard the healthcare professionals of the country. Haryana government also an-

tors died of the infection across the 32 each, according to data com- The data shared by IMA showed nounced cancellation of their re-

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We have three suggestions SC pulls up Centre before us right now. One is to cancel the exams, the second is to declare results on internal assessment of marks (secured on vaccination policy during the academic year) or allow those who are keen on taking the exam to appear for it, and the third is marked Rs 35,000 crore for procur- to declare both the results (internal ing vaccines. In light of the assessment and final examination) Liberalized Vaccination Policy, the together Central Government is directed PRAMOD SAWANT | GOA CHIEF MINISTER to clarify how these funds have been spent so far and why they cannot be utilized for vaccinating Be it UP or persons aged 18-44 years,” said a spe- West Bengal, the role of cial bench of Justices D Y governors should be Chandrachud, L Nageswara Rao within constitutional and S Ravindra Bhat. limits. But this is not “We direct the Union of happening in the BJP India(UoI) to undertake a fresh re- regime. In West Bengal, while there view of its vaccination policy ad- is undue interference of the dressing the concerns raised,” said governor, in UP governor's role is the order which is a part of a series that of an advisor only of judicial decisions rendered on AKHILESH YADAV | the suo motu case on Covid-19 man- SAMAJWADI PARTY PRESIDENT agement in the country. PRESS TRUST OF INDIA of such a norm and mandatory Finding fault with the vacci- registration on CoWIN App for nation policy, it said unlike the What type of New Delhi, June 2: Observing booking slots for jabs in view of previous one, it did not prioritize agitation (by courts cannot be "silent specta- huge digital divide between rural persons with comorbidities and Domestic gas supply men ride with the cylinders on a two-wheeler in Coimbatore PTI PHOTO farmers) is this that elected tors" when constitutional rights and urban India and sought re- this became important in view of representatives are of citizens are infringed by exec- sponse from the government on the fact that in the second wave, per- not being allowed to utive policies, the Supreme Court its queries in in two weeks. sons between 18-44 years of age take part in any public on Wednesday slammed the The apex court said that in grap- have suffered severe effects of in- No clinical trials necessary function, visit hospitals to enquire Centre's Covid vaccination pol- pling with the second wave of the fection including deaths in unfor- about the wellbeing of patients or icy, describing as “prima facie ar- Covid pandemic, it does not intend tunate cases. freely travel to their homes? Such bitrary and irrational” allowing to second-guess the wisdom of the “Due to the changing nature of things will not be tolerated states and private hospitals to executive when it chooses between the pandemic, we are now faced

ANIL VIJ charge those in the 18-44 age group two competing and efficacious pol- with a situation where the 18-44 for global vaccines in India | HARYANA'S HOME MINISTER while the jabs were offered free icy measures. age group also needs to be vacci- for groups in the first two phases, The court, however, added that nated, although priority may be INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE proval clinical trials and the re- for further immunisation pro- and ordered its review. it will continue to exercise juris- retained between different age quirement of testing every batch gramme and other procedures for SHORT TAKES Seeking to scrutinise the Covid diction to determine "if the chosen groups on a scientific basis. New Delhi, June 2: Globally avail- of the vaccine by Central Drugs applications will remain the same. vaccination policy in detail, the policy conforms to the standards “Hence, due to the importance able Covid 19 vaccines can now be Laboratory (CDL), Kasauli can be This nod is likely to apply first top court also asked the Centre to of reasonableness, militates against of vaccinating individuals in the launched in India without the re- exempted if the vaccine batch has to Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. Man kills infant provide information including as manifest arbitrariness and pro- 18-44 age group, the policy of the quirement of post approval clini- been certified and released by AstraZeneca's Covishield and to how Rs 35,000 crore, earmarked tects the right to life of all per- Central Government for conduct- cal trials and testing every batch National Control Laboratory of Russia's Sputnik have already son and wife for vaccines, has been spent so far, sons". "Constitution does not en- ing free vaccination themselves of the vaccine. country of origin. been approved. Kota (Rajasthan): A man and to place on record all relevant visage courts to be silent spectators for groups under the first 2 phases, The Drugs Controller General However, scrutiny and review It is not clear whether the hacked his wife to death and documents and file notings re- when constitutional rights of cit- and replacing it with paid vacci- of India in a notification has said of their summary lot protocol Chinese vaccines will come under then dragged her body on the flecting its thinking culminating izens are infringed by executive nation by the State/UT that vaccines which have been ap- and certificate of analysis of this ambit or they will apply in street here, police said in the policy. The apex court's policies", the bench said in its order Governments and private hospi- proved for restricted use by US the batch shall be undertaken by India. Wednesday, adding that their May 31 order, uploaded on its site in a hard hitting response to the tals for the persons between 18-44 FDA, EMA, UK MHRA and PMDA CDL, Kasauli for batch release This is being done to augment infant son, who was injured in on Wednesday, was critical of the Centre's submissions in an affi- years is, prima facie, arbitrary and Japan and under the WHO as per standard procedures and the increased availability of im- the attack, died at a hospital Centre's decisions on liberalized davit that the judiciary should not irrational,” Justice Chandrachud Emergency Use Listing (EUL) and the requirement of assessment ported vaccines for meeting the na- later. In the incident that took vaccination policy, differential enter into the policy making do- said in the 32-page order. Healthcare where millions of individuals of the first 100 beneficiaries for tional requirements even though place Tuesday night in the pricing of vaccines for Centre, main. “The Union Budget for workers and those above 45 years have been vaccinated, the re- first 7 days for safety outcomes the domestic manufacturing is Bhatapara area, the accused states and private hospitals, basis Financial Year 2021-2022 had ear- figured in the first two phases. quirement of conducting post ap- before the vaccine rolled out being lifted. was identified as Sunil Valmiki (40) alias Pintu, they said. Earlier Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) and Circle 32 die of black Juhi’s suit against Officer (CO) Ram Kalyan told PTI that Valmiki surrendered at Cabinet approves Model Tenancy Act Rampura police station and fungus in 20 days 5G technology confessed to the crime, leaving his wife's body on the street. PRESS TRUST OF INDIA PRESS TRUST OF INDIA will be responsible for activities ‘defective’: HC like structural repairs except Indore, June 2: As many as 32 New Delhi, June 2: The Union those necessitated by damage PRESS TRUST OF INDIA patients have died of mucormy- Cabinet Wednesday approved the caused by the tenant, white- Assault on doc: cosis in the last 20 days at a gov- Model Tenancy Act under which washing of walls and painting of New Delhi, June 2: The Delhi 24 held in Assam ernment-run hospital in Madhya separate rent authorities, courts doors and windows, changing and High Court Wednesday termed as Pradesh's Indore city, an official and tribunals will be set up in plumbing pipes when necessary “defective” the suit of actress-en- Guwahati: At least 24 people, said Wednesday. districts to protect the interest of and internal and external elec- vironmentalist Juhi Chawla against including a woman were Of late, several cases of mu- both the owner and tenant. trical wiring and related main- setting up of 5G wireless networks arrested by the police after a cormycosis, also known as the For residential premises, ten- tenance when necessary. in the country and said it was filed doctor at a government black fungus, a serious infection, ants will have to submit secu- On his part, tenant will be re- for “media publicity”. The court also hospital in Assam's Hojai have been found in people who rity deposit of maximum two sponsible for drain cleaning, questioned Chawla for filing the suit district, was brutally beaten up. have recovered from Covid-19. months' rent, while incase of witches and socket repairs, kitchen without giving any representation Seuj Kumar Senapati, posted in The Maharaja Yeshwantrao commercial property, six months' fixtures repairs, replacement of to the government on her concerns Udali Covid Care Centre in Hojai, around 140 km from Hospital (MYH) in the state's in- rent will have to be deposited. glass panels in windows, doors related to the technology. Justice J Guwahati, was kicked and dustrial hub Indore has been States and union territories can and maintenance of gardens and R Midha said the plaintiffs, Chawla pounded with metal trash and treating a number of black fun- adopt the Model Tenancy Act by open spaces, among others. bricks by relatives of a Covid gus patients not only from here, enacting fresh legislation or they "Where the landlord proposes patient who had died, allegedly but also from various other dis- can amend their existing rental to make any improvement in or due to oxygen shortage, police tricts. laws suitably. construct any additional struc- said Wednesday. "The first patient of black fun- The Act mandates for written ture on any premises, which has gus was admitted in the MYH agreement for all new tenancies, been let out to a tenant and the ten- May 13 and since then, a total of which will have to be submitted ant refuses to allow the landlord Man kills wife 439 patients have been admitted to concerned district 'Rent to make such improvement or tiil now in the hospital. Out of Authority'. Union Housing and construct such additional struc- for ‘salad’ them, 84 people were discharged Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep ture, the landlord may make an ap- after treatment, while 32 patients Singh Puri said that the move plication in this behalf to the Rent and two others, were required to Shamli: In a bizarre incident, a have died so far," MYH superin- will help overhaul the legal frame- Court," the Act stated. first approach the government for man, in a fit of rage, hacked tendent Pramendra Thakur said work with respect to rental hous- consent between owner and ten- ant will not be evicted during the The Act stated that the state their rights and if denied, they his wife to death and injured should come to the court. The court his son after he was not being in a statement. ing across the country. ant through a written agreement. continuance of tenancy agree- government and union territo- served salad with the dinner. The present black fungus mor- The government said that the The Act says that no landlord ment unless otherwise agreed to ries, in consultation with the ju- said, “It is a defective plaint. This The accused has since been tality rate in the hospital is 7.29 MTA will be applicable prospec- or property manager can with- in writing by both the parties. risdictional high court can ap- suit has been filed only for media absconding. The incident took per cent, he said, claiming that the tively and will not affect existing hold any essential supply to the Under the Model Tenancy Act, point district judge or additional publicity and nothing more than place in Gogawan Jalalpur fatality rate was lower than other tenancies. Rent and duration of premises occupied by the tenant. unless otherwise agreed in the district judge as 'Rent Tribunal' in that. It is very shocking.” area here Monday night. The hospitals in the state. tenancy will be fixed by mutual According to the ministry, ten- tenancy agreement, the landlord each district. “Did you approach the govern- police spokesman said that ment with a representation? If yes, Murli had demanded salad is there any denial?,” the court along with the dinner but his asked to which the plaintiffs' coun- wife was busy with other work sel replied in negative. The court and did not serve him the ‘86% Indians maintain digital hygiene amid WFH’ said in the suit, the plaintiff says salad with the food that led to ‘I have personal knowledge of para- an altercation between them graphs 1 to 8' only. and an angry Murli, attacked INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE online threats," said Venkat connected devices due to more “Plaintiff has no personal knowl- her with a hoe. Krishnapur, vice-president of en- time being spent indoors has re- edge of the plaint. I am surprised. New Delhi, June 2: While there gineering and managing director, sulted in increased digital de- How can it be? Is the suit permis- has been an increase in Covid- McAfee India. pendence among Indians," sible when the plaintiff has no per- Salary of 200 themed attacks targeting people "The spike in our digital foot- Krishnapur said. sonal knowledge of the averment? working remotely, more Indians prints during this time, makes it crit- More than half of Indians (58 per I have not seen a suit where a per- cops stopped (86 per cent of those surveyed) ical for everyone to understand cent) indicate having a good un- son says I don't know, please con- Patna: Around 200 policemen, have implemented more protec- the importance of online security derstanding of the data they store duct an inquiry,” the judge said. The including nine SHOs, in Bihar's tion for their digital devices at and take measures towards pro- on their mobile devices. court asked about the knowledge Muzaffarpur has been home, a report showed Wednesday. tecting themselves," Krishnapur Nearly 81 per cent of Indians of plaintiffs on the facts and warned penalised for inefficient work, Nearly 88 per cent of Indian con- said in a statement. said that since 2020, members in to prosecute them on filing false as seen from rising incidents of sumers feel more digitally con- Two out of three Indians check their household have started to claims. The suit, filed by Chawla, crime in their respective nected since the pandemic via de- if the network that they are join- participate in distance learning social worker Veeresh Malik and y jurisdictions. Muzaffarpur's vices, online activities and connected ing is secure before connecting. via virtual platforms. Teena Vachani, said that if the

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k y m international | c of the day uote Iran’s largest warship Chemical cargo ship sinks off SL, fouling rich fishing waters catches fire, sinks It is now AGENCIES The ship has dealt a Photos taken by the country’s air PRESS TRUST OF INDIA increasingly force showed the charred wreck of clear to leaders death blow to our Colombo, June 2: A cargo ship car- the ship spewing white smoke as Tehran, June 2: The largest war- everywhere and to lives. We can’t go into ordinary people that rying tonnes of chemicals sank the sea which means it listed to the right and began ship in the Iranian navy caught we are not going to off Sri Lanka’s west coast, its navy we can’t make a living sinking, and part of it soon touched fire and later sank Wednesday in succeed in said Wednesday, and tonnes of the seabed, just 22 metres (73 feet) the Gulf of Oman under unclear plastic pellets have fouled the coun- JOSHUA ANTHONY | HEAD OF A REGION deep in the immediate area. circumstances, semiofficial news overcoming the economic crisis this FISHING UNION pandemic triggered, unless we bring try’s rich fishing waters in one of The navy was preparing to deal agencies reported. the pandemic to a durable end its worst-ever marine disasters. with an oil spill after the ship sank, The government Wednesday tric acid along with other chemi- Silva added. KRISTALINA GEORGIEVA | MANAGING suspended fishing along an 80-km cals and cosmetics, was anchored “The ship has dealt a death blow DIRECTOR, IMF (50-mile) stretch of the island’s off Sri Lanka’s west coast when a to our lives,” said Joshua Anthony, coastline, affecting 5,600 fishing fire erupted onboard after an ex- head of a region fishing union. boats, and hundreds of soldiers plosion May 20. The craft began to sink early was abandoned after several hours. “We can’t go into the sea which All BRICS have been deployed to clean af- Flaming containers laden with Wednesday, and a salvage crew “The towing of the fire-engulfed means we can’t make a living.” countries fected beaches. chemicals tumbled into the sea tried to tow the vessel to deeper X-Press Pearl ship was stopped The MV X-Press Pearl had left stressed the The Singapore-registered MV from the ship’s deck as emergency water away from the coast, Fisheries due to the rear end of the vessel hit- need to strengthen the port of Hazira in India May 15 multilateralism, not X-Press Pearl, carrying 1,486 con- crews sought to contain the blaze Minister Kanchana Wijesekera ting the sea bed,” said navy and was on its way to Singapore via within some abstract tainers, including 25 tonnes of ni- over the ensuing two weeks. said in a tweet, but the attempt spokesman Captain Indika de Silva. Colombo. The Fars and Tasnim news agen- format, but through a cies said efforts failed to save the universal format that is based on the support warship Kharg, named framework of the United Nations after the island that serves as the (UN) Charter main oil terminal for Iran. Probable link between The blaze began around 2:25 AM SERGEI LAVROV | FOREIGN MINISTER, RUSSIA Xi asks media, diplomats to and firefighters tried to contain it, Fars said. The vessel sank near Pfizer shots, myocarditis the Iranian port of Jask, some We must put an 1,270 kilometers (790 miles) south- end to all AGENCIES east of Tehran on the Gulf of Oman foreign tone down aggressive stand near the Strait of Hormuz — the interference, which Jerusalem, June 2: Israel’s Health narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf. involves the The remarks appear to be able, admirable and respectable Ministry said Tuesday it found the The Kharg serves as one of a withdrawal of all image of the Communist giant. small number of heart inflamma- few vessels in the Iranian navy ca- foreign mercenaries’ related to Washington’s “It is necessary to make friends, tion cases observed mainly in young pable of providing replenishment forces on Libyan soil: the Russians, unite and win over the majority, and men who received Pfizer's Covid- at sea for its other ships. It also the Turkish, the Syrian mercenaries move to use an and all the others constantly expand the circle of 19 vaccine in Israel were likely can lift heavy cargo and serve as a international investigation friends [when it comes to] inter- linked to their vaccination. launch point for helicopters. EMMANUEL MACRON | PRESIDENT, FRANCE into the origins of the national public opinion,” Xi was Pfizer has said it has not ob- a link was observed more among The warship, built in Britain quoted as saying. served a higher rate of the condi- men aged 16 to 19 than in other and launched in 1977, entered the coronavirus to target China, Asked whether China will take tion, known as myocarditis, than age groups. Pfizer said in a state- Iranian navy in 1984 after lengthy SHORT TAKES which has gained a different approach in its diplo- would normally be expected in the ment that it is aware of the Israeli negotiations that followed Iran’s matic efforts in the light of Xi’s general population. observations of myocarditis, not- 1979 Islamic Revolution. momentum in recent weeks remarks, Chinese Foreign Ministry In Israel, 275 cases of myocarditis ing that no causal link to its vac- Mixing, matching spokesman Wang Wenbin told a were reported between December cine has been established. PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Xi said a tone that displayed media briefing here Wednesday 2020 and May 2021 among more Adverse events are thoroughly of vax permitted openness, confidence and conveyed that the comments were in line than 5 million vaccinated people, reviewed and Pfizer meets regu- Indonesia urges Ottawa: Canada’s National Beijing, June 2: President Xi modesty and humility must be with China’s “peaceful develop- the ministry said in disclosing the larly with the Vaccine Safety Advisory Committee on Jinping has called for better in- maintained, the state-run China ment”. findings of a study it commissioned Department of the Israeli Ministry ASEAN to appoint Immunization has announced ternational communication, urg- Daily said in its report on the “I want to stress that enhanc- to examine the matter. of Health to review data, it said. its updated guidance to allow ing the bellicose official Chinese speech. ing and improving our interna- Most patients who experienced A US Centers for Disease Control envoy for Myanmar mixing and matching media and “wolf warrior” diplo- China needs a voice that matches tional publicity work and better heart inflammation spent no more and Prevention advisory group approved Covid-19 vaccines in mats to adopt a tone that displays its national strength and interna- build our capability in interna- than four days in hospital and 95% last month recommended further PRESS TRUST OF INDIA most scenarios. Under the openness and conveys modesty, in tional status, it said. tional publicity will help China to of the cases were classified as mild, study of the possibility of a link be- updated guidance, people what observers see as a rare ad- “It is necessary to give better create a more favourable external according to the study, which the tween myocarditis and mRNA vac- Jakarta, June 2: Indonesia’s for- who received a first dose of mission of Beijing’s growing iso- play to the role of high-level ex- environment for our reform and de- ministry said was conducted by cines, which include those from eign minister Wednesday urged the AstraZeneca vaccine may lation exacerbated by Covid-19. perts and use platforms and chan- velopment,” he said. three teams of experts. Pfizer and Moderna Inc. the Association of Southeast Asia receive Pfizer-BioNTech or In a comment seen as an ex- nels such as important interna- “This is in line with what we The study found “there is a prob- CDC monitoring systems had not Nations to immediately appoint a Moderna for their second pression of dissatisfaction with tional conferences and forums and need for China’s peaceful devel- able link between receiving the found more cases than would be ex- special envoy on Myanmar in re- dose, unless contraindicated. the current lot of “wolf warrior” sponse to its military coup, and Four vaccines, developed by foreign mainstream media to speak opment as well as reform and open- second dose (of Pfizer) vaccine pected in the population, but the ad- Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca diplomats and bellicose official out,” Xi said. ing up. It is also conducive to the and the appearance of myocardi- visory group said in a statement reiterated a call for the safety of and Johnson & Johnson, have media outlets, Xi spoke of the need He also emphasised the efforts trend of peace and development. It tis among men aged 16 to 30,” it said that members felt healthcare civilians as the ruling junta cracks been authorized for use in for conveying the message with to introduce the Chinese culture is both in the interest of China in a statement. providers should be made aware of down on opposition. Canada to date. modesty and humility. abroad and strive to shape a reli- and beyond,” Wang said. According to the findings, such reports of a “potential adverse event.” After holding talks with EU for- eign affairs chief Josep Borrell in Jakarta, Retno Marsudi said EXTREMIST BILL Indonesia is continuing to com- Pakistan to give WITH THE WIND municate with the ASEAN chair arms to Tajikistan and other member countries fol- lowing their demand for an im- Islamabad: Pakistan Wednesday Russia to bar critics mediate end to killings and the re- signed a defence agreement lease of political detainees in with Tajikistan under which it Myanmar. will sell domestically from contesting polls ASEAN leaders met in April in manufactured arms to the Jakarta with Myanmar’s coup Central Asian country. The agreement was part of several AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE September. leader, Senior Gen Min Aung memorandums of A total of 146 senators backed the Hlaing. They also agreed that a di- understanding signed between Moscow, June 2: The upper house legislation, while one voted against alogue between parties in Myanmar the two countries during the of Russia’s parliament Wednesday and one abstained. The bill will should immediately start, with the visit of Tajik President Emomali overwhelmingly backed legislation now have to be signed by President help of the ASEAN envoy. Rahmon to Pakistan. Rahmon that is expected to be used to ban al- Vladimir Putin to become law. “The special envoy appointment earlier arrived in Islamabad on a lies of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei The legislation could affect not must be completed immediately,” two-day visit and was received Navalny from running in elections. only senior members and activists Marsudi said. at the Prime Minister House The bill approved by the of Navalny’s political network but “The safety and well being of where he was given a guard of Federation Council would make it potentially tens of thousands of the Myanmar people must con- honour. impossible to run in elections for Russians who supported its work tinue to be a priority.” leaders, sponsors and rank-and-file with donations. An Indonesian diplomat famil- members of “extremist” organi- Leaders of such groups will not iar with the Myanmar issue said 1 killed, 16 injured sations, a designation being con- be able to run in parliamentary Wednesday that Brunei, which cur- sidered for Navalny’s organisations. elections for five years while mem- rently holds ASEAN’s rotating after tornado, hail A Russian court is considering bers and those who helped finance chairmanship, will send Second Harbin: One person was killed whether to designate his political their work will be banned from Foreign Minister Erywan Yusof and 16 others were injured as network an “extremist” organisa- running for three years. to meet the junta Saturday. tornado and hail lashed tion and could make a decision as Russian authorities had for years The diplomat, who spoke on con- northeast China’s Heilongjiang early as next week. tolerated opposition groups in- dition of anonymity because he Province Tuesday, local Kremlin critics say Russian au- cluding Navalny’s political move- was not authorised to speak to the authorities said Wednesday. thorities are widening a crack- ment but Kremlin critics say au- media on the issue, said the visit The extreme weather has down on the opposition ahead of thorities are moving to remove A rider is covered in mud as Native Americans from all over the United States participate in an Indian relay race over is aimed at seeking Myanmar’s ap- thrashed the city of Shangzhi parliamentary elections in any vestiges of dissent. Memorial Day weekend at the Osage County Fairgrounds in Pawhuska, Oklahoma REUTERS proval of the ASEAN envoy. for about 30 minutes starting from 5:30 pm, with four local townships being affected, according to the municipal authorities, the Xinhua news agency reported. As of 6 am Plant-based diets could help prevent the next pandemic Wednesday, it was reported that the tornado had damaged or toppled 148 houses and ALL VIRUSES HAVE ARISEN WHERE ANIMALS AND HUMANS MEET, AND RAISING BILLIONS OF ANIMALS AS FOOD WILL HAVE EFFECTS ravaged through farmlands.

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA proach need not imply govern- and bats have been identified as pos- strain of Covid-19 has been found ment telling people what they sible sources of infection, neither in farms in Denmark, where mink Fire breaks out Saskatoon, June 2: Viruses like should or should not eat. of which is on the shopping lists of are raised for fur coats. at oil refinery Covid-19, SARS, bovine spongi- the average global consumer. The form, swine flu and avian flu all have Zoonosis and food production deeper roots of this pandemic, Plant-based diet as policy Tehran: A massive fire broke something in common: They all The fact that a growing list of however, are more complicated. A reason why politicians might out Wednesday night at the oil come from animals, described by pandemics originate exclusively Many earlier viruses have orig- not see a move towards a plant- refinery serving Iran’s capital, scientists as zoonotic diseases. within the animal and agricultural inated in the animal husbandry based diet as a viable policy op- sending thick plumes of black Yet, these diseases do not really sectors is nothing new to a small industrial production chain. tion could be because it relies on smoke over Tehran. It wasn’t “come from animals.” After all, it but growing group of independ- In the 1980’s the United Kingdom’s changing peoples’ behaviour, and immediately clear if there is not like animals conspire against ent scientists. The United Nations cattle production began to see out- some would argue that govern- were injuries. The fire struck humans, throwing Covid-19 over the recently voiced a similar concern. breaks of Bovine spongiform en- ments should not be in the business the state-owned Tondgooyan backyard fence. When we say this In its report, Preventing the Next cephalopathy (mad cow disease), and of trying to impose dietary choices. Petrochemical Co to the south pandemic “comes from animals,” Pandemic: Zoonotic diseases and its human equivalent variant Yet there is good reason to think that of Tehran, said Mansour it means that these diseases come Darajati, the director-general how to break the chain of trans- Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease. people are already open to transi-

from the way society raises, harvests mission, the UN laid out some of the In 1997, the bird flu (H5N1) was tioning to a plant-based diet.

k y m of the capital’s crisis c management team. and eats animals. things needed for improving health mensions of zoonotic diseases and regulating food production. traced to chicken factories in China. According to a recent UN survey, Firefighters believe it struck a A well-rounded policy strategy governance in relation to food pro- and developing and implement- In 2009, the swine flu (H1N1) 30 per cent of the world supports pipeline for liquefied for avoiding the next pandemic duction. ing stronger biosecurity meas- Origins of a pandemic originated in pig farms in Mexico a plant-based diet as a climate pol- petroleum gas at the facility, should include reducing the de- Some of the policy options in- ures. It calls for policies that Early cases of Covid-19 were and North Carolina in the United icy. The number of people at- Darajati told Iranian state mand for animal products. clude expanding scientific in- strengthen animal health and in- linked to markets in China where States. tempting to eat plant-based diets is television. Fortunately, an effective ap- quiry into the environmental di- creased capacity in monitoring wild animals were sold. Pangolins More recently, a possible new growing fast. Dynamic working ASSOCHAM SEEKS WAGE SUPPORT P11 means that the THURSDAY | JUNE 3 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR majority of our employees Industry chamber Assocham Wednesday will have the flexibility in recommended the government to extend managing their own working relief measures such as regulatory patterns: flexibility in where easing, wage support, and interest they work from and subsidy for the MSMEs which are reeling flexibility in when they work

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k y m business ANNE RICHARDS | GLOBAL CEO, FIDELITY c of the day uote PRELIMINARY TREND Byju’s, Google team up to offer ‘learning Global IoT market The small and micro- solution’ for schools businesses India’s May exports rise to have been PRESS TRUST OF INDIA to surpass $1tn-mark disproportionately impacted by the New Delhi, June 2: Education pandemic and we are technology firm Byju’s Wednesday pleased to help them grow their $32.21bn; trade deficit at $6.32bn announced a partnership with tech by 2024: Report business during these tough times. giant Google to offer a ‘learning so- We are taking a major step ahead in PRESS TRUST OF INDIA lution' for schools. With this, the sim- our vision to offer the best possible plicity, flexibility and security of CRM experience to our small New Delhi, June 2: India's ex- Google Workspace for Education business customers ports grew by 67.39 per cent to and Byju's content pedagogy come

MANI VEMBU | COO, ZOHO $32.21 billion in May driven by together on the 'Vidyartha' plat- healthy growth in sectors such form to aid effective learning at as engineering, petroleum prod- school, according to a statement. ucts and gems and jewellery, even This integration of Google The impact of as trade deficit widened to $6.32 Workspace for Education with the crude oil price surge on billion, according to government Byju's would offer a collaborative oil public sector data released Wednesday. Exports and personalised digital platform in May last year stood at $19.24 for classroom organisation, avail- companies is Several IoT use cases saw expected to be billion and in May 2019 it was able for free to participating edu- mixed. An at $29.85 billion, the commerce cational institutions, the state- AGENCIES growing adoption during improvement in the gross refining ministry's preliminary data ment added. the pandemic, including margins (GRMs) is expected owing showed. "With a commitment to digital ed- New Delhi, June 2: The global using connected thermal to increasing demand Imports in May rose by 68.54 per ucation, Google Workspace for internet of things (IoT) market by cameras to detect potential

SABYASACHI MAJUMDAR | GROUP cent to $38.53 billion, from $22.86 Education will combine Byju's un- revenue will be worth $1.1 trillion Covid-19 infections and HEAD AND SENIOR VP, ICRA billion in May 2020. In May 2019, paralleled pedagogy to empower by 2024, with much of the growth sensors for monitoring imports stood at $46.68 billion. educators in their journey towards coming from wearables, a new re- office occupancy levels, "India is thus a net importer in digital transformation," the state- port said Wednesday. JASASWINI BISWAL I ASSOCIATE PROJECT Our study May 2021 with a trade deficit of ment said. The global IoT market was worth MANAGER, (THEMATIC RESEARCH), $6.32 billion, an increase of 74.69 Exports of engineering, pe- Built on the Vidyartha platform, $622 billion in 2020, up from $586 bil- GLOBALDATA shows utilising EXPORTS DURING ` per cent over trade deficit USD 3.62 troleum products and gems and this partnership will provide direct lion in 2019, and will grow to reach 1,000 crore APRIL-MAY THIS YEAR HAVE billion in May 2020 and reduc- jewellery in May stood at $3 bil- access to Byju's math and science $1,077 billion by 2024, with a com- sors for monitoring office occu- can provide oxygen JUMPED TO $62.84 BILLION, tion by 62.49 per cent over trade lion, $3.51 billion and $1.9 billion pedagogy and visually-rich learn- pound annual growth rate (CAGR) pancy levels," said Jasaswini Biswal, support to nearly 1 AS AGAINST USD 29.6 lakh beds and go a deficit $16.84 billion in May 2019," respectively. ing solutions, including chapter- of 13% over the period, according Associate Project Manager for BILLION IN THE SAME long way in the ministry said. Commenting on the data, Trade wise slides, readymade assign- to data and analytics company Thematic Research at GlobalData. PERIOD LAST YEAR preparing the country's health The country's merchandise ex- Promotion Council of India ments, data banks, summary docs, GlobalData. The Covid-19 driven new digital infrastructure for future pandemic ports in April had jumped nearly (TPCI) Founder Chairman Mohit handouts, tests, among others. The dominance of the enter- transformation wave will fuel higher IMPORTS IN MAY ROSE BY waves three-fold to $30.63 billion, even Singla said that the fall in the prise IoT will continue for the fore- growth across all IoT markets. 68.54% TO $38.53 BILLION, as the trade deficit widened to seeable future. The enterprise IoT "The demand for technologies NITIN KANSAL | DIRECTOR, CRISIL FROM $22.86 BILLION IN MAY import of newsprint, transport $15.1 billion. dominates the overall IoT market, that can help the workforce get 2020. IN MAY 2019, equipment and iron and steel is generating 76% of total revenue Oil imports during May this IMPORTS STOOD AT $46.68 a welcome trend towards self-re- safely back to work is rising and will year rose to $9.45 billion, as com- BILLION liance, as it shows that the gov- in 2020. GlobalData expects this likely continue to grow. IoT appli- SHORT TAKES pared to $3.57 billion in May 2020. ernment's import substitution segment to still occupy 73% of the cations such as contact tracing de- In May 2019, it stood at $12.59 strategy has strongly worked for overall IoT market in 2024. vices and health-monitoring wear- New WA tools to billion. were $84.25 billion, up from $39.98 these sectors. "The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic ables provide critical data to help Exports during April-May this billion in April-May 2020. In Apr- The Engineering Export has highlighted the crucial role fight the pandemic," Biswal added. bind people, biz year have jumped to $62.84 bil- May 2019 it stood at $ 89.07 billion. Promotion Council (EEPC) said the IoT has come to play in our According to a Globaldata survey, The significant rise and ac- lives. Several IoT use cases saw New Delhi: WhatsApp lion, as against $29.6 billion in In Apr-May 2021, oil imports that shipments in the sector saw 48% of respondents showed a pos- Wednesday announced new the same period last year. It was aggregated at $20.32 billion, up a substantial year-on-year rise ceptance of online learning in the growing adoption during the pan- itive sentiment towards IoT, and features to help businesses $55.88 billion in April-May 2019, from $8.24 billion in Apr-May in May primarily on account of last one year has led to the swift digi- demic, including using connected 45% believed IoT would play a crit- chat with people with ease and the data showed. 2020. In Apr-May 2019 it was $24.16 low-base due to strict lockdown tisation of the education system, thermal cameras to detect poten- ical role in the new business gen- grow further. The company said Imports during April-May 2021 billion. in the same month last year. Mrinal Mohit, COO, Byju's noted. tial Covid-19 infections and sen- eration over the next three years. that it has cut down the time it takes for businesses to get up and running from weeks to just five minutes. The Facebook- Amazon backs proposed US owned company said that it is Ramco Cements also rolling out new messaging ‘Tata Power caters to 9mn features that can help people legislation to legalise cannabis donates medical get business done faster. REUTERS ers have so far largely refused to relief to govt work with the industry as cannabis customers across Odisha’ ‘Economy will Washington D.C., June 2: Amazon is still a classified substance at POST NEWS NETWORK has said that it supports a pro- the federal level. NESCO (2 million customers) in bounce back’ posed US legislation to legalize "In the past, like many employ- February’ 2021, has marked a new Bhubaneswar, June 2: Ramco New Delhi: Hitting back at cannabis at the federal level, and ers, we've disqualified people from milestone for Tata Power, he added. Cements contributed Covid-19 med- former Finance Minister P would drop weed-testing require- working at Amazon if they tested M Shenbagam, CEO, TPCODL ical relief items to the state gov- Chidambaram for his ments for some recruitments. positive for marijuana use," Clark said, “The company has built a ernment. Earlier, the company had comments on the economy, The e-commerce company's pub- said. "However, given where state healthy network for the High promised `1 crore of Covid medical Minister of State for Finance lic policy team will be actively sup- laws are moving across the US, Transmission (HT) and Low relief to the government. Anurag Thakur Wednesday porting The Marijuana Opportunity we've changed course." Transmission (LT) lines by start- The items were delivered to SR said India’s growth will Reinvestment and Expungement Amazon was hit with a proposed ing a monthly review of top 10 Ransingh, General Manager rebound on the back of Act of 2021 (MORE Act), which class action suit, which claimed tripping feeders and is taking ap- (Equipment) of Odisha State consistent reforms and strong seeks to legalise marijuana at the that the company was violating a propriate measures to prevent Medical Corporation Limited fundamentals. Thakur also federal level, its consumer boss New York City law by testing ap- this in the future. (OSMCL). regretted that "leaderless Dave Clark said in a blog post. plicants for jobs at local facilities “TPCODL also undertook var- Congress (was) behaving like Amazon will also no longer for marijuana, according to a ious employee-centric initiatives an ostrich reading economic screen its job applicants for mari- Westlaw report. which involved the direct em- data". "Indian economy is juana use for any positions not The company does not allow ployment of about 500 individuals resilient and will rebound in regulated by the Department of marijuana sales on its platform. and indirect employments of over the times ahead based on Transportation, Clark added. Amazon also said it is tweaking 8,000 individuals through busi- consistent reforms that have ensured strong fundamentals While many US states have le- its worker productivity tracking POST NEWS NETWORK entire power distribution busi- ness associates, Shenbagam said. REPRESENTATIONAL PIC through these difficult times, galized marijuana use, employ- tool, "Time off Task." ness of the state with a consumer “Post-cyclone Yaas, TPCODL Thakur said. Bhubaneswar, June 2: Tata Power base of 90 lakh. Since its takeover, was able to restore 70% of the The medical equipments include currently caters to a customer TPCODL has also replaced 2.6 power supply within 8 hours of BPL make ventilators (Elisa 600), base of 2.6 million in five circles lakh defective meters. The com- landfall. TPCODL also ensured BPL make ventilators (vent 50 c), of Central Odisha and has a total pany focused on preventive & 100% power supply to the twin Venus make N95 masks, and oxy- Follow a graded customer base of 9 million across predictive maintenance activi- cities (Cuttack and Bhubaneswar) gen face masks. approach: FICCI the entire state, said Sanjay Banga, ties and improved reliability of with systematic maintenance of its The company has been closely President of T&D, Tata Power. power supply.” network,” he added. coordinating with various gov- New Delhi: With the number Addressing the celebration of “The acquisition of manage- TPCODL has also started GIS, ernment agencies and providing re- of coronavirus infections the first year of its successful ment of CESU in June 2020 fol- SCADA and customer mapping lief by procuring lifesaving equip- declining in the country, operations in Odisha, Wednesday, lowed by WESCO (2 million cus- and claims to make all four discoms ment and instruments and making industry chamber FICCI has Banga said, “The Company’s tomers) & SOUTHCO (2.3 million Smart Grid-compliant in the next the same available to the health suggested the government to focus now lies in managing the customers) in January’2021 and three years. care systems. follow a graded approach in unlocking economic activities. The chamber has suggested opening up of economic activities depending upon the positivity rate of Covid-19 Virus disaster leaves deep scars on Indian economy cases in that region or district. It has divided regions at four levels: minimal risk, SOME OBSERVERS FEAR THE PSYCHOLOGICAL BLOW FROM THE VIRUS DISASTER THAT RIPPED THROUGH INDIA THIS YEAR KILLING TENS low risk, medium risk and high risk. OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WILL LEAVE CONSUMER RELUCTANT TO SPEND

REUTERS luctant to spend. ployment that normally hovers fatalities amid the second wave US suspends India's government is sticking around 6-7% also hit double digit and fears of a third wave, are New Delhi, June 2: Expectations with a forecast that the economy levels in May, according to the pri- prompting many people to cut additional tariffs for India's economic growth are will grow 10.5% in the fiscal year vately owned firm. spending. being revised sharply lower as a that started April 1, but on Tuesday Last year, India announced a Sales of goods including gro- Washington D.C.: The US surge in people losing their jobs and State Bank of India - the country's Wednesday announced tariffs $266 billion package to support the cery, footwear, apparel and beauty on six countries, including defaulting on debt suggest a more largest lender - slashed its growth economy during a strict nation- products fell 49% in April, ac- India that have imposed or are halting recovery from the finan- forecast to 7.9% from 10.4%. wide lockdown to contain the first cording to the Retail Association considering equalisation cial shock of the Covid-19 pan- Several international banks such coronavirus wave. But this was of India, whose head Kumar levy/digital services tax on demic. as Barclays and UBS have also cut largely liquidity support given to Rajagopalan anticipates a bigger de- e-commerce companies but Economists are downgrading back their predictions. banks to boost company credit, cline in May. immediately suspended the their estimates as a range of data After a 7.3% contraction in 2020- with less than a tenth of the sum Meanwhile, sales of cars and taxes for up to six months to - from the rate of cheques bounc- 21 - the sharpest ever recorded by used for welfare programmes for motorcycles fell 30% in April over provide additional time to ing to the amount of mortgaged gold India - the relatively muted recov- the poorest in the country. March and are expected to slump complete the ongoing jewellery up for sale - shows the ex- ery puts India at odds with coun- India did not launch job sup- by over 60% in May as automakers multilateral negotiations on tent of the economic damage from tries like United States and China port schemes on the scale of those including Maruti Suzuki and Hero

international taxation at the a devastating second wave of the that are seeing a swift rebound as economy like India could be sig- after lowering his forecast. seen in some developed economies MotoCorp halted production for

k y m c OECD and G20. USTR disease. they emerge from the pandemic, and nificant. The situation has exacerbated un- and the government has not an- several days amid rising infec- Katherine Tai, announced the Some observers also fear the suggests deeper damage has been "GDP growth of less than 10% employment that touched a 12- nounced a major stimulus pack- tions. Dealerships remain closed. conclusion of the one-year psychological blow from the virus done to an economy worth around will be a - I won't use the word dis- month high of 11.9% in May from age since the second wave hit. While car sales bounced back Section 301 investigations of disaster that ripped through India $2.9 trillion before the crisis hit. aster, but it will not be very beau- 7.97% in April, according to data Surging unemployment, cou- after the first wave last year it was Digital Service Taxes adopted this year killing tens of thousands The knock-on effects of sub-par tiful," SBI's Chief Economist from the Centre for Monitoring pled with state lockdowns, a large not on a scale seen elsewhere and by Austria, India, Italy, Spain, of people will leave consumer re- growth on a rapidly developing Soumya Kanti Ghosh told Reuters Indian Economy. Rural unem- increase in hospitalisations and the recovery was brief. Turkey and the UK. P12 THURSDAY | JUNE 3 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR sports

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Madrid, June 2: For the first time in 15 years, Spain finds itself prepar- ing for a major tournament with- out Sergio Ramos. The veteran de- fender, however, is still attracting much of the attention ahead of the European Championship as Spain starts its preparations in Madrid. “Sergio Ramos has always been with the national team, so it’s a bit strange that he isn’t here now,” Koke said Tuesday at the team’s training camp. Ramos had been with “La Roja” for every major tournament since the 2006 World Cup, having first made the senior team in 2005 at age 18. He was a surprising ab- sence for the Euro 2020 squad de- GETTING BATTLE READY: Indian players go through training drills ahead of their World Cup qualifying round match against Qatar, Thursday spite a season plagued by injuries. Coach Luis Enrique decided to Spain. We have to respect these leave the veteran captain off his list decisions.” because of a lack of play in recent Luis Enrique said he didn’t want India to face mighty Qatar in WC qualifying round match months. to pick a full complement of 26 The 35-year-old Ramos missed players because some wouldn’t end AGENCIES has gone south since then while Cup qualifiers. top European and South American Qatar have won five out of their most of the second half of the sea- up being used at all. “There is always Qatar, the group toppers, have come On the positive side, Stimac will teams in the recent past,” Chhetri six matches in these qualifiers. son with Real Madrid after a series controversy when it comes to any Doha, June 2: Their preparation into Thursday match on a high. have the chance to field a full said. Boasting of a lethal attacking line- of muscle injuries and a knee prob- decision related to Ramos,” Luis was far from ideal but India would They beat Luxembourg (1-0) and strength Indian team after a long “The last time we took a point up with top striker Almoez Ali and lem that required surgery. He also Enrique said when the list was an- take inspiration from the draw Azerbaijan (2-1) and played out a 1- time with all the core players avail- against them makes us confident Hasan Al-Haydos leading the pack, tested positive for COVID-19 in nounced. “But I see it as something against Asian champions Qatar 1 draw against Ireland in the in- able for selection and without in- as a team. We understand that they Qatar would be looking at noth- April, but was expected to be injury normal, I don’t think his absence in 2019 when they face the same op- ternational friendly matches in jury concern. will come out all guns blazing at us, ing less than a convincing win. free by the time Euro 2020 started. will affect the national team.” ponents in the second-leg match of March. India are coming into this That 2019 match against Qatar and we need to stick together as a The squad: Gurpreet Singh Many in Spain criticised Luis Ramos came out supporting the the joint World Cup and Asian Cup match after a demoralising 0-6 did not have talisman Sunil Chhteri team.” Sandhu, Amrinder Singh, Dheeraj Enrique for leaving the star de- coach’s decision, saying that in his qualifiers, here Thursday. drubbing against the UAE in an in- due to a viral fever and his return In that drawn game in 2019 also, Singh, Pritam Kotal, Rahul Bheke, fender out, especially because the case it was best to rest and try to India had held mighty Qatar 0- ternational friendly in March. will surely boost the confidence of Qatar dominated throughout with Narender Gehlot, Chinglensana coach decided not to use two of fully recover for the future. He had 0 in September 2019 here, a result On top of that, India’s prepara- the young Indian side. Chhetri also waves of attacks on the Indian Singh, Sandesh Jhingan, Adil Khan, the 26 spots available, with Ramos hinted before that he could play considered as one of the best for the tion has been hit hard as they had missed the two international friend- citadel. It was to the credit of goal- Akash Mishra, Subhashish Bose, potentially benefiting the squad in the Tokyo Olympics, and was still side in recent times. to cancel a national camp scheduled lies in March, including the one keeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu Udanta Singh, Brandon Fernandes, with his experience and leader- aiming at playing in the 2022 World But India are playing their home in early May in Kolkata. The team against UAE, as he was recovering and Sandesh Jhingan-led defence Liston Colaco, Rowllin Borges, ship even if he wasn’t fully fit. Cup in Qatar. match here as the Qatari capital was reached here on May 19 only to from COVID-19 infection. that stood tall to deny the Qataris Glan Martins, Anirudh Thapa, “In the end, these decisions are Ramos is close to breaking the chosen as the centralised venue find that the players would not get But there will be gulf is class a win. Pronoy Halder, Suresh Singh, made by the coach, he is the one who record for most appearances for a for all the remaining Group E the facilities they would have between the two sides. Qatar are Currently fourth in Group E Lalengmawia Ralte, Abdul Sahal, announces the list,” said Koke. “It national team. He already holds matches after the qualifiers were wanted. ranked 58th in the FIFA chart with three points from five matches, Yasir Mohammad, Lallianzuala wasn’t only Sergio Ramos who was the European record with 180 ap- halted last year due to the COVID- Stimac himself had expressed the against India’s 105th. “Qatar are one India are already out of reckoning Chhangte, Bipin Singh, Ashique left out, but also other very im- pearances, four fewer than the 19 pandemic. frustration, saying that it was “not of the top teams in Asia. They have for a World Cup berth but still in con- Kuruniyan, Ishan Pandita, Sunil portant players for their clubs, and world record held by Egypt player India’s performance, however, an ideal preparation” for the World had some decent results against tention for the 2023 Asian Cup. Chhetri & Manvir Singh. other very important players for Ahmed Hassan. KOHLI NOT TOO CONCERNED DJOKO EASES PAST SANDGREN; KASTAKINA ENDS BENCIC RUN AT FRENCH OPEN PRESS TRUST OF INDIA LACK OF PREPARATION TIME FOR WTC FINAL Zverev toils hard to enter third round Mumbai, June 2: India captain Virat Kohli is not too concerned ASSOCIATED PRESS He took the next five points to seal about the limited preparation time the match and extend his perfect that his team will get for the World Paris, June 2: Down 1-4 in the record against qualifiers to four Test Championship (WTC) final third set, Alexander Zverev de- matches on the Paris clay. against New Zealand as he believes cided it was time to shorten his In the women’s draw, 2019 runner- that it has the requisite under- match at Roland Garros. He was de- up Marketa Vondrousova reached standing of conditions from its past termined to avoid another lengthy the third round with a 6-1, 6-3 win experience of playing in England. fight following a five-set battle in the over wild card Harmony Tan. India take on New Zealand in previous round, so he applied pres- Earlier, tenth-seeded Belinda the marquee game at Southampton sure on qualifier Roman Safiullin. Bencic’s campaign at Roland Garros from June 18. Currently, New The sixth-seeded German won ended with a 6-2, 6-2 loss to Daria Zealand are engaged in a two-Test the next game at love, broke back Kasatkina while Katerina Siniakova series against England, while India by pushing his rival into unforced er- saved two match points to oust would be in quarantine after land- rors and was nearly flawless in the 29th-seeded Veronika Kudermetova ing there, including three days of tie-breaker. The reward was a 7-6(7- 7-6(9-7), 5-7, 7-5. hotel quarantine. 4), 6-3, 7-6(7-1) victory to advance into Ahead of the French Open, “Look, in the past we have landed the third round at the French Open. Siniakova made a deep run in in places three days prior even in “And even if you are used to the ing into the game, because we are Elsewhere, World No.1 Novak Parma, where she upset top-seeded a proper schedule and have had a conditions, if you don’t enter the absolutely sure of what we can do Djokovic completely outplayed un- Isner also had to toil hard to get past known since their days in the boys’ Serena Williams. Bencic struggled hell of a series and hell of compe- field in the right frame of mind, you as a team and we all have played in seeded Tennys Sandgren 6-2, 6-4, 6- Filip Krajinovic 7-6(8-6), 6-1, 7-6(7- categories, dropped his serve three with her serve throughout and was tition, so it is all in the head,” Kohli are going to nick that first ball or England. 2 to make it into the second round. 5). Both Fognini and Isner advanced times on Court Suzanne Lenglen broken four times by her Russian said in the pre-departure press you are going to find it tough to pick “Whether it is with the Indian The Serb will next face Laslo Dere, to third round. but managed to catch up with rival. The Swiss player has never pro- conference. wickets,” added the superstar. team or India A as well, for the who came from two sets down to out- However, it was a tough day for Safiullin with his fighting spirit. gressed past the third round at the Virat insisted that it was also According to Kohli, his side likes of (Mohammed) Siraj. So we wit Miomir Kecmanovic 4-6, 4-6, 11th seed Roberto Bautista Agut as A 25-shot rally in the final tie- French Open in five appearances. about the mindset. “It is not the first would not have any issues even if are not bothered by that at all and 6-3, 6-2, 6-3. the Spaniard went down to an un- breaker epitomized Zverev’s com- Kasatkina made it to the quar- time we are playing in England, we it gets just four practice sessions. we just want to get there and make Among others, Fabio Fognini, seeded Henri Laksonen of bative attitude. First on the de- terfinals in Paris in 2018, but it’s the all know what the conditions are “We don’t have any issues even the most of the opportunity at 23rd seed, beat Marton Fucsovics Switzerland 3-6, 6-2, 3-6, 2-6. fensive, Zverev turned it around and first time this season that she has like,” he said. with four practice sessions head- hand,” he added. 7-6(8-6), 6-1, 6-2. The 31st seed John Zverev, facing a rival he has won the point with a passing shot. won consecutive matches on clay. EURO 2020: Foden leads continent’s young guns

Any European PHIL FODEN FERRAN TORRES years. Donnarumma is the defini- select more young talents for his last Championship offers When Manchester City faced tive goalkeeping prodigy of the last tournament as Germany coach. Borussia Dortmund in the decade and Italy’s heir to the great Bayern Munich forward Jamal young players a chance to Champions League quarterfinals, Gianluigi Buffon. Donnarumma Musiala made his debut in March make their name on the all eyes were on Dortmund striker made his debut for Milan in Serie after choosing Germany over Erling Haaland. But it was Foden A at 16 in 2015 and immediately England, and 17-year-old international stage. Even who decided the outcome from pushed aside more experienced Leverkusen midfielder Florian more so this time. The midfield with a goal in each leg as teammates to make himself the Wirtz is on the fringe of the squad. City won 4-2 on aggregate. club’s first choice in goal. Italy’s coronavirus pandemic The 21-year-old Foden was born failure to qualify for the 2018 World MATTHIJS DE LIGT means three years have a few miles from City’s home sta- Cup means that Donnarumma is set dium and came through stiff com- to make his major tournament passed since the World petition in the club’s youth sys- A hat-trick in Spain’s 6-0 rout He has seemed at home in the debut at Euro 2020. Cup, so more players are tem to stake his place in the first of Germany last year underlined Portugal squad ever since he was team. He played almost just how much the 21-year-old trusted to make his debut in a KAI HAVERTZ making their major every game this season Torres means for a new-look Spain Nations League semifinal match in tournament debuts. in City’s run to the team. He’s already a regular starter 2019. Still, he may be a bit-part Premier League title. at international level and proved player at Euro 2020 with coach UEFA has expanded Foden was too young to his worth for Manchester City this Fernando Santos preferring a front squads from 23 play- play at the 2018 World year with four goals in the group three of Cristiano Ronaldo, Diogo Cup but made his stage of the Champions League. Jota and Bernardo Silva. ers to 26, which England debut last Record-breaking 18-year-old Ansu could encourage year and immedi- Fati has sometimes outshone Torres GIANLUIGI DONNARUMMA ately looked com- in the Spain squad, but a severe knee The Netherlands has developed coaches to take a fortable. injury in November means Fati a whole new generation of players chance on less won’t return in time for Euro 2020. since its last tournament appear- experienced ance at the 2014 World Cup. De Ligt JOAO FELIX emerged alongside international players. Here is The Atletico Madrid forward Chelsea made a splash by sign- teammates Frenkie de Jong, Donny has sometimes seemed to be ing the 21-year-old Havertz for a van de Beek and Ryan Gravenberch y a look at some weighed down by expectations reported 70 million pounds (USD on the Ajax team which reached the

young players since moving from Benfica for 126 99 million) from Bayer Leverkusen 2019 Champions League semifi-

k k y y m m c c who can make million euros (USD 153 million) in last year. He’s taken time adapt- nals. Since joining Juventus, De 2019. Injuries and a coronavirus ing to life in the Premier League but Ligt has cemented his place as one their major tour- infection disrupted his rhythm The AC Milan goalkeeper is still seems more at home since German of the world’s leading defenders. At nament debuts at this season, but Joao Felix can be only 22, but he’s already been part coach Thomas Tuchel took charge the age of 21, he’s already played devastating when he is in form. of the Italy team for nearly five at Chelsea. Joachim Loew could more than 20 times for his country. Euro 2020…

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