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AGENCIES Monday. Besides Jaipur, the deaths were reported from New Delhi, July 12: six other districts -- Kota, Lightning strikes in Uttar Jhalawar, Baran, Dholpur, Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Sawai Madhopur and Tonk Pradesh over past 24 hours -- according to the Disaster claimed at least 74 lives, ac- Management and Relief de- cording to data provided by partment. the states governments. It In a major tragedy in was one of the worst light- Jaipur, 12 people, mostly NO GO FOR DEVOTEES: Servitors performing rituals during the annual Rath Yatra festival in Puri, Monday. Devotees were kept away from the festival due to Covid-19 curbs. PTI PHOTO ning disasters in the region youngsters, were killed and in the recent past. 11 injured in an incident of The dead include 11 vis- lightning strike at the iconic itors at 12th century his- watch tower near the Amber toric Amer Fort on the out- Fort, the officials said. Some IRREGULAR by MANJUL skirts of Jaipur who were of them were taking "selfies" Petrol costlier, taking selfies at a watch- on the watch tower, while the tower inside the fort Sunday others were on the hill evening. The maximum nearby, they said, adding Chariots roll amid diesel rate cut number of deaths were re- that those on the tower fell ported from Uttar Pradesh on the ground when the PNN & AGENCIES where 41 died across 16 dis- lightning struck late on tricts Sunday night. Sunday evening. New Delhi, July 12: Global cues “As per the available in- Prime Minister Narendra pushed fuel prices to increase again formation, 41 people have Modi, Governor Kalraj across the country Monday adding died due to lightning strikes Mishra, Chief Minister more misery to the common man al- across 16 districts in the Ashok Gehlot have expressed Covid restrictions ready grappling with rising food prices state and 30 people have grief over the incidents of amid shrinking income. been injured. Taking note of lightning strikes and con- I’ve checked. Only lying for PNN & AGENCIES chariots, Gajapati Maharaja However, unlike uniform price move- this incident, ₹4 lakh ex- veyed their condolences to marriage is punishable, Dibyasingha Deb, the titular king of ment earlier, oil marketing compa- gratia each will be provided the families of the deceased. not lying for votes! LOW-KEY AFFAIR Puri, July 12: Amid beating of cym- Puri, performed the 'Chhera Panhara' nies Monday continued with their to kin of the deceased,” In Madhya Pradesh, six bals, blowing of conch shells and chant- (sweeping of chariots) ritual with a practice adopted more than two months Uttar Pradesh relief com- people, including two mi- n Only those servitors, police personnel ing of 'Hari Bol', Lord Jagannath and golden broom, following which ago to increase the price of petrol but missioner Ranvir Prasad nors, were killed and 11 oth- and officials who have tested negative his celestial siblings' annual Rath Yatra reduced the primp price of diesel for told a news agency. State daily Covid for Covid-19 have been allowed to Jagatguru Shankaracharya of ers injured in separate in- began in Puri Monday with strict ad- take part in the festival Govardhan Peeth, Swami the first time in close to three months. In Rajasthan, twenty- cidents of lightning. In cases below 2,000 herence to Covid-19 protocols as the holy Nischalananda Saraswati, had a dar- Accordingly, while the price of petrol three people, including 12 in Gwalior district, two per- town was placed under curfew. n Gatherings on streets or rooftops have shan of the deities as per tradition be- increased by 28 paise to `101.19 a litre Jaipur, were killed and 27 in- sons died on Sunday evening Bhubaneswar: The state’s count of This was for the second consecu- been prohibited. The curfew has been fore the pulling of the chariots. in Delhi, the price of diesel was cut by jured in incidents of light- when lightning struck them single-day Covid-19 cases fell tive year and the second time in the his- imposed in the interest of public health 'Taladhwaja' was pulled first by 16 paise per litre to `89.72 a litre in ning strikes, officials said on at Sunarpura village. below the 2,000-mark for the first time in almost three months, even tory of the 12th-century shrine that the n Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik about 500 servitors, following which as 63 more fatalities pushed the annual mega-festival, considered one refrained from visiting Puri and 'Darpadalan' and 'Nandighosh' started CITY FUEL PRICES toll to 4,662 Monday, a health of the biggest religious events in the watched the proceedings on television rolling. Though it was earlier decided PETROL `102.06 (+0.28) official said. The coronavirus tally country, was held sans devotees. that the pulling of the chariots will mounted to 9,41,745 with 1,993 The entire 3-km stretch of the Grand begin at 3pm, the process actually DIESEL `97.84 (-0.17) NEET-UG 2021 fresh cases, reported from all the Road in front of the temple wore a 'Baisi Pahacha' through the Lion's began much before schedule, an offi- 30 districts, he said. While 1,154 deserted look as only some selected Gate in an elaborate ritual. cial of the Shri Jagannath Temple Delhi. new infections were reported from priests and police personnel were al- A number of traditional rituals Administration (SJTA) said. Across the country as well, petrol quarantine centres, the remaining lowed to participate in the festival. like 'Mangala Arati', 'Mailam' and 'Surya All entry points to Puri town have prices increased in the range of 25-35 exam on Sept 12 839 were local-contact cases. Only those servitors, police per- Puja' were held before the presiding been sealed and over 65 platoons of po- paise per litre, diesel prices reduced Odisha now has 24,567 active sonnel and officials who have tested deities set out from the sanctum sanc- lice, each having 30 personnel, were by 15-20 paise per litre. The application process will begin from cases, and 9,12,463 patients have negative for Covid-19 have been al- torum of the temple. Lord Sudarshan, deployed and CCTVs installed at var- Before Monday, the retail prices of recovered from the disease so far. lowed to take part in the festival, Puri the wheel weapon of Lord Krishna, was ious locations as part of the security petrol and diesel rose by a sharp 35 paise 5pm Tuesday through the NTA website Collector Samarth Verma said. first seated in the chariot of Devi arrangement for the nine-day festi- and 26 paise per litre Saturday while Gatherings on streets or rooftops Subhadra, called 'Darpadalan'. val, officials said. Chief Minister it remained unchanged Sunday. POST NEWS NETWORK Italy win Euro 2020 have been prohibited. The curfew has After that, Lord Balabhadra Naveen Patnaik refrained from visiting In the city of Mumbai, where petrol OJEE DEADLINE been imposed in the interest of pub- was seated on his chariot Puri and watched the proceedings on prices crossed `100-mark for the first Bhubaneswar, July 12: EXTENDED AGAIN London: Italy became the European lic health, he said. 'Taladhwaja' and finally, Lord television. The state government has time ever May 29, the fuel price reached Medical entrance exam The Odisha Joint Entrance football champions after a gap of 53 ` The elaborate rituals started from Jagannath was taken to his char- made elaborate arrangements for free a new high of 107.20 per litre Monday. NEET, which was earlier Examination (OJEE) years by defeating hosts England in ` a dramatic penalty shootout in the Sunday night and the sibling deities, iot 'Nandighosh'. The three wooden live broadcast of the festival for devo- Diesel price in the city is also at 97.29, scheduled for August 1, will Committee Monday again Euro 2020 final at the historic Lord Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra and chariots draped in layers of red, tees across the country. the highest among metros. now be conducted extended the dates for sub- Wembley stadium here. Italy had Lord Jagannath, along with Lord black, green and yellow cloth were President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice Petrol prices in all metros have now September 12, Union mission of online application won their first Euro title in 1968 and Sudarshan, were carried to their re- parked in front of the Lion's Gate. President M Venkaiah Naidu, Prime crossed the `100 per litre-mark and Education Minister forms for all the courses they won their second one when spective chariots in a step-by-step pro- The 45-ft-high 'Nandighosh' stood Minister Narendra Modi, Odisha OMC officials said that if interna- Dharmendra Pradhan an- (except B Tech) under OJEE goalkeeper Donnarumma blocked a cession called 'Pahandi'. with 16 huge wooden wheels, while Governor Ganeshi Lal, Chief tional oil prices continued to firm up, nounced Monday. 2021 up to July 26, 2021 poor effort by 19-year-old Bukayo Descending from the 'Ratna 'Taladhwaja' stands at 44-ft-high with Minister Naveen Patnaik, Andhra prices may rise further. With Monday's "The NEET-UG 2021, will (11.59pm) and the last date Saka of England, after Jorginho had Sinhasana', the bejewelled throne, the 14 wheels, and 'Darpadalan' is 43-ft-high Pradesh Governor BB Harichandan price hike, fuel prices have now in- be held September 12 across for payment of fees up to missed the last Italian kick, to win three deities were taken out of the and has 12 wheels. and many others greeted people on creased on 39 days and remained un- the country following Covid- July 28, 2021 (11.59pm). the penalty shootout 3-2 after both temple down the 22 steps known as After the deities were seated on the the occasion. changed on 34 days since May 1. 19 protocols. The applica- These dates are final and teams were deadlocked 1-1 after tion process will begin from there will not be any more 120 minutes of action. P12 5 pm tomorrow through the extension of these dates. NTA website," Pradhan said The online application Flipkart valuation in a series of tweets. process for the courses LIC IPO receives Cabinet approval "To ensure adherence to (except B Tech) under OJEE ` 2021 has been extended a MARKET WATCH surges to 2.79L cr Covid-19 protocols, face number of times. MORE P3 AGENCIES thorised share capital of LIC shall be masks will be provided to all NEW DELHI: Flipkart Group Monday said INDEX VARIATION ` it has raised USD 3.6 billion (about 25,000 crore, divided into 2,500 crore candidates at the centre. have said conduction of phys- ` `26,805.6 crore) in funding led by New Delhi, July 12: Keeping the shares of 10 each. The capital mar- Staggered time slots dur- ical examination in the cur- SENSEX 52372.69 13.50 Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC, government's plan to come up with ket regulator SEBI has also eased ing entry and exit, contact- rent situation is unfair. 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FORTUNE FORECAST Reyhna unfazed DEVDAS CLOCKS 19 YEARS by negativity MADHURI GOES ARIES MUMBAI: Television actress Reyhna You are ever eager to Pandit says she is unaffected by socialise, and today especial- trolling or the negativity she re- ly, you may want to mix busi- ceives on social media for playing ness with pleasure. You will be welcomed a negative character on the screen. DOWN MEMORY LANE to join in group activities because you can work and play with equal enthusiasm. In Rather, it inspires her to work fact, you may learn a lot from such a harder. MUMBAI: The beautiful actress ode to #Dilipkumar, just like healthy exchange of ideas, says Ganesha. Reyhna, who plays the telly-vamp Madhuri Dixit Nene got nostalgic on #Devdas, you will continue to live Aaliya in the daily soap Kumkum the completion of 19 years of her movie on...forever! #19yearsofDevdas.” Bhagya, said: “To be honest, I re- Devdas that also starred Shahrukh Shah Rukh Khan retweeted TAURUS ally don’t give a heed to trolls. In Khan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. on this, saying, “All the late Light bulbs will flash relent- fact, when someone trolls or She took to social media and poured nights, early mornings, problem lessly today, as you ideate in abuses you because they hate out her emotions saying that even after the fervour of a creative worked out bcoz of the gorgeous mood. Your business acumen will help you your negative character, it 19 years those moments are so refresh- (he tagged Madhuri Dixit), the stun- negotiate problems with ease. The reticent means you are doing a won- ing and paid tribute to legendary actor ning Aishwarya, ever cheerful (tagged Taurus charm will ring out loud in your derful job as an actor. So, Dilip Kumar who recently passed away. 'bindasbhidu' that is Jackie Shroff), laughter, as you deal with your bosses and it really doesn’t bother She said, “Reminiscing some great and full of life (he tagged Kirron Kher) colleagues at the workplace, says Ganesha. me but pushes me to happy memories from the sets of Devdas. and the whole team slogging under continue working Even 19 years later it all feels so fresh ! the masterful Sanjay Bhansali. Only GEMINI hard. However, having Thank you Sanjay for sharing these. issue - the dhoti kept falling off ! Thx Routine work bores you, and said that, I really don’t Will Cherish these forever! Here’s our for the love.” IANS today you will go all out to pay much attention to break free from the shackles trolls.” Sanjay Bhansali, Madhuri of boredom. The results, however, may Quizzed about the ex- Dixit and Shahrukh Khan in not be as dramatic. You will have to depend on your children, if any, to rescue perience of playing a neg- a file photo from Devdas set you from the tyranny of routine. ative character on the Monetary gains can be expected either in screen, the actress replied: the form of inheritance of ancestral prop- "To be honest, I don’t see if erty or as increment in your basic salary. my character is positive or negative. I just con- CANCER sider it as a character You may feel like flaunting that I need to portray your so-called superior social to the fullest of my po- and financial status today. tential and I give my Chances are that all that gas about how best every day.” IANS successful you are may end up exploding in your face, and you may end up spending a lot more than you would have liked. However, if you only stick to buying a household item for your spouse, it may Sharing screen turn out to be a pretty satisfying day. Tiger inspires fans LEO space with If it's a fresh start that you are looking for, then this with fitness video day promises to give you just that, predicts Ganesha. If you have MUMBAI: Tiger Shroff took to Instagram veterans is chalked out plans for your future, today Monday and shared a video clip of his you may go ahead and implement some. Monday fitness routine. Remember that rushing blindly into any- thing is not the solution; it is always the “Hope u guys have a flying start to the flattering: Gabbi slow and steady who wins the race. week,” wrote Tiger on Instagram. Consider executing your ideas in phases, In the boomerang video clip, Tiger sports advises Ganesha. It's easier to achieve active wear and is seen doing a back flip in MUMBAI: script of the series is absolutely targets in good time when they come in a fitness studio. Actress great and I can’t wait to go on manageable bits. The actor is active on his social media Wamiqa set to share screen space with as he constantly updates fans with his fit- Gabbi says she this incredible cast whom I’m VIRGO ness goals. is flattered to be sure there’ll be a lot for me to Today, your power and Minutes after the video clip was posted, cast alongside expe- learn from.” finance will be greater than Tiger’s Instagram page was flooded with rienced, successful ac- The plot of the series moves ever before, says Ganesha. comments. tors in an upcoming around the murder of a pris- You will also be inclined to make mone- tary provisions for any future economic Actor Ronit Roy wrote: “I can never get thriller series Mai. oner. Upon accidentally killing instability that may arise. The people tired of seeing your videos Tigi! Inspiring Mai is an upcoming a mafia leader, a middle-aged around you will stand up and take notice and awesome to say the least!” Indian drama web-series woman is unwittingly swept of the leader in you. A word of caution Celebrity photographer Atul Kasbekar co-starring Sakshi into the underworld, where from Ganesha: there may be unprecedent- commented: “Nailed that landing Wow!!” Tanwar, Raima Sen, her cult slowly gains renown. ed fluctuations in financial transactions. John Wick 3 actor Mark Dacasos com- Vivek Mushran, As things take a new turn, she mented: “Tiger, Awesome! Please watch Prashant Narayanan, and has to fight for survival while LIBRA out for that pipe; you went so high I thought Seema Pahwa. preparing herself to enter the Today promises to be a busy you were going to hit your feet! Much Wamiqa said: “Mai is a underworld to stay secure. day that will keep you occu- aloha.” wonderful project and to Directed by Atul Mongia and pied. You may also engage Tiger Shroff has an interesting lineup be cast along with such ex- Anshai Lal, Mai is written by in written correspondence to re-establish of upcoming films including Ganapath, perienced, successful actors Atul Mongia, Amita Vyas along some old contacts. Ganesha doesn't rule out optimum use of the phone for this Baaghi 4, Heropanti 2 and Rambo. IANS is very flattering for me. The with Tamal Kumar Sen. IANS purpose. When it comes to the work front, Ganesha predicts you will be asked to bring order to the workplace. SUDOKU SCORPIO To solve the Sudoku puzzle, fill in the boxes in such a You might find your spirit PEANUTS post manner that every row, column and 3x3 box contains sagging as worries cloud CROSSWORD the digits 1 to 9, without repeating any. your thinking. Small things might probably bother you in a big way. Do not let them bog you down as life is all about mind over matter. As the day pro- gresses, things will begin to look up. Take a break from the rigmarole if stress begins to take a toll on you, advises Ganesha.

SAGITTARIUS Watch out for Cupid's arrow today, warns Ganesha. Love will strike and strike hard. Alternatively, you may also find yourself in an argument with a loved one that ought to have been avoided. An evening of romance beckons... keep the roses ready and the carpet rolled to heal any bruises you might have caused. CALVIN AND HOBBES CAPRICORN You may be attentive, as much as an eagle is while chasing its prey, but you still need to be careful when signing any important legal documents, advises SOLUTIONS Ganesha. Brokers and dealers, especially, are likely to incur heavy losses unless they take necessary precautions to avert misfortune. AQUARIUS You have changed your approach towards life from materialism to mysticism. Your friends and family members are pleasantly surprised to see this change. Later on the day, you may plan to visit a temple or other religious places, foresees BREVITY CROSSWORD Ganesha. You are on the right track, keep on going, you'll find the solace your have been seeking.

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However, when the cases The inmates have urged the DATA FROM UNION MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS Jan 2021 17 5,451 dipped, the enthusiasm for en- Director General of Police (DGP) CLAIMED THAT WHILE THE REGISTRATION OF NEW FIRMS AND trepreneurship also dwindled. Feb 2021 30 2,119 to carry out surprise raids to un- LLPS REMAINED AT 375 IN AUGUST 2020 AND 392 IN The data claimed that new reg- earth the illegal activities in July 8, forwaded it to the Prisons SEPTEMBER, WHEN COVID CASES WERE HIGH, BUT THE istrations remained high in the March 2021 368 3,726 Kujang sub-jail under the alleged PRISON AS SAFE HAVEN Directorate for necessary action. NUMBER CAME DOWN TO 259 IN DECEMBER WHEN THE second and third quarter of 2020 protection of jailor Hemanta Sethy. Notably, under ‘Operation Clean CASES DIPPED while the same started declining The inmates and staffers al- The inmates and staffers alleged up’, senior officials of the direc- in the fourth quarter when the leged that outsiders and relatives that outsiders and relatives of torate had raided several jails to Covid cases started dipping and a Data from the ministry of Health mand for daily wage jobs as many Jagannath Sahoo, president of of some rich prisoners of Paradip some rich prisoners of Paradip crack down on illegal activities like sense of restoration of normalcy and Family Welfare claimed that people wanted to work under Juggernaut Association of are freely moving inside the pris- are freely moving inside the use of mobile phones, availability prevailed. in September when Odisha re- Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Entrepreneurs, said, “Indeed, we ons without any official permis- prisons without any official of drugs, and ganja inside the The ministry data claimed that ported the maximum of 392 com- Employment Guarantee Scheme saw a surge in entrepreneurs in the sion. Mobile phones, liquor and permission jails in May. while the registration of new firms pany registrations, total Covid (MGNREGS). state especially in the healthcare ganja are available for the pris- As per sources, as many as 52 and LLPs remained at 375 in cases were also at the peak of For example, the demand for sector and agri business during the oners in the sub-jail. Mobile phones, liquor and ganja mobile phones and huge quanti- August 2020 and 392 in September, 1,15,583. MGNREGS jobs shot up from pandemic as there is high demand The inmates have urged the are available for the prisoners in ties of ganja were unearthed by the number came down to 259 in In January 2021, when Odisha 7,49,296 in September 2019 to a in these sectors. However, due to DGP not to involve the local police the sub-jail, the inmates alleged the officials from the prisons. The December. The registrations came saw only 5,451 total monthly cases, whopping 20,49,355 in September the pandemic people preferred to in the surprise raid as they have Prisons Directorate also initiated down to two digits by January the total registrations also stood 2020, hinting at large-scale job- do things in a more organised and been hand-in glove with the jailor. On the other hand, the persons stringent actions against some and February in the state but as at mearge 17. lessness in the informal sector legal way – through proper reg- “Surprise checking by your es- who have written the letter have staffers for helping prisoners to get soon as the virus cases again On the other side, data from the and also among the migrants. istration and due process – while teemed chair without informa- not mentioned their names fear- mobile phones, ganja and drugs. started rising in March 2021, a Ministry of Rural Affairs also Industry experts, who have seen several online services from the tion to the local police is necessary ing threat to their lives. However, these illegal activi- sudden jump of 368 new regis- claimed that as compared to 2019, the impact of Covid-19 on the in- government also boosted firm reg- and fact will come to light,” re- Sources revealed that the DGP ties in the prisons across the state trations was noticed then. 2020 saw a massive jump in de- formal sector, validated the trend. istrations.” quested the inmates. office, after receiving the letter continue unabated. AISF backs Left’s DENOUNCING FUEL PRICE HIKE OJEE 2021 application call for bandh POST NEWS NETWORK date extended till July 26

Bhubaneswar, July 12: All India POST NEWS NETWORK Students’ Federation (AISF), Odisha State Council Monday extended Bhubaneswar, July 12: The Odisha its support to the July 15 ‘Odisha Joint Entrance Examination bandh’ called by the Left parties over (OJEE) Committee, Monday, once rise in prices of petrol, diesel and again extended the dates for sub- essential commodities. mission of online application forms Sanghamitra Jena, president for all the courses (except BTech) of AISF Odisha State Council, under OJEE 2021,upto July 26, 2021 said, “Apart from the above men- (11.59 pm) and last date for fee pay- tioned issues, the AISF will join ment up to July 28, 2021 (11.59 pm). the bandh demanding opening of Interested candidates may kindly educational institutions in the note that these dates are final and state in compliance with Covid there will not be any more exten- guidelines. sion. Earlier, Odisha unit of the Online application forms for all Congress party had extended its sup- the courses (except B. Tech), under port to the bandh to be observed by OJEE 2021, had started from April “The revised dates of the Odisha the Left parties July 15 over rise in 14, 2021 and has been extended a Joint Entrance Examination (OJEE the prices of petrol, diesel and es- number of times. Earlier, it was ex- – 2021) will be notified, on assess- sential commodities. tended till July 12. ment of the situation, in another The Left parties have called for two weeks,” said OJEE chairman a six-hour bandh July 15 blaming The revised dates of the SK Chand. the Union and state governments Odisha Joint Entrance The entrance exam will be con- for the rising prices of fuel and ducted to offer admission to vari- other essential commodities. The Examination ous undergraduate and postgrad- protest will start 6am and continue (OJEE – 2021) will be uate programmes including till 12pm. BPharm, MBA, MCA, MTech, “Vehicles will have to stay off notified, on assessment MArch and Integrated MBA pro- the roads and other business es- of the situation, in gramme. The registration fee for tablishments will also remain shut National Students’ Union of India members trying to break a barricade as part of their demonstration near Capital Hospital in Bhubaneswar, Monday, another two weeks said OJEE is Rs 1,000 for all the pro- during the period,” said CPI state condemning the skyrocketing prices of petrol, diesel and essential commodities OP PHOTO grammes. However, candidates ap- secretary Ashis Kanungo OJEE chairman SK Chand plying for MBA/MCA/PGAT will have to shell out Rs 1,500. BMC deploys RRTs to Naveen lays stones for 2 cancer care institutions quell dengue scare POST NEWS NETWORK further said. HEALTHCARE The Chief Minister also said POST NEWS NETWORK About 90 per cent of Bhubaneswar, July 12: Chief BOOST that Shri Kishore Rao and Shri Minister Naveen Patnaik Monday Gurmeet Randhawa, founders of Bhubaneswar, July 12: Amidst a dengue cases were laid the foundation stones for two WHILE SRI SHANKARA Bangalore Hospice Trust, and their reported rise in dengue cases in the detected from slum state-of-the-art cancer care insti- FOUNDATION WILL RUN THE team have been serving the needs Capital city, the Bhubaneswar tutions at Infovalley here. 750-BED CANCER HOSPITAL, of the dying with dignity for over Municipal Corporation (BMC) has pockets of Sailshree He laid the foundation stones BANGALORE-BASED HOSPICE 25 years through their started sending rapid response Vihar, Niladri Vihar and for Bagchi-Sri Shankara Cancer FOUNDATION WILL RUN Karunashraya. teams (RRTs) in affected areas. Hospital & Research Centre and THE PALLIATIVE “We are happy that such a kind As per sources, the BMC Sunday Chandrasekharpur Bagchi-Karunashraya Palliative CARE UNIT of institution providing world- sent a team of doctors which vis- Care Centre. class palliative care is now being ited different pockets of Sailashree tected from slum pockets of Odisha Skill Development STATE WILL PROVIDE ALL KINDS set up in Odisha. It’s heartening to Vihar and Niladri Vihar that are Sailshree Vihar, Niladri Vihar and Authority (OSDA) chairman OF SUPPORT FOR EARLY note that world-class palliative mostly hit by the vector-borne dis- Chandrasekharpur. Subroto Bagchi and his wife COMPLETION OF PROJECTS care would be completely free of ease. With an objective of provid- “Sanitisation teams have been de- Sushmita Bagchi have donated Rs cost,” he added. ing doorstep counselling to peo- ployed in these areas and they have 340 crore for establishment of these PALLIATIVE CARE WILL BE Attending the programme, ple having dengue symptoms, the destroyed more than 800 sources two cancer-care institutions in PROVIDED FREE OF COST Srinath said that the hospital will team also created awareness about where aedes mosquito larvae were Odisha. be a one-stop cancer centre with the disease. found. Fogging is continuing in This is after a long time that all the treatment facilities in- “The teams informed people different parts of the city along Naveen physically attended a pub- class institutions in Odisha. Their cluding bone marrow transplan- about the need of conducting Elisa with anti-larva spray. Paracetamol lic programme as he had last philanthropy is an inspiration tation. The hospital will have a PG tests which are important for de- tablets and ORS pockets are being stepped out during the Prime for Odisha and people will training facility on oncology, termining dengue. These tests are distributed to people with fever,” Minister’s visit in the aftermath of remember them for their Srinath said. available free of cost at Capital the official added. cyclone Yaas. contributions, he said. Randhawa said that the pallia- Hospital and Regional Medical Meanwhile, BMC Commissioner While Sri Shankara Foundation Sri Shankara Cancer tive centre in Bhubaneswar will be Research Centre (RMRC). We can- Sanjay Singh also requested people will run the 750-bed cancer hospital, Foundation, led by Dr Srinath, is developed as the best palliative not term all the prevailing symp- to follow the due procedure for get- Bangalore-based Hospice setting up the cancer hospital care facility in the world. They toms as those of dengue without ting themselves tested. “Many are Foundation will run the palliative which will work on a cross-sub- will train over 25,000 youth, in- confirmation as it can create panic found diagnosing themselves care unit. The palliative care unit sidy model, he said. cluding tribal girls, in the next

among people,” said a BMC official. through different non-Elisa tests, will have 110 beds and will pro- “I am very happy to learn that five years.

k y m c As per sources, the city has re- which is neither accepted nor ad- vide free services. CM Naveen Patnaik lays the foundation stones for two cancer care institutions at the hospital will now be 750-bed He added that they have 26 years ported about 51 dengue cases so visable. Rather those having symp- Speaking on the occasion, Infovalley in Bhubaneswar, Monday. 5T Secretary VK Pandian is also seen OP PHOTO with the latest technology. I am of experience in palliative care far. While only 17 cases were re- toms should contact nearest health Patnaik said that both the insti- sure this centre will become the and have served over 26 thousand ported last week, the number has worker or BMC staff for a confir- tutions will help the patients of ties. He assured that the state gov- Naveen congratulated the Bagchi leading research institution and at- patients providing best possible tripled now. Sources said that about matory test abiding protocol,” Odisha, especially the poor in ac- ernment will provide all kinds of couple for their philanthropy and tract oncologists from across the quality of life to people who are at 90 per cent of dengue cases were de- Singh said. cessing quality healthcare facili- support for its early completion. noble efforts to create two world- world to serve humanity,” Naveen the sunset of their life. P4 TUESDAY | JULY 13 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR downtown

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AGENCIES tricts— Khurda and Cuttack— have 4,841 and 3,690 active cases re- Bhubaneswar, July 12: For the first spectively and remained under time in almost three months, Odisha ‘Red Zone’, while five other dis- reported less than 2,000 Covid-19 tricts with 1,001 to 2,500 cases are cases in a day, a Health depart- under ‘Orange Zone’ and the rest ment official said Monday. 23 districts with less than 1,000 ac- The coronavirus tally mounted tive cases are in ‘Green Zone’. to 9,41,745 with 1,993 fresh cases The fatalities include 13 from in the last 24 hours, reported from Khurda district, Bargarh (seven), all the 30 districts of the state, even Mayurbhanj (six), Ganjam and as 63 more fatalities pushed the Puri (five each). death toll to 4,662, said the official. The coronavirus tally mounted to A total of 53 other Covid-19 pa- On April 12, the state reported 9,41,745 with 1,993 fresh cases in tients have also died due to co- less than 2,000 cases and May 22, a the last 24 hours, reported from all morbidities. record 12,852 positive cases were re- the 30 districts of the state The state has thus far conducted ported. over 1.46 crore sample tests, which Odisha has been witnessing a The Test Positivity Rate in the state include 72,754 in the past 24 hours, decline in daily Covid load since recorded 2.7 per cent as out of the official said. The Test Positivity July 2. While 1,154 new infections 72,754 tests, 1,993 were found to be Rate (TPR) in the state recorded 2.7 were reported from quarantine infected with coronavirus per cent as out of 72,754 tests, 1,993 centres, the remaining 839 were were found to be infected with coro- local contact cases. as 24 districts have reported less navirus. For the second consecutive day, than 100 new cases, while six other Only two districts have recorded the local contact cases remained districts have cases more than 100 TPR above 5 per cent—Nayagarh below 1,000. It was 967 July 10. with Khurda registering the high- (5.8) and Mayurbhanj (5.5). The Odisha now has 24,567 active est number of 322 cases followed other 28 districts in the state re- cases, and 9,12,463 patients have by Cuttack (297), Balasore (181), ported TPR less than 5 per cent. recovered from the disease so far, Puri (144), Jajpur (141) and Odisha's positivity rate stands at including 2,824 since Sunday, the of- Mayurbhanj (110). According to 6.43 per cent, data released by the ficial said. Health and Family Welfare de- Health and Family Welfare de- Clouds hover over Capital city sky as seen from Rasulgarh area of Bhubaneswar, Monday OP PHOTO Official sources said as many partment sources, only two dis- partment showed. Stone laid for BJD’s ATROCITIES ON TRIBALS Prez, PM, Naveen greet NHRC seeks ATR from Forest people on Rath Yatra new party office AGENCIES CM watches POST NEWS NETWORK Bhubaneswar, July 12: President Rath on TV dept, Kalahandi Collector, SP Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Bhubaneswar, July 12: Biju Janata Narendra Modi and Chief Minister n view of Covid-19 restrictions, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Dal (BJD) President and Chief POST NEWS NETWORK Naveen Patnaik Monday greeted I The commission for the second year in a row, paid Minister Naveen Patnaik Monday people on the occasion of Rath issued the directions his obeisance to the holy Trinity laid the foundation stone for a new Bhubaneswar, July 12: The Yatra in Puri, and prayed for the watching television from his office. office of the party here on the oc- National Human Rights while hearing a plea good health of all. Patnaik along with his private casion of Rath Yatra. Commission (NHRC) Monday di- Modi took to Twitter to say, secretary VK Pandian watched the Naveen conducted the Bhoomi rected the Principal Secretary of lodged by human “Greetings to everyone on the spe- live telecast of Rath Yatra on Pujan amidst Covid-19 protocol in Forest department, Kalahandi dis- rights activist Dillip cial occasion of the Rath Yatra. television at the Chief Minister’s presence of senior party leaders. trict Collector and superintendent We bow to Lord Jagannath and Office. When the pulling of chariots The new office will not only be a of police (SP) to submit Action Kumar Das. The pray that his blessings bring good began, both stood up from their venue for party activities but also Taken Reports (ATRs) over alleged authorities have been health and prosperity in every- seats and prayed to the deities a platform for service to the people atrocities on tribal and scheduled one's lives. Jai Jagannath!” with folded hands. The Chief of Odisha, he said. caste (SC) families by some mis- asked to submit the Tweeting in Hindi, President Minister has thanked all as chariots Several social welfare activities creants in Koksara block of the ATRs within 6 weeks Kovind also wished everyone hap- of Lord Jagannath and His siblings like blood donation and others will district June 30. piness and good health. He said, “I Lord Balabhadra and Devi be carried out on its premises, The commission’s move came wish that with the blessings of Subhadra reached Gundicha Patnaik added. vehicles, sources said. while hearing a plea filed by rights Forest officials who did not pay tration has been providing food Lord Jagannath, the lives of all temple in the pilgrim city Monday. BJD’s Organising Secretary The new office will be constructed activist Dilip Kumar Das. The au- heed to stop the atrocities. and other essentials to them,” al- the countrymen remain full of hap- Pranab Prakash Das said the new on its existing office at Unit VI. thorities have been asked to submit “In this incident, miscreants leged Das. piness, prosperity and health.” trymen on the auspicious occa- office building of the party has The BJD is also planning to con- the ATRs within six weeks. have demolished all the houses, Das further accused that the Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik sion of Shri Jagannath Rath Yatra. been dedicated to the people of this struct its permanent offices in all Das, in his petition, alleged that physically assaulted women and Forest officials have been pro- also wished that the Covid-19 pan- May Mahaprabhu Jagannath state. It will not only be the party’s district headquarters of the state. some members of Van Sanrakshan children, looted all their belong- moting various activities of the demic would end soon with the shower his blessings on everyone office, but will also serve as a cen- This sudden move of the ruling Samiti (VSS) have damaged the ings, killed their domestic animals VSS in the tribal-dominated blessings of the deities. He prayed and fill everyone’s life with good tre for service to the people, Das party for a new party office has houses of around 200 people from and birds, damaged their plants district. for the happiness, prosperity and health, prosperity and good for- stated. raised many eyebrows. 34 tribal and SC families of in the backyard, and poisoned the The victims have been residing well-being of all. tune. Jai Jagannath!” Shah tweeted. The new office building of BJD On the other hand, the state unit Bhatapani and Dumerpani hamlets drinking water source by urinat- in the localities for the last 25 years Union Home Minister Amit Shah Andhra Pradesh Governor will have a special cabin for the of BJP is also planning to con- of Gotomunda gram panchayat ing in it and putting chemicals in and those who possess Aadhaar prayed that Lord Jagannath may Biswasbhusan Harichandan, BJP party president, meeting room for struct a new building at its exist- under Ampani police limits in the well. The victims have been cards have already been enrolled shower his blessings on everyone President JP Nadda, Union staffers, a conference hall, and a ing office premises near Ram Kalahandi. The members of VSS living with fear at makeshift as voters of Kalahandi district. A and fill everyone’s life with good Ministers Dharmendra Pradhan special meeting room for the Mandir Square. The saffron party were also accused of forcefully shanties and at school buildings at petition has also been filed with the health, prosperity and good and Ashwini Vaishnaw and many media. There will be special has constructed district office build- taking away their goats, sheep and neighbouring Nabarangpur dis- Odisha Human Rights Commission fortune. senior leaders too greeted people arrangements for parking of ings in eight districts. other belongings in presence of trict where the district adminis- in this regard. “Hearty greetings to all the coun- on the auspicious occasion. INAUGURAL SESSION Youth held for ASI TO CHECK STRUCTURAL immolation bid STATUS OF PURI SRIMANDIR POST NEWS NETWORK PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Bhubaneswar, July 12: It was decided to allow the Commissionerate Police Monday Bhubaneswar, July 12: The ASI to conduct laser arrested a youth for allegedly Archaeological Survey of India scanning at Nata Mandap, trying to immolate himself be- (ASI) will conduct laser scanning fore Naveen Niwas, the resi- of parts of Srimandir structure Jagamohan and other parts dence of Chief Minister Naveen during the 9-day Rath Yatra that of the temple, except the Patnaik. began Monday. The accused youth was identified Shree Jagannath Temple Garbha Gruha as Pramod Kumar Nayak of Administration (SJTA) chief ad- Biswasari slum under Sahid Nagar ministrator Krishan Kumar Sunday Konark Sun temple and the UN- taken after analysing the benefits police limits. said the ASI, which looks after the ESCO world heritage site Hampi of scanning. He said a committee As per sources, the accused conservation and preservation of the among others. of servitors has been formed in revealed before the police that 12th century shrine in Puri, had re- An ASI team had earlier visited whose presence the laser scanning his wife and brother-in-law have quested the temple administration the shrine and observed that laser at the temple will be done. been torturing him for the last for a laser scanning of the temple. scanning is required to ascertain The chief administrator also several years. “After discussions with stake- the condition of structures in the said the work of silver plating eight Although he has lodged several holders, it was decided to allow ancient temple. ‘dwaras’ (doors) will be done with complaints with Sahid Nagar po- the ASI to conduct laser scanning “As other people are not allowed help of a donor. The temple ad- lice, the police did not take any ac- at Nata Mandap, Jagamohan and entry into certain parts of the tem- ministration is not in a hurry to fin- tion in this regard. other parts of the temple, except the ple on normal days, we want to ish the work and no time limit has Finding no other way, Nayak Garbha Gruha (sanctum sancto- complete the laser scanning when been fixed for the work, he said. Monday afternoon tried to im- rum),” he said. the deities are out of the temple for The sliver required for the silver- molate himself before the Chief Laser scanning is usually done the nine-day Rath Yatra,” ASI's plating of the temple doors were do- Minister’s residence but the in heritage structures to check Superintendent Archaeologist nated by a Mumbai-based devotee alert cops foiled his attempt. Dignitaries pose for a photo op at the inaugural occasion of ‘Utkarsha’ by Guru Kelu Charan Mohapatra Odissi structural stability so that timely Arun Mallick said. Kumar said a of Lord Jagannath. The silver pack- Airport police arrested Research Centre (GKCMORC) and Odisha Sangeet Natak Akademi at GKCMORC in Bhubaneswar, Monday OP PHOTO repairs can be carried out. ASI has decision on conducting a laser- ets reached the SJTA office Friday, Nayak after registering a case

earlier done 3-D laser scanning of scan of the Garbha Gruha will be sources said. (182/21).

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Servitors escorting Lord Balabhadra to His chariot Taladhwaja during Pahandi bije in Puri

Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingha Deb performing ‘Chhera Panhara’ on Lord Jagannath being escorted to His chariot Nandighosha a chariot at Badadanda in Puri

Pahandi bije ritual being performed for Lord Sudarshan and Devi Subhadra

Puri Shankaracharya Swami Nischalananda Saraswati having darshan of deities at Badadanda Servitors performing rituals during Rath Yatra on ISKCON temple premises in Bhubaneswar

Police deployed near the tallest chariot of the world on premises of Ghantua servitors beating gongs during Rath Yatra Rath Yatra at Haripur-Dolamundai Jagannath temple in Cuttack Sri Sri Baladevjew temple in Keonjhar OP PHOTOS Patali Srikshetra still waits for its Jagannath temple Tidal waves wreak

POST NEWS NETWORK Mohapatra, the project would have `4crore for the temple construc- cost `1,34,31,200 to `3,98,34,600 for tion. But the district administration Sonepur, July 12: Nine years have stone carving, `91,28,000 for is yet to receive any response in this havoc in Ganjam passed since the Puri king Gajapati Jagamohan construction, `71,38,400 regard from the department. Maharaja Dibyasingha Deb laid for Nata Mandap construction, The delay in construction the the foundation stone for the pro- `27,63,000 for the construction of Jagannath temple at ‘Patali posed Jagannath temple atop temples for Goddesses Laxmi and Srikshetra’ has only intensified the Chhalia hills at Patali Srikshetra, Bimala. village again dissatisfaction among the people. about 20 kilometres from here. The plan was tabled at a meeting At ‘Patali Srikshetra’, the Rath However, work on the proposed of Shri Jagannath Temple Yatra is observed with all the rit- temple got stuck due to red tape and Managing Committee held at the uals that are followed in Puri except for setting up a foundation SJTA’s conference hall, May 8, 2014. Jagannath Temple. The festival is stone plaque there has been no The committee requested the state observed at the foot of the Chhalia work on the premises. government to bear the construc- hill. The hills at Kotasomalai village tion cost. A visit to witness the festival here had been the abode for Lord The Subarnapur district Culture is said to be incomplete if one misses Jagannath for nearly 144 years. In department received a letter from the ‘Pahandi’ ritual. Witnessing order to save the Trinity from the the Shri Jagannath Temple servitors carrying deities from the attacks of Kalapahad and Managing Committee (No. hilltop to the foothill covering a dis- Raktabahu, the idols of the deities years. Subsequently, the Puri a Jagannath temple rekindled after 6241/2/2014 dated 02.06.2014), in- tance of 50 metres amidst beautiful in Puri temple were hidden in a cave Temple administration granted Puri king Gajapati Maharaja forming the district Collector about natural settings gives a divine feel- here. ‘Patali Srikshetra’ status to Dibyasingha Deb laid foundation steps to be taken for the construc- ing. Like Baripada and some other A team of the Archaeological Kotasomalai village. stone for it, July 5, 2012. tion of the proposed Jagannath places, here too the chariot of Devi Survey of India (ASI), State Subsequently, Patali Srikshetra Subsequently, a technical team temple at ‘Patali Shrikshetra’. Subhadra, Debadalana, is pulled Archaeology Department, Action Committee built a small from the Puri Jagannath Temple In response to the letter, the dis- only by female devotees. POST NEWS NETWORK This is the second such Jagannath cult researchers and temple atop the hill and installed visited the area to identify places trict administration wrote a let- However, due to the prevailing Puri Jagannath Temple servitors the idols of Lord Jagannath, Lord for the construction of main tem- ter (No. 7452/15.09.2014) to the Covid-19 pandemic, the festival has Gopalpur, July 12: Tidal waves incident in 12 days. led by the then temple adminis- Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra and ple and its Jagamohan. In order to Commissioner, Tourism and not been observed here for two years again wreaked havoc in seaside Earlier, tidal waves trator Suresh Mohapatra visited the Lord Sudarshan provided by the construct the temple, the SJTA Culture department, informing now. Like last year, this year too, Rameyapatna village under place in 2007. They concluded that Shri Jagannath Temple also roped in sculptor late him about the place identified for the chariots were constructed, hop- Golanthara police limits in Ganjam washed away six houses a cave of Trikuta hills had been the Administration (SJTA) in 2011. Raghunath Mohapatra. temple construction and urging ing to get the nod to observe the fes- district as it washed away 50 per in the village. Sunday, the abode of Lord Jagannath for 144 The local people’s hope of getting As per estimate prepared by him to approve the budget worth tival. cent of the 36 houses in the vil- lage, Monday. waves knocked down This is the second such incident three more houses in 12 days. Earlier, tidal waves Advanced version of NHAI to build bridge across Mahanadi washed away six houses in the vil- lage. Sunday, the waves had knocked sult, tidal waves crossed the coast- down three houses in the village. The line and destroyed many lives and BrahMos missile test-fired Road connectivity between Jharsuguda and Bargarh to reduce from 155 km to 12 km incident has sparked unprecedented properties in the village. Even a panic among the villagers. ‘Sahi’ (street in the village) got POST NEWS NETWORK launched, the official added. Notably, POST NEWS NETWORK spected the proposed site. Later, via Chhattisgarh is 155 km. However, no official from the submerged in the sea. a number of other versions of the the MP had drawn the attention of Locals said that if a bridge is Irrigation department or local ad- Three villages were swept away Balasore, July 12: An advanced supersonic cruise missile were ear- Jharsuguda, July 12: People of the National Highway Authority of constructed across the Mahanadi ministration is yet to visit the village in tidal waves, Sunday. Villagers version of supersonic cruise mis- lier developed by BrahMos Aerospace Jharsuguda and Bargarh have been India (NHAI). in the region, it will reduce dis- after the incident. The villagers also have been demanding a permanent sile BrahMos was test-fired Monday under joint venture between pressing for a bridge across the Meanwhile, a firm engaged by tance to a great extent between the alleged that they did not receive solution to the problem as the in- morning from launch pad No. 5 of the Defence Research and Mahanadi for a long time to re- NHAI has conducted a survey on two districts. any financial or other assistance cident has become a regular affair the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Development Organisation (DRDO) duce the connectivity distance be- the project and submitted its report The bridge is expected to from anyone. Locals apprehended every year during the monsoon Chandipur in Balasore district, of- of India and NPO Mashinostroeyenia tween the two districts. Their long- to the NHAI. help create opportunities in that many more houses might soon season. The village will completely ficials said. (NPOM) of Russia. pending demand is likely to be The report said that the distance tourism, education, agriculture, get submerged in the village. get submerged in the sea if the ad- According to a senior official of The BrahMos supersonic cruise realised soon as a proposal for the between Jarimuli (Bargarh) and commerce, socio-economic and Reports said the village com- ministration delays in taking meas- the ITR, the missile with a target missile range derived its name construction of a bridge at Pujaripalli (Jharsuguda) is only cultural sectors. prises 650 families, mainly of fish- ures to save the village, they said.

range of 400 kilometres can be from two rivers, the Brahmaputra Pujaripalli under Lakhanpur block 12 km. However, in the absence of The director of the NHAI is ermen community who eke out Apprised of the matter, the en-

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his was supposed to be capital flows were actually the prob- the Asian century, with lem. Although inflows from non-res- the ascent of China being idents were large and growing, so Olympian Risks Tonly one – albeit a major were residents’ outflows. As a con- – part of the story. The rest of it was sequence, net inflows were often apan has imposed a state of emergency in its capital Tokyo, to be in going to be about other rising re- small. Malaysia was in fact a net ex- force during the Summer Olympic Games 2020 to be held in the city from gional stars: potentially huge porter of capital for much of the past JJuly 23 to August 8. The step has been taken to keep spectators out of the economies like India, rapidly in- decade, as was Thailand in some stadiums in view of a recent surge in Covid infections, especially the Delta dustrialising upper-middle-income years. Even worse, the rates of re- variant. Earlier, the government had decided to allow entry to a limited num- countries such as Malaysia, strate- turn on these countries' financial ber of spectators, for which tickets have already been sold. What has sur- gically significant exporters of assets held abroad (whether by cen- prised the international community is the insistence by the International minerals and other raw materi- tral banks or private investors) Olympic Committee (IOC) that the show must go on even though about 80 als like Indonesia, and some rela- were significantly lower than those per cent of Japan’s population wants the games to be postponed and the coun- tively new kids on the block, in- on financial assets inside the econ- try spared of the consequences of another Covid surge. The survey was con- cluding Vietnam and Bangladesh. omy held by non-residents. ducted by Japan’s leading daily Asahi Shimbun which has also joined the Many regarded Asia as the This differential led to significant chorus for postponing the games. world’s most dynamic region, one annual seigniorage losses. In The Paralympic Games will be held between August 24 and September 5 with relatively favourable demo- In India, annual growth slowed from 8 per cent in Thailand, for example, these losses and the Japanese government will take a call on the question of letting in Jayati Ghosh graphics and potential for eco- 2016 to 4 per cent in 2019, and even these figures amounted to as much as 5.2 per cent spectators by July 16. The 2020 Olympics and Paralympics were postponed nomic diversification, while China’s of GDP each year in 2010-18 according last year because of the pandemic. The Olympics now will feature 33 sports increasingly gargantuan economy are widely considered to be overestimates to UNCTAD – far more than the net at 339 events across 42 venues. The Paralympics will feature 22 sports at 539 THE REGION’S and evolving supply chains would because of changes in the calculation process inflow of capital. And even where net events across 21 venues. Most events will be in the Greater Tokyo area, al- inevitably pull along much of the capital inflows were positive, as in though some football games and the marathon will take place in the north- ECONOMIC region. China’s own external trade India and Indonesia, they did not ern city of Sapporo. DYNAMISM HAD and foreign investment plans prospects remain uncertain. But 2010 to 5 per cent in 2019, was the translate into increased domestic Japan has had relatively low Covid caseload, but a new wave of infections strengthened this belief. The coun- the region’s economic dynamism had slowdown relatively minor. investment or enable investment in began in April. Figures till July 8 reveal there are about 812,000 confirmed DIMMED EVEN try would provide substantial for- dimmed even before the pandemic One obvious cause of this de- desired sectors. Instead, central cases and 14,848 deaths. What causes concern is the fact that Japan began BEFORE THE eign aid, direct investment, and disrupted everything. Although a few celeration was the decline in in- banks added to their foreign-ex- vaccinating people only in February, which is much later than most other loans from institutions like the relatively small Asian economies vestment rates. In Malaysia, change reserves in order to self-in- developed countries. Just over 15 per cent of Japan’s population of about 126 PANDEMIC China Development Bank and the (like Vietnam) reported strong goods Indonesia, and Thailand, this re- sure against possible capital flight and million is fully vaccinated. In Tokyo and Osaka, the two cities hit the hard- Export-Import Bank of China, and exports in the pre-pandemic period, flected a medium-term trend trig- manage the exchange rate in the est by the recent surge, authorities hope people over 65 years will be fully DISRUPTED then in a supposedly more struc- many others showed disturbing gered by the 1997-98 East Asian face of substantial capital move- vaccinated by end July. The youth of the country are now the most vulner- EVERYTHING tured way through the Belt and signs of slowdown and a weaker Crisis, after which investment ments. Meanwhile, emerging-econ- able as they are yet to be covered by vaccination. Road Initiative. And agreements impetus to diversify. rates collapsed by at least a quar- omy governments became so wor- In May, a Japanese doctors’ union said it was ‘impossible’ to hold the games, like the 15-country Regional Consider four emerging-mar- ter, from previous highs of close to ried about negative financial-market given the pandemic. A number of sports bodies and experts have expressed Comprehensive Economic ket economies that were widely 40 per cent of GDP to around 30 per responses that they limited their similar concern. The World Players Association, representing 85,000 athletes Partnership would later advance the touted as examples of ‘Asian suc- cent. In Malaysia, investment fell own capacities for fiscal stimulus dur- in over 60 countries, said the IOC must ensure athletes’ safety. Japanese ath- rise of a formidable economic bloc. cess’ and had briefly become the further during the 2010s, to only 19 ing downswings, including in the cur- letes have largely kept a low profile, but the country’s biggest sports star, ten- This, at least, was the wide- darlings of global financial markets: per cent of GDP by 2019. Investment rent pandemic. Ironically, therefore, nis champion Naomi Osaka, has stated there should be a debate about spread perception at the start of the India, Indonesia, Malaysia, and in India also declined sharply, from the financial liberalisation that was whether the games should be held at all. Olympics-related events have already 2010s, reinforced by the relatively Thailand. GDP growth in each of 40 per cent of GDP in 2010 to 30 per supposed to provide emerging mar- spread the virus among those helping to run the event. In May, eight people rapid recovery of most of the re- these countries has decelerated cent in 2019. And investment in kets with more resources for do- involved in the torch relay were infected with the virus. gion from the 2008 global finan- significantly in recent years. In all of these countries decreased mestic investment has led to exactly Currently, there is a ban on entry to Japan of foreigners from 159 coun- cial crisis. But a lot changed over India, annual growth slowed from again during 2020. the opposite pattern. tries, including the UK. It indeed seems like a joke to organise the biggest the past decade. The West’s ob- 8 per cent in 2016 to 4 per cent in Covid-19 aside, why have in- There is no magic bullet that international sporting event in such a situation. This reminds one of an old session with China and the per- 2019, and even these figures are vestment rates come down? After can ensure ‘emerging’ Asian counter-culture saying that went ‘What if they declared war and no one turned ceived threat of that country’s widely considered to be overesti- all, these economies were the ben- economies actually emerge and up?’ Question is why Japan is willing to take such high risks of organising rise mean that G7 leaders (and mates because of changes in the cal- eficiaries not only of positive stim- live up to their huge promise. But the Olympics for which about 60,000 athletes, coaches, journalists and oth- most Western commentators) have culation process. Thailand’s econ- uli from China, but also of active a radical reconsideration of capital- ers will travel to the country. Health experts, both in Japan and outside, have not looked in much detail at other omy, which was expanding by more interest from global finance. They account management in such coun- voiced their concern that the Olympics could be a springboard for the Covid Asian emerging markets. Had they than 7 per cent per year at the start attracted capital of all kinds: for- tries would be a good place to start. outbreak across the country and possibly spread across the globe. Surely, the done so, they would have observed of the last decade, grew by only 2.3 eign direct investment, portfolio mega meet gives athletes the opportunity of a lifetime to showcase their tal- that some of them were experi- per cent in 2019, while growth in flows, bond financing, and other ex- The writer is Professor of ent and get international acclaim. But it is difficult to assess whether the encing a more troubling trajectory. Malaysia declined from 7.4 per ternal commercial borrowing. Economics games are being held for the athletes, corporates or for some other reasons. Obviously, output and invest- cent to 4.3 per cent over the same Why didn’t all of this generate at the University of Since the corporates are also cribbing in the changed circumstances of ment both plummeted during the period. Only in Indonesia, where higher investment and growth? Massachusetts Amherst. total ban on spectators and involvement of less number of countries, it is Covid-19 crisis, and recovery growth slipped from 6.2 per cent in It turns out that unrestricted ©PROJECT SYNDICATE worth questioning the reasoning of the Japanese government. Apparently, the athletes and sports enthusiasts have been taken for a ride by colossal commercial interests involved in organising the games. The contract between the IOC and the host city Tokyo made it clear only the IOC SPECTRUM POPULATION CONTROL could cancel the event. The IOC is reported to make around 70 per cent of its money from broadcast rights, and 18 per cent from sponsorships. Naturally, it has no compunction in insisting the games can go ahead safely, if neces- sary, under a state of emergency which is exactly what the Japanese government has done. The latter’s worry apparently stems from the fact that if Tokyo can- cels the games, it will entail breach of contract and Japan will have to com- UP’s proposed new law will hurt the state pensate the IOC for the financial loss. The budget for Tokyo 2020 was set at $12.6bn (£8.9bn), though the actual cost is reported to be much higher. he draft bill by the Uttar children per couple declines and this is a less developed state. It featured runs short – it will inevitably be the Only solace for us Indians is that, now after seeing Japan and the men- Pradesh government to en- taken in the aggregate eventually among the earlier ‘Bimaru’ states, mother and the children, further in- tal health issues that the Japanese government seems to be suffering from, Tforce what is commonly re- leads to population numbers sta- so called because of the poor de- graining poverty into the next gen- our government’s oddities and idiosyncrasies seem sort of acceptable if ferred to as the two-child norm has bilising, even declining. Couples mographic indicators these states eration rather than helping the not welcome. caused much political noise. In forced by their circumstances take showed, relative to the rest of India. state move up the development lad- sum, the Uttar Pradesh Population decisions that are wise and useful Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, der. It speaks of polygamy and (Control, Stabilisation and Welfare) and meaningful from their point of UP made for the acronym ‘Bimaru’, polyandry and gives multiple sets Bill, 2021 proposes that married view, their unique lenses and their which indicated that they were de- of explanations on how the number WISDOM CORNER couples who bear more than two chil- expectations of the place they will mographically ‘sick’; the areas also of children will be calculated – still dren will forfeit the right to a gov- land in the foreseeable future. The covered Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh restricted to two, but it offers no view The traveller sees what he sees, the tourist sees what he has come ernment job, to contest local polls poor tend to have more children be- to see. GILBERT K. CHESTERTON and Uttarakhand, which were not on divorcees, widows or widowers. and a host of other benefits. The tim- cause of several reasons that are separate states when the term was It does not speak of children who We have, I fear, confused power with greatness. STEWART UDALL ing is of course wrong, but there is well-researched, widely understood first coined in 1980. Research dat- may be born out of wedlock. It says You are remembered for the rules you break. DOUGLAS MACARTHUR much more that is obnoxious here and universally accepted among ing to 2015 showed that the ‘Bimaru’ adopting more than two children Jagdish Rattanani with the trap of false debates on pop- all demographers. The poor have states had not converged on most would be in contravention of the pro- ulation numbers being the root of less access to health services and of the indictors studied – they con- posed law, if the couple already has A HIGH all the nation’s troubles. Chief so child mortality tends to be higher; tinued to be backward compared to two children, opening new worries WORDSWORTH Minister Yogi Adityanath was plain a higher number of children then the national average. and questions on how adoption POPULATION wrong when he said July 11 that ris- becomes an insurance against the Yet, there has been progress and should be viewed. It appears not ing population is the root of in- death of the child and the financial it has come without the dracon- to consider the risk of a rise in un- Old fogey GROWTH IS equality and other ills facing soci- support that an extra pair of hands ian law that is now being proposed, safe abortions, sex selection or chil- NOTHING BUT A ety. But he is not the only one to can provide early on in life. The poor denying rights to a couple on the dren being given up for adoption. n old fogey is a person of advanced years — or seems to be so to the blame. Across the political spec- also have less education, are less basis of the number of children they We will sink further into the Aperson doing the describing — who holds on to attitudes that they learned MIRROR TO THE trum, the idea appears to have taken aware of the available contracep- have. Consider this simple statis- idea of force, power, law to fix an when they were young and rejects new things, so appearing old-fashioned, root that our population numbers tion method-mix and often cannot tic: UP’s Total Fertility Rate, or issue that has everything to do behind the times and past it. There’s nothing new about old fogey. It was first STATE OF are problematic. Witness Sharad access services in a safe, timely TFR has steadily declined – 4.2 in with people, poverty and develop- recorded by Francis Grose in his Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue in DEVELOPMENT OF Pawar and some others coming out and cost-effective manner. And 2006, 3.5 in 2010, 3.1 in 2015 and ment. We will spend money on ad- 1785. He said that old fogey, and fogey by itself, was a nickname for an invalid in support of this position, which when the girl child is not educated, 2016, 3.0 in 2017 (SRS data). To com- ministering rewards and punish- soldier. Others later suggested it was also used for a garrison soldier, one too THE NATION OR turns all understanding of demo- when the age at marriage is low, pare, Kerala’s TFR has moved in the ments, on affidavits and claims, old or infirm for active service, who was often sent out to get new recruits. THE STATE UNDER graphics on its head. Several other when the health of the child is same years down from 1.8 to 1.7, stay- on increments and incentives, and The only real-life example I can find is this, in a report of one such from states already have put in place weak, it leads to poor health of the ing well below replacement levels that much less on healthcare and Carrickfergus in northern Ireland: During the last week, a recruiting party of QUESTION some version of the two-child norm mother and low birth weight of of 2.1. How has this been achieved services that are the only guaran- the Old Fogies had decoyed a number of young lads, by means of intoxication, over several years, but its impacts the child in pregnancies that are by Kerala? The answer is well- tee of giving us a nation where &c. at which the friends and comrades of the deluded recruits were have not been formally studied. early in life, reinforcing a cycle known – active policy measures people are educated, healthy and on exceedingly displeased and disgusted ( Morning Post, 3 Apr. 1793). Other early The movement on the popula- that leads to more children and that support health and education. the way to becoming productive examples focus on old age and out-of-touchness: Well, here I am, on the eve, tion graph follows the same pat- higher mortality. In other words, a In UP, the decline is slow as support citizens so that the nation can truly or rather on the day, of visiting a rich old fogey of an uncle, who has not been terns everywhere. Underdeveloped high population growth is noth- systems and health infrastructure reap the demographic dividend. in London for these forty years (The Duel, or My Two Nephews, by Richard economies, poorer families, uned- ing but a mirror to the state of de- improve rather slowly over time. The writer is a Brinsley Peake, 1823). It became common in the 1860s and has remained in ucated couples have a high fertil- velopment of the nation or the The proposed law limits ration senior journalist use ever since, though the last half century has seen a falling off in its ity rate. As they move up the socio- state under question. card entitlements but fails to ask who and faculty member at popularity. On occasion, it has been compared and contrasted with a young economic ladder, the number of In these terms, Uttar Pradesh in the family will suffer if food SPJIMR. ©THE BILLION PRESS fogey, a youngish person with notably conservative tastes and attitudes. We call them old fogies; but there are young fogies, too. Old fogyism begins at a younger age than we think. I am almost afraid to say so, but I believe that in the majority of human beings it begins at about twenty-five (Talks to Teachers Indifferent nation Livelihood support Soccer mania on Psychology; and to Students on some of Life’s Ideals, by William James, 1899). Young fogey became popular quite suddenly in Britain in the early Sir, It’s unfortunate that the demise Sir, The Assam government should be ap- Sir, The month-long mesmerising football bo- 1980s, during Margaret Thatcher’s first period in office, referring to a of Fr. Stan Swamy did not evoke the plauded for launching a scheme to grant nanza is over -with Argentina kissing the Copa particular brand of young conservative who aped the clothes, opinions and etters kind of condemnation from the peo- one-time financial help of Rs 2.5 lakh each America 2021 and Italy the Euro Cup 2021, but manners of their seniors. It’s still around, though the fashion for the term and ple that it deserved, given the cir- to women whose husbands died of Covid- the moments of these two tournaments will the type have both passed. Were there ever fogies, not particularised as old? cumstances under which he met his 19. Widows with a family income of less than linger in the hearts of soccer fans around the Francis Grose hints so in his dictionary but a systematic search finds nothing. TOL THE EDITOR death. Apart from the isolated out- Rs 5 lakh per annum will benefit from the world. Various nations, football federations Enquiries about its origins leave us uncertain. Grose suggested that it came Readers of Orissa POST rage expressed by the print, elec- new scheme. Other states have also intro- and authorities deserve a big applause as the from the French fougueux, fierce or fiery, which doesn’t fit the sense at all. are most welcome to contribute letters tronic and social media and candle duced schemes to rehabilitate pandemic- matches were conducted smoothly and safely Modern dictionaries prefer foggy, a Scots dialectal word meaning moss-grown (200 words), articles and light marches at a few places, there affected households. Financial assistance especially at a time when the whole world is columns (between 750-1250 or decrepit. It could also mean damp or boggy and it’s the source of fog for a words). Contributors are were hardly any reports of mass in- may provide some relief to widows. State under the grip of a pandemic. The tourna- coarse grass growing in damp or boggy conditions and also fog for the type of requested to send their dignation elsewhere. This lack of governments and private organisations ments undoubtedly gave all soccer fans un- weather. Foggy is also recorded from the sixteenth century for a person who contact numbers and full concern is indeed worrisome and must provide them with chances for skill limited enjoyment and excitement and offered

was, as the Oxford English Dictionary puts it, “unwholesomely bloated, postal address/email ID. They may also raises the question whether we, as a development and employment at various a big relief during these tough times. For a

k y m send in their valuable comments, opinion c swollen with flabby and unhealthy corpulence”. Some dictionaries mention and suggestions, preferably by email, nation, have become indifferent and levels. Widows may benefit from self-help month the tournament made fans ‘nocturnal fogram, a superannuated person or an old fuddy-duddy, which appeared a few to: [email protected] insensitive to human suffering in groups led by women. Society’s efforts and beings’ as they had their eyes glued to TV years before old fogey. From its date, form and meaning it must be connected general and political-judicial injus- constructive support are needed to em- screens throughout the nights watching their in some way, but nobody knows how. One other suggestion that appears in tice in particular. It's difficult to find power the ‘Covid widows’. favourite soccer stars display their incredible some books and also online argues that old fogey is from the one-time B-15, Rasulgarh Industrial Estate, an answer. Amit Singh Kushwaha, skills with the wonder ball! American armed forces slang fogy for a long-service pay increase. Bhubaneswar-751010 Bhaskar Roy, NEW DELHI SATNA (MP) M Pradyu, KANNUR P7 TUESDAY | JULY 13 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR state

JUMBO MENACE

k y m Dhenkanal’s forest cover c increases in 5 years IN SPITE OF WILDFIRES AND TIMBER MAFIA PLAYING HAVOC WITH THE GREEN COVER IN THE DISTRICT, FOREST COVER HAS INCREASED BY 4,261 HECTARES

Surakhya Samitis (VSS) to protect the forest resources. Of the 350 VSSs, 150 are receiving funds. Coordinating with the Forest de- partment, these VSSs are guarding the jungle on rotation basis. At the same time, 60 camera traps have been installed at the strategic lo- cations in the jungle to keep a watch on the movement of timber mafia. These strategies seem to be paying dividends, it was learnt. Informing about the satellite survey’s revelations, DFO Prakash Chand Gogineni said the district’s A tusker from Similipal, which had drifted away from its herd, moving on Khirapada road in Mayurbhanj district as people try to scare it off risking their lives OP PHOTO forest area has increased in last five years. This has been possible POST NEWS NETWORK Notably, there are eight ranges in because of the steps taken by the the district. They include Dhenkanal department. 2 killed in Nuapada Dhenkanal, July 12: In spite of Sadar range, Kapilas range, Sarangi “In order to keep a vigil on the Choked canal adds to farmers’ woes wildfires and timber mafia playing range, Bhuban range, timber mafia, we have installed road mishap havoc with the green cover in this Kamakhyanagar eastern range, camera traps in the forest. We are POST NEWS NETWORK POST NEWS NETWORK district, it is surprising to note that Kamakhyanagar western range, changing the locations of these the forest area has actually increased. Mahabirod range and Hindol range. camera traps constantly. This apart, Bhandaripokhari, July 12: Nuapada, July 12: Two persons While the tireless efforts of Vana It is worth mentioning that the patrolling has been intensified. Insufficient rainfall has affected were killed in a road mishap when Surakhya Samiti and introduction reserve forests comprising these Our staff is trained to deal with agricultural activities in an SUV and a motorcycle collided of technology have been credited for eight ranges have more ‘Sal’ trees wildfires.” Bhandaripokhari area of Bhadrak, head-on near Jadamunda Chhak this, environmentalists see this as than any other species. In some With respect to less number of while a choked canal in the area has under Komna police limits in a good sign for the environment in places, mixed forests of ‘Asan’, teak trees in the jungles, he said, “ added to farmers’ woes. Farmers Nuapada district Monday morning. the region. ‘Arjun’, ‘Harida’ and ‘Bahada’ trees Wild animals hardly get any bene- lamented that the Badakolipadi Eyewitnesses said that the driver Rapid industrialisation and na- can be found in plenty. However, the fit from these trees. So we are not minor canal, which is supposed to of the SUV lost control over the ve- tional highway expansion are con- number of teak trees in the re- planting teak saplings in the jungles.” come handy at this time, is choked hicle and hit the ill-fated motor- stantly taking place at the cost of serve forests is not so encourag- Sources said that the district’s with silt and now fails to deliver cycle from the front. Both the bike- thousands of trees. Every summer, ing. Only a few teak trees are left cool climate is conducive for ele- water to farmlands. borne men sustained fatal injuries. many valuable trees get destroyed in Saptasajya Reserve Forest under phants. This apart, the reserve They said that Badakolipadi have started wilting. If the canal had the Water Resources department Locals took the two seriously in wildfires. In addition, the tim- Sadar range and Kandhara Reserve forests host animals like boars, minor canal used to irrigate hectares been repaired, it would be of great about the bad shape of the canal. injured persons to a nearby hospital. ber mafia is also there. Yet, a satel- Forest under Hindol range. beers, deer, porcupines and variety of farmlands in the area, but it has use now,” many farmers observed. A junior engineer of the Water However, doctors pronounced the lite survey has confirmed it that The Kapilas sanctuary, which of reptiles including pythons. Even been rendered useless due to silt- The farmers also alleged that a Resources department and offi- injured as ‘brought dead’ on ar- the forest area in the district has is rich in flora and fauna besides leopards have been spotted in ing. The water resources department construction company, which is cials of the construction company rival. On being informed by the increased by 4,261 hectares in the last being a treasure trove of herbs Kamakhyanagar and Kankadahad is allegedly taking no step to re- undertaking the expansion of NH- have taken stock of the canal. locals, personnel from the Komna five years. The district’s total forest and medicinal plants, and spread areas on several occasions. In ad- store the canal, local alleged. 16, has been dumping earth and Local farmers demanded im- police visited the spot. Police have area was 1,40,300 hectares in 2015. In over an area of 12,559.59 hectares, dition, the number of king cobras Reports said, thousands of farm- other materials into the canal. mediate repair of the canal and registered a case in this connection 2020-21, it has increased to 1,44,561 is the most sensitive sanctuary. It has also increased significantly. ers in Dakhinabada, Sasan, About 200 metres of the canal from warned of halting the road ex- and launched a probe. hectares. is better known as ‘jumbos’ para- But, according to some animal Tulasipur and Badakilopadar vil- the local cooperative bank to the pansion work. The bodies of the two deceased Presently, an expert team from dise’ and has been a safe haven for lovers, the exact number of leop- lages depended on the water from Rest House chhak has been choked. Junior engineer of the Water have been sent for post-mortem. the Forest Survey of India, poachers. ards and king cobras in the re- this minor canal. “Now, not a drop Maa Padmalochani Pani Resources department Kailash Police are trying to ascertain the Bangalore, is camping in To keep the sanctuary out of the serve forests is yet to be ascer- of water passes through the canal. Panchayat is looking after the main- Chandra Sahu said that the canal will identities of the two deceased, an Kamakhyanagar to analyse the poachers’ reach, the Forest de- tained. This is because there has Farmlands are dry and badly need tenance of the canal. Members of be dredged as soon as possible in the official of Komna police station findings of the satellite survey. partment has deputed 350 Vana been no counting of these animals. water to nurture saplings, which the panipanchayat have apprised larger interest of the farmers. informed. Tusker tramples elderly SUPERSTITION PREVAILS IN BOLANGIR VILLAGE woman to death Maoist camp busted in Goat sacrifices before PMAY house construction Kandhamal, firearms seized POST NEWS NETWORK POST NEWS NETWORK Champua, July 12: Even as var- POST NEWS NETWORK Collector visited the ious parts of the Champua range Phulbani, July 12: Security forces in Keonjhar district have been wit- Loisingha, July 12: Even as our village and persuaded seized a large cache of firearms and nessing elephant menace, a woman country has made rapid advance- the villagers to move other Maoist while busting a was reportedly trampled to death ment in the field of science and Naxalite camp near Dubasara vil- by a tusker in Panchapokharia, technology, superstition and or- with the time and lage under Gochhapada police lim- Monday night. The deceased was thodox practices continue to hold construct houses its in Kandhamal district following identified as Rajeswari Munda (60) sway among the majority in Odisha, a gun battle with the rebels, of Mundasahi. N addition, an eld- a report said. under the PMAY scheme Saturday. erly man was critically wounded in Animal sacrifice before the vil- Two SOG commandos were in- the elephant attack, a report said. lage deity during construction of their houses after performing var- jured and airlifted to Bhubaneswar The animals have damaged crops houses under Pradhan Mantri ious rituals and sacrificing two for treatment. in several acres of farmland in Awas Yojana (PMAY) by the bene- male goats before the village deities This was stated here by SP Vinet the area. According to the report, ficiaries at Dandapani village under Pitabali and Bianrpalien. Agrawal at a presser held at the SP the ultras escaped from the spot. the woman went out of her house Ratakhandi panchayat of Loisingha Villager Nilanchal Bariha also office here, Monday. Two commandos were injured in at 1.30 am to relive herself when she block in Bolangir district is a case thatched houses have been denying peared in various media. The admitted to animal sacrifice be- Country-made guns, two haver- the gun battle and airlifted to encountered the elephant. Locals in this point. construction of any government- Collector visited the village and fore construction of the house by sacks, radio, batteries, medicines, Bhubaneswar for medical treat- said that the tusker lifted the woman The animal sacrifice clearly es- sponsored pucca houses with RCC persuaded the villagers to move the beneficiaries. wires and Maoists literatures were ment on the order of DGP Abhay, with its trunck from near her house tablishes the fact that superstition roof or tiled roof since long as with the time and construct houses Sarpanch Pramodini Khamari seized from the spot. who was on an anti-Naxal review and trampled her a few yards away. continues to remain ingrained in the they believe that doing so would in- under the Centre-sponsored scheme. said out of the 50 work orders is- Acting on a tip-off, a joint team of Koraput and Malkangiri dis- However, she was alive. When the minds of the villagers regardless of vite the wrath of the village deity. Finally, the villagers gave their sued for house construction work of SOG and DVF jawans in trict. woman screamed for help after the the development that the state has They believe that any attempt to consent to the proposal. of 17 beneficiaries has been com- Kandhamal launched a combing op- On being informed, the DGP im- animal left the place, her kin rushed witnessed during past years. break the age-old tradition would In the first phase, 50 families pleted. She said the beneficiaries eration July 9 near Dubasara. The mediately diverted his chopper to her to the Champua CHC, but doc- The villagers, apprehending that result in the death of the person or were included in the scheme and had informed her that two goats team was combing the area the a small ground in Padelpada in tors declared her “brought dead” some untoward incident might might cause immense sufferings to constructed their houses. Some of were sacrificed on the day of roof next day when the ultras launched Boudh district and took them to on arrival. take place, sacrifice goats to pro- the family. As a result, the Centre- the beneficiaries like Bachan laying of their houses. heavy firing from advantageous Bhubaneswar for medical treat- Later, the same tusker attacked pitiate the deity before construction sponsored Indira Awas Yojana or Bariha, Nehru Udurkulia and When contacted, BDO Rama position. The jawans immediately ment. The health condition of both a man at Godhuli while the later was of houses under the Centre-spon- its newer version – Pradhan Mantri Nilanchal Bariha said that they Chandra Khadia said 50 work orders took cover and asked Maoists to sur- commandos is stable. on way from a river. His condition sored scheme. Awas Yojana – was never imple- got the houses after applying in were issued in the first phase. render. The jawans also retaliated Later, a search operation was is critical and was admitted to the Reports said that 130 families mented in the village. the block office. Meanwhile, he has visited the vil- and fired in a controlled manner in launched in the area when the Champua CHC. The wounded was live in the village consisting of two The district administration got Village elder Bachan Bariha lage twice to oversee the work but self-defence. Taking the benefit of jawans busted a Maoist camp and identified as Kartik Chandra Nayak. wards. The villagers living in to know of this after reports ap- said the beneficiaries constructed is not aware of any animal sacrifice. forest cover and difficult terrain, seized the articles, the SP added.

TRAIN DERAILMENT OBITUARY Hakim Babu: An advocate of girls’ education

t 8.30 am of July 11, to a healthy society. and whichever way possible. He was when my phone beeped, We, along with some others, over caste or religion. the least I expected was worked from the first day of this Another reason for his popu- to receive the shocking new school. Hakim Babu’s per- larity was his other service - ho- news of the sudden sonality, work ethics and behav- meopathy practice. He saw pa- passingA away of a lovely gentle- iour commanded respect from all, tients, offered medicines, free of man, our colleague of thirty-five including the headmistress, while cost. Every day, at least three hours years, Sk Hakim. We fondly, and of the students liked him for his ad- prior to the school time, he would course with tremendous respect vice and assistance to them during arrive on his bicycle, which never for his human qualities, called him school hours. had bells or brakes. He would im- Hakim Babu. Soon, like me, the entire school merse himself in the garden, clean He was 62 years of age when staff, learned that Hakim Babu it and water the plants. He would death came calling him. With his was equally popular in and around also arrange something for the demise, not only we lost a true the large business hub Banamalipur, poor students to eat at recess time, friend, but a person with tremen- which comprised 27 thickly popu- regularly. He often said, “These dous integrity. We met first in 1984. lated and large-sized villages called students are the daughters of our I had joined as a teacher and he, as due to the efforts of Manoranjan Sahis or Patanas. school and it’s our responsibility peon, at Banamalipur Girls High Ray whose father Mardaraj Ray He was an active Congress to groom them well.” School, the first such institution in was an eminent educationist. His Sevadal member from the time of Upon the reopening of school Balipatna block. primary aim was to promote girls’ ex-Chief Minister, a daughter of the post-Covid, classes will be held as Earlier, the girl students of the education, by then less than 10 per block, Nandini Satpathy. We knew per routine, the flowers in the gar-

region depended on the only gov- cent of the girls from the minority that he had a lot of difficulties in den will bloom and the students will

k y m c ernment high school at community went to high schools. running his own family and rais- score well in the matriculation ex- Banamalipur. It was difficult for the It was Hakim Babu who was the cat- ing four children. Some even said amination as they have been doing girl students, for, many had to walk alyst behind Ray’s drive. Ray be- that at times, they slept without din- since the school was set up, but a distance crossing the lieved that if a girl received proper ner. However, he never showed a sans the real guardian, Hakim Rail and road traffic was disrupted on Rajgangpur railway gate in Sundargarh following derailment of a goods train Kushabhadra river to reach an- education, she would build a hint of that and ran to extend his Babu. May his soul rest in peace. on the route, Monday OP PHOTO other school. Our school was set up civilised family, which would lead support to one in need, in whatever Mina Ketan Mohanty P8 HIMACHAL PRADESH RAJASTHAN

TUESDAY | JULY 13 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR

k y m Flash flood horror in Dharamshala Monsoon reaches c AGENCIES Centre deploys NDRF Jaisalmer: IMD Dharamshala (HP), July 12: THE SOUTHWEST MONSOON COVERS SRI Flash flood triggered by heavy he Central government rains swept away buildings and TMonday deployed the GANGANAGAR AND JAISALMER IN RAJASTHAN AFTER cars at tourist spots as bad weather National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) as heavy rain in also led to the closure of the airport IT HAS COVERED ALMOST THE ENTIRE COUNTRY Himachal Pradesh led to here. flashfloods in upper Dharamsala The district administration also in Kangra district, washing away instructed tourists to postpone parked cars and partially their visit to Dharamsala in view damaging houses. Two persons of the heavy rains. A drain near have been reported missing after Bhagsu Nag in upper Dharamsala heavy rain in the district. adjoining Mecleodganj changed Reviewing the ground situation its course owing to heavy rains, NATURE’S FURY in the state, Union Home sweeping away four cars and sev- Minister Amit Shah spoke to eral bikes, video clips showed. fficials have been Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on directed to complete A government school building at O the phone, assuring him that an relief and rehabilitation NDRF team will be deployed to Bhagsunag was also damaged and immediately adjacent hotels there were inun- handle any exigency. dated, it showed. "Due to inclement wing to flash flood two weather and heavy rains, all in- Obuildings were swept of inconvenience." coming flights to Dharamshala air- away while several others He said the tourists who have port at Gaggal have been cancelled," were reported to be already arrived in Dharamsala said airport's traffic in-charge damaged and its surrounding places have Gaurav Kumar. also been advised to stay where Owing to flash flood at Manjhi An earthmover machine removes a vehicle stuck in flood water PTI PHOTO they are as roads etc. Have also Khad area adjoining Dharamsala, been damaged due to heavy rains, Representative image two buildings were swept away Himachal Pradesh due to heavy to take stock of the situation aris- affected areas. He also urged the which may cause problems in while several others were reported rains is being closely monitored. ing due to the floods in several dis- local people and tourists to refrain their movement. to be damaged, the video clips. The Authorities are working with the tricts of the state and assured him from going near the river banks to Officials have been directed to flash floods also damaged a bridge State Government. All possible all possible help from the Centre. avoid any untoward incident. complete relief and rehabilitation PRESS TRUST OF INDIA on the Mandi-Pathankot highway support is being extended. I pray for Thakur also expressed concern Deputy Commissioner Dr Nipun immediately, he said, adding that The Northern Limit after which traffic was stopped on the safety of those in affected areas." over the losses due to heavy rain Jindal said, "All the tourists vis- control rooms have also been set up Jaipur/New Delhi, July 12: both sides, leading to a traffic jam. Union Home Minister Amit Shah and directed the administrations iting Dharamsala have been in- and steps have also been taken to Southwest Monsoon rains reached of the Southwest In a tweet, Prime Minister spoke to Himachal Pradesh Chief of various districts to ensure speedy structed to postpone their tour make the weather forecast available the desert district of Jaisalmer Monsoon (NLM) Narendra Modi,"The situation in Minister Jai Ram Thakur Monday relief and rescue operation in the so that they do not face any kind to people. and Ganganagar, its last outposts, currently passes Monday, but gave Delhi and parts of Haryana a miss. through Jaisalmer, ` In 2002, monsoon reached Delhi Nagaur, Bharatpur, 100 CR FOR July 19. This is the most-delayed RAIN WORRIES monsoon in the city since then. Aligarh, Karnal and Sri TRIBAL AREA The Northern Limit of the Ganganagar, the IMD Southwest Monsoon (NLM) cur- rently passes through Jaisalmer, report said DEVELOPMENT Nagaur, Bharatpur, Aligarh, Karnal and Ganganagar, the In early June, the Met office said PRESS TRUST OF INDIA India Meteorological Department the conditions will become (IMD) said. favourable for monsoon to advance Jaipur, July 12: Rajasthan Chief "In association with continued to Delhi and other parts of north- Minister Ashok Gehlot has given prevalence of moist easterly winds west India by July 7. in-principle approval to sanction from the Bay of Bengal in the lower Later, it said Delhi will get its first an amount of `100 crore for the levels since the past three days, monsoon rains around July 10. smooth operation and develop- enhanced cloud cover and scat- The weather department revised ment works of various schemes, tered to fairly widespread rainfall the prediction yet again Saturday, programmes and activities in tribal during past 24 hours, the south- saying monsoon, the most delayed areas of the state. west monsoon has further advanced in 19 years, may reach the capital Gehlot has approved `10 crore and covered most parts of Rajasthan in the next 24 hours. But it kept the in tribal public participation and Punjab and some more parts city residents waiting on Sunday scheme; `15 crore for the upgra- of Haryana and west Uttar Pradesh and there has hardly been any dation programme of tribal com- July 12," the Met office said. rainfall Monday too. munity of Marwar division; `10 IMD Director General As monsoon played truant in crore for development of com- Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said the the region, Central Delhi is now the munity forest jurisdiction; `10 Southwest Monsoon clouds are most rain-deficient district in the crore for capacity development in hovering over the national capi- country. Receiving only 8.5 mm residential schools; `5 crore for tal since Saturday, even the wind rainfall against the normal of 132 malnutrition, TB, sickle cell pattern has changed and easter- mm since June 1, when the mon- anaemia and other medical and lies have brought moist winds. soon season starts, it has recorded health facilities; `10 crore for de- The IMD had earlier said mon- a shortfall of 94 per cent. velopment of facilities for im- soon would hit Delhi June 15, which Overall, Delhi has so far received proving the ranking of residen- would have been 12 days early, but 67 per cent less rainfall than nor- tial schools and hostels besides the wind system entered a "break" mal, putting it in the category of other schemes and programmes. Water level rising in river Vyaas after continuous rain in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh UNI PHOTO phase. "large deficient" states. COVID BOOSTER SHOT FOR Vax shortage Tale of drugs, missing foreigners in Rajasthan DYING CAMEL ECONOMY In Rajasthan, over 2.63 in Himachal’s mystic Kullu Valley crore people have already INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE been declining at a steady pace in wedding party put it: "What can be received their first dose, INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE the last many years. The Rajasthan a more unique way of arriving at Jaipur, July 12: At a time when government's 20th livestock cen- a wedding than on the back of a and out of these, over 46 Kullu, July 12: More than 20 for- Rajasthans camel population has sus reveals that the number of beautifully decorated camel?" lakh have received the eigners have reportedly gone miss- been seeing a steady and precipi- camels in the state has dropped He was travelling with the groom ing in as many years tous decline, the Covid-19 pandemic from 3,25,713 in 2012 to 2,12,739 in 2019. on a camel from Bandeva village second dose from the picturesque valleys in seems to have given a new lease of Earlier in 2007, Rajasthan's camel in Pokhran to Kusumbla village Himachal Pradeshs Kullu, known life to the ship of the desert. population stood at 4,21,836, but it in Barmer. for growing world-class cannabis. With wedding parties unable to declined by 22.79 per cent to 3,25,713 Chaturbhuj Singh of Rajputana Their illegal settlement in in- use regular modes of transport in 2012. Till 1991, the country had Cabs, who organises camel safaris accessible hamlets and the chang- because of social distancing norms, more than a million camels, so its at different locations in Rajasthan, ing trends in drug trafficking camels are back in demand to move present population is a quarter of put the change in perspective when and addiction amongst the youth grooms and their families to the vil- this number. he said: "The once famous prac- is a stark reminder of the deep- lages of the brides. Rajasthan, incidentally, has the tice of �Lawazma', whereby ening nexus between local ped- Camels have also emerged as the largest population of camels in camels and elephants were used by dlers and the international drug saviours of schools in remote villages the country. A big question mark, the erstwhile royals for their wed- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA mafia with the tacit support of that are not connected by roads or though, hangs over the prospects ding processions, has come back in some powerful people, including states like Punjab. the age groups. The narration do not have the luxury of internet of their survival. these pandemic times. The new Jaipur, July 12: Covid-19 inocu- politicians. The book's catchy title, “High on takes readers to the unexplored connectivity. These animals trans- These camels are dolled up with trend will surely give tourism a lation sessions were not conducted Chandigarh-based senior jour- Kasol”, Kant explains is a play on mystic Magic Valley in the port teachers to such schools and nose pins, ghungroos, mirror-fitted much-needed booster dose. in at least 25 of Rajasthan's 33 dis- nalist Aditya Kant's debut novel the traditional agriculture of psy- Himalayas that has fascinated for- even reach study material and sta- garments and other baubles, mak- tricts Monday due to vaccine short- “High on Kasol” uncovers the chedelic plants in the far-flung eigners, as well as the local tourists, tionery to students in far-flung areas. ing people wonder why they should he pandemic therefore has age, an official said. changing trends in drug traffick- areas of small hamlets in the for many years. The growing nar- Unfailingly coming to man's res- not become a permanent feature of Tcome as a blessing for “The state had only 10,000 doses ing and substance abuse in Kullu Himalayas.The story is told in the cotics menace in Himachal Pradesh cue, the camels, though, are in dire wedding celebrations. camels Monday. So, vaccination sessions Valley and has created a buzz a words of an aspiring writer who can be gauged from official fig- need of help. Their population has As Anand Singh, a member of a could not be conducted in about 25 week after its release on online goes looking for a ‘great plot' and ures that 2,126 cases were registered hey are back in business, districts of the state,” Health platforms. winds up in a web of love, deceit, across the state under the Narcotic Tferrying baraatis during the Secretary Siddharth Mahajan said. The crime thriller, which is a and unimaginable horror. Drugs and Psychotropic Substance wedding season Mahajan said that the state had murder mystery also, touches upon Though it's a thriller, the racy (NDPS) Act and 2,909 people were demanded 1.5 crore anti-Covid vac- the issue of the mysterious disap- plot moves ahead with elements of arrested between January 1, 2020, cine doses for July, but the Centre pearance of foreigners from the humour and romance. The story and April 31, 2021. allocated 65 lakh doses. The officials valley in the past several years. is written in the backdrop of the During this period 682 kg cha- said that a large number of people The whodunit mystery has al- quaint customs and beliefs of the ras, 15 kg heroin, 50 kg opium, need to be vaccinated for the sec- ready figured amongst the hot re- locals and their conflict with the 4,805 kg poppy husk, 376 kg ganja, ond dose in July for which ade- leases in the Indian writing cate- foreigners, including Israelis, 128,330 synthetic tablets and 52,194 quate supply is required. gory at Amazon, soon after it went many of whom have settled in the capsules were seized. To check Rajasthan has also written to live for sale last week. township, giving Kasol the dubi- the supply of contraband, illicit cul- the Centre to give the vaccine doses The book also raises the issue ous identity of a ‘Mini Israel'. It also tivation of 12,52,455 cannabis plants allocated to private hospitals to of conflicts between locals and breaks the myth that life is simple in 7,917 bighas and 266,353 poppy the state government, Mahajan outsiders with a large number of in the hills. The twists and the plants in 52 bighas was detected said. According to the health de- foreigners settling in the valley. unpredictability of the plot and and they were destroyed by the partment, from June 21 to July 8, Kant says though his story is a characters keep the readers hooked police during this period. the state had received 31.63 lakh vac- work of fiction, it is a stark re- till the mystery is solved. The police also succeeded in

cine doses from the Centre. minder of the deepening nexus Elaborating about the writing tracing 66 bighas under illicit cul-

k y m c During this period, 48 lakh peo- between local peddlers and the of the book, Kant says he had writ- tivation with 15 lakh poppy plants ple were vaccinated against the international drug mafia, which ten the story with youngsters in in a remote Tikken sub-tehsil in coronavirus and among the doses with the tacit support of some mind. "But later it turned out to the Chauhar Valley of Mandi dis- administered, were also those which powerful people, including politi- be a blend of crime, suspense, and trict. The police have attached Representative image the state had purchased on its own cians, has made inroads into the romance, and is now drawing an properties of drug offenders worth expense. lives in the hills and adjoining overwhelming response from all `11.37 crore in 19 cases. P9 Maharashtra has SHOCKING REVELATION set an example for TUESDAY | JULY 13 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR Over 40% of people who recovered the whole country when from Covid-19 are still having industries continued to post-Covid symptoms and many operate without hindrance are reporting newer symptoms like even during the Covid-19 insomnia and neuropsychiatric pandemic last year y issues, revealed a pan-India survey

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k y m by AIG Hospital c national MAHARASHTRA CHIEF MINISTER

of the day uote BRAVING THE ODDS The situation in Control mass gatherings: IMA Himachal Pradesh due to heavy rains is being closely monitored. Decline in daily Authorities are working with the vaccination State Government. All possible decline in average daily vaccina- support is being extended. I pray for Ation against the coronavirus has the safety of those in affected areas been seen since June 21, when the new phase of universalisation of NARENDRA MODI | PRIME MINISTER Covid-19 vaccination commenced, government data showed. According to data available on the CoWIN Thirty-eight platform, an average of 61.14 lakh people lost doses of Covid-19 vaccine were their lives in administered daily in the week from the last 24 hours due June 21-27 which dropped to 41.92 to lightning strikes in lakh doses daily in the subsequent Uttar Pradesh and week from June 28-July 4. Rajasthan. I appeal to the state governments to extend all possible help to the families of the all are needed, but can wait for a deceased few more months. "Opening up these rituals and en- RAHUL GANDHI | CONGRESS LEADER abling people without vaccination to go scot-free in these mass gath- erings are potential super spread- I am happy to ers for the Covid third wave," the note that we IMA said. have, together, The statement by the doctors' built on that vision. comes on a day when the annual India and Bangladesh Rath Yatra began in Puri and amid continue to attach a talks of allowing the "Kanwar very special Yatra" in Uttar Pradesh and importance to their bilateral Uttarakhand. relations The IMA appealed to all the HARSH VARDHAN SHRINGLA | FOREIGN SECY states to control mass gatherings. Commuters make their way through a water-logged road after heavy rain in Amritsar PTI PHOTO People, flouting social distancing norms, visit a crowded market as Based on the experience of the last SHORT TAKES authorities eased Covid-induced lockdown relaxation in Bangalore PTI PHOTO one-and-a-half years of the war with the virus and the emerging ev- New Assam cattle idence, it is obvious that by mak- SC cancels bail AGENCIES 37,154 fresh cases ing the universal vaccination drive Bill placed in House reach the maximum number of BJP MPs to push New Delhi, July 12: The IMA ex- ith 37,154 new coronavirus people and strictly following Covid- of man accused Guwahati: The Himanta Biswa pressed concern Monday over gov- Winfections, India's total tally of appropriate behaviour, people can Sarma-led government Monday ernments and people being com- Covid-19 cases rose to 3,08,74,376, face the third wave with confi- of ‘honour’ killing tabled a bill in the Assam placent and engaging in mass while the total recoveries crossed three dence and mitigate its impact, the Assembly which seeks to ban crore, according to the Union Health gatherings without following Covid- doctors' body said. private members’ INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE cattle slaughter and sale of 19 protocols, saying these events are Ministry data updated Monday. The "The consequences of treating beef in parts of the state where potential super spreaders for a death toll climbed to 4,08,764 with 724 a patient with Covid in a hospital New Delhi, July 12: The Supreme Hindus, Jains and Sikhs are in third wave of the pandemic. fresh fatalities. and its impacts on the economy Court Monday cancelled the bail of a majority. It also makes Stressing that tourist bonanza, will be much better than the eco- Bills in Parl session a man from Rajasthan, accused of transportation of cattle from one district to another and pilgrimage travel, religious fer- that in this crucial time, when nomic loss we suffer by avoiding conspiring to murder his Keralite outside Assam illegal in the vour are needed, but can wait for everyone needs to work for the mit- such mass gatherings. It is the duty brother-in-law, who was shot dead absence of proper a few more months, the Indian igation of the third wave, in many and responsibility of everyone at in front of his pregnant wife in an documentation. Medical Association (IMA), in a parts of the country, both govern- this moment to strictly enforce alleged case of "honour killing". statement, said global evidence ments and the public are compla- Covid-appropriate behaviour for A bench headed by Chief Justice and the history of any pandemic cent and engaged in mass gather- minimum three more months and NV Ramana set aside a Rajasthan suggest that "the third wave is in- ings without following Covid ensure that everyone near our High Court order that had granted NIA arrests 3 evitable and imminent". protocols. Tourist bonanza, pil- houses is getting vaccinated," the bail to the accused. in Kashmir "However, it is painful to note grimage travel, religious fervour, statement said. The bench, also comprising Justices A S Bopanna and Srinagar: The National Hrishikesh Roy, said: "We are of Investigation Agency has the considered opinion that the arrested three people from Trolled for wrong order dated December 1, 2020, South Kashmir for allegedly passed by the High Court of being involved in a conspiracy Choksi granted bail Judicature for Rajasthan, Bench at of the banned terrorist prediction, MeT dept organisation ISIS to radicalise Jaipur, impugned herein is not and recruit impressionable clarifies on monsoon sustainable. The same is accordingly youths in India to wage violent set aside and the bail granted to re- INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE on medical grounds spondent No. 2 is cancelled." jihad against the State. The NIA spokesperson said Monday PRESS TRUST OF INDIA claiming that they are aimed at The top court order came on an that the three --Umar Nisar, New Delhi, July 12: After being INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE facing charges of entering the coun- targeting one specific community, appeal challenging the high court Tanveer Ahmad Bhat and trolled for faulty predictions about try illegally. Choksi had filed a case New Delhi, July 12: BJP MPs while the BJP has accused them of order filed by the wife, Mamta Nair, Rameez Ahmad Lone -- all the monsoon arriving in Delhi, the New Delhi, July 12: In a relief to in the high court of Dominica, seek- will introduce private members' pursuing appeasement politics. of the deceased, Amit Nair, who was from Achabal in Anantnag of India Meteorological Department fugitive Indian businessman Mehul ing to quash the proceedings against bills on population control and According to the details available shot at point-blank range. South Kashmir, were placed (IMD) issued a clarification here Choksi, who is wanted in India in him alleging that his arrest was uniform civil code in the upcom- with Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha The bench said: "We, therefore, under arrest Sunday night Monday on the advancement of the Rs 13,500 crore Punjab National "dictated" by representatives of the ing Monsoon session of Parliament, secretariats, Kishan and Meena direct the respondent No 2 Mukesh after the agency carried out southwest monsoon. Bank (PNB) fraud case, the Indian government. The case was according to information from the will get an opportunity to intro- Chaudhary to surrender before searches at seven places. "The delay in monsoon advance Dominica High Court Monday filed against the Immigration secretariats of both Houses. duce their respective private mem- the court of upper District and was mainly due to (i) no forma- granted him bail on med- Minister of the BJP Lok Sabha MP from Uttar bers' bills July 24, which was decided Sessions Judge, Jaipur City. We tion of low pressure area over Bay ical grounds. Caribbean nation, its Pradesh Ravi Kishan and Rajya through the lottery system. make it clear that we have not ex- Woman of Bengal, (ii) No presence of mon- Choksi's lawyer Vijay police chief and the in- Sabha MP from Rajasthan Kirori A notice for a similar bill on pressed any opinion on the merits soon trough at mean sea level near Agarwal told IANS: "Yes, vestigating officer of Lal Meena are scheduled to intro- population control has also been of the case and the trial court shall gangraped Delhi, (iii) 5-6 Western disturbances Choksi has been granted the case. duce the private members' bills on given by BJP MP in Rajya Sabha consider the case being uninflu- Gurugram: A woman moved west to east across North bail on medical Choksi pleaded that population control and uniform Rakesh Sinha. enced by any of the observations was allegedly confined in India which dominated over the grounds." the decision to charge civil code respectively in the very The proposed legislations on herein." The High Court, at the Ballabhgarh (Faridabad) for 9 monsoon easterlies," it said. "Dominica's courts fi- him for illegal entry first week of the Parliament session population control emphasise on time of passing the impugned order, days and raped by four men. The Met Department said nally upheld the rule of violated the law and, which is starting from July 19. deincentivising couples having has taken note that 17 witnesses out The culprits are yet to be nabbed, Southwest Monsoon continued its law and rights of a accordingly, was null A bill introduced by a member more than two children, by mak- of 47 have been examined so far. the police said. The rapists let advance over the country till June human to be treated in and void. He has been other than a minister is known as ing them ineligible for govern- the woman go after nine days 13 in association with favourable the medical facilities of kept at the Dominica a private member's bill and there ment jobs and subsidies on various of confinement, following atmospheric circulation and a low his choice. And all at- China Friendship is little possibility of it becoming facilities and goods given by the gov- which she informed her family pressure system over Bay of Bengal tempts by various agen- Hospital while await- a law without the government's ernment. The draft UP population members about the incident. after the onset of monsoon over cies did not bear fruits. ing an outcome in his support. The proposed legislations control bill says people having Kerala 3rd June. It also led to re- There is a solace in say- illegal entry case. on population control and uniform more than two children will be de- vival of monsoon over the region ing that all clever foxes Choksi's lawyer has al- civil code, issues that usually trig- barred from contesting local bod- Seven prisoners and occurrence of fairly wide- end up as fur coats," he said. leged that their client was kid- ger heated polemics in the country, ies polls, applying for government spread rainfall activity over east Choksi had gone missing May 23 napped and forcibly taken to are in line with the BJP's ideolog- jobs or receiving any kind of sub- escape from jail Rajasthan, HP, Uttarakhand, J&K from Antigua and Barbuda, spark- Dominica. He is wanted in India by ical agenda. sidy. Similar legislation is under Itanagar: Seven undertrial and scattered rainfall over Punjab ing a massive manhunt. He was the Central Bureau of Investigation Opposition parties have criti- discussion in another BJP-ruled inmates fled from East Siang and west Rajasthan. later captured in Dominica and is and the Enforcement Directorate. cised the BJP's moves in this regard, state Assam. district jail in Arunachal Pradesh by spraying chilli, salt and pepper powders on the jail guards, police said. A police official said that a massive search operation has been launched Rath Yatra low-key affair in WB amid Covid curbs to nab the escaped prisoners immediately after the undertrial PRESS TRUST OF INDIA out on the streets, in a departure Only 50 servitors and the shrine was taken to another jailbirds escaped from the jail from tradition. temple, which represented the aunt's located in district Kolkata, July 12: Much like last The cavalcade travelled a dis- devotees were allowed house, around a kilometre away. headquarters in Pasighat year, the traditional gaiety on Rath tance of three kilometres - from to pull a chariot in the The ritual was performed by Sunday night. Yatra was missing in Alfred Road premises to the or- local Trinamool Congress MP Bengal Monday as authorities at ganisation's office on Gurusaday temple complex during Kalyan Banerjee. the much-revered Mahesh tem- Road. the day. Early in the day, Under normal circumstances, Priyanka’s ple in Hooghly district cancelled In Mayapur, the global head- Chief Minister Mamata the temple, which had been cele- all festivities in the wake of COVID- quarters of ISKCON, a makeshift brating Rath Yatra with fanfare for ‘Mission UP’ related restrictions, and ISKCON Gundicha temple was set up on the Banerjee sent offerings over six centuries, draws thou- New Delhi: Congress general temples in the city and Mayapur courtyard, where the three deities to the deities at ISKCON sands of devotees every year. secretary Priyanka Gandhi marked the occasion with muted -- Sri Jagannath, Baladev and Early in the day, Chief Minister Vadra will be on a visit to celebrations. Subhadra Devi -- will be putting up temple here on the occasion, Mamata Banerjee sent offerings to Lucknow from July 14 to hold At the Kolkata temple of for nine days. the deities at ISKCON temple here

y official sources said meetings with party International Society for Krishna Only 50 servitors and devotees on the occasion, official sources

functionaries which will be Consciousness (ISKCON), which were allowed to pull a chariot in said.

k y m c followed up by tours of other had to put off its 50th year cele- the temple complex during the Smaller chariots rolled out on the Taking to Twitter, she wrote, districts of the state aimed at brations amid the pandemic-in- day. premises of the temple to mark the "Warm wishes to all on the aus- energising the party cadre and duced curbs, Lord Jagannath trav- Similarly, temple authorities in journey of the deities to their picious occasion of #RathYatra! I preparing the organisation for elled in a decorated carcade, along Mahesh performed all rituals, aunt's place at Gundicha temple. pray to Lord Jagannath for the a pitched electoral battle against with his divine siblings, as part of with just a handful of locals vis- Priests carry the idols of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and goddess Subhadra In accordance with the custom, safety and well-being of all my the BJP, sources said Monday. the rituals. No chariot was taken iting the shrine to offer obeisance. during the Rath Yatra festival in Kolkata PTI PHOTO the 'narayan shila' (sacred stone) at brothers & sisters. Jai Jagannath." Cases will rise as we POPE TO SPEND A FEW MORE DAYS P10 unlock, so as we TUESDAY | JULY 13 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR confirm our plans today, our IN ROME HOSP POST SURGERY message will be clear. Caution is The 84-year-old appeared for the first absolutely vital, and we must all time in public since the surgery Sunday, take responsibility so we don't looking in good form as he delivered his undo our progress, ensuring we weekly prayer from the 10th floor continue to protect our NHS hospital balcony. He used the occasion to

BORIS JOHNSON UK PRIME MINISTER call for free health care for all.

k y m international | c of the day uote Nepal SC reinstates House, Deuba for PM UK minister hails British Human genome editing apple exports to India INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE the Constitution in his capacity has the PRESS TRUST OF INDIA as a precursor to a comprehensive potential to advance as the parliamentary party leader our ability to treat Kathmandu, July 12: In a dra- of the largest party in the House. Free Trade Agreement (FTA), dur- and cure disease, but matic move, the Nepal Supreme Oli, however, opted not to seek a vote London, July 12: UK International ing their virtual summit in May. the full impact will Court Monday overturned Prime of confidence from the house as per Trade Secretary Liz Truss has It was followed up by Truss and only be realised if we deploy it for Minister K.P. Sharma Oli’s deci- Article 76(4) and recommended hailed the export of apples from Commerce and Industry Minister the benefit of all people, instead of sion of dissolving the House and President Bhandari to initiate a England to India, for the first time Piyush Goyal, formally signing the fuelling more health inequity issued an interim order to rein- new government process as per in 50 years, as a sign of the UK-India agreement, setting a target to dou- between and within countries state it, while also ordering the Article 75 (5). Enhanced Trade Partnership in ble UK-India bilateral trade by 2030. President Bidya Devi Bhandari to action. “India is an outlet that we've DR TEDROS ADHANOM GHEBREYESUS | President Bhandari, May 20, WHO DIRECTOR GENERAL appoint opposition Nepali Congress asked the members of the House Truss took to Twitter over the looked at for a number of years but President Sher Bahadur Deuba as to stake their claim to the new gov- weekend to point out that the ex- unfortunately we were precluded the new premier. ernment by 5 p.m. the other day. port of apples from a farm in south- at the time because of a ban running A five-member constitutional Deuba and Oli laid claim to the east England marks a first for the back to the 70s,” AC Goatham and We are bench, led by Chief Justice prime ministerial position. Deuba UK-India trade relationship in 50 Son co-owner Ross Goatham told monitoring the Cholendra Shumsher Rana, issued years, in her response to a tweet by the UK Department of Trade (DIT). changing claimed to have the support of 146 situation in the ruling stating that President lawmakers, while Oli said he had UK trade minister Ranil “With the announcements made Afghanistan and Bhandari's decision to dissolve the the backing of 153 MPs. President Jayawardena sharing details of the other week of the trade deal, we trying our best for a House of Representatives upon a Bhandari, however, dismissed both his visit to the AC Goatham and Son were pretty much straight on the way forward in recommendation of Oli was “an un- session of the House July 18. Prime Supreme Court had reinstated it the claims and dissolved the House apple farm in Kent. front foot and I think we've had about Afghanistan through a peaceful constitutional act”. Minister Oli had dissolved the February 25, 2021. May 22 as recommended by the “Our apples are now on the way 20 Indian firms contact us recently, regime based on the suggestions The court also ordered the House May 21 and declared snap Major political parties besides meeting of the Council of Ministers. to India for the first time in 50 asking if they can buy our apples,” from all stakeholders. Even if this President to appoint Deuba, who elections November 12 and 19. Oli’s Communist Party of Nepal- Following the dissolution, more years thanks to the Enhanced Trade he said. fails, we will not let the unrest had presented his majority dur- This is the second time that the UML, have welcomed Monday’s than two dozen writ petitions were Partnership,” said Truss. Jayawardena, during his visit spillover to Pakistan ing the election process May 24, apex court has decided in favour of decision. filed, seeking the restoration of British Prime Minister Boris to the farm, noted that the move re- FAWAD CHAUDHRY | as the new Prime Minister by reinstating the House during Oli's After failing to secure a trust the House and issuing an order Johnson and Prime Minister flected the government's post-Brexit INFORMATION MINISTER, PAKISTAN Tuesday evening. The bench further tenure. Earlier December 20, 2020, vote May 10, Prime Minister Oli was that Deuba be appointed as the Narendra Modi agreed on the strategy of expanding Britain's ordered the summoning of a fresh Oli had dissolved the House and the re-appointed as per Article 76 (3) of new Prime Minister. Enhanced Trade Partnership, seen export markets.

I can see the greatness of the CPC, and it Taliban crackdown on MONITORED LIZARD will deliver what it says, and what it promises in less than 100 years, but only a Afghan women, media few decades. I want to become a CPC member According to the Afghan government, about 30 per cent of JACKIE CHAN | the civil servants are now women who were not allowed HONG KONG BASED HOLLYWOOD ACTOR to work outside their homes during the Taliban’s rule

AGENCIES According to the Afghan gov- SHORT TAKES ernment, about 30 per cent of the Kabul, July 12: Many Afghans, civil servants are women who who hoped that the Taliban would were not allowed to work outside Blast in Shanghai reform their extreme views amid their homes during Taliban rule. ongoing talks with the Afghan gov- Another resident of Balkh, who kills 2, injures 4 ernment and the US troop with- requested anonymity, said, “salons Shanghai: An explosion drawal, have been disappointed by were ordered not to shave or trim caused by a liquefied gas the new severe restrictions im- beards when the Taliban controlled cylinder leakage killed two posed on the local population in the district last month.” people and injured four some of the districts recently cap- “It is possible that they impose others in an apartment tured by the militant group, a media more restrictions. In some of the building in Shanghai Monday, report said. mosques, during the Friday ser- said local authorities. The Several residents of Balkh, a dis- mons, Mullahs say that the Sharia accident took place at 4.50 trict in Balkh that is located 20 km law should be implemented,” an- a.m. Monday, reports Xinhua north of the provincial capital other Balkh resident told VOA. news agency. The local fire Mazar-e-Sharif, confirmed to the In several districts of Takhar, brigade rushed to the scene Voice of America (VOA) that the Badakhshan, and Kunduz provinces and extinguished the fire Taliban have distributed leaflets, that came under Taliban control re- about an hour later, ordering locals to follow strict rules cently, local reports claim the group according to the information that are similar to those they im- issued similar restrictions on women given by office of the city’s Fengxian District. posed on Afghans when they last gov- and forced men to grow beards. The erned the country from 1996 to 2001. acting US Ambassador in Kabul, “They want to impose the re- Ross Wilson warned that the Taliban’s strictions that were imposed on growing violence violated human 40 militants killed women under their rule,” said rights and triggered fears that “a in Afghan airstrikes Nahida, a 34-year-old resident of system this country’s citizens do Mirko Broeger, animal keeper at the Klimahaus, holds the monitor lizard which he recaptured in Bremerhaven, Germany, Monday. The almost fully-grown Balkh district, adding that the re- not support will be imposed”. Nile monitor had escaped from its exhibition enclosure and disappeared for about three days. The house was temporarily closed to visitors. PTI PHOTO Kabul: At least 40 Taliban strictions targeting women include The report quoted Heather Barr, militants were killed in “not leaving our houses without a a senior Human Rights Watch re- multiple strikes carried out by male companion and wearing hijab”. searcher in Asia, said that reports the Afghan Air Force, the Nahida, who requested to be iden- about the Taliban’s recent crack- Ministry of Defence tified by her pseudonym due to safety down on women and media were confirmed Monday. In B’Desh cops nab 5 Neo-JMB militants concerns, said the group’s new re- “not very surprising” since her southern Helmand province, strictions will be difficult for women organisation’s investigation has INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE The raids were carried out 14 militants were killed and to follow "since many of them are found that “the Taliban’s policies Sunday night at a militant hideout two others were wounded the breadwinners of their families and are not that different from what Dhaka, July 12: Five members in Araihazar, Narayanganj dis- after warplanes targeted Taliban hideouts in Garmser they have to work outside”. they were in 2001” . of the banned militant outfit Neo- trict, where officials also defused district, the Ministry said in a JMB were arrested in Bangladesh three IED bombs, and a huge quan- statement. The victims by a specialised unit of the Dhaka tity of explosives were seized from included Mawlawi Hijrat, a Metropolitan Police (DMP), a top the den, said Asaduzzaman. The sec- deputy commander of the official said Monday, adding that ond raid on a house at Kazipara also Taliban's Sara Keta or Red IED-making materials were also in Narayanganj ended at around 4 Unit for Garmser. Twenty seized during multiple raids. a.m. Monday. militants died and 35 others Md Asaduzzaman, chief of the Many books on jihadi literature, were injured when the air DMP’s Counterterrorism and IED-making equipment and re- force targeted hideouts in Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit, motes were recovered during the Dilaram district in western told IANS that while three of the operation, Asaduzzaman told IANS. Nimroz province, according to militants were arrested July 8, the Last May, the Neo-JMB militants the Ministry. remaining two were held Sunday. left a remote-controlled IED next to The militants arrested Sunday the traffic police box at Siddhirganj evening were identified as IED in Narayanganj. The bomb dis- Israel cuts $183mn maker Abdullah Al Mamun alias posal team of the CTTC defused it. 'David Killer', and Major Osama According to the CTTC chief, structor and used to lead the CTTC officials have said that the from Palestinian tax alias Naeem, a militant trainer. Naeem was also a bomb-making in- prayers at a mosque. IED was made by Mamun. Tel Aviv: Israel's security cabinet has decided to cut millions of dollars from tax WHISPER IN WISCONSIN revenues it collects on behalf of the Palestinian Authority (PA), according to a statement issued by the Prime Minister's Office. The OLD-SCHOOL BIDEN LOWERS VOICE WHILE INTERACTING security cabinet Sunday decided to deduct 597 million AGENCIES ing to make a connection while hiring difficulties, Biden leaned shekels ($183 million) from emphasising a point. The use of whispering by into the mic again, arms resting on funds that were supposed to Washington, July 12: US President Biden’s critics on the right as Biden, who was a US the lectern and said softly that the be transferred to the PA, Joe Biden was at a public transit well as some late-night TV talk solution is to “pay them more.” reports Xinhua news agency. station in Wisconsin, talking about show hosts say the whispers are senator and vice Beasley said the use of whis- The cabinet said the funds are repairing roads and bridges, when “creepy” and “weird”. pering by Biden, who was a US equal to stipends paid by the president for a total of he shifted gears and began de- Conservatives use the dramatic senator and vice president for a PA to the families of more than 40 years, is a Palestinians jailed in Israel or fending his plan to send money to soft talk to fuel the narrative that total of more than 40 years, is a killed while carrying out parents for each minor child, pay- the Democratic president is unfit throwback to a long-ago throwback to a long-ago time of attacks against Israel. The PA ments some critics call a giveaway. for the job, and comedians deploy chummier relations between law- transferred 597 million shekels Biden folded his arms, rested on it to generate laughs. “It's an inti- time of chummier makers and members of the to families of Palestinian the lectern, leaned into the mic and mate form of communication,” relations between Washington press corps. “I think prisoners in Israeli jails. lowered his voice. “Hey, guys, I think said Vanessa Beasley, associate it's a symbolic gesture to a kind of “These funds will be frozen on it's time to give ordinary people a tax professor of communication stud- lawmakers and intimacy and familiarity,” she said. a monthly basis out of the break,” he said, almost whispering ies at Vanderbilt University. members of the Beasley and others noted the payments that Israel transfers as he addressed his critics, “The Biden whispered some of his an- contrast between Biden and for-

to the Palestinian Authority,” wealthy are doing fine.” It was the swers to reporters’ questions dur- Washington press corps mer President Donald Trump, who

k y m c the cabinet said. Israel says latest instance of Biden speaking vol- ing an impromptu White House often spoke loudly and angrily. the stipends “encourage” umes by whispering. news conference last month after he As he stood in the East Room, them $1.9 trillion in relief so far. pered, “I wrote the bill,” before “One of the things that Trump Palestinians’ attacks against The White House and commu- and a group of Senate Republicans Biden was questioned about his They’re going to be getting checks bending down to get closer to the never did was whisper,” said Robin Israelis but the Palestinians nications experts say that Biden’s announced they had reached a deal timeline for providing additional in the mail that are consequen- microphone and adding, “on the en- Lakoff, professor emerita of lin- say these are welfare whispering is just this veteran to spend $973 billion on rebuilding financial help to families. He leaned tial.” During a lengthy response vironment.” guistics at the University of payments for needy families. politician’s old-school way of try- the nation’s infrastructure. in, eyes wide, and whispered “I got to a separate question, he whis- On the subject of employers’ California, Berkeley. P11 MANDATORY GOLD HALLMARKING TUESDAY | JULY 13 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR FIRST PHASE IMPLEMENTATION Hey, guys, I think it’s time Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Maharashtra are the to give ordinary top-3 states where the most number of people a tax districts have been identified for the first break phase implementation of mandatory hallmarking of gold jewellery and artefacts, JOE BIDEN |

according to the Consumer Affairs Ministry

k y m business US PRESIDENT c of the day uote AMAZON RESTORES Retail inflation in SERVICES AFTER The farm bill Flipkart raises fresh funds for provides for GLOBAL OUTAGE competition so June slips to 6.26 pc REUTERS that the small and marginal farmer can go to the $38bn valuation as IPO looms PRESS TRUST OF INDIA New York, July 12: Amazon.com intermediary and say Inc said its online stores had re- if you are not going to provide a New Delhi, July 12: Retail infla- turned to normal services after a good price, I can go and sell it to REUTERS tion slipped a tad to 6.26 per cent global outage disrupted shopping someone else. That someone else in June although it remained above on its country sites. could be ITC, Reliance or Farm Fresh Bangalore, July 12: Walmart Inc- the comfort level of the Reserve According to outage monitor- owned Flipkart will double its val- Bank for the second consecutive ing website Downdetector, serv- K SUBRAMANIAN | CHIEF ECONOMIC ADVISOR uation in less than three years to month in a row. ices were disrupted for nearly two US$37.6 billion after the latest fund- The inflation based on the hours and at the peak of the dis- India will be a 5 ing that included SoftBank Group Consumer Price Index (CPI) was Industry and Trade (COOIT), an ruption, more than 38,000 user re- trillion-dollar Corp, as the Indian online retailer 6.3 per cent in May 2021 and 6.23 apex association of edible oil, said ports indicated issues with Amazon's economy - and gears up to go public later this per cent in June 2020. According to internationally, the prices of edi- online stores. They occurred Sunday then go on to be a 15 year. the National Statistical Office (NSO) ble started correcting in second evening in the United States and trillion-dollar-plus The US retail giant bought a data, the marginal slippage in the fortnight of June. Monday morning for much of the economy over the 77per cent stake in Flipkart for Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based “The Government of India has also rest of the world. next two decades. US$16 billion in 2018 and since inflation was noticed despite some reduced duty and has lifted restric- “Some customers may have tem- India will emerge as one of the then has expanded to small towns firmness in the food inflation which tion on imports of certain edible porarily experienced issues while largest global markets, both in terms and cities, added more items such inched up to 5.15 per cent in June oils for the next few months. As a re- shopping. We have resolved the of consumption size and market cap as furniture and grocery to its on- from 5.01 per cent a month ago, sult, the prices of edible oils have soft- issue, and everything is now run- GAUTAM ADANI | ADANI GROUP CHAIRMAN line store and increased its ware- SoftBank Investment Advisers, said. and cosmetics to smartphones and mainly on account of higher prices ened in both wholesale and retail ning smoothly,” an Amazon houses in its race with Like its rival Amazon, Flipkart holidays. Several prominent Indian of edible oils and fat. On annual market since mid of June. We expect spokesperson said. Amazon.com's India unit. began by selling books, but diver- startups too have spelt out plans to basis, the inflation in the 'oils and fats' prices to remain at the current level Water, power, The Bangalore-based company sified rapidly into sell selling smart- go public to cash in on liquidity by segment was 34.78 per cent in June. over the next few months,” he said. transport and is aiming for a US$50 billion valu- phones, clothing and other items. foreign funds. Some closely watched While the rate of price rise in fruits Commenting on the data, Upasna communication ation for its public listing and was Its fresh funding round was led include food delivery startup basket was 11.82 per cent, it con- Bhardwaj, Senior Economist at are the four most in talks in the United States for a by investors GIC, Canada Pension Zomato, payments services PayTM, tracted in vegetables (-0.7 per cent). Kotak Mahindra Bank said the important things for deal with a blank-check firm, peo- Plan Investment Board, SoftBank beauty brand Nykaa and ride-hail- Inflation in 'fuel and light' segment softer than expected CPI inflation development of ple familiar with the matter told Vision Fund 2 and Walmart and ing service Ola. was 12.68 per cent. The RBI has been comes as a relief after a shock- industry, for Reuters in March. marks the return of SoftBank, Twenty-two companies have de- mandated by the government to ingly high May reading. While the The spokesperson declined to generating employment and “SoftBank's re-investment in which had sold its roughly 20per buted this year as of July 9. There keep consumer inflation at 4 per headline inflation still remains el- comment on the reason for the out- eradicating poverty Flipkart is driven by our experi- cent stake to Walmart during the were US$3.6 billion worth of IPOs cent with a margin of 2 per cent on evated and risks remain, the high age. It was the second broad dis- NITIN GADKARI | UNION MINISTER ence with and conviction in the 2018 deal. in India in the first half of 2021, up the either side. The central bank frequency mandi data shows fur- ruption since late June when users company's management team to India’s rapid smartphone adop- from US$1.1 billion at the same factors in the CPI inflation while ther moderation in food prices in experienced a brief outage on continue addressing the needs of the tion and cheap mobile data have pro- time last year, according to Refinitiv. arriving at its bi-monetary policy. July signalling towards a return of Amazon platforms including Alexa SHORT TAKES Indian consumer in the decades to pelled growth for digital startups The level so far this year is the Suresh Nagpal, Chairman of sub-6 per cent readings going ahead, and Prime Video before services come,” Lydia Jett, partner at that sell everything from groceries highest since 2008. Central Organisation for Oil she said. were restored. Exclusive Puma Store comes up MOBIKWIK FILES Bhubaneswar: With an aim to INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION RISES 29.3 PC IN MAY provide exclusive Puma brand PRESS TRUST OF INDIA the NSO data. The data showed factory output fell 1.6 per cent FOR `1,900CR IPO products, Shree Sai Agency that industrial production recov- and then entered the positive ter- opened Puma Store at KIIT New Delhi, July 12: Industrial ered but was still below the pre-pan- ritory by growing 2.2 per cent in Square through its proprietor production surged 29.3 per cent in demic level in May 2019. December 2020. Jitendra Prasad Singh. The May, mainly due to low-base effect The IIP had contracted 33.4 per The IIP had recorded a con- store was inaugurated by and good performance by manu- cent in May 2020. “The IIP for May traction of 0.6 per cent in January former Indian Hockey captain facturing, mining and power sec- at 29.3 per cent... Suggests the sup- and 3.2 per cent in February this Padma Shri Dilip Tirkey. The tors, but remained below the pre- inaugural function saw the ply chains have adopted over the last year. In March, it grew 24.1 per presence of Puma India Sales pandemic level. year to dampen the impact of sec- cent. For the month of April, the REUTERS Chief Rahul Kapoor and the The manufacturing sector -- ond wave. This points to a robust NSO held back the release of com- store owner Jitendra Prasad which constitutes 77.63 per cent of Q1 considering the high frequency plete IIP data. Bangalore, July 12: Digital pay- Singh. The store will provide the Index of Industrial Production parameters for June are also pos- The second wave of the pan- ments firm MobiKwik, backed by some inaugural offers to its (IIP) -- grew 34.5 per cent in May this itive,” Shravan Shetty, MD Primus demic started in the middle of Sequoia Capital and Bajaj Finance, customers. year, as per the data released by the Partners, said. April this year and many states filed for an initial public offering National Statistical Office (NSO) Industrial production had imposed restrictions to curb (IPO) worth up to `1,900 crore with Monday. plunged 18.7 per cent in March last the spread of coronavirus in- the markets regulator Monday. The mining sector output rose year following the COVID-19 out- fections. The IPO includes the issue of MSIL’s online 23.3 per cent in May while power break and remained in the negative “The growth rates over corre- new shares worth `1,500 crore and car finance generation increased 7.5 per cent zone till August 2020. sponding period of previous year an offer for sale of shares worth up during the same month. With the resumption of eco- are to be interpreted consider- to `400 crore, diluting the stakes of Bhubaneswar: Maruti Suzuki In May 2021, the IIP stood at 116.6 nomic activities, factory output ing the unusual circumstances on its two founders and current in- India Limited (MSIL) points compared to 90.2 point in the rose 1 per cent in September. The account of COVID-19 pandemic vestors, which also include customers can now finance same month last year. The index was IIP had grown by 4.5 per cent in since March 2020,” NSO said in American Express, Cisco and their cars online, anywhere and anytime, with Maruti at 135.4 points in May 2019 as per October. In November 2020, the a statement. Treeline Asia. Suzuki Smart Finance. Maruti MobiKwik has hired ICICI Suzuki Smart Finance is now Securities, BNP Paribas, Credit made available for ARENA as Suisse, IIFL Securities and Jefferies well as NEXA customers. It Paytm shareholders approve country’s as book managers for the IPO. covers a wide range of profiles Mahindra launches One97 Communications Ltd, the to meet the demands of a parent of digital payments firm diverse range of customers. biggest public offer plan of `16,600cr Paytm, Mobikwik's bigger rival, Maruti Suzuki Smart Finance is also planning to raise $2.3 billion was rolled out in limited cities Supro Profit Trucks via an IPO, sources previously told in December, 2020 and since PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Reuters. its launch, it has seen over 25 POST NEWS NETWORK lakh customer visits. To make New Delhi, July 12: Digital pay- online car financing more Bhubaneswar, July 12: Mahindra ments and financial services firm CRYPTOCURRENCY comprehensive, it has an & Mahindra Ltd., one of the lead- Paytm Monday received approval integrated exchange customer ing automobile companies in India, of shareholders for the country's journey. This will empower the TRADING VOLUMES launched its new range of Supro biggest public offer of `16,600 crore, customers to get an estimated Profit Trucks— Supro Profit Truck according to a source aware of the value of their old cars in case SLUMP 40% IN JUNE of a replacement purchase. In Mini and Supro Profit Truck Maxi. EGM outcome. addition to this, the platform The Supro Profit Truck Mini The shareholders have approved REUTERS ` ` now also offers the option of starts at 5.40 lakh (Ex-showroom, raising of 12,000 crore during the co-applicant financing, Mumbai) while the Supro Profit powered by Mahindra’s powerful initial public offer and sale of sec- London, July 12: Trading vol- covering a wide spectrum of Truck Maxi starts at `6.22 lakh Direct Injection (DI) turbo diesel ondary shares will take the total umes at major cryptocurrency ex- customer profiles. (Ex-showroom Mumbai). BSVI engine that delivers a supe- amount to `16,600 crore. changes fell by more than 40% in The Supro Profit Truck Mini is rior power of 35.4kw, 47HP and “Shareholders have approved June, research showed Monday, powered by Mahindra’s powerful 100NM of torque. Despite its per- all the proposals at the extraordi- with a regulatory crackdown in Direct Injection (DI) diesel BSVI en- formance, the Supro Profit Truck nary general meeting. The share- Sharma would not be identified as Till date Coal India had come China and lower volatility among Ola Electric signs gine that comes up with a 19.4kw Maxi delivers class-leading mileage holders have approved the pro- the 'promoter' of the company but will up with the biggest IPO issue of the factors depressing activity. pact to raise $100mn power and delivers superior pick of 21.94km/litre. This compact posal to raise capital and the fresh continue to be the chairman, man- around `15,500 crore which was Spot trading volumes fell 42.7% up and acceleration. It also gets truck offers 1050 kg of payload car- issue of shares of up to `12,000 aging director and chief executive listed in the last quarter of 2010. to $2.7 trillion, with derivative vol- New Delhi: Ola Electric the four-stroke, 2-cylinder 909cc rying capacity in 8.2ft cargo box. crore during the IPO. The second- officer of the company. According to the source, the val- umes down 40.7% to $3.2 trillion, Monday said it has signed a displacement engine that produces This enables the Supro Profit Truck ary raise will bring the total to “As per SEBI rules, Paytm is a uation of the firm is likely to be in London-based researcher USD 100 million (about `744.5 26HP at 55NM of torque, mated to Maxi to carry higher payloads at `16,600 crore,” the source said. professionally managed company. the range of `1.78 lakh crore to CryptoCompare's data showed. crore) 10 year-term debt ` financing agreement with a 4-speed manual gearbox. The lower operational cost, while at An email query sent to Paytm did No shareholder can have 'special 2.2 lakh crore. With this valua- “Headwinds continued as China Bank of Baroda. The 10-year Supro Profit Truck Mini also comes the same time improving turn- not elicit any reply. The sharehold- rights'. That is just how listed com- tion range, Paytm is expected to be persisted with its crackdown on debt of USD 100 million is with CNG option. around time and thereby boosting ers at the EGM approved the proposal panies need to be in India,” the among top 10 listed financial serv- bitcoin mining,” CryptoCompare towards the funding and The Supro Profit Truck Maxi is earnings for owners. that Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar source said. ices in the country. said. “As a result of both lower financial closure of phase I of prices and volatility, spot volumes Ola Futurefactory - its global decreased.” manufacturing hub for electric two-wheelers, a statement said. Ola had, in WhatsApp targeted in EU consumer complaints December last year, said it will invest `2,400 crore for REUTERS cept its new policies. based on a misunderstanding of setting up phase I of the "The content of these notifica- the purpose and effect of the update factory. “Today's agreement Brussels, July 12: Facebook Inc's tions, their nature, timing and re- to our terms of service," a for long term debt financing WhatsApp Monday faced a bar- currence put an undue pressure on spokesperson said. between Ola and Bank of rage of complaints by the European users and impair their freedom of "The update does not expand Baroda signals the Consumer Organisation and oth- choice. As such, they are a breach our ability to share data with confidence of the ers over a privacy policy update, of the EU Directive on Unfair Facebook, and does not impact the Bitcoin, the largest cryp- institutional lenders in our which has prompted a global out- Commercial Practices," the groups privacy of your messages with tocurrency, fell more than 6% plans to build the world's largest two-wheeler factory cry and led some users to switch to said in a joint statement. friends or family, wherever they last month, touching its lowest in record time. We are rival apps Telegram and Signal. "WhatsApp has failed to explain are in the world. We would wel- since January, as authorities in committed to accelerating WhatsApp in January intro- in plain and intelligible language come an opportunity to explain China tightened restrictions the transition to sustainable duced a privacy policy which allows the nature of the changes... This am- the update to BEUC to clarify what launched a month earlier on bit-

it to share some data with Facebook biguity amounts to a breach of EU it means for people." coin trading and mining.

k y m mobility and manufacture c made in India EVs for the and other group firms. It said the consumer law which obliges com- The consumer groups urged the It had tumbled 35% in May, with world and we are happy that changes permit users to message panies to use clear and transpar- European network of consumer its losses sparked by Beijing's moves Bank of Baroda has joined us with businesses and would not af- ent contract terms and commercial authorities and EU data protec- to rein in the fast-growing sector. in our journey,” Ola Chairman fect personal conversations. its members criticised the changes European network of consumer communications," they said. tion authorities to work together Crypto trading volumes tend to and Group CEO Bhavish The European Consumer and filed complaints with the authorities, saying WhatsApp was Facebook said BEUC has got the to address these privacy and con- spike during periods of extreme Aggarwal said. Organisation (BEUC) and eight of European Commission and the unfairly pressuring users to ac- issue wrong. "BEUC's action is sumer rights concerns. price swings. TUESDAY | JULY 13 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR

3 ENGLISH PLAYERS RACIALLY ABUSED LONDON: Three Black players who missed penalty kicks for England in the decisive Euro 2020 shootout against Italy were subjected to racist abuse online, prompting the English Football Association to issue a statement condemning the language used against the players.

Bukayo Saka, at 19 one of the youngest players on the England squad, missed the penalty that

k k y y m m c c gave the title to Italy and denied England their first international trophy since the 1966 World Cup. It was England’s third straight failure from the penalty spot in the shootout, with Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho also missing. The FA said in a statement it was “appalled” by the abuse of the three players. The team had taken a knee before games at the Euros to signal its support for an end to racial inequality, and the young, multi-ethnic squad won the hearts of the football-mad country before the shootout failure brought out all-too-familiar messages of hate. London’s Metropolitan Police also said it was investigating “offensive and racist” messages on social media. Rashford, who plays for Manchester United, noted the racial abuse he received on social media in May after the team lost the Europa League final. England coach Gareth Southgate was criticised for his strategy of bringing in Rashford and Sancho off the bench to take penalties while Raheem Sterling and Jack Grealish were sidelined in the shootout. AWARD WINNERS EURO 2020 IN REVIEW BEST MOMENT GOLDEN BALL (Player of the Tournament): Gianluigi Donnarumma It was beautiful, touching and uplifting, The Italian shot-stopper conceded only four goals in seven games and saved three so soon after a near-tragedy. Shaken fans penalties in the final to inspire Italy to a memorable victory inside the Parken Stadium were waiting GOLDEN BOOT (Top scorer): Cristiano Ronaldo for updates after Denmark midfielder The all-time top-scorer in the history of the European Championships had scored Christian Eriksen collapsed on the field five goals in four games for Portugal. However, his one assist helped him pip during the game against Finland when Czech Republic’s Patrik Schick, who had also scored 5 goals supporters from the Finnish contingent broke the eerie silence. “Christian! YOUNG PLAYER OF THE TOURNAMENT: Pedri Christian!” they chanted. Danish fans The 18-year-old Spanish midfielder had a brilliant campaign with the La gave their own booming response that Roja. The Barcelona star impressed heavily with his talent and reverberated around the venue: "Eriksen! skills, playing all of the Spain’s matches at the competition Eriksen!" Within seconds, supporters STAR OF THE FINAL: Leonardo Bonucci from both teams united in a huge roar The veteran Italian defender, in the final, was excellent in when the stadium announcer said defence, besides scoring the all-important goal for Italy in Eriksen was “stable and awake”. the final to push it into extra time BEST GOAL It resembled a golf shot more than a football shot. As the ball rolled loose and CHAMPS COME HOME just across the halfway line into Scotland’s half, Czech Republic striker Rome: Europe’s football champions Patrick Schick took aim from 49.7 metres returned home at dawn Monday to the and managed to curl the ball high and ecstatic cheers of Italians who spent from left to right, straight into the goal the better part of the night honking vacated by goalkeeper David Marshall. It horns, setting off fireworks and violat- was outrageous — by more than 10 ing all sorts of coronavirus precautions metres the longest goal in the tourna- to celebrate their team’s 3-2 penalty ment’s history — and sometime in the shootout win over host England at making, with Schick later saying he’d Wembley Stadium. Captain Giorgio noticed Marshall coming off his line pre- Chiellini, his fist pumping the air, and viously and was waiting for the moment. coach Roberto Mancini hoisted the tro- phy high over their heads as they BIGGEST FLOP descended from their Alitalia charter When Kylian Mbappe saw his penalty flight at Rome’s Leonardo da Vinci air- pushed aside by Switzerland goalkeeper port. Amid cheers from airport workers, Yann Sommer to end the shootout and defender Leonardo Spinazzola hopped consign France to an round-of-16 exit, it down the steps on one foot, his other capped an underwhelming — some one in a cast after he injured his might say disappointing — tournament Achilles tendon earlier in the tourna- for a player widely regarded as the new ment. “Grazie Azzurri,” read a banner superstar of world soccer. The striker on the tarmac — a sentiment felt across didn’t score in four games at Euro 2020, the country after Italy took home their which he started uncomfortably after first major trophy since the 2006 World he went public on Day 3 of the tourna- Cup. The national team was being feted ment about a feud with teammate officially by President Sergio Mattarella Olivier Giroud. He didn’'t get any better. and Premier Mario Draghi later, joined by tennis player Matteo Berrettini, who BIZARRE MOMENT had given Italians another reason for France coach Didier Deschamps was in his pride Sunday by reaching the technical area, waiting for his team’s group Wimbledon singles final. match against Germany to start, when he was forced to duck into his dugout and put his hands over his head as debris fell from above. A protestor for environmentalist TERM STILL ON! group Greenpeace had just glided into the LONDON: England manager Gareth Donnarumma helps Italy claim Euro 2020 crown beating England via penalty shootout in the final at Wembley stadium on a parachute, lost control and Southgate hinted Monday that he wants struck wires for an overhead camera to continue in charge of the national team attached to the roof. That made him veer ASSOCIATED PRESS 90 minutes and that resulted in Shaw’s goal, in the 2022 World Cup, despite their penal- away from the playing area toward the sta- ty shootout heartache against Italy in the a half-volley that went in off the near post dium’s main grandstand and he barely final of Euro 2020. Southgate said it wasn’t London, July 12: ‘It’s coming Rome’ – these from Kieran Trippier’s cross. cleared the heads of spectators. Several “an appropriate time to think about any- were the words of Italian defender Leonardo It was Shaw’s first goal for England and spectators were treated for injuries in the thing” but added that “as I sit here today, I Bonucci, who struck the equaliser against it prompted a fist-pump between David hospital because of the falling debris. would want to take the team to Qatar”. England, after their triumph. He rushed to- Beckham and Tom Cruise in the VIP box amid BIGGEST SURPRISE Southgate has led England to the semifi- wards the camera and shouted those words an explosion of joy around Wembley. Reaching the semifinals didn’t appear nals of the 2018 World Cup and Nations holding the camera mimicking the lyrics The fact that it was set up by Trippier, a beyond the Danes at the start of Euro 2020. League a year later, plus the final of the of English football fans’ song ‘Football’s full back recalled to the team as part of a It certainly did, however, after losses in Euro 2020. “I don’t want to commit to any- coming home’ – ‘It’s coming home’. change of system to a 3-4-3 for the final, their first two group games and with their thing longer than I should and I never With this, Italian football’s redemption would have brought extra satisfaction to most important player, Eriksen, out of the want to outstay my welcome. So all of story is complete. England’s painful half- Southgate. Then, England barely saw the tournament while he recovered from car- those things need consideration before I century wait for a major title goes on. And ball for the rest of the game. Italy’s mid- diac arrest. How amazing it was, then, to even think about sitting down and talking, it just had to be because of a penalty shootout. fielders dominated possession, started play- see Denmark — thrust into the role of But as I sit here today, I would want to be Italy won the European Championship ing their pretty passing routines and England every neutral’s favorite team — get out of taking the team to Qatar.” Southgate also for the second time by beating England 3-2 final in 55 years. It’s the latest heartache in Donnarumma was in tears as he was em- resorted to getting nine or even all 10 outfield its group with a 4-1 rout of Russia at an said that the racist social media abuse of on penalties Sunday. The match finished 1- shootouts at major tournaments, after defeats braced by his teammates as they sprinted to- players behind the ball. atmospheric Parken Stadium and then the players who missed penalties in the 1 after extra time. in 1990, 1996, 1998, 2004, 2006 and 2012. ward him from the halfway line, where they It was reminiscent of the 2018 World Cup advance to the denouement of the tourna- final was “unforgivable”. Gianluigi Donnarumma dived to his left England went ahead in the second minute watched the second penalty shootout in a semifinals, when England also scored early ment in London with a 4-0 win over Wales PRIZE MONEY AS PER EURO and saved the decisive spot kick by Bukayo when Luke Shaw scored the fastest goal in European Championship final. against Croatia then spent most of the game and a 2-1 victory over the Czech Republic. Saka, England’s third straight failure from a European Championship final. Bonucci They then headed to the other end of the chasing its opponent’s midfield. 2020 RANKS (TOP 5) NICE TOUCHES the penalty spot in the shooutout in front of equalised in the 67th. field and ran as one, diving to the ground in Initially, the Italians could only muster long- The match ball being delivered to the Team In Euro in INR its own fans at Wembley Stadium. Saka, a 19-year-old Londoner, was embraced front of their own fans. It was Italy’s second range efforts but the equalizer arrived from center circle for kickoff aboard a small It was less than four years ago that the by several England players after his miss. continental title after 1968, to add to the much closer in. A right-wing corner was Italy 34 million `300.4 cr remote-control car proved a neat addi- Italians plunged to the lowest moment of England coach Gareth Southgate hugged Jadon country’s four World Cups. That the match flicked on at the near post, Marco Verratti tion to proceedings, and certainly gen- England 30.25 million `267.4 cr its football history by failing to qualify for Sancho, who missed the previous England went to extra time – like three of the six had a stooping header tipped onto the post erated excitement on social media. As Spain 22.5 million `198.9 cr the World Cup for the first time in six decades. penalty, while Marcus Rashford – the other European finals before it – was not unexpected, by Pickford, and Bonucci put the ball in did the stirring rendition of “Nessun Now, they are the best team in Europe and one to miss – walked off down the tunnel. given both semifinals also went the distance from close range. Dorma” at the opening ceremony by Denmark 21 million `185.5 cr on a national-record 34-match unbeaten run Sancho and Rashford had been brought on and the defensive solidity of both the teams. Still, England managed to hold on for Andrea Bocelli. Italian tenors and tiny Belgium 19 million `167.8 cr under Roberto Mancini, their suave coach. in the final minute of extra time, seemingly In fact, Italy’s famously robust defense extra time and actually had the better of cars, it appears, should be regular fix- England was playing in its first major as specialist penalty takers. was only really opened up once in the entire the final stages. Just not the shootout, again. tures at every football tournament. ‘Stay away from social media’ Bhuvi backs India youngsters PRESS TRUST OF INDIA team that they will carry the con- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA tants in the team,” he said. fidence of IPL and they are young Harendra, who was also the Colombo, July 12: Six uncapped and talented, there is a good mix New Delhi, July 12: Former coach coach of the senior India team players in the squad might make with the experienced players and Harendra Singh has advised the from 2017-18, said India’s first tar- it seem that India have come with this will be a good tour. Tokyo-bound Indian men’s hockey get should be a place in the quar- an inexperienced group for the “Young players who have come team to stay away from social media HARENDRA terfinals. white-ball series against Sri Lanka for their first tour and came after to avoid distraction and wants the SINGH “Without thinking about medal but tour vice-captain Bhuvneshwar doing well in IPL so if they do well players to remember the sacrifices right now, they should focus on Kumar says it is not the case as here then it will be great for their they made during the COVID-19 quarterfinal first. For me it is the the entire lot has the requisite con- confidence,” he added. pandemic in their bid to finish on most important point. It is more im- fidence thanks to IPL. The senior pacer had suffered a the podium at the forthcoming portant than semifinal or final.” With major stars like skipper thigh muscle injury during last Olympics. Harendra has also lauded the Virat Kohli and his limited-overs year’s IPL which ruled him out of Several members of the Tokyo- efforts of players and coaches in deputy Rohit Sharma in England the league as well as the tour of bound men’s hockey squad, in- making this team a formidable for an upcoming Test series, the Australia. cluding Mandeep Singh, vice-cap- unit. “Indian hockey is going in Indian team for series against Sri The bowler made a return to tain Harmanpreet Singh, Gurjant the right direction and every coach Lanka is being led by opener the national squad after a long in- Singh, Nilkanata Sharma snd Sumit has contributed to it. It is the most Shikhar Dhawan and features half jury lay-off in the limited-overs were part of the 2016 Junior World formidable team since 2000 and I a dozen uncapped players. home series against England in Cup-winning side, which was am sure that this team can win a Many of them impressed in the March. He said playing domestic coached by Harendra. medal in Tokyo. We have been wait- suspended IPL and have been re- cricket helped him stay motivated. “This time the competition in ing for over 4 decades now.” warded with their maiden India The India-Sri Lanka series, which the Olympics would be different “These boys have tasted success call-up. They include Devdutt was originally slated to begin with and tougher due to the pandemic. now,” Harendra, who is currently Olympics due to the pandemic, at the junior level and they can em- Padikkal, pacer Chetan Sakaria, the three ODIs July 13, had to be I would suggest them to stay away coach of the USA men’s team, Harendra feels it won’t be easy for ulate that at the highest level now. Nitish Rana, Krishnappa Gowtham, rescheduled after the home team’s from social media and stay focussed. Bhasha told this agency. the teams. This team is a good mix of juniors Ruturaj Gaikwad and Varun batting coach Grant Flower and

“They must not forget that they The Tokyo Games will be held “It will not be easy to play in and seniors and for the first time Chakravarthy. data analyst GT Niroshan tested pos-

k k y y m m c c have worked very hard for the from July 23 to August under extra- empty stadiums. But at the same each and every player is capable of “We have good players and they itive for the dreaded virus on their Olympics. They have made sacri- ordinary circumstances in view time it will ease out pressure from playing at any position,” he said. have experience of IPL, they are return from the UK tour. fices during COVID times and now of the raging COVID-19 pandemic. young players who are making a “During COVID times they have young but they have experience of teams,” Bhuvneshwar said on the The engagement, which com- it is the time to show what they With the organisers barring debut in the Games. India will be stayed together most of the time IPL, playing T20 for so many years Star Sport show ‘Follow the Blues.’ prises three ODIs and as many are capable of. It has been a long due spectators from attending the Tokyo benefitted as we have many debu- which resulted in team bonding.” and they have done well for their “So, it will be beneficial for the T20Is, will now start from July 18.

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