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IRREGULAR by MANJUL PLUS-II SYLLABUS 40 killed in Kabul blasts REDUCED BY 30% BHUBANESWAR: The Council of Higher n The US said the attacks were carried out by the IS and came hours after western Secondary Education (CHSE) announced Thursday that the syllabus for Plus-II students nations had issued warnings while the Taliban distanced themselves from the blasts will be reduced by 30 per cent for the academic year 2021-22. The CHSE had implemented a sim- AGENCIES ilar reduction of the syllabus last session also. “Though physical teaching has resumed for Kabul, August 26: Twin blasts Classes IX, X, XI and XII in school and colleges, outside the airport here Thursday the number of teaching days has decreased. So, evening left at least 40 dead, in- it has been decided to continue with the 30 per cluding children and more than a cent reduced syllabus this year as well,” said 13L MISS SECOND 100 injured, sources said. Among Tushar Kanti Tripathy, vice-chairman, CHSE. I didn’t use foul language against the dead are US Marines and “We hope that the Covid-19 situation will im- the minister, Milord. I was merely Taliban fighters also. The Taliban prove in the days to come. However, if it doesn’t quoting the minister! and other western nations were and the CHSE is not able to conduct the annual VACCINE DOSE quick to condemn the suicidal at- Plus-II exams, the alternative evaluation process tacks allegedly carried out by the will come in handy for assessment and publication n Against the backdrop of Islamic State (IS). of the results,” Tripathy added. Jabs for teachers the impending 3rd wave of MARKET WATCH Even though officially the death The CHSE has also decided to introduce internal on priority basis toll has been stated to be 13, vari- examinations for first and second-year students. Covid-19, a large number ous sources confirmed that the toll Authorities will conduct three internal tests of people in Odisha are yet BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha INDEX VARIATION government Thursday is at least 40 in the twin blasts. and one final exam for students of Class-XI. to complete their double Four of the deceased are said to be instructed all district collec- SENSEX 55949.10 4.89 US Marines. dose of vaccination tors to carry out vaccination Earlier in the day western na- of teachers and other staff of BOURSES NIFTY 16636.90 2.20 SC gets 9 new judges educational institution on a tions had warned of a possible Locals carry an injured person in a makeshift trolley to the hospital REUTERS PHOTO POST NEWS NETWORK priority basis. The govern- DOLLAR 74.41 `0.07 attack at the airport. One of the ex- ment directed all the district plosions took place among a crowd Pentagon spokesman John Kirby has been the scene of some of NEW DELHI: Nine new judges, including three Bhubaneswar, August 26: EURO 87.18 `0.04 education officers (DEOs) CURRENCY of people waiting to enter the air- said one blast occurred near the the most searing images of the women, were Thursday appointed to the Supreme The Health department of and block education officers GOLD `47,344 `165 port, according to Adam Khan, airport’s Abbey Gate and the other chaotic end of America’s longest Court. Among them was Justice BV Nagarathna, the Odisha government re- (BEOs) to prepare a list of an Afghan. He said several people close to the nearby Baron Hotel. war and the Taliban’s takeover, as who is in line to be the first woman Chief vealed Thursday that close to vaccinated and non-vaccinat- SILVER `62,978 `294 appeared to have been killed or Two US officials said at least one of flight after flight took off carry- Justice of India (CJI) in September 2027. 13 lakh people in the state ed teachers at the earliest. BULLION wounded, including some who the explosions appeared to be from ing those who fear a return to President Ram Nath Kovind signed their war- are yet to receive their second lost body parts. a suicide bombing. the militants’ brutal rule. rants of appointment. dose of vaccine against Covid- eficiaries missed their pre- The attacks came after the US and “We can confirm that the ex- Already, some countries have The other women judges who have been ap- 19 . Coming in the backdrop scribed schedule. WEATHER allies urged Afghans to leave the area plosion at the Abbey Gate was the ended their evacuations and have pointed to the apex court are Justice Hima Kohli, of the news of a possible Against this backdrop of because of a threat by IS militants. result of a complex attack that re- begun to withdraw their soldiers the CJ of Telangana HC, and Justice Bela M third wave of, this is indeed missing vaccination, the BHUB CTK A source familiar with US con- sulted in a number of US & civil- and diplomats, signalling the be- Trivedi, the fifth senior-most judge of the Gujarat an alarming revelation. rate of daily infections in- gressional briefings said the officials ian casualties,” Kirby said on twit- ginning of the end of one of his- HC. The men judges who have been elevated to According to the Health creased with 849 persons, MAX 33.2° 33.0° strongly believe that the Afghan ter. “We can also confirm at least tory's largest airlifts. The Taliban SC are Justice CT Ravikumar (Kerala HC), Justice and Family Welfare de- including 130 children, test-

TEMP MIN 24.9° 25.4° affiliate of IS, known as Islamic one other explosion at or near the have pledged not to attack Western MM Sundresh (Madras HC), PS Narasimha (for- partment a total of 12,95,000 ing positive for the disease Forecast State Khorasan (ISIS-K), after an old Baron Hotel, a short distance from forces during the evacuation, but mer Additional Solicitor General), Justice Abhay have missed their second in the last 24 hours. There Humidity 98% 75% Shreeniwas Oka (CJ of Karnataka HC), Vikram vaccination date. The de- were 66 new fatalities, in- Light rain name for the region, is responsible Abbey Gate,” he added. have insisted the foreign troops Rainfall 7.8mm Nil very likely for the attack. ISIS-K is opposed Over the last week, the Hamid must be out by America's self-im- Nath (CJ of Gujarat HC) and Jitendra Kumar partment is trying to as- cluding a three-month-old in-

both by the US and the Taliban. Karzai International airport here posed deadline of August 31. Maheshwari (CJ of Sikkim HC). certain as to why these ben- fant in Bolangir district .

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FORTUNE FORECAST Sonakshi’s epic MATRIX 4 TRAILER WITH PC, reply to fan on KEANU REEVES UNVEILED RHEA’S Las Vegas: The trailer ARIES weight loss of The Matrix: inspiring note Think positive today and Resurrections, the fourth watch the world around you Mumbai: Actress Sonakshi Sinha, chapter of the Matrix sci- changing. Regardless of who is currently shooting for her film fi film series, was unveiled how difficult things may seem, Ganesha Kakuda, hosted an Ask Me Anything recently at CinemaCon about gratitude advises you to take it without getting session for fans Wednesday, where she in Las Vegas. upset. If you set your mind to something, you can do it. You have the Midas touch replied to some of the questions. The film stars Priyanka Mumbai: Actress Rhea Chakraborty, who today, so it is a good time to introduce a On her day off from the shoot, the Chopra Jonas and Keanu was under the scanner last year after the new strategy. Dabangg actor took time to have a short Reeves in prominent roles along Resurrections, studio Warner Bros death of her actor-boyfriend Sushant Singh chit-chat session with her fans on with Carrie-Anne Moss, Jada announced. Rajput, has penned an inspiring note about Instagram. Pinkett Smith, Yahya Abdul- The film's trailer was screened gratitude. TAURUS One of her IG followers asked her to give Mateen II, Jonathan Groff, and at CinemaCon - the largest gath- Rhea, who is currently gearing up for the Ganesha urges you to be pre- tips on what to eat to lose weight. Neil Patrick Harris. ering of movie theater owners release of her upcoming film, Chehre star- pared for setbacks and dis- Quick to reply, Sonakshi hopped on to Lana Wachowski, one-half of from around the world in Las ring Amitabh Bachchan and Emraan appointments today. Your her Instagram stories and shared a video the Wachowskis who directed Vegas, but not online. IANS Hashmi, took to her efforts may end in being a waste of pre- message saying, “Hawa khaiye ap! all the three films in the Instagram handle cious time and energy. The results you get are likely to be far below your expecta- Hmmmm.(You just eat air! ok)” franchise with sis- Wednesday to share the tions. Falling short of your target is likely to For the unversed, Sonakshi is one of the ter Lilly, has note. On Instagram sto- weigh you down with stress and anxiety. Hindi film actors who has inspired her fans penned and di- ries, Rhea wrote: “Take with her fitness journey. According to rected the a minute and say ‘Thank her earlier interviews, before making fourth Matrix. you. Thank You’. GEMINI her debut with Dabangg alongside su- According to Gratitude is powerful.” You will be in a state of perstar Salman Khan, she had to lose The Hollywood Rhea made head- heightened sensitivity nearly 30 kgs. Reporter, the lines after she was ac- today. Therefore you need Meanwhile, on the work front, fourth chap- cused by Sushant’s to curb down on your emotions. You will be able to successfully express your feel- Sonakshi is currently shooting for ter of the family for abetment ings to someone, and your feelings will her upcoming film, Kakuda. The film, franchise is to suicide and also play a vital part in your life, says Ganesha. directed by Aditya Sarpotdar, also stars titled The siphoning off funds Riteish Deshmukh and Saqib Saleem The Matrix: from the late actor. in lead roles. IANS She was also CANCER named in a Ganesha suggests you not Narcotics to be sentimental or hasty. Control Try to handle things deftly in Bureau (NCB) stead of dodging bad episodes or turning a blind eye to them. You will give priority ‘Don’t want my chargesheet to domestic and private life in stead of along with her career or business aspects. brother Showik in a drug-related family to get trolled probe into LEO Sushant’s death You will feel more emotional case. today and share your feel- because of me’ The 29-year-old actress ings with your friends and was arrested last year and near ones. For those who are searching spent a month in Mumbai’s for a life-partner, this might be the time when you will get hitched. You will devel- ctress Kiara Advani knows that trolling Byculla jail last September. op a new perspective on some issues in is a part of social media. However she pro- Details about Rhea’s role the office. Your day will be different than Atects her family by not posting about them. in the film have not been normal, says Ganesha. “I have cousins who are younger, they’re on so- discussed much. cial media and sometimes I worry about them. I The actress has also refrain from posting their birthday pictures on been missing from the VIRGO my handle, as I don’t want my followers or posters and teaser of It is more than likely that trollers to attack them,” Kiara points out the the forthcoming film. you will reap financial prof- possibility and affirms that it hits her. IANS its from foreign contacts, predicts Ganesha. You will excel in all the Advani further warned to stay away from activities that you undertake today. Your her family, “I don’t want my family to dream of establishing a mammoth busi- start getting trolled because of me. I’ll ness enterprise in a foreign country will form my thick skin and take it but take flight today. don’t drag them.” Even after starring in successful films like Shershaah, Kiara has LIBRA been trolled for being part of Ganesha says today will be duds like Indoo Ki Jawani the start of a new love and not doing ‘serious’ cin- story for you and you will be able to spend time with someone ema. Kiara responded to very dear to you. You will be more con- such trolls by saying, scious today about your appearance and “Watch Good Newwz or may even go to the beauty parlor. Do Guilty, they are serious remember the saying - beauty lies in the films.” Advani further eye of the beholder. added that rather than giv- ing her free advice, she would like to receive a SCORPIO meaty script from them. There are strong indications IANS that today you will be receptive and sensitive towards the needs of other people. Negative vibes will disrupt your thinking, SUDOKU and you will rely on the company of close friends to keep you in good cheer. Do not To solve the Sudoku puzzle, fill in the boxes in such a succumb to the pessimism that might PEANUTS post manner that every row, column and 3x3 box contains cloud your thought today as it is only a CROSSWORD the digits 1 to 9, without repeating any. passing phase, advises Ganesha.

SAGITTARIUS Ganesha foresees business expansion on your cards. Your friends, relatives and other contacts across seven seas will lend a helping hand to develop your busi- ness. And thanks to your super communi- cation skills that make the task easier. The leader in you is all set to conquer the world. Way to go!

CAPRICORN Some people do backbreak- ing work throughout their CALVIN AND HOBBES life, and still don't taste the sweet taste of success. While in your case, success will be easy as pie. You are already loaded with work and some new projects – assignments will be added to that, today. But, you are not complaining as some recreational activities will SOLUTIONS refresh your mood and energy.

AQUARIUS You will not need a reason to party today. Be it the news of a friend getting married or you buying a new car, you are in a mood to celebrate life like anything! Apart from this, you will have a smooth sailing through out the day, foresees Ganesha. If you are a businessman or a

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hence it may be a tough day for you. SUDOKU However, it will end on a promising note. CHECK FOR SOLUTIONS OF THE PUZZLES TOMORROW COVID-19 TRACKER P3 NEW LOOK FRIDAY | AUGUST 27 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR INFECTED RECOVERED DEAD A worker paints a structure World 21,50,59,727 19,23,86,417 44,81,887 of the National Emblem installed atop Odisha India 3,25,58,530 3,17,88,440 4,36,365 Assembly ahead of the Odisha 10,04,059 9,88,854 7,628

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POLITICKLE BY MANJUL Tiger, elephant census together Customer safety our top POST NEWS NETWORK

Bhubaneswar, August 26: The state Wildlife department has de- cided to conduct elephant and tiger priority: Ekalavya Mahapatra census simultaneously from the next year with new directions from the Union government. The second wave of Covid-19 has taken a heavy toll on the finances of the “The Union government has de- state’s shopping malls that had remained closed for several months to keep cided to conduct the elephant cen- sus and the tiger census together the infections at bay. Now, the Odisha government has permitted the malls to from 2022. We have been informed about this and steps will be taken reopen in adherence to Covid protocol and people have started visiting the accordingly,” Shashi Paul, Principal malls as the second wave is subsiding. It seems shopping malls have started Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF)-Wildlife said. recovering faster as compared to the first wave. During an interaction with This comes after a new protocol Orissa POST, Symphony Mall Director Ekalavya Mahapatra shared his was released to conduct the census in a joint exercise. It has been en- experiences of handling the once-in-a-century challenge. Excerpts: visioned that such exercise could reduce human-animal conflict. During last elephant census, the number of jumbos stood at 1,976 n Since safety takes precedence while the tiger census revealed over every other thing now, presence of 28 big cats in the state. what are the precautions your mall is taking to avoid infections?

n We are very much concerned about safety of our customers. We ensure all possible meas- Free housing for Srimandir servitors ures to avoid spread of infec- tions. First, we have set thermal PNN/AGENCIES screening at every entry point in our shopping mall. Second, Puri, August 26: The first meet- as per the state government’s ing of the reconstituted Srimandir guidelines, we allow entry of Managing Committee headed by those customers who have re- Gajapati king Divyasingha Deb ceived both the vaccine doses. Thursday approved free of cost We are ensuring sanitisation at houses for the temple's servitors. every touch point such as knobs, After the meeting, Shree accelerators, doors and others. Jagannath Temple Administration We also collect contact details (SJTA) chief administrator Krishan of visitors for safety purposes. Kumar said, “We have identified 8 Thanks to state government’s acres of land for the purpose and drive-in vaccination centre at each family will get a plot of around our mall, we have vaccinated 3,000 footfalls at the mall, 2,999 600 sq ft and `2 lakh for the con- over 1,000 people every day are shoppers. I believe that this struction of house.” in last two and half months. mall is doing well and will The selection will be made based age target. We are now recov- continue to do so. on the financial condition of the n The pandemic has had dev- ering. We hope by this entire fes- beneficiary servitors and those astating impact on every sec- tivity season, we may be doing n Tell us about family enter- who are engaged in the daily rituals The members of Srimandir Managing Committee with Puri king Divyasingha Deb tor of the economy. How did double what we are doing now. tainment centres (FECs) and of Srimandir, said Kumar. you handle the challenges? I have requested Inox to host old their significance in malls? Applications will be sought from for the purpose of establishment and A chartered accountant and film festivals like special weeks the servitors and in the first phase THE TEMPLE ADMINISTRATION management of the institution, he member from the servitors’ com- n Of course, the challenge was on Amitabh Bachchan or James n FECs play a big role in mall 400 servitors are likely to be allot- HAS IDENTIFIED 8 ACRES OF said, adding Chief Minister Naveen munity will also be members of immense but I think the worst Bond that would fetch a good business. Malls encompass three ted houses, he said. The committee LAND FOR THE PURPOSE AND Patnaik has announced that the the society, he said adding that a non- is over. See, all shopping malls number of customers. We ex- words – shopping, food and en- also approved establishment of an EACH FAMILY WILL GET A PLOT state government would provide profit organisation will be tagged run when there are customers. pect a promising future. tertainment. In India, FECs ‘Adarsh Gurukul' in the Pilgrim OF AROUND 600 SQ FT AND `2 `20 crore for the purpose. for the running of the Gurukul We faced the same situation last came to the scenario in the re- town for overall development of LAKH FOR THE CONSTRUCTION “We had earlier received some and an MoU will be signed for year and this year too. We are n How important is location cent few years when a few malls students at an initial estimated in- OF HOUSE money from Supreme Court to set the purpose. also prepared to face it the next for opening a mall? invested a sizeable amount in the vestment of `20 crore. up the Gurukul. The money will be Kumar said the 12th century year as well, but hope we won’t. segment. FECs help in gener- A Srimandir Adarsh Gurukul THE COMMITTEE ALSO used for the purpose,” said Kumar. shrine's repair, maintenance n For opening a mall, location ating a lot of revenues because Society will be formed to establish APPROVED ESTABLISHMENT He said the SJTA will transfer the and conservation work will be n How, according to you, would holds utmost significance. I families love to bring their kids and manage the proposed institu- OF AN ‘ADARSH GURUKUL' IN land to the society and legal an- done on a five-year the current financial year and my team always believe in to malls for their entertain- tion. The Gajapati king will be the THE PILGRIM TOWN FOR gles are being looked into before restoration plan. pan out? making something that can last ment. We spent a lot of time in chairman or president of the pro- OVERALL DEVELOPMENT OF making any deal in this regard. Work for Srimandir heritage for at least 12 years. We set up planning for the same. We have posed Gurukul, for which the SJTA STUDENTS AT AN INITIAL Apart from the Gajapati Maharaja, corridor project would begin n Well, we faced huge obstacles as this Symphony Mall with a tar- been planning a joint enter- has already identified 17 acres, ESTIMATED INVESTMENT OF the Chief Minister, Puri district in September, said Chief we witnessed lockdowns and get that it will be successful for tainment zone that comprises Kumar said. `20 CRORE Collector, SJTA administrator and Secretary SC Mahapatra after shutdowns owing to the pan- next five years down the line. movies, books, games, food and The proposed Gurukul will be some other prominent persons will reviewing several develop- demic. We saw drop in our busi- The area here is growing. We social bar experience. Malls registered under the Society it from the 2022-23 academic year, be members of the society that mental and beautification proj- ness. Last year, we registered have seen big changes since now leverage technology to Registration Act of the state gov- said the SJTA chief. will look after the setting up and ects at the 12th century shrine only 40 per cent of our aver- our mall’s inception. If we have boost FECs. ernment and efforts are on to start A Gurukul Fund will be set up running of the Gurukul. here Thursday. IT RAINED CATS JEE Main Session 4 5K on the run for years held during 10-day drive & DOGS IN CITY Director General of Police (DGP) NBW against a property offender POST NEWS NETWORK DARGHABAZAR AND Abhay has issued appreciation let- who was on the run for 16 years now. starts at 41 centres CANTONMENT ters to the superintendents of po- A man wanted in a seven –year-old Bhubaneswar, August 26: The lice (SPs) of Ganjam, Balasore, sensational murder case in Pipli has Capital city Thursday witnessed POLICE IN CUTTACK Khurda, Cuttack and Kandhamal also been arrested. heavy downpour leading to severe wa- ARRESTED TWO districts for it. Similarly, Buguda police in terlogging in low-lying areas. "Odisha Police had spl drive Ganjam has executed seven NBWs As per IMD sources, the city re- PERSONS WHO WERE from 16.8 to 25.8 to arrest persons pending for more than 15 years, ceived 7.8 mm rainfall till evening. ON THE RUN FOR 20 wanted by courts, 4,945 persons while Purusottampur police also in The rainfall was second highest in have been arrested on the strength Ganjam has executed an NBW re- the state following Nayagarh which AND 30 YEARS of NBWs n produced before courts, lating to an 11-year-old sensational received 8.4 mm rainfall. While hot many in old n heinous cases. My murder case. and humid conditions were observed RESPECTIVELY compliments to officers and men Bheden police in Bargarh, on the during the daytime, heavy rains the development Thursday. of Odisha Police," director gen- other hand, has arrested a man lashed the city late in the evening for POST NEWS NETWORK According to the state police eral of police (sic),” the police top wanted in a murder case. He was on two hours with drizzle continuing Students coming out of an examination centre after appearing for JEE Main sources, the highest of 850 persons brass wrote on Twitter Thursday. the run for at least 11 years. Odisha till late night. Severe waterlogging Cuttack, August 26: Odisha Police have been arrested in Ganjam, fol- Among the major cases, Police is determined to arrest war- was reported from near Iskcon, POST NEWS NETWORK first shift from 9am to 12 noon has arrested as many as 4,945 per- lowed by 645 in Balasore, 547 in Darghabazar and Cantonment po- rantees and produce them before the Nayapalli, Rasulgarh, Acharya Vihar (Paper-1) and second shift from sons as part of a 10-day special Khurda and 278 in Kandhamal and lice in Cuttack arrested two persons court to face trial. The warrantees are and other low-lying areas affecting Bhubaneswar, August 26: The 14:30pm to 17:30pm (Paper-2). The drive to execute non-bailable war- as many in Cuttack during the spe- who were on the run for 20 and 30 therefore advised or warned to sur- vehicular movement. Several ve- fourth session of the Joint Entrance officials at the exam centres are pro- rants (NBWs) pending for years cial drive that began August 16 years respectively, while Attabira render before the court or police, hicles parked in these areas were sub- Examination (Main) – 2021 began viding masks to the students and now, said an official familiar with and concluded August 25 this year. police in Bargarh has executed an read a statement from the state police. merged in rainwater. Thursday at six examination cen- are asking them to wear the new tres in the Capital city. The National masks at the exam centres. Testing Agency (NTA) is conduct- “Exams like JEE main are very ing the exam in computer-based important in terms of career of the test (CBT) mode. students and such examination No delimitation of panchayats this year Apart from the six centres here, can’t be cancelled,” said a parent. the exams are being conducted at 41 Once the result is declared, NTA POST NEWS NETWORK be placed before the Assembly in zilla parishads — ends March 10, 2022. centres in 20 cities of Odisha. In will release the All India Rank he Orissa Grama Panchayats the next session, he said. Meanwhile, state BJP leader total, the exams are being conducted (AIR) list of the candidates. The JEE Bhubaneswar, August 26: Ahead TAct-1964, the Orissa Panchayat According to sources, the Orissa Bhrugu Baxipatra criticised the in 334 cities across the country and Advanced exam, the qualifying of the Panchayat polls, the state gov- Samiti Act-1999 and the Orissa Zilla Grama Panchayats Act-1964, the state government for not conducting abroad August 26, 27, 31, and test for admission to the Indian ernment Thursday said that it is not Parishad Act-1991 will be amended Orissa Panchayat Samiti Act-1999 the urban polls. “The government September 1 and 2. The exams are Institutes of Technology (IIT), will going to delimit or restructure to make suitable provision for and the Orissa Zilla Parishad Act- should first conduct Urban Local in 13 languages –English, Hindi, follow October 3 for the students gram panchayats (GPs) this year. reservation of seats for SC, ST, OBC 1991 will be amended to make suit- Bodies (ULB) polls and then con- Gujarati, Assamese, Bengali, qualified in JEE Main. Around 2.5 Speaking to reporters here, and women candidates able provision for reservation of sider holding the pachayat elec- Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, lakh students will be eligible for the Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water seats for SC, ST, OBC and women tions,” he said. “Fearing defeat in Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. JEE Advanced 2021. Minister Pratap Jena said that de- lections will be held for 6,801 candidates. “We have been mak- the urban elections, the govern- The JEE Main 2021 Session 3 Meanwhile, the Odisha Joint limitation of panchayats will not EGPs. Prior to the last panchayat ing demands before the Centre to ment is trying to organise pan- was successfully conducted July 20, Entrance Examination (OJEE), for be carried out this year. It means polls, the state had re-organised conduct caste-based census. But, chayat polls first,” alleged Baxipatra. 22, 25, and 27. Around 7 lakh can- admission into various engineering elections will be held for 6,801 GPs. and added 595 new GPs no step has been taken so far. Even BJD spokesperson Lenin

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According to the official, the the new patients 130 are children, The actor-turned-politician is projection was based on a report he said. two phases embroiled in a marital dispute submitted by an expert panel, set The state has so far reported with Varsha and the divorce peti- up by the Ministry of Home Affairs 10.04 lakh Covid-19 cases and 7,628 POST NEWS NETWORK extended to all the schools across tion is currently being adjudicated (MHA), to estimate the impact of deaths. the state, he said. Patnaik urged by the Cuttack family judge. a likely third wave. The new cases were reported Bhubaneswar, August 26: Chief everyone to take care of the schools In a writ petition before the HC, Additional Chief Secretary of after testing 71,231 samples, record- Minister Naveen Patnaik Thursday as their own properties. the Kendrapara MP had prayed for the department P K Mohapatra, ing a positivity rate of 1.19 per inaugurated another 10 trans- Special events have been organ- a directive to the lower court for an in a 25-page note to district cent. formed schools in his Assembly ised in the 10 schools on the occa- expeditious trial and fixing a date for Collectors, has detailed the modal- third surge strikes, it said. and strengthening Covid care cen- The rate of infection among constituency of Hinjili in Ganjam sion. Several ministers, legislators, the final hearing of his divorce case. ities of tackling the next wave, Mohapatra also mentioned the tres for tele-consultation services those below 18 years was 15.31 per district. sarpanchs, panchayat members, He submitted that the media- should it arrive. Emergency Covid Response Plan-II should be kept ready before the cent as against 14.76 per cent re- The Chief Minister virtually in- alumni of the schools and current tion sessions and the conciliation A table included in the annexure (ECRP) for dealing with the antic- possible next surge. ported Wednesday. augurated the schools in the third students & their parents along with exercises conducted by the judge of the document stated that the ipated third wave. The key measures All the above activities need to Khurda district, of which the phase. Earlier, 20 such schools have locals attended the events. had failed. The single-judge bench infected persons might include 12 approved under ECRP include ac- be completed latest by December state capital Bhubaneswar is a been inaugurated by the Chief Under the programme, state-of- of Justice B R Sarangi, however, re- per cent children and adolescents tivities related to Covid essential di- 2021, Mohapatra said in the letter. part, reported the highest 313 new Minister in two phases. He will the-art facilities like e-library, smart fused to intervene in the ongoing in the age group of 0 to 18 years, and agnostics and drugs, establishment Odisha reported 849 new Covid- cases. Cuttack district recorded also dedicate another 20 schools classrooms, computer rooms, sci- trial at the moment saying sub- the anticipated third spell could of dedicated pediatric care units, and 19 cases and 66 more deaths the highest 15 fatalities. in the constituency in next two ence laboratories, sports facilities, stantial progress has been made in last for around 75 days. provision of additional ICU beds in Thursday. The state at present has 8,288 phases, sources said. reading rooms, laboratory, drink- the case during the last six months. The caseload during that period the existing establishments. Meanwhile, in another letter to active cases, while 9.88 lakh pa- Stating that school days are the ing water facilities, hygienic toilets Varsha, who had married is expected to be 7.66 lakh as against The state government also re- the district Collectors, Mohapatra tients recovered, including 721 best time of everyone’s life, Patnaik and above all conducive study en- Mohanty in 2014, has filed a case 5.22 lakh from April 1 to June 15, marked that support for setting urged them to start a special cam- Wednesday. urged the students to make proper vironment, have been created in the seeking maintenance from her es- the estimate said, adding, the high- up liquid medical oxygen (LMO) & paign for those awaiting the second The Health department said that use of this opportunity for better- government schools. The walls of tranged husband. She has also filed est number of single-day cases, medical gas pipeline systems dose, and for the inoculation of over 50 lakh people of the state ment of their future. The school these schools have also been painted a domestic violence case against which was 12,852 May 22 in the (MGPS), provision for engagement teachers and their family mem- have received both doses of the transformation programme, which based on educational and inter- Mohanty, accusing him of physical second wave, could be 19,278 if the of additional human resources bers (1st/2nd dose). Covid vaccines. was kicked off from Hinjili, will be esting themes. and mental torture and violence, including financial treachery. BOOST TO HEALTH INFRA Ex-CBI dir Umashankar Ride Mo Cycles for Mishra passes away free every Thursday POST NEWS NETWORK

Bhubaneswar, August 26: Former USERS WILL BE Central Bureau of Investigation ALLOWED TO RIDE (CBI) director Umashankar BICYCLES FROM Mishra breathed his last in Delhi 6AM TO 8PM Thursday at the age of 77, family EVERY THURSDAY sources said. A 1968-batch Odisha cadre IPS of- RESIDENTS CAN ficer, Mishra was undergoing treat- AVAIL THE RIDES ment at a private hospital in Delhi FREE OF COST for age-related complications. DURING THE STIP- Born at Banpur in Khurda, ULATED TIME Mishra was the main strategist in WITHOUT ANY the arrest of underworld don Abu CHARGES FROM Salem and his girlfriend Monica THE CYCLE STA- Bedi. He had also served as spe- TIONS SITUATED cial director to CBI before taking ACROSS THE CITY charge as the director of the pre- mier investigating agency in 2003. POST NEWS NETWORK Cycle is Odisha’s first public bike The newly-installed ECMO unit at the Cardiology department of SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is scheduled to Besides, he was a member of sharing (PBS) initiative. The serv- unveil the facility Friday OP PHOTO Meghalaya’s Planning Commission Bhubaneswar, August 26: In a bid ice was launched in 2018. The BSCL and an adviser to Microsoft India. to promote cycling in the Capital procured about 2,500 bicycles for the city, the Bhubaneswar Smart City purpose. Three agencies were en- Limited (BSCL) has decided to gaged to operate the service. While RSS chief meets 2-day training begins allow people to ride bicycles from the first 30 minutes of each ride is RLH documents 1,100-year-old its Mo Cycle fleet free of cost for one free, one has to pay Rs 5 for sub- Shankaracharya for FRA personnel day a week. sequent rides. Moreover, monthly As per the Go Green initiative, passes can be availed at Rs 99 and PRESS TRUST OF INDIA temple in Cuttack’s Badamba POST NEWS NETWORK the BSCL will allow people to ride one can enjoy unlimited rides for Mo Cycles without paying any- a day at Rs 23. Puri, August 26: Rashtriya Bhubaneswar, August 26: A two-day thing every Thursday. While the ini- The Mo Cycles, which initially Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Chief POST NEWS NETWORK The team has found some capacity building training programme tiative is aimed at promoting eco- received good response from the Mohan Bhagwat Thursday met early archaeological antiq- for the personnel engaged in Forest friendly transport system in the city, denizens, saw a decline in its rid- Puri Shankaracharya Swami Bhubaneswar, August 26: A four- uities near the temple Right Act (FRA) cells in tribal dom- it is expected that the move will ership due to Covid-19 pandemic Nischalananda Saraswari here on member archaeological survey premises, the most notable inated districts was inaugurated boost Mo Cycle ridership which and rift between the BSCL and the third day of his visit to Odisha. team of ‘Rediscover Lost Heritage’ one among them being a Sahasralinga Thursday by Ranjana Chopra, has taken a beating in the wake of agencies. As per sources while Bhagawat visited Govardhan (RLH) group has documented a Principal Secretary of the ST & SC Covid-19 pandemic. 37,008 users were registered for Peeth in the afternoon and held 1,100-year-old ancient temple sit- Sahasralinga, a scientific Development Department. The two- “Users will be allowed to ride the service in December 2018. discussion with the seer. uated at Gurudipala village in pillar device, contains day training is being organised by bicycles from 6am to 8pm every However, the ridership plummeted Viswa Sambad Kendra (VSK), Badamba block of Cuttack district. 1,020 miniature Shiva Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Thursday. Residents can avail the to less than 100 per day in the wake the RSS’s publicity wing described The survey team included team Lingas carved on it and has Tribes Research and Training Institute rides free of cost during the stip- of Covid. the meeting in a statement as members Rabindra Kumar Rana, deep connection with (SCSTRTI), Govt. of Odisha. ulated time without any charges Despite fall in ridership, “courtesy call” and added that Subhasish Dash, Hrudananda ‘Vedic Archaeoastronomy’ from the cycle stations situated Bhubaneswar was adjudged the Bhagwat had sought Shankara- Praharaj and project coordinator across the city. However, it is manda- second best city in the country charya’s blessings. Deepak Kumar Nayak. tory to install the Yana/Yulu ap- under ‘Cycles4Change’ challenge After the meeting, Bhagwat vis- The temple of Goddess CLASSIFIED plication on a person’s device to initiative by the Centre and was pro- ited Srimandir to pray before the Ramchandi, as per the survey team, avail the service,” said the BSCL. vided Rs 1 crore aid to further pro- divine siblings Lord Balabhadra, was built in unique Khakara style AFFIDAVITLOST It can be mentioned here that Mo mote such initiatives. Devi Subhadra and Lord Jagannath. of architecture and the construc- tion period of it may predate 9th I, Smt. Puspanjali Century AD. The team is currently Satpathy, W/o. Mahesh in the process of listing the lesser Prasad Satpathy have NORMS GO FOR A TOSS known archaeological monuments of different ancient river valleys like owned a property bearing Mahanadi, Prachi, Bhargavi & THE ‘GRAHA PAATA’ OVER THE DOOR JAMBS HAS EIGHT Plot No. 884(C) under Ratnachira. GRAHAS (PLANETS) INSTEAD OF TRADITIONAL NAVA Mouza: Ghatikia from One of the team members, GRAHAS FOUND IN LATER ERA TEMPLES Prasanta Kumar Rabindra Kumar Rana, said, “The Choudhaury and he has ancient temple is situated just on other side of Mahanadi River of this Shiva, Bhikshatana Shiva, got this from G.A. Dept. the outskirts of Hindol-Badamba place. So, there is every possibility Kartikeya in Mayurasana, Goddess vide Conveyance Deed No. forest ranges. During our conver- that this temple may be contem- Varahi, and Goddess Parvati in 8497, Dtd.03.10.2007. At the sation with locals, we learnt that porary to Durga temple.” her Jogeswari form are seen. All the the temple was built by the kings RLH’s project coordinator above mentioned antiquities May time of Sale, he has of Badamba state. However, con- Deepak Kumar Nayak said, “Our predate to 9th century AD.” handed over all original sidering the construction style and team has found some early ar- The survey team also raised documents which has the antiquities found near the tem- chaeological antiquities near the their concern over the lime paint been misplaced ple premises, it appears the temple temple precincts. The most notable applied to the outer walls and sculp- somewhere from my was built much earlier. It may have one among them is the presence of tures by locals. They suggested the custody. I have informed at been renovated later by subsequent a Sahasralinga. A Sahasralinga removal of the paint by profes- Bharatpur Police Station. rulers of Badamba. Among the contains 1,020 miniature Shiva sionals or experts from state temples found in the state, only a Lingas carved on it. It is actually Archaeology department, to bring I have taken a housing few are built in Khakara style of ar- a scientific pillar device. It is an old back the lost grandeur of the mon- loan from SBI and I have chitecture. Baitala Deula of gnomon and has deep connection ument. not mortgaged it at any Bhubaneswar, Varahi temple at with ‘Vedic Archaeoastronomy’. The original 10-armed other financial Chaurasi, Puri and Durga temple The ‘Graha Paata’ over the door Mahisamardini Durga image was institution. If someone get at Baideswar, Cuttack can be taken jambs has eight Grahas (planets) stolen from the temple a few years this document, request to as prime examples of Khakara instead of traditional Nava Grahas ago. Now, a subsidiary detached handover in SBI, style of architecture. In fact, found in later era temples. On the image from the temple is being Throwing social distancing norms to winds, people make a beeline at the vaccination centre at Capital Hospital in Khakara styled Durga temple of outer walls of the temple, some worshiped as the presiding Goddess RACPC, BBSR.

Bhubaneswar, Friday OP PHOTO Baideswar is situated just on the early sculptures of Gangadhara Ramchandi.

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A dozen babies infected PASTIME ACTIVITIES

k y m with Covid in Balasore c Two infants, who tested Covid-19 positive, were discharged from the hospital Wednesday, when their parents sought to shift them out

will be reviewed to ascertain the status of infection in the district. “We are creating special facili- ties for the treatment of children diagnosed with Covid-19. A provi- sion of 40 beds including five in REPRESENTATIONAL PICTURE neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and 5 beds in Pediatric Intensive AGENCIES Jagadev. Among the six kids, three Care Unit (PICU) is being made are under one year and three above here,” Jagdev added. Bhubaneswar, August 26: As one year, he informed. Besides, He added that the children in- many as 12 babies have tested two infants, who tested Covid-19 fected with Covid-19 are not so se- Covid-19 positive in Balasore dis- positive, were discharged from the rious and have mild symptoms. trict, officials said Thursday. hospital Wednesday, after their The district health officials are Out of these, four infants (under parents decided to shift them to keeping a close eye on them, added one month) are under observation Cuttack, Jagadev said. the official. Meanwhile, the state has at the Sick Newborn Care Unit Asked whether the rise in the reported 849 fresh Covid-19 cases, (SNCU) at the District Headquarters number of Covid infection among of which 130 are below 18 years. Hospital (DHH), while another six children can be attributed to the The state government has con- kids are under treatment at the third wave, Jagdev said that it is too firmed the death of another 66 per- hospital, said Chief District Medical early to draw any conclusion. sons due to Covid-19, taking the and Public Health Officer, Dulalsen However, the data in past few days toll to 7,628. Youths from Chaunrpur village in Sambalpur carrying fishing rods to catch fish in the river Mahanadi, Thursday OP PHOTO Confectioner in Bhadrak MAHANGA DOUBLE MURDER CASE Kalahandi: Principal held for fraud receives `72 lakh GST POST NEWS NETWORK village under the police limits filed a written complaint against him evasion notice from AP Lanjigarh, August 26: Lanjigarh at Lanjigarh police station. Sahoo police in Kalahandi district had asked him to pay `2,50,000 for POST NEWS NETWORK Court seeks fresh probe against min Jena arrested the Principal of Maa giving him the job. Police said the Hiranila Degree College for al- victim sold his land and arranged Bhadrak, August 26: A Bhadrak- POST NEWS NETWORK returning home on a motorcycle legedly cheating a man of `2.5 `2,50,000 and paid the money to based confectioner has received a when the murder took place. lakh on the pretext of providing Sahoo in his residence. Sahoo, tax evasion notice from Andhra Nischintakoili, August 26: A local The two were rushed to Mahanga him a job in the college. The accused however, issued him an appoint- Pradesh Sales Tax Department court has directed Mahanga police Community Health Centre (CHC) principal was identified as Ramesh ment letter and assured him that that accused him of evading GST to launch a fresh probe into the where doctors declared Kulamani Chandra Sahoo. if he does not get the job, he will amounting to `72 lakh. charge of involvement of Panchayati brought dead while Dibyasingh was Sahoo was arrested after return the money. However, he Meanwhile, acting on the di- Raj and Law Minister Pratap Jena shifted to SCB Medical College and Lachhaman Behera of Jodabandha went back on his promise. rection in the notice, the confec- in the Mahanga double Hospital in Cuttack where he suc- tioner’s UCO Bank savings account murder case. cumbed to injuries. Ramakant had has been frozen. The judicial magistrate first class filed an FIR against 13 persons in- The confectioner in question is (JMFC) at Salipur directed a fresh cluding Jena at the Mahanga police Abhijit Puntia, a small sweet stall probe into the matter. The court station after the murder. owner from Kothar village under was hearing a petition by the Police registered a case and ar- Dhamnagar block in Bhadrak dis- complainant. REPRESENTATIONAL PICTURE rested nine persons while the prime trict. A small-time confectioner, Hearing the case filed by The court has also directed the police to investigate the alleged involvement accused, Prafulla Biswal, who was Abhijit was taken aback after re- Ramakant Baral, son of deceased of the law minister in the case. Ramakant had alleged that despite complaint, absconding, was found dead on a ceiving the notice. The Asurali BJP leader Kulamani Baral, the police had struck off the name of the minister and Mahanga MLA as accused road near Tangi. Another accused branch of UCO Bank had received magistrate directed Mahanga police no-13 while submitting the chargesheet in the court Bijay Kumar Baral is still the notice from the GST Department to start a fresh probe into the dou- absconding. in Andhra Pradesh. In the notice, ble murder case. BJP leaders Kulamani Baral and The double murder of the two senior The double murder of the two it was mentioned that Abhijit The court also directed the police his associate Dibyasingh Baral leaders then triggered an uproar in senior leaders triggered an uproar Traders and Priya & Co has evaded to investigate the alleged involve- of Nrutanga panchayat under the state as BJP and Congress in the state as BJP and Congress tar- tax to the tune of `72,19,627. In the ment of the law minister in the Mahanga police limits were targeting Jena staged agitations at geting Jena staged agitations at letter, the bank had been directed case. Ramakant had alleged that brutally hacked to death at various places in the state demanding various places in the state de- to freeze his bank accounts. despite complaint, police had struck Jankoti January 2, this year arrest of the accused manding arrest of the accused. Unaware of GST, he immediately off the name of the minister and Things came to such a pass that contacted UCO Bank officials. Mahanga MLA as accused no-13 BJP leaders Kulamani Baral and Mahanga police limits were bru- police were forced to arrest Bhikari Abhijit then contacted the Bhadrak while submitting the chargesheet his associate Dibyasingh Baral of tally hacked to death at Jankoti Swain, a senior BJD leader GST officials about the issue. in the court. Nrutanga panchayat under January 2, this year. The two were of Mahanga. Leopard population Drought situation grim in Mayurbhanj on rise in Dhenkanal OFFICIALS GO INTO A HUDDLE; 2,393 HA IN POST NEWS NETWORK Over the years, the forest de- Anantapur Reserve Forest under 10 BLOCKS AFFECTED BY DEFICIT RAINFALL partment has taken a slew of steps Kamakhyanagar western range Dhenkanal, August 26: Good to minimise poaching and illegal and Kandhara Reserve Forest under news for animal lovers! The pop- felling of trees. Because of this, Hindol range have leopards. ulation of leopards in Dhenkanal the population of wild animals Meanwhile, the forest depart- district has increased. Wildlife ex- and the forest cover in the district ment has started preparation for perts have claimed that their num- have increased. leopard census. It has also taken a ber would further increase if steps From the satellite survey in 2015, slew of measures to keep a tab on to ensure their safety and the avail- the district’s forest cover was 1,40,300 poaching. ability of food in their habitats hectares. In 2021-22, it increased Yet, the district has earned are taken. to 1,44,561 hectares. The increase notoriety for tiger poaching. Cases Ten years ago, only one or two in the area of forest has conse- of smuggling of big cats’ body leopards were spotted in the jungles quently helped increase the num- parts including its nails and skins of Dhenkanal district. Their ap- ber of wild animals. are frequently reported. In one of pearances were very rare. Then According to wildlife experts, such cases, the forest department trap cameras were not installed the increase in the number of wild staff from Kapilas range busted a in the jungles. So, it was then be- animals such as deer, boars, bark- racket by arresting three persons lieved that the big cats had strayed ing deer, among others will also including a teacher February 7. into the district from neighbouring help increase in big cats’ They were arrested while smug- districts. population. gling skins of two leopards that POST NEWS NETWORK As per field surveys, paddy farm- were poached in Anantapur Reserve ing in 2,393 hectares in 54 panchay- Forest under Kankadahada block Baripada, August 26: As June, July ats under the 10 blocks has been af- under Kamakhyanagar western and August recorded rainfall much fected by poor rainfall. range and sending it to other states. less than the usual, the possibility The Collector has directed the of- “The increase in the population of drought is getting real in 10 blocks ficials of the superintending engi- of wild animals such as deer and of Mayurbhanj district. The district neer of the irrigation department, barking deer plays a crucial role in administration is now thinking how engineers of the mega irrigation increasing the population of big to deal with the situation. projects, minor irrigation depart- cats. The forest department is tak- The administration held an emer- ment and watershed mission to take ing steps to contain poaching. To gency meeting over the drought sit- necessary measures for irrigating get good results, more safety meas- uation in the district under chair- the land and look for other alterna- ures are to be taken to protect the manship of Collector Vineet Bhardwaj. tive measures to save crops wherever reserve forests,” said wildlife expert The Collector directed agriculture possible. Officials were also asked to Arabinda Majhi. officials and officials of the irrigation operationalise defunct irrigation proj- Terming the increase in leop- and lift irrigation departments to ects on a war footing and submit re- ard population a good omen for take necessary measures to allevi- ports about it to the administration. forests, Rajendra Panigrahi, a mem- ate the situation in the areas sans ir- Hundreds of acres of farmland have FILE PHOTO ber of ‘Jibajantu Kalyan and rigation facilities. remained fallow in the district. The Thaithan Samiti' said, "There has The meeting revealed that out of 26 Collector asked the agriculture offi- TEN YEARS AGO, ONLY OVER THE YEARS, THE FOREST DEPARTMENT been a considerable decrease in blocks in the district, paddy farm- cials to take steps to encourage farm- ONE OR TWO HAS TAKEN A SLEW OF MEASURES TO MINIMISE poaching cases. The number of ing in 10 blocks has been severely af- ers to raise non-paddy crops in the fal- LEOPARDS WERE POACHING AND ILLEGAL FELLING OF TREES. wild animals will go up only when fected by deficit rainfall and the sit- low land so that farmers would get a SPOTTED IN THE BECAUSE OF THIS, THE POPULATION OF WILD they get an atmosphere where they uation in these blocks is gradually reprieve from the current situation. JUNGLES OF THE ANIMALS AND THE FOREST COVER IN THE can move freely." turning grim by the day. According to reports, the district DISTRICT. THEIR DISTRICT HAVE INCREASED When contacted, DFO Prakash According to officials, there is lit- should have received an average of 360

APPEARANCES WERE Chand Gogineni said the depart- tle hope for paddy harvest in mm rainfall in the monsoon, but 10

k y m c VERY RARE. IT WAS DFO PRAKASH CHAND GOGINENI SAID THE ment is taking every possible step Shyamakhunta, Kaptipada, blocks have received rainfall much less THEN BELIEVED THAT DEPARTMENT IS TAKING EVERY POSSIBLE STEP to protect wild animals including Bangiriposi, Kuliana, Saraskana, than the normal. It is said only 60 THE BIG CATS HAD TO PROTECT WILD ANIMALS INCLUDING THE the leopards from poachers. “The Jashipur, Raruan, Bahalda, Tiring mm rainfall was received by the dis- LEOPARDS FROM POACHERS. THE DEPARTMENT STRAYED FROM department is ready to start leop- and Jamkuda blocks where hectares trict by the third week of August. NEIGHBOURING IS READY TO START LEOPARD CENSUS AND ard census and soon it will be of farmlands have cracked open for Hence, the situation in 10 blocks is DISTRICTS SOON IT WILL BE STARTED started,” he added. want of rain over last three months. grim, it is said. P6 FRIDAY | AUGUST 27 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR power post

FOCUS ENVIRONMENT The soul attracted leaned to

the Abyss: It longed for the

k y m adventure of Ignorance. c SRI AUROBINDO DISCONSONANT WITH NATURE

ur planet is experi- ier, cheaper, faster and less un- encing extreme chaos certain than restoration. and tragedy on account Indigenous peoples’ knowledge Power of Early O of our fractured rela- and practices are important to in- tionship with nature. A virus has creasing the effectiveness of spilled over from wildlife to hu- restoration activities in degraded mans, causing a catastrophic global ecosystems. Such contributions Education pandemic. It is apprehended that can be amplified, ensuring their the COVID-19 crisis will augment full involvement in the co-design n the small northern Croatian town of Orehovica, preschoolers get to- extreme poverty globally. Climate of restoration activities affecting gether twice a week to play and learn. The classes, which include chil- change is fueling weather events their territories and recognising I dren of Roma background, are full of energy. Activities adapted to that are unprecedented in scale their visions of healthy and pro- everyone’s needs have created a sense of belonging for every child, regard- and devastation leading to drastic ductive ecosystems. Many exam- less of their identity. The teachers are trained in inclusive education prac- alterations to our natural, man- ples demonstrate that indigenous tices, and know how best to support these young children before they enter made and social environments. The achievement of economic growth over the past few peoples’ active involvement in primary school. Most important, parents play a central role at the preschool The erosion digging away at our restoration activities substantially and feel supported and valued. The positive impact on the children has coastal beaches and river bends is decades has been accompanied by large amounts of increases their success and legit- spilled over into the local community and improved social cohesion. a serious threat to the people liv- pollution, with significant impacts on human health imacy. Most glorious example is sa- The Orehovica programme’s success underscores the longstanding truth Dr Debapriya ing near the coasts. and ecosystems and the ways in which some of the cred forest in Meghalaya. that the period from birth to the age of five is vital to a person’s long-term Mukherjee The Earth’s ecosystem that sup- major Earth system processes are functioning In view of the above, it may be development. The brain grows rapidly during this time and ports our life is in a severe state of mentioned that ecosystems are develops important skills that influence our health, how well we do at school, degradation. The achievement of unique capital assets for hu- and how good we are at our jobs. economic growth over the past third of all marine mammals are sive. Such cases are not restoration mankind. If properly managed, Access to high-quality early education helps nurture these skills and can WITH THE few decades has been accompa- now threatened. All over the world, and should not be tracked as they yield a flow of vital services. yield remarkable benefits. US researchers nied by large amounts of pollution, the priority is to provide more progress toward restoration goals. These include the production of have spent the past 50 years studying the im- ADVANCEMENT OF with significant impacts on human food, energy and materials to peo- Restoration is an inherently goods, such as food and raw ma- pact of such programmes on children who had TECHNOLOGIES health and ecosystems and the ple to improve their lifestyle at local challenge requiring intricate terials, and support for economic attended them in the 1960s. They found that ways in which some of the major the cost of nature’s ability with- knowledge of the specific social and activity and welfare through pol- participation in early childhood education AND MANAGEMENT Earth system processes, such as the out considering severe adverse ecological context. In different re- lination, recycling pollutants, nat- reduced the likelihood of children being STRATEGIES, climate, are functioning. impact on nature and human gions around the world, and it en- ural protection and other impor- placed in special education and increased With the advancement of tech- health. Researchers have ranked compasses a range of land-man- tant processes. Most importantly, high-school graduation rates by as much as WE HAVE nologies and management strate- the five direct drivers of change in agement strategies, including the the ecosystems are not only fixed 11 percentage points. These children experi- CONTROLLED gies, we have controlled some nature with the largest relative conservation of existing ecosys- in supply and subject to irreversible enced fewer suspensions from school, had forms of pollution but approxi- global impacts so far. In descend- tems, the protection of land to sup- loss; they are prone to abrupt col- better employment outcomes and overall SOME FORMS OF mately 19 million premature deaths ing order of importance, they are port natural recovery, assisted lapse if sufficiently disturbed or mental well-being, and were less likely to re- are estimated to occur annually as changes in land and sea use; direct restoration in degraded regions, sus- degraded. On a global scale, the un- ceive criminal convictions. POLLUTION BUT a result of the way societies use nat- exploitation of organisms; climate tainable ecosystem management, certainty about unforeseen future Evidence from other countries points to a Manos Antoninis APPROXIMATELY ural resources. The existing pat- change; pollution and invasive and holistic agricultural practices impacts, coupled with irreversible similarly clear pattern. In Chile, an analysis tern of consumption and pro- alien species. As key ecosystems to promote local biodiversity and and substantial environmental of fourth-grade students showed that children Access to 19 MILLION duction - the linear economic that deliver services essential to human well-being. Providing uni- losses, is exacerbating global en- who had attended preschool – and poorer PREMATURE model of “take-make-dispose” will food and agriculture rapidly de- fying social and ecological insights vironmental risks—from climate children in particular – did high-quality early seriously burden an already pol- cline, we are clearly living out of to inform local land-management change to biodiversity loss to nat- better in reading and mathematics than education helps DEATHS ARE luted planet, affecting current and harmony with nature. decisions – assessing the trade- ural disasters. We need to ensure those who had not. In Indonesia, early child- nurture skills and ESTIMATED TO future generations. Millions of young people in offs and synergies among different that the rising scarcity of hood education reduced gaps between poorer Presently, the degradation of many countries demand climate land-use approaches – will be a ecosystems and their services and richer children in language, cognitive de- can yield remarkable OCCUR ANNUALLY land and marine ecosystems desta- action but there is no easy cure for major scientific challenge in sup- is reflected in our market, business, velopment, communication, general knowl- benefits. US bilises the well-being of 3.2 bil- what ails the environment. No sil- porting restoration efforts over and public decisions. These deci- edge, and pro-social behaviour. AS A RESULT OF lion people and costs about 10% of ver bullet can restore the natural the coming decade. sions must recognise that the ben- Despite the importance of these early researchers have THE WAY the annual global gross product in world overnight. But preventing Restoration targets need be for- efits – or the valuable goods and years, a recent study by UNESCO’s Global found that SOCIETIES USE species loss and ecosystem serv- the ongoing loss of natural ecosys- mulated as contributions to bio- services – that are generated by Education Monitoring Report, ‘Right from the participation in early ices. Of the estimated eight million tems must be the top priority for diversity and climate and not a ecosystems are wide ranging but Start’, estimates that two in five children, NATURAL species on earth, around a mil- limiting future emissions and the percentage of area. In addition to generally not marketed. This is mostly in low- and lower-middle-income childhood education lion face extinction, according to loss of vital biodiversity. In parallel, these, restoration targets need in- why they are frequently misused countries, are still completely missing out on reduced the RESOURCES biodiversity specialists from the restoration and sustainable clusive scope beyond restoring or overused, and such irreversible pre-primary school. Children disadvantaged around the world. Many of these management of degraded regions the vegetation structure of forest conversion can increase the risk as a result of disability, ethnicity, language, likelihood of children are now threatened with extinction can contribute to the drawdown of ecosystems. They should, therefore, of ecological collapse. Only by poverty, migration, or displacement are not being placed in within decades leading to a bio- additional carbon and the recov- also encompass other ecosystems, taking on the economics of ecosys- only already disproportionately more likely diversity collapse. The average ery of local species. At the same biodiversity elements, and driv- tems we will be on the path to to suffer from malnutrition and poor health; special education abundance of native species in time, we must avoid perverse neg- ers. Above all there is emergent global restoration. they are also more likely to be unable to ac- and increased major land-based habitats has ative consequences, such as the need to ‘‘bend the curve’’ of both cess preschool educations. fallen by at least 20%, mostly since loss of natural ecosystems or the biodiversity loss and climate The writer is a former The preschool participation gap between high-school 1900. More than 40% of amphib- re-vegetation of degraded lands change and restoration must be tar- Senior Scientist with the children from rich and poor households is graduation rates by ian species, almost 33% of reef- with non-native species, which geted hand in hand with threat Central Pollution Control stark; in some African countries, it exceeds 11 percentage points forming corals and more than a could risk their becoming inva- abatement. Averting loss now is eas- Board. Views are personal. 60 percentage points. Ethnic gaps also can be large. In Greece, for example, only 28% of Roma children are in pre-primary educa- tion, compared to an overall enrollment rate of 84%. SPECTRUM LOCAL GOVERNANCE ‘Right from the Start’ argues that giving everyone the same educational opportunity from the beginning can play a powerful role in fostering inclusion. Giving all children access to pre-primary education, regardless of their background, identity, or ability, would level the play- ing field later in life. But most countries leave this up to chance. Only 28% make pre-primary schooling compulsory for all children. Access Role of panchayats in dispute resolution is only part of the picture. In the poorest countries, many preschools are un- derfunded and not equipped to provide high-quality ince ages panchayats have been enforced properly nor have to the members being subjected to As the subject of Nyaya inclusive education. Children need safe schools, engaging activities, and been arbitrating on prop- Nyaya Panchayats established influences and pressures. Panchayats raises a number of support from adequately trained teachers to thrive, but too many early-ed- S erty disputes, torts and even themselves as effective instru- The Gram Nyayalayas Act, 2008, pertinent questions, which need to ucation environments ultimately fail them. criminal offences like murder and ments for resolving disputes. In fact, has been enacted by the be tackled through discussions for In Malawi, a survey of staff at childcare centers found that only one in rape. The age-old institutions of Kerala has not included any judi- Government of India to facilitate a wider acceptability, a study on the three had a relevant qualification. But quality concerns exist in high-income local self-governance have found cial provision in the Kerala establishment of the Gram institutionalisation of Nyaya countries, too. In the Italian region of Tuscany, for example, about 60% of new vigour with the introduction Panchayati Raj Act, 1994. However, Nyayalayas at the grassroots level Panchayats gains importance. teachers said they were unfamiliar with the needs of immigrant, refugee, of the 73rd Constitutional there are cases of ‘Neeti Melas’ to provide access to justice to the Some states such as Karnataka, and Roma students. Amendment Act. Strengthening the where local issues have been re- citizens at their door steps. Presently, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened existing inequalities, making the panchayats and empowering peo- solved. Similarly, states like only a few states have Gram have adopted pilot projects in some case for an inclusive start in education even stronger. During the G7 sum- Pradeep Kumar Panda ple at the grassroots to resolve Maharashtra have also imple- Nyayalayas, which almost have a districts with a view to adjudicat- mit in the United Kingdom in June, US First Lady Jill Biden and Catherine, their minor disputes amicably mented such legal aid camps to formal character, making them ing cases in the rural sector speed- the Duchess of Cambridge, championed the transformative power of uni- would solve many of the problems resolve disputes at the panchayat complicated. They also tend to be ily. Under the Karnataka model versal early childhood care and education. To intensify efforts and gal- SELF-GOVERNANCE that are faced by conventional jus- level. Some panchayats have also more expensive for the litigants. that came into effect in April 1993, vanise cooperation, governments and international organisations will ENVISAGED BY THE tice dispensation system. This taken up measures for ‘litigation Hence, people have restricted access special judicial magistrates adju- launch a new Global Partnership Strategy on early education this fall, with would also solve the problems of free’ panchayats. to justice as compared to the Nyaya dicated rural cases at the spot of the the aim of ensuring that every child can go to pre-primary school. CONSTITUTION accessibility to the courts for those Generally, it is observed that in Panchayats. The Gram Nyayalayas dispute. In Jammu and Kashmir It is vital that countries prioritise early education appropriately. They must living in remote regions. few states where Nyaya Panchayats with a Nyayadhikari and lawyers Adalat offices are attached to the ensure teachers are trained in inclusive education and that curricula take MUST INCLUDE Self-governance envisaged by have been performing, their po- representing the parties are still not panchayat and the panchayat or- into account children’s diversity. More should be done JUDICIAL POWERS the Constitution must include ju- tential has not been exploited fully. reaching the common man. ganises conciliatory meetings. In to collect data on those excluded, and governments must increase in- dicial powers too and that is the ra- There has also been no unifor- Acting on the advice of the Bihar there is a separate institution vestment in early education programmes. TOO AND THAT IS tionale behind ‘Nyaya Panchayats’. mity among the states on its func- National Advisory Council, the namely “Gram Kacheri”. World leaders have repeatedly promised to “build back better” after the THE RATIONALE Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, tions. Most of the Nyaya Government of India constituted The Nyaya Panchayats are a pandemic. When it comes to education, they need to get it right from the start. Karnataka, Kerala and West Bengal Panchayats were formed through a committee on June 25, 2006, under necessity with intent to provid- OF ‘NYAYA have not made any statutory pro- a system of nomination or a com- the chairmanship of Upendra ing justice to the common man in The writer is Director of the UNESCO Global Education Monitoring PANCHAYATS’ visions for Nyaya Panchayats in bination of election and nomina- Dahi. The panel submitted a draft a cost effective manner, making Report. their state Panchayati Raj Acts. tion. The nomination system by Bill proposing setting up Nyaya impartial decisions, maintaining But even where laws are enacted, District Magistrate, who would Panchayats at panchayat level to re- social harmony, reducing the bur- ©PROJECT SYNDICATE as in Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, act on the recommendations of solve disputes before they reach the den of courts and settling disputes Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, lower functionaries, may lead to in- formal judicial system. However, through conciliation. This will Mizoram, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, fluential persons being nominated the Bill could not be taken to its log- lead to the creation of litigation- WISDOM CORNER Rajasthan, Sikkim, Madhya to serve on Nyaya Panchayats, ical end due to various reserva- free panchayats in India. Pradesh and Odisha, they are non- thus impinging upon the neu- tions expressed by the Ministry When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the functional. In the present scenario, trality. The working of Nyaya of Law and Justice, Ministry of The writer is an economist goals, adjust the action steps. neither judicial functions have Panchayats may also be affected due Finance and the state governments. with IIPA, New Delhi. CONFUCIUS When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favour. ELON MUSK Caste census conundrum Privatisation of airports I don't believe you have to be better than everybody else. I believe you have to be better than you ever thought you could be. Sir, The piercing clamour and fervent demand have led the Bihar Sir, The Ministry of Civil Aviation and the Airport Authority of India KEN VENTURI Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and some of the MPs to press for a (AAI) have decided to privatise 25 Indian airports (domestic as well as etters caste census. Now, even the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha has international) on the instructions of the Union government. According joined the bandwagon for a caste census. However, according to me, to the government, new airports will be built with the money raised it is more of a political gimmick rather than a social strategy to from the privatisation process. Is the government a contractor which TOL THE EDITOR uplift the downtrodden classes. It is obvious that politicians leave will build airports and sell them to industrialists? Will the privatisa- LOL Readers of Orissa POST no stone unturned to win their political vote bank. However, caste tion of airports benefit the people? Moreover, questions are being raised are most welcome to contribute letters census seems to be imperative but it would have negative reper- on whether the flters would receive the same service, facilities and se- (200 words), articles and cussions of vehement assertions of each group against the other; curity once the airports are handed over to the Adani Group. Will the God is missing columns (between 750-1250 words). Contributors are thus leading to friction and destabilising the unity and harmony prices of tickets also remain same and no additional tax burden would requested to send their of already polarised India. Most importantly, caste census exercise be imposed on the fliers? Most importantly, who will provide the se- wo little boys were known the cathedral contact numbers and full could win elections for political parties, but not really help the socio- curity to the airports and the fliers? In addition, what will be the fu-

troublemakers, stealing crying to his postal address/email ID. They may also economic development of the people. The question is: would we be ture of the existing employees of AAI? The Adani Group is not a char-

k y m T send in their valuable comments, opinion c everything they could get their hands, home where he hid in a and suggestions, preferably by email, talking of caste if basic necessities of people like health, educa- itable trust that will provide generous services to the fliers. Their even from the church. One day a closet. Eventually his brother found to: [email protected] tion and job opportunities were provided efficiently? Do the demands main objective is to earn more profits and as a result of this fliers priest stopped one of the boys and him and asked, "What's wrong?" The of politicians really represent the current needs and aspirations will suffer. I, therefore, urge the Union government to re-consider asked, "Where is God?" The boy crying boy replied, "We're in trouble of the people? Perhaps they actually do not. Thus the narrative and the privatisation process and save the country from being sold out shrugged and the priest repeated, now! God is missing and they think B-15, Rasulgarh Industrial Estate, focus should be on development in a real sense. to few businessmen. "Where is God?" The boy ran out of we took him!" Bhubaneswar-751010 Aswino Gomango, RAYAGADA Bishnu Prasad Das, CUTTACK P7 FRIDAY | AUGUST 27 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR state

POLITICAL STIR Urea black marketing adds to

k y m woes of Sambalpur farmers c A 50-KG PACKET OF UREA IS SOLD FOR `600, DOUBLE ITS MSP

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Sambalpur, August 26: While deficit rainfall has affected paddy farming in some parts of Sambalpur district, farmers have alleged that black-marketing of fertilizers has become a cause of concern for them when farming ac- tivities are peaking up. They have demanded raids on dealer points and regular checking REPRESENTATIVE PIC of fertiliser stocks. According to reports, price of a According to Ashok Pradhan, convener of Paschima Odisha packet of urea is officially fixed at reports, price of a Krushak Sangathan, said both the state and the `267 while the same is sold for packet of urea is central government have been doing their own ` officially fixed at publicity through various platforms about welfare 600 in the market. Black marke- ` teers are raking in the moolah. 267 while the programmes and schemes for farmers same is sold for They alleged that unscrupu- `600 in the market. DRCS Lingaraj Nayak said there is no allegation about lous dealers are creating a short- Black marketeers shortage of urea in cooperative societies. Fertilizer is age of fertilizers with tacit support are raking in distributed as per official guidelines. If more fertilizer from the department while agri- the moolah is required, there will be provision for it, he added culture and civil supplies officials do not take stock of the situation, when they need it. PACSs and societies are supplied the same Farmers have to return empty- LAMPs do not have fertilisers through Markfed. Members of Socialist Unity Centre of India, demanding to declare Kishorenagar block in Angul district as drought affected region, gheraoing the block office, handed from primary agriculture while traders sell the same at high In rural areas, dealers allegedly Thursday OP PHOTO cooperative societies and large price. Farmers can’t wait for gov- sell urea packets at doubled price. area primary agriculture coop- ernment supply of urea at this Farmers alleged that the agri- erative societies where urea is not critical time. Hence, they are bound culture department has failed to available now. to buy the fertiliser at high price,” act against black marketers and Youth’s hanging Ashok Pradhan, convener of Pradhan observed. raids on dealer points. NCST team takes stock of Paschima Odisha Krushak During the kharif season, the However, DRCS Lingaraj Nayak body spotted in Sangathan, said both the state and district requires about 15,000 met- said there is no allegation about the central governments have been ric tonnes while the district has re- shortage of urea in cooperative so- Jajpur district doing their own publicity through ceived much less. cieties. Fertiliser is distributed project impact in Malkangiri various platforms about welfare According to official sources, as per official guidelines. If more programmes and schemes for 83 agencies including coopera- fertilizer is required, there will POST NEWS NETWORK POLAVARAM ROW POST NEWS NETWORK farmers. tive societies, LAMPSs and deal- be provision for it,” he added. “But their claims standsin sharp ers have been issued licenses to Like previous years, farmers Kalimela, August 26: A delega- Jajpur, August 26: A youth’s body contrast with the current situation. sell fertilisers. Authorized deal- in many parts of the district have tion of the National Commission was found hanging from a black- In fact, farmers have to face a ers can buy fertilisers directly been facing difficulties in availing for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) berry tree at Sisirana village under tough time without getting urea from companies while cooperative fertilisers as per their needs. Thursday visited Motu in Binjharpur police limits in Jajpur Malkangiri district to take stock of district Thursday. the situation arising out of the The deceased was identified as Decomposed Polavaram project being executed Anjan Mallick, son of Ramakant ACF SOUMYA’S DEATH by the Andhra Pradesh Mallick from Sisirana village. A do- body recovered Government. mestic dispute is said to be the rea- The team, led by its member son behind his taking the in Jagatsinghpur Ananata Nayak, is on a three-day extreme step. Anjan worked in a pri- NHRC seeks status visit to Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and vate company in Andhra Pradesh. POST NEWS NETWORK Telangana. On reaching Motu, the He came to his village a few months team held talks with local people back and during the period, his Jagatsinghpur, August 26: The about the project. It has always marriage was solemnised. report in 6 weeks decomposed body of a labourer been alleged that scores of villages who went missing for a few days was spread over four states including project while various outfits have Tandabai panchayats on how far POST NEWS NETWORK recovered from Alukholanga village Chhattisgarh will be affected by been strongly opposing it by or- they will be affected by the project. under Tirtol police limits in the Indira Sagar multi-purpose ganizing agitations, rallies in the Officials of the district adminis- Paralakhemundi. August 26: Jagatsinghpur district Thursday. project. Besides, large tracts of affected areas. tration and various departments The National Human Rights The decease has been identified farmland will be surbmerged by its Over 30 people from three neigh- were present. Commission (NHRC) Wednesday as Rabindra Mallick from water while thousands of people bouring states were present dur- The team visited various ri- sought a status report of the on- Badakanda village in Mayurbhanj will lose their livelihood. Notably, ing the visit. The members of the parian areas where farming is going probe into Assistant district. According to a source, six the central government has granted commission sought opinion of peo- said to be affected by the project. Conservator of Forests (ACF) labourers from Suliapada block in national status to the project. The ple of Motu, Pusuguda, They talked to the Collector and Soumya Ranjan Mohapatra death More people are likely Mayubhanj district had come to state government has opposed the Malabharam, Lachhipata and local MLA about the issue. Family members found incident. to be quizzed by Alukholanga village to work at a con- Anjan missing at Odisha Police DG Abhay and struction site some 25 days back. Additional Chief Secretary, Forest the Crime Branch in However, Rabindra went missing around 4 am Thursday. and Environment Department connection with the case from the site a few days back. After They launched a frantic Mona Sharma has been asked to not finding him anywhere, his fel- Keonjhar: 100 high schools, search for him but submit their reports within next six Abhiram Mohapatra has alleged low workers lodged a missing re- weeks, the NHRC notice stated. that sudden transfer of the PS to port at Tirtol police station. The po- failed in tracing him Meanwhile, more persons are Koraput has strengthened the doubt lice too failed in tracing him out. expected to be quizzed in connec- that he was giving protection to However, local residents spot- However, a few days into the mar- tion with the case. Forest Minister’s key accused Gajapati DFO. ted his decomposed body hanging OAVs put under 5T ambit riage, the relationship between the former private secretary Dipti The probing agency is also likely from a tree Thursday. A team from couple started souring over some is- Ranjan Behera would be quizzed in to question the deceased ACF’s Tirtol police station brought down POST NEWS NETWORK sues. They used to quarrel frequently. this connection soon, a senior of- wife Bidyabharati Panda once the body in presence of his family A few days back, Anjan had dropped ficial of Crime Branch said. again, the senior Crime Branch members and sent it for Keonjhar, August 26: As the state his wife at her parents’ house. Father of the deceased ACF official added. postmortem. government has emphasised 'High Anjan's family members found School Transformation' programme him missing at around 4 am under 5T initiative across the state, Thursday. They launched a frantic 100 state-run high schools and search for him at every possible 10-YR OLD DROWNS IN BALASORE Odisha Adarsha Vidyalayas (OAVs) place but failed in tracing him out. have been included in the progr- Later, some villagers spotted his POST NEWS NETWORK village. According to sources, Hundreds of villagers from mme in Keonjhar district, body hanging from a blackberry tree Dhananjay had gone to his uncle’s Kantapada and Bateswar laid siege a report said. in the village Thursday morning. Khaira, August 26: Tension house in nearby Kantapada vil- to Soro-Kupari road. Putting burn- These schools are now being up- They immediately informed the gripped Bateswar on Soro-Kupari lage for a visit. He was playing ing tyres on road, they staged a graded with various facilities in 13 district will be included in the pro- rooms, computer rooms, science deceased’s family members and road under Khaira police limits with his friends Thursday morn- road block, demanding `10 lakh blocks while Collector Ashish grnmme in the next phase. The laboratories, sports facilities, read- the police as well. Later, a team in Balasore district after hundreds ing near a nullah. While playing, compensation to the deceased’s Thakare, PD(DRDA), all sub-col- fund for the project is being provided ing rooms, labs, drinking water from Binjharpur police station of local people staged a road block- his feet slipped and he fell into the family and a bridge across the lectors, the district education officer, from the district mineral founda- facilities, hygienic toilets and above reached the spot, brought down ade following death of a 10-year-old water. He was immediately res- nullah. Police officials tried to all BDOs, tehsildars and BEOs tion (DMF). all a conducive study environment the body and sent it for postmortem. boy Thursday. cued by the villagers and rushed to pacify the agitating villagers. have been routinely reviewing the The High School Transformation to ensure that rural children get ex- A detailed investigation is un- The deceased minor boy has Khaira government hospital. But However, angry villagers refused progress of the work under the programme aims at giving a com- posure to various innovative ideas. derway to find out the cause behind been identified as Dhananjay Panda, it was too late. The doctors de- to budge from the spot, demanding programme. plete facelift to the state-run high It was learnt that Chief Minister the death and what could have son of Ramesh Panda of Banaparia clared him received dead. the compensation. According to the district ad- schools. These schools are being Naveen Patnaik will inaugurate these prompted him to do so. The cops are ministration, 436 high schools and equipped with state-of-the-art fa- schools October 2. Notably, it is the probing the issue from all possible Odisha Adarsha Vidyalays in the cilities like e-library, smart class- dream project of the Chief Minister. angles, it was learnt. PONZI FRAUD Solar power project singes under local fury n The company has set a target to POST NEWS NETWORK acquire 1200 acres in 10 pahchayats under Saintala block to set up its solar Saintala, August 26: With focus plant. The IDCO has directed revenue on carbon-neutral green energy, officials to provide land for the project the state government is making efforts to enhance solar power pro- duction in the state. However, an am- n The tehsil administration has bitious solar power project pro- initiated the process to convert the posed by the Aditya Birla group land before handing it over to the is facing local opposition at company. Locals alleged the tehsil Dunguriaplli under Saintala block authorities are planning to acquire hundreds of acres of pasture, of Bolangir district, cremation and forest land at Notably, the state government Dunguripalli, Turjauper, wants to increase the solar power Saraphapada and Kuanrgaon production capacity to 1,500MW by 2022. Green Energy Development Hundreds of people opposed the authorities are planning to hand convert the land before handing Corporation (GEDCOL) has been plant Wednesday and gheraohed the over hundreds of acres of pasture, it over to the company. working on a detailed roadmap for tehsil office for hours. cremation and forest land at Hundreds of local people along enhancing solar power production According to reports, the com- Dunguripalli, Turjauper, with ZP vice chairperson Pandab

on a commercial basis and to adopt pany has set a target to acquire Saraphapada and Kuanrgaon to Sahu, Saintala sarpanch Bhimsen

k y m c the latest technology for reducing 1200 acres in 10 pahchayats under the company. Swain, social activist Santanu the cost of production. Saintala block to set up its solar Locals had earlier met the tehsil- Nayak and youth leader Gajapati According to reports, the solar plant. The IDCO has directed rev- dar June 8, opposing the land ac- Sahu staged protests at the tehsil power plant will be set up over a a enue officials to provide land for the quisition for the company. office. They also submitted a mem- vast patch of land including pas- project. However, the tehsil administra- orandum adressed to the Chief Investors of non-banking finance firm Sahara India Pariwar staging a demonstration outside the company’s Berhampur ture, cremation and forest land. However, locals alleged the tehsil tion has initiated the process to Minister through the tehsildar. city office, Thursday, demanding return of maturity payments under various deposit schemes OP PHOTO KERALA P8 ASSAM

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k y m Ker govt faces flak over Villagers meet to bring normalcy along border c PRESS TRUST OF INDIA many areas, especially in business ASSAM-MIZORAM BORDER ROW and labour exchange. Silchar (Assam), August 26: At So, we have decided to run the rising Covid cases, TPR a time Assam and Mizoram gov- business in our own way till a per- ernments are trying to find solu- manent solution comes. We would tions to a vexed border dispute, like to run our life as we used to common people from both states have, he added. Another day of have come forward to try normalise When contacted, Cachar the situation. Superintendent of Police over 30K cases A team from Mizoram’s Ramandeep Kaur said it was an erala posted 30,007 fresh Vairengte Village Council, visited initiative at the local level and the KCovid-19 cases Thursday, Lailapur in Cachar to hold people- administration was aware of the the second consecutive day it to-people discussions. Vairengte development. reported more than 30,000, and is a border village in Mizoram’s It was not a formal official meet- 162 deaths which pushed the Kolasib district. ing, but an initiative by common total infection count in the state The village council is equiva- people. This is a positive develop- to 39.13 lakh and the toll to lent to the village panchayat on tense with truckers refusing to within the day, Lalfangkima said. ment to build a good long-lasting 20,134. According to the central the Assam side and the local village travel from one state to another For entering Mizoram, one needs relationship between the two neigh- government, 58.4 per cent of the bodies of both sides were engaged creating artificial shortages. The an Inner-Line-Permit (ILP). The bours, she told PTI. total Covid-19 cases last week in the talks, officials said. meeting decided that people from village Council is allowed to give At least six Assam Police per- were reported from Kerala. On The Vairengte team had taken both sides would be able to go to vil- permission to enter without ILP for sonnel and one civilian were killed Wednesday, the state recorded this step keeping Mizoram Chief lages on the other side of the state a day only. and more than 50 people injured as 31,445 fresh cases, which was Minister Zoramthanga, informed, border on business or to visit friends Both the village parties have the festering border dispute be- 68.11 per cent of the national Vairengte Joint Village Council and relatives without any hndrance. formed a committee to oversee tween the two Northeastern states total -- 46,164 -- of new leader Lalfangkima said. If anybody wants to enter movement on a regular basis and erupted into a bloody conflict on infections in the last 24 hours. After a deadly gun battle be- Mizoram for any business or any have exchanged their personal July 26. Assam's Barak Valley dis- In the last 24 hours, 1,66,397 PRESS TRUST OF INDIA the Moplah riots rather than man- tween police forces of the two states other genuine needs, he or she may phone numbers, to facilitate coor- tricts of Cachar, Karimganj and samples were tested and the aging Covid-19. TPR was found to be 18.03 per exactly a month ago despite a peace go. The entire responsibility will dination. Hailakandi share a 164.6 km long Thiruvananthapuram, August Carelessness of the state gov- cent. So far, 3.07 crore samples brokered by the Union home min- be borne by the Mizo villagers. Lalfangkima said that both the border with Mizoram's three dis- 26: The Kerala government ernment was the reason for this, he have been tested, it said. istry, the situation had remained However, the visitor should return states depend on each other in tricts of Aizawl, Kolasib and Mamit. Thursday faced flak from its po- said and added that the Left gov- litical opponents and public health ernment was more focused on cel- experts for its alleged carelessness ebrating the anniversary of the pert Dr SS Lal blamed the absence and foolish decisions regarding Moplah riots. of a clear-cut Covid management Covid-19 management, which ac- That is not the priority. Dealing strategy, the keeping of the sci- 2,500 rhino horns, ivory to be destroyed cording to them has led to the rise with Covid-19 should be the pri- entific community away from de- in cases and TPR in the southern ority, he said while addressing the cision making and the foolish de- INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE level committee constituted last terest litigation. state which is presently account- media in New Delhi. cisions taken at the bureaucratic month for the purpose and the Principal Chief Conservator of ing for nearly 70 per cent of the na- A similar view was expressed level for the present fast spreading Guwahati, August 26: Following state government’s advice would be Forest (Wildlife) Amit Sahai said tional total of daily infections. by Congress MLA Ramesh of the disease. a Gauhati High Court order, Assams considered before the burning of that verification of rhino horns Kerala Wednesday recorded 31,445 Chennithala who Thursday told Lal, who unsuccessfully con- Environment and Forest these remains, Yadav, who is also stored in Kamrup (Metro), Barpeta fresh cases, which is 68.11 per cent the media that the state govern- tested in the recent Assembly elec- Department is likely to destroy the Chief Wildlife Warden (CWW), and Morigaon districts has been of the national total -- 46,164 -- of new ment has failed to prevent spread of tion on a Congress ticket, also around 2,500 rhino horns, ivory told IANS. completed while it is underway in infections in the last 24 hours. Covid-19 in the state and demanded urged the Left government to release and body parts of other protected He said that around 5 per cent of Sonitpur, Nagaon, Golaghat and The TPR was 19.03 per cent that Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan the health data related to the virus animals stored in various treas- the specimens would be preserved other district treasuries. Of the Wednesday. The last time it had apologise to the people. infection to evaluate the actual sit- uries in different districts. for education, awareness, scien- 261 horns verified so far, 241 have crossed the 19 per cent mark was He also alleged that the care- uation prevailing in the state. Assam’s Additional Principal tific purposes and required as ex- been marked for destruction and three months back May 26 when it lessness of the state was the reason The government is hiding all Chief Conservator of Forest (Wildlife) hibits in certain court cases. 18 for preservation. was 19.95 per cent. behind the rise in Covid-19 cases in data related to the Covid-19. We Mahendra Kumar Yadav said the The destruction of the rhino Sahai said that various stake- Union Minister of State for Kerala. are unable to analyse the actual process to verify the rhino horns, The Forest Department would horns and other animal parts would holders, including media persons External Affairs and Parliamentary The senior Congress leader said Covid situation in the state due ivory and body parts of various pro- take a final decision on destroy- be conducted in conformity with and NGOs are involved in the Affairs V Muraleedharan attributed that presently the state was ac- to the unavailability of the data. If tected animals seized from poachers, ing the horns, ivory and other an- the relevant provisions of the ongoing verification of rhino this to the carelessness of the counting for around 70 per cent we are able to access it, we can smugglers or extracted from dead an- imal parts after a public hearing Wildlife (Protection) Act of 1972 horns, elephant tusks (ivory) and Kerala government, which ac- of the daily national total of fresh figure out the basic facts like imals over the last four decades and August 29 at Assam Forest School and to comply the Gauhati High body parts of other protected cording to him was more focused infections. which age group is most affected kept in government treasuries in Campus at Jalukbari in Guwahati. Court’s December 13, 2010 order,that animals to ensure transparency on celebrating the anniversary of Well-known public health ex- and so on, Lal told PTI. districts, is now underway. Recommendations of a state- was passed following public in- in the whole exercise. Kerala’s Covid lessons AI-BASED ATTENDANCE Assam Cabinet decides for India and its govt IN 48K ASSAM SCHOOLS to create 900 govt posts PRESS TRUST OF INDIA statement said. Kerala has so far reported 3.8 million infections, or 12% INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE out a number of technology-based Besides, the Cabinet decided of India’s total of 32.5 million. Its 19,757 deaths, however, services like AI based Cloud plat- Guwahati, August 26: The Assam that in the interest of public Guwahati, August 26: To cap- form solution for Smart Classroom government Thursday decided that service and to rationalise staff, account for only 4% of the overall nationwide fatalities ture the automatic attendance and solution, Learning Management it will create nearly 900 posts in deputy commissioners have management, the state-owned System etc which are the need of Public Works and Public Health been empowered to transfer RailTel Corporation of India has the hour, Chawla said. Engineering departments by mak- employees of government completed the work of deploying According to Assam Education ing new circles and divisions in departments within the district Artificial Intelligence (AI) based Department officials, Axom various parts of the state. in consultation with the head of Identification System for 48,000 nologies to adjust with the new Sarba Shiksha Abhijan Mission, has At a meeting chaired by Chief the department concerned up to government schools across Assam, normal. initiated several reforms to mod- Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, the the rank of junior engineer. officials said Thursday. RailTel has provided this AI ernise the education department Cabinet gave its nod to create eight The Cabinet made a decision to The RailTel, a Central Public based solution to schools in Assam through user friendly digital re- circles, 20 new divisions and 28 increase the amount of Sports Sector Enterprise, has completed and has also provided end user forms and extensive adoption of sub-divisions across the state for Pension to Rs 10,000 from the ex- the Rs 19.20 crore work of Student training for smooth implementation. Information and Communication smooth implementation of activ- isting Rs 8,000, while fixed the one- Database Management Information RailTel is also capable of rolling Technology tools. ities of the Public Works time financial assistance to System (SDMIS) for government Department (Building). sportspersons at Rs 50,000. schools in Assam, the company of- The Cabinet also approved cre- The Cabinet further decided that ficial said. PHYSICAL CLASSES FOR HS, PG ation of 804 technical posts for the players, who have won medals at na- The official said that the RailTel COURSES TO START FROM SEPT department, the Chief Minister’s tional championships, Asian REUTERS Nehru University. has completed this project in four Office (CMO) said in a statement. Games, Commonwealth Games The efficient detection rate and months in Assam’s 33 districts. hysical classes for Class 12, final-year degree and post graduation Likewise, the Cabinet also de- and Olympics, will be given lifetime Malappuram, August 26: Vilified its population density at more than RailTel chairman and Managing Pcourses will begin from the first week of September in Assam with cided to set up three new divisions pension at the rate of Rs 10,000 per by Indian Prime Minister twice the national average explain Director Puneet Chawla said that relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions, officials said Thursday. During a of the Public Health Engineering month, the CMO said. Narendra Modi’s party for its high the high number of cases in Kerala. with the Covid-19 pandemic rapidly meeting of the Assam Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Department at Majuli, South The government decided that it Covid-19 cases, Kerala’s apparent All the same, at 0.5%, Kerala changing the world, all important Sarma, it was decided that the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine will be Salmara-Mankachar and Bajali will celebrate the birthday of for- mandatory for attending the classes. "The cabinet decided to start classes poor record may actually hold still has the lowest fatality rate sectors including health, educa- districts. mer athlete and coach Bhogeswar for HS final, Degree final and PG final year from 1st week of September, crucial lessons for the country in among all but one thinly populated tion and services are leaning to- 2021," a communique from the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said. This will lead to creation of 93 Baruah as ‘Sports Day’ September containing the outbreak as au- state. The national figure is 1.4% wards cutting edge digital tech- posts for the new divisions, the 3 every year. thorities brace for a possible third and it is 1.3% for the country’s wave of infections. most populous state, Uttar Pradesh. The opposition-ruled, densely The difference comes down to populated southern state is cur- Kerala’s reliance on rapid antigen SOLEMNISATION OF MARRIAGE VIA VIDEO CONFERENCING rently reporting the most number tests to detect and strictly isolate of coronavirus cases in the coun- infected people at home, an ap- try and accounts for the second- proach the federal health ministry highest national tally - unflattering has sharply criticised but which Law must recognise tech advancements: HC headline numbers that Modi’s state officials argue has helped Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has them to better allocate hospital seized upon as a reflection of bun- beds and oxygen supplies for those PRESS TRUST OF INDIA ties to a marriage through video- gled local leadership. who really need them. conferencing cannot be said to be However, a Reuters analysis of The government-recommended Kochi, August 26: Law must not invalid. If it is valid and permissible, national and state data, and in- RT-PCR tests are more accurate but only change with changing social there is absolutely no reason why terviews with epidemiologists and take longer to produce results, needs, it must recognise techno- the parties to a marriage under Kerala health authorities paint a meaning by the time a positive logical advancements, the Kerala If a witness in a criminal the Act (SMA) shall not be per- different picture. Covid-19 case is confirmed the in- High Court has said while referring mitted to solemnise the marriage case can be permitted to It shows the state’s contain- fected person is more likely to to a larger bench the question -- by exchange of words through ment measures have helped to have developed severe symptoms whether a wedding under the depose before the court video conferencing, it said. catch infections early, allowing and passed it on to others in a vi- Special Marriage Act (SMA) can be under oath through video The high court also said that authorities to better manage the cious cycle of more infections solemnised online via video con- conferencing, according to the SMA does not prescribe the illness and dramatically lower and deaths. ferencing. me, the parties to an formal act to be performed by the the death rate - a stark contrast to Kerala’s rapid test results allow Justice PB Suresh Kumar said intended marriage can parties for solemnisation of the people dying in carparks and out- for early treatment in home iso- that the Supreme Court in National certainly be permitted to marriage and the parties are given side hospitals for lack of oxygen lation which then narrows the Textile Workers’ Union vs PR solemnise the marriage by the freedom to choose the act. and beds in big cities like Delhi at virus’ path to infections, state Ramakrishnan case had observed exchange of words through In other words, the act to be per- the height of the health crisis a few officials say. These factors, along that if the law fails to respond to video conferencing formed for solemnizing the mar- months earlier. with the strained medical resources the needs of changing society, then ing notice of the wedding as re- court, Justice Kumar said. JUSTICE PB SURESH KUMAR I riage need not be a physical act. While the federal government across much of India, largely ex- either it will stifle the growth of the quired under the SMA, on account The high court said a pragmatic JUDGE, KERALA HIGH COURT The marriage can be solemnised may have its views on rapid anti- plain why the overall national society and choke its progress, or of inevitable social requirements interpretation of the provisions by exchange of words as well, the gen tests, it is important to con- death rate is much higher than in if the society is vigorous enough, and could not, consequently, solem- of the SMA would redress the griev- high court said. sider that the state’s strategies the Communist-run state. it will cast away the law, which nise the marriage. ances of many such people. The law must not only change The order came on the pleas by have by and large succeeded in Kerala officials also say a state- stands in the way of its growth. Cases involving situations where It also termed as incorrect the with the changing social needs, it several petitioners who have con-

not just keeping mortality low run support service that includes The high court said it was con- parties to the marriage who have views expressed by two other sin- must also acknowledge and recog- tended that personal physical pres-

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of the day uote ALL-PARTY MEET ON AFGHAN CRISIS India liberalises Haryana government has delivered Evacuating Indians top priority: Govt another blow to the UAS operations via rights of farmers, claiming that a AGENCIES ble," he said. With the situation in recent Bill passed by Afghanistan fluid, he said there the Assembly will allow the New Delhi, August 26: The Centre will be a lot of activity on this front administration to acquire land Thursday said that the situation in but at the moment India's "focus is Drone Rules, 2021 without their consent Afghanistan is very critical after on evacuation and the government the Taliban's seizure of power on is doing everything to ensure that PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI SAID ON BHUPINDER SINGH HOODA | CONGRESS LEADER August 15 and evacuating the re- we bring back our people". maining Indians was the top pri- On the all-party meet, he tweeted TWITTER THAT THE NEW DRONE RULES USHER IN I am worried ority of the government. "briefed the floor leaders of all po- A LANDMARK MOMENT FOR THE SECTOR IN INDIA about my Briefing an all-party meeting litical parties today on Afghanistan Goans, I am on the situation in Afghanistan, and 37 leaders from 31 parties at- AGENCIES working on the Jaishankar said the government has tended. Thank them all." He said antyodaya principle adopted a "wait and watch" ap- India's strong friendship with the New Delhi, August 26: The proach in dealing with the Taliban, people of Afghanistan is reflected Ministry of Civil Aviation has PRAMOD SAWANT | GOA depending on the evolving situation, As per the evacuation data shared ship with the Afghan people is eased the rules regarding drone CHIEF MINISTER in the more than 500 projects it and later told reporters in an an- among the participants at the meet, something which matters to all of has there and that the friendship operations in the country by re- swer to a similar question that let the government has evacuated --175 us. So we (all parties) approached will continue to guide New Delhi. ducing the number of forms that Strategic the situation settle down there. Embassy Personnel, 263 other this situation very much in a spirit Jaishankar said India's footprint need to be filled to operate them planners in "Let the situation settle...You Indian Nationals, 112 Afghan of national unity," he told reporters. and activities naturally keep in from 25 to 5 and decreasing the India need to will have to keep patience on the Nationals including Hindus and Under Operation 'Devi Shakti', the mind the ongoing change. "We have types of fees charged from the op- work out a suitable question of our future policy," he Sikhs, 15 third country nationals government has undertaken six undertaken evacuation operations erator from 72 to 4. format before said when asked about the gov- and the total figure stood at 565. flights and brought back most of the in extremely difficult conditions es- Prime Minister Narendra Modi implementing the ernment's approach towards the The document further said the Indians but not all of them, he pecially at the airport. Our im- said on Twitter that the new drone Theatre Command Taliban.Besides Jaishankar, Union government also facilitated the said, noting that a few Indians are mediate concern and task is evac- rules usher in a landmark moment structure, which integrates all minister and Leader of the House evacuation of Indians by other still there. "Some of them could not uation and long term interest is for the sector in India. services in an area under a unified in Rajya Sabha Piyush Goyal and agencies. NCP leader Sharad Pawar, make the flight yesterday. But def- the friendship for the Afghan peo- "The rules are based on the prem- command Parliamentary Affairs Minister Leader of the Opposition in Rajya initely we will try and bring every- ple," the minister tweeted after the ise of trust and self-certification. quired for up to 400 feet in "green SHANKAR ROYCHOWDHURY | FORMER ARMY Pralhad Joshi were also present Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader body. We have also brought out some meeting. Sources said Jaishankar Approvals, compliance require- zones" and up to 200 feet in the CHIEF GENERAL during the nearly three and a half of Congress party in Lok Sabha Afghan citizens who wanted to apprised the floor leaders about ments and entry barriers have area between 8 and 12 km from the hour briefing on the latest situation Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, DMK's come to India at this point of time. the pre-emptive measures taken been significantly reduced," he airport perimeter, the new rules in Afghanistan after the Taliban cap- T R Baalu, former prime minister We have tried to address many of the by India including the temporary stated. stated. "Green zones" are the air- tured power there last week. H D Deve Gowda, Apna Dal's other issues by instituting an E- withdrawal of Indian personnel The Drone Rules, 2021, were is- space up to a vertical distance of 400 SHORT TAKES Senior officials of the external Anupriya Patel were among those visa policy. So the overall sense was from its consulates in Herat and sued on Wednesday. They supersede feet that have not been designated affairs ministry, including Foreign who attended the meet. that the government is very very Jalalabad in April last year, scaling the Unmanned Aircraft System as red zone or yellow zone in the air- Covid 2nd wave Secretary Harsh Shringla also par- "We have a strong national po- strongly committed to ensuring the down of the strength of the embassy (UAS) Rules, 2021, which had come space map. ticipated in the meeting. sition on Afghanistan. The friend- full evacuation as soon as possi- in Kabul in June this year. into force March 12. An interactive airspace map not yet over: Govt The Prime Minister said the with green, yellow and red zones New Delhi: Asserting that the new rules will tremendously help shall be displayed on the digital coronavirus second wave was GODLY TOUCH start-ups and youth working in sky platform within 30 days of pub- not yet over, the central POST-POLL this sector. lication of these new rules.No pilot government Thursday said the VIOLENCE IN WB "It will open up new possibilities licence will be required for micro months of September and for innovation and business. It will drones (for non-commercial use) October would be crucial in help leverage India's strengths in and nano drones, the rules men- pandemic management and innovation, technology and engi- tioned, adding that the maximum cautioned that festivals CBI registers neering to make India a drone penalty for violations have been should be celebrated in hub," he mentioned. reduced to `1 lakh. accordance with Covid-19- The fee, according to the new According to the new rules, appropriate behaviour. nine cases rules, has been reduced to nominal the type certificate and unique levels and de-linked from the size identification number will be re- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA of the drone. For example, the fee quired only when a drone is to be Sekhwan for a remote pilot license has been operated in India. New Delhi, August 26: The CBI reduced for `3,000 (for a large drone) If a drone is being imported or joins AAP has registered nine cases related to to `100 for all categories of drones manufactured only for export pur- Chandigarh: Former Punjab post-poll violence in West Bengal, and it is valid for 10 years. poses, it will be exempted from minister Sewa Singh sources said Thursday. The rules have also abolished type certification and the re- Sekhwan joined the Aam All the four special units of the the requirement of various ap- quirement of unique identifica- Aadmi Party in the presence investigating agency tasked to provals, including certificate of tion number. of its national convener probe the cases of violence have conformance, certificate of main- Drone corridors will be developed Arvind Kejriwal in Gurdaspur moved their units from Kolkata to tenance, import clearance, ac- for cargo deliveries and a drone Thursday. Sekhwan was a crime scenes across the state, they ceptance of existing drones, op- promotion council will be set up to minister in the Shiromani said. More cases are under the erator permit, authorisation of facilitate drone-friendly regula- Akali Dal-led government and process of registration with some R&D organisation and student re- tory regime in the country, ac- currently the senior vice- of them being handed over by the mote pilot licence. cording to the draft rules. president of the SAD state government, sources said. Other approvals such as unique The rules also stated that there (Sanyukt), formed earlier this The CBI has taken over the cases authorisation number, unique pro- would be no restriction on drone op- year after the dissolution of on the instruction of a five-judge totype identification number and cer- erations by foreign-owned compa- the SAD (Taksali) and the bench of the Calcutta High Court tificate of manufacturing and air- nies registered in India. Digital sky SAD (Democratic). Sekhwan that had entrusted the agency with worthiness have also been abolished, (71) had quit the Shiromani platform will be developed as a busi- Akali Dal in 2018 after the task of investigating the al- according to Drone Rules, 2021. ness-friendly single-window online revolting against the party leged murder and rape incidents re- A woman paints an idol of Lord Krishna at a workshop ahead of the Janmashtami festival in Amritsar UNI PHOTO No flight permission will be re- system, the new rules mentioned. leadership and formed the ported during post-poll violence SAD (Taksali) with former in West Bengal. MPs Ranjit Singh Brahmpura The High Court directives came and Rattan Singh Ajnala. after a committee of the National Human Rights Commission sub- ‘Absolutely shameless’: SC slams Tihar officials mitted a report on the violence in the state after Assembly poll re- 20 missing after sults May 2. The Mamata Banerjee- THE SUPREME COURT SLAMMED THE TIHAR JAIL AUTHORITIES FOR COLLUDING WITH FORMER DIRECTORS OF boat capsizes led Trinamool Congress achieved UNITECH, WHO WERE ALLEGEDLY ENGAGING IN ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES FROM INSIDE THE JAIL an astounding victory humbling the Patna: At least 20 persons BJP in a bitterly fought eight-phase AGENCIES other staff are “absolutely shame- which have been ordered to be to say that the Tihar Jail superin- were reported missing in a electoral battle. less” for conniving with the done by the ED including but not tendent and his staff are absolutely boat mishap in Bihar's Bagha Passing a unanimous judgement New Delhi, August 26: The Chandra brothers to flout the confined to the PMLA. shameless. But we don't want to in West Champaran district Thursday. According to an on a batch of PILs seeking an in- Supreme Court Thursday directed court orders and undermine "In the circumstances, we direct miss wood for the trees. official of the state disaster dependent probe, the High Court that former Unitech promoters its jurisdiction. A bench of Justices that both the accused Ajay Chandra "All we have to say is that Tihar response force (SDRF), 25 Bench also ordered the constitution Sanjay Chandra and Ajay Chandra D Y Chandrachud and M R Shah and Sanjay Chandra be shifted Jail staff are shameless. Can you persons were in the boat at of an SIT of state police officers to be shifted from Tihar Jail here to said the brothers will be lodged from Tihar Central Jail to the prem- imagine it is happening right in the the time of the mishap. probe all other cases. Mumbai's Arthur Road Jail and separately in Arthur Road and ises of Arthur Road Jail, Mumbai Centre and in the capital? We will The SIT will include Suman Bala Taloja prison in Maharashtra after Taloja prisons. and at Taloja Central Jail,” the certainly take them to task. We Sahoo, Soumen Mitra and Ranveer the ED said they were conducting “We are of the view that mate- bench said in its order. will first shift the accused from Kumar, all IPS officers of the West business from the premises in con- rials on record indicates that de- During the hearing, the bench this jail”. Student sends Bengal cadre. The bench will mon- nivance with the staff. spite the orders of this court, ac- told Additional Solicitor General The two ED reports have paintings to PM itor the investigations by both the The top court, which perused tivities are taking place within Madhavi Divan, appearing for ED, raised some “serious and disturb- CBI and the SIT and asked the two two status reports of the the premises of Tihar Central Jail, “Tihar jail officials have actively ing” issues for consideration New Delhi: Prime Minister agencies to submit status reports Enforcement Directorate, said where the two accused are lodged, dermine the authority of the court, connived with the accused to flout and will be dealt with accordingly, Narendra Modi praised a 20- to the court within six weeks. Tihar Jail Superintendent and which have the propensity to un- as also to derail the investigations the orders of this court. We have the top court said. year-old Bengaluru student after he sent him two beautiful paintings of his and a letter as well. Expressing happiness at the interest and devotion of INDIA, US, Oz, JAPAN BEGIN MALABAR WARGAME young people in creative fields, Modi wrote to Steven PRESS TRUST OF INDIA The US Pacific Fleet's Arleigh Aquilino on Wednesday spoke Harris that the paintings Burke-class guided-missile de- EYE ON CHINA about key challenges facing the showed his talent for New Delhi, August 26: The high- stroyer USS Barry, naval special Indo-Pacific and delved into China's experiencing things deeply, voltage Malabar exercise featur- warfare forces, maritime patrol he Indian Navy has deployed rapid military build-up including a PMO statement said, ing the navies of all four Quad and reconnaissance aircraft from Tits stealth frigate INS in the maritime domain. sharing the paintings. countries -- India, the US, Australia Task Force 72, and military sealift Shivalik, anti-submarine Admiral Aquilino also hinted and Japan -- began Thursday off the command's Henry J Kaiser-class un- warfare corvette INS Kadmatt at the possibility of increasing the coast of Guam in the backdrop of derway replenishment oiler USNS hina has been suspicious number of participants at the Security for a resolve by the four nations to so- Rappahannock are among the as- Cabout the purpose of the Malabar naval exercise if leaders lidify cooperation for a free and sets deployed by the US Navy in the Malabar exercise as it feels that of the four participating countries CBI teams open Indo-Pacific in view of China's exercise. the annual wargame is an effort concur with it. rouge behaviour in the region. Under Commander, US Pacific to contain its influence in the Following India's invitation, New Delhi: The Centre has Indo-Pacific region provided security cover by A range of complex drills in- Fleet, 7th Fleet is the US Navy's Australia participated in the volving warships, aircraft and hel- largest forward-deployed num- CRPF to the CBI teams he Malabar exercise started Malabar exercise last year that ef- icopters will be carried out dur- probing cases of post-poll bered fleet and routinely interacts Tin 1992 as a bilateral drill fectively made it a drill by all four

violence in West Bengal, ing the four-day exercise, being and operates with 35 maritime na- between the Indian Navy and member nations of the Quad. y sources in the security set up hosted by the US Navy in the tions in preserving a free and open the US Navy in the Indian Ocean There have been mounting global

Western Pacific, officials said. Indo-Pacific region. submarine warfare operations, air maritime security skillsets," said concerns over China's growing

k y m said here Thursday. c According to the sources, The US Seventh Fleet, in a state- The US 7th Fleet said the first warfare operations, live-fire gunnery Capt. Chase Sargeant, Commander, military assertiveness in the Indo- four companies of Central ment, said the exercise demon- phase of the exercise is an oppor- events, replenishments-at-sea and Task Force (CTF) 71 of US 7th Fleet. Pacific nations," he said. Pacific region. India, the US, Reserve Police Force (CRPF) strated the commitment among tunity for the four Indo-Pacific cross-deck flight operations." "US destroyers closely integrating In an interactive session at the Australia, Japan and many other have been deployed for the like-minded nations to uphold navies to operate together to "Malabar 21 is an excellent op- with our partners and allies builds Observer Research Foundation like-minded countries are work- providing security to the CBI a rules-based maritime order in strengthen their skills in "com- portunity to conduct multi-national the foundation for regional security (ORF), Commander of the US Indo- ing towards ensuring a free, open teams probing the matter. the Indo-Pacific. bined maritime operations, anti- training to hone warfighting and and stability that benefits all Indo- Pacific Command Admiral John and inclusive Indo-Pacific. Since August 14th, more MOTHER TERESA’S P10 than 82,300 people have FRIDAY | AUGUST 27 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR been safely flown out of Kabul. In 111TH BIRTH ANNIV the 24-hour period, approximately Today marks Mother Teresa’s 111th 19,000 people were evacuated. birth anniversary. The United Only the US could organise and Nations has paid a glowing tribute execute a mission of this scale to Mother Teresa by releasing a and this complexity definitive postage stamp August 12,

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k y m international | c of the day uote Stalin’s Great Terror mass graves unearthed If they want to baselessly The bones of between 5,000 to 8,000 people were found in over two dozen graves, making it one of the largest mass graves unearthed in Ukraine so far accuse China, they better be prepared to accept AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE number of victims may increase as According to estimates made by the counterattack the excavations continue. Ukrainian historians, hundreds from China. If Dr Kiev, August 26: The remains of The prisoners’ nationalities and of thousands of Ukrainians were Tedros believes that we should not thousands of people believed to the crimes for which they were imprisoned or executed in Gulag rule out the hypothesis of a lab leak, be victims of Joseph Stalin’s Terror sentenced to die remain unknown. camps during the Stalinist re- well, he knows where to go. He have been discovered in Ukraine’s But the historian said that the ex- pressions in the 1930s. needs to go to the US labs southern city of Odessa, local au- ecutions date back to 1937-39, the One of the best-known execu- thorities said Wednesday. time known as Stalin’s Great Terror. tion sites is the forest near the vil- FU CONG | FOREIGN MINISTRY DIRECTOR GENERAL, CHINA Sergiy Gutsalyuk, the head of Gutsalyuk said it would be im- lage of Bykivnia on the outskirts the regional branch of the National possible to identify the victims as of Kiev, where tens of thousands Memory Institute, believes they documents of that era are classi- of victims were buried in were executed in 1930’s by Stalin’s fied and kept in Moscow. 1937-1941. We are very notorious NKVD secret police unit, “These documents will never Millions of Ukrainians also died hopeful that a precursor to the late be handed over to us under the in the great famine of 1932-1933, the North Soviet-era KGB. current government in Russia,” Ties between the ex-Soviet coun- since Russia annexed Crimea in armed separatists in which Ukraine regards as a geno- would respond to our Gutsalyuk told AFP that the he said. tries have deteriorated sharply 2014 and threw its weight behind eastern Ukraine. calls to form the joint cide orchestrated by Stalin. military committee. A committee would allow both sides to move forward with the agenda agreed to in 2018 and also explore other Biden, tech bosses agendas to strengthen trust NATO chief slams bombings between the militaries rorist attack outside #Kabul airport. riously deteriorated” near the PARK JAE-MIN | VICE DEFENSE talk cybersecurity MINISTER, SKOREA My thoughts are with all those af- Kabul airport after “several ex- fected and their loved ones. Our plosions happened in the last priority remains to evacuate as hours.” Speaking in a news con- many people to safety as quickly as ference during a visit to Dublin, No one wants possible.” Ireland, Macron said “we are fac- to use The bombings struck outside ing an extremely tense situation that lockdowns Kabul’s airport, where large crowds makes us coordinate obviously forever and that is of people trying to flee Afghanistan with our American allies and call not our intention... have massed, according to Russian for the utmost caution in a con- but for now, while we officials. vaccinate, text we don’t control.” elimination is the goal Western nations had warned He added France will seek to Microsoft plans to inject $20 Amazon promises to make its security and we can do earlier in the day of a possible at- protect and evacuate French na- billion into its cybersecurity training for employees available to the ASSOCIATED PRESS evacuate them from Afghanistan. tack at the airport in the waning tionals, people from allied coun- efforts over five years, as general public JACINDA ARDERN | PM, NEW ZEALAND Jens Stoltenberg said on Twitter days of a massive tries and Afghans “as long as the well as $150 million to help Google said it will invest $10 billion over The Hague, August 26: Two sui- after the explosions Thursday: “I airlift. French President Emmanuel conditions will be met” at the US government agencies five years to help secure the software cide bombers and gunmen targeted strongly condemn the horrific ter- Macron said “the situation has se- airport. upgrade protections SHORT TAKES crowds massing near the Kabul supply chain airport Thursday, in the waning AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE as well as ransomware attacks hit- days of a massive airlift that has ‘Ensure Taliban do not acquire nuclear weapons’ ting various sectors. US, Israel seek drawn thousands of people seek- Washington, August 26: President “I’ve invited you all here today ing to flee the Taliban takeover of Washington: A group of US law- your plan to help to ensure that the placement of countless Afghans Joe Biden gathered Wednesday because you have the power and the to reset relations Afghanistan. At least 40 people makers has urged President Joe Taliban do not destabilise its nu- from their homes who the Taliban with business and government capacity and responsibility, I be- Washington: President Joe were killed and dozens wounded, Biden to ensure that the Taliban, clear neighbour Pakistan” the then use force to prevent from flee- leaders to discuss improving cy- lieve, to raise the bar on cyberse- Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Russian officials said. which is now the de facto ruler of group of 68 lawmakers from the ing Afghanistan, and a power vac- bersecurity following high-profile curity,” Biden said. After the talks, Naftali Bennett Thursday will A US official said the complex Afghanistan, do not destabilise Senate and the House of uum that China seeks to fill by attacks that raised questions about major tech companies, including seek to reset the tone of US- attack was “definitely believed” to Pakistan and acquire nuclear Representatives asked in a letter increasing its ties to the Taliban, the vulnerability of so-called crit- three global leaders in cloud com- Israeli relations in their first have been carried out by the Islamic weapons. addressed to Biden Wednesday. they said.“Dealing with these con- ical infrastructure. puting, announced training pro- White House meeting and find State group, whose affiliate in The lawmakers demanded that “Do you have a plan to ensure sequences means that we must Biden and key cabinet officials grams and investments in cyber- common ground on Iran despite Afghanistan grew out of disaffected Biden should answer critical ques- that Afghanistan, under Taliban take action now to chart the course hosted chief executives of Apple, security. differences on how to deal with Taliban members who hold an even tions on what happened in occupation, will never acquire a nu- for American strategy, while we Google, Amazon and Microsoft, Some analysts have called for its nuclear program. In talks more extreme view of Islam. Afghanistan and what are his clear weapon” they asked. manage the immediate repercus- along with leaders from the fi- tougher sanctions against Russia overshadowed by the chaotic NATO chief has condemned the plans to move forward. The situation in Afghanistan sions of this self-inflicted crisis nance and utilities sectors. and other countries accused of US withdrawal from twin suicide bombings at the Kabul “Are you prepared to support has rapidly metastasized into in Afghanistan. To this end, we The gathering comes after hacks harboring cybercriminals. Afghanistan, the two leaders airport as a “horrific terrorist at- regional allies militarily in the Taliban rule with reinstated op- write to ask you to outline what and data breaches that have tar- Others have suggested more will try to turn the page on tack” that targeted desperate event that the Taliban militarise pression of women and girls, the your plan is to move America for- geted a major US oil pipeline, a scrutiny of cryptocurrency, which years of tensions between the Afghanistan border What is meatpacking company and the Bennett’s predecessor, Afghans trying to leave the coun- repression of civil society, the dis- ward,” they wrote. is used by hackers to collect Benjamin Netanyahu, who was try and the alliance’s efforts to Microsoft Exchange email system, ransomware. close to former President Donald Trump, and the last Democratic administration led Capitol Police officers by Barack Obama with Biden as TOP OF THE WORLD his Vice President. sue Trump, allies over Japan’s Suga faces challengers Jan 6 insurrection India gifts medical in ruling party leadership race O2 plant to Nepal ASSOCIATED PRESS THE WINNER IS VIRTUALLY ASSURED OF BEING PRIME MINISTER Kathmandu: India Thursday Washington, August 26: US donated a medical oxygen Capitol Police officers who were BECAUSE OF THE LDP’S MAJORITY IN PARLIAMENT’S LOWER HOUSE plant to Nepal as part of New attacked and beaten during the Delhi’s continued commitment to the Himalayan nation in Capitol riot filed a lawsuit tackling the Covid-19 Thursday against former Japan halts 1.63M doses of Moderna President Donald Trump, his al- pandemic. India’s Ambassador apan suspended use of about 1.63 million doses of Moderna vaccine here Vinay Mohan Kwatra lies and members of far-right ex- tremist groups, accusing them of JThursday after contamination was found in unused vials, raising concern handed over the 960 Litres Per of a supply shortage as the country tries to accelerate vaccinations amid a intentionally sending a violent Minute (LPM) medical oxygen Covid-19 surge. The health ministry said contamination was reported from plant to Minister of State for mob Jan 6 to disrupt the con- multiple vaccination sites. Some doses might have been administered, but Health Umesh Shrestha at a gressional certification of the no adverse health effects have been reported so far, officials said. Takeda ceremony at the Ministry of election. Pharmaceutical Co, a Japanese drugmaker in charge of sales and Health and Population, as part The suit in federal court in AGENCIES distribution of the vaccine in Japan, said it decided to suspend use of doses of India’s robust partnership Washington alleges Trump manufactured in the same production line as a safety precaution. with Nepal in tackling the “worked with white suprema- Tokyo, August 26: Japanese for- coronavirus pandemic. cists, violent extremist groups, mer foreign minister Fumio Kishida and campaign supporters to vio- challenged Prime Minister 64, told a news conference. The LDP-led coalition is not ex- late the Ku Klux Klan Act, and Yoshihide Suga Thursday for the “I am running ... to show that pected to lose its majority in the Beirut judge issues commit acts of domestic terror- leadership of the ruling party, as the LDP listens to the people and is powerful lower house, but fore- ism in an unlawful effort to stay the premier struggles with crum- a party that offers broad choices, and casts suggest that Suga’s party subpoena for PM in power.” bling approval rates ahead of a to protect our nation’s democracy,” could lose the majority that it holds Beirut: The judge leading the The suit was filed on behalf of general election. said Kishida, adding he would aim on its own, an outcome that would investigation into last summer’s the seven officers by the Lawyers’ Suga repeated he would seek re- for a more equitable, diverse soci- weaken whoever is leading the Beirut port blast issued a Committee for Civil Rights Under election in the Sept 29 race for ety. The challenges to Suga may LDP. Suga, 72, took office last subpoena for caretaker Prime Law. It names the former presi- Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) not topple him as leader, said September with support of about Minister Hassan Diab Thursday dent, the Trump campaign, Trump president, while ex-internal affairs Hiroyuki Ueno, senior strategist 70% but his ratings have sunk after he failed to show up for ally Roger Stone and members minister Sanae Takaichi also threw at Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset below 30% as Japan battles its questioning, Lebanon’s state of the extremist groups the Proud her hat in the ring. Management. “My sense is, most worst wave of Covid-19 infections news agency reported. Judge Boys and Oath Keepers who were A hiker walks up to the Moleson summit during a cloud inversion in Gruyeres, “The people feel that their voices people in markets expect Suga to win and many of his LDP lawmakers Tarek Bitar, who is leading the present at the Capitol and in Switzerland REUTERS are not reaching the LDP,” Kishida, unless he decides to quit by himself.” fear for their seats. inquiry into the explosion, Washington Jan 6. issued requests in July to Two other similar cases have question Diab and other top been filed in recent months by officials, including Major Democratic members of Congress. General Abbas Ibrahim, The suits allege the actions of Newly found exoplanets indicate possibility of alien life head of the powerful General Trump and his allies led to the vi- Security agency, and several Essentially, when former ministers. olence siege of the Capitol that in- INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE nearly 200 degrees Celsius, but may have been hiding in plain jured dozens of police officers, we’ve been looking for their oceanic conditions could be sight. However, size alone is not halted the certification of London, August 26: Astronomers these various similar to those conducive for mi- enough to confirm whether a planet Democrat Joe Biden’s electoral have identified a new class of hab- molecular signatures, we have crobial life in Earth’s oceans. is Hycean: other aspects such as Eight killed over victory and sent lawmakers run- itable planets, which could greatly been focusing on planets Such planets also include tidally mass, temperature, and atmos- land dispute in Pak ning for their lives as rioters accelerate the search for life outside similar to Earth, which is a locked ‘dark’ Hycean worlds that pheric properties are required for stormed into the seat of American our Solar System. reasonable place to start. But may have habitable conditions only confirmation, the researchers said. Peshawar: Eight people were democracy wielding bats, poles Dubbed as ‘Hycean’ -- hot, ocean- on their permanent night sides, “It’s exciting that habitable killed and 12 others injured in we think Hycean planets offer a and other weapons. covered planets with hydrogen- better chance of finding several and ‘cold’ Hycean worlds that re- conditions could exist on planets a firing between two rival A House committee has started rich atmospheres, the new class ceive little radiation from so different from Earth,” said co- groups over a land dispute in trace biosignatures in earnest to investigate what of exoplanets are more numerous their stars. author Anjali Piette, also from Pakistan’s northwest Khyber NIKKU MADHUSUDHAN | CAMBRIDGE’S INSTITUTE happened that day, sending out and observable than Earth-like Planets of this size dominate Cambridge. Pukhtunkhwa province, police OF ASTRONOMY

requests Wednesday for docu- planets, and can support life, said the known exoplanet population, Madhusudhan and his team

k y m said. The firing between the c two groups occurred in Lower ments from intelligence, law en- astronomers from the University Madhusudhan from Cambridge’s although they have not been stud- found that a number of trace ter- Kurram tribal district of the forcement and other government of Cambridge in the UK. next two or three years is a real pos- Institute of Astronomy, who led ied in nearly as much detail as restrial biomarkers expected to province, killing eight people. agencies. Their largest request The results, reported in The sibility, they added. the research. super-Earths. Hycean worlds are be present in Hycean atmospheres Police said that the firing has so far was made to the National Astrophysical Journal, could mean “Hycean planets open a whole Hycean planets can be up to 2.6 likely quite common, meaning that would be readily detectable with stopped following a ceasefire Archive for information on Trump that finding biosignatures of life out- new avenue in our search for life times larger than Earth and have the most promising places to look spectroscopic observations in between the two groups. and his former team. side our Solar System within the elsewhere,” said Dr Nikku atmospheric temperatures up to for life elsewhere in the Galaxy the near future. The RBI has come out AFCONS BAGS $530MN P11 with a guidance on CONNECTIVITY PROJECT FRIDAY | AUGUST 27 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR inflation and said that the inflation, which is a Afcons, the engineering and construction little on the up, will cool arm of the Shapoorji Pallonji Group, has down in some time, and we won a $530mn contract to construct the also feel that once the crops largest-ever infrastructure project in the come out, inflation should Maldives. The Greater Male connectivity

come down project is funded by the Exim Bank of India

k y m business TARUN BAJAJ | REVENUE SECRETARY under the Indian grant and line of credit c of the day uote Strong buffers to help ‘India’s GDP growth likely touched a record in April-June’ Indian banks withstand The pandemic has changed REUTERS appears to be less than previously economic impact was less severe asset risks: Moody’s the outlook The August 20-25 poll of expected," said Rahul Bajoria, chief than the first wave and activity re- towards ownership 41 economists showed of homes. Our survey Bangalore, August 26: Indian eco- India economist at Barclays. bounded faster," said Radhika Rao, confirms that across nomic growth likely touched a the GDP rose 20% If the poll median is realised, it economist at DBS Bank. the spectrum of record high in the quarter through in the three-month would be India's fastest growth A separate Reuters poll a month Indian homebuyers, 32 per cent June, reflecting a very weak base last since official quarterly data started ago predicted India's GDP would ex- showed interest in relocating from year and a rebound in consumer period, compared with a being released in the mid-1990s. pand 19.8% in the April-June quar- their pre-pandemic homes spending, a Reuters poll found. That's up sharply from 1.6% in the ter, little different to the latest median, The August 20-25 Reuters poll of record contraction of previous quarter, but a bit slower and 9.4% for the current fiscal year. SHISHIR BAIJAL | CHAIRMAN AND MD, KNIGHT 41 economists showed gross do- than the Reserve Bank of India's However, the spread of potential FRANK INDIA 24.4% in the same mestic product rose 20.0% in the quarter a year earlier 21.4% projection. new virus variants poses a threat. three-month period, compared with The second wave of the Covid- "The recovery remains uneven," INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE The robust a record contraction of 24.4% in 19 pandemic began in April just as said Aditi Nayar, chief economist growth in the same quarter a year earlier. the coronavirus, which forced states pronounced impact on the econ- the economy was beginning to at ICRA. "The risks to watch out for New Delhi, August 26: India's sec- wearable is Forecasts in the poll ranged from across India to reimpose localised omy as they left more room for rally from a lull at the start of the are a third wave of Covid-19, a ond coronavirus wave is increasing attracting brands 10.5% to 31.6%, showing the con- lockdowns and stop mobility com- consumers to spend. year, throwing the recovery off slower than expected pace of vac- asset risks for banks, but the coun- that have businesses siderable uncertainty around those pletely from late April to early June. "India's second Covid-19 wave course, although not as much as cinations, and lastly, new variants try's economic recovery, a tighten- around devices and base effects. But unlike during the nation- acted as a stumbling block to the many feared. that may emerge which may not be ing of loan underwriting criteria, accessories to The rebound came despite the wide lockdown last year, repeat robust recovery that was under- "Humanitarian costs of the very amenable to the vaccines and continued government sup- expand their presence across all drag from the deadly second wave of state-level lockdowns had a less way. Still, the economic damage health crisis were high, but the which exist right now." port will prevent a sharp spike in wearable categories. Thus, the influx problem loans, according to a of new entrants remains a key driver Moody's Investors Service report. of growth "A severe deterioration of banks' JAIPAL SINGH | RESEARCH MANAGER asset quality is unlikely, despite (CLIENT DEVICES), IDC INDIA Boeing 737 Max to return an expected rise in new loan im- Central banks should pairments, particularly among in- dividuals and small businesses With the that were hit hardest by the virus growing outbreak. adoption of to Indian skies after 2.5 yrs This is because government ini- electric mobility, not mandate green semiconductors are tiatives like the emergency credit going to become AGENCIES global trend with regard to un- linked guarantee scheme (ECLGS) more and more DGCA LIFTS BAN grounding" of 737 Max planes. have been effective in providing critical. It’s important for us as an investments: Rajan New Delhi, August 26: India’s Total 34 airlines across the world immediate liquidity for businesses," ecosystem, as a country, as an aviation regulator DGCA Thursday ll Boeing 737 Max planes have operated 1.22 lakh flights Moody's Vice President and Senior industry, collectively or individually, lifted the ban on Boeing 737 Max Awere grounded in India, using 345 Max aircraft -- since the Credit Officer Alka Anbarasu said. to invest in creating these planes’ commercial flight opera- March 13, 2019, by the DGCA plane was un-grounded in late last In addition, accommodative in- capabilities in India tions after almost two-and-half after the crash of an Ethiopian year -- without "untoward report- terest rates and loan restructur- Airlines 737 Max plane March 10 TV NARENDRAN | PRESIDENT, CII years. On March 13, 2019, all Boeing ing", India's aviation regulator ing schemes will continue to mit- 737 Max planes were grounded in urrently, in India, only said. igate asset risks, such that the India by the Directorate General of CSpiceJet airline has Boeing Therefore, the DGCA stated that coronavirus resurgence will delay Civil Aviation (DGCA) after the 737 Max aircraft in its fleet the operation of Boeing 737 Max but not derail the improvements in SHORT TAKES crash of an Ethiopian Airlines 737 planes in India are permitted “only banks' balance sheets that had Max plane March 10 near Addis he aviation regulator stated upon satisfaction of applicable re- begun before the pandemic. Ababa which had left 157 people, in- Tthat the operation of Boeing quirements for return to service”. Moody's rated banks also Barclays infuses cluding four Indians, dead. 737 Max planes in India are A senior DGCA official con- have stronger loss-absorbing `3K cr into India ops Currently, in India, only SpiceJet permitted only upon satisfaction firmed that the ban on 737 Max buffers, which will help them airline has Boeing 737 Max air- of applicable requirements for planes' commercial flight opera- withstand the asset quality de- return to service Mumbai: British lender Barclays craft in its fleet. The budget carrier, tions has been lifted Thursday. cline and maintain their credit Bank Thursday announced in a statement on Thursday, said it The March 10, 2019 accident near strength. S a 3,000-crore capital infusion AGENCIES mentals were backing their valu- expects to start operations of Max Safety Agency (EASA) had in Addis Ababa was the second in a Banks had reinforced these into India operations to aid its ations other than a "heady envi- planes around the end of September, October last year declared the Max period of five months. On October buffers in the past year through growth in the country. The New Delhi, August 26: The onus ronment," with easy monetary pol- subject to regulatory approvals. aircraft safe to fly. A month later, 29, 2018, a 737 Max plane operated increases in capital, loan-loss bank, which is into corporate of promoting sustainable invest- icy fuelling all asset prices. Aircraft manufacturer Boeing US aviation regulator FAA cleared by Lion Air had crashed in reserves, and profitability. and investment banking as well ments should lie with governments Cryptos won't be "your last resort" has been modifying the 737 Max Max aircraft to fly. Indonesia, killing 180 people. Moody's baseline expectation as wealth management, will be and not central banks, which al- able to take significantly higher in a doomsday scenario, he said. "I plane since March 2019 so that var- In its order dated August 26, On March 13, 2019, SpiceJet had is that newly formed nonper- exposures to a borrowing entity ready have significant other policy would be much more confident ious countries' regulators, includ- 2021, the DGCA said that since the to ground 12 Max planes, forcing it forming loans (NPLs) at public or a group as the capital base commitments, said Raghuram about the value of these cryptos ing the DGCA, permit its com- orders issued by FAA and EASA in to cancel a significant number of sector banks will increase nearly has increased by 55 per cent. Rajan, former Reserve Bank of once they find proper use cases," mercial flight operations again. October and November last year, it flights on that day as well as on 50% to about 1.5% of gross loans Barclays has 600 employees such as an effective means of pay- The European Union Aviation "has been closely monitoring the the next day. annually in the next two years. working in the India operations The central banks ment, especially in cross-border across four branches. should steer clear transactions. of politically- ON TRACK Global energy giants driven unlegislated areas Rajan, who is professor of fi- Yahoo shuts down such as green investments, nance at the University of Chicago Union Mins to lay foundation stone as their mandates of Booth School of Business, did not may join BPCL news sites in India providing financial and expect markets to react in a 2013- monetary stability are style "taper tantrum" as the US privatisation race of common user facility tomorrow New Delhi: Yahoo has shut Federal Reserve unveils its plan down its news websites in already quite wide to withdraw stimulus, which he AGENCIES India due the new FDI rules RAGHURAM RAJAN I FORMER RBI GOVERNOR THE FACILITY, WITH AROUND ESTIMATED COST OF `394 CRORE, WILL said was unlikely to happen at that limit foreign ownership of media companies that operate Jackson Hole Friday. New Delhi, August 26: Global MEET THE DEMAND OF CENTRAL AND NORTH ODISHA and publish digital content in India (RBI) governor. "Ideally, the Fed would like to oil companies are likely to part- India. This includes Yahoo Central banks should steer clear observe as long as possible, and ner with major investment funds POST NEWS NETWORK News, Yahoo Cricket, Finance, of politically-driven unlegislated make sure that the economy is well which already have submitted Entertainment and MAKERS areas such as "green" investments, on track towards growth, he said. Expressions of Interest (EoI) for the Bhubaneswar, August 26: Union India. This, however, will not as their mandates of providing fi- "Of course, the problem is the Delta state-run BPCL. ministers Dharmendra Pradhan affect users' Yahoo e-mail, and nancial and monetary stability are variant, plus whatever variants Along with Anil Agarwal-led and Hardeep Singh Puri will lay the search experiences in India. already quite wide, Rajan said at are lurking in the background." Vedanta, Apollo Global foundation stone of Common User a Global Markets Forum Wednesday. He expected inflationary pres- Management, and Think Gas (pro- Petroleum Facility (CUF) at "Asking the central bank to say sures in the US to be transitory, but moted by I Squared Capital) are Sadashibpur in Dhenkanal dis- Hindware launches you should buy only green bonds, said prices may remain elevated reportedly among parties who have trict August 28, 2021. CGM and not brown bonds, etc., is asking for longer than expected due to submitted bids for the state-run state head of Indian Oil Subhajit second-leg campaign the central bank to impose its own strong wages, unavailability of work- energy major. Major energy giants Ghosh informed the media in this views on something which is pri- ers, and additional fiscal stimulus including Reliance Industries, Saudi regard during a press conference `394 crore and it will be shared as MS, HSD, ethanol and bio-diesel. The New Delhi: Renowned marily a fiscal matter," he said. measures. "Firms are feeling con- Aramco, the UAE’s Adnoc, and the held in the city, Thursday. per the mutual agreement by all project will generate approximately bathware brand Hindware launched the second-leg of its Rajan, who earlier served as fident enough to pass through price UK's BP, have not placed interest for CUF will help reduce cost of three oil marketing companies viz. 2 lakh man-days employment dur- successful campaign chief economist for the IMF, said increase ... they don't do that until the state-run oil major so far. frequent transportation of petro- IOCL, BPCL and HPCL. Around ing the construction period and ‘Thoughtful is Beautiful’. The central banks should instead turn they think that these higher prices It is now anticipated that some leum products from Paradeep 50 acres of land has been purchased many more during operation. campaign features the newly their focus to the financial stabil- are to stay," Rajan said. among these energy giants may Terminal. The project will help or leased from the Odisha gov- “An integrated 1G and 2G bio- launched touch-free products ity of these green investments and Rajan said inflation in India could team with global funds in a bid to ac- in meeting the demands of Central ernment for the project. The proj- ethanol refinery in Bargarh by including sensor-based other threats such as crypto cur- rise in short-term as pent-up de- quire the state-owner refiner, said peo- and North Odisha. Districts such ect is likely to be completed by BPCL with a production capacity of faucets and water closets that rencies and cyber security. mand takes hold, resulting in sup- ple in the know of things. Recently, as Angul, Keonjhar, Deogarh and August 31, 2023. 200 KL per day of 2G ethanol using have been designed to enable Crypto currencies have a "po- ply-side bottlenecks, but demand the Centre proposed to further sug- Dhenkanal will be major benefi- A state of the art, fully-auto- approximately 400 MT/day of bio- better safety and hygiene in tential future," particularly well- will fall over the medium-term due arcoat the BPCL strategic sale deal ciaries from this facility. mated depot having storage ca- mass as the feedstock is scheduled households across India regulated stablecoins, Rajan said, to stressed households and eco- for the interested investors by giv- It was said that the approximate pacity of about 42,000 Kilo Litre to be completed by March 2023,” amidst the ongoing pandemic. but it wasn't clear what funda- nomic scarring from the pandemic. ing few more clarifications. cost of the project will be around (KL), has been planned for storing informed during the press meet. Featuring touch-free products, the new TVC focuses on showcasing innovative performance-led product solutions that offer Rent-a-robot: Silicon Valley’s new answer to labour shortage convenience to consumers.

REUTERS owners do not always understand Polar Hardware Manufacturing, each other, a dilemma that led an a 105-year-old metal stamping fac- EdelGive Foundation Smaller factories Livermore, California, August industry group, the Association for tory in Chicago, bought Formic’s launches GROW fund 26: Silicon Valley has a new pitch Manufacturing Technology, to set pitch to pay less than $10 an hour often have small to persuade small companies to up a San Francisco office a cou- for a robot, compared with over New Delhi: EdelGive automate: rent-a-robot. Better tech- ple of years ago, to bring the two $20 an hour for his average human Foundation launches the runs of more tailored nology and the need to pay higher together. worker. He watched this month as Grassroots, Resilience, products that are not wages to humans have produced a The lease model puts much of the a robot arm picked up a metal bar Ownership and Wellness surge in sales of robots to big com- financial burden on robot start- from a bin, spun around, and placed (GROW) Fund, a first-of-its- worth a robot. panies all across America. But few ups which carry the risk of a man- it in an older machine that bent it kind initiative aimed at And Silicon Valley of these automatons are making it ufacturer losing a contract or into a 42-inch (107 cm) door handle. building the capabilities, into smaller factories, which are changing a product. Smaller fac- “If the robot works really well, resilience and future Robotics, an industry wary of big upfront costs and lack- tories often have small runs of we’ll use it a lot,” said Albert, who readiness of grassroots ing robot engineering talent. more tailored products that are was pleased with the initial results. organisations. The GROW fund group supporting So, venture capitalists are back- not worth a robot. And Silicon “And if it doesn't work out, neither aims to strengthen 100 high- ing a new financial model: lease Valley Robotics, an industry group one of us comes out very well. We impact grassroots robot startups, robots, install and maintain them, supporting robot startups, says have less skin in the game and they organisations in 24 months, says that in the past, through capacity building, and charge factories by the hour or that in the past, funding has been have some skin in the game.” by support of key funding has been month, cut the risk and initial costs. a challenge. Still, some high-pro- Westec Plastics Corp, a family-

Saman Farid, a former venture an early investor in self-driving threat of US-China tensions on file investors are on board. owned plastic molding factory in

k y m organisational functions. c Earlier, EdelGive hosted the a challenge. Still, capitalist who invested in robots for tech startup Cruise. supply chains stoking interest in Tiger Global, the biggest fun- Livermore, California, got its first first roundtable on GROW some high-profile over a decade and saw the chal- Initialized Capital partner Garry robot subscriptions. “It's at the der of tech startups this year, has robot in January 2020 and now has which produced an array of lenges of getting robots into fac- Tan sees a confluence of cheaper center of three of the largest mega backed three robot firms offering three - named Melvin, Nancy and Kim invaluable insights that are investors are on board tories, set up rent-a-robot Formic and better robot computer vision trends that are driving all of soci- subscription in seven months. - from Rapid Robotics which charges helping to frame our ideas and Technologies with backing from and artificial intelligence tech- ety now,” said Tan. MELVIN THE ROBOT $3,750 a month per robot in the first ambitions for the Fund. Lux Capital and Initialized Capital, nology, low interest rates, and the Techies and small business Bob Albert, whose family owns year and $2,100 from year two. P12 FRIDAY | AUGUST 27 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR

Pant opens up on

k k y y m m c England firmly Rooted change of stance c Skipper hits century as top order props hosts to 423/8, including a lead of 345 runs, at stumps on the second day of the third Test

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA ‘Ball was thrown at Leeds, August 26: The swash- buckling Rishabh Pant has re- Siraj’ from stands vealed he had to change his stance LEEDS: A ball was thrown at India after being told by the umpire as bat- pacer Mohammed Siraj from the ting outside the crease to negate spectator stands on the opening swing formed footmarks in the day of the third Test against pitch’s danger area during India’s England here, his India teammate Mohammed Shami celebrates with teammates after getting a wicket forgettable opening day at Rishabh Pant has revealed. TV cam- Headingley. eras showed a visibly agitated India five wickets in the session but the 62 runs in the session, taking their “Because I was standing out- captain Virat Kohli asking Siraj, damage had already been done. first innings to score 182/2 having side the crease and my front-foot who was stationed at the boundary India find themselves thrown started the day at 120 for no loss. was coming into the danger area, at that time, to throw the object out in at the deep end and will have to Shami, coming round the wicket, so he (the umpire) told me that Wednesday. When asked about it at bat extremely well to first avoid removed Rory Burns in the first you can’t stand there,” Pant said dur- the end of day’s play, Pant revealed what had transpired. “I think, an innings defeat and then save hour of play with a ball that nipped ing the virtual post-day press con- somebody (from the crowd) threw the game from there on. The pitch ference Wednesday. back in sharply to hit the top of off- a ball at Siraj, so he (Kohli) was has dried out and Indian pacers stump. India got a much needed The southpaw added, “So, I have upset. You can say whatever you failed to get purchase out of it for second wicket against the run of (had) to change my stance, but as want, chant, but don’t throw things the second day running. play when Ravindra Jadeja struck a cricketer I don’t have to think at fielders. It is not good for cricket, Earlier, runs came thick and in his first over of the day with a too much about that, because it’s I guess,” said Pant. fast for England in the afternoon beauty. everyone who is going to do that, JOE ROOT session as India bowlers appeared The left-arm spinner got one to umpires are going to say the same have applied ourselves better. We toothless, both with old and new straighten slightly from middle thing. I didn’t do that the next ball can learn from it and only move on. PRESS TRUST OF INDIA and the England skipper extended Root as usual was a delight to ball. The hosts added 116 runs in and off-stump to beat a well-set and you move on.” That’s all we can do as cricketers. his purple patch with his 23rd Test watch, scoring runs at will and all the session with Root and Malan col- Hameed and kiss the bails for his Pant also backed his skipper You learn from your mistakes and Leeds, August 26: Joe Root (121, hundred and sixth of the year to around the wicket. Such was the lecting runs comfortably. first wicket of the series. Virat Kohli’s decision to bat first improve.” 165b, 14x4) stamped his authority take his team to a commanding range on offer that he also swept and Against the run of play, Malan The Indian attack, which relies while admitting that the wicket He also said that Kohli’s decision over the Indian bowling attack 423/8 at stumps on day two. England reverse swept left-arm spinner picked up a faint edge while trying on seam more than swing, was not was “soft” in the morning. “It’s to bat first, despite the wicket being with a third masterful hundred in now lead by 345 runs. Ravindra Jadeja (2/88). to flick Mohammed Siraj (2/86) at able to extract much from the pitch. part and parcel of the game. Every damp, was a collective call. “I don’t as many games, putting England After openers Rory Burns (61, Barring Mohammed Shami the stroke of tea. Indian pacers, The accuracy, which England pac- day the batting unit is giving hun- think so,” he replied when asked if in a dominant position on day two 153b, 6x4, 1x6) and Haseeb Hameed (3/87), the Indian pacers had another who scripted a memorable win at ers displayed, was also missing. dred per cent, but sometimes, it batting first was a tricky move. of the second Test here Thursday. (68, 195b, 12x4) gave England the ordinary day and Root made them Lord’s, bowled too many bound- doesn’t go well,” Pant said about the “Whatever decision we take, we With his 23rd hundred, Root start they were desperately looking pay for their erratic line and length. ary balls and the England duo was BRIEF SCORES disastrous outing with the bat, take as a team. So, once we have de- equalled Kevin Pietersen’s record for, Root and Dawid Malan (70, Jasprit Bumrah (1/58) managed quick to put them away. INDIA 78; ENGLAND 423/8 which came just nine months after cided we are going to bat first, we are and is now only behind Alastair 128b, 11x4) shared a brisk 139-run to get one past Root’s watertight de- In the morning session, India (Joe Root 121, Dawid Malan 70; the 36 all out in Adelaide. going to back our decision and move Cook (33). stand off 189 balls to pile misery on fence late in the final session to end struck twice but it was not enough Mohammed Shami 3/87, “In the morning, the wicket was on. Yes, we could have applied much Though India won at Lord’s, the Indians who were all out for 78 a memorable innings in front of his to put England under pressure. Mohammed Siraj 2/86, Ravindra slightly on the softer side and they better but we can’t keep on thinking they were not able to trouble Root on day one. home crowd. India managed to pick The home team managed to score Jadeja 2/88). Match to continue. bowled in good areas. We could too much about the toss.”

NEWS IN BRIEF UP adopts wrestling Rohidas wins Biju Patnaik Sports Award Arsenal rout West POST NEWS NETWORK tigious award. Congratulating the awardees, Brom in League Cup The superstar from Sundargarh HI president Gyanendro till 2032 Olympics New Delhi, August 26: Odisha district has been a regular feature Ningombam said, “I am very de- LONDON: Once Pierre-Emerick hockey star Amit Rohidas has been in the Indian team after making a lighted to know that Indian men’s Aubameyang started scoring there was awarded the prestigious Biju comeback in 2017 and has been part hockey team defender Amit Rohidas no stopping Arsenal. The striker netted Patnaik Sports Award for out- of some of the biggest feats in recent has been awarded the prestigious a hat-trick Wednesday in a 6-0 win over standing performance in Sports years. Hockey coach Kalu Charan Biju Patnaik Sports Award for out- West Bromwich Albion in the second & Games by the Odisha govern- Choudhury, who has worked towards standing performance in Sports round of the League Cup. Arsenal had- ment, a release informed Thursday. developing talented players at the & Games. n’t even scored this season until the Rohidas played an instrumental grassroots level and has been coach- “He is truly deserving of it. His trip to West Brom. Aubameyang tucked role in India’s backline as well as ing aspiring hockey players from contribution to the Indian Team in home from close-range to open the scoring in the 17th minute. The Gabon PC defending in the recently con- Odisha for many decades, has won their Bronze Medal feat in the international then tapped in a second cluded Tokyo Olympics Games, the Biju Patnaik Sports Award for Olympics will go down in history. after Nicolas Pepe hit the post. He where India ended a 41-year wait Lifetime Achievement in the pro- I wish this accolade will encourage turned provider before halftime, with for an Olympic medal by claiming motion of Sports & Games. Siba him to do better and better for the his acrobatic shot falling to Nicolas bronze. Hockey India congratu- Prasad was awarded the Coach of Indian team in the coming days,” Pepe who slid in to finish. Bukayo Saka lated Rohidas on getting the pres- The Year award. he added. scored five minutes into the second half after a fine flick from Martin Odegaard. Aubameyang curled in to Paddler Bhavinaben claim his hat-trick and Alexandre advances to last 16 Neeraj hurt with javelin row Lacazette tucked home at the front post.

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Bayern hit a dozen PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Tokyo, August 26: Ace Indian past hapless Bremer paddler Bhavinaben Patel pro- New Delhi, August 26: Olympic BREMEN: Bayern Munich’s reserves routed PRESS TRUST OF INDIA sors of Indian wrestling, a part- gressed to the Round of 16 in the champion Neeraj Chopra Thursday fifth-tier side Bremer SV 12-0 in their nership which had brought with it women’s singles Class 4 table ten- said he was pained by the contro- rescheduled German Cup game to ease New Delhi, August 26: In a mas- a financial support of Rs 12 crore nis event with a hard-fought 3-1 versy surrounding his comments into the second round. The match was sive boost for the Indian wrestling, that allowed the federation to give victory over Great Britain’s Megan on Pakistani Arshad Nadeem using supposed to have been played August 6 the Uttar Pradesh government has away central contracts to wrestlers Shackleton at the Tokyo his javelin during the Tokyo Games but it was postponed to Wednesday due to adopted the sport and is expected till the Tokyo Games. Paralympics here Thursday. and called the entire furore “pro- a number of coronavirus infections among to pump in an investment of Rs It has been learnt that the part- The 34-year-old Indian dispatched paganda aimed at pushing a dirty the Bremen-based team’s players. Bayern took a 5-0 lead by halftime, with Eric- 170 crore in infrastructure and nership will be renewed Friday Shackleton, the world World No.9, agenda.” Maxim Choupo-Moting scoring a hat- support to the wrestlers till the with a fresh deal. The WFI President 11-7, 9-11, 17-15, 13-11 in contest that The 23-year-old Army man, who trick. He later struck his fourth eight min- 2032 Olympics, WFI President said this deal with the UP gov- lasted 41 minutes. won India’s maiden Olympic medal utes from time. Jamal Musiala scored a Brijbhushan Sharan Singh told ernment will allow them to plan ex- Competing in the do-or-die match, in athletics – a gold in Tokyo, said brace (16th & 48th minutes), while Malik this agency. posure trips to foreign countries the World No.12 Indian started on nobody should use his name to Tillman (47th), Leroy Sane (65th), The top boss of the Wrestling even for India’s Cadet level a dominant note, clinching the first rake up any controversy. Michael Cuisance (80th), Bouna Sarr Federation of India (WFI) said that wrestlers. game in just eight minutes but “I would request everyone to (86th) and Corentin Tolisso (88th) scored they took inspiration from the “As of now, only the senior and Shackleton made a strong recovery please not use me and my com- apiece for the German giants. Bayern Odisha government’s support to elite level wrestlers have personal to take the second. ments as a medium to further your were also lucky to find an own goal by the sport of hockey and they ap- coaches and guidance of foreign vested interest and propaganda,” Jan-Luca Warm in the 27th minute. proached the UP government for a coaches. But we can even invest Chopra, who became only the sec- similar assistance to their game. heavily in training of our cadet ond Indian to win an individual Ex England captain “Odisha is a small state, yet they and junior wrestlers also. Now we Olympic gold, said on his Twitter big controversy,” Chopra said in a are supporting hockey in such a can send our Cadet wrestlers abroad handle. video clip posted along with his Ted Dexter no more great manner, so we thought, why for training and exposure. We need “Sports teaches us to be together tweet. can’t UP, which is such a big state, to take wrestling to the next level,” and united. I’m extremely disap- “It’s is a very simple thing, we LONDON: Former England captain Ted support wrestling. We approached he said. pointed to see some of the reac- keep our personal javelin (inside a Dexter has died at Wolverhampton after them and the CM Yogi Adityanath WFI already extends a financial tions from the public on my re- holding rack) but it can be used a bout of illness, the Marylebone has accepted it,” Singh said. support to 60 junior (Rs 7500 per cent comments. There was nothing by anybody. It is the rule and there Cricket Club (MCC) said Thursday. He was 86. “After a recent illness he passed “In our proposal, we have asked month stipend) and Cadet (Rs 5000 wrong with Arshad Nadeem using is nothing wrong in that. He away peacefully in the Compton for Rs 10 crore support every year per month) wrestlers. It remains to my javelin to prepare, it is within (Nadeem) was having the javelin Hospice in Wolverhampton at midday till the 2024 Games (Rs 30 crore) and be seen that after such a deal with rules and please do not use my and preparing for his throw. I asked yesterday, surrounded by his family,” in the next Olympic cycle till 2028, a state government, if WFI allows name to push a dirty agenda,” he him to give it to me for my throw. the MCC said. A powerful middle-order we have asked for a support of Rs private NGOs like JSW and OGQ With the fixture poised at 1-1, added. Chopra, in a recent interview, “I am very sad that a big con- batsman and medium-pace bowler, 15 crore per year (Rs 60 crore) and to support wrestling. the two paddlers fought toe-to-toe stated that he was searching for troversy has been created taking my Dexter played 62 Tests between 1958 in the final phase till 2032, it is Rs Asked about this, Singh said the in the next two games with the his personal javelin before his first name. We javelin throwers share a and 1968, leading the side in 30 of those 20 crore per year (Rs 80 crore),” door is open but with a condition. Indian coming on top at the Tokyo throw during the Olympic final version of Nordic brand during good bond and speak to each other and scoring 4502 runs at an average of he said explaining the details. “We actually did not need them Metropolitan Gymnasium. August 7 and found Nedeem hold- the final, made it clear that Nadeem, nicely.” 47.89, besides taking 66 wickets. He “With this happening, sponsor- even before. But if they want to This was Patel’s first win in the ing it. who had finished fifth, had not A former coach echoed Chopra’s was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall ships will not be restricted to just support, they are welcome. All we tournament as she was blanked 0- According to rules, any javelin done anything wrong. view. “There is no controversy. It of Fame earlier this year. Dexter worked as a journalist and broadcaster post

country’s elite wrestlers. Even the want is that they stay transparent 3 by World No.1 Chinese paddler submitted to the officials by a com- “A controversy (mudda) has is not that you brought your per-

k k y y m m c retirement and also served as England’s c Cadet level wrestlers will get spon- with WFI. They can’t make their Zhou Ying in the opening round petitor for his use can also be used come up that I had talked about sonal javelin and nobody can use chairman of selectors. He was also sorship and we will able to give prize own secret deals with the wrestlers. Wednesday. Patel has three points by any other participant. This rule taking the javelin from Pakistani it. When you submitted it, others instrumental in devising the players’ money to even national champions.” If at all they want to help, they from two games and moves to the applies in all field events except participant Arshad Nadeem be- can also use it. Any participant ranking system that was later adopted The WFI had also roped in Tata can sit with us and prepare plans knockout round along with table for pole vault. fore my first throw in the final (on can use any javelin which is there by the ICC and is currently known as Motors in 2018 as principal spon- with us,” Singh said. leader Ying. Chopra, who had used Valhalla August 7). It has been made into a (in the holding rack),” the MRF Tyres ICC Player Rankings.

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