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2.50 HE ALINGA HRONICLE T K CDaily Edition: R.N.I. No: ODIENG/2013/52530 FIND US ON facebook.com/thekalingchronicle Popular People’s Daily of Odisha FOLLOW US ON TWITTER twritter.com/thekalingchronicle Government fighting for blue tick, be self-reliant for BJD left red faced as MP, MLA fight over sharing Covid care centre inauguration honours TPR on decline path Bhubaneswar : The About 27 to 29 dis- : The ruling at Pallahara Adarsh Test Positivity Rate tricts were reporting a Covid vaccine, says Rahul Gandhi; BJP hits back Biju Janata Dal was Vidyalaya. But before (TPR), which is con- test positivity rate of garding alleged left red-faced after the MP’s arrival at the NEW DELHI(KCN): liant," he said in a sar- former Congress sidered to be one of above 10 per cent scams and irregulari- Dhenkanal MP and venue, the MLA Congress leader castic tweet in Hindi, president also talked the most important during many days of ties in the Covid vac- MLA of Pallahara reached the spot and Rahul Gandhi on using the hashtag about stopping lan- factors in COVID-19 May, especially in the Sunday took a swipe cination programme "#Priorities". guage discrimination had a stand-off over “did the honours” at there. inauguration of a 10.30 am. Covid care centre Sahoo who arrived at

(CCC) on Saturday. the venue as sched- This led to a verbal uled was furious on management, has second half. But, duel between MP being informed that been coming down in now, it has been re- and the centre was inau- the state during the duced to 19 districts. legislator Mukesh Pal gurated by the MLA. past few days. As per data available and their supporters The MP scolded Pal The daily COVID-19 with the Government, as well at Pallahara, over the incident and at the Modi govern- TPR has come down 19 districts of Odisha Gandhi's remarks exposing the fissures soon, a heated ex- ment, saying it is Taking a dig at after a Delhi govern- to below 10 per cent have recorded a TPR came a day after out- in the party’s local change broke out be- fighting for a blue Gandhi, BJP spokes- ment hospital asked on Sunday. The TPR of above 10 per cent rage over the removal unit. tween the two. This tick while leaving person Sambit Patra its nurses not to con- was 21.15 per cent on the past week (May of 'blue tick' badge As the 40-bed CCC infuriated the MLA’s people to become said doing politics on verse in Malayalam. 22 May, which came 30 to June 5) while from the personal ac- was to be inaugurated supporters who cre- "aatmanirbhar" (self- Twitter is his The hospital order down to 11.26 per nine other districts counts of Vice Presi- by Sahoo at 11 am, ated a ruckus on the reliant) to get Covid (Gandhi's) "most im- has been revoked. cent on 4 June and recorded a TPR of 5 dent M Venkaiah BJD workers and the spot. vaccines. portant subject" and "Malayalam is as In- 10.51 per cent on Sat- to 10 per cent. Simi Hitting back at the Naidu and RSS top "biggest platform". dian as any other In- local administrative Finally, the MP left urday. CONTINUED ON: P-7 Congress leader, the functionaries, includ- Patra asserted that the dian language. Stop officials were present CONTINUED ON: P-7 BJP said he should ing Mohan Bhagwat, Modi government language discrimina- get out of social me- by Twitter, only to has done an admi- tion," Gandhi said in dia and work on the restore it later. rable job in spear- another tweet. ground. "The Modi govern- heading such a big Congress general sec- The party also asked ment is fighting for inoculation progra- retary Priyanka him to speak to chief the blue tick. If you mme and providing Gandhi Vadra also ministers of Con- want a Covid vac- free ration to the poor. shared the concern gress-ruled states re- cine, then be self-re- Meanwhile, the CONTINUED ON: P-7 China authorises CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine for children above 3 years BEIJING(KCN): nese firm Sinovac, cine will be put into by the state-run Glo- China has authorised for children aged be- (emergency) use, and bal Times on Sunday. Sinovac has finished the Phrase I and II clinical research stage, involving sev- eral hundred volun- teers in this age group, which has proved that the vac- cine is as safe and ef- ficient as it is for adults, Yin told China Central Television (CCTV) in an inter- view on Friday. the emergency use of tween 3 and 17 years, starting from what The Wold Health CoronaVac, a Sinovac Chairman age in the group has Organisation (WHO) COVID-19 vaccine Yin Weidong said. yet to be decided," he has granted approval manufactured by Chi- "But when the vac- was quoted as saying CONTINUED ON: P-7 Aparajita targets Naveen government for Odisha's poor performance in NITI Aayog’s SDG Index BHUBANESWAR(K- the State’s poor per- Aayog’s SDG Index. at- CN): The BJP on formance and its po- National spokesper- tacked the ruling BJD saying, “Odisha, in spite of its rich natu- ral resources, pro- claimed industri- alisation and self- trumpeted boast of the government for making Odisha the ‘best governed State’, has consistently fared poorly on many indi- cators that concern the lives of the poor.” "It is a shame that Odisha has slipped Saturday targeted the sition in the bottom son of BJP and from 15th to 19th BJD government on five states in the NITI Bhubaneswar MP CONTINUED ON: P-7 THE KALINGA CHRONICLE BHUBANESWAR, MONDAY, 7 JUNE, 2021 Popular people’s Daily of Odisha METRO CITY 2 Labourer arrested for killing Khordha Model PS arrested co-worker in Bhubaneswar five members of Dacoit Gang Khordha (KCN): On of Gurujanga ther interrogation of 223/21 in which cash BHUBANESWAR: months back over a brought dead. A fo- was the reason be- 06.06.2021 at 12.30 Baurisahi, Bala- apprehended the ac- of Rs. 3800/ has been A labourer was alleg- personal dispute and rensic team and the hind the crime and AM on getting reli- bhadra Behera (30) cused persons ac- robbed from fish edly killed by his co- had left for his vil- local police visited further probe is con- able information five resident of Gurujanga cused Soumya seller near Gurujanga worker near Capital's lage. "Abdul returned the spot, seized the tinuing. This incident Station Square area to the city some days concrete slab and took place in one of on Saturday. SK back. He and Singh launched an investi- the posh areas of the Abdul (35) of Bhat had an argument on gation into the mur- Capital but there was Mohalla in Bhadrak Saturday over their der. "A case was reg- not much rush on Sat-

persons were nabbed Jabardastpur, Sk. Ranjan Pattnaik, and gave recovery of in Gurujanga Jamurddin(22) of Balabhadra Behera of cash 1000/ from the Mohastav Field. resident Rathipur resident Gurujanga accused person. 16 While they were Jatni and Firoz Khan and others disclosed number of cases was making preparation (20) of resident their involvement registered in Khordha to commit dacoity in Rathipur Jatni were along with others in model PS against Gurujanga Housing apprehended and the Khordha Model PS Soumya Ranjan Board Colony. S.I. deadly weapons like case no-220/21 in Pattnaik, 8 number of Model PS khordha iron sword, crow Bar, which cash has been cases registered in Bijaya Ketan Behera Bhujali, Wooden stolen from the house Khordha model PS the fact brought to the batton, Iron rod were of Advocate Babu district and Sunu last fight. Singh lifted istered under Section urday due to the against accused knowledge of Senior seized from their con- Dash cash of Rs. Balabhadra Behera, 6 Singh of Aruha in a concrete slab and 302 of IPC and Singh weekend shutdown. Officers and as per scious possession. 3000/ was recovered Jajpur were working hit it with Abdul's was nabbed in the The Capital City has number of cases reg- direction the raid was And registered a case from the accused per- istered in Khordha as labourers in the chest at about 12.30 evening while he was been witnessing a rise conducted and ar- vide Khordha model son Soumya Ranjan model PS against ac- city and they had a pm," said an officer hiding near the rail- in murders in the last rested five suspected PS case no-224/ Pattnaik and both the minor scuffle few of Kharavela Nagar way station here," two years. In 2019, persons namely 21,Dated - accused person will cused Sudipta Nayak. months back. police station. said the police officer. 39 murders were re- Soumya Ranjan 06.06.2021,U/S-399/ be remanded in this It is the great achieve- Abdul had reportedly He was rushed to a The initial investiga- ported in Pattnaik (26) a resi- 402 IPC/25 Arms Act case. Soumya Ranjan ments of Khordha attacked Singh in the hospital and the doc- tion of the police sug- Bhubaneswar as dent of Gurujanga against the accused Pattnaik is also in- model PS against the city around three tors declared him gests that past enmity against 40 in 2020. Dewan Sahi, Sudipta are investigation is volved in Khordha drive of criminal and Nayak (30) residents going on. During fur- model PS case no- antisocial. Forest resources under ’the control of Mafai. Department sailent Bikram Barma NGO response passes away BHUBANESWAR : to Covid-19 Well-known organiser of teachers and farmers, litterateur and former MLA of Mahanga Bikram Keshari Barma passed away at a private Covid hospital here on Sat- urday. He was 81. Barma’s son-in-law Niranjan Bhuyan said the former MLA was admitted to the hospi- tal after he had tested positive for Covid on May 26. His condition dete- Barbil (KCN): When covered with a control of the timber months before , a riorated on Friday human is abusing polluted atmosphere, mafia. Wood is being young forest officer night and he passed nature, nature is but its climate is with cut down in the joined the Barbil away on Saturday. indirectly punishing mediocore because forest, using people Range and did a them. In the lure of of the forest from the slums built number of exemplary Barma was elected modernity and the sarounds. However, in the Ulibur area. things to protect from Mahanga con- pursuit of wealth, due to the greed of the The timber is being forest if the region stituency in 2004 as a man is polluting the mine owners and the shipped to all border . Similarly he has BJD candidate by de- seized tons of land and the air. timber mafia, it is areas of Jharkhand. feating Congress can- Despite the every disappearing in many The department that mangane illegally didate and former knowledge on the areas today. Today has been tasked with raised by mining mafia.He came to the minister Sk Matlub impact of we are taking the protecting the forest lime right when took deforestation , he forest from Uliburu is sleeping in a coma. strong action against Ali. He had written can’t stop himself for example. Once It is not impossible to a companies for several books on from his wrong upon a time it was full say that they are throwing fly ash into Odia literature be- practice. Let us focus of dense forests. The heating up their the forest. But sides poems. Condol- on a natural resource forest was of dense pockets with the unfortunately he get Khordha(KCN): The disabilities (PWDs). Mukherjee from Tech ing his death, Chief especially the forest trees with different mining mafia, the transfered which Non-Government In the initial phase Mahindra Founda- of Barbie of precious species , timber mafia again add fuel to Organization "Darbar 600 households are tion are Co- Minister Naveen Kwonjhar district which cooled the Hundreds of acres of mafia to start their ordinating few more Patnaik described activities. It is Sahitya Sansad"is re- targeted. The PWDs and Leprosy ,Odisha. Its main area. A company forest land have been definitely matter of sponding to Covid-19 programme is sup- families will be cov- him as a simple per- resources are the recently cut down the cut down to the question .why such a in Khordha and ported by Tech ered by subsequent son, committed social minerals and forests forest for its own ground by the forest Bhubaneswar Slum's Mahindra Founda- capable officer get phases said DSS Sec- worker and educa- that surround it. It is transportation and it mafia which is transfered before the area by distributing tion. Rashmi Ranjan retary Kedareswar true that the B area is is now under the unbelievable. A few tenure. ration kits to people Mohanty and Shormi Chaudhury. tionist. 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We are of four children of privileged platform Disability is only in with a health Kolkata, India THE KALINGA CHRONICLE BHUBANESWAR, MONDAY, 7 JUNE, 2021 National / International 5 Popular people’s Daily of Odisha 'China destroyed nations': Trump calls for USD Nothing can be achieved by killing political activists: Mehbooba Mufti 10 trillion-worth reparation from Beijing SRINAGAR: PDP Jammu and Kashmir "On one hand, there UAPA "is yet another president Mehbooba chief minister said the is Covid and it is dif- example of WASHINGTON: had a great relation- tions... China should became a radical Mufti on Sunday as- decision on allowing ficult for people to institutionalised tyr- Former US President ship with Chinese owe money to the na- masker...but perhaps serted that nothing the annual pilgrimage come out of their anny". Donald Trump on President Xi Jinping tions of the world... Fauci has never been can be achieved by Saturday (local time) until the 'China virus'. These nations have more wrong than killing political activ- ists like BJP council- lor Rakesh Pandita and said such inci- dents only defame the people of Jammu and Kashmir. Pandita was shot dead by militants in the Tral area of Pulwama district on Wednesday. "It was unfortunate. We con- demn those who in the south Kashmir homes, but on the "Booking a 15-year- killed him and noth- Himalayas was for other hand, if they old under UAPA is ing can be achieved the Centre to take. want to have the yet another example by such things. In She also criticised the yatra, who will tell of institutionalised fact, it defames the police over reports of them (not to have it)? tyranny. Not being people of Jammu and the booking of a 15- They are the decision satisfied with con- called on America He also said that been destroyed," when he denied the Kashmir," Mufti told year-old boy under makers, they do verting Kashmir into and all the nations to China doesn't care Trump added. virus and where it reporters in south the Unlawful Activi- whatever pleases an open-air prison demand reparations much about current Trump also slammed came from." Kashmir's Anantnag ties (Prevention) Act them," Mufti said. where dissent is crushed this regime is from China due to the President Joe Biden. the Biden administra- This comes amid a district. She said the (UAPA) in north She, however, added entire Union Terri- Kashmir's Bandipora. that the "government now going after chil- damage caused by "In addition, all na- tion for being 'timid' renewed focus on the dren. Does anyone in COVID-19. tions should work to- and 'corrupt', accus- origins of the virus. tory has to bear the "They (Centre) do not of India has to take a the country care?" Speaking at the North gether to present ing it of shutting An explosive new brunt of such inci- listen to the people of decision on the she wrote on Twitter. Carolina Republican China for a bill of down investigation study has found that dents. Jammu and Kashmir. yatra". Mufti was referring Convention, Trump minimum USD 10 into the origins of Chinese scientists Asked about the pos- Had they listened, Meanwhile, in a to reports of police in said: "The time has trillion to compensate COVID-19 earlier. created the virus in a sibility of the govern- they would not have tweet, the People's Bandipora booking a come for America for the damage they "Joe Biden and his lab in Wuhan, then ment conducting the booked a 15-year-old Democratic Party 15-year-old boy for and the world to de- have caused and that family took millions tried to cover their Amarnath Yatra under UAPA. They (PDP) chief said the allegedly raising anti- mand reparations and is a very low number, of dollars from the tracks by reverse-en- amidst the Covid do whatever they booking of the 15- national slogans at a accountability from the damage is far far CCP. They bought gineering versions of pandemic, the former want to do. year-old boy under funeral. the Communist Party greater. As a first step, him off, they fra- the virus to make it of China. We should all countries should grantly lied about it to look like it evolved Central Vista area to get 1,753 new trees all declare within one collectively cancel American voters... naturally from bats. voice that China must any debt that they the big tech and fake Earlier this month, a as transplant, revamp to raise green cover pay. They must pay." owe to China as a news media did not report by Wall Street NEW DELHI: As Eco Park in Badarpur ing Jamun trees, is said. He also stressed that downpayment on want to talk about it," Journal had stated many as 1,753 new as compensatory plan- proposed to be trans- The Congress has the US should imme- reparations," he said he said. that three researchers trees will be trans- tation," an official planted, they said. been asking the BJP- diately take steps to at the convention. Taking a dig at White from China's Wuhan planted and 2,000 tree source said. Transplantation of the led Union government impose a 100 per cent ALSO READ| Trump House top medical Institute of Virology saplings planted in the The redevelopment trees approved is in to shelve its plans on tariff on all Chinese blasts Facebook ban, adviser Anthony sought hospital care Central Vista area un- project of the Central progress, they said. the central vista rede- products, which can teases return to White Fauci, he said: "Fauci after they fell ill in der the government's Vista -- the power cor- On Sunday, the gov- velopment project and stop them from pull- House said powerfully at the November 2019, a ambitious redevelop- ridor of the country -- ernment sought to bust give priority to im- ing their military and "The nations of the beginning ' no month before Beijing ment plan, which will envisages a new trian- "myths" around the proving medical infra- move a lot of compa- world should no masks', you remem- reported the first pa- increase the overall gular Parliament Central Vista project, structure during the green cover there, of- building, a common saying that all laid COVID-19 pandemic nies back to the US. longer owe money to ber that? No masks, tient with COVID- ficial sources said Central Secretariat down procedures have to save people's lives. The former US Presi- China. China has de- and then he went into like symptoms. Sunday. and the revamping of been followed. The government said dent also said that he stroyed so many na- masks and then he They also said that as the three-km-long "The cost for the PM's that all the paintings, per the proposed plan, Rajpath from the residential complex sculptures, manu- UK urges commitment to vac- 3,230 trees will be Rashtrapati Bhavan to has been mischie- scripts, collections and moved out of the Cen- India Gate and new vously exaggerated in other significant heri- tral Vista area and residences for the media. It is part of tage and cultural cinate world against Covid by transplanted to the prime minister and the many projects, as artefacts that are pres- NTPC Eco Park in vice president. mentioned earlier, ently housed at the Badarpur after obtain- The government has whose neither the de- National Museum, end of 2022 at G7 summit ing necessary clear- been facing criticism sign has been ap- National Archives of LONDON: British western England, for U.S. President Joe But the U.K. has not ance from the Minis- from the opposition proved nor the cost India and Indira Prime Minister Boris the first face-to-face Boden and leaders of yet put a figure on try of Environment & for executing the Cen- estimate or tendered Gandhi National Cen- Johnson will use the G-7 summit since the Canada, France, Italy how many doses it Forest, and a permis- tral Vista Redevelop- cost has been firmed tre for the Arts Group of Seven pandemic hit. and Japan will arrive will donate. The sion from the Forest ment Project amid the up," they said. (IGNCA) are carefully wealthy democracies’ “The world is looking in Cornwall from Fri- country, with a popu- Department. COVID-19 pandemic. Detailed environment preserved. summit next week to to us to rise to the day for three days of lation of about 70 After all the transplan- Slamming the opposi- impact assessment has According to the urge world leaders to greatest challenge of talks focusing on the million, has ordered tation and plantation, tion, Union Housing been carried out for all Union Housing and commit to vaccinat- the postwar era: de- global recovery from some 400 million they said, the Central and Urban Affairs the 10 Buildings under Urban Affairs Minis- ing the global popu- feating COVID and the pandemic. doses of vaccines. Vista area will have a Minister Hardeep the Common Central try, the entire project lation by the end of leading a global re- Britain’s government Health Secretary net gain of 563 trees. Singh Puri had on Secretariat, Common will be carried out in a 2022. covery driven by our pledged in February Matt Hancock has One of the sources Monday said a false Conferencing facility, heritage-sensitive Johnson is expected shared values,” he to give most of the said that the U.K. said, "1,753 new trees narrative is being cre- Prime Minister's Resi- manner. will be transplanted ated over the Central dence, Prime The existing docu- to stress the impor- said in a statement country’s surplus does not have any ex- cess doses at the mo- within the project sites Vista redevelopment Minister's Office and ments and artefacts ment and that “we’re and 2,000 new tree plan and asserted that Vice President En- will be moved to up- just getting them into saplings are to be it is not a "vanity clave. graded facilities, with arms as quickly as planted within Central project", but a neces- "The Expert Appraisal modern infrastructure, possible.” Vista area." The pro- sity. Committee which is to ensure their longev- The Sunday Times posed plan also in- Under the redevelop- an independent body ity, it has said. reported that Johnson cludes compensatory ment of Central Vista of field experts has The entire exercise is set to announce at plantation that will Avenue which com- examined this and rec- will be spearheaded the summit that the ensure a substantial prises Rajpath, lead- ommended for clear- and monitored by the U.K. will pledge to increase in the overall ing from the ance on May 2 this Ministry of Culture, donate over 2 billion green cover of the na- Rashtrapati Bhavan to year. Environmental ensuring compliance pounds’ worth of jabs tional capital, the India Gate, 48 trees are Clearance has been to the heritage conser- this year, with further sources said. proposed to be trans- granted by vation guidelines. donations in 2022. "A total of 36,083 tree planted and of them, MoEF&CC on May All the relevant heri- The U.S. has said it (saplings) will be permission has been 31."Therefore, these tage-sensitive approv- tance of a global vac- Sunday. “Vaccinating vaccine supply to plans to share 80 mil- planted in the city and granted for 25, includ- statements that piece- als and clearances will cination drive when the world by the end COVAX, the United lion doses of its sur- overall green cover ing 22 Jamun trees, till meal approach has be obtained from Heri- he meets with fellow of next year would be Nations-backed pro- plus vaccine globally will increase substan- date, sources said. been taken to surmise tage Conservation world leaders on Fri- the single greatest gram aiming to sup- by the end of June, tially, including However, no old tree adverse impact of this Committee (HCC) be- day in Cornwall, on feat in medical his- ply poorer countries most through 32,330 trees to be planted as per Lutyen's project is unfound and fore initiating the the coast of south- tory.” with jabs. COVAX. planted in the NTPC original plan, includ- totally false," they project, it has said. STATE SCAN BHUBANESWAR, MONDAY, 7 JUNE, 2021 THE KALINGA CHRONICLE Popular people’s Daily of Odisha 6

Bhubaneswar: As down from 948 in Odisha slipped four 2018 to 938 in 2019 places on Sustainable and 933 in 2020. Development Goals Blame Game Over SDGs The BJD Govern- (SDGs) in NITI ment is giving full Aayog’s India Index have entered into a secure 100 marks in present its data in a and micro data in from 122% in 2019. pared to 2018, and focus on women em- 2020-21,a blame verbal duel over this. Mathematics, why more accurate man- NITI Aayog tem- Now question arises again it slightly powerment including game has got under- However, will such a cannot he excel in ner. Odisha’s poor plate. who is responsible comes down in 2020. rise in participation of way inthe state. As a blame game help the other subjects? In all show could be due to What is worrisome is for bank branch ex- When it comes to women in law mak- matter of concern for state to improve its likelihood the student the non-compliance the fact that while the pansion? It is the malnutrition, the ing processes. It all it fell from 15th position? Certainly focused fully on of information sought state has slipped from commercial banks, State`s performance yielded results and slot last year to 19th not.BJD has pleaded Mathematics and ne- by NITIAayog and 15th to 19th rank in which are reluctant to had improved in 2019 showed in the NITI rank. Despite having that there should be glected other subjects shoddy presentation SDG, 32.59 Percent set up more brick and and remained so in Aayog report. The implemented the 5-T no politics over the leading to poor per- of facts and figures. of population still mortar branches. 2020. representation of Initiative and Mo SDG Report while formance. Similarly, responsi- The Maternal Mortal- elected women per- Sarkar, the state’s Aparajita found it as The SDGs encom- bility of expansion of ity Ratio (per 1 lakh centage in the State own model of gover- a major tool to grind pass all the key devel- broadband lies with live births) has im- Legislative Assembly nance, Odisha fea- the government. opment sectors in- Ministry of Commu- proved constantly in has been increased tures among the bot- The objective of the cluding education, nications. So, it is a the state during the from 7.48 (2018) to tom five states with State Administration health, sanitation, joint effort by both three years. The 8.84 (2019) and 8.90 Nagaland and should now be to fo- employment, infra- State and Centre to MMR in the year (2020). Chhattisgarh. Perfor- cus on the measures structure, energy, and achieve SDGs by 2018 was 180, which Odisha has also per- mances of the states to be taken for course environment, and set 2030. All opposition was decreased to 168 formed well in pro- were assessed from correction. There is time-bound targets to This is not the job of live below poverty parties would agree in 2019 and 150 in viding safe drinking 16 SDG points. no dearth of talent achieve them. It is the Department of line. Besides, 14.2% that Odisha, which 2020. The state has water to rural popula- The opposition BJP and potential in the also clear that the Planning and Con- of people still live in was counted as one of also done well in con- tion, mobile connec- has come down state to grow. Had it people at the helm vergence alone, kutcha houses, nearly the poor states during taining TB and new tivity, aquaculture, heavily on the state’s not been the case, looking after differ- which handles SDG 29%are underweight 80s and 90s, has now HIV cases. However, forest cover and tree BJD government and Odisha could not ent aspects, have not issues. All line de- and stunted children, become a faster mov- the performance of plantation and held it responsible for have topped in the given their best. partments should take 47.6% pregnant ing state, when it Odisha in ensuring Aadhaar enrolment in the lacunas. BJP’s index like Climate Now, the State Gov- ownership over data women are anemic comes to develop- availability of physi- the past one year. Bhubaneswar MP Action and Life Be- ernment should re- regarding SDGs. The and crime against ment. Odisha’s score cians, nurses and However, the State Aparajita Sarangi and low Water score. spond to the tem- Departments are re- women at 103.5 per in the SDG index pre- midwives per 10,000 has failed to control BJD’s Rajya Sabha There is a simple plates in SDG front sponsible for provid- lakh is among the pared has increased population has gone incidence of crime MP Amar Patnaik logic. If a student can so that it could ing foolproof macro highest in country. by 10 points in the down (from 41 to 39). such as murders, cog- No politics, correc- past three years. The Enrolment in elemen- nizable crimes tive actions alone is SDG index score of tary education has against children and Smart Libraries in need of the hour to Odisha which was 51 also gone down in the human trafficking. improve the state’s in 2018 was in- State in 2020 in com- So, it is time for in- SDG tag. creased by 7 points in parison to the previ- trospection and to Take for example the the next year (2019) ous year. But, the improve the SDG sta- Ganjam High Schools State lags in Decent and reached to 61 this State has been able to tus on mission mode Work and Economic year. improve in control- approach. Looking at Chhatrapur: In a lished in 278 high facilities. schools across the Growth with only The score in the ling dropout at sec- move to inculcate and schools. Senior IAS officer State including the changing param- 11.92 bank branches population below ondary level (Class eters of NITI Aayog, promote reading hab- 2016 Batch IAS, and 5T Secretary, VK Balasore, Sundergarh and 15.72 ATMs per poverty line has re- IX and X). its among the stu- Mr.Shinde sources Pandian is spearhead- and Koraput, official which varies from one lakh population. mained the same in Crimes against year to year, roping in dents for their overall said that Model was ing the transforma- say. The State, however, the past three years women have in- development, the developed by DRDA tion process and has Recently, the 5T Sec- young professionals has 75.09 pc mobile while performance in creased in the state in and team spirit are a connections reporting creation of employ- the year 2020 com- must for responding a rise while its ment under pared to 2019. Simi- to the templates of 44.87% internet cov- MGNREGA was larly, the girl child NITI Aayog in a pre- erage is a large drop gone up in 2019 com- birth ratio has come cise manner. Odisha will go for $49Million loan Ganjam District Ad- and Block Authori- been visiting schools retary Mr.Pandian Bhubaneswar: Odi- ment would provide tails of the program. lakh hectors of land ministration is setting ties are implementing periodically. He also has launched the am- sha will go for a around 162.57 mil- It was decided to treat spreading over 705 up Smart Libraries- the Program. personally reviews bitious High School World Bank Loan of lion dollar through around 1.15 lakh hect micro-watersheds un- cum-Infotainment These Libraries will the progress. Transformation pro- $49Million to imple- convergence of dif- of land under 152 mi- der the proposed RE- Centers in 278 High have books as well as Special Secretary gram in Subarnapur Schools in the dis- computers and Chief Minister district. Six high trict. Kindle Tablets for Office(CMO) R schools, one from This move will help better reach to the Vineel Krishna is each Block will be more than 30,000 stu- new generation, said monitoring the inno- transformed initially dents reading in these an official. vative program, said in the district. schools and it will Already completed sources. While the major con- make students closer in 25 High Schools, Mr.Krishna is visiting tribution will be from to books, officials as many as 278 High the district and the ‘Mo School’ say. Schools of the closely monitoring funds, the remaining The District Rural Ganjam district has the developmental amount will be ad- Development Agency been covered under and people’s pro- justed from the Gram (DRDA) is taking up the fold for overall grams carried out by Panchayat Develop- ment Rejuvenating ferent schemes; and, cro-watershed units WARD projects. the program on Mis- development of the the District Adminis- ment (GPD) funds, Watershed for Agri- International Bank in five pilot districts The expected eco- sion Mode and taking infrastructure. tration, officials say. the Corporate Social cultural Resilience for Reconstruction namely Koraput, logical outcomes of all necessary steps for The work has already Under High School Responsibility (CSR) through Innovative and Development Nayagarh, Djen- the project include transforming the started in the schools Transformation Pro- funds, DMF, etc, Development (RE- (IBRD) of the World kanal, Deogarh and prevention of soil Government High that have been iden- gram, not only smart sources said. WARD). Bank would provide Sambalpur in the first run-off, regeneration Schools under the tified for the program library, but also other The State Govern- Odisha was one of 49 million dollar as phase. Besides, of natural vegetation, ambitious Schools in the 25 blocks of the facilities like smart ment has recently three States to have loan. Chief Secretary around 4.11 lakh hect rain water harvesting Transformation Pro- district. classrooms, computer taken the decision to planned for such an SC Mahapatra held a of land in seven dis- and recharging of the gram under 5T initia- DRDA is planning to rooms, science labo- reserve 15 Percent of ambitious program. meeting with senior tricts covering about ground water table. tives. complete the works ratories, sports facili- the seats in Engineer- Other two States were officials to chalk out 533 micro-watershed This would enable Sharing the picture of before 15 August so ties, reading rooms, ing and Medical col- Karnataka and a road map for RE- units would be cov- multi-cropping and a smart library set up that the students read- laboratory, drinking leges for students Andhra Pradesh. The WARD Program. ered both for pilot in- adoption of diverse at Karadakana High ing in these schools water facilities, hy- passing out of the program would gen- Secretary Agriculture tervention and inten- agro-based activities School of Sheragada will reap benefit. gienic toilets, etc are Government-run erally be imple- & Farmers’ Empow- sive agriculture. for providing sustain- block, the Project Di- In fact, Odisha Gov- being set up under the high schools. mented over a period erment Sri Suresh These seven districts able livelihoods to rector of District Ru- ernment has initiated 5T initiative to ensure Meanwhile, the of six years. Kumar Vashishtha included Naba- the people in the wa- ral Development this program to trans- conducive study en- teachers, students, The approximate cost outlined the issues; rangpur and tershed area. Chief Agency (DRDA), form the schools es- vironment in the parents and commu- of the project was es- and Pritee Kumar of Sundargarh in addi- Secretary Sri Ganjam, Dattatraya pecially the high schools. nity members have timated around World Bank with her tion to above five dis- Mahapatra directed to Bhausaheb Shinde schools in various Such infrastructures welcomed the initia- 211.57 million dollar team presented the tricts. As such, target complete designing informed that such li- districts with the in- are also being set up tives of the State out of which State proposed interven- was set to cover a to- of the project by end braries will be estab- troduction of modern in different high Government. and central Govern- tion and outcome de- tal of around 5.26 of July, 2021. THE KALINGA CHRONICLE BHUBANESWAR, MONDAY, 7 JUNE, 2021 Business/Commerce 7 Popular people’s Daily of Odisha

China authorises CoronaVac COVID- India's forex reserves may have exceeded USD 600 billion: RBI Governor Fuel prices are killing both 19 vaccine for MUMBAI: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Gov- Continued from page-1 ernor Shaktikanta Das on Friday said India's on June 1 to China's second COVID-19 vac- forex reserves may have crossed record level of consumer and consumption cine, Sinovac, which was expected to USD 600 billion on the back of robust capital strengthen China's vaccine diplomacy. flows.As per the RBI's data issued on May 28, It was a milestone for pumps. From around jected to be $132/b. nies (OMCs) there- Earlier, WHO granted a similar approval to the country's foreign exchange reserves rose by fuel price watchers. A $52 a barrel for Brent By then, the cheap oil fore peg their retail China's Sinopharm. USD 2.865 billion to a record high of USD couple of days ago crude at the begin- sources will have prices by Besides administering the vaccines at home, 592.894 billion for the week ended May 21, petrol crossed Rs 100 ning of calendar been exhausted, mak- benchmarking them China has been donating and exporting the to a 15-day rolling boosted by gold and currency assets. vaccines to number of countries as part of its "Based on the current estimation, we believe that average of interna- vaccine diplomacy. tional prices. How- China's National Health Commission said on our forex reserves may have crossed USD 600 ever, here too oppor- Sunday that over 763 million doses of billion," he said while announcing the bi- tunism kicks in to COVID-19 vaccines had been administered monthly monetary policy review. cream the consumer. across China so far. TPR on decline path India, when oil prices For its part, China has approved about five of Continued from page-1 hit rock bottom in its vaccines for emergency use. March last year, larly, the remaining two districts—Kandhamal China has offered 10 million vaccine doses to and Bolangir have recorded below 5 per cent bought 16.71 million COVAX facility which is WHO backed ini- barrels of crude at TPR during the week. tiative to provide vaccines to developing coun- The districts with above 10 per cent test posi- $19 a barrel in the tries. April-May 2020 pe- tivity rate are—Bhadrak, Dhenkanal, Jajpur, riod to fill up its stra- Aparajita targets Naveen government Khurda, Balasore, Puri, Cuttack, Mayurbhanj, tegic reserves and for Odisha's Boudh, Jagatsinghpur, Nayagarh, Angul, a litre in Mumbai, and 2021, crude has ing it more expensive saved Rs 5,069 crore Continued from page-1 Jharsuguda, Rayagada, Nabarangpur, in several cities in moved to a two-year to extract oil. By in the bargain. Every rank in SDG report and figured among bot- Sundergarh, Kendrapara, Koraput and Rajasthan and high in June 2021 to 2050, oil prices will dollar per barrel drop tom five states along with Nagaland and Nuapada. Madhya Pradesh. Af- beyond $71 a be $185/b. in crude prices re- Chhattisgarh." The districts reported a TPR of 5 to 10 per ter a two-day hiatus, barrel.The freeze on The one way to re- duced India’s oil im- Besides, the NITI Aayog report has exposed cent are—Deogarh, Malkangiri, Kalahandi, on Friday prices were international eco- verse the situation is port bill by Rs 10,700 the state’s poor performance in several criti- Keonjhar, Bargarh, Ganjam, Sonepur, hiked again, and it nomic activity when to stop the rapacious crore on an annual- looks like even diesel the pandemic first taxation of fuel. The ized basis, but you cal governance indicators, she said. In achiev- Sambalpur and Gajapati. in Mumbai (Rs broke out last year, general thumb rule is: and I never saw these ing the SDG goals - zero poverty, no hunger, With the decline in daily COVID-19 cases, 92.99/litre) and had reduced demand fuel prices are higher benefits. good health and well-being, quality education, the number of districts under red zone (hav- Chennai (Rs 90.38/li- to a trickle, and had in the richer countries Nearly three years gender equality, peace, justice and strong in- ing active cases above 2501) has also come tre) is now inching to- forced down crude because of higher ago, when crude was stitutions - the State has been found lagging down to 12 from 25 reported three days back. wards the Rs 100-per- prices to below $20 a taxes, while the at $75 a barrel, pump in crucial areas, she added. The number of districts in green zone (with litre mark. barrel for the first 5 poorer and oil pro- prices for petrol were Accusing the government of doing nothing to active cases below 1000) has also gone up in From the beginning months of 2020. The ducing countries, be- averaging Rs 75 a li- improve the condition of women and children the State. On 8 May, not a single district of of the first wave of Organization of Pe- cause it is a necessity tre. Today Brent and raise the standard of living of the Odisha was in the green zone. Now, eight dis- the pandemic in mid- troleum Exporting of daily life, prefer to crude is around $72/ marginalised sections, the BJP MP posed five tricts are under this category. The districts March last year, Countries (OPEC) hit keep taxes and prices b, and petrol is retail- questions to the Chief Minister. are—Jharsuguda, Deogarh, Nuapada, petrol prices have back once economic down. ing at our pumps for “After 21 years of BJD rule, why is 33 per Bolangir, Kandhamal, Ganjam, Rayagada and gone up approxi- activity began crank- Unfortunately India, over Rs 100/litre. By cent (pc) of Odisha below poverty line while Malkangiri. mately 25 per cent. ing up again. Impos- despite its over- sleight of hand, the the figure in Andhra Pradesh is only 9.2 pc,” Director of Health Services Dr.Bijay government had she asked. Mohapatra said that the present TPR of the hiked excise duty whenever interna- While 14.2 pc families in Odisha stay in kutcha COVID-19 Pandemic is hovering around 10 tional prices fell; but houses, the figure is 3.2 pc in AP and 6 pc in percent and it is likely to dip in coming days. did not roll them back West Bengal. “The TPR in the state, which was 10.51 per when crude prices Raising concern over the rising atrocities on cent on Saturday, is expected to drop further rose. The crude (pun women, Sarangi said around 103.5 women per by next week. If this trend continues, intended!) ‘theft’ was lakh population are victim of a crime which lockdown restrictions can be relaxed in a justified by citing the is one of the highest rates of crime against phased manner,” Dr.Mohapatra said. need for revenue to women in the country. The conviction rate is Speaking at the COVID-19 Vaccination Ad- tackle the economic just 8.3 pc. visory Committee a few days back, Chief crisis the pandemic “In child pornography, we are the worst in the Minister Naveen Patnaik had said that the cur- had caused. During country. About 48 pc of our women are rent trend of the Covid cases is on decline 2020, the central gov- anaemic, while around 29 pc of children un- across the state except for a few districts. ernment hiked excise der the age of five are stunted or underweight. “The second wave is beginning to recede, he on petrol by Rs 13 per What has been BJD government doing for the hoped. We are focusing on vaccination and litre and on diesel by past 21 years,” she asked. intend to utilise all resources to quickly vac- Rs 16 per litre. In the ease of doing business, Sarangi said cinate our people,” he had stated. As a result, excise Odisha has scored zero marks. In innovation On Sunday, the State reported 7,002 new cases duty collection dur- ranking, Odisha has gone down from 12th to taking the positive tally to 8,13,096 in the state. ing April-November 2020 shot up 48 per 14th rank. On the other hand, 42 more patients undergo- cent to Rs 1,96,342 “Where do the youth of Odisha go? Why ing treatment for COVID-19 succumbed in the crore from Rs should they leave their aged parents and go to last 24 hours pushing the death toll to 2,994 1,32,899 crore in the other states to earn their living? Why so much in the State. same period in of migration which came to the fore during Government fighting for blue tick, be 2019.Besides ex- Covid times,” she questioned. self-reliant for Covid vaccine, says ploiting the con- BJD left red faced as MP, MLA fight sumer, these taxes Continued from page-1 over and posted the order of the Govind Ballabh also are a drag on consumption and Continued from page-1 Pant Institute of Post Graduate Medical Edu- economic recovery. the spot in a huff. cation and Research warning the nursing per- The cascading effect “The MLA inaugurating the Covid facility sonnel to use only Hindi and English for com- of high diesel prices before the scheduled time is unacceptable. It munication, else serious action will be taken. is the time to fight against Covid not among "This order is a violation of the basic values On 18 February, this ing a voluntary cut of whelming number of on transportation and, therefore on the cost ourselves. People of Pallahara know every- of our country. It is racist, discriminatory and year, 114 countries in around 7 million bar- poor consumers, uses thing and they would respond befittingly over utterly wrong," she said in a tweet in the world sold petrol rels a day, the group this commodity to of most daily com- cheaper than in India. led by Saudi Arabia beef up government modities is huge, and today’s incident,” Sahoo said. Malayalam, saying Malayali nurses are risk- The cheapest were continued the pro- revenue at the cost of is a major contributor Contacted, the MLA said, the timing for in- ing their lives in Covid times to save people. Venezuela and Iran, duction cuts into the people. to inflation. The auguration was fixed between 10 am and "This order is also an insult. We owe them a both oil producers, 2021. As demand Overtaxing oil slump in vehicle 10.30. debt of gratitude and respect. It should be with- that sold at Rs 1.45 rose and supply was Value-added tax sales, for no small “I arrived on time but the MP was late. So I drawn as soon as possible and an apology and Rs 4.50 per litre, held down, crude (VAT) and other cen- part due to constantly inaugurated the facility as per the wishes of should be published," she demanded. respectively. prices have continued tral and state taxes ac- rising fuel prices, is people. Since I made all the arrangements for In another tweet, Priyanka alleged that the Pakistan’s pump rate to climb. count for a again a glaring sym- setting up of the centre, I deserved to inaugu- Modi government reduced oxygen beds by 36 was half of India’s at This upward trend humongous 67 per bol of how the gov- rate it.” per cent, ICU beds by 46 per cent, ventilator Rs 51.14 while even will continue as more cent of the pump ernment is killing beds by 28 per cent between September 2020 consumption.Both the USA rate was at people get vaccinated price of petrol and Pal further said it was unbecoming of an MP and January 2021. the Union and state Rs 54.65 per litre. against Covid-19, 61% of the retail to use harsh words against him. Sahoo’s "Is the health of Indian citizens less impor- The average world and price for diesel. governments have to stop thinking of fuel behaviour infuriated his supporters, he tant than the Central Vista project?" she asked, price of gasoline is Rs increased economic Surely taxes can be claimed. alleging that the government has declared the 78.71, which is at activity spurs demand rationalized to make products as the pro- least 20 per cent for energy. The US’ life more equitable verbial Golden Pallahara Sub-Collector Ajit Pradhan, who project as an essential service with people cheaper than India’s Energy Information for the poor con- Goose, and roll back was present at the venue, said the tension working day and night to complete it by 2023. average. Administration’s sumer? some of these oner- flared up because of the disagreement between "When every expert in the country, the Par- Which way, crude (EIA) Annual Energy India imports over 80 ous taxes. the two groups. liamentary Committee on Health and their prices? Outlook says by per cent of its oil $ 72/ barrel Current The Covid care centre has 20 oxygen sup- own sero-surveys warned them that additional The cost of crude oil 2030, world demand needs, and interna- price of brent crude ported beds. Four doctors have been appointed beds would be needed for an inevitable sec- is obviously the big- will drive up Brent tional prices change $ 185/ barrel Ex- at the facility. Henceforth, serious Covid pa- ond wave," she said as part of her gest input cost for re- prices to $89/b. By on a daily basis. The pected Brent crude tients will not be required to go to Talcher and 'ZimmedarKaun' (Who is responsible) cam- tail fuel sold at 2040, prices are pro- oil marketing compa- price by 2050 Angul for treatment, he added. paign. BHUBANESWAR, MONDAY, 7 JUNE, 2021 www.thekalingachronicle.com THE KALINGA CHRONICLE SportS Popular people’s Daily of Odisha 8 T20 World Cup set to be moved out of India, ICC intimated internally Roger Federer needs four tight sets to reach French Open's fourth round NEW DELHI: The and Oman," a senior situation at a time is not a good enough PARIS: Roger Federer (losing to Rafael clang of Federer hit- tended the fourth set was honest with him- Nadal each time). ting balls off advertis- until Federer broke in marquee T20 World board official, privy when it is very diffi- reason and it is self, and everyone But Federer couldn't ing signs between the next-to-last game, Cup in October-No- to ICC board devel- cult to predict how COVID-19, with al- else, before the French hit through the court or points or muttering at then served out the vember is set to be opments, told PTI on things pan out in Oc- most 2500 crore rev- Open, saying he knew always successfully himself after some of victory. "However old shifted to the UAE the condition of ano- tober-November. enue riding on the he didn't have any employ attacking tac- his 63 unforced errors, he is, and he's still chance of winning the tics across the more 23 more than Koepfer. crazy fit," Koepfer tournament. title. than 3 1/2 hours, with Koepfer's serving be- said. Federer reached In a 16-team event, if He arrived in Paris, temperatures in the came increasingly ef- the round of 16 at a there is one team that after all, having played low-60s Fahrenheit fective in the middle major for the 68th just three matches (teens Celsius) that sets, yes, but the big- time, extending his gets affected in over the preceding created cooler, heavier gest issue for Federer men's record, ahead of bubble with multiple year-plus following conditions than in re- was his own propen- Novak Djokovic, with 54, and Rafael Nadal, cases, it won't be like two knee operations. cent days. sity for mistakes. with 50. They are all IPL. Still, neither he, nor He never quite could The second-set anyone else, probably wrest complete con- tiebreaker illustrated in the same half of a For weaker national Grand Slam draw for expected Federer to trol against Koepfer, a that well: From 2-all, the first time, and all teams, you won't get have such a hard time 27-year-old left- four groundstroke er- face Italians on Mon- ready replacements getting out of Week 1 hander from Germany rors by Federer gave day: No.8-seeded outside 14 or 15 men. at Roland Garros. with zero tour-level set points to Koepfer, Federer vs.No.9 Eventually, he avoided titles, a losing career who played college Matteo Berrettini, There are teething is- what would have been record, a best ranking tennis at Tulane. No.1 Djokovic sues," an official of an his earliest loss there of No.50 and only one A wide backhand vs.Lorenzo Musetti, associate nation, since 2004 by pulling run as far as the fourth ceded the set. "I wasn't and No.3 Nadal out a 7-6 (5), 6-7 (3), round at a major. sure after the second vs.No.18 Jannik Sin- and Oman with the nymity. "If you think about it which is a part of the 7-6 (4), 7-5 victory Adding to the oddness set," Federer said, ner. Federer made BCCI having inter- He said that Muscat practically, India is tournament, said. over 59th-ranked of it all was the lack of "how much was left in plain last month that nally intimated the has been zeroed in now reporting around Another "elephant in Dominik Koepfer that spectators, who al- the tank." In the third, he viewed this event began Saturday night most assuredly would Federer fell behind by as more of a way to ICC to go ahead with specifically for the 120,000 plus cases the room" is how and ended as 1 a.m. have tried to offer a a break but managed prepare for a title bid its preparation due to preliminary rounds of which is close to one many overseas play- at Wimbledon, which approached. With no boost to Federer, who to recover. begins June 28, than a tricky COVID-19 the 16-team competi- third of what was be- ers would like to risk crowd present because might not have many When his drop shot any kind of opportu- situation in India. tion, which will also ing reported at the coming to India for of a COVID-19 cur- "any?" more French drew a wide reply to nity to break his tie few. "He was a tough Open appearances in end that tiebreaker, he with Nadal for the While the UAE was allow the three UAE end of April and start the tournament if the nut to crack, really," him. Scheduled night shook his right fist. most Slam trophies for always the first back- grounds to get suffi- of this month. situation doesn't im- Federer said. "My matches are new this On the other side of a man. up option, Oman's cient time to freshen "But sitting on June prove drastically. fighting spirit, for year at Roland Garros, the net, Koepfer "I'm just realistic and once, got me over the and ticket-holders are grabbed his own I know I will not win capital Muscat has up after 31 IPL 28, if you say "yes" to "They would cer- line. I tried to be really ushered out before 9 throat. Koepfer the French, and who- been added as the games. holding the World tainly come and play motivated, and see p.m. as part of pan- showed more frustra- ever thought I would, what could be done." demic precautions. tion in the fourth, or could, win it is fourth venue, apart "If IPL finishes by T20 in India, how can the IPL in the UAE wrong," Federer said from Abu Dhabi, October 10, then the you predict the health and would be more Federer, a 20-time So applause at Court when he disagreed Grand Slam champion Philippe Chatrier was with a line call, at the time. Dubai and Sharjah, UAE leg of World situation in October if than happy to play the "Of course, crazier who turns 40 on limited to the handful walked over to the ball things might have hap- for the tournament T20 can start off in there is a third wave," T20 World Cup over Aug.8, was last of players' guests. mark, then leaned over pened. But I'm not so that will start in the November which the seasoned official there. But one can be bounced from the "First time (with) no to spit at it. That drew sure in the last 50 last week of October. would give three asked. rest assured that there French Open in the fans in a long, long a point penalty for un- years at the French third round 17 years time, or ever in my sportsmanlike con- Open, somebody just "Yes, the BCCI, dur- weeks' time to the The second question would apprehensions ago; since then, his career," Federer said. duct. "Can't spit. walked up at 40 years ing the ICC board pitches to be spruced is if the BCCI is wary with regards to health successes there in- "That was definitely COVID rule," old, being out for a meeting, has formally up for the global of resuming the safety with players' cluded winning the very unique in many Koepfer said he was year and a half, and 2009 trophy and get- ways." Certainly was told. Down a break, he just (went) on to win asked for a four-week event. In the mean- eight-team IPL in families and their ting to four other finals unusual to hear the broke back and ex- everything." window to take a fi- while, the first week September in India, boards and the local nal call but, inter- can be held in how can it hold a 16- cricket association nally, they have said Oman," he said. team event in the would give them an that they would like A majority of the ICC country within a update on health to keep the hosting board members be- month's time. threat perceptions. It rights and wouldn't lieve that India is try- "Look, everyone in- would be easier said mind the tournament ing to bide time as cluding BCCI brass than done," the offi- being held in UAE they take stock of the knows that monsoon cial said. England players to take a knee at Euro Cup despite fans' booing LONDON: England going to participate in ture, if you like, is ever determined to players will take a the kneeling and I waning in its impact take the knee through knee at the European think that’s a great because we’ve been this tournament. We Championship de- idea.” going now for a sea- accept that there spite fearing an ad- The final warmup son.” might be an adverse verse reaction after match before Euro Southgate said he reaction and we are the anti-racism ges- 2020 — against Ro- thinks about his play- just going to ignore ture was booed by mania on Sunday — ers and their journeys that and move for- their own fans before is also being played when he takes the ward.” a warm-up game in the northeast town knee. Southgate said there against Austria. of Middlesbrough. “I think those people is probably a more Fans had been shut “In essence, people (who boo) should put impactful way of out of England are booing their own themselves in the making a stand matches since 2019 until the 1-0 win against Austria in Middlesbrough, where the pre-match gesture was met by loud booing that was swiftly drowned out by the applause of others. England midfielder Kalvin Phillips, who was on the bench for Wednesday’s match, saidS he was left “con- fused and disap- team,” England man- shoes of those young against inequality pointed” by the jeer- ager Gareth players and how that moving forward. ing. Southgate said Satur- must feel,” he said. “We feel that would “I think I was just day. “I don’t really “If that was their chil- be wrong and would happy that the boos understand that. If dren, if they’re old be bowing to pressure got cancelled out by you don’t agree with enough to have chil- from outside and we the fans cheering in the situation then per- dren, how would they don’t think that’s ap- the end, but I don’t haps you don’t have feel about their kids propriate,” he said. think it’s a great situ- to applaud or you being in that sort of “We’re united on that ation, especially for don’t have to do any- situation? The most as a full team.” us players,” said thing. important thing for Players started taking Phillips, who is “But to boo your own our players is to know a knee last year as Black. “The team team is a very strange that we are totally spoke about it to- response in my mind. united on it. We’re part of calls to eradi- gether and we came I wanted to gauge that totally committed to cate racial injustice in up with the conclu- the players were supporting each society following the sion that, regardless happy to continue. I other, supporting the police killing of of what goes on think there’s an ac- team. George Floyd in Min- around, we’re still ceptance that this ges- “We feel more than neapolis. 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