®®® Vol - 17 ®®® Issue-261 ®®® Bhubaneswar ®®® 03 May, 2021 ®®® Monday ®® Orissa Today email:[email protected], ®®® Rs.2.00 People’s Voice [email protected] ®®® Pages -8 RNI NO - ODIENG/2005/16409 For e paper : www.orissatodaynews. in [email protected] TMC sweeps Bengal DMK returns in TN; LDF creates history New Delhi, May 2 (UNI) Mamata Banerjee-led All India Tamil Nadu Paducherry Kerala Westbengal Assam Trinamool Congress looks set to retain the power in West Bengal, upsetting the pollsters who predicted a neck-and- neck contest with the BJP, as it was leading comfortably in 192 seats and won 21 of the 292 seats in the counting of votes for Assembly elections till 1900 hrs. The Bharatiya Janata Party was at the distant second, leading in 75 seats and The AIADMK was leading in tion Congress-led United while Congress bagged four The TMC said that counting who was also the chief min- some parts of Tamil Nadu and winning three seats (78). The 75 seats and won two seats Democratic Front bagged 17 seats and was leading in two for Nandigram is not complete ister candidate. The Opposi- West Bengal. The ECI issued Left parties, which have once while the BJP was leading only seats and leading ahead in 25 seats. The Congress recently and the EC announced the re- tion parties were quick to a notice to chief secretaries ruled the state for 35 years, in three seats of the total 234 seats of 140 seats. The BJP lost the majority in the Territo- sults without counting the last congratulate Mamata of the four states and one and Indian National Congress seats. Tamil-actor turned poli- failed to open its account. In rial Assembly as several MLAs round. Banerjee. Aam Aadmi Party union territory to check such failed to open their account. In tician Kamal Hassan's newly Assam, Sarbananda Sonowal- resigned. Prime Minister Ms Banerjee addressing a chief and Delhi Chief Minis- gatherings. The elections another significant develop- floated party Makkal Needhi led NDA is set to retain the Narendra Modi congratulated press conference termed the ter Arvind Kejriwal and Na- were held between March 27 ment, Stalin-led Dravida Maiam (MNM) was leading northeast state as it won seven Bengal Chief Minister Mamata results as "victory of democ- tionalist Congress Party head and April 29. West Bengal Munnetra Kazhagam, in alli- only in one seat. The Left seats and is leading in 59 of Banerjee, DMK chief MK racy". She said the swearing- Sharad Pawar wrote con- went for polls in eight phases. ance with Congress, will re- Democratic Front in Kerala has 120 seats. The opposition UPA Stakin, Kerala Chief Minister in ceremony will be a low-key gratulatory messages on However, polling on two place the 10-year-old rule of created a history as it will be bagged two seats and was rac- Pinarayi Vijayan for their vic- event in view of the prevailing Twitter. However, despite the seats was postponed due to All India Anna Dravida the first to retain power in the ing ahead in 44 seats of the tories. In the battle of prestige Covid-19 situation. In Kerala, strict warning from the Elec- the death of candidates. Vot- Munnetra Kazhagam, as it was coastal state which has an odd total 125. All India N R Con- in Nandigram, Ms Banerjee Shafi Parambil United Demo- tion Commission of India of ing for Assam was held in racing ahead in 112 seats and history of changing goalpost gress-led BJP alliance in lost and BJP's Suvendu cratic Front (UDF)’s incum- no victory processions or three phases while in Tamil declared elected in two seats every five years. The LDF won Puducherry is heading to- Adhikari was declared winner, bent Shafi Parambil won gatherings in view of the viru- Nadu, Kerala and and its alliance party INC lead- 44 seats and was racing ahead wards a victory as it won 11 post which the TMC has de- Palakkad, defeating lent second wave of Covid- Puducherry, the polling was ing in 16 seats. in 49 seats while the opposi- seats and leading in three seats manded a recounting of votes. 'Metroman' Sreedharan of BJP 19, celebrations were seen in conducted in a single phase. Odisha govt clamps complete lockdown Odisha reports 8015 new covid cases,14 deaths in a single day Bhubaneswar, May 02 (UNI) Naveen Patnaik today de- matters. He also reviewed the in entire state for 14 days from May 5 The covid cases in Odisha to- clared the working journalists border sealing arrangements Bhubaneswar, May 02 (UNI) aggregators would be prohib- day showed a decline trend in the state as frontline covid on Jharkhand and and reported over 8000 cases warriors, a demand being Chhattisgarh borders. Border Amid rise of covid surge in ited during the lockdown and after registering an all time high raised by the journalist with Check posts connecting to Odisha, the state government shutdown. The government of over 10 K on Saturday. Con- the death of nearly 15 media Jharkhand border are main- today clamped complete has prohibited all social, politi- sidering the gravity of the men in covid during the sec- taining vigil at Mahipani, and lockdown in the entire state for cal, religious, academic and cul- covid situation in the state ,the ond phase alone. Sarda under Bisra PS and 14 days from May 5 next to con- tural functions besides gather- Odisha government today an- Chief Secretary S C Jhirpani bridge and Sankha tain the spread of the virus. ings have been prohibited dur- nounced a complete lockdown Mohapatra described the bridge under Birmitrapur Po- Besides the lockdown the state ing the lockdown. However, the in the entire state from May 5 covid situation as extraordi- lice station. Official sources will also have a complete shut- people could visit the nearest till May 19 in a bid to contain nary and said the country is said the border checks con- down on weekends, Chief Sec- grocery and vegetable shop the spread of the virus show- now facing a catastrophic situ- necting to Chhattisgarh are retary Suresh Chandra within 500 meters of their house ing no letting down. Health ation. He said last year during active at Taparia, Lulkidihi, Mohapatra said. by walking between 6 AM to12 and Family Welfare department the peak period Odisha had Rajgangpur Railway station. sources said 8015 new cases reported on an average of 4000 Further, border check posts The lockdown will be through- PM on Monday to Friday. including 4568 from quarantine to 4500 cases every day but connecting to Jharkhand at out the state with effect from Not allowed during the complete lockdown Marriages would be permitted centres and 3447 local contact during the second phase the Old Octroi check post, May 5 till 5 AM of May 19 while Buses for public transport with approval from the local au- cases,were reported from 30 state has been reporting al- Telijore, Gotitangar, there will be a complete shut- Intra-State movement of individuals by road, except for medical reasons thorities with not more than 50 districts in the past 24 hours most two and half times more Salangabahal are functioning down on weekends starting from or for activities permitted under these guidelines persons and incase of funerals All educational, training, coaching institutions, etc, except as allowed by taking the covid tally in the of 8000 to 10,000 cases every round the clock in 6 PM Fridays to 5 AM on Mon- Government. However, physical conduction of examinations by State/ and last rites the number of per- state to 4,62,622 . At the same day. Such an unprecedented Sundargarh district. days. National/International bodies shall be allowed on a case to case basis by the sons shall not be more than 20 time 14 covid patients under rise of covid cases has a direct Similarly, border check posts Mr Mohapatra however clari- respective Departments with due intimation to all concerned authorities. for the entire event. All cinema treatment, succumbed to the pressure on the hospital which connecting Chhattisgarh at fied that the testing and vacci- Exhibitions/Tradde Fairs/Melas/physical business to business meetings are halls, malls, market complexes, virus in the past 24 hours push- may lead to heavy demand on Kanakpura, Lara chhak, nation will be continued in the prohibited. However, such activities may be taken up in virtual mode. gymnasiums, sports com- ing the total fatalities to 2068. ICU and Ventilators. Bikram Palli in Jharsuguda Taxis (including auto rickshaws and cycle rickshaws) and services of cab places notified by the Health plexes, swimming pools, enter- Rayagada district reported four Mr.Mohapatra said several district are functioning to aggregators (except as specified in subsequent paragraphs of this auditoAll deaths followed by two in districts have already turned check the interstate move- and Family Welfare department. tainment parks, theatres, bars cinema halls, malls, market complexes, gyms, sports coplexes, Keonjhar while one each death into hot spots for covid cases. ment. As many as 3 platoons All public transports,taxis, auto order).swimming pools, entertainment parks, theatres, parks, bars and auditorium, jatra and operas was reported from eight other Meanwhile,DGP Abhaya to- forces have been deployed (P-8) rickshaw and services of cab would be closed. districts. Official sources said day visited four western for Covid enforcement duty 25 of the 30 districts in the Odisha districts to review the in Rourkela, 4 platoons each PM reviews progress of converting nitrogen plants to oxygen plants state reported more than one ongoing covid enforcement in Sundargarh and New Delhi, May 2 (UNI) Prime progress. Further 37 Nitrogen hundred new cases in the past drive and plans for implemen- Jharsuguda and 7 Platoons in Minister Narendra Modi on plants have been also identified 24 hours of which eight dis- tation of the lockdown from Sambalpur district. Sources Sunday reviewed the progress with the help of industry asso- tricts have registered more May 5onwards. He reviewed said about 214 tankers with of converting nitrogen plants ciations. A nitrogen plant modi- than 300 cases in a single day. the ramping up enforcement 3964.542 MT medical oxygen Khordha district with 1275 measures, strict implementa- from Odisha have been es- to oxygen plants, as the coun- fied for the production of oxy- cases continued to register the tion of lockdown and week- corted by the Odisha Police try is facing second wave of gen can be either shifted to a highest number of covid cases end shutdown, strengthen- in the last 10 days to needy Covid-19 and witnessing grow- nearby hospital or, in case it is followed by Sundargarh ( ing vigil on interstate move- states like Maharashtra, ing demand of oxygen to fight not feasible to shift the plant, it 735),Angul ( 525),Cuttack ( 482) ment by more stringent Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, the virus. Considering the re- can be used for on-site produc- and Sambalpur ( 441). The ac- checks at border check posts Andhra Pradesh, Uttar quirement of medical oxygen tion of oxygen, which can be tive cases in the state shut up and preparedness to ramp up Pradesh, Haryana and amidst the second surge of be transported to hospital to 69,453 while 3,91,048 covid Police assistance . DGP also Chhattisgarh. A total of 82 COVID-19 pandemic, the Cen- through specialised vessels/ patients have so far been re- interacted with Policemen en- tankers/containers carrying tre explored the feasibility of cylinders. Principal Secretary covered from the infection. gaged in enforcement duties 1570.702 MT medical oxygen conversion of existing nitrogen spared for production of oxy- production of oxygen was dis- to PM, Cabinet Secretary, Home Meanwhile, in a major deci- and verified about their have been escorted from plants to produce oxygen. Dur- gen were identified and the cussed. On deliberation with Secretary, Secretary Road sion, Odisha Chief Minister wellbeing and operational Rourkela alone. ing the meeting, various such process of converting the ex- the industries, so far 14 indus- Transport & Highways and potential industries, wherein isting Pressure Swing Absorp- tries have been identified where other senior officials partici- PM congratulates Mamata for TMC's existing nitrogen plants may be tion (PSA) nitrogen plants for conversion of plants is under pated in the meeting. Naveen congratulates Sonwal,Mamata,Viajayan, MK Stalin for winning the Assembly elections thumping victory in Bengal Assy polls Bhubaneswar, May 2 (UNI) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today congratulated Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonwal, West New Delhi, May 2 (UNI) "Congratulations to Mamata COVID-19 pandemic," the Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banarjee,Kerala Chief MinisterVijayan Pinarayi and DMK Chief M K Stalin for winning the Assembly elections Prime Minister Narendra Didi for @AITCofficial's win Prime Minister wrote on elections. Taking to the tweeter, Mr.Patnaik said Congratulations @sarbanandsonwal ji on your party winning the #AssamAssemblyElection Modi on Sunday congratu- in West Bengal. The Centre Twitter. As per latest statis- for the second consecutive time. Wishing you all the best. In another tweet he said “Congratulations @vijayanpinarayi ji on your party winning lated West Bengal Chief will continue to extend all tics, the All India Trinamool the #KeralaAssemblyElection for the second consecutive time. Best wishes. Mr.Patnaik also congratulated DMK Chief M K Stali and said Minister Mamata Banerjee as possible support to the Congress has won 21 seats “Congratulations @mkstalin ji on DMK winning the #TamilNaduAssemblyElection. All the very best for a successful tenure. The Chief Minister the trends showed that the West Bengal Government to and is leading on 192 while also tweeted on the TMC winning the West Bengal Assembly election for the third time in a row and said :”Heartiest congratulations party is heading towards a fulfill people's aspirations BJP is ahead on 75 seats and @MamataOfficial ji on @AITCofficial winning the #WestBengal AssemblyElection for a third consecutive time. “I am sure under your landslide victory in the state. and also to overcome the have so far won 3. leadership the state will scale new heights. Best wishes.”, he remarked. Orissa Today WORLD Monday 03 May 2021 Bhubaneswar 2 DPRK warns US to face worse consequences Olympia Dukakis, actress known for ‘Moonstruck’ after Washington calls Pyongyang "threat" dies at 89 in New York, brother confirms Pyongyang, May 2 the United States and the sponding measures, and he "smeared the statewide Washington, May 2 (UNI) (Xinhua) The Democratic world. with time the U.S. will find anti-epidemic measures in Oscar-winning actress People's Republic of Ko- itself in a very grave situ- the DPRK" for protecting Olympia Dukakis, well- rea (DPRK) warned on "His statement clearly re- ation," he said. the life and security of the known for her role as Sunday that the United flects his intent to keep Kwon also said the U.S.- people from the world- Rose Castorini in Norman States "will face worse enforcing the hostile claimed "diplomacy" is a wide COVID-19 pan- Jewison's 1987 romance and worse crisis" after policy toward the DPRK spurious signboard for demic as "human rights film "Moonstruck," has U.S. President Joe Biden as it had been done by the covering up its hostile abuses" and "even faulted died at the age of 89, her called the DPRK's nuclear U.S. for over half a cen- acts, and the "deterrence" the dignity of our supreme brother confirmed. program a "serious tury," Kwon said. touted by it "is just a leadership," the DPRK threat," reported the offi- means for posing nuclear statement said. "My beloved sister, Olym- cial Korean Central News "The U.S. will face worse threats" to the DPRK. pia Dukakis, passed away Agency (KCNA). and worse crisis beyond As the United States this morning in New York control in the near future In a separate statement openly expressed its in- City. After many months Kwon Jong Gun, director if it is set to approach the issued on Sunday, the tention to stifle the DPRK of failing health she is fi- general of the Department DPRK-U.S. ties, still DPRK foreign ministry with a "resolute deter- nally at peace and with her of U.S. Affairs of the For- holding on the outdated also slammed Washington rence," "denying our ide- Louis," Apollo Dukakis eign Ministry, said in a policy from Cold War- for criticizing the DPRK's ology and social system said on Facebook on Sat- She passed away three alongside Cher, who cousin of Michael statement released by the minded perspective and human rights record, say- and abusing the 'human urday. years after the death of played her daughter in Dukakis, the Democratic KCNA that the U.S. presi- viewpoint," Kwon ing it amounts to insult- rights' as a tool for inter- her husband, Louis "Moonstruck." She also nominee for president in dent made a slip of the warned. ing the "dignity of our su- ference in our internal af- According to a family Zorich. took the Golden Globe for 1988 (who lost to tongue last week about the preme leadership." fairs and a political statement, Olympia best supporting actress George H.W. Bush), DPRK in his first Con- "Now that what the key- weapon for overturning Dukakis died at her Dukakis won best sup- for that role. Dukakis is also known gressional speech in note of the U.S. new Last week, U.S. State our social system, we will home, but the exact porting actress at the for her role in Herbert which he called DPRK policy has become Department Spokesper- be forced to take cause of death was not 1988 Academy Awards The daughter of Greek Ross' 1989 "Steel Mag- Pyongyang a "serious clear, we will be com- son Ned Price released a corresponding measures," immediately revealed. for her performance immigrants and first nolias." threat" to the security of pelled to press for corre- press statement in which it added. UK records another 1,907 coronavirus cases, 7 deaths Six killed in road accident in Bangladesh Dhaka, May 2 (UNI) Six were identified as Hossen Jakaria, 50 and his wife spot and two others London, May 2 (Xinhua) people have been given Wolport, a member of the to see all legal restrictions people including five Ahmed, 35, auto-rick- Hasina Begum, 40. injured.Dastageer Ahmed, Another 1,907 people in the first jab of the Scientific Advisory Group in England being removed members of a family were shaw driver, Sadia They all were inhabitants Officer-in-charge of Britain have tested positive coronavirus vaccine, ac- for Emergencies (SAGE), by mid-June. killed and two others in- Begum, 39, wife of late of Pakhibel and Rupcheng Jaintiapur Model Police for COVID-19, bringing cording to the latest offi- told the BBC. Experts have warned that jured after a truck hit a Jamal Ahmed, her son village in the upazila. Station, said on informa- the total number of cial figures. It is important not to re- despite progress in vac- CNG-run auto-rickshaw Shahadat, daughter Sabia According to the police tion police rushed to the coronavirus cases in the Earlier Saturday, a gov- peat the mistakes of the cine rollout, Britain is "still on Sylhet-Tamabil high- Begum, 7 and source, a Jaflong-bound spot and sent the bodies country to 4,418,530, ac- ernment advisory scien- past in reopening social not out of the woods" way at Ferryghat area in Habibunnecha, sister of truck hit a CNG-run auto- and injured to Sylhet MAG cording to official figures tist said warned that Brit- life too soon as many amid concerns over new Jaintiapur upazila of Sylhet late Jamal. rickshaw when it reached Osmani Medical College released Saturday. ons need to be "patient for people were still not vac- variants, particularly those in Bangladesh on Sunday The injured are Sadia’s the Ferryghat area, leav- Hospital for autopsies and The country also reported a short period" ahead of cinated yet, said Wolport, first emerged in South morning.The deceased brother-in-law Md ing five people dead on the treatment. another seven the next planned relaxation as the government is fac- Africa, Brazil and India, coronavirus-related of coronavirus restric- ing calls to open the and the third wave of pan- deaths. The total number tions in England on May economy even sooner. demic on the European Portugal extends travel restrictions with of coronavirus-related 17. In England, restaurants continent. deaths in Britain now There is "very good and pubs are expected be To bring life back to nor- countries most affected by COVID-19 stands at 127,524. These news" in the progress of resume indoor service on mal, countries such as figures only include the the anti-pandemic efforts, May 17 and most rules on Britain, China, Russia, the Lisbon, May 2 (Xinhua) essential are allowed, for greater than 150 cases travel restrictions came deaths of people who died but there is still a "poten- gathering outdoors are United States as well as the The Portuguese Govern- example, for profes- per 100,000 inhabitants, a day after Portugal within 28 days of their first tial for that spark to reig- expected to be lifted. European Union have been ment on Saturday ex- sional, study, family re- people may travel to Por- ended the "state of emer- positive test. nite" and cause infections The British government's racing against time to roll tended travel restrictions union, health and hu- tugal for essential jour- gency," with the reopen- More than 34.3 million to rise, professor Mark four-step plan is expected out coronavirus vaccines. to and from countries manitarian reasons. neys, but they don't need ing of land borders with most affected by the Countries like Cyprus, to do quarantine. Spain and the expansion COVID-19 pandemic Croatia, Brazil, India, Any traveler who arrives of the service hours of Somalia’s Prime Minister orders army to until May 16. France, Lithuania, the in Portugal by air, except shops and restaurants. According to the Minis- Netherlands, South Af- for children under 2 The "state of emer- return to barracks, promises fair elections try of Internal Adminis- rica, and Sweden are in- years of age, must gency," which has been tration, for travelers to cluded in this category, present a negative in force since Nov. 9, Moscow, May 2 (Sputnik) toral process in line with and from countries with and travelers from these COVID-19 PCR (poly- 2020, is the highest level Somali Prime Minister the September 17 and Feb- a COVID-19 incidence countries have to un- merase chain reaction) of civil protection in the Mohamed Hussein Roble ruary 16 agreements. rate equal to or greater dergo 14 days of quar- test performed within 72 country. It has been re- has vowed to hold trans- Mohamed announced on than 500 cases per antine after arrival. hours prior to departure, newed 15 times to con- parent elections in the Saturday that he was di- 100,000 inhabitants, For countries with an according to the minis- tain the spread of the country and has ordered recting Prime Minister only flights considered incidence rate equal to or try. The extension of coronavirus in Portugal. the National Army to re- Roble to prepare to hold turn to their bases and not parliamentary elections in UK scientist urges patience before further lockdown relaxation get involved in politics. the country. "I applaud our people for Earlier in April, Somali’s London, May 2 (Xinhua) coronavirus at some stage their patience and ask president, whose mandate Britons need to be "patient this year and Britons must them to stand by the Gov- officially expired in Feb- for a short period" ahead learn to live with the vi- ernment in maintaining week, the president stakeholders that we are ruary, signed a law ex- of the next planned relax- rus. ation of coronavirus re- law and order," Roble said agreed to denounce his committed to holding tending his term by two However, he said there strictions in England on was nothing in scientific in a Saturday address, term extension after free, fair and transparent years. Roble and two So- May 17, a government data to suggest Britain broadcast on Twitter. forces opposed to elections in the country, mali states issued a state- advisory scientist said Sat- would have to deviate Earlier on Saturday, So- Mohamed took control of without infringing upon ment saying that the ex- urday. from the roadmap out of mali lawmakers voted to the capital, Mogadishu. anyone's rights," Roble tension should be can- There is "very good news" lockdown. cancel the presidential term "I want to reassure the stressed on Saturday, add- celed. Clashes erupted in in the progress of the pan- In England, restaurants extension for President Somali people, the Federal ing that a National Consul- Mogadishu between demic but there is still a people have been given as an incubator for vari- and pubs are expected be Mohamed Abdullahi Member States, politi- tative Forum will be held forces loyal to the presi- "potential for that spark to the first jab of the ant cases that might be able resume indoor service on Mohamed. Earlier this cians and all political soon to finalize the elec- dent and other factions. reignite" and cause infec- coronavirus vaccine, ac- to resist immunity." May 17 and most rules on tions to rise, professor cording to the latest offi- About 66,200 people in gathering outdoors are Kim's sister warns South Korea of consequences Mark Wolport, a member cial figures. Britain tested positive for expected to be lifted. of the Scientific Advisory The data showed only coronavirus in the week to The British government's over propaganda leaflets against North Group for Emergencies 27.6 percent of people April 24, down from four-step plan is expected (SAGE), told the BBC. have had both doses of the 105,000 people the previ- to see all legal restrictions MOSCOW, May 2 (Sput- der is in place in the South. It is important not to re- vaccine, and 35 percent ous week, Britain's Office in England being removed nik) - The North Korea "We have already seriously peat the mistakes of the have not been vaccinated for National Statistics by mid-June. leader's sister, Kim Yo- warned the South Korean past in reopening social at all. (ONS) said Friday. Experts have warned that jong, warned South Korea authorities of the conse- life too soon as many Wolport suggested that The data suggested only despite progress in vac- on Sunday that their re- quences to be entailed by people were still not vac- the current low levels of 0.1 percent of Britain's cine rollout, Britain is "still cent failure to stop North their wrong act of giving cinated yet, said Wolport, infections and deaths population -- or one in 975 not out of the woods" Korean defectors from a silent approval to the as the government is fac- were not just due to the people, tested positive dur- amid concerns over new spreading anti-Pyongyang human scum’s wild ing calls to open the vaccination programme, ing the week. variants, particularly those propaganda leaflets will moves for the north-south economy even sooner. but because people were The ONS also said infec- first emerged in South have consequences. relations," Kim added. "We are on the cusp of be- adhering to coronavirus tions "decreased" in every Africa, Brazil and India, "We regard the The anti-leaflet ban was ing able to move to the next regulations, practicing major region of Britain, and the third wave of pan- manoeuvres committed by put in place to defuse ten- step of relaxation. It's ab- social distancing and not including England, Wales, demic on the European the human scum in the sions between the North solutely right that vaccines meeting indoors. Scotland and Northern continent. south as a serious provo- and South. Seoul's unifi- have been spectacularly "The mistake that has Ireland. To bring life back to nor- cation against our state and Her message comes after and 5,000 $1 bills into cation ministry urged successful but not every- been made repeatedly is British Prime Minister mal, countries such as will look into an action a group called the Fight- North Korea through an people in the South to fol- body is protected," he relaxing just slightly too Boris Johnson has ac- Britain, China, Russia, the corresponding to them," ers for a Free North Ko- unidentified border on 10 low the anti-leaflet ban in said. early," he said. "What we knowledged that the ma- United States as well as the she said as quoted by rea said that they had balloons even though a order to protect the safety "The truth is the virus has need to do is get the num- jority of scientific experts European Union have been North Korea's state media flown around 500,000 ban on sending leaflets and lives of citizens resid- not gone away," he added. bers right down. It's im- are of the view that there racing against time to roll KCNA. leaflets with 500 booklets across the northern bor- ing in border areas. More than 34.2 million portant that we don't act will be another wave of out coronavirus vaccines. Orissa Today Monday 03 May 2021 Bhubaneswar 3 Uncertainty continues in Andaman over Nagaland SDMA forecasts rain in Nagaland Kohima, May 02 (UNI) and pre-monsoon activity temperatures will be The Nagaland State is expected to pick up around 25 degrees and Disaster Management during this period. 15 degrees at most vaccination of 18+ category population Authority (NSDMA) has locations except Dimapur forecast that It said that the second where the maximum Port Blair, May 02 (UNI) “By imposing restrictions, thunderstorms half of this period is temperature could rise Great deal of uncertainty the intention of Adminis- accompanied by lightning expected to get more up to 30 degrees, the and confusion continue in tration is to protect and and gusty winds are intense than the former NSDMA said. The Andaman and Nicobar Is- save the lives of the people expected to hit the state while adding that rain second half of this period lands over starting of vac- of these Islands from this this current week. during this period is likely is expected to get more cination drive for 18 to 43 fatal virus. However, the to reduce the margin of intense than the former age group population as essential item does not In a press release issued rainfall deficiency caused and rain during this period the UT Administration come under the purview by the OSD of NSDMA so far. Thunderstorms was likely to reduce the claims that the required of the restriction and it Johnny Ruangmei said with lightning and gusty margin of rainfall vaccines will reach will be available for the that in coordination with wind with wind speeds deficiency caused so far. Andaman in three days general public,” the Sec- the Regional of 30 to 40 KMPH are while Health Department retary of Andaman’s In- Meteorological Centre in very likely to occur in The NSDMA also urged sources maintained that formation, Mr. Sunil Guwahati issued weather Peren, Dimapur, Kohima, the public to exercise they have not received any Kumar Singh told media updates that the Phek, Wokha, caution to avoid any confirmation yet. persons last evening. monsoon rains have been Zunheboto, Kiphire, eventualities during this tal, Dr. Amitabh De today administration had placed have been assured that deficient for the state by Mokokchung, Tuensang, period. It also requested As per Andaman’s Health said that orders have been orders for 3.6 lakh vac- within three vaccines will As per the Deputy Direc- about 60pc this season Mon and Longleng from all the District Disaster Department the Union placed for vaccines but till cine doses out of which 1 reach Andaman for 18+ tor, GB Pant Hospital, Dr. between March 01 to May 02 to 05. Management Authorities Territory Administration now no confirmation has lakh doses were requested category. Amitabh De 66 COVID May 01, however, rain and other line has still not received any been received from the immediately but till now positive patients are at and thundershowers It further said that the Departments to any confirmation from Serum company. “Unless and the SII has not responded. Meanwhile, the surge in present on oxygen sup- accompanied with state capital Kohima is emergencies caused by Institute of India (SII) re- until we receive any con- COVID-19 cases contin- port and no one is on ven- lightning is expected in likely to witness natural calamities and to garding supply of 3.6 firmation it is difficult for However the the Secre- ues in Andaman and more tilator as on May 1, 2021. the coming week thunderstorm almost be on alert to save lives lakhs vaccines, required us to say when the vacci- tary of Andaman’s Infor- restrictions have been im- especially during late daily and the maximum and properties during this for vaccinating 18-44 year nation drive will begin for mation, Mr. Sunil Kumar posed on people from to- “Every day the number of evening and night hours and minimum monsoon period. age group people. 18+ in andaman,” he said. Singh maintained that of- day in all three districts of patients on oxygens is in- ficers of A & N Adminis- Andaman and Nicobar Is- creasing which, he said, Talking to UNI the Deputy As per sources the tration are in continuous lands to control the move- is a dangerous trend,” Dr. Marathwada region registers Director, GB Pant Hospi- Andaman and Nicobar touch with SII and they ment of people. De added. 6,984 Covid cases, 132 fatalities Suvendu wins from Counting of votes of three-tier Aurangabad, May 2 Nanded had 584 cases covered in the state, tak- Nandigram (UNI) Covid situation and 22 deaths, Parbhani ing the total number of Kolkata, May 2 (UNI) In a close finish, BJP's Suvendu continues to remain grim with 1072 new cases and recoveries to 39,30,302. panchayat polls in UP begins Adhikari has won the Nandigram assembly constituency in the eight districts of 19 deaths, Osmanabad and defeated TMC supremo and West Bengal Chief Minis- the Marathwada region of 667 cases and 19 deaths, The state's recovery rate ter Mamata Banerjee. Maharashtra as the region Aurangabad had 1134 currently stands at 84.24 Mr Adhikari has reportedly won with 1957 votes. Earlier, recorded the highest cases and 17 deaths, per cent and the fatality reports had suggested that Banerjee was winning the seat spike 6,984 Covid posi- Beed registered 667 cases rate is 1.49 per cent. by a slim margin of 1,200 votes. Ms Banerjee has conceded tive cases and fresh 132 and 14 deaths and Hingoli defeat to Adhikari in Nandigram. "Don't worry about fatalities were reported in 191 cases and 6 deaths. At present, there are Nandigram, I struggled for Nandigram because I fought a the past 24 hours, accord- 6,63,758 active patients movement. It's okay. Let the Nandigram people give what- ing to the health authori- Meanwhile, during the across the state undergo- ever verdict they want, I accept that. I don't mind. We won ties. past 24 hours, 63,282 ing treatment at different more than 221 seats and BJP has lost the election," Ms fresh cases of COVID-19 COVID-19 centres and Banerjee said. Details from all the dis- were recorded across the hospitals, they added. STF personnel arrest two drug ped- trict headquarters col- state, mounting the total Lucknow, May 2 (UNI) tions termed as the big- in terms of COVID-19 lected by UNI show that number of infections to In view of the rising Counting of ballots of the gest rural polls of the guidelines. dlers, seize 1.3 kg brown sugar out of the eight districts 46,65,754. number of cases, the three-tier Panchayat polls world. Bhubaneswar, May 1 (UNI) The Special Task Force of the region, Latur dis- state government has ex- in Uttar Pradesh com- The court also directed the (STF) of the Odisha Crime Branch today arrested two trict was the worst-af- The state also registered tended strict restrictions menced at 0800 hours on Counting of ballot papers state to impose curfew till drug peddlers and seized over 1.3 KG of brown sugar fected, in which recorded 802 more deaths, taking in the state till May 15 Sunday amid tight Covid would be done separately counting goes on in the worth over Rs 1.3 crore from their possession. STF SP the highest number with the death toll to 69,615. under the initiative of norms and security cover. first of gram panchayat centers. Supreme Court Prashant Bhoi said acting on a tip-off, raids were con- 1290 cases and 29 'break the chain’, ex- members, then gram said no victory rallies to ducted at Sahadevkhunta Police station area in the deaths, followed by Jalna Meanwhile, a record empting emergency ser- After getting a nod from pradhan, then Block De- take place. Balasore district and the two drug peddlers were ar- had 534 cases 25 deaths, 67,326 patients were re- vices. Supreme Court to hold the velopment Council (BDC) rested while trying to sell the contraband. counting of votes of the members and lastly of the The Election Commission four phase three-tier District Development ensured the Supreme panchayat polls with strict Council (DDC) members. Court during the begin- Sacking of teacher by government Covid guidelines, Uttar ning of the hearing that all Pradesh State Election This panchayat polls is the Covid protocols will Commission (SEC) has termed as a semi final be- be followed during the made all preparation for fore the 2022 assembly counting process of UP autocratic not democratic, EJAC the smooth counting pro- polls in the state. Though Panchayat polls, oximeter Srinagar, May 2 (UNI) note of the expulsion of ring a person whom you ture and age where is he people have started feel- cess. political parties have tests will be done at the Expressing resentment teacher, has expressed its have leveled with such a supposed to go and how ing insecure. It has left fielded their candidates entrance of counting cen- over the termination of a indignation pronouncing serious charge, to speak shall he be able to win tongues wagging and Officials said here that but there were no symbol tres, no crowds will be teacher by government on the decision partial and bi- for his defense is crimi- bread for himself and his hearts thumping and counting has started at all used of the parties in this allowed inside the count- charges of being allegedly ased. nal. “As laid in the con- family after having such people fear least the agen- the 800 centres. polls. ing centres and outside, involved in anti national stitution of India, a con- stained career. cies may concoct stories centres will be sanitised activities, Employees In a statement EJAC vict can even reach out to and people may be ex- Polling for 58,189 village The polls will be a key test after every shift, social Joint Action Committee President Fayaz Shabnum the President of the Re- EJAC makes a fervent ecuted unheard. This, if panchayats of Uttar of the Yogi Adityanath-led distancing will be main- (EJAC) said the decision has described this decision public of India and appeal appeal to the Lt Governor left unchecked, will be- Pradesh took place in four BJP government’s popu- tained and thermal check- was autocratic and not as unilateral. "It is a par- for justice. India being the Manoj Sinha to kindly re- come a precedence, he phases, between April 15 larity, and an opportunity ing will be done. democratic. tial decision and biased largest democracy in the consider the decision and said adding people say it and 29, with polling per- for the Opposition parties too where an employee is world confers this privi- at least allow Idrees speak is a situation like having centage ranging between to gauge the public mood, Jammu and Kashmir dismissed from his ser- lege to its citizens. But in his defense before pun- "Sword of Damocles" 72 to 75 per cent . particularly as they come Union Territory (UT) ad- vice and not allowed to unfortunately the decision ishing him the brunt of hanging over their heads. against the backdrop of The SEC has already ministration terminated put his point across or seems more of an auto- which will be borne not Around 13 lakh candi- persisting farmers’ pro- passed an order that all the services of three employ- clear his stand. He said cratic set-up rather demo- only by him but by his Therefore, he said, it be- dates fate would be de- tests in the country that counting agents and the ees, including a teacher among the pillars of de- cratic", the statement entire family that is com- comes all the more im- cided in this elections for have also gripped parts of candidates will have to Idrees Ahmad for their in- mocracy one of the stron- said. pletely dependent on his perative for the current about 2.40 lakh posts. UP. possess negative report of volvement in activities gest is judiciary in which job. dispensation to come to Covid for their entry in- that were allegedly preju- the deprived lot entrust “Idrees has not only to the rescue of some inno- Though political parties After SC gave go ahead side the counting centres. dicial to the security of the their faith and seek justice. fend for himself but the He said the decision has cent souls that have mo- have fielded their candi- to the government of the state. whole family, Shabnum sent shivers across the mentarily been targeted dates in this panchayat counting of ballot papers Besides, all the counting The EJAC taking strong But, Shabnum said, bar- said adding at this junc- employees fraternity and for no sin of theirs. polls but no party symbol of the panchayat polls , centres will have medical was allowed to be used. the teachers and state help desk and everyone PM Modi to hold review meeting on Oxygen, medicine supply with experts government employees would be checked of their Already 319317 candi- associations withdrew temperature before giving New Delhi, May 2 (UNI) availability, medicines, Government to sort out dates including 175 gram their boycott call of the entry inside the counting Amid continued crisis in health infrastructure in the the crisis, the shortage of pradhans, 7 District De- counting. centres. supply of Oxygen and country amid the devas- Oxygen continues and on velopment Council medicines in numerous tating second surge of the Saturday 22 Covid pa- (DDC) members, 2005 Supreme Court allowed State Election Commis- hospitals here, Prime Min- covid-19 pandemic. tients, including two se- Block Development the process of counting of sioner Manoj Kumar said ister Narendra Modi will He is likely to discuss lo- nior doctors, died at Batra Council(BDC) members votes of Panchayat polls here on Saturday that ac- hold review meeting on gistics issues in supply of Hospital in Delhi. and 317127 gram on Sunday while taking tion would be initiated un- the supply of the life sav- medical oxygen and also Following the incident, the panchayat members have into note the assurance der the Calamity Manage- ing gas and other impor- to review the efforts taken Delhi High Court took a been elected unopposed. given by the State Elec- ment Act, 2005, against tant components in Covid VK Paul and senior Gov- pating in this meeting. by the Indian Air Force stern view on Oxygen cri- tion Commission that nec- anyone found violating management with experts ernment officials of the According to the officials, and Indian Railways and sis and directed the Gov- Over 12 crore voters essary measures will take Covid safety norms dur- on Sunday. Union Home and Health PM Modi will take stock its augmentation. ernment to sort it out at were eligible in this elec- place at counting centers ing counting of votes. NITI Aayog Member Dr Ministries will be partici- of the situation of oxygen Despite all efforts of the the earliest. Orissa Today Monday 03 May 2021 Bhubaneswar 4 Tough choice: Critical situation: Reporting on India's Covid resurgence from the UK Eye on England: ‘Britain’s biggest miscarriage of justice’; David Loshak passes away Exit polls in How is India’s Covid nightmare — the images from the cremation grounds will haunt us for a long time — being reported in the UK? Journalists have relied on Indian consultants in the NHS and now their We are on the fringes of some dramatic defence cooperation Bengal counterparts in India to tell us what’s been going on. agreements playing out. India would need to weigh in smartly Dr Zarir Udwadia from Mumbai told Mishal Husain on BBC Radio 4: “The situation is beyond crisis on new arrangements such as the Quad, and its ability to point... This virus has a country of 1.4 billion firmly contribute meaningfully to it, whilst arriving at an optimal path in a stranglehold. And it’s really exposed our threadbare healthcare system and our failure of that protects our overall interests as an emerging world player. leadership, hasn’t it?... ward after ward full of The upcoming visit by US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin to patients struggling to breathe. I see younger patients India needs to be seen in this light. afflicted... We’re in the mess we are just now because of complacency from the government.” From Calcutta, critical care specialist, Dr Saswati Sinha, was equally eloquent: “It’s an unprecedented scenario in... hospitals across the... country... Our Sir — Exit polls have predicted the results of the critical care beds are completely occupied. We are assembly elections in all the states that went to the completely feeling a sense of despair. And seeing the polls, but West Bengal has been the focal point of healthcare system totally crippled gives us a sense of everyone’s curiosity (“6 exit polls give edge to desperation, a feeling of helplessness, not being able TMC, 3 to BJP”, April 30). The ruling Trinamul to help people who are reaching out to us.” And from Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party are locked Delhi, Dr Sumit Ray, medical superintendent, Holy in a close contest for West Bengal’s 294 seats, as Family Hospital, said bluntly: “We are running out the exit polls showed on Thursday. Six out of nine of oxygen, the whole country is running out of of the exit polls gave the party of the chief minister, oxygen... If oxygen runs out there is no leeway for Mamata Banerjee, an upper hand in the fiercely many patients — they will die.” fought election battle, while the rest predicted that The Financial Times focused on another strand: “India the BJP had an advantage. reported more than 354,000 new infections on The run-up to the eight-phase polls and the month- Monday alone, along with 2,800 deaths. Experts Queen vs Seema Misra.’ It played with people’s emotions. Jewish and a professed “lifelong non-believer”, David long voting exercise in the state were packed with believe the true toll is being vastly undercounted...” “In Why would people believe the Asian lady over the arranged for his funeral to be held in St Peter and St Paul’s thundering rallies, a high-pitched war of words and the Jamnagar district in Gujarat, 100 people died of Queen?” she pointed out. Church in Yattendon, Berkshire. This is where he chose to a series of controversies that catapulted Bengal to Covid-19 but only one Covid death was reported.” Home is where the virus is not be buried so he could “lie in the same space where my the centre stage of national politics. Development, Justice at last Indians in the UK, especially the first generation, think beloved (wife) Maggi will be”. In a piece, “My funeral”, polarization, caste politics, corruption, the Seema Misra, who worked as a subpostmaster in West fondly of India as the “mother country”. The early arrivals written in 2013, David explained why he did not wish to immigrant crisis and a clash of cultures have Byfleet, Surrey, is a victim of what is being called even spoke of “returning” after a few years in England. be cremated: “My parents were cremated. My first wife, dominated the political rhetoric. However, Bengal ‘Britain’s biggest miscarriage of justice’ in recent For me, one comment stood out from an Indian who had Mollie, was cremated. Ashes were scattered, their has traditionally voted overwhelmingly in favour decades. In 2010, when she was eight weeks pregnant, she managed to get back to Heathrow before the 4 am deadline locations neglected, unvisited or even forgotten. I have of the party that ends up coming to power. Will it be was jailed for 15 months for stealing £74,609 from the on April 23 when India was put on the UK’s Covid “red learnt, from coming here in past years to be with Maggi at the same this time? The exit polls suggest Post Office’s takings. Seema, who collapsed in court, list”. After landing at Heathrow, he expressed his joy: “I her parents’ graves and at her brother Roy’s grave, that otherwise. These polls have often got it wrong in said: “I would definitely have killed myself if I hadn’t feel like kissing the ground.” The remark made me there is something which can be moving, even spiritual, in the past, with a section of analysts arguing that the been pregnant.” Her taxi driver husband, Davinder, wonder. Are these Indians — especially the ones who graveside contemplation. And then, there is this church, mood of a handful of voters surveyed for the revealed: “I was beaten up and called a ‘f***ing P*ki’, could afford private jets — akin to rats fleeing a sinking this beautiful little church. It too provides a balm that, I exercise cannot represent the true picture. The coming to this country and stealing old people’s money.” ship or just ordinary folk mightily relieved to be coming feel, no crematorium, no secular hall or room, however latter will emerge on the counting day. The Post Office CEO at the time, Paula Vennells, and her “home”? decked out with flowers, can match.” Sir — Exit polls are good for speculation, but they do senior team, deliberately suppressed evidence to further Farewell, friend Footnote not merit any serious attention. Their projections their “malicious prosecution”. Now, it turns out Seema’s A few old timers may remember David Loshak, who was An inquiry conducted by the Commonwealth War Graves often confuse citizens. In Kerala, most channels protestations of innocence were true. The shortfall was The Daily Telegraph’s correspondent in India from 1969- Commission shocked many last week by revealing that covering the elections predicted that the Left caused by a glitch in Horizon, a Japanese computer 72 and anticipated the secession of East Pakistan in his the 30,000 Indian soldiers who gave their lives for Britain Democratic Front, led by the Communist Party of system by Fujitsu, which the Post Office had introduced. book, Pakistan Crisis. By the time I joined the paper, in World War I were buried in unmarked mass graves in India (Marxist), would win between 80 and 100 Last week, the Court of Appeal quashed the convictions of David, a man of great charm, had switched to medical Mesopotamia — and their names were not recorded on seats and that the Pinarayi Vijayan regime would 39 former subpostmasters, including Seema. She thinks journalism. David died on April 5, aged 87. Tagore’s stone memorials as invariably happened with their white continue in power. But that is unlikely to happen racism was partly to blame for her conviction at the hands “Farewell My Friends”, recorded by one of his compatriots. There was apparently “not enough fuel” to because people cannot be fooled by the handouts of an all-white jury. “The court documents read, ‘The grandchildren, was played at the service. Although born cremate Hindus and Sikhs. Once they were buried, they Days after Ladakh withdrawal, hope floats for peace on LoC and food kits. The exit polls have generated were conveniently relegated to the ranks of “missing”. confusing numbers. While some have given the upper hand to the LDF, others say that the United Democratic Front will win. Whoever comes to Olympics: A fifty-fifty rule A renewed, power will have a difficult time as Kerala is a cash- strapped state. Sir — Owing to the burgeoning IOC’s Rule 50 bares an interesting dilemma in the discourse on the global games robust crisis surrounding the second wave of the pandemic, the news of the farmers’ protests against Citius, Altius, Fortius — faster, higher, stronger — the purity of sports was their argument. This argument, commitment to the three contentious farm laws has not been immortal words that constitute the motto of the the history of Olympics would reveal, has been equality and garnering enough attention. But it must be noted Olympics, need not be viewed as a mere endorsement of rendered impotent on several occasions. Perhaps the that farmers are eyeing a record wheat crop this sporting excellence. Altius and Fortius, it can be argued, most famous of these ‘transgressions’ was the ‘black justice by the year. This is heartening news; farmers are being are an embodiment of the compact shared by the power salute’ by two Afro-American athletes in the ferried to and from villages to harvest this year’s participating athletes and nations to strive for a higher, 1968 Olympics, the most unambiguous political State and the crop. They are reportedly on track to gathering a stronger moral fibre. Interestingly, the Tokyo edition of statement that had been witnessed by the 109 million tonnes of wheat. Apart from the anger the Olympics, the Games are expected to take place in competition. There are also examples of the Games myriad political it is facing for its monumental failure to curb the spite of a global pandemic, faces a curious moral being used to augment sinister political projects. It is systems second wave, the government will now also have dilemma. And ‘Rule 50’ of the International Olympic widely believed that the Berlin Olympics of 1936 to deal with the consequences of having Committee lies at the heart of the conundrum. was used by the Nazi regime to bolster the nauseating around the underestimated farmers and their organizational Rule 50 prohibits athletes from indulging in any kind of ideals subscribed to by Hitler and his henchmen. As skills. Sir — It is laudable that Nepal has been able racial, religious and — this, presumably is the bone of for the debate on whether Rule 50 ought to be world is the perceived as an infringement on the athletes’ right to to complete the reconstruction of the historical contention — political demonstration on the podium or any other Olympic venue. To be fair to the IOC, the expression, there are no easy answers. There is need of the monument of Dharahara. The ancient tower was shooting of a black man in the United States of America; decision to uphold Rule 50 was arrived at on the basis of a perhaps merit in the argument that there are alternative completely damaged in an earthquake in 2015. A some teams playing the qualifiers of the football World hour seemingly consultative process: the views on the matter of Cup have expressed reservations about alleged human fora to the Olympic podium that can be more effective in historic site recognized by Unesco, this beautiful over 3,000 athletes were factored in by the IOC’s Athletes amplifying a political message. An explosive press example of Nepali architecture has been a tourist rights abuses in Qatar, the host of the tournament. Yet, in Commission. The findings of the survey are curious, given the IOC survey, as many as 70 per cent of the respondents conference or, still better, a political tweet or a post by attraction for a long time now. Owing to the Covid- that there has been a surge in political demonstrations by sportsmen can set the world on fire. But the principle that 19 pandemic, people around the world have been stated that neither the field of play nor the ceremonial athletes the world over. A team in the National Basketball platform was an ideal site for demonstration; 67 per cent sports and politics ought to be kept apart to maintain the under a lot of pressure both physically and Association refused to take the field in protest against the sanctity of the latter is ancient — as ancient as the Games. mentally. disavowed podium protests altogether. Politics sullies the Lost vistas

On a day almost lost now in the mists of time, panels covering its surface were cast in a ‘essential service’. So, 180 passes under this head have I started going to college. One of the foundry in China — obviously, the prime been issued to ferry workers to and fro from the spot, memories of that first, disorienting day is minister’s patriotic projects are exempt from although the lockdown guidelines in Delhi stipulate that In India, complacency is a major factor for my startled amusement at a two-syllable ‘Make in India’ demands — but there is more. there can be no construction unless the workers live on- vaccine hesitancy. With the lifting of word meaning, approximately, ‘useless’, Patel banned the Rashtriya Swayamsevak site. Some workers, employed by sub-contractors, are written on the back of a marble bust of a Sangh after Mahatma Gandhi’s murder. But frightened but cannot leave because they claim they have restrictions, most people feel the worst former principal. The bust was placed with his permission was not needed for the not received their wages. Anxiety for families at home, is over. They, however, do not take into its unfortunate back visible when one symbolic appropriation of his iconic status. fear for themselves should they fall sick and insecure turned on the first-floor landing; its The BJP is strong enough to unravel history finances do not matter to a government that must fulfil its account that the Spanish flu had position left me wondering for the rest of through its impressive structures. That is dream. Prisons can be without bars. The unforgettable ravaged the world for more than two my life about the acrobat with the perfect more crudely evident in the building of the fable-maker who would have turned 100 tomorrow lettering. (I prefer that to the simpler Ram temple in Ayodhya. There is nothing captured this in the scene of the diamond mine in his years in three waves. Covid-19 has explanation of the bust having been illegal about it. Is it a twist of history that the 1980 film, Hirak Rajar Deshe. The suffering, fear and waxed and waned in the US, Europe and brought there from somewhere else.) I did Ayodhya land title case was resolved before grief the country is going through at the moment is not not associate it with the years of violence, the case against the destroyers of Babri the way we would have ever wanted to celebrate his the Middle East in multiple waves. The statue-breaking and tragedy that preceded Masjid could be? A legal right grew out of centenary. Yet we celebrate him, willy-nilly, because Indian Council of Medical Research has our entry into college — maybe I should organized vandalism although the accused words and scenes and songs force themselves upon our have — but it gave me a sense of history were all subsequently acquitted. And now, memory. At the point when Udayan, the teacher in the warned that India may face more waves happening in spite of the cold whiteness of ignoring the Places of Worship (Special pathshala of Hirak Rajar Deshe, is explaining to his in the coming months. marble. impression on history. Even Ozymandias did not manage Provisions) Act, 1991 that forbids changing pupils why a king who is his subjects’ enemy is the most That sense was somewhat more developed when, years that; archaeologists were still discovering gigantic parts the status quo of any shrine after August 15, 1947 with dangerous of creatures, the education minister comes later, I peeked over the walls of the garden in Flagstaff of his head and ear sunk in the groundwater in a Cairo the sole exception of the Babri Masjid, the sites of the with his retinue to shut down the class for good. Hirak House in Barrackpore, where statues of colonial heroes slum in 2017. Predictably, the Statue of Unity lacks the Gyanvapi mosque adjacent to the Kashi Vishwanath Raja hates learning: it makes people disobedient and had been removed from Calcutta at the time to make symbolic resonance of the Statue of Liberty, or even of temple in Varanasi and the Shahi Idgah mosque next to questioning. All that the children must know, Udayan is place in the city for the icons and leaders of independent the wistful Little Mermaid in Copenhagen, an unmoving the Krishna Janmabhoomi temple in Mathura are being forced to make his pupils repeat, is that the king is god. India. Aesthetics and history are two different things of yet vibrant witness to a present remembering the past. demanded by majoritarian groups. Edifices not of faith But the school will open again, he promises them. course, and monuments in which they resonate together, The unprecedented tragedy in human lives for which the but of force are expected to change the course of history Fulfilling that promise requires the magic, delightful as in the statue of the Unknown Soldier in Calcutta, are Narendra Modi-led government cannot escape much of and culture together. That is why the display of political antics and, ultimately, the courage and canniness of still rare. They are likely to grow rarer. The greatest the responsibility seems just the right time to recall the force finds priority over all else. The prime minister may Goopy and Bagha. So when Udayan and his pupils are achievement in this sphere recently has been the building monuments and edifices being built to ensure the be blind to the hellish sight of overflowing crematoriums captured and pushed into the brain-washing room, the of the tallest statue in the world, the Statue of Unity, regime’s immortal presence, its ideological victories — and deaf to the agony of the people who elected him king’s most treasured weapon of compliance, the magaj- meant to outdo the Statue of Liberty in height and and votes. The estimated cost of the statue is Rs 2,989 because all he can see is the blueprint of his beloved dholai mantra has been quietly disabled. Goopy appears, metaphorical power. But unity is represented by a crore, an initial amount of which was raised by the Central Vista and all he can hear is the music of singing the king and his courtiers into paralysed historical person, Vallabhbhai Patel, chosen by the Gujarat government, with a later allocation in the Union construction in progress. Work on the new Parliament submission, telling the king how he has gone beyond all Bharatiya Janata Party-led regime to overcome in budget and contributions from public sector enterprises complex, the estimated cost of which is Rs 20,000 crore, bounds in his misuse of power, starved the poor and people’s minds, by the force of sheer size, the legacy of under corporate social responsibility. This particular cannot be stopped just because thousands are dying daily brought great calamity to the land. Only then does Jawaharlal Nehru. Patel, the first deputy prime minister dream of the former Gujarat chief minister and present from a highly contagious viral infection. Hospitals are Udayan come out, leading the young to the king’s and home minister of independent India, had ensured the prime minister came to fruition in 2018, without running out of beds, oxygen is frighteningly scarce, gigantic new statue in the middle of a field, where the integration of 562 princely states with the Union. The adequate environmental checks and amid adivasi drugs like remdesivir seem to have vanished, and the people join them to pull it down. The king does too. statue, close to the Sardar Sarovar Dam, is invested with protests regarding land rights, water supply and Centre is yet to complete its project of 162 new oxygen Looking at the tragedy around us, such magic seems a political agenda and the desire to make an indelible livelihood. It may be a passing irony that the 553 bronze plants at Rs 201 crore. Building the Central Vista is an rather far away. Orissa Today Monday 03 May 2021 Bhubaneswar 5 POVERTY IN ODISHA, ITS CAUSE AND MITIGATION VIA AGRICULTURE SUBSECTOR Dr. D. N. Mohanty (Part-I) A veterinarian & member, Utkal Sammilani Bihar and Odisha were was reported from 1999 Super Cyclone fol- Lakhsmi Mittal in country with poverty ga- some 13.85 million people the mid of 2020 total popu- jor chunk of the total conjoined twins until Kalahandi district which lowed by 8 cyclones of Keonjhar is recent memory lore exemplified by the fact in Odisha were below lation was projected to be population in Odisha separation on the 1st April, prompted late Rajiv high intensity almost alter- though the latter has that Odisha's per capita poverty line as of 2011-12. 46,356,334 as per Unique which is about 23 per 1936 after prolonged agi- Gandhi, the then Prime nate years resulting in loss signed an MOU again income was Rs.24,928 (FY) Niti Aaayog SDG India In- Identification Aadhar In- cent - the largest in the tation by the people, Minister of India to visit of several thousands of with the government for a 2014 against all-India av- dex Baseline report states dia updated 31th May, country. The incidence of spearheaded by Utkal Kalahandi district. Many lives, domestic animals, steel mill in Kendrapara erage of Rs. 39,904 for the that while Bihar tops the 2020 - a decadal growth of poverty in ST population Gourav Madhusuadan joked if you want to wit- innumerable trees and fi- district. As per reports same year though it has list of 14 bigger states with about 5.5 million. How- is about two times of Das under the banner of ness poverty visit Odisha. nancially Rs. 32 thousand Posco has renewed its in- now gone up significantly 33.74 per cent population ever, on percentage basis other caste population. Utkal Sammilani, for a Now there are two wars crore of rupees. The land terest for a steel plant in as compared to the past. below poverty line, population growth de- They mostly belong to separate State on linguis- left for us to fight against of Lord Jagannath was Odisha. In this backdrop However, Odisha with per Odisha is next to it with clined from 15.94% in 2001 the BPL category. Sched- tic basis - the first prov- - poverty and COVID-19 annihilated time and again we must explore alternate capita income of 32.59 per cent against the to 14.05% in 2011. Accord- ule caste population ince to be so created. If one pandemic. by the nature, and partly modes to raise income. Rs.1,04,566/- in FY 2019 - national average of 21.92 ing to another projection (SC), though economi- looks back, the British KALINGA, now Odisha, due to ineptness of politi- Agriculture and its sub- 20 may take solace in this per cent. However, the tar- the population would be cally slightly better yet could not conquer the the land of Emperor cal dispensations of the sectors, the latter meaning respect compared to Bihar get is to reduce it to the 4.76 crore in 2021. The sex remain below the poverty kingdom of Kalinga until Kharavela was once a day. Consequently pov- livestock and fisheries, (Rs. 30,617), Uttar Pradesh level of 10.95. By this stan- ratio was 979 males to 972 line, is 7.2 million (about 1803 - last bastion to fall maritime nation, remi- erty reigned and still re- will be in tune with the (Rs.66,000) and Madhya dard Odisha has to go a females. Incidentally 17%) as against national in India. British rule delib- nisced by 'Boita Bandana' mains a companion of life ethos of farming commu- Pradesh (Rs.1,03,288) with long way and may require Odisha is the 8th largest average of 8.6% for ST erately crippled the on Kartik Purnima day, in many districts despite nity for protracted eco- low per capita income for many years to reach the state in area and the 11th and 16.6% for SC popu- economy of the state by with abundant natural re- government will to eradi- nomic growth limiting the the same FY but remains post. On the other hand largest by population. lation. Demography of dismembering it physi- sources and unparalleled cate poverty. resistance to large indus- way behind Sikkim, Goa, state government claimed Schedule Caste and ST and SC is an indicator cally and culturally too for architectural splendor There is a slogan ringing tries. Maharashtra, Haryana, that it has achieved a Scheduled tribe constitute of large scale poverty in decades. Parts of it were trading in the Indonesian across the country 'MAKE Per Capita Income: Punjab and Gujarat. faster poverty reduction about 39% of the total the state. Unless they are merged with neighbouring archipelago, was plunged IN INDIA'. It has become Fortunately Odisha is Odisha's achievement was among all states. This, population and are the brought above poverty provinces by the British. into poverty over a louder after catastrophic blessed with abundant attributable largely to however, would require a most vulnerable social line, wholesale poverty Bihar and Odisha, as one timeline of few centuries to Coronavirus pandemic. In natural resources, espe- public and private sector further subjective assess- group in the poverty in- mitigation is not possible. province, had inherited be dubbed, unpalatable Odisha 'Make In Odisha cially minerals, forests, participation in vigorous ment. dex. One-third of state's This apart a large part of many common problems though, as a state of coo- Conclave' a similar slogan groundwater, tourism economic development, Population growth: population is poor and the population, about due to administrative ne- lies. The current spate of is raised in quest of indus- sites, a long coastline and with a growth rate of Given the above higher than national av- 40%, labeled as upper glect from the time of Brit- 'dadan' or migrant trialization. In the back- rich livestock population 115.60% in per capita in- narrative we have to look erage. It was estimated in and lower middle class, ish Rule. Post-indepen- labourers is an ominous drop of predominantly across all species. Justifi- come. Yet Odisha remains for several factors likely to 1983 that 62 to 79 per cent many of whom on the dence appreciable devel- pointer in spite of some agrarian economy, the ably with all these re- below the national aver- impede the poverty mitiga- of them live in urban and borderline of BPL cat- opment has resulted economic developments. people of Odisha would sources Odisha ought to age of Rs.1, 34, 266/-. tion process. All the exer- rural area. egory, are deprived from through successive Five Perennial natural calami- not like to part with the have per capita income say Scale of poverty: cise for poverty reduction Ethnic groups play an the largesse of govern- Year Plans yet Odisha re- ties broke the backbone of farm land and therefore like Karnataka (Rs. As per reports is population centric. As important role in devel- ment agenda of poverty mains a hot spot of pov- the agrarian economy of resistance to large indus- 2,10,000-FY 2019-20). But published in the New In- per 2011 census popula- opmental activity. All alleviation programs. (To erty due to several rea- the state. The most hor- tries is more ominous. The when we compare per dian Express (July 20th, tion of Odisha was Scheduled Tribes (ST) be continued) sons. Once poverty was rible were the famine of experience with Posco of capita income of people of 2019) on state's poverty 41,974,218 with male/fe- with a population size of Email Id. the synonym with Odisha 1866 or the infamous Na- South Korea near different states, Odisha rate, corroborated by the male ratio at 21,212,136 vrs about 9.6 million as per [email protected] and deaths due to hunger Anka Durbhiksha and Paradeep and iron mill of ranks fifth lowest in the Reserve Bank of India, 20,762,082 respectively. By Census 2011 form a ma- Mobile No. 9437113581 NHRC directs personal appearance of Odisha Health MCL to achieve 163 MT coal Principal secretary for failure to submit covid care report production in 2021-22-CMD Kendrapara, May 2 (UNI) stating that if the Principal pital in 2020. According to due to delay in supply of intervene in such types of Bhubaneswar, May 2 particularly the power bic meters (MCuM) during The National Human Secretary failed to submit the complaint, one Susant oxygen and nebuliser by sensitive issues so that (UNI) Mahanadi plants, even during the the last fiscal has set a Rights Commission the report within June 23 Prusty suffered from a the hospital authorities. many lives could be saved. Coalfields Limited (MCL) corona pandemic. High- strong foundation for en- (NHRC) has asked the the Commission will be heart attack on September Mr Tripathy said war foot- Despite enough time will achieve its coal pro- lighting the record-break- abling Coal India to achieve Health and Family Welfare constrained to call for the 14,2020 on being informed ing measures could have granted by the Commission duction target of 163 mil- ing performance of the the target of one billion Principal Secretary of personal appearance of the that he was tested Covid been taken by the medical to submit the Action Taken lion tonnes in the financial company in the last finan- productions by 2024. Odisha to appear before it authority concerned on positive and collapsed on authorities to save their Report by the Department year 2021-22, Company cial year, Mr Sinha said the Referring to the negative on June 30 next for failure June 30. the DHH verandah due to lives. However, by the of Health and Family Wel- Chairman-cum-Managing coal miners in MCL will impact of COVID19 on to submit reports on Covid The Commission has ear- the negligence of medical name of the Corona pan- fare it has not been done Director P K Sinha said. also achieve a production business across the globe, care in Odisha. Adjudicat- lier sought a report on the staff. Earlier, on April 29, demic, the entire medical so far, which also reflects Extending his greetings target of 163 MT in the the MCL CMD said “Our ing a petition filed by Hu- death of two patients due last year one Kishor facilities have been col- the negligence of the de- on “Miners Day”, as May current fiscal.” country is facing a second man Rights Activist R to alleged medical negli- Chandra Sahoo of lapsed He said the two in- partment and violation of Day is celebrated in Coal MCL had achieved the wave of coronavirus paral- Tripathy, the Commission gence at the Dhenkanal Dhenkanal town, who had cidents only tip-off an ice- the Human Rights Act, Mr India, Mr Sinha appreci- highest ever production ysing many businesses. recently issued a direction District Headquarters Hos- respiratory problems, died berg and prayed NHRC to Tripathy said. ated coal miners for their of 148.01 million tonnes In this scenario, he said, Odisha: Over 100 fall sick contributions in ensuring (MT) and the highest ever “we all have to be very INS CHILKA TO EXTEND HELPING HAND TO CIVIL after consuming lassi energy security in the coal dispatch of 146 MT in cautious and stay safe to country by producing and the year ended March 31, ensure that coal supply to Bhubaneswar, May 01 ADMINISTRATION BY SETTING UP A COVID CARE CENTRE supplying adequate qual- 2021. A record over-burden power plants remains un- (UNI) Over hundred Khurda, May 02 (TNB): aware about safety ity of coal to consumers, removal of 174.5 million cu- interrupted”. As India reels under a norms to be followed. All people fell sick and were massive second wave of basic amenities will be admitted to the hospital SANJAY KUMAR MOHANTY TAKES OVER AS COVID 19 infection, re- provided by INS Chilka after consuming lassi at NEW MEMBER (O&BD) OF RAILWAY BOARD sulting in increase in num- to the patients to ensure weekly haat under Kalda Bhubaneswar, May Road Division the leading ber of COVID positive pa- a safe and comfortable Gram Panchayat on Friday 02(TNB): Shri Sanjay freight loading Division of tients, the Indian Navy stay. Furthermore, all in Malkangiri district. Kumar Mohanty has taken Indian Railways is note- through its ab-initio Train- preparatory actions have A medical team has over as the New Member, worthy. ing Establishment at INS been stepped up by the rushed to the village and Operations & Business Shri Mohanty is an alum- Chilka and under the ae- unit to prepare this a fire personnel pressed Development (O&BD), nus of the Delhi School of gis of Naval Officer -in- COVID Care Centre. into service to shift the ail- and ex-Officio Secretary to Economics and belongs to Charge (Odisha) is all The single point of ing villagers to local hos- Government of India, Min- the 1985 batch of Indian geared up to assist the contact for patients seek- pital for treatment. Ac- istry of Railways, Railway Railways Traffic Service state administration close atic patients has been cre- A dedicated COVID ing admission would be cording to Dr.Budha Board. Prior to this, Shri (IRTS). He is the young- coordination with Mr SK ated in the trainees' accom- Care Centre along with the Balugaon Community Keshab Majhi, the villag- Mohanty was rendered est son of Late Krushna Mohanty, District Collec- modation building within doctors/ paramedical staff Health Care Centre. All ers have been admitted his valuable service as and Chief Vigilance Of- Prasad Mohanty, the well tor, Khurda District, in set- the Naval Station Chilka. from the district medical precautions and steps as with symptoms of food General Manger, South ficer, Chief Transportation known advocate of ting up a COVID care fa- Additionally, 15 beds with authorities will be func- per policies for infection poisoning after they con- Eastern Railway, Kolkata. Planning Manager( Balasore. Shri Sanjay cility for the patients of oxygen facility have also tioning 24x7 at the control within the Station, sumed the lassi at the Shri Mohanty has CTPM) in East Coast Rail- Kumar Mohanty has also Khurda district, Odisha. In been made available at the COVID Care Centre facil- in conjunction with isola- weekly haat. As many as worked in various impor- way, Regional General worked with distinction in order to tackle the increas- co-located INHS Nivarini, ity. Easy to understand tion and quarantine pro- 60 villagers are under tant capacities in Indian Manager of IRCTC, various senior posts at ing surge in the COVID the hospital at INS Chilka, pamphlets are planned to tocols for the Station treatment in the local hos- Railways like Principal Ex- Bhubaneswar and Divi- Mumbai, Nagpur, Jhansi cases, a 150 bed isolation for patients requiring oxy- be distributed among the community have already pital .The treating doctor ecutive Director, Traffic sional Railway Manager at and in Konkan Railway centre for mild symptom- gen support. patients for making them been put into place. said the condition of most of the villagers is stable Transportation at Railway Khurda Road. Shri and well-known as a sys- and they are responding Board, New Delhi, Senior Mohanty’s contribution tem-builder and for inno- May Day Celebrated to the treatment. Deputy General Manager towards making Khurda vations in administration. Safeguard the interest of the Jungle Cry, a film on 12 KISS students wins best Jury award at workers, says Minister Sri Swain 11th Dada Saheb Phalke International Film Festival 2021. Bhubaneswar, May 2 (UNI) “Jungle Founder Dr. Achyuta Samanta. Bhubaneswar.02/05/ Mazdoor Sabha, Mohapatra, NGO Activ- Cry”a film on the inspiring true story In 2007, 12 KISS boys Rugby 2021 Workers are the Odisha Chapter, Sri ist and Lawyer, Sri Amit of 12 students from Kalinga Insti- teams represented India in the U14 backbone of the Swain pointed out the Kumar Motayed, Ex tute of Social Science (KISS) won Rugby World Cup in England and economy. They play im- challenges faced by Secretary, AIBOC, Sri the 'Best Film' (Jury) award at the created history. Since then KISS has portant role in industrial- the workers in the farm Dibyasingh Nayak, 11th Dada Saheb Phalke Interna- promoted and popularised the game ization and development as well as in the indus- Trade Unionist, Sri tional Film Festival 2021. The film is of Rugby all over India. This unique of the country. So efforts trial sector, especially Rakhyakar Anupam, Sri based on the triumphant journey of achievement of KISS has been beau- should be taken to safe- during the Covid-19 Ashok Kumar Baral, Dr. 12 KISS students to the Interna- tifully depicted in “Jungle Cry”. KIIT guard the interest of the pandemic. He also said Arun Kumar Praharaj of tional Junior Rugby Tournament Ballary of "Bheja Fry" fame and and KISS founder Dr. Samanta, con- labourers said Sri that the State Govern- Bahrain and others dis- held in the UK in 2007 winning the Prashant Shah of Bollywood Holly- gratulated Prashant Shah, Producer Ranendra Pratap Swain, ment under Hon'ble cussed at length the prestigious U14 Rugby World Cup wood Productions chronicles the and Sagar Ballary, Director for this Minister, Food Supplies Chief Minister Sri challenges faced by the in England. Jungle Cry is a story journey of 12 students of KISS. recognition and thanked the Jury for and Consumer Welfare, Naveen Patnaik has workers in todays that defines nothing is impossible KISS, a home for 30,000 tribal stu- “I am very glad that the Jungle Cry, a Cooperation and Work- implemented several world. The webinar was and promotes that education, sports dents was established for tribal chil- movie on how KISSians won the U14 ing President of Hind welfare schemes for the to be taken to address moderated by Sri and helps eradicate poverty and dren empowerment through educa- Rugby Championship in England Mazdoor Sabha. Speak- workers. the concern of the work- Himanshu Singh and create patriotism for every nation, tion also focused on sports as a tool braving all geographical, cultural and ing on the occasion of Addressing the webinar ers, especially those vote of thanks was given as KISS does. for empowerment. Rugby was in- strategic barriers in 2007”. Dr International Labour Sri Subash Singh, MP working in the informal by Ms. Ipsita The Rugby film, helmed by Sagar troduced in 2005 in KISS by its Samanta said. Day, organized by Hind said that there is lot need sectors. Sri Bikash Samantaray. FCC chief, who ended net neutrality, to quit in January NEW DELHI: US Federal Communications Commission chairman Ajit Pai said he’ll leave the agency on January 20, 2021, eliminating the possibility of a holdover Republican majority at the agency that could have temporarily stymied changes sought by the incoming Biden administration. Since being elevated to the chairmanship by President Donald Trump in 2017, Pai, a Finance secretary Ajay Republican, has led the commission in dismantling net neutrality regulations and Bhushan Pandey on pushed for fast wireless broadband service.Pai’s term as a commissioner Sunday hinted that the extends to July 2021 and he could have Centre is working on stayed on as a commissioner, without the chairman’s power to set the agency’s another stimulus agenda, but has opted not to. With another Republican leaving after his term expired, package to boost the the FCC will have a 2-to-1 Democratic majority on Inauguration Day unless the economy. Senate confirms Nathan Simington, a Republican whose nomination is to be considered on December 4 by the Commerce Committee. Under Pai the FCC in 2017 revoked so- called net neutrality rules put in place by the Obama administration that barred broadband service providers from interfering with web traffic — for instance by slowing competitors’ content.Pai’s change gutted the FCC’s authority over internet service providers. It was welcomed by carriers such as AT&T and Verizon Communications. Pai pressed to assign more airwaves for high- speed mobile broadband.

The top court also issued notice to All India Online Vendors Association and Competition Commission of India

Fuel prices hiked for second day: Petrol nears Rs 90/litre in Mumbai, Check revised rates New Delhi.Oil marketing companies been hiked eleven times in the past 14 on Thursday hiked the prices of petrol days alone.In Mumbai, the revised and diesel for the second consecutive petrol and diesel rates stood at ? 89.33 day after a two-day pause. Petrol and per litre and ? 79.42 per litre diesel prices were hiked by around 20 respectively.Petrol and diesel prices paise across the metros.Petrol price in remained unchanged for 48 days and Delhi was hiked by 17 paise to Rs saw a revision on November 20. Since 82.66 per litre while diesel prices Then, oil marketing companies were increased by 19 paise to Rs Indian Oil, Hindustan Petroleum and 72.84 per litre, according to Bharat Petroleum have raised notifications from Indian Oil domestic fuel prices on eleven Corporation. The fuel rates have now occasions.

PM Kisan Scheme aims to provide income support to all landholder farmer families across the country with cultivable land, subject to certain exclusions.

Orissa Today Monday 03 May 2021 BUSINESSBUSINESS 6 NEWS BOX IGST slashed on oxygen concentrators for personal use Car sales enter the slow lane New Delhi. The government on Saturday slashed Integrated GST rate on oxygen concentrators for personal use to 12 per cent, from 28 per cent earlier, for two months till June 30. “IGST on Import of Oxygen Concentrators for personal use has been reduced from 28 per as lockdowns hit sentiment cent to 12 per cent to bring IGST rate on such personal imports at par with commercial imports of the same, the Central Board of New Delhi . As state-announced lockdowns, witnessed a sharp decline in sales marketing & sales, Honda Cars Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) tweeted. in varying proportions across the country in over the previous month. While India Ltd, said the current health This reduced IGST rate for imports of the wake of a sharp spike in Covid cases in the company sold 5,528 units in calamity has struck the entire concentrator for personal use shall be April, hit sentiment and logistics, passenger March, it sold 2,565 units in nation and has had an impact on applicable up to June 30. The government vehicle sales witnessed a slowdown. The April. A year back, in April 2020, the business and deliveries in the had last month waived customs duty on country’s largest car manufacturer, Maruti all passenger vehicle marketplace. “Many parts of the import of medical grade oxygen, oxygen Suzuki India Limited (MSIL) reported sale manufacturers had recorded nil country have been on safety concentrator and related equipment. of 1,35,879 units in April — the lowest sale sales on account of the stringent related lockdowns in the last in last five months. Hyundai Motor India, lockdown announced by the couple of weeks and we see this too, announced a decline in sale, as it Central government, in a bid to continuing in the month of May, As demand recovers in reported sale of 49,002 units in the domestic control the spread of 2021,” said Goel. Maruti Suzuki market, which is a four-month low. coronavirus. India Limited announced a shut Apr, power consumption Tata Motors, the third largest passenger While companies continued to down its factories in Haryana for vehicle manufacturer in the country, also witness good demand in April, nine days beginning May 1, 2021, grows 41% witnessed a dip in domestic sales in April as industry insiders say the demand in a bid to make oxygen available New Delhi. Power consumption in the country it sold 25,095 units, as against 29,654 units is driven by the growing need of for medical needs. The company in the previous month. Mahindra & personal mobility in times of a said while it goes for maintenance grew 41 per cent in April 2021 to 119.27 shutdown in June, it has advanced billion units (BU) over the same month last Mahindra, however, announced sales of healthcare crisis that demands 18,285 units which was more than what it social distancing and a personal the same from May 1 to May 9. year, showing robust recovery in industrial reported last month. Honda too announced transport. “Despite the Earlier, Hero MotoCorp, and commercial demand of electricity, growth in m-o-m sales at 9,072 units in challenges, we continue to witness good lockdowns and some companies are going announced halt of operations at all its according to power ministry data. Power April. Toyota Kirloskar Motors announced a demand owing to personal mobility needs,” for production shutdowns in May. Soni manufacturing facilities for four days, in a consumption in April last year was recorded sharp dip in dispatches to dealers in April. It said Naveen Soni, Sr VP, TKM. Sales are, added that sporadic lockdowns impacting staggered manner between April 22 and at 84.55 BU. fell to 9,622 units, compared to 15,001 units however, expected to remain impacted in different states & cities for varying May 1. It did so, taking into account the On the other hand, peak power demand met, in the previous month. MG Motor India, too, May too, as states are extending the durations has increased logistical escalation in the spread of Covid-19 across which is the highest supply in a day, during challenges. Rajesh Goel, Sr VP and director, the country. the first half of this month remained well above the highest record of 132.20 GW in April 2020. During April this year, peak Despite oxygen power demand met or the highest supply in a day touched the highest level of 182.55 GW Government extends timelines diversion for medical and recorded a growth of nearly 38 per cent over 132.73 GW record ed in the same month in 2020. Power consumption in April last use, high prices may year had dropped to 84.55 BU from 110.11 BU in the same month in 2019. This for tax compliance till May 31 happened mainly because of fewer economic shield steel cos’ profit activities following the imposition of lockdown by the government in the last week New Delhi . The government on Saturday time provided under that Section or by New Delhi. STEELMAKERS MAY see Diesel, Petrol prices of March 2020 to contain the spread of extended timelines for various income May 31, 2021, whichever is later. a minor fall in output, as they divert deadly COVID-19. Similarly, peak power tax compliances, including the filing of Similar extensions have also been nearly all of their supply of liquid hiked after 2-day demand met or the highest power supply in a belated or revised returns for 2019-20, given to the filing of objections to the oxygen for medical use. However, day also slumped to 132.73 GW in April last till May 31. The Central Board of Direct Dispute Resolution Panel (DRP) under they will likely see profitability Taxes (CBDT) said it had received Section 144C of the Act and income tax remaining stable due to high prices, pause– Check fuel year from 176.81 GW in the same month in representations from various return filing in response to notice under according to industry sources. The 2019, showing the impact of lockdown. stakeholders for relaxation on Section 148 of the Act. Filing of belated steel sector has diverted nearly all of prices in metro cities on compliance requirements because of the returns under sub-section (4) and its supply of liquid oxygen to FHRAI writes to FM, ongoing pandemic situation. revised return under sub-section (5) of hospitals that are running short of December 2, 2020 Tax experts, however, said the extension Section 139 for assessment year 2020- oxygen, as they treat patients seeks special credit was “unrealistic” given the lockdown 21, which was required to be submitted suffering from Covid-19. and the intensity of the pandemic. on or before March 31, may be filed on “Safety stock of liquid oxygen is down guarantee window for Narayan Jain, advocate and chairman, or before May 31. Payment of tax from about 2-3 days’ worth of liquid CCI Professionals Forum, said, deducted under Section 194-IA, oxygen to about 0.5 days and in some hospitality sector “Considering the serious nature of the Section 194-IB and Section 194M, and cases zero so if the (oxygen) plant filing of challan-cum-statement for NEW DELHI: second wave of the coronavirus, the However, if the Covid situation does not goes down there will be an impact on The Federation of Hotel & time should be extended till July 31 instead of improve in the next two weeks, the such tax deducted, which are required to be production,” said an executive at a Restaurant Associations of India on Sunday May 31. During May, most business houses as government may need to extend these paid and furnished by April 30, may be done leading steelmaker, noting, however, has submitted a representation to Union well offices of tax professionals will not timelines further.” Appeals to the on or before May 31. The statement in Form that the sector was prepared to forgo finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman urging function because of the lockdowns all over the Commissioner (Appeals) under Chapter XX No. 61, containing particulars of declarations output to provide liquid oxygen for the government to provide a ‘Special Credit country.” Nangia & Co LLP partner Shailesh of the Act, for which the last date of filing is received in Form No. 60, which is due to be medical purposes. Liquid oxygen is Guarantee Window’ to the hospitality sector Kumar said: “These relaxations bring relief. April 1, or thereafter, may be filed within the furnished on or before April 30, may be done used as safety stock by steelmakers, in under the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee on or before May 31, the official release said. case of any disruptions at captive Scheme (ECLGS). oxygen plants, which provide gaseous Under these special provisions, FHRAI asked oxygen used in blast furnaces for steel the Government to standardise and align the production. “The impact on output is expected to remain below 10 per cent tenures and moratorium facilities floated Record GST mop-up in April: Rs 1.4 lakh crore and favourable steel prices will mean under ECLGS 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0. It has also that overall profitability for the sector asked that the tenure of loan and moratorium New Delhi. will be largely unaffected, “ the source facilities granted under the ECLGS 3.0 to be GROSS Goods and Services Tax government has also been closely (GST) collections touched a record high of monitoring compliance and taking added. The steel sector has been extended to loans already sanctioned under Rs 1.41 lakh crore in April, surpassing the steps to curb evasion. “Closer supplying over 3,000 tonnes of ECLGS 1.0 and 2.0 with retrospective effect. previous high of Rs 1.23 lakh crore in monitoring against fake-billing, deep oxygen for medical use daily as of late “The sector is under tremendous financial March. The April collections, which data analytics using data from multiple April. The price of steel has risen stress due to the ongoing lockdown. Closure account for sales in March, mark the sources including GST, Income-tax sharply over the past three quarters of many establishments in large numbers has seventh month where the monthly GST and Customs IT systems and effective with the price of Hot-Rolled Coil been reported from all parts of the country collections have crossed the Rs 1-lakh- tax administration have also (HRC) steel crossing Rs 62,500 per along with massive job losses in the sector. crore mark. GST revenue had dipped to an contributed to the steady increase in tonne in late April, up 71 per cent from Without adequate Government intervention, all-time low of Rs 32,172 crore in April tax revenue,” the statement said. The the July 2020 low of Rs 36,500 per 2020. gross GST revenue collected in April tonne, according to a report by ICICI the situation will escalate further impacting Securities. The move by steel lakhs of livelihoods along with large number Being the last month of the financial year, 2021 stood at Rs 1,41,384 crore, of which central GST is Rs 27,837 crore, producers to emphasise oxygen of units pushed towards insolvencies and March conventionally sees a pickup in tax production instead of maintaining NPAs,” said Gurbaxish Singh Kohli, Vice collections. “Despite the second wave of state GST is Rs 35,621 crore, COVID-19 pandemic affecting several integrated GST is Rs 68,481 crore steel output will likely lower India’s President, FHRAI. (including Rs 29,599 crore collected steel exports, according to a report by parts of the country, Indian businesses have has moved to the bigger, organised sector S&P Global Platts. The report said once again shown remarkable resilience by not players. This has meant more tax revenues, on import of goods) and cess is Rs 9,445 crore SpiceJet defers up to only complying with the return filing (including Rs 981 crore collected on import of India’s export of basic steel products since almost all bigger players are under the tax goods). Going ahead, the GST collections are had already been down 14.4 per cent requirements but also paying their GST dues in net. Also, the continuing influence of in the three months ending January, 50% of April salary for a timely manner during the month,” the lockdowns through much of last year and since unlikely to sustain this trend. A significantly Finance Ministry said in a statement. Though lower level of economic activity in April is compared to the year-ago period, with section of employees early this year has meant that consumers are expected to give way to muted collections in shipments to Asia accounting for 67 collections from the services sector have been forced to shift towards ordering from online per cent of India’s exports. Shipments impacted due to localised lockdowns in view channels, which essentially source from the coming months, experts said. The of the second wave of the COVID-19 government, on the other hand, is expected to to Europe and the Americas accounted organised sector players. So there’s also a take more steps towards improving for 17.3 per cent and 6.8 per cent of pandemic, the impact has been outweighed demand side pull in favour of items total steel exports, respectively. The from the increased compliance from the manufactured by organised sector players. compliance and curb evasion. M.S. Mani, organised sector. This has happened as the Senior Director, Deloitte India said, “The all- report noted that exports by Tata Steel, Online trade channels are skewed in favour of time high collections which relate to supplies and state-owned SAIL had fallen by nature of the pandemic has pushed the smaller, products manufactured by big businesses. This about a third, compared to the year- unorganised sector players across several seems to have compensated for the fall in made in March ‘21 could now give way to sectors out of business. Their share of business muted collections in the coming months due to ago period, while exports of JSW steel services sector taxation revenues. The the lower economic activities in April. had fallen by 18.6 per cent.

New Delhi. SpiceJet has deferred up to 50 per Warren Buffett warns investors not to gamble on stocks cent of the April salary of a significant section of employees due to the impact of the second coronavirus wave, sources said on OMAHA: Billionaire Warren Buffett warned the stimulus packages passed by to invest more of Berkshire's cash, Saturday. Employees, including pilots and people not to think investing is an easy way Congress have done a tremendous but the current competition he faces cabin crew, have got 10-50 per cent of their to make a fortune as he answered a variety of job of propping up the economy and from private equity and other April salaries deferred. Junior employees questions at Berkshire Hathaway's annual keeping interest rates low. He said investment funds has made it like drivers have been paid their April meeting Saturday. Buffett said it can be the government clearly learned difficult for Berkshire to find salaries in full, according to the sources. tough to pick the long-term winners. He lessons from the Great Recession in reasonably priced acquisitions. And Chairperson and managing director (CMD) pointed out that in 1903 there were more 2009 and acted quickly in response to the 90-year-old said that a year ago, Ajay Singh will not take any salary for April, than 2,000 car companies, and nearly all of the pandemic, but it's hard to predict it was hard to predict how the the airline said in a statement. them failed even though cars have the long-term consequences of those economy would respond to the The second wave is raging across India and transformed the country since then. policies. 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Buffett has said questioned the value of moved outside of Omaha for the first worst-ever crisis, with the aviation sector that most people will fare better by owning cryptocurrencies. "I don't welcome a time - to Los Angeles to be near again bearing the biggest brunt. "There will an S&P 500 index fund instead of betting on currency that is so useful to where the 97-year-old Munger lives. be no salary cut for any employee. However, individual stocks. He said many of the kidnappers and extortionists and so The meeting usually draws 40,000 to under these extreme and unavoidable novice investors who jumped into the forth," Munger said. "Nor do I like have during the pandemic if they still had "a Omaha, filling a 18,300-seat arena circumstances we are enduring, we are market recently and drove up the value of shoveling out a few extra billions and very rich major shareholder like us." and every nearby overflow room. No other forced to implement a graded salary video game retailer GameStop are billions and billions of dollars to somebody Omaha, Nebraska-based Berkshire is sitting company matches those crowds. Author Bob deferment for some of our employees," the essentially gambling. Buffett said the stock who just invented a new financial product on $145.4 billion in cash and short-term Miles said he misses "mingling with like- spokesperson said. The airline is ensuring trading platforms that allow people to buy out of thin air. I think I should say modestly investments because Buffett has struggled to minded and self-selected shareholders" and that most of its employees, including those in and sell stocks for free, such as Robinhood, that I think the whole damn development is find major acquisitions for the company for talking with executives who run Berkshire the lowest pay grades, are not affected at all are only encouraging that gambling. Buffett disgusting and contrary to the interests of several years. Investor Cole Smead said he subsidiaries who routinely spend part of the by this deferment and will be paid salaries in spent several hours answering questions civilization." - Buffett said he doesn't regret would love to see the company get more meeting in their company's booth in the huge full, according to the statement. "The CMD Saturday afternoon at an online version of selling off Berkshire's $6 billion stake in all active the next time the market swoons. "We exhibit hall that adjoins the arena. Berkshire has decided to forgo his entire salary. This is Berkshire's annual meeting alongside vice the major airlines last year even though do not question whether Buffett and Munger companies like Geico insurance, See's only a temporary measure and the deferred chairmen Charlie Munger, Greg Abel and those stocks have grown significantly since have patience. That's obvious. The question Candy and Fruit of the Loom sell their salary amount will be paid by the company in Ajit Jain. The executives opined on a variety he sold them last spring. Buffett also said he is do they have any aggression. That's not products to shareholders each year. The fun full once the condition improves," it added. of topics at the meeting including: - Buffett thinks the airlines might not have been able obvious," Smead said. Buffett said he wants of the meeting isn't just for shareholders. said the policies of the Federal Reserve and to secure as much government aid as they Orissa Today Monday 03 May 2021 SPORTSSPORTS 7 Kieron Pollard is the GOAT for us: Krunal and Hardik Pandya after MI outclass CSK in Delhi

New Delhi. Mumbai Indians all-rounders Krunal and Hardik Pandya lauded senior player Kieron HIGHLIGHTS Pollard after his whirlwind knock helped them pull off a thrilling 4-wicket victory over Chennai Super / Kings in Match 27 of the Indian Premier League Mumbai Indians (219/6) (IPL) 2021 in Delhi on Saturday. MI rode on Pollard's unbeaten 87 off 34 balls to chase down beat Chennai Super Kings 219 in 20 overs and return to winning ways in IPL 2021. Pollard's career-best IPL score made sure Mumbai completed the highest successful chase in (218/4) by 4 wickets the IPL on Indian soil. Conway joins Green, ruled out of ongoing "The greatest win for us as Mumbai Indians boys. We / Kieron Pollard smashed have to tell you guys that Kieron Pollard hits sixes for breakfast, but if he takes a wicket or he bowls tour game against India due to concussion 87 not out off 34 balls and well, for him its like giving a candy to a baby. "He's Sydney.Australian cricket's injury woes against India. the happiest of all (when he picks a wicket). He is continued on Saturday with medium pacer livid with himself when he leaks runs because he Australia Test hopeful Cameron Green Harry Conway ruled out of the ongoing suffered a concussion while bowling after a picked 2 wickets in an all- takes his bowling to heart," Hardik said during a pink ball warm-up match against India rasping straight drive from Jasprit Bumrah candid chat with his elder brother after the match. after suffering a delayed concussion struck him on the head during the warm-up Krunal, who was part of a match-changing 79-run here.Mark Steketee was named as rounder show for MI partnership with Pollard for the fourth wicket, game on Friday. Conway's concussion replacement for the While Green was subbed immediately, labelled the MI vice-captain as the GOAT (greatest final two days of the game.Number 11 / of all time). "Special mention to Polly, people don't Conway showed signs of concussion later People don't talk about batsman Conway, who was peppered with in the day. talk about him that much but according to us he is a barrage of bouncers by the four-pronged GOAT. He is one of the greatest of all time. There Conway did not report concussion symptoms Indian pace attack, was hit on head late in when assessed by medical staff on the field Pollard that much but are only a few people who have done pulled off a the evening of the opening day's play at the chase like this but Pollard has done it so many at the time of impact. However, when Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday. checked again at the conclusion of times," Krunal said. Kieron Pollard took nearly He thus joins Cameron Green and Will according to us, he is the every CSK bowler to the cleaners, hitting 8 sixes Australia A's innings, he reported Pucovski as Australian cricketers suffering symptoms, following which he was and 6 fours to pull off one of the most spectacular previous games before this one. The five-time points table, will next face Sunrisers Hyderabad at the concussion during the ongoing contests GOAT: Krunal Pandya chases in the IPL. The win also brought MI back to champions, who occupy the 4th spot on the IPL 2021 Arun Jaitley Stadium in the capital on May 4. replaced. winning ways after two successive defeats in the Sergio Aguero fires Manchester City to IPL 2021: RCB to wear special Blue jersey in upcoming Delhi mourns brink of title; Chelsea match to honour frontline heroes fighting against COVID-19 the loss of ease past Fulham Ahmedabad. Royal Challengers jersey in one of the early Bangalore will be sporting a special upcoming matches with key New Delhi. Manchester City moved to the blue jersey in one of their upcoming messaging on the match kit to brink of a third Premier League title in four matches at the Indian Premier League pay our respect and show football RR vs RCB: Sanju Samson seasons as a piece of magic by Sergio Aguero (IPL) 2021 to honour the frontline solidarity to all the front line set them on the way to a 2-0 victory at Crystal workers fighting day and night heroes who have spent the acknowledged the Rajasthan Palace on Saturday. Pep Guardiola’s side were against the Covid-19 pandemic in majority of last year wearing Royals' batting woes and assured totally dominant but missing a cutting edge India. PPE kits and leading the fight administrator until Aguero’s stunning half-volley finish just RCB captain Virat Kohli, who made the against the pandemic, instead that his team will bounce back before the hour mark broke Palace’s resolve at announcement in a video message of our flagship Go Green from their fourth-successive defeat Selhurst Park. A minute later Ferran Torres’s posted on social media by RCB, also Initiative match. "RCB will clinical low shot doubled City’s advantage revealed that they will be auctioning also auction all the signed DK Bose in IPL 2021 on Thursday night. and they could have racked up a bigger margin the signed-player jerseys from the player jerseys from this game of victory as they turned on the style with game to raise money for India's health to raise money and add to our Raheem Sterling denied by the woodwork and infrastructure, which is reeling under earlier financial contribution Joao Cancelo also going close. With four the lethal second wave of the supporting healthcare games left, City have 80 points, 13 ahead of coronavirus. said in the video. The blue jerseys will also infrastructure related to Australia vs India: Head coach Justin Langer confirmed the hosts are hopeful of having David Warner back Manchester United who host Liverpool on "What's happening in our country with the have important healthcare messages oxygen support," RCB said in a statement. Sunday knowing that defeat would seal the spread of the COVID virus is deeply engraved on it. RCB will take on the India on Sunday reported its highest for the 3rd Test but the injured opener is still having issues with his strained groin. title for their neighbours. “It was a long time concerning. We as a franchise over the past Kolkata Knight Riders in their next IPL single-day toll of 3,689 Covid deaths. The that I hadn’t played 90 minutes,” Aguero, who week have had focused discussions on 2021 game on May 3. "RCB has identified country also saw a slight dip in the daily scored only his second league goal of an how we can help at the ground level and key areas where much needed help is numbers with 3,92,488 new cases reported injury-hit season, told BT Sport. assist frontline workers in these dire required immediately in healthcare in the last 24 hours The new cases take “The goal was good because maybe we can win times." "RCB has identified key areas in infrastructure related to Oxygen support in India's Covid tally to 1,95,57,457. The the Premier League. We wait for tomorrow. which immediate help is required in Bengaluru and other cities, and will be new cases recorded in the last 24 hours Every game is difficult. Of course, if healthcare infrastructure related to making a financial contribution towards showed a slight dip from Saturday when Liverpool win it’s better.” Should United Oxygen support and will be making a this, via @give_india. "This season RCB India hit a global record in its daily Covid- draw on Sunday they could still financial contribution in this regard," Koli is going to be sporting a special Blue 19 numbers with 4,01,993 fresh cases. mathematically catch City but their goal difference is far inferior. If United win, City can seal the title by beating Chelsea next New Delhi. Dilip Kumar Bose, the owner of Delhi’s weekend. Havertz double sinks Fulham in 2-0 Premier League: Manchester City on the brink of 7th Hindustan FC and a member of Football Delhi’s Chelsea win wo goals from Germany’s Kai Executive Committee, breathed his last on Havertz sank relegation candidates Fulham 2- Saturday evening, May 1. DK Bose was admitted 0 in a lively southwest London derby on to the Indian Spinal Injury Centre in Vasant Kunj Saturday, and tightened Chelsea’s grip on title, Chelsea bolster top-four hopes with Fulham win on the afternoon of Thursday, the same day he lost fourth place in the Premier League. Fulham, his father in the morning. He succumbed to Covid third from bottom and nine points from the New Delhi. Manchester City are on the travel to Burnley on Monday. "We can goals." Fulham are nine points behind two days later. Part of Executive Committee of the safety zone, started brightly, earning two brink of a third Premier League title in four start to put the champagne in the fridge -- fourth-bottom Newcastle United after a Association (Delhi FA) for many years, Bose was corners before Chelsea’s Brazilian defender seasons after a 2-0 win at Crystal Palace on not to open yet but to think about it," said fifth defeat in six matches although also part of organising committees whenever Thiago Silva hoofed a long ball into their Saturday secured with goals by Sergio Guardiola, whose side face Paris St manager Scott Parker refused to admit Delhi organised any International or National territory in the 10th minute. Aguero and Ferran Torres. Chelsea's 2-0 Germain on Tuesday in the home leg of staying up was a lost cause. "I understand completions. “He was one of the strongest pillars home win over Fulham cemented them in their Champions League semi-final with a from the outside people will laugh and of strength in Delhi football. His passion and fourth place while leaving their London 2-1 lead. "The Premier League is already think I'm crazy, but there's no other option devotion for the game was second to none. rivals facing almost certain relegation and there -- it is in our hands. We need one for me," he said. He made immense contribution to football in Delhi, For Harpreet Brighton & Hove Albion took a massive more victory, two more points." "While it's the case that we can (survive), and it was his hardwork, commitment and leap towards safety by beating visiting MASSIVE WEEK that's our main focus from now until the dedication he made Hindustan FC a name in Brar, fourth Leeds United 2-0. Everton's hopes of Chelsea, who like City face a massive week end." Brighton breathed a sigh of relief as India,” Football Delhi said in their obituary. Shaji qualifying for Europe suffered a blow as with a Champions League semi-final they moved 10 points clear of the drop Prabhakaran, President Football Delhi said, they went down 2-1 at home to Aston return against Real Madrid after a 1-1 zone by beating Leeds on the south-coast. “Departure of DK da is a personal loss. I known time’s the charm Villa. City scored twice in 83 seconds in draw away, had a Kai Havertz double to Pascal Gross converted a penalty in the him for more than 20 years and closely followed the second half to notch an 11th successive thank for beating Fulham. Germany 14th minute and Danny Welbeck sealed all his exploits in football. We will always away league win and will be confirmed as forward Havertz. who has struggled to the win with a late goal that lifted Brighton remember Mr DK Bose as an able administrator Chandigarh. Mohinder Singh Brar remembers champions if Liverpool win at Manchester the night India lost the 2003 World Cup final to justify his 71 million pounds ($98.08 to 14th in the standings. who has given everything for the game. It will be Australia. His son Harpreet stayed up all night, United on Sunday. Pep Guardiola's side million) price tag from Bayer Leverkusen, “It was one of our best performances. You difficult for Delhi football to fill a vaccum left by crying, refusing to eat. That was the night, have 80 points with four games left, while doubled his Premier League tally in the have to match Leeds for their effort and him. We will miss him big time.” “For Delhi Mohinder asserts, his son’s cricketing second-placed United are on 67 with five game against Fulham. "Kai played double honesty and I felt we did that really well," football he is a big loss and at this hour of grief we ambitions were born. Go forward 18 years to to play. Leicester City, who drew 1-1 with striker with Timo (Werner) and the two Brighton manager Graham Potter said. stand by his family and our prayers are with his Friday night. Harpreet, donning the colours of 10-man Southampton on Friday, are third had a good connection and were always Anwar El Ghazi's superb late curler earned family. We offer our sincere condolences to his Punjab Kings, stepped up to bowl his third on 63 points. Fourth-placed Chelsea have dangerous," Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel Villa the points at Goodison Park. family and loved ones. May his soul rest in peace,” over. The left-arm spinner spotted his 61, six ahead of West Ham United who said. "We need him spot on to achieve our the statement said. opponent, Virat Kohli no less, stepping out of the crease, but was ready with a short of a length skidder that evaded the slog and broke the stumps. The very next ball, he put sharp spin on the ball that beat Glenn Maxwell’s bat MI vs CSK: We just could not shut Kieron Pollard down, to clip the off-stump bail. He finished the over as a double-wicket maiden, but wasn’t done till he picked up AB de Villiers’ wicket. It was a spell – coupled with a breezy 25 with the bat – that earned Kings the win, and a pat on the back says Chennai coach Stephen Fleming after 4-wicket loss from Kohli. It was the night Mohinder knew his son had arrived. New Delhi. Chennai Super Kings team "got undone by a out), Moeen Ali (52) and “When the world’s best batsman pats your son’s HIGHLIGHTS coach Stephen Fleming didn't fine innings" by the Faf du Plessis (50). back, there can be nothing bigger than that seem too worried after his team's veteran MI all-rounder. "From a team point of moment,” he says. The 25-year-old’s journey / Kieron Pollard hit 87 in loss against Mumbai Indians in "(Kieron) Pollard is view, we got past 200 as started when his mother stumbled upon a Match 27 of the Indian Premier such a good timer of the a batting unit, we held in poster in a Zirakpur market that advertised just 34 balls to help MI League (IPL) 2021 in Delhi on ball that you never there and got some cricket coaching at an academy. The facility Saturday. MI rode on Kieron know what he is going wickets... we put closed a few years later, but the Moga-native chase 219 vs CSK Pollard's unbeaten 87 off 34 balls to do. There is so much pressure on them and we continued his growth in Chandigarh under / to gun down 219 off the last ball that went on, we were were undone by a fine former Punjab left-arm spinner Bharti Vij. The Pollard's IPL best score to win by 4 wickets and bring an just hoping for some red innings. We had our travel though was problematic. “Sometimes he helped MI complete the end to CSK's winning streak in lights (direct hits) with chances, no doubt about would miss a bus because the drivers would not IPL 2021.Pollard hit nearly the stumps, or a result it and that's the fine let him travel with his big kitbag,” recalls his highest-successful chase everything that was bowled at we had when we got margins that the IPL is mother Gurmeet Kaur. “It meant we had to start him on Saturday as he hit 8 sixes beaten in the final. "Its about. We will go back at 4 AM from home and return late at night.” on Indian soil in the and 6 boundaries to pull off one one of Pollard's best innings in drew positives for CSK even in and analyse. “We can get better, The struggle continued though, as Harpreet of the most spectacular chases in the IPL for a long time. He's an defeat but also said that they will we've done pretty well. We are was overlooked by the Mohali district junior tournament the IPL. The 33-year-old West effective player but he's done it have to go back to the drawing still very confident going into the teams. Vij instead enrolled him into a Ropar / Indies superstar's blitz helped for a long time. He was the board to analyse where things next game. It's just the nature of district team – a minor district of the Punjab MI's 6-wicket win brought Mumbai complete the highest mainstay, we did a lot of good went wrong for them in the the tournament, if you are going Cricket Association (PCA). He was getting to an end to CSK's 5-match successful chase on Indian soil in things around him but we just match. CSK did well in the to get beaten then you are going play, but his performances, no matter how the tournament. Praising couldn't shut him down," batting department by scoring to ask the opposition to play good, were going unnoticed. It wasn’t until winning streak in IPL 2021 Pollard's whirlwind knock after Fleming told reporters. The 218 for 4 after being asked to bat pretty well and they (MI) did current Kolkata Knight Riders. the game, Fleming said that his former New Zealand captain first thanks to the half-centuries tonight," Fleming said. from Ambati Rayudu (72 not Orissa Today STATE Monday 03 May 2021 Bhubaneswar P-8 Journalists in Odisha declared as Frontline Covid Warriors New twist in the case of Shiva Cement District administration faced protest during excavation of Khatkulbahal Patratoli Road Rajesh Dahima Rajgangpur,May 02: Sundargarh district admin- Statement istration and local admin- Faizal Hussain, the villager said that the conversation istration started the exca- on Friday was ignored by the officials of the company vation of Khatkulbahal and lathi charging with the help of the administration Bhubaneswar, May 2 (UNI) In a major decision Chief Patratoli road in the pres- and police force and intimidating the villagers who were Minister Naveen Patnaik today declared working jour- ence of police force at protesting, which is wrong. Such action has been en- nalists of the state as Frontline Covid Warriors. Approv- seven o'clock on Sunday couraged by being unknown to the public representa- ing a proposal to this effect, Mr Patnaik said the working morning. When the local tive and MLA. Then in the weekend shut-down from journalists are doing a great service to the State by pro- villagers started protest- Poklen machine reached the quarry also had to be der. Some people are try- the Corona period, it is natural to raise a question mark viding seamless news feed, making people aware of is- ing, the district administra- the spot with police force canceled due to the pro- ing to discredit me. The on the forceful action of the administration, who will give sues relating to Covid at this time and they are great sup- tion started to force the on the way to tests of the villagers. villagers had a conversa- the answer? Roshan Barla, Pushpa Tirkey, Rashmi Ekka, port for our war against Covid. The decision of the Chief villagers. It is also re- Khatkulbahal Patratoli and Meanwhile, the com- tion with the company of- Faizal Hussain, led by Sushma Tirkey, along with hundreds Minister will benefit 6944 working journalists of the State ported that some villagers use of force While lathi- pany assigned a domi- ficial on Friday in which of people, were organizing rural protests on the spot who have been covered under Gopabandhu Sambadika tried to stop the work of charging, the villagers neering contractor to ex- it was agreed to start the Swasthya Bima Yojana. digging the way. It is said were driven from the spot. cavate the road and tried mine with consensus and who protested, were on the protesters. How- They are getting health insurance cover of Rs 2 lakh that only then the current You know. JSW Cement to intimidate the overbear- the villagers would con- frightened and charged ever, there has not been each. Besides, an ex gratia of Rs 15 lakh is also being police force was seen ram- was trying to acquire the ing contractor villagers. tinue to practice the road with lathi. Now the ques- any public hearing or provided to the next of kin of journalists who die of Covid ming with sticks and Khatkulbahal Patratoli It is also reported that no till there is no other op- tion arises that there is a gram sabha about this while performing duty. There has been a continuous de- threatening the villagers. road for mine propagation gram sabha has been held tion. weekend shutdown in the matter. Some villagers mand from various journalist unions in the state to declare Sundergarh Upazilpal in collaboration with the till date on this matter. But But suddenly on Sun- entire district regarding say that only with the in- the working journalists as covid warriors. Sources said Abhimanyu Behera, Addi- local sarpanch and the the sarpanch allowed the day morning, the district the rising infection of Co- volvement of the over a dozen journalists in the state have died of covid tional SP Ravi Narayan district administration, the company to acquire the administration reached rona and people are lan- sarpanch and the admin- infection in the state during the second phase of covid 19. Barik, Rajgangpur SDPO, old name of Shiva Cement. way. When the villagers the spot with the police guishing in homes. At istration of the company, Kutra Tehsildar, Kutra But for the last four years, came to know, the force and a Pokalane ma- such a time, it is appro- the company is trying MP Suresh Pujari Visited Additional Tehsildar, he was facing opposition sarpanch also murmured. chine, including six JCB priate to suddenly start desperately to get the vil- Bargarh covid Hospital Kutra Police Station from the villagers. On the On the other hand, the machines, and started digging the way with the lagers to acquire the cen- Incharge Police force and other hand, the public sarpanch says that he has digging the way. On the district administration turies old route and merge six JCB machines and a hearing for broadcasting not passed any such or- other hand, the villagers police force and use force it with the mine. SMC is inactive to dispose Covid Betrayed Love Took A Life infected dead bodies Kshirodra Bag Rajani Mohapatra reasons, the family sat in front of Sambalpur, May 2: As the Berhampur-02/05/21 A 23 year the police station for justice, worries of Central govern- old boy lost his life in an unfortu- Asika SDPO Suryamani Pradhan ment and State government nate incident in Sorada failing in reached the spot and made prom- is increasing due to surge of Corona virus, Sambalpur dis- a love relation. They dreamt a lot ises to investigate the incident. trict administration seems to but their entire dreams went in Sorada police Chief Ramesh be in deep sleep. The crema- vain. All the promises were shat- Kumar Pradhaan said investiga- torium on the bank of river tered. A similar tragedy was re- tion will carry on after getting Mahanadi is overloaded due ported in Sorada in Ganjam. The postmortum report. Anyone to high number of Covid death. People are seen to wait family later protested in front of found guilty will be brought to for long time for their turn to Asutosh Rath Parikshit Chhatar, the Sorada police station keep- the scene of the investigation, burn dead bodies. The short- Bargarh,May 02: At the Yudhisthira Meher, along ing the dead body over a rickshaw leave the house on the 26th of station, Anil went to upstairs and and the family has taken Anil in age of wood for burning dead request of Bargarh MP MP Shri Pujari were in Nh-59 at about 10 PM. Asika April, and fled from Sorada. The did not come downstairs. The writing that he has received him bodies is another worry for Suresh Pujari to operate present in the hospital. MP SDPO Suryamani Pradhan said family lodged a complaint before family saw Anil dead after some with well health condition from people. On the other hand the electric crematorium situated the IOCL-assisted ventila- Shri Pujari urged the direc- the death of the youth would be Sorada police station after they hour. Anil, however, failed to get police station. Even after that, at Sambalpur is not function- tors at Bargarh covid Hos- tor of Burla Medical Col- investigated and necessary ac- could not reached both. Sorada his love and lost his life by hang- they are complaining that the ing. The district administra- pital, the experts of lege to train the health tion would be taken, after these police brought the two from ing himself around his neck with death toll was from the police tion doesn't pay heed to the Bhubaneswar Hi-Tech, workers needed to run the words the body was later sent for Aryapalli from Berhampur after some sari. Later, people in the fam- beating, it will be investigated. instructions of the state gov- which operates ventilators and ICU. With post-mortem to MKCG Medical receiving a complaint on the 28 ily protested in front of the po- The family filed a complaint al- ernment which has asked the health department and all the Jharsuguda covid Hospi- the operation of the ven- College and Hospital. According th last month. The girlfriend re- lice station with the body of the leging that the girl's family ancillary departments to be tal are working on a war- tilator and ICU, the lives to reports, Anil Muni, 23, son of peatedly changed his statement deceased Anil in a rickshaw and had also threatened to kill her ready with materials. The time basis to coordinate of many covid patients Lokanath Muni of Kaithapalli after being brought to the Sorada demanded justice. Family mem- son. After submitting a written common people are suffering with the district health de- can be saved because Sahi in Sorada town, had been in police station. Anil was struck by bers complained that Anil had complains to the police, SDPO for this kind of indifferent partment. Ashwini there is now a shortage of a love realtion with pseudonym a change of color of his girlfriend been beaten at the police station. Suryamani Pradhaan promised for attitude of the administra- tion. If someone asks for per- Sarangi, Sureshwar ventilator beds through- (Jhili) of his street for the past 8 in front of police. Finally, the po- The girl's family also re- an investigation. The family than mission to repair, permission Satapathy, Pritam Singh, out western Odisha. to 9 months. They both loved lice released Anil yesterday. Af- peatedly threatened Anil to kill, removed the dead body from the is not granted. each other. They two decided to ter coming from Sorada police they complained. For all these national highway at about 2 AM. (From-p-1) Odisha govt clamps...... SAIL to set up additional 2500 beds activities and smiliar places. with use of gaseous oxygen facilities Jatra/opera/open air theatres shall not be allowed to operate. All salons/barber shop, spa, beauty parlour etc shall remain closed. Bhubaneswar, May (Odisha), Durgapur and These 2500 nos. of beds All social/political/sports/entertainment/academic/cultural/religious functions/other gatherings. 02(TNB): Responding to Burnpur (West Bengal). will be developed in All religious places/places of worship shall be closed for public. However, religious rituals are allowed with bare minimum priests/servitors and staff. religious the call of Hon’ble Prime These jumbo facilities are phased manner in collabo- congregations are strictly prohibited. Minister, Shri Narendra being planned outside the ration with the respective Marriages shall be permitted with approval from local authorities with no more than 50 persons and in case of funerals and last rites, the number of persons participating shall not be more than 20 (for the entire event) including hosts, guests, priests, and catering and other support staff. Under no circumstances, the Modi and under the guid- existing hospital facilities state governments. In the number of participants shall exceed the ceiling for the entire event. ance of Shri Dharmendra and shall have oxygen first phase, the company Pradhan, Hon'ble Union support through a dedi- will set up about 700 beds Minister of P & NG and cated gas line drawn di- which will be scaled up to Allowed during the complete lockdown Steel, Steel Authority of rectly from the steel plants 2500 beds across all the India Limited (SAIL) is instead of extracting gas- five locations. Hospitals, nursing firms serving hospitals. ers. to operate with most vate establishments as planning to set up jumbo eous oxygen from liquid Currently, there are homes, clinics, Manufacturing units of Bank branches and minimum staff. Staff listed below: medical facilities of about medical oxygen as is be- around 3000 beds in the telemedicine facilities. drugs, pharmaceuticals, ATMs, IT vendors for should be encouraged to Shops including ration 2500 beds with the sup- ing done in the own hos- five SAIL hospitals and Dispensaries, chemists, medical services, medi- banking operations, Work From Home wher- shops under PDS and port of gaseous oxygen pitals of SAIL currently. about 45% of beds have pharmacies, all kinds of cal oxygen, their packag- banking correspondents, ever possible and fea- neighbourhood/roadside/ (GOX) for Covid treatment At the suggestion of Gov- been earmarked for medicine shops including ing material, raw mate- ATM operation and cash sible. street corner shops deal- in addition to the facilities ernment of India, SAIL COVID patients. The Jan Aushadhi Kendras rial and intermediates. management agencies. C. Public Utilities: ing with food, groceries, currently available at shall use Gaseous Oxygen company remains com- and medical equipment Construction of medical/ However, banks shall op- Operation of oil, gas sec- fruits, vegetables, dairy SAIL’s five integrated directly as an additional mitted to stand by the shops. health infrastructure in- erate as per guidelines to tor including refining, and milk booths, meat, steel plants at Bhilai source of oxygen as the nation in fighting against Medial laboratories and cluding manufacture of be issued by Finance transportation, distribu- fish, animal feed and fod- (Chattisgarh), Bokaro demand for liquid medical the corona pandemic in collection centres. ambulances. Department. tion, storage and retail der, seeds, fertilizers, pes- (Jharkhand), Rourkela oxygen is high currently. every possible way. Pharmaceutical and Movement (inter and in- SEBI and capital and products. ticides, their transporta- medical research labs, in- tra-State including by air) debt market services as Generation, transmission tion, warehousing and re- 48 hour shut down success at Paradeep stitutions carrying out of all medical and veteri- notified by the Securities and distribution of power lated activities. Manoj Das COVID-19 related re- nary personnel, scientists, and Exchange Board of at State level. The shops will be opera- Paradeep, May 02: Al- search. nurses, para-medical India (SEBI). Postal services tional on weekdays though Paradeep is an In- Veterinary hospitals, dis- staff, lab technicians, mid- IRDAI and Insurance Operation of utilities in (Monday to Friday) be- dustrial city and Govt per- pensaries, clinics, pathol- wives and other hospital companies. water, sanitation and tween 6.00 AM and mitted to essential ser- ogy labs, sale and supply support services includ- Non-banking financial waste management sec- 12.00 PM. All shops shall vices for movement but of vaccine and medicine ing ambulances. institutions (NBFCs) in- tors at municipal, local maintain a minimum 30 situation was different . Authorised private es- B. Financial sector cluding Housing Finance body levels in State. feet distance. Except port related em- tablishments, which sup- Reserve Bank of India Company (HFCs) and Operation of utilities in- IT and IT enabled ser- ployees and a very few port the provisioning of (RBI) and RBI related fi- Micro Finance Institu- cluding movement of ve- vices with a maximum of vehicle movements are essential services, or ef- nancial markets and en- tions with bare minimum hicles and personnel pro- 50% staff. seen . Paradeep Adl SP Mr forts for containment of tities like NCPL, CCIL, staff. viding telecommunica- Data and Call centres. Nimai Charan Sethy & COVID-19 including payment system opera- Co-operative Credit So- tions, DTH and internet Newspaper delivery will Paradeep model PS IIC Mr ation . They properly ar- Other some medicine home care providers, di- tors, clearing houses and cieties. services. be allowed between 5.00 Rajanai kanta Samal di- ranged checking posts shops and hospitals were agnostics, supply chain standalone primary deal- Efforts should be made D. Commercial and pri- AM and 8.00 AM. rectly monitored this situ- and patrolling in this city. opened

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