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VOLUME 10, ISSUE 149 | www.orissapost.com BHUBANESWAR | SUNDAY, AUGUST 30 | 2020 12 PAGES + SUNDAY POST | `4.00 IRREGULAR by MANJUL NO LOCAL LOCKDOWNS UNLOCK 4.0: States can’t impose any local lockdown outside the containment zones without prior consultation with the Centre

AGENCIES Social, aca- The Ministry added that there shall demic, sports, en- be no restriction on inter-state and AMIT SHAH RECOVERS Instead of paying us one lakh to New Delhi, August 29: The Union tertainment, cul- intra-state movement of persons and NEW DELHI: Union Mahanadi tribunal asks publish your book, pay us two lakh to Home Ministry Saturday issued the tural, religious, goods, and no separate permission/ e- Home Minister reject it. It will give you better publicity Unlock 4.0 guidelines under which the political functions permit will be re- Amit Shah has state governments shall not impose and other con- quired for recovered and will states to submit data to any local lockdown outside the con- gregations such move- be discharged tainment zones without prior consul- will be per- ments dur- from the All India Black Panther actor tation with the Central government. mitted ing Unlock Institute of assessors in two weeks Metro trains will be allowed to re- with a 4.0. Medical Sciences Saturday, eleven dies of cancer at 43 sume services from September 7 in ceiling of Emphasising days after being admitted for post- POST NEWS NETWORK NEXT DATE OF HEARING a graded manner, while political, so- 100 per- on the adherence COVID care. “He has recovered and is SCHEDULED OCTOBER 3 LOS ANGELES: cial and religious congregations of up sons, with of national direc- likely to be discharged in a short time.” New Delhi, August 29: The Actor Chadwick to 100 people will be permitted from effect from tives for Covid-19 manage- AIIMS media and protocol division Mahanadi Water Dispute three-judge bench of the chairperson Dr Aarti Vij said in a state- Boseman, September 21. September 21. ment, the MHA said national di- Tribunal Saturday asked ATribunal finalises 46 ment. August 18, Shah was admitted to popular for his However, schools, colleges, educa- However, such rectives for Covid-19 management Odisha, Chhattisgarh and issues in the river dispute the apex institute for post-COVID after hearing the matter role of the tional and coaching institutions will re- limited gatherings shall continue to be followed through- other party states to submit superhero treatment after he complained of over video conferencing main closed for students till September can be held with out the country, with a view to ensure fatigue and bodyache. August 2, he data related to Mahanadi Black Panther, 30, with some relaxations for students the mandatory wear- social distancing. “Shops will need to water dispute to assessors arlier, the Tribunal had is no more. had tweeted after testing positive for of Classes IX to XII. ing of face masks, maintain adequate physical distancing coronavirus. He had said that he was within two weeks for prepar- Efinalised 36 issues for Boseman, 43, The Ministry said that states and social distancing and among customers. MHA will monitor ing a common format. arguments in the river had been fine but was getting admitted to a hos- Union Territory governments may provisions for thermal the effective implementation of National Two assessors appointed water dispute battling colon cancer since 2016, pital on the advice of doctors. The permit up to 50 per cent of teaching and by the Tribunal from Central according to a statement posted scanning and hand wash Directives,” added the statement. Union Minister was discharged from on his official Twitter account. The non-teaching staff to be called to the or sanitiser, the guidelines The Centre also emphasised on the Medanta Hospital in Gurgaon August Water Commission will fi- the river dispute after hear- statement read: “It is with schools at a time for online teaching or read. use of Aarogya Setu mobile application 14 after testing negative for Covid-19. nalise the common format ing the matter in detail over immeasurable grief that we tele-counselling and related work. and urged people to continue its usage. and place it before the video conferencing mode. confirm the passing of Chadwick Students of classes IX to XII may be For the vulnerable section of the pregnant women, and children below Tribunal in next hearing Earlier, the Tribunal had Boseman. Chadwick was permitted to visit their schools in areas WHAT WILL CHANGE population, the MHA said, “vulnerable the age of 10 years, are advised to stay for approval. Data related finalised 36 issues for ar- diagnosed with stage III colon outside the containment zones only persons, i.e., persons above 65 years at home, except for essential require- to need and use of Mahanadi guments in the river water cancer in 2016 and battled with it on a voluntary basis for taking guidance n Students of classes IX to XII of age, persons with co-morbidities, ments and health purposes.” basin water by all party dispute. The bench posted these last four years as it from their teachers. permitted to visit their schools in states would be kept in com- the matter for hearing progressed to stage IV.” P2 This will be subject to the written con- areas outside containment zones mon format and the October 3. Earlier, the sent of their parents or guardians, ac- NO SHUTDOWN ACROSS THE STATE FOR NEET, JEE Tribunal while adjudicat- Tribunal had asked the state n 50 pc of teaching and non- cording to the guidelines. ing the matter will assess the of Odisha to submit com- teaching staff to be called to the BHUBANESWAR: The state government has lifted shutdown norms in the state in WEATHER Metro rail will be allowed to operate schools at a time for online information available in the mon format, which was de- with effect from September 7 in a graded view of the JEE (Main) and NEET examinations, informed Special Relief common format. vised by the Krishna and teaching or tele-counselling Commissioner (SRC) PK Jena. There will be no lockdown or shutdown in the state BHUB CTK manner, by the Ministry of Housing and A three-judge bench of Cauvery water dispute tri- from August 30 to September 7 for JEE (Main), an order said. The examination MAX n Metro trains allowed to resume 33.6° 34.2° Urban Affairs (MOHUA), the Ministry will be held from September 1 to 6 in 26 centres across the state. Similarly, curbs the Tribunal headed by bunals, to summarise all of Railways (MOR), in consultation services from Sept 7 in a graded Chairperson AM the data related to Mahanadi

TEMP have been relaxed from September 12 to 14 for NEET, the order added. The NEET MIN 26.6° 25.0° manner Forecast with the MHA. exam will be held September 13. At present bi-weekly shutdown is in force in Khanwilkar and compris- water dispute. Odisha and Humidity 95% 83% In this regard, Standard Operating n ing Justices Indermeet Kaur Chhattisgarh have filed pe- Partly Congregation of 100 people four districts of Cuttack, Khurda, Ganjam and Gajapati in addition to Rourkela Rainfall Nil Nil cloudy sky Procedure (SOP) will be issued by the allowed from Sept 21 town to stem the spread of Covid-19 cases and flatten the graph. and Ravi Ranjan also fi- titions in the Mahanadi MOHUA. nalised around 46 issues in water dispute tribunal.

JAYANTI HOGS LIMELIGHT Ambani’s Reliance Rising Mahanadi is brewing danger secures Biyani’s Future with `24Kcr gion, said Special Relief IT WORSENS Commissioner (SRC) PK Jena. AGENCIES n Hirakud dam’s 44 sluice gates The flood situation in Mahanadi opened basin turned grim as the water Mumbai, August 29: In a much- level of the river, regarded as the awaited move, Mukesh Ambani- n Parts of Puri, Khurda, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Nayagarh and largest river in the state, rose alarm- promoted Reliance Industries Ltd’s Kendrapara to witness flood- ingly and stood at 26.62 metre at retail subsidiary Reliance Retail like situation Naraj near Cuttack as against the Ventures Ltd. (RRVL), Saturday danger mark of 26.41 metre Saturday evening announced that it is ac- n Death toll mounts to 16; 8 lakh morning, the SRC said. quiring Kishore Biyani-founded people affected Meanwhile, backwater of Future Group’s retail, wholesale, n Standing crops in 3 lakh Mahanadi inundated several low- logistics and warehousing busi- hectares damaged lying areas of Sambalpur city. Water nesses for Rs24,713 crore. flowing over a bridge on the June 11, it was first reported POST NEWS NETWORK Sambalpur-Sonepur State Highway- that Reliance Retail is in advanced 15, has disrupted communication discussions to acquire these busi- Bhubaneswar, August 29: The on the road. nesses from debt-laden Future water level of swollen Mahanadi Similarly, the floodwater of Group. river rose menacingly creating flood Mahanadi submerged low-lying The all cash deal has been car- situation in many parts of the state areas in several villages in Banki ried out on a slump sale basis, Saturday following opening of 44 Floodwater from Mahanadi inundate Brajabiharipur in Cuttack, Saturday block in Cuttack district. Road com- said a media statement by RIL. sluice gates of the Hirakud dam. munication between Banki and The deal is subject to adjust- Forty-four of the 64 sluice gates After heavy rainfall in the upper Resources department, Jyotirmaya Kalapathara was affected as flood- ments as set-out in the composite of the dam, built across the catchment areas of the Mahanadi Rath said. water was flowing over a bridge. scheme of arrangement said the Mahanadi near Sambalpur have in neighbouring Chhattisgarh Following discharge of huge vol- The SRC said the Collectors of the Para athlete Jayanti Behera, Saturday, receives the award from Odisha release. been opened by the authorities to Thursday, over 8.83 lakh cusec water ume of water from Hirakud dam, affected districts have been asked Sports & Youth Services Minister Tusharkanti Behera as she bagged the As a part of the acquisition discharge excess water from the is now entering the Hirakud reser- 10 to 10.5 lakh cusec of water is to assess the extent of damage and Biju Patnaik Sports Award for Outstanding performance in sports and Future Group will merge certain reservoir. The water level at Hirakud voir while 7.25 lakh cusecs is being likely to flow through Munduli send detailed reports at the earliest game. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik attended the ceremony, which took companies carrying on the afore- dam rose to 627.17 feet as against the discharged through 44 sluice gates shortly which may trigger a medium to facilitate payment of financial as- place on the occasion of National Sports Day, via video conference said businesses into Future full reservoir level of 630 feet. of the dam, Chief Engineer of Water level flood in the Mahanadi delta re- sistance to the affected. Enterprises Limited (FEL). Asia’s 1st lung transplant on Covid patient in Chennai The 48-yr-old survivor’s lungs were severely damaged due to Covid-19-related fibrosis in one and a half month after he was infected by the virus

AGENCIES he was infected by the virus. the ECMO support. Now his clinical The retail and wholesale un- According to MGM Healthcare, condition is stable,” Suresh Rao, Co- dertaking of Future Group will be Lung transplant Chennai, August 29: Severely dam- the patient tested positive for coron- Director, Institute of Heart & Lung transferred to Reliance Retail and may well be the aged lungs of a 48-year-old coron- avirus July 8, and only a small portion Transplant and Mechanical Fashion Lifestyle Limited (RRFLL), answer to many of avirus positive male patient were suc- of the lungs was left functional. Circulatory Support said. a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Covid survivors cessfully replaced by doctors at a As he became breathless and oxy- “Those select patients suffering RRVL. The logistics and ware- whose lungs are Chennai hospital who carried out a gen saturation came down, he was put from Covid pneumonia where all housing undertaking will be trans- healing with fibrosis critical bilateral lung transplant, the on ventilator support June 20. His medications and mechanical venti- ferred to RRVL directly. and making them a private hospital said. condition continued to worsen in lators fail to show positive results, “As a result of this reorganisation chronic respiratory This is Asia’s first known lung spite of ventilator support. He was air- an early initiation of ECMO support and transaction, Future Group will cripple transplant on a Covid-19 positive pa- lifted to MGM Healthcare from may be a lifesaving modality,” said achieve a holistic solution to the tient and the second lung transplant Ghaziabad July 20. Apart Jindal, Clinical Director & challenges that have been caused y APART JINDAL | in the hospital since the lockdown “His lung condition continued to Consultant, Lung Transplant, by Covid and the macroeconomic en- CLINICAL DIRECTOR &

began, the statement claimed. worsen in spite of maximum venti- Interventional Pulmonology & Chest vironment. This transaction takes

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Ganesha sees a wonder- As James Brown in ful time ahead for you. Today, you will meet BLACK PANTHER Get on Up many people who will prove reliable and trustworthy in the future. You aim to think and work perfectly. For that, says Chadwick Boseman played one of the 20th Ganesha, you will have to remain your practical and head-on-shoulders self. century’s most famous athletes and greatest In Avengers : Infinity War TAURUS singers within a single year, and had given two

There will be a positive performances that could not have been more different surge in your career prospects today. However, this progress may not be in the POST NEWS NETWORK Da 5 Bloods, which released on Netflix Robinson’s direction that you expected. Financial earlier this year. struggle to con- opportunities and success will knock at he sudden demise of Almost as shocking as the news trol his anger With Black Panther cast your door, a rare combination of guests. American actor and pro- that Chadwick Boseman died Friday as he’s subject ducer Chadwick Boseman, at the age of 43 was the revelation to racist abuse T also known as Black Panther, that the actor had spent the last four by fans and play- GEMINI has left his many followers from all years battling colon cancer. This time- ers, and Boseman’s over the world in a deep state of sor- line means he was diagnosed in 2016— performance sim- You may come up with a row. The news triggered an outpouring the year that he debuted as King mers with heroic re- precise understanding of others today, says of condolences with his fans taking T’Challa in Marvel’s Captain America: straint. With Brie Larson aka Captain Marvel Ganesha. You will please your sweetheart to social media platform to remem- Civil War. And it means that after his Chadwick Boseman breathed life with both your presence and presents. You ber the wonderful artiste. diagnosis, Boseman filmed and ap- into the soul of King T’Challa aka will browse through dozens of showrooms “In my culture, death is not the peared in Marshall, Black Panther, two Black Panther, gaining a spot in every When the real-life superhero made illness invisible for that perfect, and expensive, gift for end. It’s more of a stepping-off point” more Avengers movies, 21 Bridges, Marvel Comic Universe lover’s heart. your beloved. -- one of Boseman's dialogue from Spike Lee’s Da 5 Bloods, and an up- However, he appeared in many other As the world pays tribute to the late actor, here are five of his movies that have released in the last the Captain America: Civil War is coming adaptation of Ma Rainey’s films through the years and went on four years while he was undergoing surgeries and rounds of chemotherapy to battle colon cancer being tweeted by many. Black Bottom. This output is immense to win million hearts. CANCER Born November 29,1976, the Black coming from an actor who had only His work as James Brown in Get Today, you and your soul Panther actor has portrayed several been making major Hollywood films on UP is particularly astonishing; mate will be rolling in real-life historical figures, such as for two years before his big Marvel Boseman captures all of the singer’s the hay; there will be lit- Jackie Robinson in 42 (2013), James break—a superstar run that seems live-wire onstage energy, doing all of tle time or inclination to do anything else. In fact, you will show Brown in Get on Up (2014), and all the more miraculous in light of the his own dancing and some of his AVENGERS: INFINITY such single-minded devotion to the act Thurgood Marshall in Marshall (2017). knowledge that Boseman pulled it off singing. Perhaps the biggest achieve- 21 BRIDGES (2019) of rolling as if the future of the world lies His most iconic and well known role while quietly undergoing many sur- ment is how the performance felt a mil- WAR (2018) in the haystack. Your mind can think of was superhero Black Panther in the geries and rounds of chemotherapy. lion miles away from his work as In the movie, Avengers: Infinity War, the In the movie, Boseman is nothing more, and nothing less. Marvel Cinematic Universe films, Given his stature today, it may be Jackie Robinson in 42. He played one superheroes including Iron Man, Thor and the seen in the role of New York including Black Panther (2018), surprising to recall that Boseman of the 20th century’s most famous MARSHALL (2017) Hulk come together to fight against Thanos, police detective, who orders Captain America: Civil War (2016), didn’t land a significant movie role athletes and great- who’s on a mission to wipe half the population the closing of 21 bridges to LEO Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and until he was in his mid-30s. A grad- est singers in a Boseman played the role of young of the universe to bring a balance. Boseman nab crooks who have stolen After a long time, it Avengers: Endgame (2019). uate of Howard University and the single year, and civil rights icon Thurgood Marshall, played the role of T Challa, the king of the 50 kilos of cocaine and killed seems as if the stars are Boseman became a household name British American Drama Academy, had given two who was the first African-American African nation of Wakanda.It features Robert eight officers. The movie aligning to bring some- after appearing as the Marvel super- he mostly appeared in one-off parts performances to serve on the US Supreme Court. Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, stars Stephan James, Taylor thing special for you. The film also features Josh Gad, Kate Kitsch, Sienna Miller, Keith Call it your field day, but today, hero Black Panther in 2016’s Captain on television until he was cast as that couldn’t have Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Benedict Hudson, Dan Stevens, Sterling K. David and JK Simmons. everything will go your way, says America: Civil War, and then in director baseball legend Jackie Robinson in been more dif- Cumberbatch, Don Cheadle, Tom Holland and Brown, and James Cromwell. Ganesha. Expect to get appreciat- Ryan Coogler’s 2018 film Black Panther, the 2013 biopic 42. The only other ferent. Boseman, among others. ed for your hard work in office. which went on to gross over $1.3 bil- person who had played Robinson in lion worldwide. He followed it up with a movie before was Robinson himself, BLACK PANTHER (2018) DA 5 BLOODS (2020) two more appearances as the character and yet here was a virtual unknown He played the character of T’Challa, the king of the fic- A war drama film, Da 5 Bloods tells the story of four in Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: taking on the part with confidence and VIRGO tional African nation of Wakanda. It’s a Marvel super- Black Vietnam War veterans who return to the coun- Endgame. His most recent film ap- Don't dilly-dally when grace. So much of the film, directed hero movie. The interesting thing about this try to look for their old friend and a treasure in gold it comes to matters of pearance was in director Spike Lee’s by Brian Helgeland, deals with movie is that it is the first major superhero bars. The cast of the film includes Boseman, Delroy health, says Ganesha. movie with an African protagonist. Lindo, Jonathan Majors, Clarke Peters and others. You look lean and MUMBAI FILMDOM mean to take on those old wounds today. But peace and prosperity are B-Town celebrities took to social media to mourn the demise HOLLYWOOD the flavours of the day. Ganesha of Hollywood actor Chadwick Boseman, known worldwide advises you to invest time in fun and Boseman's death has come as a shock to colleagues and fans, because the actor had never publicly entertainment today – just to get for his role of the superhero Black Panther revealed his battle with colon cancer since 2016 those batteries charged. SIDHARTH MALHOTRA: Really sad… RIP Chadwick Boseman… Thank you for HERE IS HOW SOME OF HIS CO-STARS MOURNED THE LOSS the amazing movies. ARJUN KAPOOR:@chadwickboseman u were so graceful & dignified I am absolutely devastated. This is beyond heartbreaking. Gonna Miss you mate. Absolutely heartbreaking, One if the LIBRA onscreen to know u battled cancer for 4 years quietly and work thru it makes Chadwick was special. A true original. Rest in power, King kindest most genuine people I have met. Sending love and If ever there was a time me respect you off it as well…rest well…#WankandaForever CHRIS EVANS | ACTOR support to all the family when that industrious VARUN DHAWAN: RIP Wakanda forever. What a man, and what an immense talent. Brother, you were CHRIS HEMSWORTH | ACTOR nature of yours was to ANUPAM KHER: Deeply saddened to know about the sad demise of one of the all time greats and your greatness was only He was our T’Challa, our Black Panther, and our dear friend. listen to your con- #BlackPanther actor #ChadwickBoseman at such a young age. My condolences to beginning. Lord love ya. Rest in power, King. Each time he stepped on set, he radiated charisma and joy, science, it is today. Call it a positive day to his family, friends & fans! #WakandaForever #OmShanti." embark upon new business adventures, MARK RUFFALO | ACTOR and each time he appeared on screen, he created something REACTIONS RITEISH DESHMUKH: #ChadwickBosemanForever Thank you for all the wonderful My prayers go out to Chadwick’s family and loved ones. truly indelible. The Marvel Studios family deeply mourns his particularly for freelancers. It is mighty memories that I made & continue to make with my children. You will live on, in our hearts hard to go wrong when you listen to your The world will miss his tremendous talent. God rest his soul. loss, and we are grieving tonight with his family forever #KingTchalla Rest in Peace. inner voice and back it up with zeal. CHRIS PRATT | ACTOR KEVIN FEIGE | MARVEL STUDIOS PRESIDENT ALI FAZAL: No no no ! #chadwickboseman . No god no.. what is happening !!!!

SCORPIO SUDOKU Your business associates post To solve the Sudoku puzzle, each row, will emerge as intangible PEANUTS CROSSWORD assets for you today, says column and box must contain the numbers Ganesha. You will probably 0 to 9 and the letters A to E. start off an innovative joint venture without any doubt or indecision. Hard work and enthusiasm are always a good combina- tion for achieving success. Your skill and business sense will bring you positive feed- back from your seniors, feels Ganesha.

SAGITTARIUS Tempers will fly today, warns Ganesha. Rein in your anger by the leash of control and restraint. But the buck will stop somewhere! When it does, dig your feet in and battle the crunch situation, advises Ganesha. CALVIN AND HOBBES CAPRICORN Plans for expanding business may require you to take risks, leaving you in a dilemma on SOLUTIONS more than one occasion. In such desperate circumstances, following your instincts can lead you to success, advises Ganesha.

AQUARIUS Expect the unexpected today! Success, money, love, whatever it is that you'd lost hope of will suddenly come your way! In the BREVITY evening, you may catch up with read- CROSSWORD ing, research, discussion or other such activity, says Ganesha.

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The target Commissioner Prem Chandra (NCRB) revealed that vacancy of and medical, was available against the of the state are likely to witness rainfall ac- lected by the Regional Medical is to cover 1,500 people through Chaudhary and RMRC Director sanctioned strength of 2,986 staff prison staff under various cate- tivity from August 31. Research Centre (RMRC) in this survey in two days’ time. Dr Samghamitra Pati, who are gories in the jails across the state he report revealed that almost half of “There is no rainfall warning for two days. two days from 25 wards in state Furthermore, unlike other leading the exercise, stated that increased during the year. The Tthe posts of welfare officers in the However, few places will continue to receive capital till Saturday. three types of tests conducted the rise, if any, will be due to re- NCRB data also indicated a drop in prisons across the state have been lying light to moderate rainfall. Some places in While samples from 635 in- across the city to ascertain the sumption of economic activities. budgetary allocation for the Prisons vacant in 2019 Sundargarh, dividuals across 15 wards were positive or negative status of an “The community exposure to department in 2019. Keonjhar, collected on first day, 648 more individual vis-à-vis COVID-19, the virus was relatively low in first orse still the only women’s prison in As per the report, 2,378 prison Mayurbhanj, Jajpur, people were tested on second day. Sambalpur has no healthcare staff serological surveillance will pro- round in city due to a plethora staff, including executive, correc- W Bhadrak, Balasore, On the second day, samples vide insights into the community of enforcement measures taken tional and medical, was available Kendrapara and were collected from 10 wards in exposure levels. As per the BMC by the BMC authorities along against the sanctioned strength of time, the government has failed to creased from 42 in 2018 to 61 in Jagatsinghpur dis- Gadakana, Patra Sahi, and RMRC, the first round of with the Commissionerate 2,986 staff. Vacancy in these posts fill up the three sanctioned posts of 2019. Still there is an acute short- tricts will witness Bharatpur Slum, RBI Colony, sero-surveillance revealed that Police. However, large majority increased from 538 in 2018 to 608 in psychiatrists (psychologists) in the age of doctors as the sanctioned heavy rain from Bayababa Matha Lane, Trishna the levels remained very low at of the population is still sus- 2019. The number of jail officials in state prisons despite the high num- strength is 94. Worse still the only August 31,” said Apartment, Paika Nagar, 1.42 percent. After the two-day ceptible to the infection and, the previous year was 2,011, which ber of mental illness cases reported women’s prison in Sambalpur has Bhubaneswar Met Shatabdi Nagar, Kargil Bast survey the RMC will submit an hence, all preventive measures decreased to 1,962 in 2019. A total of among the prison inmates. As per no healthcare staff. Centre director, HR Biswas. and Dumduma Phase IV. interim report to BMC. of physical distancing, use of 255 staff in officers’ cadre was de- the report, the sanctioned strength This apart, the report revealed that The Met Centre, in a bulletin, said that It may be mentioned here However, with high number masks among others, prescribed ployed in various jails of the state was also reduced in 2019. The state the Odisha Prisons Directorate has thunderstorm with lightning is very likely at that the RMRC, a regional di- of COVID-19 cases being de- by the government needs to be in 2019 as against the sanctioned prisons also recorded employment received fewer amounts under budg- one or two places over Balasore, Bhadrak, vision of Indian Council of tected in the city, experts are of adhered to without compla- strength of 464. of 76 social workers against the etary allocations during the finan- Jajpur, Kendrapara Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Medical Research (ICMR), is the opinion that the second cency,” Chaudhary said. Similarly, the number of correc- sanctioned strength of 101 in 2019. cial year 2019-20 compared to the 2018- Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, tional staff also declined to 108 in 2019 However, the state government 19 fiscal. The total sanctioned budget Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, as against 120 in 2018. The report re- increased the number of medical for the state in 2018 was `202.4 crore, Dhenkanal, Angul, and Kandhamal districts, vealed that almost half of the posts staff in the state prisons following which declined to `199.7 crore in September 1. of welfare officers in the prisons the regular exposure by the media 2019, registering a decrease of 1.3 per Heavy rainfall is very likely to occur at one across the state have been lying va- regarding the crippled medical fa- cent from the previous year. or two places over Gajapati, Malkangiri, cant in 2019. There were 31 welfare cilities in the state prisons. The Meanwhile, the Prisons depart- Bargarh, Sambalpur, Sonepur, Angul, Deogarh, officers available against the sanc- strength of doctors in the various ment managed to spend `170.5 crore Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Jagatsinghpur and tioned strength of 60. At the same prisons of the state has been in- out of the sanctioned `199.7 crore. Kendrapara districts, September 2, it said. State for extension of date for admission process

POST NEWS NETWORK lication of Plus II Arts results. DELHI UNIVERSITY Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Bhubaneswar, August 29: The Odisha (SME) Minister Samir Ranjan Dash Notably, August 31 is the last date of there has been a delay in publication government Saturday urged the in a letter requested Union Education Delhi University (DU) for submission/ of results for Arts stream in Odisha. Ministry of Education, Government Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal to extend uploading of higher secondary mark In the letter Dash assured Pokhriyal of India to extend the time for sub- the time for submission of necessary sheet for UG admission in order to to declare the Plus II arts result by mission and uploading the Higher sec- documents by students till September complete the admission process. September first week so that they ondary mark sheets for UG admis- 7 as the Odisha government has decided For this, several students from can submit their marks and other sions in Delhi University. to declare the Plus II Arts result by Odisha might fail to take part in the required documents in order to get Odisha School and Mass Education September first week. admission process due to the non-pub- admission in DU. FLOODFLOOD FEARFEAR LOOMSLOOMS LARGELARGE Senior officials to oversee flood mgmt

POST NEWS NETWORK all Collectors to complete dam- age assessment of houses at the Bhubaneswar, August 29: The earliest as per SDRF guide- state government Saturday de- lines/relief code and extend as- puted eight senior IAS officers sistance to eligible cases as per to oversee flood management in norms at the earliest. This ap- the affected districts of the state. plies to all districts which wit- Panchayati Raj Secretary DK nessed heavy rainfall and flood,” Singh has been assigned to over- said Jena. Mahanadi river in spate at Jobra anicut in Cuttack, Saturday, after the release of Kathajodi, a major distributary of Mahanadi, flows with full vigour at Debigada ghat in Cuttack see the flood management in Besides, the District Collectors floodwater from Hirakud dam OP PHOTOS Cuttack district and Industries Secretary Hemant Sharma will be should be proper planning to con- in charge of Kendrapada district, duct the rescue and relief work,” said an official. Puri admin on high alert Das Burma said at the meeting. Tourism Secretary Vishal Dev The Planning Board deputy and Revenue Secretary Bishnupada PURI: State Planning Board Deputy chief also asked the Revenue de- Sethi have been given the charge Chairman Sanjay Das Burma partment officials to take stock of of Balasore and Bhadrak districts, Saturday reviewed the prepared- crop damage if the district wit- respectively. Food Supply and ness of Puri district administra- nesses a flood in the coming days. Consumer Welfare Secretary Vir tion to meet any possible flood- The district administration Vikram Yadav and MSME like situation. has, meanwhile, deployed a unit Secretary Satyabrata Sahu will This comes in the wake of the of the National Disaster Response oversee the flood situation in water levels in several rivers in Force (NDRF) at Delang and Jajpur and Jagatsinghpur dis- Puri district, including Daya, Kanas and a unit of the Odisha tricts, respectively. RDC Anil Bhargavi, Ratnachira, Luna and Disaster Rapid Action Force Kumar Samal will oversee the op- Makara, rising alarmingly fol- (ODRAF) at Brahmagiri to meet erations in Puri district. lowing the release of floodwater any eventuality. Special Relief Commissioner into Mahanadi from Hirakud dam, Earlier, Puri Collector Balwant (SRC) Pradeep Kumar Jena in- sources said. Singh had asked all the Block formed that District Collectors Floodwater from Kathajodi river inundates Ghatakula Sahi in Cuttack Das Burma asked the officials Development Officers (BDOs), have been asked to conduct an to keep an eye on the unsafe em- Villagers wading through floodwater at Kanas in Puri district Tehsildars and officers in charge elaborate damage assessment of have been asked to take up crop collapse and drowning will be bankments of the above said rivers of police stations in the district houses due to floods as per the damage assessment at the earli- promptly inquired into, he added. in Puri district. rivers in Puri district to reach all arrangement to provide drink- to maintain high alert for fight- State Disaster Response Fund est and submit a report for con- The report will be submitted It is expected that around five Chilika lake. “The Puri district ing water, essential commodities ing possible floods. “The admin- (SDRF) guidelines. sideration of assistance. to the SRC for consideration of lakh cusec of floodwater from may witness a medium-scale flood. and healthcare facility to the flood- istration is ready to face any even-

“The government has asked All cases of death due to wall ex-gratia as early as possible. Mahanadi would pass through the The administration should make affected people. Besides, there tuality,” Singh said.

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Panicked slum dwellers of Khannagar Kali Vihar in Cuttack take shelter on footpaths Residents of low-lying areas at Khannagar relocated their cattle to safer places People move across the flood-affected area at Balakati in Khurda PTI P4 SUNDAY | AUGUST 30 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR downtown

Pandemic likely to end in NORM VIOLATIONS

k y m state in late Nov: Report c POST NEWS NETWORK COVID-19 FORECAST FOR ODISHA Bhubaneswar, August 29: After a promising start in handling disha had recorded only two cases March COVID-19, the state’s tally of con- O22, just two days before Prime Minister firmed COVID-19 cases breached Narendra Modi put the entire nation under the 97,920-mark Saturday and is lockdown fast proceeding to cross the one he state announced 3,252 fresh cases lakh-mark soon. TSaturday with 14 more patients succumbing Saturday, the state announced to the disease, while the death toll rose to 479 3,252 fresh cases. With 14 more pa- ndia Outbreak Report forecasts that the state is likely to witness Covid-19 peak tients succumbing to the disease around 41,000 active cases between the second and third week of September Saturday, the death toll rose to 479. I Latest data released by the Union Health Ministry states that cur- time when the lockdown was lifted. rently Odisha has 29,571 active Covaxin Phase II However, by June 1, the state wit- cases at present, while 67,826 patients nessed a jump in the number of have recovered from the disease. human trial in City daily cases from 10 per day (as of In fact, cases have been reported May 1) to 100 per day. With this, the from all the 30 districts of the BHUBANESWAR: A COVID total cases went up to 2,039 and ac- state. The state government hospital in the capital city is all tive cases stood at 785. set to conduct the Phase II of claimed it tested a record 58,813 The disturbing trend continued Amid the weekend shutdown, passengers wait for the arrival of trains at Bhubaneswar railway station Saturday, without following the Covid-19 norms like the human clinical trial of samples Saturday taking the total all through June. On July 1, the social distancing and wearing of masks OP PHOTO India’s indigenous COVID-19 samples tested so far to 16,70,910. state’s COVID-19 cases stood at vaccine, Covaxin, from next According to data released by the week. The Phase I trial was 7,251, while active cases stood at Union Health Ministry, the state conducted with 375 volunteers. 1,865. The state was recording 4 arrested in City on had the second highest testing The vaccination in the city was around 250 cases per day. Regular Covid surveillance led rate in the country – undertak- conducted after the volunteers The infection spread at an ac- charges of looting ing 1,265 tests per million, only had undergone a rigorous celerating through July and by behind Goa which tested 1,825 peo- screening procedure. Covaxin, August 1, the Odisha’s COVID-19 woman bank officer ple per million, compared to the na- the vaccine being developed by tally had escalated to 33,414. As on to decline in dengue: DMET tional average tests, which stood Bharat Biotech in collaboration August 1, the state witnessed 11,915 POST NEWS NETWORK at just 580 per million a week ago. with the Indian Council of active cases, while around 1,500 POST NEWS NETWORK Sources said that dengue is a number of dengue patients. With the rapid increase in tests Medical Research (ICMR) and people were infected every day. mosquito-borne tropical disease However, in past, Odisha used to be Bhubaneswar, August 29: over the last two months, the state’s the National Institute of Cuttack, August 29: Regular and caused by the dengue virus. in seventh position in number of Khandagiri Police Friday arrested positivity rate stood at 5.5 per cent Virology (NIV), was When will the pandemic end sustained surveillance for Covid-19 The viruses are passed on to hu- dengue patients. four persons for looting a female re- last week down from 9.2 per cent administered to several During August, the daily number pandemic has led to a decline of mans through the bites of an infec- He said, people have realised that lationship officer of Bandhan Bank. five weeks ago. Even the fatality persons who had volunteered of cases has doubled in the state, and dengue fever in the state, a report said. tive female Aedes aegypti mosquito. allowing water to remain stagnant The accused, identified as rate – somewhere around 0.6 per to be part of the trial, Principal India Outbreak Report estimates This has become possible due to The disease is mainly treated by its around the house will give birth to Sahajahan Khan (45), Sk Sahid cent – is also among the lowest in Investigator of the trial process that Odisha can most likely expect increased awareness on infections symptoms while platelets and other dengue larvae for which they are (21), Jalauddin Khan (21) and the country. Dr E Venkat Rao informed. The to arrive at its COVID-19 peak of and people becoming conscious emergency method of treatments keeping their surroundings clean. Prasanta Bhoi (28), will be pro- ICMR has selected 12 medical around 41,000 active cases some- about their health has also led to a are required for critical patient. This apart, availability of free ex- duced before a court Saturday. institutes of the country for Outbreak of Covid in Odisha conducting trials. time between the second and third decline in the disease, Dr CBK Every year 7,000 new patients amination and treatment facilities Police have recovered one MT15 Unfortunately, June, July and week of September. During this Mohanty, Director Medical are reported from the state out of in 40 government health centres in bike, one country made pistol, and August have not been kind to period the recovery rate is expected Education and Training (DMET), which 31 per cent are women. The 30 districts has also contributed to `70,000 cash from their possession. Odisha. Data compiled by the India down in order to curb the spread of to outstrip the COVID-19 growth told Orissa POST, Saturday. The gov- death toll due to dengue fever is the decline in the disease. The con- The arrests came following a Outbreak Report reveals that the the deadly infection as well as flat- rate in Odisha. In fact, the report ernment is also simultaneously very negligible in the state. This year, cern among people in keeping their complaint registered by the victim, state had recorded only two cases ten the curve. The lockdown seemed forecasts that Odisha is likely conducting surveys for dengue, tu- so far the number of recorded pa- surroundings clean has also put a a resident of Barmunda village March 22, just two days before to be effective in Odisha with the to see the end of the pandemic berculosis and other diseases which tients in the state has remained check in spread of the disease. This under Khandagiri police limits Prime Minister Narendra Modi state recording only 154 total cases during the third or fourth week have contributed to the decline in limited within 100. Among them, apart, dengue infection has also re- in Khurda district, August 5. put the entire nation under lock- and 98 active cases by May 1 – the of November. the disease, the DMET said. Rayagada district has the highest duced due to use of mosquito nets. The female officer had stated that she was returning home in her scooter after collecting money from different customers worth IIT BHUB COMMENCES `94,000 along with some important DMs to ensure special care of senior citizens documents 11:50 p.m., August 5. NEW ACADEMIC YEAR Meanwhile, the robbers stopped POST NEWS NETWORK pliance across the state. ception and other crimes against the officer in the middle of the POST NEWS NETWORK “We are now left with the only chal- EFFECT OF “Elderly persons, especially aged senior citizens, besides facilitating road taking the advantage of night lenge of commencing the classes Bhubaneswar, August 29: The women and elderly people with dis- legal aid for them. and looted the sum at gun-point. Bhubaneswar, August 29: Amidst for 2020-21 batch of BTech students. state Department of Social PANDEMIC abilities, should be protected from The state government has asked Acting on the complaint, po- the COVID-19 pandemic, the Indian Now that JEE Mains and JEE Securities and Empowerment of violence, abuse, neglect and social also the Home Ministry to create lice registered a case and launched Institute of Technology, (Advanced) examinations are sched- Persons with Disabilities (SSEPD) isolation through community-level more awareness in the state about an investigation. Police authorities Bhubaneswar (IIT, Bhub), com- uled, we will be able to admit students has asked all district Collectors interventions assisted through field the dedicated helpline meant for also recovered the necessary doc- menced classes for the new aca- and commence their classes after a to take special care of the senior agencies of the state government,” the elderly for redress of their uments and some portion of loot demic year August 17, 2020 for its couple of months and save the aca- citizens during the COVID-19 the directive said. grievances. money from the four culprits. on-roll students and August 27, demic year of the BTech freshers,” pandemic. The Collectors have been asked “As it is not advisable for senior The cops said that the culprits 2020 for the post-graduate students. said Prof RV Raja Kumar, Director, The department issued the order to identify the pockets inhabited citizens to go out, their access to es- would move in their bikes in dif- With rising cases of COVID in the IIT-Bhub. Speaking on online edu- to the Collectors after the Union by senior citizens and collect basic sential goods and services, medi- ferent parts of the city and mostly country, the institute has begun all cation, Kumar said that the pan- Home Ministry asked all states to demographic data on the elderly cines and healthcare facilities etc. target females. The police have its classes via live streaming of demic forced us to start the new ac- ensure the welfare of the elderly dur- and their families, including in- may also be paid special attention,” said that the accused are involved classes without the physical presence ademic year through on-line mode. ing the pandemic. The Ministry of formation regarding their health the norms said. in many similar cases in Bailanta, of students in the campus. Sources Meanwhile, giving details on re- Social Justice has also asked the Ministry, has apprised the Collectors condition, at the community level The district administrations Balipatna and Dhauli. said that the present semester has sumption of physical classes, the di- states to take care of the elderly about the special measures that for necessary assessment. have also been asked by the SSEPD started on time, with only a delay rector stated the students will be during these testing times. need to be taken during the pan- The district administrations have department to create awareness of three weeks compared to the brought to the campus through an SOP The SSEPD department, as per demic. The department has also is- been asked to act promptly against on the do’s and don'ts during the Central University normal or non-pandemic situation. as soon as the situation improves. the instructions of the Home sued the ministry’s norms for com- complaints of harassment or de- pandemic. of Odisha WORLD KITCHEN GARDEN DAY Foundation stone for 2 permanent bldgs laid Rediscovering life with greens amid Covid pandemic POST NEWS NETWORK Bhubaneswar, August 29: CHAITALI SHOME, OP nana, moringa plants and more. cultivation under the guidance of his Foundation store for two permanent Recently, I have started growing FRUITS OF LABOUR father since 1992-93. buildings of the Central University Bhubaneswar, August 29: The micro greens from such as mus- “During the pandemic, we got of Odisha Saturday was laid COVID-19 pandemic has led to tard, coriander and fenugreek. They ahapatra, a successful kitchen gardener enough time for gardening and Saturday. The event took place major changes in people’s lifestyle. have high nutrition value and def- Mand a specialist in growing micro opted for kitchen gardening. In fact, through a virtual mode on the 12th It has compelled everyone to ra- initely increase immunity to fight greens, has also developed quintessential gardening keeps one young, ener- Foundation Day of the university tion their supplies and, interestingly, dreaded diseases like COVID-19,” kitchen compost that is both unique and getic and makes him/her healthy which was done in a virtual mode. drawing them towards nature for Keeny says. made from vegetable and fruit peels and while improving the immune sys- Union HRD Minister Ramesh immunity and relief from the toxic Sarat Kumar Tripathy is another flowers tem as you spend the morning in the Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, who was pres- environment. noted city kitchen gardener, who ripathy is interested in terrace gardening amazing company of plants every ent in the virtual event, claimed The World Kitchen Garden Day passed from OUAT Bhubaneswar Tand have been growing vegetables on his morning. I am sure time has come that the institution has become August 30 will be celebrated by the in 1980. He has served in various rooftop. During the COVID-related lockdown when people are going to rediscover one of the prominent universities Kitchen Garden Association in the state government de- he produced organic vegetables for his family life with greens,” says Sahoo. In in India within a few years. city with a special webinar on the partments, in- 2014, the Bhubaneswar Municipal The minister appreciated the topic ‘Usefulness and management cluding ahoo, a sub-inspector in RPF feels Corporation honoured Sahoo with launching of the ‘Bharosa’ pro- of kitchen garden’. Orissa POST Sgardening keeps one young, energetic the “Nagarbandhu Samman” for gramme, which was used by the interacted with few kitchen gar- and makes him/her healthy while improving making city clean and green. students to overcome the trauma the immune system as one spends the deners in the city who have inspired Surya Prasad Jaysingh is RPF of the COVID pandemic. morning in the amazing company of plants many others to rediscover them- The Union minister also ap- every morning head constable working with selves with nature. Railways and living the life of ‘Jai plauded the university authori- Keeny Mahapatra, a success- Growing greens on rooftop. crops like red amaranth, palak, Jawan Jai Kissan’. “Although my ties for conducting the Home Based ful kitchen gardener and a spe- okra, ridge gourd, cucumber, bottle profession makes me handle a gun, Open Book examination for their cialist in growing micro greens, Horticulture, Soil Conservation gourd, brinjal and chilli in his at heart I am a farmer. In my back- students successfully. Urging the has also developed quintes- and Agriculture and is presently kitchen garden.” yard I am cultivating vegetables, central university to focus more sential kitchen compost that a consultant to ICRISAT Odisha Amiya Prasad Sahoo is another flowers and herbs. My family is on research and development, the is both unique and made from – a crop research institute. plant lover who lives at Sailashree very happy with my cultivation minister claimed that such re- vegetable and fruit peels and Tripathy said, “I am interested Vihar and is currently serving as and my neighbours take ideas from sults could not be attained through flowers. in terrace gardening and have a sub-inspector in the Railway me on how to develop a healthy the new education policy. “During this pandemic been growing vegetables on my Protection Force (RPF). A native kitchen garden. My earnings from Vice Chancellor of the what truly refreshes my rooftop. During the COVID-re- of Kalan village of Jajpur district, organic farming help me to make University I Ramabrahman in- mind, body and soul is my lated lockdown I produced or- his passion for rooftop gardening has earn extra money while keeping augurated the Foundation Day kitchen garden where I have ganic vegetables for my family.” made him well-known in the area. me fit and healthy. It also improves programme and highlighted the

planted brinjal, cabbage, ba- Presently, he is cultivating He took to gardening and vegetable my immune system.” achievements of the university.

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Jajpur: Roads breached at 29 places

k y m Malnutrition among kids c POST NEWS NETWORK trict was caused due to this neg- commended the fire personnel of ligence, they fumed. Bari Fire Station, Jajpur for the Jajpur, August 29: The Brahmani Notably, three-month-old baby swift response to rescue marooned and Baitarani rivers including Lakshmi, the daughter of Amar families including a newborn. their distributaries are in spate Majhi of Beherapatna village of Sources said, even though the on rise in Mayurbhanj causing severe surge of flood- Panasa panchayat under Sadar announcement on the impend- waters in Jajpur district. The block had died recently which re- ing flood was made through a POST NEWS NETWORK damage has been so bad that the lates to flood, owing to house walls public address system by the dis- floodwaters have created 29 road caving in. Earlier, a double-sto- trict administration, not all peo- Baripada, August 29: The gov- breaches here during past 24 ried building had collapsed near ple responded to the warning ernment implements the integrated hours, district official sources in- Brahmani River dike at properly. child development scheme (ICDS) formed. Kandiasahi of Bandhadiha pan- fighters has saved people trapped As a result, two families were through Anganwadi centres to Most of the parts in Jajpur dis- chayat under Rasulpur block, fol- in floodwaters. stuck in their house logged by tackle malnutrition among chil- trict have been submerged and lowing occurrence of a 150ft-wide Several incidents have come the flood water following a breach dren and women. Despite this road connectivity completely road breach. to light wherein fire fighters have in the embankment of the scheme, malnutrition cases have snapped. Out of 29 road breaches It is known that, nearly 4,37,014 saved the lives of people and live- Brahmani river near Kacheri not been tackled in tribal-domi- in the district, Bari block has 10, persons and 2,86,327 livestock of stock across the state. under Bari block, Friday. The lo- nated Mayurbhanj district, a re- Rasulpur block has seven, Sadar about 530 villages of 124 pan- Most notably, fire fighters by cals informed the nearby fire sta- port said. block has five, Sukinda block has chayats under 10 blocks have been their quick and timely response tion in Bari. On being informed, Lack of awareness among people one, Binjharpur and Dasarathpur badly affected due to surging flood have saved a newborn along with the personnel rushed to the spot about dietary provision has been blocks have three road breaches in Jajpur district. five others who were marooned in and rescued the families includ- blamed for the increase in the num- each, official sources added. floodwaters Friday afternoon in ing the newborn. ber of cases of malnutrition among On the other hand, Jajpur FIRE FIGHTERS GIVE FRESH LEASE Bari area of Jajpur district. As per the latest information, kids and expectant and lactating ICDS GOES HAYWIRE denizens have ascribed the reason OF LIFE TO NEWBORN For this heroic work of fire all six people including the baby mothers. A report said, 219 malnourished kids were A case in point is the one-and- behind road breaches to alleged Even as nature unleashed its fighters, Chief Minister took to his are safe and have been provided The report said that such cases, treated at the NRC in 2014-15; 172 a-half-year old son of Karmi low quality of construction work fury on people by way of un- official Twitter account to praise dry ration by the district admin- particularly among children, are malnourished kids in 2015-16; 205 malnourished Murmu, a resident of Saria at several of those affected places. precedented floods in various the fire personnel. istration. Locals praised the efforts being found in remote and inac- kids were admitted to the NRC in 2016-17; 166 under Betanoti block. The child Loss of life and property in the dis- parts of Odisha, service of fire He expressed his gratitude and of the fire personnel. cessible pockets of the district were treated in 2018-19 and 155 in 2019-20 is malnourished and stunted where development has taken a BODY RECOVERED backseat. Experts and social ac- Nutrition consultant Sonali Sahu said that Angawadi workers visit houses to detect FLOOD FURY tivists have cast doubts over effec- malnourished children and send them to the nutrition rehabilitation centre FROM BRAHMANI tive execution of the ICDS. Official data revealed by the nu- dren were admitted and treated at forts of the administration to curb BHUBAN: A day after a trition rehabilitation centre (NRC) the NRC. In August, four kids had such cases have allegedly failed. youth was swept away by at the district headquarters hos- come to the centre for treatment. Experts said, timely and com- surging floodwater, his body pital in Baripada shows that mal- It is seen that children under the plementary feeding needs to be was recovered from nutrition is yet to be tackled in the age of five years are affected by given to infants aged 6-8 months Brahamni river Saturday district. The NRC has been func- micronutrient deficiencies. Most to tackle such cases, but parents morning. tioning under National Health malnourished cases were found to in rural pockets are not aware of it. The deceased has been Mission at the DHH since 2009 to be underweight. A case in point is Nutrition consultant Sonali Sahu identified as Vishal treat malnourished kids free of a one-and-a-half-year old son of said that Angawadi workers visit Gochhayat, son of cost. The transport fare of the mal- Karmi Murmu, a resident of Saria houses to detect malnourished chil- Hrudananda Gochhayat, a nourished kids is provided to the under Betanoti block. The child is dren and sent them to the NRC for resident of Bhuban NAC in guardians. said to be malnourished and is af- treatment. Dhenkanal district. The report said that 219 kids fected by stunted growth. The con- She pointed out that since most According to sources, were found malnourished and were dition of the second child is also the of the people whose kids are mal- Vishal along with his friends treated at the centre in 2014-15 while same. Their mother is also affected nourished are daily wagers, they had gone to a place near the centre has treated 172 mal- by malnutrition. overlook the care of kids and are un- Buddheswar temple Friday to nourished kids in 2015-16. Besides, children of Sebati Majhi willing to take them to the NRC. witness the floods in 205 malnourished kids were ad- (Kuliana village) and Phulamani Now, Covid restrictions have be- Brahamani river. mitted to the NRC for treatment in Tudu (Rasagobindapur) are mal- come a problem for them. Some It was when he was watch- 2016-17 while 166 were treated in nourished. conscious citizens say that mal- ing the floodwaters that 2018-19 and 155 in 2019-20. In is observed that many chil- nutrition cases are on the rise for Vishal accidentally slipped In the last four months of the dren in the areas around Smilipal lack of public awareness in remote MAROONED: A man going to a safe place on a raft in a flood-hit area of Balasore OP PHOTO and fell into the river. current year, 17 malnourished chil- are found malnourished while ef- and rural pockets. Since the current was strong, he got swept away, leaving little scope for anyone Mahanadi embankment caves in near Gayalbanka to even make an attempt to rescue him. Local people Abhay reviews anti-Naxal BANKI: After an embankment tially formed on the embankment merged with floodwater. Saturday found his body float- on the river Mahanadi caved in which later widened to around 60- Sources said, Kainmundi, ing in water. On being in- near Gayalbanka area under ft causing heavy flooding in the Sukhuakhela and Bilipada village formed, fire personnel Damapada block of Banki in area. The embankment near in Banki have been waterlogged. reached the spot and fished Cuttack district Saturday, people Gayalbanka caved in for the sec- Besides, movements on Banki- out the body. In another case ops in Malkangiri, Koraput here are in a state of panic. ond time after 1982 flood. Baideswar route have been dis- reported from Bhadrak, a Floodwater has already entered Following the mishap, road rupted due to flooding in the area. youth who was swept away in in the districts. villages and farmlands in Bhagipur communication between Banki Notably, the Mahanadi river in floodwater was fortunately He specially met COVID war- panchayat near the embankment, and Bhubaneswar has also been Banki area is flowing at a height rescued by fire personnel riors from among the police and locals said. disrupted. Besides, vehicular of 8.1 metres as against the dan- Friday night. He was iden- gave them a pat on their back. He Sources said, a breach meas- movement on many parts of Banki ger mark of 7.8 metres as of tified as Pratap Barik of also issued appreciation certifi- uring around five-ft-wide was ini- were disrupted as roads were sub- Saturday morning. Dohrapatna area. cates to those COVID warriors who have joined their duties immediately after their recovery from the disease. Missing man’s body fished out Notably, Superintendent of Police Rishikesh Khilari had Monday in- DHAMNAGAR: In an unexpected personnel from near his village. formed the journalists at a press con- turn of event Friday, a man who The body was identified by fam- ference that during a joint opera- had been swept away by surging ily members, official sources in- tion by Malkangiri DVF and BSF floodwaters and was missing since formed. According to reports, 76th battalion in the Kalimela then was traced at a spot near his Hemant was swept away by sur- forests, the security forces had village, a source said. The man ing floodwaters in his village. POST NEWS NETWORK Naxal operations in the districts. seized 12 bore empty cartridge case has been identified as Hemant Later, an ODRAF team frantically During their one-day visit, they with caps, two 12 bore live ammu- Kumar Jena of Dakshina Korua searched for him, but failed to Koraput/Malkangiri, August had an interaction with senior of- nition, 93 detonators, 2 gas cylinders, village of Khadipada panchayat traced him. 29: DGP Abhay along with senior ficers of the district police and cen- 1 lathe machine, 1 carbide gas weld- under Dhamnagar block of However, Dhamnagar police officers of Odisha Police visited tral armed police forces (CAPFs) on ing cylinder, lathe machine acces- Bhadrak district. found the body near Dakshina Malkangiri and Koraput districts various topics including the dis- sories, iron scrap materials and His body was found Saturday Korua village. The police sent An NDRF team rescuing a pregnant woman in a marooned area of and reviewed the left wing ex- trict police’s anti-cannabis opera- Maoists literature from a Maoists’ morning by a team of fire brigade the body for postmortem. Bhandaripokhari block in Bhadrak tremism (LWE) scenario and anti- tion and developmental activities hideout in the Kalimela forest.

Kandhamal: Doctor’s Wife beaten to death by alcoholic man 213 jail inmates test +ve Covid fear kills newborn POST NEWS NETWORK ceased was identified as The accused will soon be for the accused to come Rajkumari, wife of Fagnu produced in court, police home drunk and pick up KANDHAMAL: A woman lost her new- Sambalpur, August 29: in the village. The de- said. fights with his wife on born girl and was struggling in the hospital A woman was beaten to ceased is survived by three SP Kanwar Vishal trivial issues. The de- bed Friday as the doctor in the hospital re- death by her husband children who have be- Singh visited the crime ceased was staying with in Rayagada district fused to treat her because she hailed from a under the influence of al- come helpless with the scene and took stock of her parents for last one Covid-19 containment zone. cohol over a domestic dis- death of their mother and the situation. A forensic year due to regular bick- POST NEWS NETWORK The incident took place at Padanketa area pute at Rangiatikra vil- their father going to jail team collected the blood ering. She had recently in Daringbadi in Kandhamal district. The lage under Sadar police Police registered a case samples and other evi- come home for Nuakhai Rayagada, August 29: As pregnant woman, identified as Jasmine limits in this district, late in this connection and ar- dence from the spot. but fell prey to domestic many as 213 jail inmates and Pradhan, was rushed to Daringbadi hospi- Friday night. The de- rested the killer husband. Police said it was routine violence. five jail staff tested positive tal by family members as she complained of for Covid-19 in Rayagada dis- labour pain Friday night. trict Friday. After reaching the hospital, the family Out of 495 positive cases members called the doctor on duty to at- detected in Rayagada dis- tend to Jasmine. However, the doctor did Tourism boost for Sarisua hill trict Friday, 152 were inmates not turn up fearing Covid-19 infection, alleged of the Rayagada sub jail, 61 her family. POST NEWS NETWORK were inmates of Gunupur the jails for treating pris- Rayagada Sub-Jail Friday Without getting any medical assistance sub jail and five were staff of oners afflicted with Covid-19. to take stock of the situa- from doctors, Jasmine delivered a baby girl Khaira, August 29: The district ad- Rayagada sub jail, officials Rayagada District tion. who died after her birth. ministration chalked out plans sources said. Collector Pramod Kumar “All 213 Covid-19 infected to give Sarisua hill under Khaira Both the jails’ premises Behera, Superintendent of jail inmates are asympto- tehsil limits in Balasore a have been declared as Covid Police Saravana Vivek M, matic and they have been facelift soon. Care Homes as per the Covid- project director DRDA Amrit segregated. As per protocol, It is going to be a tourist hotspot 19 protocol laid down by the Ruturaj, Rayagada District we have declared the jails in the state, Tourism and Culture state government. Doctors Judge Chitta Ranjan Dash as Covid Care Homes,” in- minister Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi Khaira tehsildar Pradip Kumar mentalists. Some had strongly op- have been assigned to both among others have visited formed the Collector. said Friday evening. A team com- Sahoo, block vice chairman Jayant posed such illegal stone mining that prising senior architects and en- Kumar Rout including local peo- was gradually stripping of its greenry. gineers of the Odisha Tourism ple’s representatives accompanied Taking serious note of it, the Kolkata Bhadrak sub-collector tests +ve, cases on rise Development Corporation (OTDC) the technical team. bench of the National Green Tribunal BHADRAK: Bhadrak sub- What has continuously been up to 2,546. Jasmine’s mother Bhagyalata Mallick al- led by the minister visited Sarisua On being contacted, the minister (NGT) had imposed a stay order on collector Pitambar Samal and a cause of concern for the While Bhadrak munici- leged, “The doctor asked to conduct Covid- hill Friday afternoon. The team in- said, “I have always given priority stone mining in the Sarisua hill in 75 others tested positive for Bhadrak district administra- pality reported 23 cases, sadar 19 test of my daughter as we are from a con- cluding Balasore forest department to development of Simulia Assembly 2019. While locals are relieved, the Covid-19 Saturday. tion is the fact that all positive block reported 11, Tihidi 10, tainment zone. Even after we produced the officials surveyed available infra- constituency segment. After being tribunal's order has set alarm bells Informing about the sub- cases have been local cases Basudevpur block nine, test reports, the doctor did not turn up to treat structure at Bandhanata waterfall developed and beautified, the wa- ringing for the stone mafia.

collector’s diagnosis, Collector only. The district reported 76 Basudevpur municipality her. My daughter delivered a baby girl. of Kapilajhuri in the vicinity of terfall at Sarisua hill will become As per the NGT fiat, the admin-

k y m c Gyana Ranjan Dash said that fresh positive cases Saturday. seven, Dhamnagar five, Bonth However, baby died within 10-15 minutes of the scenic hill. a tourist hotspot in the district and istration had imposed prohibitory additional sub-collector At the same time, 70 patients and Bhandaripokhari three her birth due to lack of medical treatment.” A blueprint has been prepared for state as well.” orders on 21 stone mines under Manorama Bhuyan has been have recovered from the dis- each. Five patients are from Neither the doctor nor the district health the purpose, official sources in- It may be noted here that there CrPc Section 144. The district ad- given the charge of sub-col- ease. With the fresh addition, other districts. 763 patients are department has given any statement re- formed. Balasore additional col- was rampant illegal stone mining ministration is poised to be tough lector till September 15. the district’s tally has gone still undergoing treatment. garding the matter, sources added. lector Sambit Nayak, divisional in the Sarisuan hill area, which on mining mafias and keep it aloof forest officer (DFO) Biswaraj Panda, has raised concern of environ- from their evil eyes. P6 SUNDAY | AUGUST 30 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR power post

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here is no bilateral diplo- precedented domestic strain. matic relationship more To secure the political stability consequential than the needed for economic growth, Deng Illogical Unlock T one between the United Xiaoping, the paramount leader States and China, which affects who launched “reform and open- rom September 1 we will have Unlock 4.0. I have lost track of what this not only the two countries but ing” in the late twentieth century, means and I do not think anybody really understands it. What all of humanity. And now, the fu- took pains to establish norms of col- Fthe Indian government has done is try and manage the spread of Covid ture of this relationship hinges lective leadership and institu- through keeping things shut. If India forces people to stay away from one on who will lead each country tionalised succession. But because another by denying them access to services, it will stop or slow the spread in the years ahead. Xi has systematically dismantled of the infection. In the US, the next presidential these norms, the CPC now faces a This has produced rules that, as I said, I do not really understand. For in- election is barely two months away, situation in which any political stance, airlines have been running since May, and have been flying for more and – barring complications – ei- outcome is possible: Xi could enjoy than three months now. Flights are allowed to be flown full, with the middle ther the Republican incumbent, lifetime tenure, be forced to hand seat occupied. However Indian Railways is shut and has been shut since the Donald Trump, or his Democratic over power in 2022, or be toppled lockdown began. From running 17,000 trains daily, it today runs only 230 spe- challenger, Joe Biden, will be sworn by a sudden coup. The absence of cial ones. What is the logic of not having trains run when planes are allowed in on January 20, 2021. In China’s periodic elections should not be to run full? Air passengers cannot maintain the 6 foot separation on their case, however, almost everyone taken to mean that Chinese politics seats so it seems illogical to let people fly but not travel by train. assumes that President Xi Jinping is inherently more stable than that The benefit of stopping the spread of Covid is uncertain but the damage will hold the reins of power in- Suppose, for the sake of scenario planning, of the US or other democracies. to the economy is visible. Reports from Surat last month said production of definitely. But while a change in that a new Chinese leader was negotiating Suppose, for the sake of sce- textiles was less than 25 per cent of normal and the big reason was the lack Yuen Yuen Ang the top Chinese leadership seems nario planning, that a new Chinese of labour. improbable, it is not impossible. As with either Biden or Trump. Under Biden, one leader was negotiating with ei- More than 30 lakh people had left Surat and its surrounding industrial zones such, we should really be consid- ther Biden or Trump. Under Biden, in April and May, according to a report in the Hindu Frontline magazine pub- ering the possibility of four sep- could at least expect the US to engage in one could at least expect the US to lished on July 31. There is almost no way for these people to return to their ONCE arate scenarios in Sino-American professional diplomacy. But if a political engage in professional diplomacy. jobs even if they wanted to now come back. There are reports that mill own- AMERICA’S relations. upset in China were to coincide with another But if a political upset in China ers and other businesses have begun flying labourers back. But why not just First, suppose that Biden wins were to coincide with another open the Railways? This has not been explained to us. COMMITMENT and China remains under Xi’s Trump term, all bets would be off Trump term, all bets would be off. Delhi’s Metro will reportedly open this week with 50 per cent capacity (again TO DEFENDING A leadership for the long term. In a As the old joke goes, prediction note the difference with airlines) while Mumbai’s local trains, the city’s life- commentary for Foreign Affairs is difficult, especially when it is line and its artery, have stayed shut. I saw a very moving note from journalists LIBERAL GLOBAL earlier this year, Biden promised agogic nationalism and xenopho- trol – would rally behind him. And about the future. No one can say to the chief minister asking those who were not that his main foreign-policy pri- bia. In a deeply divided and inse- within the Communist Party of with certainty what will happen accredited with the government to be allowed ORDER WAS ority as president would be to re- cure country, opposing China China (CPC), anyone who dared to in the coming months and years, to use the trains because it was too expensive RESTORED, store America’s global leadership might become the one issue that criticize Xi would be accused of because the possible outcomes are for them to take taxis everywhere. and democratic alliances. He members on both sides of the par- abetting foreign aggressors, and constantly being changed by cur- Schools and colleges will remain shut but CHINESE wants to invest in infrastructure, tisan divide could embrace. With thus effectively silenced. rent actions and shocks like pan- exams will continue to be held. Again this LEADERS education, and research and de- eight years of Trump in office, Still, a change in China’s top demics and record floods. Even makes no sense to me. If we are asking all velopment. With a Biden admin- the damage inflicted on America’s leadership cannot be ruled out. the most carefully laid plans can schools and colleges to do online classes, why WOULD istration, one could expect less global standing would be long- Yes, with China having success- be scuttled by unexpected devel- are we then asking students to gather in masses RESTRAIN drama and inflammatory rheto- lasting, if not permanent. fully contained COVID-19 while opments. But what decision-mak- to take their exams? ric toward China. True, an optimist might argue the US continues to flounder, Xi ers can and should do is consider We are told cinema halls will have to remain THEIR BID FOR But tough action against Chinese that after winning re-election, appears to have won. And since he different scenarios based on cur- shut as it won’t be feasible to run shows with industrial and foreign policies Trump would soften his stance has already done away with con- rent features and trends. only 25 per cent capacity due to physical dis- INTERNATIONAL would no doubt remain on the and focus on doing business with stitutional term limits, he could To pin all of one’s hopes on an tancing norms. But a movie is about as long as Aakar Patel LEADERSHIP table. Once America’s commit- China rather than stoking enmity. remain China’s supreme leader outcome that seems most likely a flight and the seats are equidistant in both. What In other nations, ment to defending a liberal global But if the past four years have for life. or desirable is to risk succumbing is the thinking behind the decision to disallow order was restored, Chinese lead- shown us anything, it is that Trump Yet beneath this façade of in- to dangerous complacency. When movie halls, a very large sector of the enter- the lockdowns ers would restrain their bid for plays only to his base, which re- vincibility, Xi should feel just as in- it comes to the critical issue of tainment industry and its employment, from international leadership. If Biden’s sponds to emotional appeals, not secure as Trump does in the wake US-China relations, the wise ap- opening? have been agenda were realised, the US would rational analysis and delibera- of the pandemic. Despite the cer- proach is to look ahead and imag- It all seems slightly eccentric to me, and I sus- mostly voluntary. be more secure, and thus less para- tion. Most likely, winning a second tainty of punishment, some sen- ine all possibilities, however un- pect that some of this is touched with the moral- noid about China’s rise. term would embolden the Trump ior CPC members have recently thinkable they may seem now. ism that we see in the prime minister. For in- In India it In the second scenario, Trump administration to take China-bash- spoken up against him, and on stance, restaurants were allowed to open but not has been like pulls off another surprise victory, ing to the extreme. key economic issues, his and the The writer, a professor of bars. Why? There is no standard format in a with profound implications for This scenario would be dread- premier’s positions are in open Political Science at the restaurant’s seating, as we know. And the same a curfew US-China relations. Whereas ful for China, but something of a contradiction, an abnormality in University of Michigan, Ann is true for bars. The only reason seems to be that Trump’s upset victory in 2016 was gift for Xi politically. The more Chinese politics. On foreign policy, Arbor, is the author of How the government in some way looks down on those widely regarded as a fluke, a sec- the US vilified China, the more in particular, Xi’s increasingly ag- China Escaped the Poverty who drink. ond win would have to be taken as that Chinese citizens – even those gressive approach has made more Trap and China’s Gilded Age. In Unlock 4.0 bars will be allowed to serve liquor over the counter but not a de facto endorsement of his dem- who resent Xi’s dictatorial con- enemies for China at a time of un- @PROJECT SYNDICATE inside. Meaning the bar will be turned into a liquor store and the employ- ment that its waiters and cooks and other staff would have otherwise got is not available even today, in September, more than five full months after the lockdown began. Some of the confusion has then come from the Centre versus State differences. SPECTRUM ECONOMY Apparently the opening of gyms is allowed by the Centre but the states are not letting them do so. In other nations, the lockdowns have been mostly voluntary. In India it has been like a curfew. Even today, Mumbai police can confiscate your vehicle if you cannot show a “good reason” for being out. What is a “good reason” is An act of human failure & not ‘God’s’ left for the police to determine of course. We have one nation one tax, but we do not have free movement of people. onsumption shock from the bonus payment of `57.128 crore to Maharashtra, Punjab, Bihar, spending leads the way till a durable Those going from one state to another must fill out some application and ask pandemic is severe and the Central government, lower by 67.5 Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, increase in disposable incomes en- for permission which may or may not be given. Cworld economy devastated. per cent from `1.76 lakh crore last Tripura, and Telangana have de- ables discretionary spending like As I said at the beginning, India has tried to slow or stop the spread of Covid Like the World Bank, the Reserve year. layed salary payments. The pri- vacations, and entertainment. In through denial of services. Has it worked? I don’t think so. India is the only Bank of India too is less hopeful of The RBI report is concerned vate sector too has either cut up to short, it is waiting for people to large nation along with Argentina whose numbers have continuously and coming out of contraction and even about firming up of inflation caused 70 per cent of wages or sacked have larger disposable income or without a break risen from March. The only way of stopping the spread of with higher government spending by disruption of supplies. It says that lakhs of workers. spare money with them. Covid is good individual behaviour at the mass level. But we have Union min- recovery may be delayed. The Indian heightened volatility in financial Insofar as farmers are concerned, The bank’s survey for July in- isters in meetings wearing their masks on their chin instead of covering their Shivaji Sarkar collapse is, however, pre-Covid and markets could also have a bearing they are not getting the prices for dicated that consumer confidence mouth and nose. How can such people communicate good behaviour to the started August last year. Since on inflation and may affect house- their produce, markets are agog. has fallen to an all-time low, with public? They cannot. And so we have the endless tweaking of rules, all lead- December 2019 finances have been holds. It proposes that the monetary Wheat is being sold at around `1600- a majority of respondents report- ing to failure as is visible in the numbers, with bureaucrats being kept busy in a tizzy with cuts in departmen- policy keep a constant vigil on 1700 a quintal against the MSP of ing pessimism about the economic making funny and illogical rules for 1.0 and 2.0 and 3.0 and now 4.0. THE RE-IMPOSITION tal allocations. price movements as official data `1725 and they are getting half the situation. Worse, the GST concept itself is says the retail inflation touched price of last year for corn and mil- Besides, it is not buoyant about OF PARTIAL floundering in terms of collec- 6.93 per cent in July. let. The RBI contention that de- urban consumption either. It has suf- WISDOM CORNER AND LOCALISED tions and denying the States their India is having to go through spite contracting wages and falling fered a bigger blow with drop in ve- due share. It is an act of human fail- difficult situations and is likely to grain prices mere government job hicle and consumer durable sales. In the long run, the sharpest weapon of all is a kind and gentle spirit. LOCKDOWNS IS ure and not ‘God’s’. Nobody can take time to regain pre-COVID-19 schemes can raise rural incomes However, the rural sector is doing ANNE FRANK REGRESSIVE AS IT deny a State its dues and in the levels despite a small recovery in lacks clarity. marginally better. overall count it boils down to about May and June, warns the report. All these are impacting demand, Having said that private con- Those who have knowledge, don’t predict. Those who predict, don’t IS PROLONGING `2.35 lakh crore, according to The re-imposition of partial and the consequence of which is being sumption is not boosting demand, have knowledge. LAO TZU GROWTH Finance Minister Nirmala localised lockdowns is regressive noticed in production fall as the IIP the report wants the government Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative. Sitharaman. Even the tranche, to as it is prolonging growth con- numbers recently demonstrated. to increase consumption. It may OSCAR WILDE CONTRACTION be paid in December 2019, was traction as investments remain The contraction is up to 20 per be a good suggestion but is fraught paid only this April. Asking States anemic and dents consumer cent or more in GDP in the first with many risks as government to borrow after usurping their confidence. However, the RBI ex- quarter of 2020-21 due to lock- income is hit. If it increases bor- WORDSWORTH share is harsh and they will have pects government’s rural-focused down. Says the RBI: “Private con- rowing, taxes would rise further and to borrow `92,000 crore plus serv- employment schemes to provide sumption has lost its discretionary so would inflation, thus making it ice interest burdens. Thus adds a fillip to rural incomes. In short, elements across the board, par- a double-edged sword. There’s the rub to the inflation that the cess on the rural sector is supposed to ticularly transport services, The RBI needs to rethink about GST has added. give a push to growth as wages hospitality, recreation and cul- monetisation of assets in steel, he phrase is Shakespeare’s. It comes from Hamlet’s famous “To be or In addition to this, the RBI annual contract. tural activities.” And warns the sit- coal, power, railways and privati- Tnot to be” soliloquy: To die — to sleep. To sleep — perchance to dream: ay, there’s the rub! For in that sleep of death what dreams may come When report 2019-20 indicates negative The State governments squeezed uation is unprecedented as it sees sation of ports. These would we have shuffled off this mortal coil, Must give us pause. By rub, Hamlet growth this fiscal. It is critical of by COVID-19 and delayed release of an overall thaw – ‘retrenchment not boost demand, a prerequisite means a difficulty, obstacle or objection — in this case to his committing stricter sporadic localised lock- GST payments have put on hold in activity’. for the turnover in economy. Finally, suicide. The origin is the ancient game of bowls. A rub is some fault in the downs disrupting economic activ- payment of employees’ salaries. Moreover, the recovery, it notes, mini-lockdowns have to end surface of the green that stops a bowl or diverts it from its intended ities. Fall in its income leads to A number of States, including will happen when non-discretionary for fast recovery. INFA direction. The term is recorded first a few years before Shakespeare’s time and is still in use. It appears, too, in golf, in the expression rub of the green, which refers to an accident that stops a ball in play — hitting an obstacle or a bystander perhaps — and for which no relief is allowed under the rules. It Conundrum of online education Dissent in Grand Old Party later became a broader term for an abstract impediment or hindrance. The Oxford English Dictionary has its first example from Thomas Nashe’s The Sir, Due to the extraordinary situation arising out Sir, The famous ‘letter writers’ Ghulam Nabi Azad, Kapil Sibal, Shashi Tharoor, First Part of Pasquil’s Apology of 1590: “Some small rubs, as I hear, have of the Covid-19 pandemic, offline education imparted Mukul Wasnik, Anand Sharma and Veerappa Moily, among others, ‘shocked’ the been cast in my way to hinder my coming forth, but they shall not profit.” etters by teachers has been seriously affected. It has taken nation by asking Congress president Sonia Gandhi to put an end to indecisive lead- Rub of the green is also used figuratively, but in the sense of something a backstage. As all educational institutions are closed, ership in the party. It is pertinent to note that Sonia loyalists are the old guard like that’s just bad luck and can’t be helped; an example is in James Elroy’s there is a demand for online education. It is the need Mallikarjun Kharge and Ambika Soni. Most young and middle aged leaders seem Clandestine: “I’m a deputy district attorney, for the city of Los Angeles. We TOL THE EDITOR of the hour. But, in a state like ours, where per capita to be drifting away. The ‘letter writers’, it is felt, were piqued by the scion Rahul have the same employer. I would rather be a deputy public defender, but income is low, purchasing smartphones for their Gandhi calling the shots from behind without leading from the front. So, it is naive that’s the rub of the green, as Dad would say.” Readers of Orissa POST are most welcome to contribute letters wards is not easy on the part of all parents. The to assume that the ‘letter writers’ are against Sonia. As things stand today, Sonia (200 words), articles and poor are the hardest hit by the economic impact of due to her illness isn’t able to galvanise the party; Rahul remains a reluctant leader. columns (between 750-1250 words). Contributors are the pandemic. Online education may be popular in If the dissenters desire a non-Gandhi face as Congress president, then they them- LOL requested to send their economically advanced countries but, in our coun- selves know it is hard to come by. Even if a name is accepted, that is going to be a contact numbers and full try, it will further increase the gap between the haves stop-gap arrangement till Rahul is pushed to take up the post. The tone and tenor

postal address/email ID. They may also and have-nots. Online education also has numerous of the ‘letter’ could not have irked the Congress high command as much as who

k y m send in their valuable comments, opinion c Life after death “Well, then, that and suggestions, preferably by email, health hazards. It may lead to unethical use of digi- wrote it. They would bear no ill-will against the party that has given them name makes everything just to: [email protected] tal technology if not properly monitored and checked and fame. But what they have stated is an emphatic resonance of the general mood. o you believe in life after fine,” the boss went on. by parents and teachers. Online education is good but The party cadres are tied to the Gandhi apron strings because of fear: fear of being death?” the boss asked “After you left early yesterday to go to shouldn’t be made mandatory. It is an aid to study but kicked out of the party, and a fear of the party disintegrating without a Gandhi one of his employees. your grandmother’s funeral, she not a panacea. at the top. If a non-Gandhi face allays their fear then so be it. “D B-15, Rasulgarh Industrial Estate, “Yes, Sir.” the new recruit replied. stopped in to see you.” Bhubaneswar-751010 Prabhudutt Dash, BHUBANESWAR Ganapathi Bhat, AKOLA NORTH EAST WEST P7 BENGAL

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PRESS TRUST OF INDIA On the status of child protec- GLARING DIGITAL DIVIDE tion in West Bengal, the report sharp rise in MMR, Kolkata, August 29: The lock- said 57 per cent of children sur- down has impacted one and all and DURING THE LOCKDOWN veyed were found to have got meals a survey has found that child labour PERIOD, ONLY 29 PER CENT OF thrice a day while 17 per cent of THE CHILDREN WHO WERE IMR amid pandemic among school going children has in- them were surviving on either one ATTENDING SCHOOLS COULD creased by a sizeable 105 per cent dur- ACCESS ONLINE EDUCATION or two meals daily. At least 61 pregnant women and 877 newborns have ing the period in West Bengal. SUPPORT “Around 10 per cent of the chil- The number of child labourers dren belonging to the age group died in the state in the last four months among girls in the state exceeded AROUND 49.5 PER CENT OF THE of 2-6 years old are not receiving those among the boys. While among CHILDREN SURVEYED DO NOT supplementary nutrition from the girls the number increased by HAVE ANY OPTION TO ACCESS the Anganwadi centres during 113 per cent, among the boys the ONLINE EDUCATION FACILITIES. the lockdown. And 40 per cent of increase was 94.7 per cent, said school students from classes I to the survey. ABOUT 33 PER CENT OF THE CHILDREN DO NOT HAVE VIII are not receiving mid-day The survey was jointly conducted ACCESS TO SMARTPHONES OR COMPUTERS AT HOME meals from their schools,” the by the West Bengal Right to study said. Education Forum (RTE Forum) 6-10 years age group, it has increased lowest among the students from “Around 49.5 per cent of the It has been found that 11 per cent and Campaign against Child Labour both in 10-14 years and 14-18 years the junior classes. It is 21.5 per cent children surveyed do not have any of the children who fell sick during (CACL) and published Saturday. age groups,” the study revealed. among the students of pre-primary option to access online education this lockdown period could not ac- As per the rapid assessment con- Also reported during the lock- and primary level. The highest in facilities. And 33 per cent of the cess any medical treatment. ducted among 2,154 children and down were about 42 incidents of this respect was from among the stu- children do not have access to Since the beginning of the lock- their families across 19 districts of child marriages. dents of senior classes. The figure smartphones or computers at down in West Bengal only 3.06 per the state, the number of child labour During the lockdown period, was 53.2 per cent among students be- home,” it said. cent of the children covered in the among the school going children which started March 25, only 29 longing to higher secondary level, Out of the 2154 children surveyed assessment had received their im- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA even as birth asphyxia is another belonging to the 6-18 years age group per cent of the children who were the study said. in the 19 districts of West Bengal, munisation shots and medicine. cause, War said. has gone up by 105 per cent during attending schools (pre-primary to It was found that 54 per cent chil- 173 were disabled, the report stated. “Only 8.8 per cent of the families Shillong, August 29: At least 61 preg- He said the health department the lockdown period. Class XII) could access online edu- dren using online means to con- “Around 37.5 per cent of school surveyed had access to all items to nant women and 877 newborns have has told hospitals and health cen- “Though the percentage of child cation support. tinue their education during the going disabled children are ac- protect them from COVID 19 soap, died in Meghalaya in the last four tres that they should not refuse labour among school going chil- The percentage having access to period used WhatsApp to attend cessing digital or online education sanitizer, gloves and masks,” the months starting from April for want admission to patients including dren has decreased for those in the online education was found to be the classes. support,” the survey said. survey said. of admission to hospitals and also pregnant women even if they come due to lack of medical attention be- from COVID-19 containment zones. cause of diversion of the health War urged all pregnant women machinery to fight COVID-19 pan- to register with the nearest health FAMILY TIME demic, a senior health department centre to enable the department Assam serial banned for official said. to do contact trac- The fatalities from ing of their well April to July this being and to allow year were due to dis- health workers to ‘promoting love jihad’ It is a matter of eases other than the reach out to them novel coronavirus. concern that the in case they need Right-wing Newborn deaths infant and maternal help and to prevent were due to lack of mortality rate has possible mishaps at groups have medical attention, risen sharply as the childbirths. been protesting care, pneumonia and entire state health The health serv- birth asphyxia, machinery is ices director said against the Director of Health diverted to fight the during the period a serial for Services Aman War COVID-19 pandemic total of 10 persons said. “It is a matter of weeks, alleging AMAN WAR I DIRECTOR OF had died due to concern that the in- HEALTH SERVICES COVID-19. “More it belittled fant and maternal people have died due Hindu and mortality rate has risen sharply to other disease and not COVID- as the entire state health machin- 19. At least 877 newborns have died Assamese ery is diverted to fight the COVID- at birth and 61 women during child- culture 19 pandemic,” War told reporters birth during the period from April Friday. to July this year,” War said. There He said most of the women died are 12 big hospitals in the state cap- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA make a fresh recommendation, the because they were not admitted to ital, including six privately owned. officer said. hospitals or health centres for in- The state has a total of 28 com- Guwahati, August 29: A television Groups such as Hindu Jagran stitutional delivery. munity health centres and 139 pub- serial was banned here following Manch and Hindu Janajagruti The state has an infant mortal- lic health centres. Besides, there is protests by right-wing groups, al- Samiti have been protesting against ity rate of 34 deaths per 1000 live a government-run civil hospital leging that it promoted ‘love jihad’ the serial for the last few weeks, al- births and pneumonia is the major in each of the 11 district head- and denigrated Hindu and the leging that it promoted ‘love jihad’ A family walks at the Brigade Parade Ground during Unlock 3.0 in Kolkata, Saturday. PTI PHOTO cause of deaths of babies at birth quarters. Assamese culture, officials said and belittled the Hindu and Saturday. Assamese culture. Social media The TV serial, 'Begum Jaan', campaigns against the serial were was banned for two months on the also on. recommendations of the Kamrup Speaking to reporters, the lead Why NIA is grilling this Trinamool leader (Metro) district-level monitoring actor of the serial Preety Kongkona committee, Guwahati Police said, "There is no communal angle PRESS TRUST OF INDIA investigators but I think they (BJP) the late 2000s. Commissioner Munna Prasad in the serial. In fact, it depicts hu- have dug up an 11-year old case and He is one of the accused in the Gupta told PTI. manity above faith.” Jhargram, August 29: Trinamool I am being harassed for my asso- killing of a CPI(M) leader in A prohibitory order was issued She said the allegations of pro- Congress leader and former con- ciation with a political party Junglemahal area. under the Cable Television Network moting “love jihad” are a figment venor of Maoist-backed PCAPA, (Trinamool Congress),” Mahato Mahato was arrested September (Regulations) Act, 1995 to suspend of some peoples imagination. Chhatradhar Mahato was Saturday told reporters after the interroga- 26, 2009, from present-day the telecast of the serial, he said. “The serial is about a Hindu grilled for the second consecutive tion Saturday. Jhargram district for an alleged Noting that several complaints woman being caught in a diffi- day by National Investigation Mahato said he has moved the attempt on the life of former chief were received against the serial cult situation and is helped by a Agency (NIA) in two 11-year-old Calcutta High Court and informed minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee aired by a private entertainment Muslim man. However, a rumour cases of train hijack and murder of Trinamool Congress leadership in Kantapahari area of West channel, Gupta said those were de- was spread that her character a CPI(M) leader, sources said. about the developments. Midnapore district November 2, liberated upon by the 10-member Janmoni eloped with the Muslim He was grilled by NIA officials for His lawyer Kaushik Sinha said, 2008. committee. man,” she said. three hours in the CRPF camp at “We have questions about the legal He was set free in February Based on the recommendations The private channel started Salboni in West Midnapore, where justification to interrogate Mahato this year following a reduction of of the committee, which appre- broadcasting the serial in July. he had arrived at 9 am. in connection with an 11-year-old his life term to 10 years by hended that there may be a breach Kongkona alleged that she was Mahato later said he was ques- case.” Calcutta High Court for his good of peace and tranquillity, the pro- trolled and bullied on social media tioned in connection with the Mahato, who was inducted into conduct. He has been named in hibitory order was issued August and even received rape threats, fol- October 2009 hijacking of New the TMC state committee in July several cases related to alleged 24, he said. lowing which she lodged a com- Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express from and given leadership role in the Maoist activities with charges At the end of two months, the TV plaint with the police. Bhubanesar for five hours at tribal Jangalmahal region, was camp Friday too. that was spearheaded by People’s levelled under the stringent channel can appeal for a review of Police said they are looking into Jhargram station. questioned for hours by a team Mahato, 57, was a prominent Committee Against Police Atrocities Unlawful Activities (Prevention) the order and the committee will these allegations. “I am fully cooperating with the of NIA officers at the Salboni leader of the Lalgarh movement (PCAPA) and backed by Maoists in Act or UAPA. ‘Sunny Leone’ finds place in Rail route for 3 more NE states by 2023 merit list of 3 Bengal colleges NEW RAILWAY LINES WERE BEING LAID IN MANIPUR, MIZORAM AND NAGALAND INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE in the region and tender-related tional institution. REGION’S RAIL INFRA work was being undertaken for the STUDENTS’ UNION Friday the name of Leone, a Guwahati/Agartala, August 29: purpose. He said, "The works for SEEKS PROBE INTO Canada-born actor, had appeared in Six of the eight north-eastern state the 12.23-km Agartala (Tripura)- the 151st position in the list of 157 capitals will come on the Indian Akhaura (Bangladesh) new rail- THE INCIDENT, candidates selected for BA (Honours) railway map by March 2023, top way lines are underway and it WHILE COLLEGE in English at Budge Budge College railway officials said. would be completed by March in South 24 Parganas district. The North-east Frontier Railways next year." AUTHORITIES This was preceded by her name (NFR), which has already connected The Agartala-Akhaura railway REMAIN topping the merit list again for Assam’s main city Guwahati (ad- line would facilitate ferrying of English Honours at Asutosh College joining capital Dispur), Tripura goods to and from both the countries TIGHT-LIPPED ON in the city Thursday. and Arunachal Pradesh’s capital and greatly benefit India's land- Asutosh College filed a complaint cities, is laying tracks to connect the locked north-eastern states. The THE GOOF-UP with the cyber cell at Lalbazar, the capital cities of Manipur, Mizoram journey time between Agartala and headquarters of Kolkata Police, and Nagaland by March 2023. Kolkata via Bangladesh would be PRESS TRUST OF INDIA and also ordered an internal probe, The first train in the north-east he first train in the north-east he NFR has already connected reduced by a third, from 1,613 km a college official said. region chugged out from the in- Tregion chugged out from the TAssam’s main city Guwahati, through mountainous terrain to Kolkata, August 29: Actor Sunny The students’ union of Budge dustrial city of Dibrugarh in east- industrial city of Dibrugarh in Tripura and Arunachal Pradesh’s only 514 km. Leone’s name appeared on the col- Budge College demanded a probe ern Assam 138 years ago. NFR’s eastern Assam 138 years ago capital cities Linking with the existing lege merit list in West Bengal for the into the incident, while college au- General Manager Sanjive Roy said Agartala railway station, of the third day Saturday and the au- thorities remained tight-lipped on new railway lines were laid to ex- THE NFR, ONE AMONG THE 17 RAILWAY ZONES IN INDIA, OPERATES FULLY 12.23 km India-Bangladesh new thorities of the institute have lodged the goof-up. The West Bengal gov- tend the railway lines in three more AND PARTIALLY IN SIX OF THE EIGHT NORTHEASTERN STATES, EXCLUDING railway line, 5.46 km railway tracks a complaint with the police against ernment had earlier announced capital cities of northeast India -- MEGHALAYA AND SIKKIM, AND IN SEVEN DISTRICTS OF WEST BENGAL AND were laid in India (on the outskirts mischief makers. plication and form numbers. that admission to undergraduate Imphal (Manipur), Aizawl FIVE DISTRICTS OF NORTH BIHAR of the capital city Agartala) and The actor’s name featured in the A college official said an FIR has courses will be completely online (Mizoram) and Kohima (Nagaland) 6.57 km railway line laid on the

third place in the list for English ho- been lodged at Barasat police sta- this year and no processing fee -- excluding Meghalaya's Shillong lems in Sikkim and Meghalaya, northeastern states, excluding Bangladesh side.

k y m c nours in Barasat Government tion against mischief makers. will be charged due to the hard- and Sikkim's Gangtok. causing the delay in extending the Meghalaya and Sikkim, and in The Rs 972-crore project was fi- College Saturday. Her name was The college students union run ship caused by the pandemic sit- “The work to lay the broad gauge railway networks in the two hilly seven districts of West Bengal and nalised in January 2010 when preceded by that of US pornstar by Trinamool Chhatra Parishad uation. Leone, in a light-hearted railway line has been progressing states,” Roy told IANS. five districts of north Bihar. Bangladesh premier Sheikh Hasina Dani Daniels and webcam model filed a separate FIR at the police sta- remark, tweeted, “See you all in well in Manipur, Mizoram and The NFR, one among the 17 rail- The NFR General Manager said met the then Indian Prime Minister from Lebanon, Mia Khalifa. The tion alleging that vested interests college next semester!!! Hope you’re Nagaland. There are some land-re- way zones in India, operates fully the government had sanctioned Manmohan Singh during her visit names were accompanied with ap- are at work to malign the educa- in my class.” lated and other environmental prob- and partially in six of the eight electrification of railway lines to New Delhi. India will RECOVERIES GO PAST 26 LAKH P8 play a SUNDAY | AUGUST 30 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR leading role in the India's COVID-19 recoveries have crossed 26 future global political lakh pushing the recovery rate to 76.47 per framework in terms of cent, which the Centre said has been made economy and Disaster possible due to the strategic policy of testing Risk Management aggressively, tracking comprehensively and treating efficiently in supervised y NITYANAND RAI |

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of the day uote BSF detects tunnel along Indo-Pak border SUPERLATIVE QUALITY Language and culture lay the PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Pakistan territory close to IB." Special care for 35K foundation for the development of EVIL DESIGNS "Efforts of alert BSF troops de- the society New Delhi/Jammu, August 29: ployed in our multi-tiered counter- The Border Security Force (BSF) has infiltration grid once again resulted extra troops in Ladakh M. VENKAIAH NAIDU | detected a tunnel, originating from in neutralising the evil designs of VICE PRESIDENT Pakistan, just beneath the Indo- terrorists in deep connivance with Pak international border fence in Pak establishments," the Jammu Jammu, officials said Saturday. frontier of the force said in a state- The Ram The force has launched a major ment. There have been "regular in- Janmbhoomi- search operation in the area to look Babri Masjid puts about the presence of terror- land dispute at for other such hidden structures ists in Pak border villages Ayodhya was the that aid infiltration even as it analy- desperately looking for infiltration most fiercely- ses the about 3-4 feet wide struc- into Indian Territory but vigilant contested cases in ture that could be used for pushing BSF troops foiled desperate at- India's legal history in which every terrorists and smuggling of nar- tempts of anti-national elements point was hotly debated and cotics and arms, they said. to infiltrate and carry out terrorist passionately argued by the BSF Director General Rakesh actions in India," it said. lawyers Asthana has directed his frontier "Seeing the long tunnel, I can RANJAN GOGOI | commanders to ensure that the say that the Pakistan establish- anti-infiltration grid is intact and senior official said BSF troops he force has launched a ment surely has a hand and has FORMER CHIEF JUSTICE OF INDIA got suspicious after noticing the major search operation in there are no gaps along this front, A T knowledge of it."The date men- sinking of earth at some places in a the area to look for other such they added. The tunnel, about 50 me- farmer's field due to recent hidden structures that aid tioned on the sandbags suggests We will tres from the border fence on the incessant rains infiltration that the tunnel has been freshly announce our Indian side, was located by a BSF dug. We are investigating it fur- first decision patrol on Thursday in the Galar the Indian side, the official said. the bags have a manufacturing and ther," Jamwal said. INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE ers. Temperature-controlled spe- Monday about how area of Samba sector in Jammu. Spot inspection revealed that the tun- expiry date embossed that indicate The force has been conducting a cial tents and pre-fabricated huts we are going to The force found that 8-10 plastic nel was under-construction and they have been manufactured re- mega 'anti-tunnel drive' in the IB New Delhi, August 29: As stand- are also provided. These can main- conduct sandbags stuffed in the tunnel's about 20 feet-long, officials said. cently, officials said. The nearest areas of Jammu and other places off with China remains unresolved, tain the optimum temperature at examinations of mouth had "Pakistani markings" on The tunnel, as per sources, has Pakistani border post 'Gulzar' is after five armed infiltrators were re- the Indian Army gears up for for- the freezing heights where oxygen students in final year of graduation them, officials said. A senior offi- a depth of about 25 feet at the open- about 700 meters from the tunnel, cently killed by it along this front in midable logistical challenges posed levels are also low, as in Ladakh. and post-graduation courses. cial said BSF troops got suspicious ing and has been located near the they said. Punjab. The entire BSF formation by harsh climate at heights ex- Troops operating in high alti- Students' safety is paramount and after noticing the sinking of earth 'whaleback' border post of the BSF. The BSF pointed at the "deep con- deployed across the 3,300 km ceeding 12,000 feet and tempera- tude areas suffer from anorexia, a decisions would be taken without at some places in a farmer's field due BSF Inspector General (Jammu) nivance" of Pakistan in aiding in- International Border that runs along ture as extreme as minus 50 de- syndrome which results in loss of compromising on safety to recent incessant rains. N S Jamwal also visited the spot to filtration along this front. "With this Jammu, Punjab, Rajasthan and grees Celsius. appetite. This special provision to UDAY SAMANT | MAHARASHTRA HIGHER AND An earth moving machine was oversee the operation, they said. detection, alert BSF troops foiled Gujarat is on extra alert as there are The force requires special cloth- meet the taste of troops has been TECHNICAL EDUCATION MINISTER immediately pressed into service to The green-coloured plastic bags the nefarious design of Pakistan to multiple intelligence inputs of ter- ing, diet and shelter for around made with an aim to enhance, mo- completely unearth the tunnel that have markings of 'Karachi and infiltrate terrorists into Indian rorists trying to breach the IB and 35,000 extra troops deployed in tivate and incentivise food intake. is about 170 metres from the IB on Shakargarh' factories on them and Territory. The tunnel's origin is in infiltrate into India, officials said. Eastern Ladakh. Most of the fric- "Indian Army provides a scien- SHORT TAKES tion points in Ladakh like Pangong tifically formulated special diet to Lake and Galwan Valley where the its troops consisting of high calorific NIA ARRESTS face-offs have happened are 14,000 and nutrient value items to offset Tusker kills woman HEAR US feet above the sea level. the loss of appetite and reduced The force will incur an estimated intake of food which soldiers suf- Jalpaiguri (WB): A 65-year-old LeT TERRORIST expenditure of around Rs 400 crore woman was allegedly killed fer in such a climate," said a sen- by a tusker in West Bengal's INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE for providing special winter cloth- ior Indian Army officer. Kalimpong district Saturday, ing to cater to the enhanced de- Rations scaled to soldiers in the a forest officer said. The New Delhi, August 29: In a ployment. The cost per soldier for Indian Army have been scientifi- incident took place when major breakthrough, the special clothing equipment to brave cally designed and evolved to pro- Gangadevi Bastola, a National Investigation Agency the harsh winter is around Rs 1 vide adequate nutrients and to resident of Washabari tea (NIA) arrested a Lashkar-e-Taiba lakh. "To meet clothing and shel- cater for the daily routine, training estate in Jalpaiguri district, (LeT) terrorist, who is closely re- tering requirements for operations and for operating in different ter- took her cattle for grazing in lated to the mastermind of the in these areas, a Special Clothing rain conditions. "Rations are ac- a nearby area adjoining Chel 2007 Glasgow airport attack, and Mountaineering Equipment cordingly authorized at different forest of Kalimpong district, after he was brought to India (SCME) at cost of around Rs 1 lakh scales for all ranks serving at alti- he said. Suddenly an from Saudi Arabia, officials said per set is provided to each soldier," tude below 9,000 ft, between 9,000 elephant came out of the Saturday. the officer said. ft and 12,000 ft and above 12,000 ft forest, lifted the woman with According to senior NIA officials The SCME set comprises snow with progressive increments for its trunk and slammed her on related to the probe, Shabeel clothing and equipment for sur- challenges at higher altitudes," the the ground, the officer said, Ahmed was brought to India late vival, resuscitation, rescue, moun- officer said. adding she died while being Friday. taineering equipment and tents. Similarly some increments to taken to a hospital. Ahmed had moved from "The equipment is of superlative ration scales are aimed at coun- Bangalore to Saudi Arabia in 2010- quality standards offering attributes tering heat and dehydration in 11. He was also arrested in con- such as light-weight, thermal, equi- desert terrain. It was in 1984, a spe- Probe ordered nection with the 2007 attack in librium, waterproof, breathable cial scale of rations was introduced which a person died, said an NIA and durability," the officer said. for troops deployed in Siachen. On Ramgarh (Jharkhand): Two people, who could not give official. The winter clothing and gear the basis of the experiences of sol- their swab samples due to a The official said that Ahmed is includes special three layered jack- diers who were posted at Siachen, long queue at a hospital here, BJP workers ring bells and clang utensils during a protest, demanding to reopen all the religious places in the state, the cousin of the UK airport attack ets and trousers, boots, snow gog- these ration scales were further "tested positive" for COVID- outside Siddhivinayak Temple in Mumbai, Saturday PTI PHOTO mastermind Kafeel Ahmed. gles, facemask, rucksacks and oth- improved in the next few years. 19, while a BJP functionary was administered treatment for coronavirus at a SHOWING THE WAY 110-year-old Kerala government health facility for 10 days, only to discover woman beats Covid India to skip war game in Russia that he had tested negative, HOW THIS TOKYO PROF IS a senior official said. The two PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Though no reason has been cited officially about India's review of the earlier decision, bizarre incidents have people familiar with the development indicated that China's participation in the prompted the authorities to HELPING VILLAGE CHILDREN Malappuram (Kerala), August order separate probes, said PRESS TRUST OF INDIA decided to launch a foreign lan- 29: In a matter of pride for the exercise could be a factor in India deciding not to be part of it Neelum Chaudhary, civil guage programme, under which state health sector, a 110-year-old surgeon, Ramgarh, Aurangabad, August 29: Students students from Classes 4 to 8 were woman got discharged from a PRESS TRUST OF INDIA at military and diplomatic levels to describing the issue as of a Zilla Parishad-run school in asked to choose a language they Medical College Hospital in North LAC ROW FALLOUT resolve the dispute. something "very serious". a remote village of Maharashtra's would like to learn. Most of them Kerala Saturday after winning New Delhi, August 29: India has Around 20 countries including all The BJP functionary was admitted to a COVID care Aurangabad district, who have chose Japanese as they were in- her battle against the novel coro- decided to withdraw from a multi- member-nations of the Shanghai centre almost 10 days before been learning Japanese language, terested in robotics and technology. navirus. State Health Minister lateral war game in Russia next Cooperation Organisation (SCO) the reports of his swab have received help straight from A local Japanese expert then K K Shailaja said Randathani month, government sources said on including China and Pakistan are sample came out, the official the Land of the Rising Sun. started teaching Japanese online free Variath Pathu from Malappuram Saturday, a week after New Delhi expected to participate in the Kavkaz said. A professor of cost. Currently, 70 district is the oldest person who has had confirmed its participation in exercise. India's reconsideration based in Tokyo has students are learning recovered from the coronavirus in- the exercise that is also expected to on its participation in the military sent several sets the language. ZP ed- fection in the state. be attended by the Chinese and "A decision has been taken to drill comes ahead of Defence of books to help ucation extension of- After being admitted to the state- Pakistani troops. not participate in the exercise," Minister Rajnath Singh's sched- Three killed these students ficer Ramesh Thakur run Medical College on August Last week India had conveyed to said a source. It is learnt that the uled visit to Russia next week to at- Bhandara: Three persons learn Japanese in said, "A professor 18, the woman responded to the Russia that it will participate in decision was taken following de- tend a crucial meeting of the SCO. were killed and as many a better way. Gadiwat village, lo- named Prashant Pardeshi from the treatment without any tension, the strategic command-post exercise liberations between the top brass The SCO defence ministers' meet- others were critically injured cated around 25 kms from National Institute for Japanese doctors said. "Pathu contracted the to be held in the Astrakhan region of the military and the ministry of ing is expected to deliberate on re- Saturday in collision between Aurangabad city, came into focus Language and Linguistics, who has virus from her daughter. She had in southern Russia from September external affairs. gional security scenario and geo- a motorcycle and a car in after students from the local ZP-run been residing in Japan for the last only minor symptoms," they said. 15 to 26. Though no reason has been Indian and Chinese troops have strategic developments. India had Bhandara district of school started learning Japanese 25 years, came to know about this The Health Minister congrat- cited officially about India revers- been engaged in a bitter standoff in earlier planned to send around 150 Maharashtra, police said. through a social media platform and initiative and decided to help these ulated the doctors and staff of the ing its decision, people familiar several areas along the Line of Indian Army troops, 45 Indian Air Prima facie, the driver of the speaking that foreign language. children to learn the foreign lan- Medical College hospital for pro- with the development said that Actual Control in eastern Ladakh Force personnel and a number of speeding car lost his control In September last year, the school guage in a better way." viding good healthcare to the eld- China's participation in the exercise for over three-and-half months. Navy officers to the multilateral over the vehicle while trying erly woman. was a major factor behind the review. Both the countries are holding talks military exercise. to avoid a pothole on the national highway between Lakhni and Bhandara around 11:30 am, police inspector Gajanan Kankale said. COLLEGE STUDENTS’ MENTAL HEALTH WORST-HIT: STUDY

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA ginning of 'Unlock 1.0'. It also in- a one per cent increase in their uncertainty and a feeling of "what's Naik recovering cluded data from individual ses- COVID LOCKDOWN sense of happiness. However, the feel- next?" Panaji: Union AYUSH Minister New Delhi, August 29: A mental sions with experts on the YourDost ing of joy went down by 15 per cent "Working professionals regis- Shripad Naik, who is health study done on over 8,000 in- platform. Students recorded a six- as the lockdown progressed. tered 41 per cent increase in emo- undergoing treatment for dividuals found that college stu- per-cent increase in the emotions of The report also found that the tions of anxiety/fear/worry, 34 per COVID-19, is recovering dents were the most affected by the anger and irritability at the be- change in the mental stage of stu- cent increase in anger/irritabil- steadily with "stable vitals novel coronavirus pandemic and ginning of the restrictions and a 13- dents was also affected by facing dif- ity/frustration, 17 per cent in hope- and good respiratory the lockdown. per-cent increase in the emotions of ficulties in adjusting to life at lessness, the feeling of sadness was efforts", a senior Goa health Conducted by YourDost, an on- loneliness and boredom. according home."They miss college, they miss increased by 18 per cent and the official said Saturday. Naik line mental health platform, the to the study. their peers and they miss the string sense of loneliness/boredom in- was admitted to a private study found that the second worst- As the lockdown progressed, stu- of activities that keep happening on creased by 26 per cent," the report hospital near here on August affected segment of people was dents continued to be the worst-hit campus. Most of all, they report noted. 12 after he tested positive for working professionals. They were emotionally, reporting the highest difficulty in reconnecting with their Many reported feeling anxious, y the infection. "Naik is having not affected at the beginning of net deterioration in their emotions, parents which has caused them to frustrated and bored from being a steady recovery with stable

lockdown, but were severely hit particularly in terms of their anger, feel severely frustrated. They also stuck at home and the consequent

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of the day uote 3 MILITANTS, Letter ‘misconstrued’, CONG WRITES TO FB OVER SOLDIER KILLED Under the first option the PRESS TRUST OF INDIA states are says Cong leader Jitin asked to borrow by Srinagar, August 29: Three Hizbul pledging their future Asked why he chose to sign the letter, Prasada said the ALLEGED POLITICAL ‘BIAS’ Mujahideen (HM) militants and an receivables under compensation cess. Army soldier were killed Saturday “letter was written with the sole purpose of suggesting The financial burden falls entirely At a press conference, the opposition party also demanded an in a gunfight in Jammu and how to reinvigorate and revitalise the party, and on the states. Under the second Kashmir's Pulwama district, option, states are asked to borrow investigation by a Joint Parliamentary Committee into the alleged ‘links of police said. introspect for galavnising the organisation” from the RBI window. It is more A search operation was market borrowing, only by a Facebook employees and the ruling establishment’ launched by security forces on a PRESS TRUST OF INDIA different name. Again, the entire specific input regarding the pres- financial burden falls on the states PRESS TRUST OF INDIA THE ‘UNHOLY INTIMACY’ ence of militants in Zadoora vil- New Delhi, August 29: Congress P CHIDAMBARAM | CONGRESS LEADER lage in south Kashmir, a police leader Jitin Prasada, one of the 23 New Delhi, August 29: The spokesman said. He said during the leaders who wrote to party chief Congress Saturday wrote to operation, when the presence of Sonia Gandhi seeking organisa- Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg for militants was ascertained they tional changes, said Saturday that For the past the second time in a month, asking were given an opportunity to sur- the letter is being "misconstrued" and some time, an what steps were being taken on re- render. However, the militants he has full faith in the top leadership. attempt is peated allegations about the global fired upon the joint search party In an interview, he said the let- being made to derail social media giant's India unit being of the forces which retaliated. ter was not written with the in- our country. New challenges have biased towards the ruling BJP. In the ensuing encounter, three tention of leadership change. Asked come before our At a press conference, the oppo- militants were killed and their why he chose to sign the letter, democracy. Today, the country sition party also demanded an in- bodies were retrieved from the Prasada said the "letter was writ- stands at a crossroads. Anti- vestigation by a Joint Parliamentary site, the spokesman said. He iden- ten with the sole purpose of sug- be the result of local instigation of poor and anti-nation forces and Committee into the alleged "links Popular messaging app pursuit of private profits," he said. tified them as Adil Hafiz, Arshid gesting how to reinvigorate and rival factions. I bear no grudge those who rule by making of Facebook employees and the WhatsApp is also owned by At the party's press conference, Ahmad Dar and Rouf Ahmad Mir, revitalise the party, and introspect against anyone as everyone is part people fight against each other ruling establishment". Facebook. In his letter to Zuckerberg, spokesperson Pawan Khera and all residents of Pulwama and af- for galavnising the organisation. It of the Congress family," the 46- have been spreading hatred and The Congress' letter to Zuckerberg Congress general secretary or- AICC data analytics department filiated with proscribed terror was not to undermine the top lead- year-old leader said. venom of violence came over an article in a maga- ganisation, K C Venugopal, referred chief Praveen Chakravarty called outfit HM. ership. I had stated this at the "The Congress president has

SONIA GANDHI | CONGRESS PRESIDENT zine, which the opposition party to his earlier letter dated August 17 for an "exhaustive and unbiased During the encounter, one Army Congress Working Committee meet- said that the matter stands closed claimed "revealed" more informa- in which the party had requested investigation by a Joint jawan also received critical in- ing as well". and we have to concentrate on fight- tion and "evidence of biases and a the US-based company to investigate Parliamentary Committee between juries and he was shifted to hos- "The letter is being miscon- ing the ruling dispensation," he quid pro quo relationship" of the allegations made in the Wall the unending links of Facebook pital for treatment where he suc- strued," the former Union minis- said. Asked about an audio clip The Facebook India with the Bharatiya Street Journal article that the so- employees and the ruling estab- cumbed, the spokesman said. He ter asserted. On allegations by that went viral on social media irresponsible Janata Party. cial media platform refused to apply lishment". said the slain militants had a long some party leaders that the inten- platforms in which Lakhimpur attitude of the There was no immediate reaction history of terror crimes and were tion was to target the top leadership, Centre in shirking its hate speech rules to certain BJP "The investigation must include Kheri DCC chief purportedly sug- commitment from Facebook or the BJP on the al- politicians. how Facebook manipulated voter part of groups involved in planning Prasada said, "I have full faith in the gested that the resolution was towards GST legations. A report in the Wall "We draw your attention to the opinion, allowed hate speech and and execution of several militant leadership of Sonia Gandhi and passed following directives of AICC, shortfall of the Street Journal earlier this month article in Time magazine dated was oblivious to fake news, even attacks in the area, including at- Rahul Gandhi and they have full Prasada said, "I don't comment on states is condemnable. It has dealt had brought to fore similar alle- August 27 that reveals more infor- when they were in clear violation tacks on police and security es- faith in me." unverified media reports." a blow to the federal structure of gations, which were strongly re- mation and evidence of biases and of their own regulations," they said tablishments. His remarks assume significance On the way forward after the the country by describing the crisis jected by both Facebook and the a quid-pro-quo relationship of in a statement. As per police records, Hafiz was as they come days after the District controversy surrounding the let- arising out of COVID-19 pandemic BJP. Tagging the report, Congress Facebook India with the ruling "WhatsApp cannot be granted involved in a case pertaining to an Congress Committee of Lakhimpur ter, he said important elections as an unforeseen "Act of God" leader Rahul Gandhi claimed in a Bharatiya Janata Party," Venugopal approvals for its payment opera- attack on a naka party of the forces Kheri hit out at the letter from the were coming in Bihar, Bengal,

H D KUMARASWAMY | FORMER KARNATAKA CM tweet that it exposes the "WhatsApp- said in the new letter dated August tions until the inquiry is complete at Prichoo Bridge in which one po- 'group of 23' and called for action Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh, BJP nexus". "Used by 40 Cr Indians, 29 and asked for details of steps and the recommended actions are lice personnel was killed and another against Prasada. Prasada said the and "we will put our energy in WhatsApp also wants to be used being taken by the group. taken by the company," Khera and was injured, the spokesman said. He resolution passed by the DCC seek- fighting the communal forces". for making payments for which "We will also be pursuing leg- Chakravarty said. They also de- said keeping in view the prevail- ing action against him could have Prasada, along with 22 other sig- SHORT TAKES Modi Government's approval is islative and judicial actions in India manded that the report of the in- ing COVID-19 pandemic , the bod- been the "result of local instiga- natories had written to Sonia needed. Thus, BJP has a hold over to ensure that a foreign company vestigation ordered by Facebook ies of the militants will be sent to tion of rival factions". "These are Gandhi, seeking an active and full- WhatsApp," he alleged, without cannot continue to cause social into the conduct of its Indian unit Baramulla for burial after com- small matters which happen in time party leadership among other Haryana minister elaborating. disharmony in our nation for their be made public. pletion of medico-legal formalities. every democratic party and could organisational changes. Covid positive Chandigarh: Haryana Power Minister Ranjeet Singh said Bhushan case: Saturday that he had tested DELUGE Aug gets highest rainfall in 44 yrs positive for the novel SC sentencing coronavirus. Singh, who is an PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Independent MLA supporting the BJP-JJP government, had New Delhi, August 29: India has tomorrow got his test done just before received the highest rainfall in the the one-day Assembly month of August in the last 44 PRESS TRUST OF INDIA session on Wednesday and years, IMD data shows, as several his report returned negative. parts of the country have New Delhi, August 29: The However, he developed witnessed floods. Supreme Court is scheduled to symptoms after the session Until August 28, the month pronounce August 31 its verdict on and got himself tested again. recorded a 25-per cent surplus rain- the quantum of sentence to be "I got my COVID test done again and the report came fall. It has also surpassed the pre- awarded to activist-lawyer Prashant positive," the cabinet vious highest rainfall in August, Bhushan, convicted for contempt minister tweeted. which was recorded in 1983. In that of court over his two tweets against year, August had recorded a 23.8-per while Sikkim has recorded a large the corresponding period, the the judiciary. cent excess rainfall. excess. Many states have seen floods CWC said. A bench headed by Justice Arun The India Meteorological after the swelling of rivers. "Better than normal storage" is Mishra will pronounce its verdict Man ends life Department (IMD) data shows that According to the Central Water available in the basins of the Ganga, against Bhushan, who faces sim- Bhadohi (UP): Saddened over in August 1976, the country had Commission (CWC), the overall Narmada, Tapi, Mahi, Sabarmati, ple imprisonment of up to six a case registered against recorded a 28.4-per cent excess rain- storage position of the reservoirs the rivers of Kutch, Godavari, months or with a fine of up to Rs him, a 25-year-old man fall. The country has so far recorded in the country till August 27 is bet- Krishna, Mahanadi and the neigh- 2,000 or with both as punishment allegedly hanged himself nine-per cent more rainfall than ter than the corresponding period bouring east-flowing rivers, Cauvery under Contempt of Court Act. here, police said Saturday. normal. Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, of last year. and the neighbouring east-flowing August 25, the top court was The incident took place in Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, It is also better than the average rivers and west-flowing rivers of urged by senior advocate Rajeev Hardevpur area under Goa have recorded excess rainfall storage of the last 10 years during south India, the CWC said. Dhavan to show "judicial states- Gopiganj police station limits manship" and not make Bhushan on Friday night, they said. a "martyr" by punishing him for According to circle officer contempt over his tweets criti- Kalu Singh, a trader was cising the judiciary, after the ac- beaten up allegedly by tivist-lawyer rejected fresh sug- Sandeep Shukla alias Pintu IIT-I introduces unique course gestions from the court for and his friends almost three PRESS TRUST OF INDIA (AICTE)-sponsored quality im- The course will inspire par- an apology. months ago. provement programme began ticipants to research, innovate, As the top court reserved its Indore, August 29: The Indian August 22 and will continue till study and teach mathematics verdict on the sentence to be Institute of Technology here has October 2 with a total of 62 hours and science in Sanskrit, he said. awarded to Bhushan, Justice Arun Woman, son drown introduced a unique course to of online classes, he said. Over 750 According to an IIT official, the Mishra, who presided over a three- Bhadohi (UP): A woman and impart mathematical and scien- candidates from all over the world course has been divided into two judge bench, at the fag end of the her minor son drowned in a tific knowledge from ancient texts were participating in the course, parts, under which participants nearly three-hour-long hearing pond in Chauri area here in Sanskrit, an official said he added. will first be taught the nuances had asked why he cannot seek an Saturday, police said. Saturday. "Ancient texts of India, origi- of Sanskrit to build their un- apology and what was wrong in Nazareen (36) was washing Titled "Understanding Classical nally composed in Sanskrit, have derstanding of the language and using this word. Justice Mishra is clothes at Gotiya pond in Scientific Texts of India in an a rich heritage of mathematical in the next part, they will be demitting office on September 2. Arjunganj village when her Immersive Sanskrit and scientific knowledge and the taught classical mathematics in The apex court on August 14 son Sarfaraz (10) Environment", the course was present generation is unaware Sanskrit. A qualifying exami- had held Bhushan guilty of crim- accidentally slipped in the started to in a bid to expose the of this. We started this course to nation will also be conducted to inal contempt for his two deroga- water body, they added. She present generation to ancient make them aware of this ancient evaluate the participants involved tory tweets against the judiciary tried to save him but also knowledge, the official from the knowledge in Sanskrit itself," in the second part of the course saying they cannot be said to be a drowned while going to the PTI PHOTO institute said. The All India said professor Neelesh Kumar, and successful candidates will fair criticism of the functioning deeper side of the pond, Council for Technical Education officiating director of IIT, Indore. be awarded a certificate, he added. of the judiciary made in the police said. Local residents A view of the flooded Ganga ghat, owing to heavy rainfall in Varanasi, Saturday public interest. brought them out and rushed them to a nearby hospital where doctors declared them dead, they further said. Migrant labourers turning out to be a poll issue in Bihar Elephant dies Umaria (MP): A female INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE Tejashwi Yadav's statement came FLASHPOINT ets and buses for the labourers of hand towards them, Tejashwi said. elephant died of electrocution a day after Pappu Yadav, president Bihar. It clearly explains the ap- "Nitish Kumar is a respectable per- in Panpadha sanctuary of Patna, August 29: The migration of the Jan Adhikar Party, sharply proach of the Bihar government," son. I respect him personally. At Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in of labourers is turning out to be a attacked CM Nitish Kumar on the Tejashwi added. the same time, he is also a liar. He Madhya Pradesh Saturday, an poll issue for the opposition par- same issue. "The development of Tejashwi claimed that around hid the actual data of corona in- official said. The incident took ties in Bihar. Tejashwi Yadav, leader Bihar is currently reflected at the 40 lakh migrant labourers returned fected persons. There are 84 lakh peo- place when the tusker came in of the opposition, has slammed airport of Patna where hundreds of home during the lockdown. The ple in Bihar's 16 districts who are y contact with a high-voltage Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar workers are assembling to catch Nitish Kumar government had an- affected by floods. I have pointed

for being unable to create jobs in the flights. The development is also vis- nounced that it will deposit Rs 1,000 this out several times but the CM

k y m electricity line passing through c Gangital beat, forest sub- state. As a result, workers who ible in villages where buses are in every labourer's account. Fifty per went for an aerial survey just twice," divisional officer Anil Kumar walked thousands of kilometres to being sent by employers from other cent of them are deprived of gov- Tejashwi said. Shukla said. The pachyderm reach their homes from other states states to take our skilled labour- ernment aid. More importantly, "In the last 28 days, 80,000 new was a part of a herd that was during the lockdown are again head- ers," Tejashwi said. Bihar has a double engine govern- cases of Covid 19 have been recorded passing by the banks of a pond ing towards states having more job "These labourers travelled thou- lockdown to reach their homes. back home. The employers from ment but neither the state nor the in the state including 376 who have when the incident occurred. opportunities. sands of kms during the Covid-19 They deserve some respect and jobs other states are sending air tick- centre has extended their helping lost their lives," Tejashwi added. P10 It is necessary 57TH ANNIV OF MARTIN SUNDAY | AUGUST 30 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR to actively LUTHER KING JR’S MARCH guide the Tibetan Buddhism to adapt to Yolanda King, granddaughter of the socialist society and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. promote the sinicisation speaks as her father Martin of the Tibetan Buddhism Luther King III smiles during the

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k y m c of the day uote Juliette Binoche for Kamala ‘not Golden Icon Award Schools to reopen in France It is gut ASSOCIATED PRESS wrenching to PRESS TRUST OF INDIA EXPONENTIAL GROWTH have to leave Paris, August 29: With France's na- • France registered more than 7,000 new virus my job before London, August 29: French star tional health agency decrying an ‘ex- infections in a single day Friday accomplishing my competent’ to be Juliette Binoche will be honoured ponential’ rise in new coronavirus in- goals • While the number of hospitalized patients with Golden Icon Award at the fections, French President Emmanuel SHINZO ABE | JAPAN remains well below levels during the height 2020 Zurich Film Festival. Macron has said he couldn't rule out of France's outbreak in the spring, it is rising PRIME MINISTER The 16th edi- a new nationwide lockdown. US Prez: Trump tion of annual France registered more than • But the government is going ahead with film gala will 7,000 new virus infections in a sin- plans to send France's 12.9 million students This revolting PRESS TRUST OF INDIA be held from gle day Friday, up from several hun- back to classrooms starting Tuesday publication September 24 dred a day in May and June, in part calls for Washington, August 29: Kamala to October 4 thanks to ramped-up testing. But the Friday when asked about a new unambiguous after Britain and Italy. In addition, condemnation. ... Harris is "not competent" to be this year. rate of positive cases is also grow- nationwide lockdown. “I would not experts say all confirmed numbers The fight against president, US President Donald The 56-year- ing, with more than 30 positive have learned much from what we understate the true impact of the racism will always Trump has said as he launched an old Academy tests per 100,000 people in 20% of the have lived through for eight months pandemic due to limited testing transcend our differences attack on the Indian-origin senator's Award winner will be the first country's regions. That figure was if I said I totally exclude it.” and other factors. Macron defended (on a French magazine’s depiction credentials for the top post. French artiste to receive the award. in the single digits a month ago. Macron said the government his government's push to restart of a Black lawmaker as slave) Addressing his supporters at a She will be feted September 30 at “The dynamic of the epidemic's favours regional measures to stop the economy and its handling of Republican campaign rally in New a presentation ahead of a screening progression is exponential,” the outbreaks and will do everything the post-lockdown period. Over the JEAN CASTEX | FRANCE PRIME MINISTER Hampshire Friday, Trump said he You know I want to see of her film, ‘How to Be a Good Wife’. national health agency said Friday. it can to prevent a new nationwide summer, French people travelled would support seeing a female pres- the first woman “I’m very happy to come to the ZFF While the number of hospitalized lockdown by “learning to live with around the country for family gath- ident in the US but suggested that president also, but I in this year that is so special for patients remains well below levels the virus.” France's strict two- erings and dance parties blamed for When I his daughter and senior White don't want to see a the world and for the cinema. It's during the height of France's out- month lockdown in the spring dev- fuelling the rise in cases. adopted House adviser Ivanka Trump would woman president get into great that the Zurich Film Festival break in the spring, it is rising, no- astated its economy but was cred- In the face of new cases, Paris Ishwar be a better candidate for such that position the way she'd exists and can defend the cinema and tably in areas where the virus is cir- ited with sharply slowing the virus. started requiring masks every- Ramlutchman, I a role. do it, and she's not the various international cultures culating most intensely. France has seen more than 30,600 where starting Friday and French gave him the name Harris, 55, was a presidential competent represented through the films it “Nothing in theory can be ex- confirmed deaths from COVID-19, workers nationwide will have to of Mabheka Zulu. aspirant until last year before she presents to its audience,” she said. cluded,” Macron told reporters the third-highest toll in Europe wear masks on the job from Tuesday. The name Mabheka dropped out of the race because DONALD TRUMP I US PRESIDENT means the one who cares for my of lack of popular support. Harris people. This was done after his returned to political limelight after down to single digit. ‘WOBBLE, STEPS heroic dedication and Joe Biden, the Democratic Party's “How about her? Sheer beauty? LAURA AFTERMATH achievements in serving the presidential candidate, picked her What a beauty though. They pick poorest of the poor in the Kingdom as his running mate in the a woman who starts off...She LESSENED LAURA’S of the Province of KwaZulu-Natal November 3 election. (Harris) starts off (her presidential GOODWILL ZWELITHINI | ZULU KING Born to a Jamaican father and campaign) sort of strong. She's DEVASTATION’ an Indian mother, Harris is the one of the favourites. Within a pe- first Indian-American and first riod of a few months, she goes ASSOCIATED PRESS SHORT TAKES Black woman to be picked by a down, down 15, 12, 11, nine, eight, major American political party for five, three, two," he said, under- Lake Charles (US), August 29: the top post. lining the popularity downslide of Hurricane Laura was a monster Riots in Sweden; “You know I want to see the first Harris in the few months after her storm that could have, even should woman president also, but I don't highly impressive campaign launch. have, wreaked much more de- 15 detained want to see a woman president get “Then she goes, I'm going to struction than it did, except for a Stockholm: Far-right activists into that position the way she'd do leave because I've decided that I few lucky breaks and some smart burned a Quran in the it, and she's not competent," Trump want to leave. I want to leave. She thinking by Gulf Coast residents, southern Swedish city of said. left (the race of presidency) be- experts say. Malmo, sparking riots and “She's not competent,” he said cause she wouldn't have gotten any Just before striking Louisiana, unrest after more than 300 amidst applause from his sup- votes. She was terrible. And this Laura wobbled. It wasn't much, people gathered to protest, porters, a few of whom screamed would be your president possibly. maybe 15 miles (24 km) for a police said Saturday. Rioters Ivanka Trump, at an election rally I don't think so. I don't think so," Category 4 storm that was nearly set afire and threw objects at Friday. Trump said, speculating on the the width of two states. But it was police and rescue services “They're all saying, 'we want possibility that Harris could emerge enough to move the worst of the Friday night, slightly injuring Ivanka'. I don't blame you," he said as a Democratic presidential can- storm surge east of Lake Charles several police officers and responding to his supporters. didate in 2024. and into a far less populated area. leading to the detention of This was Trump's first election Attacking Biden, Trump said And even before that, Laura about 15 people. The violence rally after he formally accepted he is running on the most extreme, threaded a needle between well-pop- followed the burning Friday afternoon of a Quran, near a the nomination of the Republican far left platform of any nominee in ulated New Orleans, Port Arthur predominantly migrant Party Thursday for the presiden- American history. neighborhood, that was tial election. “And of our foreign adversaries Before Laura struck, local carried out by far-right Trump said Harris withdrew who are devising a plan to destroy governments and activists and filmed and from the Democratic Party's pres- the United States from within all posted online, according to idential race before primary season they have to look, is that the Biden- residents took the right the TT news agency. Later, kicked off as her popularity dropped Harris (ticket),” he said. A damaged house at Hackberry in US stands testimony to massive devastation caused by Hurricane Laura PTI PHOTO steps and got out of three people were arrested on suspicion of inciting harm's way for the most hatred against an ethnic part, a veteran New group after kicking the Muslim holy book. UAE ends Israel boycott Ecuador couple certified Orleans disaster expert said 17 killed as eatery as oldest married pair and Houston and came ashore in collapses in China amid US-brokered deal PRESS TRUST OF INDIA and Quinteros October 16, 1915. Cameron Parish, which is the sec- Beijing: Seventeen people They entered into the wedlock ond least-populated county along were killed after a restaurant PRESS TRUST OF INDIA diplomatic and commercial coop- Quito (Ecuador), August 29: February 7, 1941, in the first church the coast. The population of the av- collapsed in north China's eration with Israel,” WAM said. It Julio Mora slipped away from his built by the Spanish in Quito: La erage Atlantic and Gulf Coast Shanxi province on Saturday, Dubai, August 29: The ruler of lays out “a roadmap toward launch- parents to secretly marry Iglesia de El Belen. county is 322,000. Cameron Parish authorities said. The accident the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is- ing joint cooperation, leading to Waldramina Quinteros one The two retired teachers live in has less than 7,000. took place at around 9:40am sued a decree Saturday formally bilateral relations by stimulating eco- February day as both families Ecuador's capital of Quito, where Before Laura struck, local gov- in Xiangfen county in the city ending the country's boycott of nomic growth and promoting tech- disapproved. in mid-August they received the ernments and residents took the of Linfen. By 6:52pm, local Israel amid a US-brokered deal to nological innovation.” Seventy-nine Guinness certi- right steps and got out of harm's time, 45 people had been normalise relations between the Already, some Israeli firms had years later, they're fication. way for the most part, a veteran pulled out of debris of the two countries. signed deals with Emirati coun- still together — he Their daugh- New Orleans disaster expert said. collapsed two-story building, The announcement now allows terparts. But the repeal of the law at 110 years of age, ter Cecilia says The storm was still devastat- state run Xinhua news agency trade and commerce between the widens the likelihood of other joint and she at 104, both they're both ing, but not quite as catastrophic reported. As many as 28 UAE, home to oil-rich Abu Dhabi said the decree formally ending ventures, such as in aviation or in lucid and both in lucid and active, as it might have been. people were injured, including and skyscraper-studded Dubai, and the boycott came on the orders of banking and finance. good health, though although they “It was really, really bad instead seven critically. Israel, home to a thriving diamond Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Dubai International Airport, relatives say they're no longer have of apocalyptic,” Colorado State trade, pharmaceutical companies Nahyan, the ruler of Abu Dhabi home to the long-haul carrier a little depressed be- the agility they University hurricane researcher and tech start-ups. and the Emirates' leader. Emirates, has been the world's cause they miss their big family had before. But “for a month they Phil Klotzbach said. 2 dead in Nigeria The announcement further ce- WAM said the new decree allows busiest for international travel for get-togethers due to the pandemic. have been different, more down- Lauren Sylvester heeded the ments the August 13 deal opening Israelis and Israeli firms to do busi- years. The Dubai International There are longer marriages, cast because they miss large fam- mandatory evacuation, leaving chopper crash up relations between the two nations, ness in the UAE, a federation of Financial Centre also hosts major but at the moment no other be- ily gatherings." And they can her townhouse in Lake Charles Lagos: Two people have died which required Israel to halt its seven sheikhdoms on the Arabian firms who trade in the hours be- tween people so old, according to gather quite a crowd: four sur- Wednesday to stay with her mom and a third is critically injured contentious plan to annex occu- Peninsula. It also allows for the tween Asian and European mar- Guinness World Records — just viving children, 11 grandchil- in New Iberia. Between the evac- after a helicopter crashed pied West Bank land sought by the purchase and trade of Israeli goods. kets. Dubai already has a major short of a combined 215 years. dren, 21 great-grandchildren and uation order and the storm surge into a residential area in Palestinians. “The decree of the new law comes gold market and growing diamond Mora was born March 10, 1910, one great-great-grandchild. projections, she didn't want to Nigeria's most populous city, The state-run WAM news agency within the UAE's efforts to expand trade. take a risk. Lagos, authorities said Friday. The dead include the pilot and a passenger in the Bell 206 helicopter operated by Quorum Aviation, according to Ibrahim Farinloye of the National Emergency OIL SPILL IN MAURITIUS SPARKS OFF PROTESTS Management Agency. The third person was also in the ASSOCIATED PRESS “Something that is also con- a small island that was a bird and helicopter and is receiving THREAT TO MARINE SPECIES cerning is that we don’t know the wildlife sanctuary. medical attention. Johannesburg, August 29: Honking possible long-term effects. The oil Thousands of civilian volunteers and drumming, thousands of peo- n The protesters waved the country’s is a new low-sulfur fuel oil that is worked for days to try to minimise ple protested Saturday in the capi- flag and held up signs with messages being introduced to reduce air pol- the damage, creating makeshift oil tal of Mauritius over the govern- such as “You have no shame” and lution,” Jacqueline Sauzier with barriers by stuffing fabric bags Malaysia extends ment’s handling of an oil spill from “I’ve seen better Cabinets at IKEA the Mauritius Marine Conservation with sugar cane leaves and empty a grounded Japanese ship and the Society told the journal Nature this ban on tourists n The frustrated residents marched plastic bottles to keep them afloat. alarming discovery of dozens of peacefully through Port Louis a week. “This is the first time that type Environmental workers carefully fer- Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia has dead dolphins in recent days. The pro- month after the ship struck a coral of oil has spilled, so there have ried dozens of baby tortoises and extended its pandemic testers waved the country’s flag and reef offshore and later cracked and been no long-term studies on the im- rare plants to shore, plucking some movement restrictions held up signs with messages such spilled around 1,000-tonne oil into pacts.” trapped seabirds out of the goo. including a ban on foreign as “You have no shame” and “I’ve fragile marine areas Residents and environmental- Meanwhile, Prime Minister tourists until the end of the seen better Cabinets at IKEA.” ists have demanded investigations Pravind Jugnauth blamed bad year. Prime Minister The frustrated residents marched n At least 39 dead dolphins have into why the MV Wakashio strayed weather for the government’s slow Muhyiddin Yassin said in a peacefully through Port Louis a washed ashore but it’s not yet clear televised address late Friday miles off course. Its captain and response to the ship’s grounding.

month after the ship struck a coral what killed them first officer have been arrested and Experts from ship owner Nagashiki

k y m that global cases have been c rising and the country has reef offshore and later cracked and charged with “endangering safe Shipping, France and the United seen sporadic virus clusters spilled around 1,000-tonne oil into navigation.” Nations have since arrived at even though the situation fragile marine areas. newspaper said. top of the effects of the coronavirus 39 dead dolphins have washed ashore The ship ran aground July 25 the scene. was under control. Malaysia “It’s clear we are at a turning The Indian Ocean island nation pandemic, which has limited in- but it’s not yet clear what killed and began leaking fuel August 6 The ship’s remaining fuel was has recorded more than 9,000 point in the history of our country,” depends heavily on tourism, and ternational travel. them. Some experts fear the chem- into the Mahebourg Lagoon, foul- pumped out before the vessel fi- cases with 125 deaths. a commentary in the Le Mauricien the spill has been a severe blow on Authorities Friday said at least icals in the fuel are to blame. ing a protected wetlands area and nally split in two. P11 Walmart is going to see a ‘BEER MARKET MAY SEE ACQUISITIONS’ SUNDAY | AUGUST 30 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR very quick rise in ad spend, if its (TikTok) bid succeeds. From a United Breweries Ltd (UBL), which owns the brand standpoint, it’s a no brainer popular Kingfisher brand of beer, is expecting because of the reach Walmart has further acquisitions and entry of new players in and the huge shift we’re seeing the Indian beer market, despite disruptions due right now from offline to online to COVID-19 and higher taxes by some states,

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k y m EXCLUSIVE CONCEPTS c of the day uote Bhattacharya takes ‘Fiscal deficit likely to touch 7% of GDP in FY21’ charge as Director Over 1,000 km length of DFC AS PER THE DATA RELEASED BY THE CGA, THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT’S REVENUE IN Q1 OF THE CURRENT YEAR IS MUCH (Projects), NTPC passes through UP. LOWER THAN THE COLLECTIONS FOR THE CORRESPONDING PERIOD LAST YEAR However, certain issues relating to land acquisition and AGENCIES for the corresponding period last sumption and spending," the state- "Given the expected shortfall in ROB construction still persist, which year. ment said. revenue, fiscal deficit of the Central need to be resolved urgently for Mumbai, August 29: Centre’s fis- As per the data, revenue from "However, if the current situation government could reach 7% of the ensuring commissioning of the cal deficit is expected to touch 7% income tax (personal income tax prolongs further, the government GDP in 2020-21, assuming the nom- project work within targetted time of the GDP in 2020-21, against budget and corporate income tax) was may face acute burden of fund inal GDP at last year's level," the estimates of 3.5%, Brickwork lower by 30.5% and the GST shortage to fulfill the budgeted ex- statement said. PIYUSH GOYAL | RAILWAY MINISTER Ratings said Saturday. The ratings (CGST+IGST+UTGST) was lower by penditure even after considering "Borrowings may further in- agency said that the impact of the almost 34% during the period. the announced higher borrowing of crease if the contraction in economy lockdown on economic activity On the other hand, there is a According to Brickwork Ratings, `12 lakh crore. This could cause a is mo re severe than our early es- The early data shows up starkly in the trends in the sharp increase in expenditure (by the economy is expected to gradu- huge cut in capital expenditure, as timates. As States too have been al- is saying that Central government revenue col- 13.1%) due to additional spending ally pick up from the third quarter well as a centrally sponsored scheme, lowed addition al borrowings we’re on the lection during the first three months incurred to save lives and liveli- of this fiscal. except MNREGA and the National amounting to 2% of the GDP, the con- right track and that of the 2020-21 fiscal. hoods and to provide stimulus under "Given the early signs of re- Health Mission," it added. solidated fiscal deficit could reach we have a vaccine. As per the data released by the the 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' mission. sumption in business activity, we ex- The Centre has already increased 12% of the GDP," it added. Our confidence has Controller General of Accounts "This has resulted in the fiscal pect revenue collections to reach pre- the allocation of `40,000 crore for In addition, the ratings agency POST NEWS NETWORK increased. We have (CGA), the Central government’s rev- deficit widening to 83.2% of the Covid levels towards the end of the MNREGA in the 'Atmanirbhar' said that among the major work to do like everybody on enue in Q1 of the current year is budgeted target in the first quarter third quarter, hoping that the fes- scheme, and the funds are expected economies, only the US has a higher Bhubaneswar, August 29: Ujjwal manufacturing in large volumes. much lower than the collections itself," the statement said. Kanti Bhattacharya has taken But we will have one, maybe two tive season demand induces con- to be utilised fully in the current year. deficit than India’s deficit. vaccines next year charge as the Director (Projects), NTPC. He joined NTPC in 1984 as PAUL HUDSON | CEO, SANOFI LOAN REPAYMENT ninth batch of Engineering Executive Trainees and was ini- tially posted at NTPC Korba which was then situated in Madhya At ESC, we Centre reveals details Pradesh. He is an Electrical have created a roadmap for RBI moratorium Engineering Graduate from taking India’s Jadavpur University, Kolkata. He electronics exports, has also completed his PG Diploma which include in Management from MDI, mobile and extension unlikely of borrowing options Gurgaon. accessories, components and other He began his career in Green electronics and hardware items, to AGENCIES Field Project Construction, fol- $180 bn by 2025 AGENCIES GST SHORTFALL level," Pandey wrote in the letter. lowed by working in the areas of SANDEEP NARULA | CHAIRMAN, ESC Mumbai, August 29: The Reserve Compensation payment has been Power Plant Operation & Bank of India (RBI) is unlikely New Delhi, August 29: The central an issue since August 2019 with Maintenance, Renovation & to extend the moratorium on re- government Saturday wrote to states GST collections faltering. In the Modernisation, Environment payment of bank loans beyond suggesting options of borrowing current fiscal, the compensation Management and Technical SHORT TAKES August 31 as an extension could im- money to make up for the `2.35 lakh requirement of states has been es- Services at NTPC Farakka (2,100 pact the credit behaviour of bor- crore shortfall in GST revenues ex- timated at `3 lakh crore, of which MW) in West Bengal. rowers without resolving the issues pected in the ongoing fiscal. `65,000 crore would be funded from After serving in Farakka in var- Canada’s economy being faced by them following the Two days after first suggesting the revenues garnered by levy of ious departments, he moved to outbreak of the COVID-19, to states to borrow money to make cess. This leaves a shortfall of `2.35 NTPC Talcher Thermal (450 MW) sees record drop sources said. up for the shortfall at the GST lakh crore. in Odisha, an old and underper- Ottawa: Canada's gross The RBI had announced a mora- Council meeting, the finance min- The Centre has estimated that of forming asset, taken over from domestic product (GDP) fell torium on repayment of debt for six istry wrote to state governments say- In the recent GST Council this `2.35 lakh crore, `97,000 crore State Electricity Board. Under his by a record 11.5% in the months beginning March 1, 2020 to many are taking undue advantage ing they could borrow either via a meeting, Sitharaman had compensation requirement is due stewardship, along with his team, second quarter this year, help businesses and individuals of the facility. As the various con- special window it will facilitate to GST rollout and the remaining the power station went on to be- following a 2.1% decline in tide over the financial problems tainment measures put in place through the RBI or raise debt from said that COVID-19 is an is on account of the impact of come a top performing station in the first quarter due to the on account of disruption in normal by the government begin to ease and the market. "Act of God" and it was COVID-19 on the economy. years to come. Covid-19 pandemic. In a business activities. the economic activity gathers pace, While the Centre has reasoned its In the GST Council meeting Bhattacharya has significantly report Friday, Statistics The six-month moratorium pe- continuation of temporary meas- recommendations on premise that necessary to differentiate August 27, Finance Minister contributed for NTPC’s vertical Canada said that almost riod comes to an end August 31. ures would not be sufficient in ad- it is already saddled with a large bor- between GST shortfall Nirmala Sitharaman had said that & horizontal business diversifi- every single component of It was only a temporary reprieve dressing cashflow problems of the rowing requirement given the slow- COVID-19 is an "Act of God" and it cation as well as growth through the economy was at its to borrowers affected by the pan- borrowers. down in revenue collections due and the pandemic- was necessary to differentiate be- inorganic route. He has had an il- lowest point in the second demic, the sources said, adding A more durable solution was, to a slump in the economy, non- related shortfall tween GST shortfall and the pan- lustrious career in business de- quarter as the pandemic that a longer moratorium period ex- therefore, needed to rebalance the BJP ruled states such as Punjab, demic-related shortfall. velopment functions of NTPC in forced the country to carry ceeding six months can impact debt burden of viable borrowers, Kerala, Delhi and West Bengal have Giving two options, she said states domestic as well as international out widespread shutdowns of ` non-essential businesses, credit behaviour of borrowers and both businesses as well as individ- already stated that raising debt is cussions; the yields on state secu- can borrow either 97,000 crore -- the arena with special focus on NTPC’s border closures, and increase the risks of delinquen- uals, relative to their cashflow gen- not an option for already stretched rities do not directly influence other deficit arising out of GST imple- diversification into hydroelec- ` restrictions on travel and cies post resumption of scheduled eration abilities under the post- state finances. yields and do not have the same mentation -- or the entire 2.35 lakh tricity, with acquisition of Koldam tourism, reports Xinhua payments. lockdown scenario, the sources said. In a letter to finance secretaries repercussions. crore. States, on their part, have and setting up of subsidiary com- news agency. It is to be noted that several It was with the above objective of all states and union territories, "Hence, it is in the collective in- said that such a distinction is not con- pany namely NESCL for electric- bankers, including HDFC Ltd that the Reserve Bank of India Union Finance Secretary Ajay terest of Centre and states and in stitutionally valid. ity distribution business. Chairman Deepak Parekh and (RBI) recently announced a spe- Bhushan Pandey said while addi- the interest of the nation and of Explaining in detail the bor- He has been at the forefront of Kotak Mahindra Bank Managing cial resolution window for COVID- tional borrowing by the Centre in- all economic entities including the rowing options to meet shortfall, JV formulation & Project con- Suzlon Energy’s Director Uday Kotak, had asked 19-related stress within the exist- fluences the yields on central gov- private sector, not to do any avoid- Pandey said borrowing by states typ- ceptualisation for 1,320 MW loss widens RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das ing Prudential Framework for ernment securities (G-secs) and able borrowing at the central level ically incurs a higher interest cost Maitree Power Project at not to extend the moratorium as Resolution of Stressed Assets. has other macro-economic reper- when it could be done at the state than borrowing by the Centre. Bangladesh. New Delhi: Suzlon Energy Saturday reported widening of its consolidated net loss to `398.86 crore in the April- June quarter compared to the Engineering cluster plan gets nod US TECH STOCKS OUTSHINE year-ago period mainly due to lower revenues. The ` consolidated net loss of the POST NEWS NETWORK Also, SPV will contribute 5.31 crore company was `336.88 crore in and bank loan for working capital will ENTIRE EUROPEAN MARKET the quarter ended on June 30, Bhubaneswar, August 29: The be `1.30 crore. OASME stated that for 2019, a BSE filing said. Total Government of Odisha approved the the first time, state government will AGENCIES swing. The five top tech stocks, consolidated income of the proposal of setting up a Common be funding for the development of any Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon company declined to `528.22 Facility Centre (CFC) of Cuttack- cluster. New York, August 29:The mar- and Facebook, accounted for 17.5% crore in the quarter under Bhubaneswar Engineering Cluster Cuttack in area of 40,407 square According of MSME officials, ket capitalisation of US tech stocks of the S&P 500 in January, and the review from `851.09 crore in Cuttack. Principal Secretary of meters land. About 88 MSE units in the proposed project will create has crossed $9 trillion and now the rotation of funds wealth into tech in the same Odisha MSME department and around Cuttack will be bene- about 1,000 direct and 2,500 indi- sector is worth more than the en- during the coronavirus pandemic period last year. Satyabrata Sahu examined the pro- fited by the project. rect employment in the state. tire European stock market. has pushed that number well above posals at the 2nd State Level Steering The CFC will support State Considering the factual position of According to a research note by 20%. Consumer tech company Apple Committee (SLSC) meeting. The MSMEs on Value Addition of the proposed project, SPV Chairman Bank of America, the European is worth more than $2 trillion out Wockhardt Q1 net proposal was recommended by Products in the field of defense, Jay Prakash Biswal approved the market was four times larger than of the $ 9 trillion. Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) mining, metarllurgy, aerospace, proposal for its recommendation to US tech in 2007. The momentum is Tech stocks overtaking Europe is profit at `760 crore OASME Council for Engineering & O&NG , general engineering etc. Techno Economic, Appraisal now with US tech as the market cap at $9.1 trillion exceeds that of Europe, also reflected in the overall perform- New Delhi: Drug firm Technology (ACURATE) and it is According to report, the total cost Committee (TEAC), New Delhi. is now more than all of Europe, which including the UK and ance of US and European markets ` Wockhardt Saturday reported promoted by Odisha Assembly of of project will be 31.80 crore. Of the The officials from State MSME which has much lesser big ticket Switzerland is now at $8.9 trillion. in the last decade. Since the begin- a consolidated net profit of Small and Medium Enterprises, total, the Central Government will department and representatives of tech stocks. The US markets and indices have ning of 2010, the S&P 500 has gained `759.75 crore for June quarter Cuttack. be providing financial assistance of SPV like MD Satwik Swain, Director Bank of America Global Research been lately dominated by FAANG nearly 200%, while the Euro Stoxx 50 mainly on account of The proposed CFC will be set up `18 crore and state government will Sushant Mahapatra were present said in a note that this is the first time and other tech stocks which have has risen 13.4 per cent and UK's FTSE exceptional items in at Indrani Patna, Choudwar in be funding `7.19 crore for the project. during virtual approval. the market cap of the US tech sector witnessed the maximum upward 100 has gained just under 11%. connection with the transfer of a business comprising 62 products and Baddi facility to Dr Reddy’s Laboratories. The company had posted a net IMPORTANCE OF CYBER INSURANCE FOR INDIVIDUALS loss of `36.88 crore for April- June 2019-20, Wockhardt said e live in a digital world money has reduced even further formation, like their log- cases of ‘identity theft’ and hack- ance cover in such cases, helps you to check the coverage and exclu- in a filing to BSE. Total where information is as online methods of payment are in credentials, credit ing of individuals’ social media pay the cost of filing a criminal sion section of the policy to ensure ` income stood at 606.22 crore created and transmit- taking on a much larger role. This card, bank account de- accounts to post malicious infor- complaint or pursuing legal action that their needs are being met by the in the quarter under review. Wted at a hyper speed. leads to an increased cyber threat tails, etc. So, ifa cus- mation defaming the individual or against the culprit or defending policy. Some of the common ex- The various devices and applications exposure, especially to new users, tomer who falls victim a third party which can cause im- yourself against a legal suit. clusions under such policies are being used in homes or at organi- the elderly or less tech savvy. to a phishing scam has mense reputational damage dishonest and improper conduct, ‘Trade restrictive sations have now become so inte- With an increase in social media a cyber-insurance and attract legal liability. THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND bodily injury/property damage, grated that it’s hard to keep them users, there has been an increase in cover, it will not This data can be mis- While opting for a cyber-insurance unsolicited communication, unau- steps temporary’ separate. Thus, making it important cyber-attacks including spyware only pay for used to transfer the cover, it is advisable for individuals thorized collection of data, im- New Delhi: Economic and to safeguard ourselves against the and ransomware, phishing e-mails, the loss of to match the policy moral/obscene services. trade ministers of 18 risk that digitisation brings along cyber stalking, etc. I have further fund, but also coverage with their Internet has certainly made our countries, including India, the with it i.e. cyber threats. There has elaborated on how cyber insurance incur the Post lockdown, needs and select the lives easier, but it has also made US, and China, at the East been an increase in consumption of covers individuals against cyber cost of fil- more individuals are sum insured accord- everything a lot more risky for in- Asia Summit agreed that internet on personal computers threats and things one needs to ing a crim- ing to their exposure. dividuals. 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k k y y m m c ATHLETES HONOURED ONLINE Jayanti, Deep Grace c In a first of its kind, sportspersons receive National Sports Awards in a take top honours virtual manner as 60 out of 74 attend the ceremony from across 11 SAI centres

AWARDEES’ LIST RAJIV GANDHI KHEL RATNA AWARD: Rohit Sharma (Cricket), Mariyappan Thangavelu (Para Athletics), Manika Batra (Table Tennis), Vinesh Phogat (Wrestling) & Rani Rampal (Hockey); ARJUNA AWARD: Dutee Chand (Athletics), Atanu Das (Archery), Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy (Badminton), Chirag Chandrasekhar Shetty (Badminton), Vishesh Bhriguvanshi (Basketball), Manish Kaushik (Boxing), Lovlina Borgohain (Boxing), Ishant Sharma (Cricket), Deepti Sharma (Cricket), Sawant Ajay Anant (Equestrian), Sandesh Jhingan (Football), Aditi Ashok (Golf), Akashdeep Singh (Hockey), Deepika (Hockey), Deepak (Kabaddi), Kale Sarika Sudhakar (Kho Kho), Dattu Baban CLOCKWISE: Bhokanal (Rowing), Manu Bhaker (Shooting), Saurabh Chaudhary (Shooting), Madhurika Patkar (Table Tennis), Divij Sharan (Tennis), Shiva Keshavan (Winter Award winners along with Sports & Sports), Divya Kakran (Wrestling), Rahul Aware (Wrestling), Suyash Narayan Jadhav Youth Services Minister Tusharkanti (Para Swimming), Sandeep (Para Athletics) & Manish Narwal (Para Shooting); Behera (L) and other dignitaries DRONACHARYA AWARD (LIFETIME): Dharmendra Tiwary (Archery), Purushotham posing for a group photo Rai (Athletics), Shiv Singh (Boxing), Romesh Pathania (Hockey), Krishan Kumar Hooda (Kabaddi), Vijay Bhalchandra Munishwar (Para Powerlifting), Naresh Kumar Purnima Giri and Savita Giri with the (Tennis) & Om Parkash Dahiya (Wrestling) former’s cash award DRONACHARYA AWARD (REGULAR): Jude Felix (Hockey), Yogesh Malviya (Mallakhamb), Jaspal Rana (Shooting), Kuldeep Kumar Handoo (Wushu) & Gaurav CM Naveen Patnaik and Odisha ‘5T’ Khanna (Para Badminton); secretary VK Pandian attend the PRESS TRUST OF INDIA ners – TT player Manika Batra, through your performance, have ceremony via video conference along Paralympic gold-medallist provided unforgettable moments DHYAN CHAND AWARD: Kuldip Singh Bhullar (Athletics), Jincy Philips (Athletics), with other dignitaries New Delhi, August 29: India’s Mariyappan Thangavelu and of collective success to all Indians,” Pradeep Shrikrishna Gandhe (Badminton), Trupti Murgunde (Badminton), N sporting heroes were bestowed the women’s hockey captain Rani Kovind said in his address during Usha(Boxing), Lakha Singh (Boxing), Sukhvinder Singh Sandhu (Football), Ajit annual national awards in an un- Rampal – attended the ceremony. the ceremony, which lasted little Singh (Hockey), Manpreet Singh (Kabaddi), J Ranjith Kumar (Para Athletics), paralleled online ceremony amid the While Batra logged in from Pune, more than hour. Satyaprakash Tiwari (Para Badminton), Manjeet Singh (Rowing), Late Shri Sachin COVID-19 pandemic during which Thangavelu and Rampal joined “I am confident that with the col- Nag (Swimming), Nandan Bal (Tennis) & Netarpal Hooda (Wrestling) athletes logged in from multiple from Bangalore. lective efforts made on the strength TENZING NORGAY NATIONAL ADVENTURE AWARDS: Anita Devi (Land Adventure), Col cities to be honoured by President President Kovind applauded as of everyone’s participation, India Sarfraz Singh (Land Adventure), Taka Tamut (Land Adventure), Narender Singh (Land Ram Nath Kovind Saturday. names of the attending awardees will emerge as a sporting super- Adventure), Keval Hiren Kakka (Land Adventure), Satendra Singh (Water Adventure), This year a whopping 74 winners were called out and their achieve- power. Our goal is to be in the top Gajanand Yadava (Air Adventure) & Late Magan Bissa (Life Time Achievement) were picked for the national hon- ments were cited as is the conven- 10 podium finisher countries in the MAULANA ABUL KALAM AZAD (MAKA) TROPHY: Panjab University, Chandigarh ours, including an unprecedented five tion. Missing, however, was the 2028 Olympic Games. We will defi- Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratnas and 27 grandeur of the Rashtrapati nitely achieve this goal.” RASHTRIYA KHEL PROTSAHAN PURUSKAR Arjuna awardees. Of these, 60 at- Bhavan’s Durbar Hall. The Dhyan Chand award this tended the virtual ceremony con- “This is the first awards cere- year was given to 15 individuals, IDENTIFICATION AND NURTURING OF BUDDING AND YOUNG TALENT: Lakshya ducted across 11 Sports Authority of mony in COVID times during which including Sukhvinder Singh Sandhu Institute, Army Sports Institute; India (SAI) centres in various cities. the President has participated,” (football), Trupti Murgunde (bad- ENCOURAGEMENT TO SPORTS THROUGH CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: Oil POST NEWS NETWORK AWARD WINNERS Cricketers Rohit Sharma (Khel Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju said at minton) and Nandan Bal (tennis) and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Ltd.; Ratna) and Ishant Sharma (Arjuna) the beginning of the ceremony. among others. Bhubaneswar, August 29: Para Outstanding performance missed out due to their IPL com- President Kovind congratulated Golfer Aditi Ashok and former EMPLOYMENT OF SPORTSPERSONS AND SPORTS WELFARE MEASURES: Air Force athlete Jayanti Behera and hockey in sports & game mitments in the UAE, while star all the winners and exuded confi- footballer Sukhwinder Singh Sandhu Sports Control Board; star Deep Grace Ekka bagged the JAYANTI BEHERA (Para athlete) & wrestler Vinesh Phogat (Khel Ratna) dence that India can achieve its did not attend the award function as SPORTS FOR DEVELOPMENT: International Institute of Sports Management (IISM). top honours at the Biju Patnaik DEEP GRACE EKKA (Hockey) and badminton player Satwiksairaj goal of finishing among top 10 coun- they are out of the country. Sports Awards on the occasion of Excellence in coaching Rankireddy (Arjuna) had to pull tries in the 2028 Los Angeles All health and safety protocols, awardees were present. direction of the Sports Ministry, National Sports Day, Saturday. SATYA RANJAN PATTANAIK (Chess) out of the ceremony after testing pos- Olympics. keeping with the guidelines of the In fact, awardees were seen clad every award winner had to undergo Chief Minister Shri Naveen itive for the dreaded virus. “My heartiest congratulations Health Ministry, were followed at the in PPE kits as they made their way a COVID-19 test before reporting Patnaik presented the awards to out- Bravery Award The other three Khel Ratna win- to all the award winners! All of you, venues where dignitaries and to the ceremony venues. As per the to the ceremony venue. standing sports persons and coaches Purnima Giri & Savita Giri on the occasion through video con- (The sisters had rescued 12 persons ferencing. while country boat was capsized in Jayanti and Deep Grace received the river Nipania (Gania river) of the awards for ‘Outstanding per- Mahanadi, 03.01.2019) formance in sports and games’. CASH AWARDS Both of them received Rs.2 lakh cash award each. Chess coach Satya Coaching to sportsperson Ranjan Pattanaik received a cash with disability (Rs 32,50,000) award of `1 lakh for ‘Excellence Siba Prasad Das (personal coach of in coaching’. Arjuna Awardee Pramod Bhagat) Similarly the ‘Bravery Award’ Outstanding Sportsperson in Chess was received by Purnima Giri and (Rs 2,40,000): Padmini Rout Sabita Giri who received cash award of rupees one lakh each, medal Outstanding Sportsperson in Rugby and citation. (Rs 2,30,000): Hupi Majhi Besides, Siba Prasad Das received Outstanding sportsperson with dis- CLOCKWISE: Arjuna a cash award of Rs.32,50,000 for coach- ability (Rs 2,00,000) awardees Dutee ing to sports persons with disability. Rajashree Mohapatra (Special Chand and Deepti Among others, Padmini Rout, Hupi Olympics, Fursal game) Sharma; Khel Ratna Majhi, Rajashree Mohapatra, winners Mariyappan Manisha Merel, Pratyasha Ray also Outstanding sportsperson in athletics (Rs 1,12,000) Thangavelu and Rani received cash awards. Manisha Merel Rampal; Dronacharya Speaking on the occasion, Naveen Lifetime winner congratulated the award winners. Outstanding sportsperson in Khelo Dharmendra Tiwary “Today we are celebrating National India Games (Rs 81,000) Sports Day on the birth anniversary Pratyasha Ray (Swimming) THE STRICT COVID-19 PROTOCOL MEANT THAT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 44 THE PRIZE MONEY ARJUNA AWARD DHRONACHARYA (LIFETIME) AWARD DHYANCHAND of Indian Hockey legend Dhyan YEARS’ HISTORY OF THE AWARDS, THE WINNERS, GUESTS AND DIGNITARIES DID FOR THE KHEL RATNA WINNERS WERE WINNERS, WHO WERE EARLIER GIVEN AWARDEES Chand. I pay my sincere tributes to state is to become the best in sports NOT GATHER AT THE DURBAR HALL TO BE RECOGNISED FOR THEIR EXCELLENCE WAS INCREASED TO GIVEN `15 LAKH, `5 LAKH, WERE AWARDED `15 LAKH WERE GIVEN the wizard of Indian hockey on and games. ` ` ` this occasion.” Former Indian hockey captain 25 LAKH FROM THE WHICH IS 10 LAKH 10 LAKH IN A TRAGIC TURN OF EVENTS OF FRIDAY, A DRONACHARYA (LIFETIME) DHRONACHARYA (REGULAR) CAME Speaking on the occasion, Sports Padmashree Dillip Tirkey recalled PREVIOUS AMOUNT MORE THAN THE INSTEAD OF WINNER, ATHLETICS COACH PURUSHOTTAM RAI, DIED IN BANGALORE AFTER ` WITH `10 LAKH INSTEAD OF `5 LAKH ` & YS Minister Shri Tusharkanti the memories of Biju Patnaik as a OF 7.5 LAKH PREVIOUS SUM 5 LAKH SUFFERING A HEART ATTACK Behera said that the objective of the great sports person. Barca unwilling to Raina opts out of IPL citing ‘personal reasons’

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA recent past and is a prolific per- be unavailable for the remainder negotiate departure former in Ranji Trophy. A T20 spe- of the IPL season. CSK offers com- Raina’s relative killed in attack by robbers New Delhi, August 29: Chennai cialist pacer had tested positive plete support to Suresh and his fam- ASSOCIATED PRESS with the club for nearly two decades, Super Kings (CSK) all-rounder Friday along with 12 members of the ily during this time,” CSK tweeted Chandigarh: A 58-year-old man said to be a relative of cricketer leading them to more than three- Suresh Raina has pulled out of the contingent in Dubai. CEO Kasi Viswanathan’s statement. Suresh Raina died while four members of his family sustained injuries Madrid, August 29: Barcelona is dozen titles and holding most of Indian Premier League citing ‘per- While it is expected that Raina will CSK’s quarantine period in Dubai allegedly in an attack by robbers in Punjab’s Pathankot district. The unwavering in their intention to their individual records. sonal reasons’, the franchise said be issuing a statement later in the has already been extended till deceased has been identified as Ashok Kumar, a government keep Lionel Messi, who told the Spanish media said Messi and his Saturday even as it emerged that a day, sources close to the franchise September 1. It couldn’t be offi- contractor. According to police, the incident took place at Thariyal village in Pathankot on the night intervening August 19 and 20. Though club earlier this week that he wanted team contacted the club late this second player in the team has tested said that Raina desperately needs cially confirmed but speculation some media reporters suggested that Kumar is a relative of Raina, a to leave. week to try to discuss his situa- positive for COVID-19. some downtime to be with his young was rife that a family tragedy cou- senior police officer said they can’t confirm it as of now. Ashok Spanish media says Messi has tion. He had announced his in- The player in question is a right- family at the moment. pled by spike in COVID-19 cases in Kumar, who had suffered head injuries, died while the others contacted the club to try to resolve tention to leave by sending the club handed top order batsman, who “Suresh Raina has returned to the team might have disturbed the sustained injuries, said police. the situation, but Barcelona con- a burofax, a certified document has been a part of India A teams in India for personal reasons and will former India left-hander. firmed to this agency Saturday similar to a telegram. that they will not negotiate to Barcelona president Josep allow the Argentina great Bartomeu reportedly tried to depart before his con- to meet with the player Humpy takes India Lewis dedicates pole to ‘Unacademy’ roped in CATALUNYA tract ends next year. after his decision to to Olympiad final late Chadwick Boseman as official IPL partner Earlier this week, CLUB INTEND TO leave was announced. Messi said he wanted He later said he was Chennai: Koneru Humpy took the Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium): Formula One New Delhi: Bangalore-based edu-tech to invoke a contract KEEP MESSI UNTIL willing to resign if spotlight as she beat Monika champion Lewis Hamilton set a track record firm ‘Unacademy’ has been roped in clause that allowed that was what it took Socko in a nervy tie-break to help at the Belgian Grand Prix as he clinched a the as official partner for the IPL for him to leave at the HIS CONTRACT to get Messi to stay, India pip Poland in the semifinals record-extending 93rd pole position three seasons, the BCCI announced end of last season, but EXPIRES and if the six-time and reach the summit clash of Saturday, finishing well ahead of Mercedes Saturday. The 13th IPL is scheduled to the club said the clause Ballon D’Or winner ad- the FIDE Online Chess Olympiad teammate Valtteri Bottas. Hamilton is be played in UAE from September 19 to had already expired. mitted the president’s pres- Saturday. After the two teams primed to extend his championship lead, November 10. “We are pleased to have A lengthy legal battle may ensue ence at the club was the reason he won one round each in regular which stands at 37 points over Max Unacademy on board as the ‘Official as the 33-year-old forward is ex- wanted to leave. play, World Rapid Champion Verstappen and 43 over Bottas. The six-time Partner’ of the IPL 2020 to 2022,” IPL pected to say the clause was valid Messi reportedly talked to new Humpy was pitted against Socko F1 champion dedicated it to Chadwick chairman Brijesh Patel said in a y until the end of the season, which coach Ronald Koeman before mak- for the Armageddon (a tie- Boseman, who inspired audiences as the release Tuesday. The BCCI had earlier break), and the Indian beat her regal ‘Black Panther’ in Marvel’s blockbuster announced fantasy gaming platform

was pushed back because of the ing his decision to leave. Messi

k k y y m m c rival in style with black pieces to movie franchise. Boseman died Friday of ‘Dream11’ as this year’s IPL title c BACK IN BUSINESS: Indian and RCB captain Virat Kohli coronavirus pandemic. hasn’t spoken publicly since the clinch a spot in the final for her cancer. Hamilton stood up on his all-black sponsor, replacing Chinese mobile (in the pic) hit the nets Saturday, first time in five Barcelona are not willing to give embarrassing 2-8 loss to Bayern side. India will play the winners Mercedes car with his arms crossed, which phone company Vivo. ‘Dream11’ had up on the player, especially not for Munich in the quarterfinals of the months, and so did Rohit Sharma and a few other big

NEWS IN BRIEF NEWS of the other semifinal between is the ‘Wakanda forever’ salute that became pipped ‘Unacademy’ and BYJU’s to win names, beginning their preparations in earnest for free. Messi’s contract, which ends Champions League August 14, one Russia and the USA, in the a pop culture landmark after the release of the rights for a period of four months the upcoming IPL in the UAE PTI PHOTO in June 2021, has a buyout clause of the worst defeats in the player’s summit clash Sunday. ‘Black Panther’ two years ago. and 13 days with a bid of `222 crore. of 700 million euro. He has been career and in the club’s history.

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