y k y cm MS PERFECTIONIST AMARINDER MEETS SONIA ENGLAND FACE DENMARK Actor Tapsee Pannu says she wants to Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh England to face a daunting task in the Euro reaffirm the trust the audience has in meets Sonia Gandhi amid infighting semifinals when they take the field against Denmark tonight her for choosing quality LEISURE | P2 in the state unit TWO STATES | P8 SPORTS | P12 VOLUME 11, ISSUE 97 | www.orissapost.com BHUBANESWAR | WEDNESDAY, JULY 7 | 2021 12 PAGES | `5.00 Retrenched discom workers seek justice POST NEWS NETWORK Bhubaneswar, July 6: Retrenchment of over 7,000 workers by Tata Power Central Odisha Distribution Limited (TPCODL) has created a commotion in the state. According to sources, over 7,000 workers employed by the dis- com allegedly lost their jobs amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Many have posted their concerns on social media seeking justice. In a press meet, the Odisha Youth All Covid hubs Congress had claimed that workers, who were serving the company for 10 years, faced unjust sacking. The party said they raised the issue in the to be shut as Assembly but the result was un- fruitful. They stated that the com- pany didn’t care for the future of these retrenched workers. cases decline Earlier, the Odisha Power Employees Union had opposed the POST NEWS NETWORK eligibility criteria fixed by TPCODL Govt seeks 15L for recruitment to various technical Bhubaneswar, July 6: The Covishield doses and non-technical posts. state government Tuesday In its recruitment advertisement, decided to close all Covid- BHUBANESWAR: The state it was said that candidates secur- 19 Care Centres (CCCs) government Tuesday urged ing 55 per cent marks in HSC, Plus given the decrease in the the Centre to allocate addi- II and degree exams will be eligible number of daily cases, of- tional 15 lakh doses of to apply for non-technical posts while ficials said. However, treat- Covishield vaccine to ensure seamless vaccination in the the eligibility criteria for technical ment of the existing pa- state. Additional Chief CPI workers stage a demonstration at Rajmahal Square in Bhubaneswar, Tuesday, condemning the skyrocketing fuel prices OP PHOTO FUELLING DISCONTENT: posts were minimum 50 pc marks . tients will continue in the Secretary, Health, PK CCCs till their discharge. Mohapatra Tuesday wrote a New patients of the lo- letter to Union health secre- IRREGULAR by MANJUL GI tags for 3 state cality will be referred to tary in this regard. As on nearby government facili- today, the state government ties, a letter sent to all the has received 6.14 lakh doses handicrafts sought district collectors, munici- of Covishield which will be Rath only at Puri: SC pal commissioners, chief consumed within two days. POST NEWS NETWORK district medical officers The next tranche of Covishield and public health officers is scheduled for July 15. Bhubaneswar, July 6: The depart- LORD JAGANNATH WILLING, THERE WILL BE PROPER RATH YATRA NEXT YEAR: CJI said. At least 83 CCCs across Hence, the state will have ment of handloom, textile and hand- the state are almost empty stock-out of vaccines from icraft has filed an application seeking PNN & AGENCIES following a reduction in the July 9 to July 15, Mohapatra Geographical Indication (GI) tags for number of Covid -19 pa- said in his letter. famous state handicrafts such as New Delhi, July 6: Declining per- tients who require hospi- Konark stone carving , Odisha pat- mission to a statewide celebration of talisation. This apart, all govern- tachitra and Pipili chandua. Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath in Mild and asymptomatic ment Covid facilities run Earlier, an application seeking GI Odisha, with only exception to the Covid-19 cases are in home by private hospital part- tag for Cuttack silver filigree (Chandi Puri Jagannath temple, the Chief isolation. Currently, there ners will be closed, if no Tarakasi) has been filed by the Odisha Justice of India Tuesday revealed that are 28,730 active Covid -19 patient has been admitted. Don’t worry, you don’t have to do State Co-operative Handicrafts he too has been waiting fervently to cases in the state. About If some patients are still much as a Governor. It is same as Corporation Ltd. be part of the annual ritual, however, 1,000 patients are still in undergoing treatment at a being a minister these days. Stone carving is an excellent crafts- Covid-19 was still playing spoilsport. ICUs or ventilators, they facility, they shall continue manship of Odisha which has been In June, the Odisha government said. the treatment till they are prevailing here over centuries. The had said the Rath Yatra will be held As per the decision, all discharged. GST mop-up slips crafts and the art form primarily con- July 12 only in Puri following the Dedicated Covid Health All the COVID hospitals ` sist of custom and carved works. guidelines issued by the top court, Centres (DCHCs), Dedicated managed by private hospi- below 1 lakh cr Many temples' intricate sculptures while banning it in all other places of Covid Hospitals (DCHs) run tal partners and funded by New Delhi: GST revenues for the and delicate carvings exemplify the the state. A counsel appearing for a pe- by the government and corporate partners or month of June stood at `92,849 crore, a practice titioner seeking the Rath Yatra at Covid facilities in District Mineral Foundation two per cent increase over the same Similarly, filigree has been tra- other places argued that Covid-19 sit- thousands of devotees at temples second wave continues. Government Medical (DMF) shall continue to month a year ago, the Finance Ministry ditionally associated with fine crafts- uation is different now (number of across the state if the annual ritual The counsel argued that this was Colleges will continue to function till the end of the said Tuesday. The gross GST revenues manship and luxurious design in cases has decreased). was given the go-ahead. the only yatra in the whole world function, the letter said. approval period. collected in June 2021 stand at `92,849 classical jewellery. Silver bricks are The Chief Justice responded, no- The bench also comprising Justices where 149 countries participate. crore of which Central GST is `16,424 transformed into thin fine wires or body knows how Covid situation will AS Bopanna and Hrishikesh Roy re- "I don't want to say more," the Chief crore, State GST `20,397, Integrated foils and used to create jewellery be (in the future). The Chief Justice fused to allow the Rath Yatras in Justice said, adding, "What can we do? ` ` GST 49,079 crore (including 5,762 or show-pieces. “This is good news told petitioners, seeking the Rath Baripada, Sasang and in other cities I myself wanted to go...I cannot en- crore collected on import of goods) for the handicraft artists of the Yatra in other places alongside Puri: of Odisha. On June 23, the Orissa tertain. I also feel bad. I can't help. I and cess is `6,949 crore (including `809 Proposals worth state. GI tag for the three crafts will "You want to pray to the God. You High Court declined to entertain five also want to see." Earlier, the Orissa crore collected on import of goods), act as a universal mark to estab- can do it from home. I also wanted to petitions seeking permission to hold High Court had declined permission the ministry said. MORE P11 lish the presence of the craft in na- go to Puri but I couldn't in the last one the festival of Rath Yatra in for holding Rath Yatras at other places ` tional and international level,” said and half years. This isn't the time". Kendrapara and Bargarh districts. saying that Puri "constitutes a class 1.46L cr get nod Sanatan Nayak, director of handi- Dismissing the petitions, Chief Last year, the top court had per- apart". "These are extraordinary times JEE-Mains from July crafts and cottage industries. Justice NV Ramana observed: "Last mitted the Rath Yatra on the condition in which not just Odisha but the entire POST NEWS NETWORK year few people died, this year many that there would not be any public country is barely recovering from the FUNDS LINED UP 20-25, July 27-Aug 2 people died (due to Covid). We hope attendance and all entry points into second wave of the deadly Covid pan- Bhubaneswar, July 6: The Bhushan P&S `55,000 cr New Delhi: The pending editions of God will allow us these rituals next Puri would remain closed. demic. The measures and precautions state government Tuesday ` Joint Entrance Examination (JEE)- year." A bench headed by the Chief The court had ordered that each of taken by Odisha have to be viewed in approved five major in- Tata Steel 47,599 cr Mains will be conducted from July 20 Justice said the court agrees with the the three chariots would be pulled the said context. Consequently, this dustrial projects worth `1.46 Jindal S&P `24,652 cr to 25 and July 27 to August 2, Union Odisha government’s order in the by not more than 500 people who were court is not inclined to entertain any lakh crore in metal and Rungta Mines `18,921 cr Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal backdrop of the ongoing pandemic. required to test negative for Covid-19. of the prayers in any of the above metal downstream sectors. TOTAL `1,46,172 cr 'Nishank' announced Tuesday. The The Naveen Patnaik government The Odisha government submit- writ petitions, praying for permission These proposals will cre- results of the two editions, which were submitted before the top court that it ted before the top court it was prac- to hold their Rath Yatras/festivals on ate employment for 26,959 pany will invest `47,599 postponed in view of the COVID-19 would be impossible for it to ensure tically impossible to impose condi- parity with the temple of Lord persons in the state.