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SHORT TAKES GIRLS OUTSHINE BOYS AS HSC PASS RATE FALLS SC diktat to WB SEC over canditates’ complaints POST NEWS NETWORK cent. Balasore district had the high- 5,54,339 appeared for the exams. Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court asked STARK FACTS est pass percentage while The minister also said that 1,247 Monday, the state election commission Cuttack, May 7: The Board of Pass There were Malkangiri, the lowest. cases of malpractices were de- (SEC) in West Bengal to produce the Secondary Education (BSE) an- percentage 36 schools The girls have once more out- tected this year and appropriate details of complaints it has received nounced Monday, the results of has dipped to that registered witted the boys like they did last action had been taken against the from intending candidates over not the 2018 High School Certificate 76.23% in zero per cent year. A total of 2,22,043 girls have offending students. being able to file nominations for the (HSC) examinations. comparison success rate passed out in 2018 in comparison Guru Nigam Das of Saraswati panchayat election by Monday night. A The pass percentage this year is to 85.28 with not a single to 2,16,305 boys who have been suc- Sishu Vidya Mandir at Unit-VIII in division bench of justices Biswanath 76.23 per cent, announced school and in 2017 student passing cessful. Bhubaneswar is definitely among Somadder and A Mukherjee concluded mass education minister Badri Four hundred and twenty nine the toppers with a score of 96.5%. its hearing on opposition CPIM’s appeal Narayan Patra while interacting HSC supplementary exams for schools have registered 100 per The student was the first to admit to allow filing of nominations by with reporters here at the board of- unsuccessful students to cent success rate. However, there Monday that he had expected a candidates, who were unable to do so fice. In 2017, the success rate of start June 22, entrance for formk were 36 schools from which not a score in the vicinity of 95%. “I am for various reasons, through e-mail. The students had been 85.28 per cent fill up, May 25 to May 31 single student could pass out in- definitely very happy,” said Guru, bench said it would pass the order on the appeal Tuesday. The bench said if it while in 2016, it was 83.32%. formed the minister. He also stated who wants to pursue a career in found that the SEC had not taken into SMILES OF SUCCESS: Students of Unit-IX Government Girls’ High School flash According to information pro- in B1 and 68,009 in B2 categories. that 5,67,294 candidates from 8,855 archeology. “The questions were eas- account the court’s observations, it the ‘V’ sign after emerging successful in the HSC exams, the results of which vided, 1,715 students have passed Patra also said that 1,24,665 stu- schools had filled up examination ier in comparison to those last would have to consider action against were announced, Monday OP PHOTO out in A1 grade, 15,689 in A2, 39,252 dents have scored above 60 per registration forms out of which year,” added Guru. the poll panel. REJECTION OF CJI IMPEACHMENT NOTICE Biggest ever gold seizure at Bhubaneswar airport Bhubaneswar: In the biggest ever 5-judge SC bench seizure of smuggled yellow metal, the Panda Infra axed Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) impounded late Sunday night FINALLY STATE GOVERNMENT ACTS AFTER KILLER FLYOVER CLAIMS 2ND LIFE more than five kilograms gold worth to hear Cong plea approximately `1.88 crore from three POST NEWS NETWORK passengers of Indian origin at the Biju PIL FILED FOR ILL-FATED BRIDGE PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Venkaiah Naidu Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) Bhubaneswar, May 7: Finally rejected the here. Earlier, the Air Intelligence Unit of CBI ENQUIRY wise counsel has prevailed after the 2nd mishap New Delhi, May 7: A five-judge notice given by the Customs department had seized May 4 under-construction Bomikhal fly- Cuttack: A public interest litigation Constitution Bench was consti- Opposition for Thursday last, gold worth `9,00,000 at One labourer over claimed a second life, May 4. was killed (PIL) was filed in the Orissa High Court tuted Monday in the Supreme impeachment the BPIA. Following a tip-off, the DRI while another The state government Monday was injured here Monday seeking an independent Court to hear Tuesday the peti- of the CJI, officials intercepted the three after getting probe by the CBI into the Bomikhal axed contractor (Panda Infra Project trapped under tion moved by two Congress MPs April 23 passengers who had arrived from Kuala a railing of over-bridge collapse. “The repeated Misra Dipak Lampur by Air Asia flight AK-31 at 11pm. Ltd) from executing the pending Jharpada To the under- challenging the rejection of the im- work of the incomplete bridge. construction collapse of the under-construction peachment notice against Chief who is also one of the signatories Police nabbed the carriers at the Bomikhal To bridge has exposed the nexus Speaking to reporters at the The Bomikhal flyover site where the railings flyover Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra of the impeachment notice, men- parking area of the T2 terminal. During Sahid Nagar between the state government and Secretariat here, works secretary came off to claim one life last week OP PHOTO by Rajya Sabha Chairman M tioned the matter for urgent list- a search of their belongings, the sleuths 1st mishap Panda Infra Projects,” alleged social found six gold biscuits concealed inside Nalini Kanta Pradhan said, “The activist and advocate Achyutananda Venkaiah Naidu. ing before a bench headed by the shoes of the passengers. P4 recent mishap at the under con- The contractor will be barred Last year, The list of business for the Justice J Chelameswar. The bench, September 10, Swain who has filed the petition in the struction Bomikhal flyover site in from completing the work. We a section of HC. “The state government has shown Supreme Court showed that the pe- also comprising Justice SK Kaul, which one labourer was killed is the under- tition, which was mentioned asked Sibal and advocate Prashant don’t want to give another chance BOMIKHAL FLYOVER construction undue favour to the blacklisted firm. Vani Vihar Rly station Putin sworn in as Prez an inexcusable crime. The con- to the company as it has failed to flyover had There must be a big conspiracy behind Monday, would be heard by a bench Bhushan to mention the matter be- cerned company is at fault as no implement proper safety measures collapsed it. I have appealed to the HC to order comprising Justices AK Sikri, SA fore the CJI for urgent listing, cit- for 4th successive term leaving one preventive measures were imple- after the first mishap person dead an independent probe into the col- Bobde, NV Ramana, Arun Mishra ing a Constitution Bench judg- mented after the first mishap took and 10 others lapse of the over-bridge,” Swain cited and AK Goel. ment on powers of master of roster. Moscow: Vladimir Putin was sworn in NALINI KANTA PRADHAN | WORKS SECRETARY injured. as Russia’s President for a fourth term place, September 10, 2017.” Rasulgarh To in his petition. P3 While Justice Sikri, who will Sibal said he was aware of the at a ceremony Monday in the Kremlin Pradhan added: “The contractor head the bench, is number six in Constitution Bench judgment on which extended his almost two-decade will be barred from completing wards the contractor, he was black- take upon itself the responsibility third party prior to the inaugu- the seniority list, others follow master of roster, and added that rule by another six years. “I consider it the work. We don’t want to give listed after the first incident,” in- of executing the remainder of the ration of the bridge,” Pradhan him in the sequence of seniority. since the impeachment notice con- my duty and my life’s aim to do another chance to the company formed Pradhan. work. asserted. Earlier Monday, Rajya Sabha cerns the CJI the senior-most judge everything possible for Russia, for its as it has failed to implement proper Stating that work to the tune of Pradhan also informed that ef- In a separate development MPs Partap Singh Bajwa from of the apex court can order for present and for its future,” Putin said, safety measures after the first nearly rupees four to five crore is forts will be taken to inaugurate the Labour Minister Sushant Singh Punjab and Amee Harshadray listing. with his hand on the Russian mishap.” still pending, the secretary said a bridge within the next two to three stated that a departmental enquiry Yajnik from Gujarat had moved the “I am aware of the procedure but constitution. Putin, in power since 1999, However, Pradhan remained fresh tender will be floated to ap- months from the date of awarding will be undertaken to find out the apex court to challenge the rejec- it can’t be mentioned anywhere was predictably re-elected in Russia’s evasive when asked as to why point another company to finish the the new contract. circumstances under which the tion of the impeachment notice on else. A person cannot be a judge in March presidential election with 76.7 Panda Infra Project Ltd was not project. In case no companies are “Every component including labourer had died and the report the ground that there was ‘no his own cause. I am just asking for percentages of votes. P12 barred after the first accident. “We interested in completing the proj- safety of the bridge and quality will be placed before CM Naveen proved misbehaviour’. urgent listing and not seeking any are not showing any sympathy to- ect, the Works Department will of the work will be checked by a Patnaik for appropriate action. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, interim relief,” Sibal told the bench. MARKET WATCH READS INDEX VARIATION QUICK Naveen gives land to homeless NGT relief for SENSEX 35208.14 292.76 Picasso muse goes Police nab errant POST NEWS NETWORK ers in according land rights to Odisha Govt in urban slum dwellers. Keeping in BOURSES NIFTY 10715.50 97.25 under the hammer Nazi ‘Grandma’ Chhatrapur (Ganjam), May 7: view the interests of poor slum Mahanadi dispute DOLLAR 67.13 `0.27 In a historic development, Chief dwellers, I have taken such a deci- London: Spanish artist Pablo Berlin: German authorities said Minister Naveen Patnaik launched sion. This will empower the poor POST NEWS NETWORK EURO 79.99 `0.11 Picasso’s 1932 portrait of his Monday they’ve apprehended the Monday the ambitious slum-title and help them lead a dignified life.” CURRENCY mistress Marie Therese will go notorious neo-Nazi Ursula deeds project which aims at ac- In his address, Tata said, “The Bhubaneswar, May 7: In a major ` ` GOLD 31,270 156 under the hammer at Sotheby’s Haverbeck, 89 and have taken her to cording land rights to urban slum Odisha government is undertak- relief for Odisha in the Mahanadi ‘Impressionist and Modern Art prison to begin serving her sentence SILVER `39,094 `216 dwellers. He also distributed pat- CM Naveen Patnaik hands over ing a special initiative of giving en- water sharing dispute, the prin-

BULLION Evening Sale’ here, June 19. for Holocaust denial. Police and tas (land certificates) to 2,000 slum pattas to beneficiaries as Tata Trusts titlements to over one million slum cipal bench of National Green Painted during Picasso's ‘Year of prosecutors said Haverbeck, dwellers. The event was conducted chairman Ratan N Tata (R) looks on dwellers. I welcome such an historic Tribunal (NGT) served notice Wonders’, the ‘Buste de femme de dubbed ‘Nazi-Oma’ (Nazi Grandma) profil Femme écrivant’, a by the German media was picked at the local stadium here. Later, the at Chhatrapur, Monday OP PHOTO step taken by CM Naveen Patnaik. Monday to the Chhattisgarh gov- WEATHER monumental, yet remarkably up at her home in Vlotho, central CM also unveiled the Odisha This is a far-reaching scheme.” ernment for allegedly violating the BHUBANESWAR CTK tender and intimate painting of Germany. Haverbeck was convicted Liveable Habitat Mission which vey for providing land to slum Among others present were earlier order of the Kolkata bench Therese absorbed in the act of of incitement last year in Verden would benefit 10 lakh people. dwellers. As a first step, the gov- British architect Norman Robert of the body to stop work on proj- MAX 35.4° 35.2° writing, will be unveiled in public state court and sentenced to two Attending the state-level land ernment has identified about 2.5 Foster and his wife, along with ects that have not been commis- rights distribution ceremony with lakh urban slum dwellers with Housing and Urban Development sioned in the river upstream. TEMP MIN 28.1° 26.4° for the first time in two decades. years in prison for denying the Forecast The estimated price of the artwork Holocaust, a crime in Germany. the CM was Tata Trusts chair- the help of Tata Trusts. minister Niranjan Pujari, Food The NGTs order came during Humidity 92% 85% Partially is ‘in the region of $45 million’ (Rs She was supposed to report to man, Ratan N Tata. The state gov- The Chief Minister said, “Today, Supplies Minister Surya Narayan the principal bench’s hearing on Rainfall Nil Nil cloudy sky 30.2 crores approx). Picasso first prison last week but had vanished, ernment had signed an MoU with Odisha has created history and Patro and senior government this matter Monday in which it met Therese when she was 17. prompting a search for her. Tata Trusts to undertake a field sur- emerged as a model state for oth- officials. accepted the appeal for penalty on Chhattisgarh government for vi- olating the order of NGT Kolkata Bench, September 10, 2017. The matter was heard in the Centre’s apathy may close down Swavalamban scheme for Divyangs court of Justice Jawad Rahim and expert panel member MANISH KUMAR, OP fects even after being cured from The insurance company government is now mulling to merge Satyawan Singh Garbyal. leprosy. The policy was launched the health insurance meant for the The Advocate General of the Bhubaneswar, May 7: A health to improve the general health con- involved in the Divyangs with other upcoming in- Chhattisgarh government JK scheme named ‘Swavalamban’ meant ditions and quality of life for dis- Swavalamban scheme surance schemes of the government Gilda pleaded for the state, while for insurance of the health of phys- abled persons. and thus has shunned the advocate Mohan Kataria appeared ically-challenged population in Odisha However with no funds avail- has already written to a ‘Swavalamban’ scheme, making the on behalf of the Odisha govern- is facing premature death as the able from the Centre, the insur- number of DSSOs to beneficiaries vulnerable. ment and lawyer Ritwik Dutta Union Government has allegedly ance company running the proj- Under the scheme, the physically- pleaded for original applicant failed to provide their share of the ect has already written to the discontinue the scheme challenged beneficiary and their Sudarsan Das. funds. District Social Security Officials because of the paucity of family were covered to the tune of The tribunal had earlier put The scheme was launched in (DSSO) in some districts to dis- `2,00,000 on family floater for a period a stay on construction of bar- 2015 by the Ministry of Social continue the scheme. In the very funds. The central of 12 months for people in the age rages on the Mahanadi till its Justice and Empowerment for per- near future it will also write to re- government has not group of birth-65 years. It was avail- next hearing. In another devel- sons with disabilities. The object mainder of the DSSOs. able for persons with an annual in- opment, the Calcutta High Court was to provide affordable health One such letter with Orissa POST, provided its share come of `3,00,000 and below on dec- last year had also asked insurances to persons with blind- written by the insurance company laration basis in proposal form. Chhattisgarh to withdraw the ness, low vision, hearing-impair- to a DSSO read, “In May 2017, we contributed by the Centre. But the 90 The state department of Social ceiving similar letters at the DSSO Repeated phone calls and emails writ petition challenging the ment, loco-motor disability, men- received the 10% premium for the per cent premium has not been given Security and Empowerment of level, but refrained from giving much to the joint secretary of the Ministry order of Kolkata bench of NGT tal retardation, mental Illness and scheme from your side. As per the by the Centre and subsequently the Persons with Disabilities (SSEDP) information. of Social Justice for her reactions to halt construction of 31 projects for those who suffer the after ef- scheme, 90 per cent premium is to be scheme is discontinued.” confirmed to Orissa POST about re- According to sources, the Union went unanswered. undertaken by the state. P2 CHILD PRODIGY SUMMER CAMP TUESDAY | MAY 8 | 2018 | BHUBANESWAR

Google boy Kautilya Pandit was Children participate in a yoga felicitated at a hotel in Bhubaneswar session, as part of a summer camp, after an interactive session with the organised at Adarsh International timeout child prodigy, Monday. School, Angul, Monday.

FORTUNE FORECAST THEATRE FESTIVAL VISUALLY-IMPAIRED EXCEL IN CLASS X A drama upholding Bhima Bhoi School for the Blind in Bhubaneswar scores 100 per cent results in class X board exams

POST NEWS NETWORK ARIES transgender rights Today is just another busy day. Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Board POST NEWS NETWORK The You may remain hassled sort- of Secondary Education Monday transgenders ing out problems at office and announced the results of Class X Bhubaneswar: It was April then at home. Your bosses deserve to be treated may allow you certain conces- board examinations held in 15, 2014 when the Supreme with dignity. We sions and this will ease things to some February. About 2, 16, 305 boys Court upheld the rights of penned the play in the extent. Ganesha says you will gain valuable cleared Class X board examina- transgenders identifying it as wake of SC verdict guidance from elderly people. tion while 2, 22,043 girls passed a third gender. What could be providing third gender the test with flying colours. the turning point behind the status to the Unfortunately, 36 schools have success of the transgenders? community TAURUS reported zero results. But, the Two dramatists – Sushanta ARUBABA MOHANTA I WRITER This day, you can't afford to Bhima Bhoi School for the Blind Kumar Satpathy and take chances with your scored 100 per cent results in the Arubaba Mohanta – who au- health, says Ganesha. If there board examinations. thored the play Ardhanari takes shelter in a transgen- is the least sign or symptom All the 13 students of Bhima on the trangenders’ right to der slum. Finally, he dis- of illness, go consult a doctor Bhoi School had taken the exam freedom staged it with the guises himself as a trans- straight away. As you are going to be and have succeeded. help of Aparna Theatre gender. unusually prone to injuries and infections, it is advisable that you stay at home. Speaking to Orissa POST, head- Group. Naleni realises the plight master Gauranga Charan Patra A teacher of Saraswati Sishu Vidyamandir distributing sweets to students who passed Class X, Monday Staged at Bhanja Kala of transgenders while he said, “Out of 13 examinees, six se- Mandap here Monday, the was in hiding. He launches cured A2, four students B1 grade, ies. Anyway, it is a proud moment Soumya Sweta Behera has be- sider my vision as my weakness. story unfolds the events of a fight for their rights. After GEMINI two secured B2 and one obtained for us as all our 13 students have come the school topper this year Hard work and my teachers’ sup- 2011-12. Protagonist Naleni, some time, he contests elec- You will meet all kinds of peo- grade D.” cleared the examinations with by securing 533 marks out of 600. port helped me score well,” an educated person, is seek- tions against Rudra for the ple in matters related to “The results are far better than good percentage. The results will Soumya who was elated over her Behera said. ing a job but is being turned sake of transgenders. work. You will need to under- previous year’s. However, six stu- certainly encourage the upcoming results thanked her teachers for Two students – Om Prakash down in every interview for Ultimately, Naleni wins with stand their demands and dents would have made it to A1 students to put in their best for the their selfless support. “I am vi- Mohapatra and Sudam Chandra his inability to bribe. As all a majority. But tragedy befalls needs and will have to strive to fulfill them. Your courteous nature will endear had they done better in social stud- examinations,” Patra added. sually impaired, but I never con- Sahoo – have scored 525 each. doors are closed for Naleni, on him due to Rudra’s jeal- you to people. You will receive praise for your intel- he goes to politician Rudra ousy. ligence as well, says Ganesha. Prakash who provides him Speaking to Orissa POST, employment. Arubaba said, “The trans- Aakankshya eyes research, Sipra medical Eventually, Naleni dis- genders deserve to be treated covers Rudra as a criminal with dignity. We penned the CANCER indulging in trafficking of play in the wake of the SC Chances are that your inquisi- I have done well and wish to Ten hours’ of study everyday has girls and transgenders. verdict providing third gen- tive nature will put in a difficul- ty. Others will be angry with study Plus II science as I want to be- helped me to achieve the result. I Naleni flees the place and der status to the community.” you for keeping a secret a vital come a research scholar on living want to pursue medical science information. Ganesha counsels beings. Though my parents and as it is my parents’ ambition. you to strengthen ties with friends and give teachers are happy, I feel that I PREETI PARAMITA SAGARIKA PAL (91%), up present attitude. could have done better. I worked for UNIT IX, GOVERNMENT GIRLS HIGH 12 a day. Hard work paid off. SCHOOL In the wake of AAKANKSHYA PRIYADARSHINI (93.3%) I UNIT IX, LEO announcement of Class GOVERNMENT GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL. Got less marks in History an MIL. I was You will accomplish all your X examination results expecting more than 94 per cent. My tasks with courage today. As a I am sure my hard work aim is to prepare for astro-physics. result of which, the efforts you under the Board of have made in the last few will take me to the best Although my father wants me to pre- months will now bear fruit. You Secondary Education, of medical entrance pare for IAS, these marks help me take need to make a schedule of the tasks you need Odisha, Monday after Plus II science. admission in a good college to tackle today. You need to guard against SIPRA NAYAK (92%) I UNIT SOUMYASHREE PRIYADARSHINEE (92%) SARASWATI over-stressing yourself, otherwise your health morning, Orissa POST IX GOVT HIGH SCHOOL, SISHU VIDYA MANDIR, UNIT III, BHUBANESWAR could suffer, says Ganesha. interacted with a few BHUBANESWAR school toppers to elicit VIRGO how they would like to I was expecting 95 per cent marks. I think scores in Geography and History had cut overall percentage this examination. I think HSCE marks do not count You will find your banal day- turn this success into to-day routine work to be much in future studies. I will prepare for admission to medical colleges through very irritating today, says greater achievement in NEET. Good matriculation results help find a good college Ganesha. Avoid the tendency SWARAJ KUMAR BARIK (92.17%), SARASWATI SISHU VIDYA MANDIR, UNIT III, BHUBANESWAR to exaggerate things out of future. Excerpts: proportion. You will not, however, let anything A scene from Ardhanari. OP PHOTO impact on your enthusiasm to work. You will do something novel to win the appreciation of people.

FOLK FEST LIBRA Walking ramp for cancer awareness Ganesha says your uniqueness will be the focus of attention and praise today. Your under- POST NEWS NETWORK is leading to late detection of cancer taking of various tough tasks among people. Many patients visit and completing them today Bhubaneswar: This is a walk with a the doctor at an advanced stage of the will showcase your business acumen. You will show your inclination to the finer arts difference. Or, for a cause. About 300 disease where it is impossible to save like music and dance. people, including cancer survivors, the person’s life. The common cause cine stars and eminent social figures, of death in the state is oral, breast walked the ramp at Ekamra Haat in and cervical cancer. Bhubaneswar, Sunday, to raise aware- On the occasion, many celebrities SCORPIO ness among people about cancer. such as Odissi dancer Saswat Joshi, It's business time and shock Organised by Umeedein, the main veteran actor Mihir Das, actress Pinky your competitors with the purpose of the walk is to save many Pradhan and social activists Namrata launch of the new product. valuable lives through awareness Chadha, Sadhana Mishra, Rina However, stars are not aligned and convey a message to the public Routray, Latika Pradhan and others in a favourable way, which that cancer is beatable. The show walked the ramp along with cancer sur- indicates that you may come across some hurdles. Take your time, sort out the troubles and go ahead was also aimed at boosting the morale vivors. Namrat Chadha said that with your launch with much fanfare and celebrations of those who are fighting the dreaded awareness about the disease is nec- disease. essary. The organisers gave a memorandum The group at present is working in to Latika Pradhan, Orissa Welfare 17 villages of Nimapara area where SAGITTARIUS Society commissioner, in which they they facilitate treatment for under asked the government to make bus privileged cancer patients. “We are You have the knack of cut those troubles into small slices service for poor cancer patients free. planning to prepare a survey report and gobble it up. You are the Umeedein members said that they of the cancer patients in the state and Artistes performing a dance staged by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan and Infosys Foundation in Bhubaneswar, one who would not run away have found in a survey they conducted there are many myths and miscon- will submit it to the government,” from problems, but face it. Monday OP PHOTO in the village area of the city that ceptions about cancer. Such ignorance the group said. Good news from far away land may please you and make your day! READING HABIT DISAPPEARING CAPRICORN SUPERHERO FILMS OUTWEIGH COMIC BOOKS For you everything is fair in love and war, and you utilise ARINDAM GANGULY, OP owners, parents and children them- kids cannot decide what to read and books such as Diamond Comics visuals arouse more interest than student, said novels like Harry every possible means to selves whether the charm and at- hence the parents have a greater had made our childhood special.” the colourful comics. Also, graphic Potter and The BIG Giant have achieve your targets. You have traction of the comic books still en- role in creating interest in children Ramani Ranjan Barik, parent of comics these days have adult con- generated more readership than a strong sixth sense and it will Superhero movies such as tice them. for the comics.” Sai Suman and Shraddha Suman, tent and not the comics. The mindset of the direct you while making the right decisions, feels ‘Avengers: Infinity Wars’ Swarna Pati, a parent of class He said a country with a long his- said, “ As kids, we used to read a suit- youth has changed recently and Ganesha. You are a soft hearted person and it makes III child Akhil, said entertainment tory of storytellers and soulful il- lot of comics such as Tenali they are attracted towards other you sad to see others in sadness and trouble. released recently have streams such cartoon TV shows and lustrators, we have many inter- Raman, Chacha Chaudhary, things. generated a huge movies are entertaining versions esting stories to narrate. “We have Naagraj and Dhruv in our Akshaya Routray of Walking following among children of comic books. This has reduced grown up reading classics like school library. But, nowa- Book Fair said the price of comic AQUARIUS readership of comic books. Popular Amar Chitra Katha, Champak, days schools do not have books such as DC and Marvel is a comics book characters can be ` Your communication skills will much to the disadvantage Nandan and Tinkle and local comic those facilities. The live factor as they cost around 2000 work wonders today. Your elo- of comic books. watched on cartoon shows. Kids are per piece. Today’s readers are at- quence will win you precious more interested in cartoon movies tracted towards reading graphic brownie points, and may prove Bhubaneswar: The popularity of than books. style of comics which have be- highly beneficial in meetings. comic movies such as Avengers, A bookstore keeper in the city said come very popular among the In fact, all your arguments will sound very persua- Iron Man, Superman, and Batman comic books are not much in de- youth. sive. The trick is not to get ruffled, says Ganesha, when people don't agree with you. is based on comic books leading to mand in the city. Comic books such Thanks to Internet and the dig- the production of big budgeted as DC and Marvel which are pub- ital age, websites such as film franchise. But the source ma- lished abroad are very expensive. Comixology have drawn the at- terial, the comic books, do not have Their Indian versions such as tention of avid comic enthusi- PISCES too many takers in the city. Chhota Bheem are available in car- able asts at the click of a mouse, he You will delay taking important Comics characters and the tra- toon shows and hence such comic for the added. Deepak Das, an employee decisions in the office or ditional image of comic heroes do books are not much in demand. teenagers,” he opined. of Fun Toy Shop at Pal Heights regarding business. You will take you time to come to a con- not excite today’s children as much Sangram Mohanty of “As a parent, I encouraged kids in the city said more than comic clusion and put in all the as such movies. Bhubaneswar book store said the PHOTO- BIKASH NAYAK to read home grown comics printed books, the Superhero merchan- required thought and this will grant you Orissa POST talked to a few profit margin of comic books is in the newspapers,” he added. dise such as bags and toys have clarity on all the issues at hand. book lovers in the city, book store less than 20 per cent. “Initially, A boy browsing through a comic book at a book store in Bhubaneswar Swetalana Mohanty, a Class X great demand in the market. P3 CARELESS ACT VILLAGERS’ STIR TUESDAY | MAY 8 | 2018 | BHUBANESWAR Lower PMG in A group of people Bhubaneswar littered stages a sit-in near with garbage after Barang block office in various outfits organised Cuttack district, demonstrations to press Monday, seeking for their demands, appointment to vacant downtown Monday posts

Bomikhal bridge 2 held for liquor Acharya BJD parliamentary party leader Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janta Dal Monday appointed Rajya Sabha MP Prasanna collapse: HC moved 1,292 DROWNING trader murder Acharya as the parliamentary party leader of the state’s ruling party in the Upper House. In a statement issued Monday evening, the ruling dispensation in the state for CBI investigation POST NEWS NETWORK said party supremo Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has written to Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu apprising him about the party’s decision which has been POST NEWS NETWORK Bhubaneswar, May 7: taken after a consensus. Notably, the post was lying vacant since April after DEATHS IN 3 YRS Police Monday arrested two completion of BJD MP Dillip Tirkey’s tenure. Cuttack, May 7: A public interest litigation youths in connection with (PIL) was filed in the Orissa High Court POST NEWS NETWORK SRC DATA the murder of a liquor trader Monday seeking an independent probe by over a petty issue Sunday. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into Bhubaneswar, May 7: bout 61 per cent of the The accused duo have the Bomikhal over-bridge collapse. Around 1,292 persons drowned Atotal deaths occurred been identified as “The repeated collapse of the under-con- in various parts of the state during July to November Bhajamana Nayak alias struction bridge has exposed the nexus be- during 2015-16 to 2017-18 fi- hile 246 people died in Gedu of Kumutibagicha in tween the state government and Panda Infra nancial years, Special Relief W2015-16, 428 died in 2016- Puri and his aide Kalu Projects,” alleged social activist and advocate Commissioner (SRC) 17 and 618 in the last fiscal Charan Jali alias Kalia of Achyutananda Swain, the petitioner. Bishnupada Sethi said here Satasankha in Puri. “The state Monday. he other districts which reported o drowning death was The deceased was P government While 246 people died in Tmore than 50 deaths are Keonjhar Nreported in Boudh district Kameswar Reddy (38) of (98), Mayurbhanj (97), Kendrapara has showed 2015-16, 428 died in 2016-17 and while the death toll was more Phalikia Bazaar slum under (89), Sambalpur (82), Ganjam (71), than 129 in Balasore, 118 in undue favour 618 in the last financial year. Capital police limits here. Police Koraput (65) and Nabarangpur (54) Bhadrak and 103 in Jajpur to the black- Total number of deaths re- said they seized the bamboo listed firm. ported due to different disas- plank used in the crime. There must be ters during the last three years, deaths are Keonjhar (98), in the September (197) followed Kameswar owned a liquor shop a big conspir- 2015-16 to 2017-18, was 4,689. Out Mayurbhanj (97), Kendrapara by August (192), October (150), at Phalikia market. He went to acy behind it. I of this, number of deaths due (89), Sambalpur (82), Ganjam November (127) and July (117). buy liquor from a government appealed to the to drowning, being second (71), Koraput (65) and This shows that increase in liquor counter near the railway HC to order an highest after snakebite, ac- Nabarangpur (54). the deaths due to drowning is station. independent probe into the collapse of the counts for about 28 per cent of If we analyse the data on interlinked with the monsoon The two youths also had over-bridge,” Swain cited in his petition. total number of disaster monthly basis, most of the syndrome, the source said. arrived there to buy liquor. “Many bigwigs have secret links with Panda deaths, Sethi added. drowning cases have occurred Notably, the state govern- The two had an argument Infra. If a CBI probe is ordered, it would Interestingly, no drowning from July to November. Out ment has declared drowning with Kameswar, who al- expose the nexus and the mystery behind the death was reported in Boudh of total 1,292 drowning deaths (other than during floods) as legedly slapped one of the undue favour being shown to the firm,” the district while the death toll occurred in 3 years, 783 deaths a ‘state specific disaster’ with youths. petitioner said. was more than 129 in Balasore, (about 61 per cent) have oc- effect from April 1, 2015. From In retaliation, one of the The petitioner further urged the court to 118 in Bhadrak and 103 in curred during these five then onwards, Collectors have youths attacked Kameswar file cases under Sections 302, 420, 406 and 379 Jajpur. The other districts months only, sources said. been reporting cases of death with the bamboo plank and of IPC against the senior and junior engineers which reported more than 50 Highest deaths were reported due to drowning to the SRC. hit him on his head. of the Public Works department, Panda Infra MD and other executives. He prayed to the court for stringent punishment for them. An expert team should be formed by the CBI to examine as to why and how the over- Stink bug scare grips bridge has collapsed. The team should be su- pervised by a sitting HC judge,” the peti- tioner said. residents in capital

POST NEWS NETWORK entering multi-storey buildings. We Open school, Madhyama are facing a tough task to keep our Bhubaneswar, May 7: Residents household goods and utensils free results announced of Lumbini Vihar and its nearby from the bugs. The Forest depart- areas in the Capital City are facing ment should take immediate steps to POST NEWS NETWORK an uphill task to get rid of stink bugs check the bug menace,” said Pratap that migrated to human settlements Satpathy, a resident of Lumbini Cuttack, May 7: The Board of Secondary from Bharatpur reserve forests. Vihar. Education (BSE) here Monday announced Sources said authorities of the results of State Open School Certificate Chandaka forest division urged ex- Examination-2018(1st) and Madhyama ex- perts from Orissa University of amination. Agriculture Technology (OUAT) to According to BSE sources, 41.93 per cent study the bug menace and suggest students who took up the Open School suitable measures to deal with it. Certificate Examination came up with fly- Subsequently, a 15-member team ing colours, while the Madhyama exami- from OUAT led by Forestry College nation recorded 92.47 pass percentages. associate professor Nirakar Bhol Of the 13, 387 examinees who took up the visited Lumbini Vihar area. open school certificate examinations, 380 Bhol, meanwhile, blamed the were booked for malpractice and results blooming spiny bamboo groves inside were declared for 13,007 students. Of the The brown bugs are Bhratpura forests for the bug men- 5,454 successful examinees, 97 secured B1 causing trouble for people ace. According to him, thousands of grade, 824 got B2, 2,096 obtained C grade, stink bugs have gathered at 2,049 got D and E grade was awarded to 388 residing in multi-storeyed Bharatpura forests to eat the bamboo students. However, none could secure A1 buildings in Lumbini Vihar seeds. “Spiny bamboos are in full or A2 grades and 7,418 students took up the bloom after a gap of 35 years. The re- examination unsuccessfully, said a sen- area of the capital productive power of stink bugs has ior BSE official. gone up due to the consumption of Likewise, out of the 3,181 successful bamboo seeds. Moreover, the recent Madhyama examinees, 175 were compart- The brown bugs are even causing unseasonal rains have also helped in- mental candidates. As many as 24 students trouble for people residing in multi- crease the population of stink bugs secured A2 grade, 493 got B1, B2 grade was storeyed buildings in Lumbini Vihar in Bharatpura forests,” Bhol claimed. awarded to 959 students, 759 students se- area. Some locals have already left The OUAT expert has advised peo- cured C grade, 761 got D grade and 10 bagged their houses temporarily to avoid ple to spray bleaching powder around E grades. However, no one was awarded A1. the stink bugs. their houses to keep the bugs at bay. Similarly, 259 examinees made an unsuc- It is learnt that Chandaka forest Khurda district honorary wildlife cessful attempt, while 35 were booked for mal- division officials had tried to kill caretaker Suvendu Mallick, mean- practices. While 3,959 students filled forms the bugs by fire but the effort did while, asked people to kill stink bugs for Madhyama examination, 3,475 students not produce the required result. by using pesticides. “People should wrote the examination and 484 were ab- “The stink bugs have been caus- burn the dead bugs to prevent birds sent, the sources said. ing trouble for a week. They are even from feeding on them,” he said. P4 TUESDAY | MAY 8 | 2018 | BHUBANESWAR downtown

Minor girl raped CONDEMNING ATROCITIES Congress slays MONDAY’S SEIZURE WAS 15TH IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS Bhubaneswar: In yet another incident of sexual assault against minors, a minor ‘casteist’ BJP girl was allegedly raped at Arisala village in Jatni police limits of Khurda district Bhubaneswar: Following the nation- DRI SEIZES 5.8 KG GOLD Sunday. What is more horrific is that the wide outrage that followed the incident girl alleged that she was raped by a of police aspirants in BJP-ruled Madhya minor boy of the same village. The Pradesh having caste categories writ- matter came to the fore after the victim ten on their bare chests, the Opposition ` narrated her ordeal to her parents who Congress in the state Monday staged WORTH 2 CR AT BPIA lodged a complaint at the local police an agitation in front of Raj Bhawan station. Based on the complaint filed by terming the incident as reflective of the POST NEWS NETWORK EASY TRADE ROUTE the girl’s father, police registered a case “casteist attitude” of the saffron party. and detained the minor boy while further The agitating Congress members pre- Bhubaneswar, May 7: In the biggest ever investigation into the incident is on. sented a memorandum to Governor seizure of smuggled gold, the Directorate Satyapal Malik addressing it to the of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) Monday President of India and sought action seized more than 5 kg of yellow metal WASSUP TODAY against the BJP government in MP. worth around Rs 1.88 crore from three OPCC member Niranjan Patnaik, Indian origin passengers at the Biju BHUBANESWAR Congress SC cell head and MLA Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) n 3rd day of summer art camp for children Krushna Chandra Sagaria, and other here. ‘Fine Heart-2018’, Odisha Modern Art Gallery, party leaders were present during the Earlier, the Air Intelligence Unit of the Forest Park, 8am to 10.30am protest in front of Raj Bhawan. Calling Customs department had seized gold the incident “shameful”, Sagaria said it n 3rd day of painting and cculpture exhibition worth Rs 9 lakh at BPIA in the intervening was an attack on the Constitution and night of May 3 and 4. ‘Parikrama’, Lalit kala Akademi (regional violates the rights of the SC/ST com- Following a tip-off, the DRI officials in- centre), 11.30am to 7.30pm munities. “The incident has exposed the casteist attitude of the saffron tercepted three passengers who arrived n Protest by Odisha Lokdal, in front of NIrman party,” he alleged. On the other hand, at the BPIA from Kuala Lumpur by Air Soudh complex, 11.30am Asia flight AK-31 at 11pm Sunday. Police RI officials intercepted three the party also convened the executive Dpassengers who arrived at the BPIA n Concluding day of Intellectual Seminar by body meeting of its SC cell at Congress nabbed the carriers at the parking area of T2 of BPIA. During the search of from Kuala Lumpur by Air Asia flight Chinmaya Bichara Manthan, Rabindra Bhawan here where the BJD govern- AK-31 at 11pm Sunday Mandap, 7pm ment was slammed for remaining a their baggage and other belongings, the mute spectator in the case.Meanwhile, sleuths found six foreign marked gold bis- he accused confessed before the offi- n ‘Arpan Theatre Festival-2018’, Bhanja Kala Activists of OPCC Dalit cell stage a demonstration near Raj Bhawan in Bhubaneswar Monday both BJP and Congress rubbished the cuits wrapped in cello tape and con- cials that a Thai man had given them Mandap, 7pm T condemning atrocities on ST/SCs in the BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh. OP PHOTO allegations of the Congress leaders. cealed in the soles of their shoes. Later, the contraband in Bangkok and asked they confessed before the officials that them to hand over the items to a person CUTTACK a Thai man had given them the contra- who would be waiting outside the BPIA band in Bangkok and asked them to n Concluding day of Mahanadi Festival-2018, hand over the items to a person who he DRI sleuths found six foreign Netaji Ground, Potapokhari, Nuabazaar, 6.30pm No power cuts this summer: Minister would be waiting outside the BPIA. They Tmarked gold biscuits wrapped in were told that a person would call them cello tape and concealed in the soles of PURI POST NEWS NETWORK have already been functional their shoes Power n and the remaining will be in- ‘Samudra Alati’, in front of Swargadwara Bhubaneswar, May 7: outages stalled in a phased manner coastline, 6pm Informing the media that there sometimes shortly. Although International operations Programmes/announcements won’t be any scheduled power occur due to According to sources, the started at BPIA in 2015, commercial for wassup today may be sent to cuts this summer, Energy sudden present power demand of the flights to international destinations [email protected] for record, Minister Sushant Singh said increase in state during peak hours which really began with an Air Asia flight as the current production and was around 4,000 MW in April April 27, 2017. Since then, BPIA has it must also carry the sender’s undeclared availability of power is enough has shot up to over 4,300 MW. become another point for gold smuggling mobile number for our load, to meet the requirement of Officials said to meet this de- into the country. According to data, verification, but not for publication. maintenance work, state, no instruction has been and system mand at peak hours, which Monday seizure was 15th in the last forwarded for power cut this breakdown at certain will continue in the coming two months. A senior Customs official summer. places due to heavy days till June, the Energy de- told Orissa POST that the smugglers “As the summer has one and wind and lightning partment is making all-out ef- have been targeting the BPIA to find half more months left to go, in undeclared load, mainte- forts to plug the demand-sup- out lacunae in security at the airport as SUSHANT SINGH I ENERGY given the present availability nance work, and system break- international operations started a few MINISTER ply gap through power banking. CITY of power we expect that there down at certain places due to The state at present is pro- years ago. The carriers have been found won’t be any shortage of power heavy wind and lightning. ducing 1,230 MW from six One of the passengers taking out wrappings using strange methods to smuggle in till June,” Singh said, adding, To overcome this break- hydro stations, 780 MW from gold items. Among their methods are “During the peak hours, the av- down, he said, the government tained. state thermal power stations, upon their arrival at the airport. making a paste of gold items, stuffing lap- SHOWS erage requirement is about has taken several improve- To ensure quality supply of 1,212 MW from central sector, The gold bars weighing 5,822.93 gram top chargers with gold, hiding in body 4,395 mega watts and we have ment works in the last two power to consumers and over- 245 MW from Independent had foreign markings. Their total value crevices and underneath the shoes. that much to supply.” years. To check overload situ- come load shedding, he said the Power Producers (IPPs), 40 was estimated to be Rs 1, 88, 66,291. The The sleuths keep an eye on passengers Singh, however, clarified ations, power is supplied to Energy department has de- MW from renewable energy gold was seized as per the rules of who belong to other states and use BPIA AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR (HINDI - 3D) that power outages sometimes places where there is short- cided to set up around 550 grid sources and about 450 MW Customs Act, 1962 and further probe is despite having airports with interna- WAR (HINDI - 3D) CUTTACK occur due to sudden increase age and equilibrium is main- sub-stations out of which 178 from other sources. going on. tional operations in their own states. BHUBANESWAR SANGAM PLEX INOX 09:00 AM 12:00 PM 09:00 AM 03:20 PM 03:00 PM 06:00 PM MAHARAJA HALL 09:00 PM 08:30 AM 11:20 AM Two bombs hurled Rlys cancels, short-terminates trains Biker killed in 02:10 PM 05:00 PM 07:50 PM 10:40 PM road mishap POST NEWS NETWORK leavingMODERNISATION Puri from May DRIVE 6 to instead of Bolangir. Thus, KESHARI in Raghunathpur Summer special between May 7 and 11, 2018 12:00 PM 03:00 PM Bhubaneswar, May 7: services of Bhubaneswar- Balianta: A 29-year-old biker died after his two-wheeler 06:00 PM 09:00 PM 102 NOT OUT – HINDI POST NEWS NETWORK Indian Railways officials Bhubaneswar: With a view to Bolangir-Bhubaneswar Inter rammed into a heavy OMERTA – HINGLISH CUTTACK Monday decided to cancel clearing additional rush of pas- City Express (12893/12894) vehicle near a culvert on BHUBANESWAR SANGAM PLEX Barang, May 7: Unidentified and short-terminate a few sengers during this summer, will remain cancelled be- INOX 09:15 AM 02:30 PM Railways has decided to run Cuttack-Bhubaneswar road miscreants allegedly dropped trains from May 7 to 15, 2018, tween Sambalpur and near Pahala square Monday 11:25 AM 08:20 PM 06:30 PM 09:15 PM two bombs at the house of due to safety related mod- special summer trains between Balangir from both the di- Kolkata and Puri by creating morning. The deceased was 102 NOT OUT – HINDI Antaryami Rout at ernisation work— commis- additional berths. Accordingly, rections. identified as Pen Kumar BHUBANESWAR Raghunathpur here in sioning of track doubling Likewise, Bilaspur- Rout of Bankual village INOX Kolkata-Puri Special (03101) Nandankanan police limits work between Dungripali will leave Kolkata at 11:55pm Titlagarh passenger (58214) under Sahid Nagar police 09:10 AM 01:35 PM late Sunday night. and Barpali railway stations every Sunday from May 13 to via Jharsuguda and limits in Bhubaneswar. 03:50 PM 06:05 PM While one bomb went off, – and construction of Limited June 24, 2018 and reach Puri at Sambalpur leaving Bilaspur While his motorcycle was 10:30 PM OMERTA another remained unex- “We saw a bike a few me- Height Subways (LHS) be- 14, 2018 will also remain can- 10am the next day. In the will run up to Sambalpur burnt in the fire triggered by CUTTACK ploded. Sources said the tres away from our house. We tween Loisinga-Bolangir and celled from both the direc- return direction, Puri-Kolkata and Titlagarh-Bilaspur the collision, four wheels of SANGAM PLEX bombs fell on the balcony of do not have any enmity with Titlagarh-Sikir Railway tions between Sambalpur Special (03102) will leave Puri Passenger (58213) via the Haiwa were also 12:15 PM 04:30 PM Rout’s two-storey building. anyone. My son had a com- Stations in Sambalpur- and Rayagada. Sambalpur- at 11:30pm o¬n every Monday Sambalpur & Jharsuguda reduced to ashes. According AVENGERS: INFINITY While no one was hurt in motion with a man during Titlagarh Railway Section. Junagarh Road-Sambalpur from May 14 to June 25, 2018 will originate from to police, a chips-laden WAR (HINDI - 3D) the explosion, a car parked Holi this year and we had Accordingly, Sambalpur- passenger (58303/58304) will and reach Kolkata at 10:20 am. Sambalpur instead of heavy vehicle was on its Avengers: Infinity CUTTACK outside his house suffered intimated the police about it,” Rayagada-Sambalpur Inter remain cancelled from May Titilagarh from May 9 to 15, way to Cuttack. Meanwhile, War - English GRAND CINEMA HALL minor damage. Upon being he added. Inspector-in-charge City Express (18301/18302) 7 to 9, 2018. Titlagarh-Raipur- 2018. Accordingly, services of the biker rammed the BHUBANESWAR 09:15 AM 03:05 PM informed, Nandankanan po- Rabindra Meher said the will remain cancelled from Titlagarh Passenger Inter City Express (12893), Bilaspur-Titlagarh-Bilaspur vehicle after he lost his balance. Rout was thrown INOX 09:20 PM lice rushed to the house and bombing is suspected to be May 7 to 15, 2018 from both (58217/58218) leaving leaving Bhubaneswar will Passenger (58214/58213) via onto the highway and died 10:05 AM 12:10 PM AVENGERS: INFINITY recovered the live bomb. fallout of a family dispute. the directions. Slip Coach Titlagarh from May 9 to 15, run upto Sambalpur from Jharsuguda and Sambalpur 01:15 PM 04:25 PM WAR (ENGLISH- 3D) on the spot. Pahala police Rout said his family mem- “We are examining footage Service (Coach S-10) between 2018 and from Raipur from May 7 to 11, 2018 whereas will remain cancelled be- recovered the body and sent 06:30 PM 07:35 PM CUTTACK bers woke up to a loud noise of CCTV cameras installed Puri and Rayagada via May 9 to 16, 2018 will also Bolangir-Bhubaneswar Inter tween Sambalpur and it for post-mortem. A case 09:40 PM 10:45 PM GRAND CINEMA HALL Sunday night after the bombs in nearby areas and inquiry Sambalpur-Titlagarh in remain cancelled. City Express (12894) will Titilagarh from both the di- was registered and a probe AVENGERS: INFINITY 12:05 PM 06:20 PM were hurled. is underway,” he said. Tapaswini Express (18452) Bhubaneswar-Bolangir originate from Sambalpur rections during the period. was on, sources said.

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SHORT TAKES SUMMER RITUAL Summer assistance SAFEX MD GETS Bhubaneswar: Like last year, the state government will distribute summer aid of `100 per beneficiary under National Social Security Scheme and Madhu Babu 3-YEAR RI; CO TO Pension Yojana. All the beneficiaries including widows, senior citizens and differently-abled will be given `100 each in addition to their monthly pension for ` purchasing umbrella under both the COUGH UP 12 CR schemes. The assistance will be provided to the beneficiaries May 15 on POST NEWS NETWORK tributed among the unpaid de- the occasion of public service day, positors. Earlier, Khan had pleaded source said. Bhubaneswar, May 7: A special guilty for the crime before the CBI court Monday awarded three court Saturday. year’s rigorous imprisonment to The convict’s lawyer requested Godown for Srimandir Feroz Khan, Managing Director of the court to show leniency to- Safex Infra India Pvt Ltd and wards Khan in view of his ‘socio- Puri: The Shree Jagannath Temple slapped a penalty of `15,000 on economic condition’ and health Administration (SJTA) has planned to set Khan in the multi-crore chit fund condition as well as the period of up a godown on a piece of Srimandir detention in jail. land at Matitota here. A few officials of Sahid Nagar police arrested the temple administration Monday conducted a survey for the proposed Khan from a hideout in Jayadev godown. Sources said the temple Vihar March 20, 2016. Later, po- administration has planned to store lice handed over Khan to the cen- surplus logs at Rath Yard, wheels and tral agency. He allegedly collected other parts of dismantled chariots at the around `25 crore from depositors godown. Notably, the SJTA had decided by promising them lucrative re- to store the wheels and other parts of turns over their investments. dismantled chariots for selling them to Feroz Khan Notably, when he was on the interested parties. run, a designated court at Cuttack n Sahid Nagar police arrested had ordered the auction of the Srimandir deities enjoying a boat ride at Narendra tank in Puri Monday. op photo Khan from a hideout in immovable properties of Safex WOMAN MOVES Jayadev Vihar March 20, Infra India limited worth `1.55 2016 crore. The court had directed the state government to distribute the n DGP OFFICE Khan allegedly collected sales proceeds among the duped around `25 crore from Spl recruitment drive for SCs & STs investors. However, the auction depositors by promising SEEKING JUSTICE could not proceed as no bidder POST NEWS NETWORK partments concerned to place their Public Service examinations for them lucrative returns over The CM ordered the their investments came forward to buy around 12 proposals before various recruit- 2017 at the earliest and issue no- POST NEWS NETWORK acre land of the company report- Bhubaneswar, May 7: In yet an- ment agencies such as OPSC, OSSC SC/ST Development tification on Odisha Public n A designated court in edly in Ganjam district. other move that could give an edge and OSSSC by June this year to roll Service examinations 2018 by Cuttack, May 7: Baishali Behera, a Cuttack had ordered the It is also to be noted here that to the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) out the special drive. department to review May end. woman from Jagatsinghpur is strug- auction of the immovable the central agency had raided in wooing Dalits and Tribals in The drive will be completed progress of the drive at While the meeting focused on ex- gling to release her husband and fa- properties of Safex Infra around 14 places across the state Odisha ahead of next year’s elec- within six months to fill the va- pediting the recruitment drive, ther-in-law from jail who were allegedly worth `1.55 crore and where Safex Infra had its offices. tions, the state government Monday cancies reserved for SCs and STs. regular interval the decision to launch a special implicated in false case. distribute the sales It also raided the houses of the decided to launch a special drive The Chief Minister ordered the drive for filling up of vacancies re- Alleging police inaction, Behera along proceeds among the victims directors of the company includ- to fill up various posts reserved for SC/ST Development department served for people from scheduled with her family members submitted a ing Khan during the probe. people belonging to Scheduled to review the progress of the drive instructed them to expedite the categories is seen as a well worked fresh complaint with the Director scam. He has to undergo addi- Keeping in view the gravity of Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes at regular interval. ongoing process of recruitment out plan of the ruling BJD to General of Police’s (DGP) grievance tional imprisonment of six months the offences and the manner in (STs). During the meeting, Patnaik to around 19,000 departmental checkmate its political rivals – cell here Monday. In her letter, the fam- if fails to pay the penalty. The which it was committed and its im- Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, also asked all departments to place posts. Congress and BJP -- who have al- ily has also warned to stage a protest in court also directed Safex Infra pact on the society, this court is not while reviewing the status of re- proposals before recruitment bod- The Chief Minister instructed ready indulged in a blame game front of the DGP’s office next Monday, India, the chit fund firm, to pay `12 inclined to permit relaxation of cruitment to various government ies for filling up of 7,500 more posts the General Administration de- over rights of SCs/STs ahead of if police fail to do a proper enquiry. crore as fine which will be dis- punishment in the case. posts in the state, asked all de- in various departments and also partment to complete the Odisha 2019 elections. Earlier, Behera had filed a written complaint with the grievance cell of DGP April 9, and the DGP had also sought the case details from BJP FIRES WOMEN Jagatsinghpur superintendent of po- Wi-fi facility at 16-YR-OLD GIRL’S STRUGGLE lice (SP). However, a month has passed SECURITY SALVO since the woman was assured of an im- POST NEWS NETWORK partial probe into the incident. Ravenshaw soon TO EDUCATE MINOR SIBLING Behera, in her complaint has stated Bhubaneswar, May 7: Accusing the state POST NEWS NETWORK that her husband Jagannath Behera government of miserably failing to ensure Parents dead and her father-in-law have been arrested security for women, particularly minor POST NEWS NETWORK Junagarh, May 7: This might intentionally, as Jagannath had earlier girls, activists of the state Bharatiya sound like the storyline of a recorded a video of two police consta- Janata Party (BJP) Mahila Morcha took Cuttack, May 7: Authorities Bollywood potboiler, but no, this bles of Hatabazaar outpost, while the lat- out a rally from the party headquarters of Ravenshaw University is the real-life story of a 16-year-old ter were torturing an innocent man. to Lower PMG here Monday. here have planned to make girl who is battling odds to educate The policemen duo was also suspended Holding placards and banners, the the campus wi-fi by spending her 11-year-old sister after the after the clip went viral on social net- women workers of the saffron party around `1.52 crore. death of their parents. working sites which eventually irked shouted slogans against the state gov- The university authori- Ten years back, the girls’ father them. And, in order to vent out their ernment, and later a delegate of the BJP ties have engaged public sec- Bana Bag died. The elder girl was anger the constables along with another submitted a memorandum to the gover- tor telecom operator BSNL for just a six-year-old and the younger policeman, attacked Jagannath February nor in this regard. the wi-fi project. nancing courses have been one a newborn. 5. But when Jagannath moved the police If the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) government Moreover, the university told to prepare separate re- After five years, their mother station to register a complaint, the cops doesn’t come with a stern method to curb management has decided to ports in this regard. We will Sumani too passed away making instead of hearing his plea, registered crimes against women by May 15, the renovate all hostels on its approach the state govern- the two girls orphans. Life turned a false case and arrested him. This BJP will launch Mahila Surakshya premises ahead of the com- ment after receiving the uni- upside down for the two, who had apart, the cops also beat up and arrested Abhiyan (save women campaign) May 17 ing academic session. “We versity executive council ap- very little of exposure to the out- Jagannath’s father, who had gone to the that will continue till May 27, said Mahila have asked all boarders to proval,” said a Ravenshaw side world. police outpost to rescue his son. Morcha president Pravati Parida. vacate their hostel rooms by official. Rinky Bag, now 16, of Rinky Bag with her sister OP PHOTO May 28,” said Vice-Chancellor According to sources, the Chamarbandh Pada in Junagarh- Ishan Kumar Patra. university administration Ward 8 of Kalahandi district and mother passed away. The girl No other government benefit STIR FOR COMPENSATION It is learnt that the uni- will soon issue a notification her minor sister Pinky, now 11, washed utensils at her neighbours’ came the way of the two girls. versity authorities have ini- for the appointment of a took courage in their hands and car- homes and did odd jobs to take “We cannot pay bribes to officials tiated the process to regu- trainer to a newly-constructed ried forward. Rinky took upon her- care of her sister. Most of the to get government benefits. So, larise several self-financing gymnasium on the campus. self the responsibility of not only time, the two sisters starved their we get nothing,” Rinky said. Locals courses. “All self-financing “We are taking steps to re- sustaining the life of her little sis- days and nights out. No help was sympathised with the plight of courses that have completed vive the university canteen. ter but also educating her. She has forthcoming from the relatives. the two girls and urged the ad- five years are likely to be- We will soon invite tenders been doing odd jobs to run the fam- What the girls have is a thatched ministration to extend basic fa- come regular departments. from interested parties,” ily and meet the other needs of mud house and they avail 10kg of cilities to enable the girls lead a The coordinators of self-fi- Patra said. Pinky. Rinky was 11 when her ration under the NFSA Act. normal life.

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Farmers of the Indravati south canal ayacut area staging a sit-in demanding compensation for 2017-18 rabi crop loss outside the chief engineer’s office at Mukhiguda in Kalahandi, Monday.

MATRIC RESULTS Grocer’s daughter tops in dist The result published Monday revealed that the daughter of Mamatamanjari and Pradeep Kumar Sahoo of Choudakulat under Pattamuindai block has got 578 out of 600 (96.33 per cent) marks and secured A1 grade in the examination. “There is no shortcut to success. If you have got strong will power nothing can stop you”, said Sparshamani dedicating her success to the Almighty, the family mem- bers and the teachers of Jagannath Vidyapitha. Sparshamani with her parents She had to work for about 10 hours a day before appearing the examination, she fur- POST NEWS NETWORK ther said. Sparshamani now aims to become an IAS Kendrapara, May 7: There is no substitute officer to serve the country with honesty, it for hard work. This has been re-established was learnt. once again by Sparshamani Sahoo, a 14-year- “We are proud of Sparshamani as she has old girl, the daughter of a grocery shop owner, now become an example for several rural who secured the highest mark in Matric ex- students.” said Rina Mallick, the headmistress amination in Kendrapara district. of the school. P6 RALLY AGAINST NESCO ANNUAL DAY TUESDAY | MAY 8 | 2018 | BHUBANESWAR Beneficiaries of Rajib Jyoti Yojana Girls perform at from 47 panchayats under Remuna the annual day block of Balasore take out a rally to celebration of the collectorate against Nesco for Fine Art Academy state unfair collection of bills. in Rourkela

SHORT TAKES SUMMER CAMP Kalahandi Bar Asso Girl alleges HM raped her POST NEWS NETWORK Seeking the intervention the door and held her captive. election held When the girl shouted for help, he Bhawanipatna: Santosh Kumar Panda Daringbadi, May 7: In a new of the district gagged her and put her on his bed was elected the president of the twist to the case related to the mo- superintendent of police forcing himself upon her. Kalahandi Bar Association, while lestation of a Class VIII girl by a “I cried and pleaded with him to Ashok Kumar Pattnaik was elected the high school headmaster in this in arresting the accused, leave me, but to no avail. He had secretary in elections held here block of Kandhamal district, the the girl approached turned into a monster and kept Monday. Advocates Subhranshu victim Monday refuted reports of raping me,” the girl stated. Later, Sekhar Sahu, Sanju Balan and Mahesh molestation and accused the head- the SP personally he threatened to kill her if she re- Prasad Mohapatra were unanimously master of raping her. vealed the incident to anyone. elected vice-president, assistant Seeking the intervention of the action against the accused HM. Soon after this, the girl fled the secretary and treasurer respectively. district superintendent of police According to the victim, she school hostel and took a bus to In addition, advocates Jeetendra in arresting the accused, the girl was studying in Class VIII and her village. She was afraid of re- Kumar Mohanty, Sailesh Kumar approached the SP personally and resided in the school hostel. On vealing the incident to her par- Behera, Abdul Sajid, Manoj Kumar revealed the entire matter before the fateful day, the HM called all the ents, and so approached her sister Tandi, Kishore Kumar Panda, the media at the SP’s office in girl inmates and asked them to and narrated her ordeal. Baikuntha Harijan and Jashobanti Dei were elected members of the bar Phulbani. work in the school garden. Later, Later, the girl’s father lodged a association executive body. Advocate In her complaint, the victim ac- he called the victim along with written complaint with Darigbadi Dillip Praharaj conducted the elections cused the Daringbadi police of two of her friends to clean utensils police. Although a week has passed as the returning officer. shielding the accused and not ar- at his resident. since then, police are yet to arrest resting him even after a week of the After sometime, he sent her the HM. crime. friends away and asked the girl to When contacted, the investi- However, after learning the stay on the pretext of more work. gating officer Chandrika Swain Elephants on rampage ‘truth’ from the victim, SP Pratik While the victim was busy clean- said that a probe was on and the Joda: A herd of elephants are on a Singh assured her of immediate ing the house, the accused bolted HM would be arrested soon. Kids practicing yoga at a summer camp on the premises of Adarsh International School in Angul. OP PHOTO rampage in various parts of Champua range in Keonjhar district since the last 10 days. The pachyderms emerged from the Baitarani reserve forest and Daughters run snack shop damaged a house, besides eating KUDUMIS OBSERVE 6-HR BANDH FOR ST TAG paddy and rice at Dadhuan late Sunday night. The animals also SEC 144 CLAMPED AT SAHID SMRUTI BHAWAN; 100 KUDUMIS ARRESTED AS PREVENTIVE MEASURE for father’s treatment attempted to damage some other POST NEWS NETWORK houses, but villagers scared them POST NEWS NETWORK During the bandh, Kudumi ac- away. The villagers alleged that the tivists exchanged heated words Bhadrak, May 7: While their fa- forest department does not have not Baripada, May 7: Normal life with the police and administra- ther is affected by neurological adequate personnel to drive away the was hit across Mayurbhanj dis- tive officials, leading to tension in problem and is bed-ridden for the animals from locality. Joda forester trict Monday following a six-hour last 25 years, three daughters at Peon Nayak said that 22 elephants are some areas moving in the area. Forest officials are bandh called by the Kudumi com- Meanwhile, the local adminis- Padmapur under Basudevpur keeping a close watch on the animals, munity to press for their demand tration had planned a programme block in Bhadrk have been running he added. for being declared a Scheduled at Sahid Smruti Bhawan here at 11 a snack shop to make a living as Tribe community. am to distribute land pattas to well as bear the treatment ex- work. He has been suffering from The bandh passed off peace- slum dwellers, but the agitators, in- penses of their ailing father. Indeed, gout. Faced with pecuniary prob- fully, but vehicular movement came cluding women, did not allow of- the three siblings have set an ex- lems, the family found it difficult MOTHER, SON STILL to a standstill in the district be- ficials to enter the programme ample for others. to arrange two square meals daily, tween 6 am and 12 noon. venue, leading to a confrontation Despite the fact that they are leave alone meeting Biswal’s med- According to reports, follow- with the officials. struggling to meet the medical ical expenses. At this juncture of DEPRIVED OF GOVT ing a directive from SDPO Sub-collector Mohammed Abdul cost of their father Amulya Biswal life, the three siblings started a Abhimanyu Nayak, police arrested Akhtar tied to pacify them, but to (60), family expenses and cost of snack shop at the local market WELFARE SCHEMES over 100 Kudumi activists, who no avail. Finally, the sub-collector their studies, his elder daughter about 25 years ago and they are still were set free after the bandh. On clamped prohibitory orders under Mamata was married off. in business. Two girls have left POST NEWS NETWORK the other hand, Kudumi Sena pres- Sambalpur and Balasore districts ades at Palabani Golei and Section 144 of IPC at the site. Another daughter Mita has studies, leaving their father a wor- ident Jaimuni Mohant was forced took part in the bandh. Life came Murgabadi Golei by burning tyres. While the Constitution covers the studied Plus-II, while the third ried man. Biswal says every month Jajpur, May 7: Notwithstanding the se- to walk about half-a-kilometer to to a standstill in these areas as all They also squatted on the railway community under OBC category, daughter Urbasi and son Manas his medical expense is to the tune ries of development projects launched get into a police van parked near shops, business establishments, tracks and main roads disrupting the Kudumis have, for many are pursuing their studies despite of `4,000, apart from expenses for by the state government and the Centre the municipality office during the educational institutions, govern- train and bus services. The ac- decades, been seeking tribal status facing acute financial difficulties. running the family and the chil- for the benefit of the poor, many needy in bandh. ment and private offices along tivists burned tyres on National and the benefits thereof. The kids recalled the days when dren’s education. this district are still deprived of the ben- Thousands of members of the with the local courts remained Highway-16, halting movement of They alleged that the govern- the family faced severe crisis after On an average, his daughters efits from these schemes. This is prima- Kudumi community from various closed for the duration of the vehicles, leading to a prolonged ment took no step to address their their father and the main bread- earn `300 to 400 daily. Aside from rily due to the apathy and negligence of parts of Keonjhar, Sundargarh, bandh. road blockade. Normalcy returned demand despite repeated re- winner of the family could not this, Biswal receives a monthly government officials coupled with lack of Jajpur, Dhenkanal, Angul, Deogarh, Sena activists staged road block- after noon. minders. fell sick and failed to go out for pension of `300. interest on the part of the local people’s representatives. Krushna Chandra Swain is AGAINST MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE LOAN DEFAULT Man tries to ‘burn’ struggling to make both ends minor daughter alive meet despite the presence of POST NEWS NETWORK a host of welfare schemes Bank to put cold Balasore, May 7: A villager named Shatrujit Mohanty al- For instance, casual labourer Krushna store under hammer legedly thrashed his minor daugh- Chandra Swain is struggling to make ter and tried to set her on fire both ends meet despite the presence of a POST NEWS NETWORK haunted house. Sunday evening after she ex- host of welfare schemes at Shyamsundar The cold store has a capacity of pressed doubts about obtaining village under Dharmasala block. Bhograi (Balasore), May 7: 5,000 tonnes and was build with the good marks in her examinations. Krushna is over 50 years, but has not The Oriental Bank of aim of conserving vegetables and The incident took place at married yet. Commerce has sealed the potatoes produced by farmers in Jambhudiha village. He works as a daily wager and a major Hiranmayee cold store at the north Balasore. A trader from Fortunately, the girl’s neigh- part of his income is spent on the treat- Jalsoria Pan market here Chouki village had set up the fa- bours alerted the police, who ment of his ailing 80-year-old mother. Sunday after the owners de- cility, but he later sold it to traders came and rescued her on time. Krushna and his mother still do not have faulted on a loan and the prin- from West Bengal. According to the first information ration cards or own a pucca house. They cipal and interest amount ac- As the loan instalments could not report (FIR), Mohanty reached have not been included in any of the gov- cumulated to over `5.5 crore. be cleared for a long time, the bank home after work and questioned ernment housing schemes. Now, the bank is mulling to served a notice to the owners. Despite his daughter about her per- Krushna’s mother receives a paltry put the property under the the notice, the current owners showed formance in the exams. She said sum of `300 per month as old-age pen- hammer. no interest to repay the loan amount she was not sure of geeting first sion. The family lives in a shanty and The three proprietors of the or the interest which accumulated to grade as she found some ques- moves to the verandah of their neigh- cold store, Ashok Bhuyan, Santosh `5.5 crore. tions were tough to answer. bours when it rains. Krushna does not have Bhuyan and Tanushree Bhuyan of Subsequently, the bank filed a “In a fit of rage, he began thrash- the means to build a pucca house. Kalikakhali in Midnapore district case at the magistrate’s court here, ing her. He allegedly locked the girl Villagers have urged the district ad- of West Bengal, had taken a loan seeking its permission to take pos- in a room and sprinkled kerosene ministration and block officials to provide of `4 crore to run the cold storage session of the movable and im- oil on her. The girl’s grandfather government assistance to Krushna and his facility. movable assets of the cold store. Anam Mohanty tried to stop him, mother. However, they failed to make Based on the court’s approval, the but in vain,” the locals said. No po- Activists of Manav Adhikar Surakhya Manch stage protest near Biju Patnaik Homeopathic Medical College and the cold store operational for years; district Collector has issued an lice complaint has been lodged Man assaulted by Hospital in Berhampur over the death of an elderly woman due to the alleged negligence of a doctor. OP PHOTO as a result it now resembles a order to this effect. in this connection yet. nephew dies Rural health care needs attention in western Odisha POST NEWS NETWORK ABSENCE OF A COMPREHENSIVE RURAL HEALTH POLICY HAS MADE MATTERS WORSE, AS MORE AND MORE VILLAGERS ARE FALLING VICTIMS TO VARIOUS DISEASES Loinsingha (Bolangir), May 7: An eld- erly man who was assaulted by his nephew POST NEWS NETWORK eral skin infections and pregnancy- The primary health as it has been found that the ailment well is less expensive than or- any Saturday will reveal several Sachin Nanda (22) died Sunday after bat- related problems. prevails among some identified ganising surface water resources leper groups begging for alms from tling for life for over 22 days at the gov- Sambalpur, May 7: The overall As per a study undertaken by centres (PHC) of the communities in some districts of to provide potable water in the re- door to door. There is no sustained ernment hospital here. The deceased was health services in rural areas of DFID, 90.6 per cent of rural people state government in western Odisha. Moreover, VIM- mote rural pockets. But none cared rehabilitation programme for such identified as Ganeshwar Nanda (45) of western Odisha are not up to ex- and 81.0 per cent of urban popu- SAR is the only referral hospital in to check the quality of the un- people despite tall claims. Pesara village here. pectation owing to the absence of lation depend on government hos- rural pockets are mostly the entire region. derground water before under- Iodine deficiency is another Deceased Nanda led a lonely life as he a comprehensive rural health pol- pitals for their health care needs in poor conditions. Most It is unfortunate that the re- taking such an exercise. health problem in the region. A had no family and lived in the verandah icy. On the other hand, urban health in Odisha. search centre was shifted to Consequently, some of the tube- joint venture of World health or- of a church after his thatched house col- services are somewhat better as It has been found that public of them either lack Bhubaneswar allegedly for a po- wells in the region have already ganization (WHO), UNICEF and lapsed due to heavy rains. He survived with a result of the recently-introduced sector health care facilities are doctors or pharmacists litical reason and without any jus- been declared abandoned. ICCIDD in Bargarh district from whatever he got from a school’s mid-day health schemes in the government relatively better in the urban pock- tification. Such a decision has only Providing surface water could 1996 to 1999 undertook a study meal (MDM) scheme. hospitals in the region. However, ets even though more rural people helped to widen the regional im- be an effective alternative measure among primary school students According to the police, Sachin attacked these benefits do not percolate to depend on government hospital ployees. Rural folk are also de- balance promoting large-scale re- to prevent the further spread of to identify cases of iodine defi- Ganeshwar with a rod resulting in grave the grassroots level. for their health care needs. prived of the improvised private sentment against the state gov- fluoride-related problems through ciency. head injuries. However, the reason for There is a spurt in the number The primary health centres health care services available in ernment. drinking water, but there is hardly It was found that 3,621 out of the attack is still not clear. of rural patients suffering from (PHC) of the state government in urban locations. As a result, gov- Curative as well as preventive any initiative for it. Thus, those 3,988 primary school students, Ganeshwar was admitted to the gov- cancer, tuberculosis, fluorosis, crit- rural pockets are mostly in poor ernment hospitals are the only measures are yet to be exercised rural people are destined to suffer roughly 90.8 per cent, suffered ernment hospital, but his condition wors- ical skin infections and breathing conditions. Most of them either hope for them, if at all they are effectively even though bone de- silently in negligence. from iodine deficiency. This con- ened. He was shifted to VIMSAR in Burla. problems due to the increasing lack doctors or pharmacists. There spared from the clutches of quacks formities is a persisting ailment in It is claimed that leprosy has dition leads to malfunctioning of He had returned after a little improvement levels of pollutions in almost all are some health centres in the re- that prevail in almost all villages. the region due to excessive pres- been totally eliminated from the thyroid gland and thyroid is in his health condition. However, he died spheres of life these days. Earlier, mote rural pockets where both There used to be a research cen- ence of fluorides in underground Odisha, but leprosy patients are still known as lifestyle ailment that due to complications from the injuries ailments among rural patients doctors and pharmacists are not tre on sickle cell anemia at Veer water found in Kalahandi, Nuapada found in some districts of west- is hardly curable. Similar situa- he received in the assault, police said. were confined to common cold, available. Amazingly, these cen- Surendra Sai Institute of Medical and some adjoining villages in ern Odisha. If this sounds in- tions prevail in other districts of Police have sent the body for post-mortem. cough, fever, upset bladder, gen- tres are run by the Class IV em- Science and Research (VIMSAR) Bargarh district. Sinking of tube- credible, a visit to Sambalpur on the region too. P7 TUESDAY | MAY 8 | 2018 | BHUBANESWAR state

SHORT TAKES GHAZAL DELIGHT MASSIVE POSTER CAMPAIGN Woman dies of sunstroke Jagannathprasad: A woman allegedly MAOISTS WARN OF died of sunstroke while collecting firewood here in Ganjam district Monday. The deceased was identified as Kama Nayak (52), wife of Siba Nayak, a visually impaired, of DEATH PENALTY Agyanprasad village under Jagannathprasad police limits. Police seized the body for post-mortem and registered a case, IIC Aniruddh Muduli FOR BSF INFORMERS said. Police said the woman left home to collect firewood from the nearby POST NEWS NETWORK jungles Sunday morning. Her husband Equipment torched grew apprehensive after she failed to reach home by evening and sought the Koraput/Ankadeli, May 7: Malkangiri: To make their help of the villagers to trace her. Launching a massive campaign, presence felt, Maoists have Villagers traced her body lying at a members of several naxal outfits resumed violent activities and are canal near a temple and informed the put up posters and banners Sunday threatening the people in police Monday. night at various places of Ankadeli Malkangiri district. Reports said a panchayat in Koraput district and mixer and a roller machine Khairaput block of Malkangiri engaged in road construction at district warning death penalty Kartanpali panchayat under Girl ends life over for BSF informers. Mathili block in Malkangiri district poor HSC results The left wing extremists are was set on fire by Maoists. A trying to make their presence felt handwritten poster was recovered Duburi: A girl committed suicide by in Ankadeli panchayat of from the spot, warning the hanging at Kainjira village under Lamtaput block after creating ter- contractor against undertaking Sukinda block in Jajpur district after ror in Boipariguda area, said some the work. According to sources, she failed to clear the matriculation locals. armed ultras reached the examinations the results of which were construction site where work for Vocalist Nazia Alam performs at a state-level ghazal programme at Sahid Smruti Bhawan in Baripada. OP PHOTO According to reports, more than published Monday. The deceased was the Sanagumma-Luler-Durkaguda identified as Lakshmipriya Mohanta, 50 Maoists entered several vil- lages including Bangrabadi, road was going on under the daughter of Gourahari Mohanta, and a Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak student of Satyanarayan Memorial Shishaput, Badel, Shandrel, Balkand, Ongel, Ridal, Dalidam of Yojana. In a jiffy, they set the High School at Sansaile. Family equipment on fire. They also Ankadeli and asked the people members rushed her to a hospital Saline ingress hits Chandbali farmers damaged a water spraying not to cooperate with the BSF per- where doctors pronounced her brought machine before fleeing the spot. A POST NEWS NETWORK riparian villages expressed their dead. She had appeared for the sonnel. sum of `4 crore had been examinations from Jagannath High displeasure over the persistent prob- sanctioned for the road project a School in Sukinda. She is believed to Aradi, May 7: Rivers like Salandi lem. Former MLAs Manmohan couple of years back. However, have taken the extreme step over her and Baitarani flow in Chandbali Samal and Bijay Nayak and sitting the contractor started the work disappointing results. Sukinda police block of Bhadrak district, but sea MLA Byomkesh Ray had assured the only last week amid repeated registered a case and sent the body for water gushes through these two locals of building saline embank- threats from the ultras. Police post-mortem. rivers and finds its way into farm- ments. Even funds were sanctioned intensified combing operations lands in scores of low-lying vil- and some contractors had visited the after the incident. lages during tidal waves. Saline sites. Surprisingly, no initiative was Man, son clear HSC ingress is a serious problem for undertaken for the embankments farmers who allege that in the ab- later. The farmers demanded im- A poster put up by Maoists. their combing operations in exam with same grade sence of embankments along the mediate steps to lay saline em- Chhattisgarh, some rebel leaders Jaleswar: With HSC results out, 58- rivers at some places, they are in- bankments and warned of an agi- They put up posters at various are learnt to have escaped into year-old Arun Kumar Bej (vice- curring huge losses. tation if no measure was taken in locations in this regard. the border region forests to gain president of the district unit of BJP) Reports said on full moon days this direction. Ramakant Bhoi, a People living in these villages support of the local people. and his youngest son Biswajit Bej (30) and new moon days, saline ingress farmer of Palatpur, said, “We are sit- often disclose before the BSF about A few Maoist leaders were seen have passed with B-2 grade, both hits Shitalpur, Sanapanka, Batola, Unprotected banks of Salandi. OP PHOTO ting pretty due to saline ingress in the movement of the rebels which roaming around in Ramgiri and securing 342 marks. The father-son duo Singipur, Mutha, Santara of Aradi the farmland. Assurances are given, help the security force. Gupteswar forests of Boipariguda had enrolled themselves to the state panchayat; Palatpur, Bhuinpur, of April, saline water had inun- In 2004, the government had de- but no steps are taken in reality.” Therefore, the people found block a few days back, a report open learning school run on the Nandapur, Bankamuhan of dated vast patches of farmlands in cided to lay saline embankments Swadesh Panda, samiti mem- involved in informing the BSF said. premises of Sri Chaitanaya High School Nandapur panchayat; and Olaga, the area, affecting rabi crops. along the rivers. Such bunds have ber of Nandapur panchayat, ac- about Maoists activities would Some of them remained present at Bagpunji under Jaleswar block in Bodak and Sathibankuda pan- Farmers said the saline water been built along Baitarani till Tinitar. cused the MLA of taking no steps be given capital punishment in in border villages of Ankadeli Balasore district. chayats. Locals said as there was also entered the farmlands where Saline embankment to the east of in this direction. He said that the Praja courts, the ultras threat- panchayat and put up posters to not sufficient rainfall in the cur- saplings for summer paddy were Salandi has been built while the MLA has no interest in laying ened in the posters. bias the locals in their favour, it was rent year, the river water has be- grown. The damaged saplings will western side of its banks has not saline embankment on the western As the jawans have intensified learnt. 14-day judicial come more salty. In the early part affect paddy yield, they added. been protected by bunds. People of side of Salandi. custody for Punjilal POST NEWS NETWORK Fossils of ancient animal Bolangir, May 7: Punjilal Meher, the mas- termind of the sensational Patnagarh par- cel bomb case, was sent on a 14-day judi- unearthed in Jajpur dist cial custody Monday after completion of his second phase of remand. POST NEWS NETWORK unfurl a new He was remanded in the Patnagarh sub- chapter in the jail after the sub-divisional judicial magis- Jajpur, May 7: In what might be a major history of trate (SDJM) court rejected his bail plea. archaeological breakthrough, fossils Radhanagar, Punjilal’s lawyer stated that the order will of an ancient animal dating back to Sahoo said while be challenged at the district and sessions court. several lakh years were found at speaking to re- The Crime Branch SIT returned from Radhanagar village, a Buddhist site porters. It has Raipur Sunday along with Punjilal after under Dharmasala police limits in become perti- a reconstruction of the crime plot. The ac- Jajpur district, Monday. nent to protect cused gave a live demonstration of his Locals reported the sighting near a the ancient arte- bomb making skills in presence of ex- pond in the village and informed the of- facts and dis- perts after his arrival in Odisha. ficials. Later, a team of officials arrived coveries of “After his remand period, the CB pro- at the village and launched a study. Radhanagar duced him in SDJM court. The court sent Researcher and founder of Gajaraj from the evil eyes him to judicial custody. We will now challenge Museum in Dharmasala, Nrusingha of unscrupulous persons, he added. the order at district and sessions court,” Charan Sahoo, also rushed to the site The animal apparently existed lakhs said Punjilal’s lawyer. The purpose of re- and took a look at the fossils. of years ago, as per preliminary ob- constructing the crime scene was to ensure He said the fossils might be several servations. The fossils were found dur- the entire case is prosecuted without any error, lakh years old and is the first of its ing digging of soil for the repair work senior CB officials said. The SIT also visited kind discovery in the district. This will on an embankment. Kantabanji railway station and questioned the contractor of the vehicle parking area there. It was where Punjilal had parked his vehicle before leaving for Raipur. A village sans temple Cops hit by couple while on helmet-checking, & cremation ground 20 people booked POST NEWS NETWORK worship of numerous gods and god- desses is common among the Hindus, the Kendrapara, May 7: Here is a village Mahima Dharma, like the Upanishads, POST NEWS NETWORK without the usual presence of a temple, has the unique distinction of preaching a presiding deity and a cremation ground. the all-pervading ultimate reality. Balasore, May 7: Two policemen faced There is no image of a deity in the The Mahima cult opposes the caste the wrath of an angry couple after the households either. system and idol worship. As per Mahima men in uniform questioned them in al- The unique village is Udiapada in practice, its followers will take no food legedly provocative police language for Kaupada gram panchayat under Derabish and water after sunset. “We worship the riding a two-wheeler without helmet. block. Some 35 families with a popula- Supreme Lord of indescribable grace, Police registered a case against 20 peo- tion of around 250 reside in the village. Alekha,” said Pramod Behera, a local ple involved in the brawl. Police said the The village was like any other over teacher. The village also does not have angry couple beat the two up in full pub- a century ago. Then, a time came when a cremation ground as the adherents of lic glare at Anji Bazaar under Soro po- the inhabitants embraced the Mahima the cult bury the body of the dead, in- lice limits in this district Sunday night. cult. According to local Dhruba Charan stead of cremating it. The entire episode was recorded by Behera, it was in 1882 that the villagers On the direction of the monk Baman, passersby. embraced Mahima dharma from one the villagers set up an ‘Alekha tungi’ in The cops were Sarat Chandra Dhal, ASI Baman Chandra, a Mahima Alekha the village. The monks of Mahima cult of Saud police outpost and constable monk. They stopped worshipping at take rest there, said Dhanurdhar Gangadhar Behera, while the couple the temples in the village. While the Pradhan, a resident. was Kasiruddin Shah and his wife. The women of the village do not ob- When the cops waved the couple to a serve Hindu festivals or rites. “They halt and questioned them for not wear- prepare cakes and sweets a day before ing helmet, and sought a fine, it turned important festivities like Sambadashami into a wordy duel. The style of police ques- and Prathamaasthami, and distribute tioning, in which abusive words were them to their near and dear ones. They allegedly hurled, was too provocative do not take prasad or light up the hearth for the couple to bear. An angry Shah and after sunset. They would have their his wife manhandled them in full pub- dinner before sunset as per the norm lic glare. The cops were allegedly slapped of Mahima dharma,” said octogenar- by the couple with their slippers. ian woman of the village, Swarnalata The incident took place in one of the Nayak. “Since the villagers have em- busiest markets of the town, but none braced Mahima dharma, one can find bothered to intervene. Based on a com- positive changes in their lives,” claimed plaint by the two cops, police launched A follower of the Mahima cult of Udiapada Bishubhusan Mohapatra, a learned a probe. village. OP PHOTO man of the locality. P8 TUESDAY | MAY 8 | 2018 | BHUBANESWAR power post

FOCUS GOVERNANCE Widen your consciousness to the dimension of the earth and you will have a place for everything FISSURES IN FEDERALISM THE MOTHER he Constitution of India to 42 per cent. This was in the spirit laid out clearly in its sev- of cooperative federalism. Give enth schedule which leg- more resources to the states, and let T islative and policy areas them decide their priorities. The would be with the Centre and which FC has a constitutional responsibility Voter Is King would be with the States. There of recommending a vertical split be- are three lists in the seventh sched- tween the Centre and states, and he poll process in Karnataka is, most likely, making everyone involved ule, called the Union list, the States then a further horizontal split be- bite their nails now. The talk that it is heading for a hung assembly may list and the Concurrent list. This tween various states. This is the T not be correct. Campaigning is winding up and the heat and pressure demarcates not only the responsi- split of the net tax proceeds exclu- are increasing. Recent examples of state elections have proven that voters, bilities but also their “powers”. sive of the states’ share of GST when and if they desire a change or put forth their views through the ballot Two more schedules were added which anyway remains with them. box, are unequivocal. The Voter is definitely The King. And (s)he is behav- (eleventh and twelfth) to the con- But lest this sounds as if the ing in that manner too. If they want something, they are demanding it clearly, stitution after the 73rd and 74th power balance is shifting to the loudly and in one voice. amendments which gave consti- states, look again. We find now that The Congress, that seemed invincible at the very start, is less optimistic at tutional status to village councils the Centre is increasingly involved about the close of the campaign a day hence, while at the same time it is prov- (panchayats) and urban local bod- in areas which were earmarked ing to be no cakewalk for the main rival, the BJP. The Janata Dal (S) of Deve ies. These schedules too specified for the states as per the seventh Gowda and son Kumaraswamy is likely to emerge as the dark horse in the event the power, authority and respon- schedule. This may be called “cen- of the two principal parties failing to muster a majority. On the surface, there sibilities of the local governments tre’s creep” of governance. So now is no anti-incumbency factor at play, but chances are that the ruling Congress in rural and urban areas. areas like employment, food secu- headed by Siddaramaiah may not be altogether impervious to it. India is a Union of States, but the rity, education and even health in- The final phase of the campaign saw the presence of Prime Minster Narendra states themselves are a creation What need to remain with the Centre are only surance have a substantial provision Damodardas Modi, but Karnataka is neither Gujarat nor Uttar Pradesh. The of the Union. They did not volun- by the Centre. These are respec- South has its local satraps who are mostly not only well-entrenched in each of tarily come together to form a national issues like defence, foreign policy and tively through the national rural em- the five states and even the Union Territory of Pondicherry, but also the per- United States of India. So from the nationwide infrastructure. In recent times, what ployment guarantee scheme, the ception about the new BJP, and especially Modi, being a North Indian Hindi Ajit Ranade beginning, the balance of power was food security act, the Sarva Shiksha biased party is not going down well in this part of the country thereby leaving always tilted toward the Central we see is encroachment of the Union into the states’ Abhiyaan and now the national less room for outsiders to come in and sway public mood. All the same, the BJP government. But the Constitution list, i.e. the Centre playing an increasing role in health protection scheme. All of has ruled over Karnataka in the past. THE EBB AND recognised the immense diversity these will require more resources, Modi may have a fan-following in Karnataka and sheer size of the nation state, discharging duties and making policies which are in and hence put an upper limit on how but apparently not enough to swing the FLOW IN THE and hence we have a federal polity. the domain of the states much more can be devolved to the chances prominently to his side by his rhet- CENTRE-STATE The empowerment of the states states by the FC. oric. Large parts of Karnataka cannot un- (and lower tier local governments) The FC is simply an arbiter of the derstand, assimilate or accept Hindi, and TIDES OF is a work in progress. Economic not just Centre-state issues but tax autonomy for individual states. balance of power (resources) be- this too might stand in the way of the PM’s Piate RELATIONSHIP IS liberalisation also calls for further also inter-state issues like the shar- Since states also have to abide by tween the Centre and states. Its campaign blitzkrieg. An exception in the Tathagata decentralisation of powers to lower ing of river waters. nationally determined fiscal dis- recommendations are supposed to past was the Nehru family that had a reach A SIGN OF A tiers of government. What need to The economic reforms of 1991 im- cipline laws, their freedom to spend be based on fiscal needs of gov- cutting across boundaries; that might still be OSatpathy ROBUST FEDERAL remain with the Centre are only plicitly granted more powers to more on state specific initiatives, ernments net of their own capac- partially true of Rahul or Sonia Gandhi. national issues like defence, for- the states. Since industrial licens- or respond to local needs, is cur- ity to raise resources. If poorer Caste and community interests play a dominant role in Karnataka politics. DEMOCRACY eign policy and nationwide infra- ing was discontinued, the Centre tailed. They also cannot borrow states get more allocation, it is be- Siddaramaiah has taken full advantage of this proposition by actions aimed structure. In recent times, what we gave up its “permission” power. from the market without the per- cause they have bigger funding at directly appealing to his Kuruba and other backward community interests see is encroachment of the Union States started competing in at- mission of the RBI and the Centre. gaps. In the age of GST and in- during his five-year-rule. This may have a great impact considering that the into the states’ list, i.e. the Centre tracting investments in terms of tax In the past, a lot of innovation creasing role of the Centre in the backward castes form an overwhelming majority of the voters. There how- playing an increasing role in dis- holidays (now not possible under on the fiscal and development front States’ list, it implies lesser leeway ever is no guarantee that in the event of the Congress returning to power on charging duties and making policies GST), and on quality of infra- did come from the states. Two shin- for the states. The 15FC has already its own or in an alliance with the JDS, Siddaramaiah can return as CM. which are the domain of the states. structure, ease of doing business ing examples are the mid-day meal run into some rough weather, with Rumors are that he would be made to bite the dust in one of the two constituencies This past week saw the passing and land allocation. The rollout of scheme of Tamil Nadu, and the the southern states demanding a he is contesting or he might even be humbled in both. away of Marxist doyen Ashok the nationwide goods and services employment guarantee scheme of change in the Terms of Reference, The socially powerful Lingayats are somewhat solidly with the BJP, but they Mitra, who became Finance tax (GST) signals that the pendu- Maharashtra. Both have become na- which mandate the use of 2011 cen- form no more than 12 per cent of the population and cannot do much to en- Minister of Bengal in 1977. He lum is swinging back to more cen- tional programmes and are now sus as the basis for population. This sure victory of their leader BS Yeddyurappa or his party. Somewhat similar played an important and effective tralisation. This is because the funded by the Centre. But when however is an inter-state issue is the situation for Vokkaliga-backed Deve Gowda and his son HD Kumaraswamy. role in pushing for more devolution states have given up their taxing they were launched, they were rather than Centre state issue. Each of the three contending forces claims it will sweep the polls. To the Congress’ of power, autonomy and resources powers (to collect VAT). In ex- very much state specific, and funded Irrespective of the issue of pop- advantage is also the strong support of the minorities specifically to defeat to the states, which led to the for- change, the Centre has given up by the states’ own resources. At ulation basis, the 15FC has its task the BJP. Moslems are numerically strong in the coastal belts and Christians mation of the Sarkaria Commission its taxing power of excise and serv- that time, the respective states were cut out in restoring the right bal- in the southern districts. BJP’s efforts during the campaign, therefore, was on Centre-State relations in 1983. ice taxes. Henceforth, all indirect even accused of being fiscally prof- ance between the Centre and states. to force a Hindu consolidation against the Congress; reason why PM Modi That resulted in the historic for- tax policy and rates will be decided ligate. But the conviction of local These flows and ebbs in the Centre has raised the issue of the state government finding virtue in Tipu Sultan, mation of the Inter-State Council by the national body – the GST government and local leaders car- state tides of relationship are the or of his special reference to the surgical strikes which makes him look like in 1990. The Council is not a per- Council. But in this Council, the ried the day. sign of a robust federal democracy. he has nothing more to take credit for. manent one and has to be recon- Centre has more powers. It is perhaps because of these The BJP has made abundant display of money power in the polls, and it stituted from time to time. While the unified, one nation considerations that the Fourteenth The writer is an economist might be at play even after the results are out in the form of horse-trading Unfortunately, in the past 28 years, one tax has advantages like cre- Finance Commission (14FC) in- and senior fellow at in the event of a hung assembly. The Congress, the corrupt practices of the it has met less than a dozen times. ation of a seamless national eco- creased the share of tax resources Takshashila Institution past notwithstanding, has been of no match to the BJP when it came to The Council is a forum to discuss nomic market, it does imply lower that go to the states sharply from 32 Copyright: The Billion Press spending money and organising the campaign in energetic ways. A land-force of over 50,000 trained volunteers anchoring their works at booth levels across the state might help the BJP strongly push its case. A silent job is what the JD-S does, and it is still bound to have a crop of seats. The more seats it wins, the chances of a defeat for the Congress and the BJP increase. The failure on SPECTRUM KASHMIR the part of PM Modi and CM Siddaramaiah to create a wave in this polls is perhaps guarantee to the fact that the voter is no more swayed by flags and festoons any more. They know what they want. The media pundits, psepho- logical experts and great political wizards are the ones who are bound to bite the dust. The Voter is obviously the only King. Death of a Kashmiri professor

e had a doctoral degree, a Kashmir has seen any number of local youth being WISDOM CORNER contractual job in the uni- versity and a bright future swayed by the cycle of violence. But this is the case of The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the H ahead in academics. He was married a social scientist who is supposed to fully understand person who is doing it. CHINESE PROVERB to a girl barely 20 years of age and was respected as a teacher. the dynamics of the society he lives in. When There are no traffic jams along the extra mile. ROGER STAUBACH “Soft spoken, humble and always something like this happens, it points to something ready to help,” was how he was de- It is never too late to be what you might have been. GEORGE ELIOT scribed by his students in the de- seriously wrong with the society we live in partment of sociology who said he Sheikh Qayoom never missed a class during his 18- month stint in the college. struggling teenager without too Friday afternoon, he told her he WORDSWORTH So how does a man like him go much of a direction in life. But would be home and also asked her MUHAMMAD over to the dark side? what made him re-visit the folly if she needed anything from the Copacetic That’s the question that sociolo- pens, it points to something seri- of his younger days? city. He also told her not to worry if RAFI BHAT’S gists and politicians in Jammu and ously wrong with the society that “A social scientist is the doctor to he reached home late. t’s possible that this word — meaning that something is in excellent order DEATH IN A Kashmir are grappling with. we live in, the sociologist added. whom you take students and others The last call he made was to his Ior satisfactory — has created more column inches of speculation in the The death of 33-year-old assis- Bhat came from a poor family in to rationalise societal strains so father when the gunfight was rag- USA than any other apart from OK. It’s rare to the point of invisibility GUNFIGHT IN tant professor Muhammad Rafi north Kashmir’s Chunduna village that logical explanations are found ing in the Badigam village of outside North America. People mostly become aware of it in the sixties as a SHOPIAN DEFIES Bhat in a gunfight between holed- and going through his studies and to keep society in good health,” says Shopian district where he was result of the US space programme. But even in the USA it doesn’t have the up militants and security forces in getting a doctorate did not come Naeem Akhtar, senior ruling People’s trapped inside with Hizbul com- circulation it did 30 years ago. Dictionaries are cautious about attributing a ALL LOGIC Shopian district in Jammu and easy to him. He served as a Class IV Democratic Party (PDP) leader and mander Sadam Paddar and three source for it, reasonably so, as there are at least five competing Kashmir Sunday defies logic. employee in the state’s Sheep minister. “Yet, if such a man chooses other militants. explanations, with no very good evidence for any of them. One suggestion Kashmir has seen any number of Development Department to col- to end his life the way Bhat did, “Forgive me if I have hurt you. I that’s commonly put forward is that it was originally a word of the African- local youth being swayed by the lect money for the books and jour- “we all need to understand where am going to meet Allah,” he said and American community in the USA. The name of Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, a cycle of violence. “But this is the case nals he needed to complete his doc- we are headed”, he added. the conversation between Bhat and famous black tap-dancer, singer and actor of the period round the turn of of a social scientist who is sup- toral research. Bhat disappeared last Friday and his father ended. the 20th century is commonly linked to this belief about its origin. Indeed, posed to fully understand the dy- Some 18 years ago he had made was killed within less than two days His death has brought Kashmir he claimed to have invented it as a shoeshine boy in Richmond. But other namics of the society he lives in,” an attempt to join the militants, of joining the militant ranks. face to face with a reality which blacks, especially Southerners, said later that they had heard it earlier than said a sociologist who did not want but was prevented by the secu- Just a few days before going over is both intriguing and worry- Robinson’s day. But he certainly did a lot to popularise the word. to be named. rity forces from doing so. That he had sold his car. ing. No easy answers seem to be When something like this hap- must have been when he was a In his last phone call to his mother coming forth. IANS Crimping e all think we know what crimping means, but the usual idea of Wcompressing something into small folds has nothing to do with this ‘Freak’ storm Vehicular pollution process — or at least so far as we know, since it is of uncertain origin. Crimping means impressing men into the army, navy or merchant marine. Sir: Nature’s fury has no real boundary and from earthquakes to tornadoes it can set in a Sir: There has been a sharp increase in the It was like press-ganging, but done on a freelance basis by men acting as etters host of disasters. The dust storm and thunderstorm that took six states of India unawares number of vehicles running on roads in agents or go-betweens. That reflects the relevant sense of crimp for a man May 2, typifies the wrath of nature. Though not an uncommon pre-monsoon event, the scale Bhubaneswar. In order to achieve a better who crimped. It’s recorded from around the middle of the 18th century. of the storm numbed the people and scientists though some weather experts have termed lifestyle, people buy more cars than they re- the storm a “freak happening”. In a dust and thunderstorm, loose sands and dirt from the quire. It is a matter of social stature these days. TOL THE EDITOR dry earth surface were plucked by the speedy winds and carried hundreds of miles away. Nobody spares a thought to the consequences Muliebrious The downburst causes dust particles to vibrate and leap to hit the ground repeatedly and of their actions on the environment. Roads Readers of Orissa POST then rebound to form a suspension merging with the atmosphere to follow with a thun- cannot accommodate the growing number of ve- are most welcome to contribute letters his rare word — meaning effeminate — can be found in S M Stirling’s (200 words), articles and derstorm. All along, heightened moisture, surge in temperature and an unstable atmos- hicles and that is the reason why it takes an hour Tbook The Sky People, though he spells it slightly differently: “The columns (between 750-1250 phere accompany the wind. Most of India is sizzling but the regions that were hit are sim- or so to reach places that earlier we could eas- muliebrous features could have been man or woman or creature from the words). Contributors are mering with temperatures hovering around 45 degrees Celsius. Hot temperature moves the ily reach in about 20-30 minutes because of stories his grandmother had told.” His spelling has been used by others but requested to send their contact numbers and full dust upward. The easterly wind from the Bay of Bengal looks to have brought in the mois- heavy traffic. Government authorities should mine is that in the Oxford English Dictionary, which has just one example, postal address/email ID. They may also ture; in the absence of moisture, dust storm can wither out and fail to cause a thunder- implement laws like “buy car if you have park- from 1652. It’s not quite that rare, though one has to search around for send in their valuable comments, opinion storm. Apparently, exposed sands need to be available for winds to become dust storms. ing space’ which will help in reducing air pol- instances. Its companion adjective is muliebral, characteristic of women or and suggestions, preferably by email, Dry land farming, drought and deforestation often lead to desertification laying bare the lution. Also, frequent use of public transport to: [email protected] womanhood, which lacks the other’s negative implications. Both derive sand and dust. That said, many states had put in some preventive mechanism anticipat- should be encouraged. Government authori- from the classical Latin ‘muliebris’, womanly, which is from ‘mulier’, a ing the worst though the trail of destruction left by the storm was unmitigated. That the ties must see that public transportation is prop- woman. The latter is also the source of the even rarer and long obsolete disaster occurred at night could have reduced the number of casualties as many were in- erly maintained and are decent enough for peo-

legal term mulier that describes a child born in wedlock and so legitimate, B-15, Rasulgarh Industrial Estate, doors but it also reduced visibility through power outages. ple to use daily. and of the rather more common muliebrity, womanhood or femininity. Bhubaneswar-751010 Ganapathi Bhat, EMAIL K Ravi, BHUBANESWAR For the first time after NO PAPER ADMIT CARD FOR CIVIL P9 Independence, the ministry will TUESDAY | MAY 8 | 2018 | BHUBANESWAR construct schools, colleges, ITIs, SERVICES PRELIMS THIS YEAR skill development centres, multi-purpose Candidates appearing for the community centres, hunar (skill) hubs, preliminary examination of the civil hospitals, business centres, etc., on waqf services June 3 will not be issued a properties across the country under the physical copy of their admit card but will PMJVK, which will be a game-changer have to download it and carry a printout national with them, the UPSC said Monday MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI | UNION MINISTER

of the day uote MORE STORMS SC TRANSFERS KATHUA CASE TO PATHANKOT TILL MAY 11 An announcement PRESS TRUST OF INDIA take the trial proceedings. The ducted and charge sheet filed. the lawyer representing them. a week later. The girl's father wel- on an alliance order came on a petition by the The state police's Crime Branch, The top court also said that the comed the Court decision and said INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE between the New Delhi, May 7: The Supreme victim's father seeking transfer of which probed the case, has filed trial would be carried out in ac- he has full faith in the judiciary. Samajwadi Party (SP) and Court Monday ordered that the the case to Chandigarh on the the main charge sheet against seven cordance with the provisions of “We only want justice…I have full New Delhi, May 7: The weather the Bahujan Samaj Party trial in the sensational gangrape ground that the family was re- persons and a separate charge sheet Ranbir Penal Code, which is ap- faith in the judiciary and the gov- office here Monday warned that (BSP) in Uttar Pradesh will and murder of an eight-year-old girl ceiving death threats and that they against a juvenile in a court in plicable in J and K, and asked the ernment,” the father said in Jammu thunderstorms, squalls and gusty be made once the two in Kathua be shifted out of Jammu feared for their lives. Kathua district last week. The apex state to get statements of witnesses over phone from Ramban district winds are likely to hit many parts parties figure out a seat and Kashmir to neighbouring Vacating the stay granted by court bench, also comprising and records of the case translated where he is camping along with of India, including Delhi, till sharing arrangement Punjab, holding fair trial was the top court on the trial in Kathua, Justices D Y Chandrachud and from Urdu to English. other members of his family. J&K Friday even as the mountains of

MAYAWATI | BSP SUPREMO "sacrosant" and cannot be allowed a bench headed by Chief Justice Indu Malhotra, allowed the J and The victim, who belonged to a mi- Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti Himachal Pradesh received fresh to "co-exist" with fear. Dipak Misra refrained from hand- K government to appoint a special nority nomadic community, had dis- said the court decision would boost snowfall. Directing day-to-day "in-cam- ing over the probe to the CBI and public prosecutor (SPP) to conduct appeared from near her home in the morale of the state police, In a weather warning bulletin, era" trial, the apex court asked the directed that the trial be fast-tracked the trial and ordered continuation a village close to Kathua in the which, she said had left "no stone the India Meteorological The tragedy in district and sessions judge at to ensure there was no delay as of security provided to the victim's Jammu region on January 10. Her unturned" to ensure that the vic- Department (IMD) said the states which five civilians Pathankot to personally under- the investigation has been con- family members, a family friend and body was found in the same area tim's family gets justice. likely to be affected by thunder- were killed is very storms and gusty winds are Uttar painful. I appeal to Government of the Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, country (Centre) to find a Sikkim, Odisha, Assam, way for ending this Normal life comes to Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, bloodshed Mizoram, Tripura, Karnataka Stung by barbs, K’taka and Kerala. MEHBOOBA MUFTI | J&KCM Thunderstorms and squalls standstill in Kashmir are "very, very likely at isolated places in Haryana, Chandigarh Before coming to PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Schools, colleges and and Delhi", the weather office power four years CM sends legal notice said. It also warned of dust storm ago, it (BJP) had Srinagar, May 7: Normal life other educational in Rajasthan while heavy rain is promised that `15 lakh came to a standstill in Kashmir PRESS TRUST OF INDIA expected in six northeast states. will be deposited in institutions have been Taking his running battle everyone's bank account. Monday on a call for shutdown The bulletin also warned of heat The government has even by separatists to protest the deaths closed as a precautionary Bangalore, May 7: Stung by a against Modi to a new wave conditions in "one or two failed to release the list of of five civilians near an encounter measure to prevent any volley of barbs against him by level, Siddaramaiah also pockets in Vidarbha" in black money holders site in Shopian district Sunday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi Maharashtra. Joint Resistance Leadership law and order and BJP chief Amit Shah over al- sent a notice to the BJP’s MANIK SARKAR | FORMER TRIPURA CM (JRL), an amalgam of separatist situation, officials said leged corruption, Karnataka Chief chief ministerial Minister Siddaramaiah Monday SHORT TAKES sent legal notices to them warning candidate Yeddyurappa, fects his party viz the Indian Govt mulls law Schools, colleges and other ed- he would file criminal and civil whom the Congress has National Congress," the notice ucational institutions have been defamation cases. said. to protect child 19 schoolchildren closed as a precautionary meas- Taking his running battle repeatedly accused It said false and defamatory ure to prevent any law and order against Modi to a new level, of corruption statements had been made abuse victims injured in collision situation, officials said. The Siddaramaiah also sent a notice to against Siddaramaiah "inten- Jaipur: Nineteen students of a private Kashmir University has cancelled the BJP's chief ministerial can- tionally and maliciously." PRESS TRUST OF INDIA school were injured when their school all academic activity for two days didate B S Yeddyurappa, whom Ugrappa, Siddaramaiah said all Ugrappa said the advertisements bus was hit by another bus on the and postponed the exams sched- the Congress has repeatedly ac- the parties had jointly and sever- published by the BJP in vari- New Delhi, May 7: The gov- Jaipur-Delhi National Highway uled to be held today. cused of corruption. The notice ally committed libel and offences ous newspapers and aired by ernment is considering intro- Monday morning, police said. The Shops and other business es- asked them to tender uncondi- punishable under various IPC news channels besides displayed ducing a clause in existing laws school bus overturned after the tablishments remained closed tional apology or face a defamation sections. "You are called upon on LED screens and shared in so- to allow those who were sexually collision, leaving 19 students, both while public transport remained suit for `100 crore. to cease and desist from mak- cial media were false and defam- abused as minors to file a com- boys and girls, injured, Sub inspector off the roads due to the strike Modi has repeatedly attacked ing such statements forthwith atory. plaint until the age of 25. of Kotputali Police Station Rajesh call. The authorities have im- Siddaramaiah over alleged cor- and give an unconditional pub- He cited instances of the "ob- According to a senior official in Kumar said. He said the children have posed restrictions on the move- ruption, calling his government lic apology immediately through jectionable" content in adver- the Women and Child been admitted to a local hospital. groups, spearheaded by Syed Ali ment of people in seven police sta- "seedha rupaiya sarkar" (govern- electronic, print and social media tisements. Further stepping up Development ministry, the pro- Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar tion areas of the city -- Maharaj ment that takes bribe for every in which the statements and ad- attack on Modi, the party also posal was recently discussed at a Farooq and Mohammad Yasin gunj, Rainawari, Khanyar, work) and "10 per cent commis- vertisements have appeared," lodged a complaint against him review meeting chaired by Union BSF trooper kills Malik, called for a complete strike Nowhtatta, Safa Kadal, Maisuma sion government." Ugrappa said in the notice re- with the Election Commission of Minister Maneka Gandhi. "We to protest against the deaths of the and Kralkhud -- as a precau- During his campaign blitz, Modi leased to the media. India, saying he violated the are examining if a clause can be self in Kashmir civilians during clashes with se- tionary measure. Restrictions has also alleged that while his gov- "In the event you fail to do so, model code of conduct by mak- incorporated in the POCSO Act or Srinagar: A Border Security Force curity forces following an en- have also been imposed in ernment talked about ease of doing please note that you have ren- ing a promise to resolve the an amendment to the CrPC can be (BSF) trooper shot himself dead in counter in which five militants, Pulwama and Shopian districts business, Siddaramaiah govern- dered yourself liable to civil and Mahadayi river water sharing brought in to enable individuals Humhama area of Jammu and including an assistant professor of south Kashmir while security ment was facilitating "ease of doing criminal action and payment of issue with the neighbouring Goa. who were sexually abused when Kashmir's Badgam district. Police said from the Kashmir University, forces have been deployed in murders", referring to the killing exemplary damages of `100 The party quoted Modi as say- they were children file complaints Awdish Singh, who was a driver were killed. strength across the Valley for of Hindu activists. crore," it said. Ugrappa said his ing, "The Union government is within seven years after they turn constable in BSF's 82 battalion, took The separatists have called for maintaining law and order, a po- In his notices, Siddaramaiah client (Siddaramaiah), whose ready to talk to the riparian 18," the official said. The ministry the extreme step Sunday evening. "He a sit-in against the deaths out- lice official said. The official said has sought 'unconditional public political career spanned 50 years, states and resolve the Mahadayi is planning to write to the Ministry was shifted to a hospital where he side the Civil Secretariat, which the situation across the Valley apology' immediately from the has always maintained personal water sharing issue amicably." of Home Affairs seeking an succumbed to his injuries. opened Monday as part of the is peaceful so far. Train services prime minister and others through and political integrity and hon- The complaint said Modi mis- amendment to the CrPC. Investigation is on to know the traditional 'Darbar Move' practice, from Banihal to Baramulla have electronic, print and social media esty. "Any imputation of irreg- used his position to garner votes According to the official, victims reasons why he did this," a police here. While Geelani and Mirwaiz been suspended while Internet failing which they would face ular dealings and dishonesty for the BJP and intimidated vot- are sometimes able to speak up officer said. have been placed under house services in mobile devices con- legal action. not only affects my client's rep- ers, especially those living about an incident of abuse or un- arrest, Malik has been taken into tinued to remain suspended for In his notices sent through his utation in the eyes of public and around Mahadayi river to vote derstand its implication only after preventive custody since Saturday. the third day Monday. lawyer and Congress MLC, V S his peers but also adversely af- for his party. they become adults. Train hits cement pole, disaster averted Lucknow: A disaster was averted WOOING VOTERS Monday when the driver of a train in Uttar Pradesh applied emergency SC orders cops to protect woman brakes after bumping into a cement pole lying on the tracks, officials said. PRESS TRUST OF INDIA would be residing for work and The incident took place between further studies. "You (woman) are Fatehpur and Kurasti Kalan railway New Delhi, May 7: The Supreme a major. You are independent to stations around 3.15 a.m. when the Court Monday came to the res- go wherever you want to go," Poorva Express was passing, the cue of a Karnataka politician's the bench said, adding that no- officials said. The four-foot pole was 26-year-old daughter, who has body, including her family mem- later sent to Allahabad for inspection. been married off by her family bers and the husband, can force An official said the object could have derailed the train. allegedly without her consent, or coerce her. and asked the state police to pro- It considered the submissions vide her security, after she of senior advocate Indira Jaising, claimed there was a threat to appearing for the woman, who Brawl over songs her life from her kin. had requested that the her iden- ends in murder The woman, a computer en- tity and that of her family not be gineer who was named Ms 'X' Y Chandrachud, said that it has disclosed, that her parents be New Delhi: A 30-year-old gym owner, in the plea, appeared before a already made clear that it will not asked to give back the documents partying with friends, was stabbed bench headed by Chief Justice deal with the constitutionality of like educational certificates, to death and his female friend hit on Dipak Misra and submitted that the provisions of the Hindu Aadhaar card and passport. the head with a beer bottle allegedly her marriage be set aside as she Marriage Act and validity of Jaising, who initially sought by a disc jockey after a quarrel over did not consent to it and that her "forced marriage". setting aside of marriage on the their persistent demand to play only she be granted protection as she The bench, however, consid- grounds of lack of consent, Punjabi songs at a night club here, wanted to pursue further stud- ered the plea of woman for grant later said that the woman police said Monday. The accused ies and job in Bengaluru. of security and asked the would be pursuing the rem- was arrested Monday from Sant Nagar in Burari when he was trying The bench, also comprising Karnataka police to provide it to edy for dissolution of mar- PTI PHOTO to escape to his native place in justices A M Khanwilkar and D her at Bengaluru where she riage at an appropriate forum. Uttarakhand. The knife used in the Congress president Rahul Gandhi takes a bullock cart ride during his roadshow at Malur in Kolar district, Monday crime was recovered from his possession, police said. The incident occurred around midnight when Vijaydeep Singh was celebrating with nine friends at the 'Raftar' Bar BJP to walk extra mile for Kairana, Noorpur victory in Punjabi Bagh in west Delhi. They were celebrating common friend PRESS TRUST OF INDIA charge of party affairs in west- BJP in Kairana, UP minister dus was the patronage provided by Ishmeet's birthday party. ern Uttar Pradesh, said. Suresh Rana today claimed that the then government to the crim- Lucknow, May 7: The BJP will Both the bypolls later this people in Kairana are experi- inal elements, he claimed. walk the extra mile to retain both month are crucial for the ruling encing an "atmosphere of peace" "However, I would like to con- Tourist succumbs in Kairana Lok Sabha and Noorpur BJP as well as opposition parties thanks to the improvement in the gratulate the BJP government in Assembly seats to send a mes- as they may set the tone for the law and order situation after Chief Uttar Pradesh, which, in a span of Srinagar hospital sage to voters, cadres as well as the 2019 parliamentary elections. Minister Yogi Adityanath assumed 13 months was able to provide an Srinagar: A tourist from Chennai, opposition that the drubbing in the Opposition parties, especially the office. atmosphere of peace to Kairana injured in stone pelting on Srinagar- Gorakhpur and Phulpur bypolls Samajwadi Party, Rashtriya Lok "The biggest problem, which which was facing exodus due to the Gulmarg road Monday, succumbed to was a thing of the past, a party Dal and the Congress, are per- areas like Kairana and Noorpur activities of criminals," Rana said. critical injuries in a hospital here, police leader said Monday. ceiving this as another opportu- witnessed in the last 15 years, The minister said that some said. The tourist, identified as R. "We have pulled up our socks. We nity to send a signal to the voters was law and order. Girls had families which had fled Kairana Thirumani, 22, son of Rajwali, of will go the extra mile to ensure vic- that the saffron fortress had been stopped going to the schools. had come back and some, which Chennai was injured when stone pelters tory of our candidates. The con- breached. Everyday instances of molestation, had businesses in the area, have attacked a tourist vehicle in Narbal area fusion arising out of opposition's RLD has fielded Tabassum rape, extortion and other crimes expressed a desire to return. on Srinagar-Gulmarg road. "He was political manipulations will lead Begam, who is likely to emerge as were reported. And owing to these, Citing an example, the UP minister shifted to Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of to its defeat and the BJP will a joint candidate of the opposition, there was an exodus of people in claimed that today even at 2 AM Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Soura here emerge victorious with people's to take on the BJP in Kairana. A large number from Kairana," people can roam around freely but succumbed to critical injuries this support," state BJP general sec- former BSP MP from Kairana, SP, is a popular face in the Jat-dom- kilometers from New Delhi. Rana saidI. without having the slightest worry evening," a police source said. retary Vijay Bahadur Pathak, in Begum (47), who later joined the inated constituency, around 100 Drumming up support for the The main reason for the exo- of being attacked by any criminal. P10 TUESDAY | MAY 8 | 2018 | BHUBANESWAR

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Fox Star Studios York Post, Dave Itzkoff's "Technology is a boon and has movie, which new biography "Robin" made the entire world a smaller place. features Ryan seeks to answer the I think we are all addicted to our Reynolds in the lingering puzzle over phones, and social media has made titular role, is set to hit the screens Williams' chaotic life the addiction worse. But yes, I survived and sudden death, reports dailymail.co.uk. It in India May 18. for over three months inside the (Bigg The film and the Hindi Deadpool aka reveals his final days from the eyes of some Boss) house without a phone. Hence, of his closest family and friends and KHER WANTS TO Wade Wilson possesses a superhuman I feel it's an addiction that I was able admirers in Hollywood. According to the healing power derived from that of the to overcome even though it was tem- book, while the Oscar-winning actor was mutant Wolverine that allows him to filming "Night at the Museum: Secret of the porary," Hina said. regenerate damaged or destroyed areas Tomb", the third movie in the franchise, he Her love for technology doesn't end DO BETTER of his cellular structure at a rate far was unable to remember his lines. with phones. She will soon make her greater than that of an ordinary human. debut in the digital space with a short David Leitch has directed Deadpool 2. film titled "SmartPhone". "It's a simple film in which I am play- INTERNATIONALLY ing a village girl. But that's the catch. MARTIN FREEMAN JOINS SPY You will get to see what a village girl Mumbai: Veteran actor Anupam Kher says when- Sara Khan to share can do." She also has some kind words ever he takes up an international film or series, he THRILLER THE OPERATIVE for her co-star Kunal Roy Kapur. feels a sense of responsibility about representing India. screen space with sister "He is very funny and a cooper- So while he says he focuses on "good work" in India, Los Angeles: Actor Martin Freeman is set ative actor. He loves food. I am a com- he wants to do "better" outside. Mumbai: Actress Sara Khan and her sister to star opposite Diane Kruger in The plete foodie. So, we kind of con- The actor, 65, Sunday had tweeted that he was trav- Ayra Khan will work together in a show Operative, an nected on the first day of shooting. elling to Belfast, Ireland for the shoot of Mrs Wilson. titled "Bitchy international We ordered pasta in the evening In an accompanying video, he said: "Have reached Bee". "I'm going espionage thriller. and ate it all. It was a pleasure London and from here I got to Belfast for a series for make my debut The film is written working with him," said Hina. BBC titled 'Mrs Wilson'. It is a good role. Whenever with my sister and is being directed Before all this, she was I work for an international series or movie, then from Sara. What more by Yuval Adler. known to the audience as within I feel I am representing India and I have to can be lucky for me? I'm enjoying Freeman will play Akshara of the long-run- give my best. I have to do good work in India but out- working with my Thomas, a former ning TV show "Yeh Rishta side, I want to do better." handler to Kruger's sister for her Kya Kehlata". Anupam further wrote: "Whenever I am doing an character Rachel, recruited by Israeli show. The show intelligence agency Mossad to go "I knew that I wouldn't international film or series, in my mind I feel I am will release soon undercover in Tehran, reports be doing the show for- officially representing my country and I have to and hopefully people will love us. The hollywoodreporter.com. The Operative ever. 'Yeh Rishta...' gave give my bestest. I get a sense of extra responsibil- most exciting part about it is that we are was adapted from the Israeli book "The me my biggest break ity. Desh ki bhi izzat ka sawaal hota hai (it's a mat- going to play ourselves," Ayra said in a English Teacher", written by former and I only expected ter of my country's prestige too)! Looking forward statement. Sara finds working with her Israeli intelligence officer Yiftach Reicher to keep working to a great experience. 515th project." sibling fun. Atir and based on real-life stories of hard after that. The Indian actor, who has earlier featured in a slew Mossad operatives. The results of of foreign projects, will also be seen in an upcom- hard work ing series titled "New Amsterdam", a medical drama. can't be pre- Besides this, he has been nominated for the Virgin dicted," TV British Academy Television Awards in 2018 for I was scared of working FRIENDSHIP WITH TATUM WILL she said. his work in the adaptation of Satnam Sanghera's mem- IANS oir The Boy with the Topknot, a TV movie. with Rahul Roy: Musskan NEVER CHANGE, SAYS DEWAN "I have been nominated for Bafta on May 13 for the film 'Boy With The Top Knot'. please pray for that. Mumbai: Actress Musskan Sethi, who made Los Angeles: Actress Jenna Dewan says I will be happy if we win, but if not then I would be her acting debut with the 2017 Telugu film she and her former husband Channing happy with the nominations only," Anupam urged "Paisa Vasool", is Tatum have been "great his fans via his video. IANS set to feature in friends", and that will her first Bollywood never change despite movie with Rahul their split. In an Roy. She says she interview to Vegas ‘Ranbir, Varun good for Ram Lakhan remake’ was initially magazine, Dewan has "scared" of opened up about her working with the Mumbai: Filmmaker Subhash Ghai one has their reasons as each one wants even then it’ll run. When I had split from Tatum after "Junoon" actor. almost nine years of says there are many good actors today, to put their best foot forward. started ‘Ram Lakhan’, both these The upcoming film marriage, reported elle.com."We started like Ranbir Kapoor and Varun Dhawan, “Anyone who wants to remake, has actors (Shroff, Kapoor) were titled "Sayonne" out as friends, and I would say it was an who can take star in the remake of his to make it better than the original. Karan coming from five flops each. will also feature actress Upasana Singh and instant recognition. When we met (on the 1989 film “Ram Lakhan.” Johar, Rohit Shetty are responsible peo- But I took them because in this actor Yograj Singh. "It has a stellar cast and set of 'Step Up' in 2005), it felt like we had Rohit Shetty was earlier supposed to ple and are counted as among great di- film, characters are stronger it feels good to be a part of such a film. I known each other for many years. helm the “Ram Lakhan” remake, to be rectors of today. They’re taking their than the stars,” he said. have grown up watching 'Aashiqui' but I Ultimately, no matter what Chan and I are produced by Karan Johar. It has been cur- time. I’m happy. I know whenever they’ll Asked who among the was also scared of working with Rahul Roy doing, we're really great friends. I think rently put on hold. Shetty had said young make the film, they’ll make it well,” younger stars he thinks can since as a child, 'Junoon' gave me the chills. that will never change, no matter what," stars were insecure to do a two-hero film Ghai told reporters at the re-premiere of feature in the modern take of Working with him was a great experience Dewan said. and most of them wanted to play the “Ram Lakhan” here Sunday evening. “Ram Lakhan”, Ghai said, “There and I got to learn a lot... not only from him flamboyant Lakhan (essayed by Anil He said the plot of the film is such that are many brilliant actors today. but also from Yograj Sir," Musskan said in a Kapoor) than portray the righteous Ram even if Shetty remakes it with a fresh cast, Ranbir Kapoor is a great. Varun statement. The film has been shot in Russia. (played by Jackie Shroff). Asked about it will become a hit. “If Rohit Shetty Dhawan is a great actor. There are so ADELE CELEBRATES ‘DIRTY 30’ the delay in the remake, Ghai said every- makes ‘Ram Lakhan’ with newcomers, many who are good.” IANS WITH TITANIC-THEMED PARTY

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of the day uote SC strikes down law allowing ex-UP CMs to retain govt bungalows

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA The bench said the provision, demits the office, is at par with the categorise previous holders of pub- holders of public office are rea- While we speak which was struck down, has the ef- common citizen, though by virtue lic office as a special category of per- sonable, rational and proportion- about New Delhi, May 7: Former Chief fect of creating a separate class of of the office held, he/she may be en- sons entitled to the benefit of spe- ate," the bench said. unemployment, Ministers of Uttar Pradesh cannot citizens for conferment of benefits titled to security and other protocols. cial privileges. The test of The Uttar Pradesh government there is no data to identify the particular category of retain government accommodation by way of distribution of public But allotment of government bun- reasonable classification, there- said the writ petition filed under unemployment. We also after demitting office, the Supreme property on the basis of the previ- galow, to be occupied during his/her fore, has to fail," the bench said. Article 32 of the Constitution was don’t have the data about Court held Monday, saying a Chief ous public office held by them. lifetime, would not be guided by the The apex court also said in a dem- not a direct infringement of the the manpower at our Minister was at par with a com- "Natural resources, public lands constitutional principle of equal- ocratic republican government, fundamental rights of the petitioner. disposal or the available vacancies in the mon man once his or her term ends. and the public goods like government ity," the bench observed. to distinguish them from the com- public servants, entrusted with du- The apex court did not accept state Observing that a Chief Minister bungalows/ official residence are The top court was hearing a pe- mon man. ties of public nature, must act in a the submission that the power to cannot continue to occupy public public property that belongs to the tition filed by an NGO Lok Prahari The apex court also said it was a manner that reflects that the ultimate issue writ (direction) should only be ROHAN KHAUNTE | GOA MINISTER property like government bunga- people of the country. The ‘Doctrine challenging the amendments made legislative exercise based on irrel- authority is vested in the citizens and exercised in cases relating to vio- lows which belong to people of the of Equality' which emerges from by the erstwhile Akhilesh Yadav evant and legally unacceptable con- it is to the citizens, that the holders lation of fundamental rights of cit- country, a bench headed by Justice the concepts of justice, fairness government to the 'UP Ministers siderations, unsupported by any of all public offices are eventually izens and said that after the advent We have pulled up Ranjan Gogoi struck down an must guide the State in the distri- (Salaries, Allowances and constitutional sanctity. accountable. of PIL jurisdiction, the court can deal our socks. We will amendment in a state legislation bution/allocation of the same," the Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1981'. "The public office held by them "Such a situation would only be with a plethora of issues concern- go the extra mile to allowing them to retain govern- The court, in its 29-page order, said becomes a matter of history and, possible within a framework of ensure victory of our bench, which also comprised Justice ing common citizens. candidates. The confusion ment accommodation even after R Banumathi said. once such persons demit public of- therefore, cannot form the basis equality and when all privileges, The court had April 19 reserved arising out of opposition's demitting office. "The Chief Minister, once he/she fice held by them, there is nothing of a reasonable classification to rights and benefits conferred on its verdict in the matter. political manipulations will lead to its defeat and the BJP will emerge victorious with people’s IN AMMA’S MEMORY support VIJAY BAHADUR PATHAK | UP BJP GENERAL SECRETARY MULTI-DISCIPLINARY GROUP

Such a growth trajectory has never been witnessed since the inception of the TO CHOKE NAXAL FUNDS state PRESS TRUST OF INDIA garnered through collections from PEMA KHANDU | CM ARUNACHAL illegal stone crushing and distri- PRADESH New Delhi, May 7: Government has bution of Naxal ideology papers. set up a multi-disciplinary group to Investigations have revealed that initiate action to choke funding one Pradyuman Sharma, member SHORT TAKES sources of Naxals and to seize as- of Bihar-Jharkhand special area sets of their leaders, officials said committee of the CPI (Maoists) Monday. paid `22 lakh towards fees for ad- Bachchan thanks The group comprises officers mission of his niece in a private from various central agencies and medical college last year. Bill Gates the state police departments, a home Another member of the CPI Mumbai: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan ministry official said. (Maoists), Sandeep Yadav, gave `15 has thanked Microsoft co-founder Bill It is headed by an additional sec- getting diverted towards personal lakh for exchange during the de- Gates for acknowledging his retary and has representatives from wealth of their leaders, the offi- monetisation, officials said. Yadav’s contribution in helping India become the Intelligence Bureau, cials said. It has been often alleged daughter studied in a reputed pri- polio free. The 75-year-old actor, who Enforcement Directorate, Directorate that the Naxal leaders’ children vate institute and son is studying in became the UNICEF goodwill of Revenue Intelligence, NIA and the avail best of education and their a private engineering college, an- ambassador for the polio eradication CBDT (Central Board of Direct families live in comfort, while they other official said. campaign in India in 2002, was praised Taxes) and the CBI, as also state mislead cadres toiling away in jun- Similarly, another senior leader by the entrepreneur-philanthropist for intelligence departments and CID, gles. According to officials, the LWE Arvind Yadav paid `12 lakh towards an opinion piece he wrote highlighting the official added. movement in the country is financed fees for his brother to study in a India's journey in becoming free from The home ministry has also ini- through a large network of dubious private engineering college. Tamil Nadu CM K Palaniswami with his deputy O Panneerselvam and others pays tribute to former CM the disease for the past four years. tiated the process for creating a activities, which include illegal levy The ED has registered cases J Jayalalithaa after the foundation stone laying ceremony of a memorial for her in Chennai Monday PTI PHOTO separate vertical in the NIA collected from private contractors against these four individuals under (National Intelligence Agency) for including those involved in execu- the Prevention of Money Blackbuck case: investigating important cases per- tion of government works and Laundering Act, attached properties taining to the Left Wing Extremism schemes, mining contractors, trans- worth `1.5 crore and 32 acres land, Next hearing July 17 (LWE). The move follows informa- porters and owners of small and seized `2.45 crore in cash, including FIR ordered against AAP leader ` Jodhpur: A court here Monday tion about a large part of extortion medium industries. 1 crore during demonetisation, adjourned till July 17 the hearing on money allegedly collected by Naxals Similarly, funds are said to be the official said. film actor Salman Khan's plea for remarks against Gandhi,Nehru challenging the trial court order sentencing him to a five-year jail term ‘PM’s comments on PRESS TRUST OF INDIA defended a sacked AAP minister in the 1998 blackbuck poaching case. who was expelled from the party Khan appeared before the judge Working seriously Mahadayi to New Delhi, May 7: A city court on charges of rape. Monday in compliance with the Monday directed the Delhi Police Ashutosh had referred to the directions given by the court April 7 confuse K’taka voters’ to register an FIR against Aam reported relationships of Mahatma while granting bail. District and Aadmi Party leader Ashutosh for Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru Sessions Judge Chandra Kumar on idea: Sitharaman PRESS TRUST OF INDIA allegedly making vulgar state- with women to defend Sandeep Songara adjourned the hearing after INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE ments against Mahatma Gandhi Kumar over an objectionable CD the defence counsel Mahesh Bora Panaji, May 7: The Congress in and former Prime Ministers Atal showing him in a compromising sought time to begin arguments. New Delhi, May 7: Defence Goa has alleged that Prime Minister Bihari Vajpayee and Jawaharlal position with a woman. Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Narendra Modi’s remarks made in Nehru in a blog in 2016. The court, while allowing the Monday said the government was Karnataka on the contentious The court’s direction came on complaint, said, “Ashutosh Kumar 2 dead, 15 injured due working "seriously" to have Mahadayi river issue were to con- a complaint seeking lodging of an has made specific and heinous im- women in combat uniforms -- a fuse voters on the eve of elections FIR against Ashutosh for writing which in my view are cognisable putations against Mahatma to high winds in MP vow which, if fulfilled, will bring in the neighbouring state. a blog with serious allegations offences. Gandhi. Not only are the allegations Morena (MP): An old woman and a gender parity in the Indian armed During a poll rally in Karnataka against the former leaders to de- “Thus, I found that in the pres- vulgar and obscene but are to the child were killed in separate incidents forces and enable women to be de- last week, Modi claimed that the fend an ex-AAP MLA, whose name ent case, prima facie there are suf- extent of imputing incest.” of house collapse and 15 others ployed on-board submarines of of Commerce and Industry. then Congress president, Sonia had cropped up in a sex scandal. ficient grounds for the registra- It said the most heinous impu- injured when high velocity winds the Navy and tanks of the Army. Women in combat roles in the Gandhi, had said during Goa “Easy for attention seeker to tion of FIR in the cognisable tation of incest would “not only in- swept across the Porsa town here, an "Women are keen to join armed armed forces has been a long Assembly polls in 2007 that her stand and point finger towards offences under sections 292 and jure the reputation of the great official said Monday. The winds hit forces in uniform. The Indian pending demand. Then President party was “committed” to not al- Mahatma, difficult even for pa- 293 of the IPC. Hence, SHO, man” but would also tend to cor- Porsa Sunday evening, an official said. Air Force has al- Pranab lowing the southern state its share triotic preacher to rise and achieve Begumpur is directed to register rupt the minds of the people, be- A 60-year-old woman died when her ready inducted WOMEN IN Mukherjee in of water. The PM said since the greatness like Mahatma,” an FIR against respondent sides degrading the moral stan- house, located behind a school in the women fighter pi- COMBAT ROLES February 2016 an- Congress was out of power in Goa, Additional Chief Metropolitan Ashutosh Kumar and to investigate dards of all readers of the said town, collapsed due to the high winds. lots. About com- nounced that it was instigating the people of Magistrate Ekta Gauba observed. the matter under the relevant pro- article. Besides, a 12-year-old boy was killed missioning of women in the Army women will be allowed to take Karnataka on the Mahadayi issue The magistrate said that jour- visions of law,” the court said. It further said that the act of when his house came crashing down, and related forces, several cases up combat roles to remove gender and that instead of finding a so- nalist-turned-politician Ashutosh The complaint lodged by one the AAP leader cannot be covered he said. Nearly 15 people were injured are being fought in various courts. disparity in one of the world's lution to the dispute, it was re- was trying to gain public atten- Yogender has sought an FIR against under freedom of speech and ex- in different parts of the town in the In the Navy, women are not al- most male-dominated professions. ferred to a tribunal. Reacting to it, tion by demeaning the image of him under sections 292 (writing or pression. incidents of wall collapse or trees falling on them, he said. lowed in the sea, but we are work- The Indian Air Force in July last Goa Pradesh Congress Committee Mahatma Gandhi and corrupting drawing figure shall be deemed “It also falls within the provisions ing seriously towards opening year inducted three women - president Girish Chodankar said the mind of the youngsters. to be obscene if it is lascivious or of Article 19(2) of the Constitution up defence forces for women," Mohana Singh, Avani Chaturvedi such statements were being made “Ashutosh Kumar has tried to appeals to the prurient interest which bars the liberty of freedom Sitharaman said. and Bhawana Kanth - as the first just before the Karnataka polls to gain public attention by tarnish- or if its effect tend to deprave and of speech and expression on the `3 crore groundnut She was speaking at an event female fighter pilots. “confuse the voters.” “I urge them ing the revered image of Mahatma corrupt persons, who are likely ground of morality and hence, gutted in warehouse to release a Gender Parity Index The Indian Navy has also of- (BJP leaders) to make a categori- Gandhiji thereby demeaning his to read, see or hear the matter) the speech/article given by for the year 2017-18, a special fered permanent commission cal statement within 72 hours, and respect in the minds of the people and 293 (selling, distribution or Ashutosh could under no stretch Rajkot: A fire broke out at a study commissioned by FICCI to women officers. In 2016, it not to wait till the Karnataka elec- to settle the political scores and circulation of obscene object to of imagination be covered under warehouse near the Shapar industrial Ladies Organisation (FLO), the started with a modest group of tions are over, if they are serious made allegations, which tend to cor- person under twenty years of age) article 19(1) (a) of the Constitution area here, gutting a huge stock of women business wing of the seven and vowed to expand the about this issue,” Chodankar told rupt the mind of the readers in- of the IPC. i.e. freedom of speech and ex- ` groundnut worth about 3 crore, Federation of Indian Chambers numbers. reporters here Sunday night. cluding the younger generation, In 2016, in a blog Ashutosh had pression,” it said. officials said Monday. The blaze erupted late Sunday night in the rented warehouse and was still raging, a police officer said. This is the second Cop dies as assailants major incident of fire at a groundnut warehouse in Rajkot district in three PMO justified in denying information: CIC open fire in court months. Gujarat agriculture minister RC Faldu ordered a high-level probe PRESS TRUST OF INDIA plaint filed by Kain, saying the de- DEMONETISATION his various TV programmes had Chandigarh: Assailants opened into the incident. In February, monetisation process was on when stated that the notes were under fire inside a court complex in groundnut worth `28 crore was gutted New Delhi, May 7: The Prime the application and the first appeal The PMO had said that printing for the last many months Bhiwani district Monday during a in fire at a godown in the district's Minister’s Office (PMO) was justi- was filed — November 15, 2016 and at six government printing presses, failed bid to free a kidnapping Gondal taluka. fied in denying information per- December 24, 2016 respectively — “sharing of any he noted. “The appellant stated that accused, killing a Haryana police taining to the printing of currency and it justified invoking Section information pertaining the statements of the PM and the head constable, police said. Head notes post demonetisation citing 8(1)(a) of the RTI Act. finance minister are contradictory,” constable Bhagirath sustained a to the matter may bullet injury and died in the 60 Chinese varsities to exemption clauses related to na- “The commission is of the view Mathur pointed out. tional and economic security in that in the interest of the then on- have jeopardized the Kain had also said that as per incident. Police nabbed two hold expo in Kolkata the RTI Act, Chief Information going process of demonetisation Section 24 of the RBI Act, 1934, assailants while two others Commissioner RK Mathur has said. and the then prevailing situation in entire process of there is no series of denomination managed to escape, Kolkata: A total of 60 universities from RTI applicant RL Kain had the country, the CPIO was justified of `2,000 and any additions or sub- Superintendent of Police, Bhiwani, demonetisation” Ganga Ram Punia said over phone. several provinces and municipalities November 15, 2016 filed an appeal in the stand taken by him,” he said. tractions require amendments by of China would hold the first The senior police official said that seeking information on the print- The commission cannot take any application had said Prime Minister three to six months, then how the Parliament, the Chief Information education expo in the city from May three to four armed persons 10 to May 11. The expo would be held ing of currency notes and other position on the disclosure of in- Narendra Modi had in November, proposal of the RBI was received at Commissioner’s order read. barged into the court complex in against the backdrop of China matters after the government had formation now as the petitioner 2016 stated at election meetings 6 pm November 08, 2016, cabinet “However, in the instant case, no ex- Siwani town and opened fire as deciding to open up more to other announced its decision of de- had filed the complaint under the that new denomination notes were decision taken at 7 pm and notes ecutive orders or statutory orders soon as the kidnapping accused, countries, both in the fields of monetisation. RTI Act, according to which “only “under printing for the last three to were demonetised at 8 pm the same were issued and printing of `2000 Jai Kumar alias Bhadar, and one education and business exchanges, The PMO had denied him infor- a penalty can be imposed if the al- six months”, Mathur noted. “He day,” Mathur said in his order. was commenced without any more accused, Sunil, were about consul general of PRC in Kolkata, Ma mation citing Section 8(1)(a) of the legations of malafide denial are (the applicant) stated that if notes The applicant had also said amendment in the statute,” Kain to board a prison van after being Zhanwu said. RTI Act. Mathur dimissed a com- substantiated”, he said. Kain’s were under printing for the last Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in had said. produced in court. 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of the Israel warns it day uote Efforts on to free abducted Indians TRUMP-KIM SUMMIT will ‘eliminate’ PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Mr Trump has been Swaraj seeks Afghan govt’s help Bashar Assad a frequent critic – Kabul, May 7: Authorities in describing Iran Afghanistan are working with Kabul: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has requested the PRESS TRUST OF INDIA nuclear deal as the “worst LIKELY IN SINGAPORE tribal elders to trace and free the Afghan government to provide all possible help in freeing the seven deal ever” - and says the AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE seven Indian engineers abducted Indian engineers abducted by Taliban militants in the restive northern Jerusalem, May 7: Amid height- US will withdraw unless by Taliban gunmen in the restive Baghlan province. Swaraj, during a telephonic conversation with her ening tensions, Israel Monday its shortcomings are fixed Seoul, May 7: US President northern Baghlan province, media Afghan counterpart Salahuddin Rabbani, conveyed India’s concerns warned that it will “eliminate” BORIS JOHNSON | UK FOREIGN SECRETARY Donald Trump and North Korea’s reports said Monday. about the abducted Indians and requested him for help in tracing and Syrian President Bashar Assad Kim Jong Un are likely to meet in The Pajhwok Afghan News freeing them, official sources said. They said the Afghan Foreign Minister if he continues to let Iran oper- assured Swaraj that his government would make all possible efforts to Singapore next month, reports quoted provincial police spokesman ate from his country’s territory. Israel was rescue the abducted Indian engineers. “Rabbani, in the conversation, said Monday, as anticipation Zabiullah Shuja as saying that the assured the Indian External Affairs Minister that the Afghan security determined to block builds for unprecedented talks abductees were in good health, Iran’s aggression forces would not spare any efforts in rescuing and ensuring the security between the mercurial leaders. citing initial information. He also against us even if this and safety of the engineers,” the Afghan Foreign Ministry said. means a struggle Trump said at the weekend agency also said Singapore was said authorities were trying to that the two sides had settled on firming as the favoured location for find their location and rescue curity officials in the province Mazar-i-Sharif highway. The eye- BENJAMIN NETANYAHU | ISRAELI a date and location for the sum- the summit. Trump had previ- them. Shuja said the Indian engi- said efforts are underway by the witness did not know how many PRIME MINISTER mit -- the first between a sitting ously suggested that the demili- neers of KEC International, an Afghan forces and the govern- people were in the car, but said US President and a North Korean tarised zone between the two Koreas RPG group company, were work- ment officials as well as the local the militants took the Indian na- leader -- without providing details. -- the site of a recent summit be- ing on a project for the construc- tribal elders for the release of tionals to their mini bus type ve- While impressive “We’ll be announcing it soon,” tween Kim and Moon -- could also tion of a power sub-station. the Indian engineers.An hicle and sped towards areas strides have been Trump told reporters. The land- be an appropriate venue for his They were abducted by the eyewitness, who wished under their control. Provincial made in achieving mark summit will take place in meeting with the North’s leader. militants from the vicinity of anonymity, told Pajhwok Afghan governor Abdul Nemati said the universal primary education, we have a “mid-June”, South Korea’s Chosun Other possible sites reportedly Cheshma-e-Sher area Sunday News that he saw a number of security forces and the local of- Israel considers Iran to be its learning crisis in South Ilbo daily reported Monday, citing included Mongolia and Switzerland. while they were going to inspect armed men stopping a white ficials are busy tracking the miss- most dangerous foe, and has re- Asia with only about half diplomatic sources who quoted Preparations for the landmark the work on the project. The se- coloured car on the Pul-i-Khumri- ing engineers and their driver. peatedly vowed to block it from of primary-aged children Trump’s National Security Advisor meeting have gained momentum building a nuclear bomb or es- receiving education with minimum learning John Bolton. since the Korean summit late last tablishing a permanent presence standards The newspaper suggested that month, which saw Pyongyang and TWO WHEEL CIRCUS in Syria, where it is helping to prop the possibility of Singapore host- Seoul promise to pursue the com- up government forces. “If (Syrian JEAN GOUGH | REGIONAL DIRECTOR FOR UNICEF ing the landmark meeting had “in- plete denuclearisation of the penin- President Bashar) Assad con- SOUTH ASIA creased greatly”, after a decision sula and a formal peace treaty to tinues allowing the Iranians to op- by Trump to host South Korean end the 1950-53 Korean War. erate out of Syria, Israel will President Moon Jae-in at the White North Korea has offered to close eliminate him and topple his SHORT TAKES House later this month, without its nuclear test site this month -- and regime,” Energy Minister Yuval giving further explanation. invited US experts to verify the Steinitz told news portal Ynet in Nepal FM oversees Bolton met his South Korean move. an interview. counterpart Chung Eui-yong in Other less dramatic but notable “If Assad allows Iran to turn security, preparations Washington late last week to dis- signs of rapprochement have Syria into a forward operating Kathmandu: Nepal’s Minister for cuss plans for both locations, ac- emerged almost daily, including base against us...to attack us from Foreign Affairs Pradeep Gyawali and cording to local media reports. A North Korea moving its clocks for- Syrian soil, he should know that Indian Ambassador Manjeev Singh Puri similar report on the weekend ward by 30 minutes early Saturday will spell his end,” Steinitz, a Monday visited Janakpur to study from South Korea’s Yonhap news to match time with the South. close aide to Prime Minister security and other issues ahead of Benjamin Netanyahu, said. “It’s Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s unacceptable that Assad sits qui- visit starting May 11. Modi will be given etly in his palace and rebuild his a civic reception at the Bahrabigaha’s QUICK READS regime while allowing Syria to be Rangabhoomi ground. He will offer turned into a base for attacks on special prayers at the Janaki Mandir in VR gear to test members’ loyalty in China Israel,” he asserted. Janakpur. Gywali said Modi’s visit will Israel has been bracing for prove to be a milestone for Nepal’s Beijing: China’s ruling Communist party is using a unique virtual the possibility of an Iranian development. Nepal Prime Minister reality test to check the loyalty of its members and determine “revenge” attack from Syria in whether they possess qualities required for the party membership, KPSharma Oli and Modi will jointly the near future in the form of initiate two projects -- the Ayodhya bus the official media here reported Monday. Members of the CPC in rocket and missile launches on service and the Ramayana circuit Qingyang town, Binzhou city, in East China’s Shandong Province A participant in the Tweed Run cycle ride pulls away from an ice cream van in London. REUTERS project -- from the temple premises. appear to be the first to be required to take loyalty tests using VR its northern border. gear, state-run Global Times quoted a report by the news website, binzhouw.com The test of dangxing, literally meaning party spirit, refers to the qualifications a party member must have, including US embassy road signs loyalty to the CPC, willingness to contribute to the people and the go up in Jerusalem Party, and being a role model. Rohingya an ‘ethnic cleansing’: OIC

Jerusalem: At least three US Embassy ASSOCIATED PRESS in Myanmar. The grouping echoed group. Thousands of people are road signs went up in Jerusalem previous international statements believed to have been killed in the Monday ahead of next week’s opening Pak minister is ‘out of danger’ Dhaka, May 7: A grouping of saying ethnic cleansing is taking crackdown, which many rights of the mission in accordance with Islamic countries said Myanmar’s place in Myanmar. Bangladesh activists believe was a calculated President Donald Trump’s recognition Lahore: Pakistan’s Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal was stable as he underwent two surgeries Monday after being shot in an assassination treatment of Rohingya Muslims is foreign minister AH Mahmood attempt to drive Rohingya from of the city as Israel’s capital. A Reuters a “serious and blatant violation Ali said delegates pledged soli- the country. Rohingya are denied witness saw workmen installing the bid by a religious fanatic in Punjab province weeks ahead of the general election, as a second suspect has been arrested in the incident. Iqbal, 59, of international law” and it is darity with his country “in the citizenship in Myanmar, where signs, in English, Hebrew and Arabic, calling for international support face of the huge Rohingya influx they have long faced persecution. near the south Jerusalem location of a a senior Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader, was hit by a in solving the crisis. 700,000 Rohingya who have fled with its humanitarian and security Many in Myanmar see them as US consulate building that will be bullet on his right shoulder in the attack Sunday after he addressed an repurposed as the embassy when it is election rally in his constituency Narowal. An official at the Services The Organisation of Islamic violence in Myanmar since August. consequences.” Security forces in illegal migrants from Bangladesh, officially relocated from Tel Aviv May 14. Hospital here said that the surgery was successful and Iqbal is Cooperation issued a joint state- The statement said the grouping Buddhist-majority Myanmar and deride them as “Bengalis.” recovering well. “Iqbal is out of danger and recovering fast,” he added. ment Sunday at the end of a two- will continue to work the UN and launched a scorched-earth cam- Most have long lived in poverty Iqbal underwent two consecutive surgeries and has now been shifted to day conference in Bangladesh, other global platforms to address paign in late August in response to in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, next the Intensive Care Unit of the hospital. Hezbollah allies gain which has taken in more than the rights violations taking place attacks by a Rohingya insurgent to Bangladesh. in Lebanon vote Beirut: Hezbollah and its political 45 KILLED IN allies have won just over half the seats Germany, France vow to stick Facebook accused of in Lebanon’s parliamentary elections, NIGERIA’S unofficial results show, boosting an Iranian-backed movement fiercely connecting ISIS ‘friends’ opposed to Israel and underlining VILLAGE ATTACK to Iran deal if US pulls out Tehran’s growing regional influence. If PRESS TRUST OF INDIA the Counter Extremism Project confirmed, the preliminary results cited by politicians and media might INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE REUTERS calation were it to be cancelled. accord safeguards against nuclear (CEP), an American non-profit also add to the risks facing Lebanon, “We don’t think there is any jus- proliferation and is the right way London, May 7: Facebook has organisation, researchers stud- reliant on US military help and hoping Lagos, May 7: At least 45 peo- Berlin, May 7: Germany and tifiable reason to pull out of this to stop Iran getting a nuclear been accused of putting thou- ied the online activities of 1,000 to secure billions of dollars in ple have been confirmed dead France Monday vowed to stand agreement and we continue to weapon,” Le Drian said. sands of Islamic State (ISIS) ISIS supporters in 96 countries international aid and loans to revive and others wounded during an by the 2015 nuclear deal between make the case for it to our France, Germany and Britain supporters in contact with one and observed that radical its stagnant economy. attack in Nigeria’s Kaduna state, Iran and world powers even if American friends,” Maas said have for weeks been campaign- another via the social net- Islamists were routinely intro- media reports said Sunday. the United States pulls out, with during a joint news conference ing to keep the deal alive and have working giant’s “suggested duced to each other. It sets out The victims were killed the German foreign minister with visiting French Foreign been negotiating since January friends” tool, report said. to reveal the extent to which the Saturday afternoon when scores saying the world would be less Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian. with the US to find ways to con- The Mark Zuckerburg-led social media algorithm has Trump’s CIA Director of suspected bandits raided safe without it. “We’ll deal with the (US) decision vince Trump to keep to the ac- company is facing a severe cri- helped the ISIS terrorist net- pick to withdraw Gwaska village, in Birnin-Gwari US President Donald Trump but like Jean-Yves said, we want cord. Maas said “good proposals” sis of credibility ever since the work. Critics say that the fea- area of Kaduna state, Xinhua has threatened to retreat from the to adhere to this agreement,” Maas had been made in recent weeks. news broke out that it improp- ture, designed to match Facebook Washington: Gina Haspel, President reported. deal by not extending sanctions added. Le Drian said France, In an effort to keep Washington erly shared personal data of its users based on common interests, Donald Trump’s pick to head the CIA, The group, Birnin-Gwari waivers when they expire May Britain and Germany would keep in the deal, the three EU states about 87 million users, mostly in actively helps terrorists to regroup has offered to withdraw her Vanguards for Security and 12, unless European signatories of to the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran have been discussing how to tackle the US, with the UK-based po- and build networks. Many of the nomination after some White House officials raised concerns about her Good Governance, said 45 bod- the accord fix what he calls its irrespective of the United States’ Iran’s ballistic missile programme, litical consulting firm Cambridge extremists were recommended ability to get confirmed, the media ies were recovered by vigilantes “flaws”. German Foreign Minister decision later this week because its nuclear activities beyond 2025 Analytica, which used it for po- to the CEP’s own researchers as reported. Haspel told the White House and volunteers with the assis- Heiko Maas said it was clear that it is the best way to avoid nuclear - when key provisions of the deal litical purposes. In a study to be friends after they viewed some of she was interested in stepping aside if tance of soldiers Sunday the agreement made the world se- proliferation. “We are determined expire - and its role in the wars in published later this month by the extremist profiles. it avoided the spectacle of a brutal afternoon. curer and there was a risk of es- to save this deal because this Syria and Yemen. confirmation hearing Wednesday and potential damage to the Central The attack came barely Intelligence Agency’s reputation and a week after the killing her own, reports said. of 14 miners at a mining HOW WILL VLADIMIR PUTIN RULE AFTER 2024? site at Janruwa area AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Russian politics is now dominated from Putin to Putin in some other Hawaii volcano by infighting between rival clans role,” said Petrov. But memories of the same state Moscow, May 7: Vladimir Putin of technocrats and the “siloviki” of mass protests in Moscow when destroys 31 homes was sworn in as Russia’s President -- representatives of the security Putin and Medvedev swapped The attack came barely a for a fourth term Monday, extending services and the army. “There is back and Putin returned to the Pahoa (US): The number of homes week after the killing of 14 min- his almost two-decade rule by an- already a fight for influence,” said Kremlin may put the Russian destroyed by Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano jumped to 31 as scientists reported lava ers at a mining site at Janruwa other six years at a time of high ten- political analyst Nikolai Petrov. leader off this option. Putin’s age spewing more than 200 feet (61 meters) area of the same state. The ban- sion with his Western rivals. “Nobody will wait passively, each also makes this scenario prob- into the air. Some of the more than dits, on motorbikes, stormed the But with no successor and no group will try to promote its in- lematic. Putin will be 78 in 2030, 1,700 people who evacuated prepared Gwaska village via Zamfara political competition, what are the terests,” he added. In a March when he is constitutionally al- for the possibility they may not return state, said Bala Abdulahi, a mem- possible scenarios when his term interview to American TV chan- lowed to run for another term. for quite some time. Hawaii officials ber of the vigilante group. The ends in 2024? Without constitu- nel NBC, Putin said he had been politician is currently popular his 2008 move, which saw him put Konstantin Kalachev, head of said the decimated homes were in the bandits shot sporadically and tional reform, Putin will not be thinking of a potential successor enough to succeed the Kremlin forward Dmitry Medvedev as pres- the Political Expert Group think Leilani Estates subdivision, where killed anybody in sight, Abdulahi able to run for a fifth time -- Russian since 2000. chief. Many analysts say Putin ident while he himself became tank in Moscow, said Putin knows molten rock, toxic gas and steam have said. Confirming the incident, the law forbids serving more than two “There is no harm in thinking leaving power in six years is un- prime minister before returning to his successor will have to intro- been bursting through openings in the state government said a consecutive terms. Putin, who will about it but at the end of the day likely. One way Putin could continue the Kremlin in 2012. duce unpopular economic reforms ground created by the volcano. Officials battalion of the Nigerian Army turn 72 in 2024, could decide to it will be the Russian people who ruling Russia after 2024 is to stay “Putin may prepare the regime and wants to “go down in history updated the number of lost homes after would be permanently stationed leave the Kremlin after 24 years in decide.” But in making sure no in power in a different role. The for a transfer of power. But not as the man who did not lose at an aerial survey of the subdivision. in the area to halt the killings. power, making way for a successor. one can compete with him, no Russian strongman could revisit from Putin to another president but anything”. I am of the view that HEROMOTOCORP P13 Shreebhumi TUESDAY | MAY 8 | 2018 | BHUBANESWAR Constructions Ltd SACKS 30 EMPLOYEES engaged in fund mobilising The country’s largest two-wheeler activity from the public, through maker Hero MotoCorp has sacked the offer of redeemable around 30 employees for violation of preference shares and has the company’s code of conduct by contravened the provisions of the fudging travel expense bills and business Companies Act. accepting personal favours MADHABI PURI BUCH | SEBI WHOLE TIME MEMBER of the day uote PRIVATE ENTITIES TO PROBE GST FRAUD ICICI group net "The total capital that will be PRESS TRUST OF INDIA 6 years, would also be required to deployed in these REINING IN EVASION suggest ways to prevent revenue New Delhi, May 7: GST Network leakages and forecast revenue plunges 45 pc 1,500 rooms will about ST Network has barred Infosys `1,700 crore. Of this has invited bids from private en- Gfrom bidding for the project to growth and other econometric roughly half of it has tities for “360-degree” profiling of avoid conflict of interest analysis for policy formation. BANK BOARD MEET SKIPS LOAN CONTROVERSY already been deployed taxpayers for early detection of It can also suggest changes in and another half of it will fraud as it seeks to transform into laws, rules/ procedures based on be deployed near completion by FY21. All an end-to-end platform for check- he interested bidder will need he system will take about a fraud detection to plug loopholes the1500rooms are availableby Fy 21." ing GST evasion, from being just Tto have a turnover of `300 crore Tyear to be operational and and identify material/evidences and should have posted profit in leverage existing data pertaining VIKRAMJIT SINGH | PRESIDENT OF LEMON TREE HOTELS a tax collection portal. which may be shared with tax au- The analytics company to be the past three financial years to GST registration thorities for prosecution of fraud- roped in will have the mandate ulent taxpayers. for designing and developing a departments. According to the el- formation, it is expected to reli- To ensure that there is no con- "It is good that we Fraud Analytics System. igibility criteria, the interested ably establish the identity/360 de- flict of interest, the GSTN has ended the fiscal on GST Network has however bidder will need to have a turnover gree view of the taxpayer and key barred Infosys from bidding for a higher generation barred Infosys from bidding for of `300 crore and should have members of its management,” the fraud analytics project. note. With a commitment the project to avoid conflict of in- posted profit in the past three fi- said the RFP. Infosys had in 2015 won the to increase our generation ` output by 40-50 per cent terest. nancial years. Also, it should have It would also establish taxpayer’s 1,380-crore deal for developing by 2025 through green The system will take about a experience in implementing risk profile by analysing infor- and running GSTN's backend soft- and clean source of year to be operational and leverage Advanced Analytics, the GSTN mation on purchasers and sellers ware and hardware. The indirect energy, we have developed a well charted existing data pertaining to GST said in the Request For Proposal as part of returns data, whether the tax reform, GST subsumed over a growth strategy to fulfill it," registration, return filing and e-way (RFP). taxpayer deals with sensitive or dozen local taxes and was rolled out bill, along with the information The fraud analytics company evasion prone commodities, history from July 1, 2017. GSTN has in the PRAVEER SINHA | TATA POWER CEO & MD from other external sources such would be tasked with establish- of the owner of the company as well bid document mandated that the as Financial Intelligence Unit ment of taxpayer’s identity. “Based as rapid change of promoters, bidder should develop adequate PRESS TRUST OF INDIA "The board did not discuss the (FIU), Central Board of Direct on information available within among others. capability for data storage and cal- issue," she said, termed the board "Chinese companies Taxes (CBDT), banks and state tax GSTN as well as third party in- The company, to be appointed for culating complexity of data. Mumbai, May 7: Private sector meeting slated for tomorrow as a have been making lender ICICI Bank Monday re- "routine one" to discuss the growth their presence felt ported a steep 45 per cent plunge strategy for the new fiscal year. in Asia and have set up in March quarter net at `1,142 Kochhar also announced a new offices in major markets Google, Niti join crore, driven down by a `10,000- strategy revolving around "pre- including India. Even crore of fresh slippages due to the serve, change and grow" with tar- though, leasing is still hands to expand largely driven by the US changes in asset classification gets for March 2020 on various and EU based companies in India, Chinese norms. parameters. companies are fast setting up base to take AI ecosystem On a standalone basis, the bank, For the reporting quarter, the advantage of the market size and the currently grappling with allega- bank added `15,737 crore to the accelerated growth of the economy." PRESS TRUST OF INDIA tions of conflicts of interest in- gross non-performing assets list, volving chief executive Chanda including `9,968 crore coming in RAMESH NAIR | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND COUNTRY New Delhi, May 7: Tech giant Kochhar, saw its net profit halving by way of an end to various reg- HEAD, JLL INDIA Google Monday said it has col- to `1,020 crore. ulatory dispensations February laborated with Niti Aayog to focus Asset quality worsened for the 12. on fostering growth for India's bank with the gross NPA ratio The bank's overall exposure to SHORT TAKES nascent artificial intelligence rose marginally to 8.84 per cent but the 40 select accounts referred by (AI) and machine learning (ML) net NPA moved down marginally the Reserve Bank to be resolved ecosystem. to 4.77 per cent. But bank had to under bankruptcy laws is `15,229 Prabhu convenes The two parties will work to- set aside almost three times more crore and it has provided 50 per gether on various initiatives, in- in provisions at `6,625 crore as cent against it, she said. meet to boost exports cluding organising training for slippages soared as against a low The 'drilldown list' of assets in New Delhi: Commerce and Industry relevant government func- `2,898 crore. But that helped the challenging sectors now stands Minister Suresh Prabhu has called a tionaries to introduce them to bank improve its provision cov- at `4,728 crore, down from an open- meeting of various departments, open source AI tools to enable erage ratio to 60.5 per cent from 53 ing balance of over `19,000 crore including finance and textiles, here more effective governance, Google per cent. two years ago, Kochhar said. tomorrow to said in a statement. Kochhar cited the March 28 The gross NPA ratio shot up to discuss ways to Besides, they will award grants board statement rallying behind 8.84 per cent and the net NPA ratio promote exports. and scholarships to researchers, her, a day before the news on the jumped to 4.77 per cent. Kochhar "The meeting scholars and university faculty allegations against her began to said much of the stress from the would deliberate conducting cutting-edge research appear in the media and further changes in regulations is behind upon ways on in the field of AI/ML in India. reports that led to multi-agency the bank and hinted at business as sectoral export The parties will also organise probes, and said she has nothing usual on NPA accretion front from promotion AI/ML study jams for students to add on to the board statement. here onwards. strategy," a and developers based on Google's ministry official Machine Learning Crash Course said. The meeting assumes (MLCC) while a hackathon fo- significance as India's exports dipped after a gap of four months in cused on using AI/ML and open data sets will also be organised Audi A5 forays into Aakash felicitates ex-students March. Exports contracted by 0.66 per cent to USD 29.11 billion due to aimed at solving key challenges negative growth in several key within agriculture, education, POST NEWS NETWORK sectors. Petroleum products, carpet, healthcare, etc in India, the state- jute items, readymade garments, ment said. "AI is going to dis- capital city market Bhubaneswar, May 7: Leading gems and jewellery, iron, ore, meat, rupt the way business is done coaching provider for medical as dairy and poultry products, oil meals and India, in particular, is POST NEWS NETWORK got more space than its predeces- well as engineering entrance and oil seeds were among the uniquely poised in utilising AI to sor,” an official associated with examinations Aakash Institute, products that witnessed a decline innovate for social and inclusive Bhubaneswar, May 7: Audi the sales and marketing said. Bhubaneswar felicitated two of in March. good... Niti's partnership with Bhubaneswar has unveiled the He also said the new car will be its students who excelled in the Google will unlock massive train- second edition of the Audi A5. available within three months of Indian Administrative ing initiatives, support start-ups The new generation is a Sportback waiting period with a price band Examinations. India, WB ink loan deal and encourage AI research and appeared in the Odisha mar- of `54.02 lakh (Bhubaneswar ex- Two students – Subhankar through PhD scholarships, all of ket after adopting a lot of features showroom price) for the non-con- Mohapatra a student of the two- for nutrition mission which contributes to the larger vertible variant and `67.51 lakh for year programme of the 2006 New Delhi: The World Bank will provide idea of a technologically-em- the convertible variant. batch and Abinash Mishra, stu- a USD 200 million loan to help the powered New India," Amitabh The second generation A5 will dent of a one-year programme government achieve its goal of Kant, CEO of Niti Aayog, said. be available only in diesel engine of the 2009 batch – said the guid- reducing stunting in children 0-6 years Rajan Anandan, Vice President option, with seven colour vari- ance they received from the in- of age from 38.4 per cent to 25 per cent (India and South East Asia) at ants as Daytona Grey pearl effect, stitute has enabled them to by the year 2022, a finance ministry Google, said AI will help tackle Moonlight Blue Metallic, Matador achieve success in the IAS ex- A B Singh (C) addresses the gathering at the felicitation ceremony in statement said. "The Government of huge challenges like healthcare, Red metallic, Gotland Green amination. Bhubaneswar, Monday OP PHOTO India signed a loan deal worth USD 200 environmental protection and both from a sedan as well as from Metallic, Navarra Blue Metallic, “I am happy to congratulate million with the World Bank today for other social and developmental a sports car. The predecessor of the Floret Silver Metallic and Argus Subhankar Mohapatra and licitation ceremony. posure. We at Aakash started the National Nutrition Mission problems, while also spur inno- car was launched seven years back Brown Metallic, the official added. Abinash Mishra, our ex-stu- Subhankar Mohapatra with initiatives like ‘Zindagi or (POSHAN Abhiyaan)," it said. The vation for businesses and devel- and was highly appreciated because “The 2 litre TDI engine churns dents, who tasted success in the an all India rank of 46 said they Adyant Super 30’, a zero cost ed- POSHAN Abhiyaan, an overarching opers. of its features and while rechris- out 140KW that is 190 hp of power IAS exam and proved that fi- had received the lesson of per- ucational programme for the scheme for holistic nourishment, was Under the aegis of this pro- tening the German automaker has available with seven speed S tronic nancial constraints cannot hin- severance as well as courage meritorious students who face launched by Prime Minister Narendra gramme, Google will train and in- made the new generation car 15 kg dual clutch transmission,” the of- der the emergence of hidden from the institute. Abinash financial constraints. We offer Modi in March this year at Jhunjhunu, cubate Indian AI start-ups in an lighter than its forerunner. ficial added. The interior of the car talents. We at our institute offer Mishra who bagged the 65th Plus 2 Science education in Rajasthan. A large component of accelerator programme. “We have already started re- is comes with ambient lighting scholarships for meritorious rank said the hard work of the Adyant as well as 100 per cent POSHAN Abhiyaan involves gradual These start-ups will be men- ceiving the second generation of with three colours and 30 combi- students so that they can ap- tutors of the institute brought free Aakash Medical and IIT scaling-up of the interventions supported by the ongoing World Bank tored and coached by Google and A5 series which has come in a nations and has 480 litres of boot pear for medical and engineer- him success and he cracked the coaching,” he said adding that assisted Integrated Child Development its affiliates to enable them to new avatar as the sportback gives capacity to make the second gen- ing examinations,” A B Singh, IIT and IAS examinations. bright students are given free Services (ICDS) Systems Strengthening better leverage AI in their re- it an extraordinary look. The eration car edge past its prede- Director of Aaksh Institute “Odisha has many such tal- accommodation as well as and Nutrition Improvement Project spective business models. newly engineered Audi A5 has cessor, the official added. Bhubaneswar, said during the fe- ented students who need ex- free food. (ISSNIP) to all districts in the country over a 3-year period.

ArcelorMittal gets EC India to have talent surplus of 245 mn workers by 2030: Study nod to acquire Ilva PRESS TRUST OF INDIA GDP of Germany and Japan," the Organisational plus will add to our woes of job- study said. less growth and unemployment," New Delhi: Global steel giant New Delhi, May 7: India is pro- According to the study, India is consulting firm Korn Sud noted. ArcelorMittal Mon day said it has jected to have a skilled labour the only country expected to have Regarding the global trend, received a go-ahead from the Ferry said there is likely surplus of 245 million workers a surplus of highly skilled fi- Korn Ferry said the impact of the European Commission (EC) to by 2030, mainly on the back of to be a talent deficit of acquire Italian steelmaker Ilva. The nancial and business services talent crunch is so significant that approval is a significant milestone in "vast supply of working age citi- labour by 2030. 85.2 million workers by the continued predominance of the transaction to acquire loss- zens", even as most of developed "India is projected to have a 2030 across the 20 major sector powerhouses is in ques- making Ilva and represents a major and developing economies are ex- skilled-labour surplus of around tion, from London as a global fi- step towards closing the deal, which pected to grapple with talent 245.3 million workers by 2030, the developed and nancial services centre to the US is now expected to occur as soon as crunch at that time, says a study. only country in our study ex- as a technology leader to China as possible, the company said in a Organisational consulting firm pected to have a surplus, owing developing economies technology, media, telecommu- twin challenges of employabil- a key manufacturing base. statement. "ArcelorMittal Korn Ferry said there is likely mainly to its vast supply of work- nications (TMT) at 1.3 million ity and job creation should be "As a result, organisations may announces that it has been granted to be a "talent deficit of 85.2 mil- ing-age citizens and government 2030, meaning it has a vast supply and manufacturing at 2.44 mil- dealt with. be prompted to relocate their merger clearance by the EC for AM lion workers" by 2030 across the programmes to boost workers' of working-age citizens. The gov- lion of extra manpower in 12 "The government as well as in- headquarters and operational Investco Italy Srl (AM Investco)'s 20 major developed and develop- skills," it noted. ernment has also been announc- years," the study said. dustry have made significant ef- centres to places where the talent proposed acquisition of Ilva S p A ing economies that were covered While noting that India is ex- ing programmes to boost workers' It also noted that by 2030, all forts to address both issues supply is more plentiful. (Ilva)," it said. EC's merger in the study. pected to overtake China to be- skills and capacities, it added. countries except India would be through programmes like 'Skill Governments will be forced to in- clearance follows the conclusion of "This global skills shortage come the world's most populous "Industries where the talent gripped by TMT talent deficits. India', but we will have to do more vest in improving their people's the Commission's Phase II could result in USD 8.452 trillion country in the next six years, the surplus will be the most visible in Bhavna Sud, Client Partner at to create a competitive advantage skills to avert corporate flight investigation into the proposed in unrealised annual revenue by study said India's median age is India include the financial serv- Korn Ferry India said that while of the surplus manpower we have. and to defend their nations' in- acquisition, it added. 2030 -- equivalent to the combined predicted to be just over 31 by ices with a surplus of 1.1 million, India has a surplus of talent, the If left unchecked, the talent sur- come and status," the study said. P14 TUESDAY | MAY 8 | 2018 | BHUBANESWAR women For you, dear Mom

‘YOGA WORKS LIKE MEDICINE WHEN MEDICINES FAIL,’ SAYS SOUMYA DASH, A WELL-KNOWN YOGA INSTRUCTOR, WHO IS

ALSO OFFERING LESSONS TO CHILDREN TO HELP SOYONG, OP a cake in the evening. Although I cannot THEM NAVIGATE LIFE’S CHALLENGES repay them for their many sacrifices, I will other is always special to all. As try my best to keep them happy the whole we grow up, we get so busy with day.” RASHMI REKHA DAS classes at her Blissful Yoga Centre. That tain a healthy body. Is it really necessary must for them. And that’s why I decided Mour lives that often we are unable Ankita Panigrahi of Bhubaneswar apart, she provides some free classes, for to teach children yoga? Well, the answer to provide free classes to kids. Apart to spend quality time with our moms. said, “Cleaning or Soumya Dash, the excruciat- children in particular. She trains them is yes, if we consider the needs of our time. from deaf and dumb children, I impart Mother’s Day is an opportunity to make the house is a ing pain during her irregular pe- in Ashtanga Yoga and gives diet and I have found that yoga can help counter free yoga training to students of the her feel how special she has been for huge task for Friods was once a nightmare. As lifestyle advice, trying to help them many of today’s tensions. When chil- Madhurmayee Sikhya Niketan where you — always. every mother. On she tried different solutions to deal with achieve their goals. dren learn techniques for relaxation and children of jail inmates study.” Mother’s Day is celebrated on the sec- this Mother’s Day, the problem, she found relief from men- She says, “Children nowadays live inner fulfillment, they can navigate life's Soumya developed an interest in ond Sunday of May every year. Orissa I plan to do all the strual pain through yoga. That got her in a rushed world of busy parents, challenges with a little more ease. Yoga yoga during her schooldays. “When I POST chatted with a few young women cleaning work be- deeply interested in yoga. She started pressure of studies, incessant at an early age encourages was studying in Sri Aurobindo who plan to celebrate the occasion in a fore my mother practicing meditation and pranayama, tasks, video games, malls, and self-esteem and body Purnango Sikhya Kendra, learning big way. starts her day. I and today Soumya is a well-known yoga competitive sports. We usu- awareness with a gymnastics was compulsory. This was Sthitapragyan Nanda of Bhubaneswar, will fix the things she always wanted to instructor. ally do not think of these physical activity that's the first school in the state those days who works in be repaired. I also plan to take her to a Many teenage girls have heavy bleed- as stressful for our kids, noncompetitive. which provided gymnastics classes. I Bangalore, says, beauty parlour for a manicure and pedi- ing and cramps when they have their pe- but often they are. Fostering coopera- found gymnastics interesting. My “A mother’s re- cure and a good haircut. I have tried to riods. This can sometimes lead to other Yoga is no tion and compas- mother, Salala Dalai, used to follow sponsibility does take her to a parlour several times, but health issues. “Yoga can rescue you from longer sion—instead of op- Baba Ramdev’s yoga demonstrations on not end with just she has always cried off. But, this Sunday, the tension of heavy periods,” says position—is a great gift TV. We both used to do pranayama delivering a baby. I want to take her to the best parlour in Soumya in a tete-a-tete with to give our children. every day. I gradually developed a strong She has to bring the city. Besides, I have created a family Orissa POST. “I used to have this prob- Besides, yoga makes bonding with yoga and went to us up until we tree of photographs on a wall at home as lem and during the menstrual cycle, the them stay active and be- Bangalore to be a professional yoga learn to stand on a surprise for her, as she always wanted pain was so unbearable that I could not come more self-aware and instructor,” she says. our own. I wish to do it but didn’t have the time. To cel- even stand up. I would take the day off better learners.” Though yoga is her passion, Soumya we could celebrate every day as Mother’s ebrate the day, we will also go out for from school. Those days used to be the Soumya continues: is also an Odissi dancer, a painter and Day. This year, I have taken three days’ dinner to a nearby restaurant.” most physically and emotionally ex- “Parents send their kids for a writer. “Dancing is my favourite pas- leave to celebrate the occasion with my Lucky Tiwari, 21, said: “Why do we glo- hausting time of the month. With all for dance, music and abacus classes time and I was an approved artiste of mother. I plan to surprise her on Sunday rify mother only on Mother’s Day? I can the pain and discomfort, all I wanted to adults only. to make them all-rounders. In the Doordarshan. Writing is another hobby morning and then take her out for the day. do it every day do was lie down, relax and wish the pain There was a process, kids have to keep up with the because I find it easy to express my feel- My elder sister and I will take her out for with ease. She is would just vanish. I even tried painkillers time when elderly growing competition in schools, stay ings and emotions. I have penned a few lunch. After that, we plan to go shop- the only one in to get rid of the pain, but in vain. However, people used this involved in extracurricular activities short stories which have been published ping. Later, we will go for dinner to a this world I care yoga came to my rescue.” practice to relieve and meet the huge expectations of their in vernacular magazines. I also like gar- popular hotel, before returning home. about. Generally, Soumya, who is now a yoga instruc- stress, cope with de- parents and teachers. For a kid, this is dening. I just can’t sit idle.” We want mom to take a break from house- she is a happy per- tor in Bhubaneswar, teaches regular pression, and main- a lot to handle. That’s why yoga is a Has yoga helped her clients get relief hold work that day.” son, but when she from major health issues? She says, Lopamudra of Cuttack said, “For the is in a bad mood, “There are many clients who have past five years, I I take a step back thanked me for making them better. have been cele- and plan things to Adyashree Rout, librarian at Kamala brating the day cheer her up. Either I keep calling OFFBEAT PROFILE Nehru Women’s College, is one of them. with my mother ‘Mamma’ in the sweetest possible way or Nickname: Pinky When she came to me, she could barely and mother-in-law. I go and give her a hug. This always keep her head upright. After doing yoga, This time, I have works, she says.” Favourite food: Greens and any she is getting better day by day. All I bought two beau- “On Mother’s Day, I buy her favourite fresh food can say is yoga works like medicine tiful sarees for sweets. She doesn’t like me to spend Favourite place: Bali when medicines fail.” them. We have also money on gifts. This Sunday, though, I plan The yoga guru attributes her success arranged a small to get her a music system as a gift. She Inspiration: Father and Hubby to her father Gourahari Dalai, a lyri- get-together at our home. Both families loves music. So, it will be a nice surprise Yoga icon: Baba Ramdev cist and her husband Shakti Ranjan will have lunch together and we will cut for her,” Lucky added. Dash, businessman. “My father and my husband are my inspiration and what- ever I am today is because of them.”

With family Build fond memories with right family trips

If you are planning a trip down south, the scorching heat experienced in the of cultures with numerous complex tales then head to Munnar, a hill station in summer and offer breathtaking mist- defining its history and heritage. Choose Kerala. Apart from visiting the wild sanc- filled and cloudy vistas of the beautiful one of your long weekends to walk down tuary, children can wander around the landscape. history lane and transform your travel lush tea plantations and also learn about Take advantage of your long weekends into authentic experiences. India is dot- tea extraction process. and plan your trip to some of the mon- ted with forts, palaces, and monuments; n Adventure tours: In case you're an soon destinations like Nelliyampathy in uncover the history of these heritage sites adventure freak and love getting drenched Kerala; Coorg in Karnataka; and enrich your holiday experience. Pack in the rains, then head to the hills for an Mahabaleshwar, Lonavala, Bhandardara, your bags and head off to Neemrana fort enthralling monsoon experience. One and Satara in Maharashtra; Bikaner in at 122 km from Delhi and 150 km from of the best seasons to experience the Rajasthan. Make use of the long weekend Jaipur on the Delhi-Jaipur highway or lush greenery and majestic waterfalls in August that comes on account of the Capitol Complex, Chandigarh or the of India's hilly regions is during the Independence Day. Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi, Madhya monsoon. The rains bring respite from nHeritage tours: India is a melting pot Pradesh. IANS

veryone needs rest to rejuvenate. Konkan Coast of western India can be an If an offbeat destination is on your mind, Plan a family trip that suits the larger ideal holiday spot during the long week- then head to Chail, a hill station in Himachal Einterest. From hitting the roads to ex- end. Apart from the 400-year-old Ganesha Pradesh. Trek up to Kali Ka Tibba, relish ploring the mountains and beaches, here's temple, the beautiful village of Velneshwar, hot pakodas on your way and dip your feet a lowdown on the types of trips you can ex- 41 km from the town, boasts of a peace- into cold water. If scenic beauty is on your plore suggested by Raman Narula, Founder, ful, coconut-fringed beach, where one mind, then set off to Puducherry. From Formula Group and Sunil Gupta, Founder can relax. beautiful flower beds and pruned trees, and Director, ExportersIndia.com: n Road trips: Keen to avoid the crowd Puducherry is one of the best drives one n Religious tours: Have you been and escape to the country's quiet corners can go for from Chennai. contemplating a religious trip with your with your couple? Then book your choice n Educational tours: From the hills to parents? Make use of the long weekend of luxury car and enjoy the freedom of the beaches in India, there are several stu- that lies ahead of you. Head to Rishikesh driving wherever you want, whenever you dent-friendly holiday destinations in India. and take a tour of the holy shrines and want, in style and luxury. For those who want For instance, Jaipur offers a lot of inter- witness the everyday evening ceremony to feel involved in the journey, the envi- esting things to do for young and studious of Ganga aarti. Rishikesh will definitely ronment, and the view, it is ideal to take a one in a fun manner. From the forts, mon- refresh your mind and rejuvenate your road trip with your loved one and explore uments, and zoos, Jaipur can be a fun- body. Even Ganpatipule, a town on the a new city or town. filled holiday spot for all. GUERRERO RETURNS P15 Paris Saint Germain midfielder TUESDAY | MAY 8 | 2018 | BHUBANESWAR Marco Verratti feels his teammate Peru football team captain Paolo Guerrero Neymar can become world’s best returned from a six-month doping ban Sunday player in the next three-four years. as Flamengo defeated Internacional 2-0 in “It is Cristiano and Messi now but you have to consider that Neymar Brazil’s Serie A championship. Guerrero was is five years younger to them and given a 12-month ban in December. “I feel like sports despite that he is already a great I deserve this after what I’ve been through in player,” Verratti said the last six months,” Guerrero said

SHORT TAKES INIESTA SIGNS OFF CLASICO WITH 2-2 STALEMATE STALEMATE WITH TORINO

Jeevan-Lopez finishes 2nd New Delhi: India’s Jeevan Napoli assure Juve Nedunchezhiyan and his Spanish BARCA MAINTAIN UNBEATEN RUN partner Enrique Lopez Perez settled for their second successive runners-up AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE finish after losing the final of the of 7th Serie A title Savannah Challenger tennis Barcelona, May 7: Lionel Messi tournament to the pair of Luke weaved his magic to keep 10-man AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE birthday by putting Napoli ahead Bambridge and Akira Santillan. The Barcelona’s unbeaten season alive after 25 minutes after a shocking third seeded Indo-Spanish pair lost 2-6, as a 2-2 draw at the Camp Nou Milan, May 7: Juventus are prac- defensive error by Torino’s Nicolas 2-6 to the unseeded Briton-Australia pair in the summit clash of the USD Sunday left Real Madrid sweating tically assured of winning a sev- Burdisso, with captain Marek 75000 event in Georgia, US. In the over an injury to Cristiano Ronaldo. enth successive Serie A title after Hamsik coming off the bench to previous event at Tallahssee, Jeevan Ronaldo was forced off at half second-placed Napoli were held add a second for the hosts and his and Lopez Perez had lost the final to time after appearing to hurt his 2-2 by Torino Sunday. 100th in Serie A after 71 minutes. Robert Galloway and Denis Kudla. ankle and Real will be hoping their Juventus have a six-point lead But Daniele Baselli pulled the star striker can now recover in in Serie A with two games left to visitors level 10 minutes into the time for the Champions League play. Both teams are equal in head- second half with a dejected Sarri final against Liverpool May 26. to-head clashes but Juventus are burying his head in his hands as Halep leads rankings The challenge from Gerard Pique well ahead of their southern rivals Lorenzo De Silvestri headed in Madrid: Romania’s Simona Halep had come as Ronaldo cancelled on goal difference. seven minutes from time to pull out maintained her top spot in the Women’s out Luis Suarez’s opener before The champions now need just a draw for Torino. Tennis Association (WTA) rankings Sergi Roberto was sent off on the one point to officially retain their “I got angry because I want to released Monday, ahead of Caroline stroke of half time for an alter- crown with games to come against finish the season as well as pos- Wozniacki of Denmark. This week’s cation with Real defender Marcelo. Roma in the Stadio Olimpico and sible,” said the Napoli coach Sarri. ranking list saw no changes in the top Barca, however, took the lead already-relegated Verona in Turin. “We must end the season on a 10, as Spaniard Garbine Muguruza in the second half as Messi scored Torino twice battled back from high. These last two matches are stayed third, while Elina Svitolina of a brilliant individual goal only for a goal down to steal a point from very important because we can Ukraine followed in fourth. Latvian Gareth Bale, who could earlier Maurizio Sarri’s side who had set a new all-time points record for Jelena Ostapenko stood fifth while have been sent off, to have the last been bidding for a first title since this club,” he added. Napoli and Karolina Pliskova of Czech Republic word in a thrilling Clasico, his em- the days of Argentina legend Diego Juventus both won 1-0 away from grabbed the sixth spot. French player phatic strike earning Real a well- Maradona in 1987 and 1990. home against each other this sea- Caroline Garcia, US players Venus Williams, Sloane Stephens and Petra deserved draw. Napoli’s last win was against son, but the Turin giants (61) have Kvitova of Czech Republic grabbed the Ronaldo’s injury, however, cou- Juventus in Turin two weeks ago. a considerable edge over Napoli (45) seventh to 10th positions respectively. pled with Barcelona avoiding de- Dries Mertens celebrated his 31st in terms of goal difference. feat, despite playing a man down DEADLY DUO: Lionel Messi runs towards Luis Suarez for celebration after scoring Barcelona’s second goal against for the whole of the second half, will Real Madrid at Camp Nou, Sunday mean the Catalans depart the hap- Nadal remains on top pier side. minutes. Suarez swept the ball out enough to head back into the six- away from Varane but his shot was Madrid: Spain’s Rafael Nadal remained Ernesto Valverde’s men, already to the right where Sergi drove for- yard box, where Ronaldo bundled parried away by Keylor Navas. in the No.1 spot in the men’s crowned champions, are now three ward, ignored Messi’s run to the home. Real’s goal in the 72nd minute Association of Tennis Professionals matches away from becoming the near post, and returned the cross Eight minutes into the second pe- came out of the blue as Bale raced (ATP) world singles rankings released first team ever to finish a 38-game deep to Suarez who finished into riod, Suarez’s blatant kick on onto Asensio’s pass and whipped the Monday with 8,770 points while La Liga season unbeaten. the bottom corner with a won- Raphael Varane went unpunished ball first-time into the top corner. Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov jumped to Andres Iniesta overcame, or derful volley. and from there it was all about Real should have had a late the fourth spot. Nadal kept his place perhaps ignored, a niggling calf The lead, however, lasted four Messi. He skipped away first from penalty when Alba cleared out atop the rankings after winning the problem to play his 38th and final minutes. Just as Suarez initiated Ramos, and then Casemiro, before Marcelo but referee Alejandro Jose Barcelona Open. Swiss legend Roger Clasico. Iniesta went off to a stand- his goal, so did Ronaldo, a neat firing into the bottom corner. Hernandez Hernandez somehow Federer stayed in second place, ahead ing ovation in the second half. backheel freeing Toni Kroos, who Iniesta went off just before the decided the challenge was clean. of Alexander Zverev in third. After Barca exploded out of the blocks found Karim Benzema at the back hour and Messi could have put It was the final controversy of a sur- KILLER BLOW: Napoli captain Marik Hamsik looks a dejected figure as Lorenzo losing in the Istanbul Open round of 16 and they were ahead within 10 post. The Frenchman was cool Barca out of sight soon after. He sped prisingly heated derby. De Silvestri (R) celebrates the late equaliser for Torino, Sunday last week, Croatia’s Marin Cilic fell to fifth place. Argentina’s Juan Martín del Potro, Austrian Dominic Thiem, South African Kevin Anderson, John Isner of Shooter Heena CHELSEA SCRAPE PAST LIVERPOOL IN PREMIER LEAGUE US and Belgian David Goffin grabbed sixth to 10th places respectively. confident ahead of ISSF World Cup Rousing home farewell for Wenger as Arsenal win Nuremberg promoted REUTERS Aubameyang again and Alex Berlin: Nuremberg wrapped up their INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE Iwobi (64th) put the game well be- promotion into the German football top London, May 7: Arsenal man- yond Burnley’s reach. Burnley, division Bundesliga after grabbing a New Delhi, May 7: After bagging ager Arsene Wenger signed off in who narrowly avoided relega- crucial 2-0 victory over Sandhausen at a gold and silver in the Gold Coast style as the Gunners thrashed tion last season but are now THANK YOU ALL the 33rd round of Bundesliga’s second Commonwealth Games, pistol Burnley 5-0 in his last Premier preparing for their first season FOR HAVING ME division. Nuremberg got the promotion shooter Heena Sidhu is confident League home game Sunday with of European football since 1967, FOR SUCH A LONG for the eighth time into the top flight, of doing well at the ISSF Shooting the kind of dominant perform- with qualification for the Europa TIME. I KNOW which is a new record, as their World Cup in Munich, May 22-29. ance he would have wanted after League, had been hoping before THAT’S NOT EASY. advantage atop the standings is Heena, 28, won a gold in the 22 years in charge. the game to pull level on 57 points sufficient to secure their first division ABOVE ALL I AM, 25 metre pistol event setting up a Wenger was given a guard of with Arsenal. LIKE YOU, AN status with one round to spare after Commonwealth Games record honour from both teams and the Instead, the result means the ARSENAL FAN the win Sunday. Nuremberg reaped a 2- in April and a silver in the 10 match officials before kick-off, Gunners will finish the season in 0 victory away, as goals from Hanno metre air pistol event making it and received roars of support sixth place, with Burnley one ARSENE WENGER Behrens and Tim Leibold were enough a grand double. throughout the match from the place behind them in seventh. to edge out Sandhausen. “I will be training in Pforzheim home fans, most of whom had After the game the Arsenal “He has built the Arsenal that from May 8 to 21 and will also donned their complimentary red team and staff formed another we know and love today. He has play a practice match May 13. “Merci Arsene” T-shirts. guard of honour to say farewell changed the face of football in this Kenya replace SA Then we have the World Cup at Arsenal’s January record sign- to Wenger and captain Per country. Hundreds of players the end of this month,” Heena ing, Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick Mertesacker, who will manage the New Delhi: Kenya was roped in Monday owe their careers to him,” Wilson as a replacement for South Africa in said ahead of her departure to Aubameyang (14th, 75th), opened club’s academy next season. told the crowd, all standing for the the forthcoming Intercontinental Cup Germany. the scoring at the Emirates sta- Former Arsenal and Scotland occasion. after the South African Football “My main focus is on being dium. Alexander Lacazette then goalkeeper Bob Wilson then led Later, an Olivier Giroud header Federation expressed its inability to consistent. I did well at the doubled the lead for the Gunners the tributes to Wenger on the helped Chelsea raise some hope participate in the tournament. Apart Commonwealth Games and also Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick just before half time. pitch, backed by huge letter- of a top four finish in the Premier Arsene Wenger holds the gold from host India and Kenya from the the World Cup in Korea after that. Aubameyang celebrates his goal against Later, second half strikes from boards spelling out “Merci League with a 1-0 win over trophy, his farewell gift, aloft at CAF region, the Intercontinental Cup, In fact, if you look at the scores, Burnley, Sunday Sead Kolasinac (54th), Arsene”. Liverpool at the Stamford Bridge. London, Sunday which will kick-off at the Mumbai there was an improvement from Football Arena June 1, will also have the Commonwealth Games but I representation in the form of New could not get any medal in Korea.” Zealand from the Oceania region, and Chinese Taipei from the AFC region. A DAY TO REMEMBER FOR Man U thankful of The tournament is being organised to strengthen India’s preparation for the AFC Asian Cup in UAE 2019. JASON AT WELLS FARGO support for Fergie Maiden ATP title AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Istanbul: Japan’s Taro Daniel grabbed Miami, May 7: Australia’s Jason his first ATP title after beating Tunisian Day birdied two of the last three London, May 7: Manchester Malek Jaziri 7-6(6-4), 6-4 in the Istanbul Open final here Sunday. Daniel, who holes Sunday to capture the Wells United thanked well wishers from entered the tournament ranked 114th, Fargo Golf Championship, col- around the football world for show- and Jaziri, ranked 78th, were both lecting his 12th career US PGA ing their support for legendary competing in their first ATP final. title and second of the year. Day, former manager Alex Ferguson fol- Enroute to the final Jaziri had defeated Heena Sidhu is aiming for a medal the 2015 PGA Championship win- lowing an emergency surgery for World No.4 Marin Cilic and started the at the ISSF Shooting World Cup ner, held off Americans Aaron brain haemorrhage. Man U have offered no match strongly and served for the first Wise and Nick Watney with a final- Considered the most success- set with a score of 5-4 but his 25-year- “I have noticed in my per- round two-under par 69 to finish ful manager in the history of update on Ferguson’s old opponent stepped up to level the formance that I have been having 72 holes on 12-under 272 for a two- British football, the 76-year-old condition since saying a scores, eventually forcing a tiebreak one or two good series and then stroke victory at Quail Hollow golf Fergie, as Ferguson popularly and win the set. it is followed by a bad series. So course. known as, won 38 major trophies procedure on the I have to naturally work on my in just over 26 years in charge of haemorrhage Saturday consistency. Shooting as a sport United, including 13 Premier had gone very well Zverev triumphs has changed now and now we Aditi impresses League titles, two Champions shoot 7-8 days in a row so being League titles and five FA Cups be- Texas: Young Indian golfer Aditi Munich: Mischa Zverev defended his focused and consistent is impor- fore retiring in 2013. to thank its friends in the wider title German Munich Open title after Ashok notched up her second suc- tant,” she added. cessive top-10 finish by finishing United have offered no update football world for the countless easing past Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-3, Heena started her career in 10 MOMENT OF JOY: Jason Day poses with the Wells Fargo Golf Championship on Ferguson’s condition since say- messages of support that have been 6-3 in an all-German clash final here, Tied-sixth at the Volunteers of metre pistol shooting but also America LPGA Texas Classic here, winner’s trophy at Miami, Sunday ing a procedure on the haemor- conveyed following the news that Sunday. Kohlschreiber was chasing his took up 25 metre sport in 2017 rhage Saturday had gone very Sir Alex Ferguson underwent emer- fourth title from six finals but Zverev Monday. The tournament, cut short and has since been training with putt at the par-4 16th and bounced time major winner Phil Mickelson well but that a period of inten- gency surgery on Saturday evening,” played too powerfully from the to 36 holes because of rain and baseline to wrap up his first title of the coach-and-husband Ronak Pandit. weather, had Aditi setting the club- his tee shot into the flagstick at the on 277 with US compatriot Peter sive care is needed to optimise his United said in a statement. year and the seventh ATP title of his “It is difficult doing three cate- house target as she played her sec- par-3 17th before a tap-in birdie. He Uihlein and England’s Paul Casey. recovery. “As well as being uppermost in career. Both players hold onto serve gories, 10m air pistol, 25m sport ond and final round in 5-under 66 to sank a seven-footer for par at 18 to Masters champion Patrick Reed However, United thanked the the thoughts of our own players, until the seventh game before Zverev and team event and all of them finish at 7-under 135. win by two. “This is probably one was eighth on 278. many well wishers, including from past and present, Sir Alex has utilised a break point to grab a 4-3 lead require time and lot of focus. of the best wins I’ve ever had be- Meanwhile, Tiger Woods a the likes of rival managers Arsene been the subject of many warm and the first set. Zverev continued his Earlier I had 2-3 day rest between The 30-year-old Aussie stum- cause of how hard everything was 14-time major champion strug- Wenger, Pep Guardiola and Jurgen and touching comments from other form in the second set too and hardly my events but now I shoot almost bled with back-to-back bogeys and today (Monday),” Day said. gled to fire a 3-over 74, his first Klopp, who spoke of their admi- clubs, governing bodies and in- gave any chance to Kohlschreiber to all the days of the tournament,” fell level with Wise with four holes American Bryson DeChambeau birdie-less round since 2014, to ration for Ferguson. dividuals in the beautiful game,” smooth away to the title. AGENCIES Heena stated. remaining but sank a 10-foot birdie finished fourth on 276 while five- finish on 286. “Manchester United would like the statement added. sports P16 TUESDAY | MAY 8 | 2018 | BHUBANESWAR

TODAY’S MATCH RAHANE TO LEAD IN HISTORIC TEST AGAINST AFGHANISTAN BCCI CONFIRMATION RR vs KXIP Time: 8pm India will not play Telecast: Star Sports channels SHREYAS MAY REPLACE SHORT TAKES D/N Test in Australia Ronchi, McClenaghan PRESS TRUST OF INDIA CA wanted the opening Test at KOHLI FOR AFGHAN TEST Adelaide from December 6-10 to be in World XI squad New Delhi, May 7: The BCCI a pink ball Test match. “I am di- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA the Oval from May 11-14. of 53.90 means that Iyer could has officially informed Cricket rected to say by the CoA that India Dubai: The New Zealand pair of Luke “There was a bit of wrong find a place in the squad. But Australia (CA) that India will not would begin to play in the format Ronchi and Mitchell McClenaghan Bangalore, May 7: Virat communication in some sec- with Murali Vijay, Shikhar play any day/night Test match on only in about a year’s time. Under complete the ICC World XI (WXI) line-up Kohli’s maiden county sojourn tions of media. Pujara was al- Dhawan, KL Rahul, their tour Down Under at the end the circumstances, I regret to say for the fund-raising T20I against the West might pave the way for Shreyas ways going to play the Test Cheteshwar Pujara and skip- of this year. that the proposed D/N Test can- Indies at Lords May 31, the ICC said Iyer’s entry into the Indian match against Afghanistan. per Rahane being certainties While CA not be played and Monday. Wicketkeeper-batsman Ronchi squad for the one-off Test Ditto for Ishant Sharma,” the in the playing XI, Iyer will were insistent on all Tests will and fast bowler McClenaghan join a host of stars who have already confirmed their against Afghanistan starting BCCI official said. have to fight for his place having a pink have to have the participation in the Lord’s match, which is June 14, when the national se- As far as Kohli’s replace- along with Rohit Sharma, ball Test, which conventional being organised to raise funds for stadia lection committee meets to ment is concerned, the pat- who has had a mediocre Test has been a con- structure,” in the Caribbean which were damaged due pick a host of squads here tern of selection by the current record so far. vention for all INDIA WOULD Choudhary to hurricanes last year. The team, to be Tuesday. panel, led by MSK Prasad, in- The selectors will also an- touring teams for BEGIN TO PLAY IN wrote in his e- led by England’s limited overs captain Eoin Kohli, who will be playing dicates that Iyer could be in the nounce the squads for the lim- the past few THE FORMAT ONLY mail to for Surrey for the entire month running for his Test debut ited-overs leg of the UK tour years but the Sutherland. Morgan, includes Hardik Pandya and IN ABOUT A YEAR’S Dinesh Karthik (both India), Shahid Afridi of June, will also miss the two against Afghanistan. along with the India A tour Indian board has Last week, and Shoaib Malik (both Pakistan), Shakib T20 Internationals against “We have like for like re- of England, where a few Test made it clear that TIME. I REGRET TO Sutherland had Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal (both Ireland in Dublin at the end of placements. For Kohli, it has specialists will be included they will not de- SAY THAT THE told a radio sta- Bangladesh), Thisara Perera (Sri Lanka) that month. been Iyer. For Jadeja, its Axar for early acclimatisation. viate from the PROPOSED D/N tion in Australia and Rashid Khan (Afghanistan). While Ajinkya Rahane is Patel, for Hardik Pandya, it is For the two-match T20 series, traditonal red- TEST CANNOT BE that India’s re- set to lead the Indian team for Vijay Shankar. So you cannot most of the players of the ball matches. PLAYED AND ALL luctance to play the Test match, Rohit Sharma miss the pattern,” a selection Nidahas Trophy team are With Indian TESTS WILL HAVE the pink ball Test AIFF eyes U-17 is likely to be in-charge during committee member said. likely to be retained. Veteran team manage- TO HAVE THE was primarily be- the Ireland leg with Kohli tak- The selectors had picked Ambati Rayudu’s current ment, headed by CONVENTIONAL cause of their WC participation ing over at the start of July, a Iyer as Kohli’s cover during the IPL form could also be up for chief coach Ravi STRUCTURE urge to win the New Delhi: The All India Football Federation BCCI official stated. Dharamsala Test against discussion. Shastri, inti- AMITABH CHOUDHARY I series. Australia is trying to field India’s U-16 team in a four- It is understood that Australia in 2017. Kohli had sus- Youngsters Prithvi Shaw, mating the BCCI ACTING SECRETARY have not lost a nation tournament in Japan, aiming to barring Kohli, almost all tained a shoulder injury then. Shubman Gill and Shivam Committee of single Test match mould it into a battle-hardened outfit good the Test team regulars Iyer, however, didn’t find a Mavi are likely to find a place Administrators under lights enough to qualify for the FIFA U-17 World will be in action against place in the playing XI as in the India A team coached by (CoA) that the team will take at played at home. Cup in 2019. According to AIFF general Afghanistan. Cheteshwar Kuldeep Yadav made his debut Rahul Dravid. The India A least 18 months to prepare for the On the other hand, among secretary Kushal Das, the age-group Pujara and Ishant Sharma and had a successful outing. tour of England will begin D/N Test, acting secretary Amitabh Indian players, only Cheteshwar tournament in Japan is being planned on are expected to come back However, with an aggre- with an ODI tri-series against Choudhary was told to pass on Pujara and Murali Vijay have the lines of the Intercontinental Cup for the Shreyas Iyer may find a place in the Indian Test from England after Yorkshire’s gate of 3989 runs in 46 first- England Lions (A team) and the message to CA chief execu- played D/N pink ball matches in senior team, which will take place in June squad for his brilliant domestic form away game against Surrey at class matches at an average West Indies A, from June 22. tive James Sutherland. Duleep Trophy. in Mumbai. “The target is to do well in the AFC U-16 Championships, where the top four teams get direct tickets to the next U- 17 World Cup. So, we are trying to build a Tye doesn’t strong team that can perform well at the SRH pip RCB in thrilling tie AFC Championships,” Das informed. Royals desperate have ego issues on getting hit PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Milorad to officiate to change fortune Hyderabad, May 7: Sunrisers Champions League final PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Hyderabad (SRH) put up a won- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA derful all-round performance to Nyon: Serb referee Milorad Mazic has been New Delhi, May 7: For someone beat Royal Challengers Bangalore appointed to officiate the UEFA Champions Jaipur, May 7: who has to deal with no less than (RCB) by five runs in an IPL-XI League final pitting Real Madrid against Languishing at the bottom Chris Gayle in the nets, Australian encounter here, Monday. Liverpool May 26 in Kiev, the Union of of the table, Rajasthan speedster Andrew Tye says it is Chasing a modest target of 147, European Football Associations (UEFA) Royals (RR) need noth- best to keep the ego aside while RCB were restricted to 141/6 in announced Monday. Mazic, 45, has been an ing less than a miracle bowling in the T20 format where their 20 overs. RCB skipper Virat international referee since 2009, and this to remain in contention even the best can be taken to Kohli (39) was the top scorer while season was in charge of five Champions for the IPL play-offs cleaners on a regular basis. Bangladeshi all-rounder Shakib League and two Europa League matches. when they take on “I bowl to Chris (Gayle) in the Al Hasan (2/36) bowled for the Mazic is among those appointed to referee Kings XI Punjab nets and that is challenging hosts. the upcoming 2018 FIFA World Cup. He (KXIP) in a do-or-die enough,” the 31-year-old Kings Earlier put into bat, SRH skip- officiated the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup final as well as three Euro 2016 games. battle, here Tuesday. XI Punjab speedster said in jest per Kane Williamson (56, 39b, 5x4, Real Madrid have fond memories of Mazic Three consecutive de- during an interaction. 2x6) struck a vital half century from the last time he officiated a Los feats have more or less before pace duo of Mohammed sealed their fate and for things You will get hit for Siraj (3/25) and Tim Southee (3/30) Blancos match, when they prevailed 3-2 sixes in T20s, but over Sevilla in the Spain Super Cup. to turn around for the Royals, joined hands to help RCB bundle every aspect of their game you can’t react out the SRH for a modest 146. needs to improve and click for emotionally. The nature of SRH did not have the best of them. They are taking on third- the format is like that. You starts as they lost openers Alex Marquez claims placed Punjab just a day after can limit the damage by Hales (five) and Shikhar Dhawan Spanish GP title losing to them by six wickets in executing your plans well (13) early. To make matters worse Indore, where neither the for the hosts, Manish Pandey (five) ANDREW TYE Jerez (Spain): A masterful performance by bowlers nor the batsmen could too didn’t last long, handing out a Marc Marquez at the Circuito de Jerez- do a convincing job. simple catch to Kohli off Yuzvendra Angel Nieto earned him and the Repsol The lackluster performance “You can’t take things per- Chahal (1/25) in the ninth over. Honda Team a second consecutive win by their batsmen and bowlers have MAN IN FORM: Pacer Jofra Archer sonally in this format. You will get Thereafter, Williamson and and leadership in both the Rider and will be key to Rajasthan Royals’ Constructor Classifications in the MotoGP. landed them in a position where hit for a six but you can’t react Shakib (35, 32b, 5x4) stitched 64 This was the 63rd win of Marquez’s career they need to win all their remain- bowling against Kings XI Punjab at emotionally. The nature of this for- runs for the fourth wicket to keep and his 37th in MotoGP (equalling Mike ing games and also pray for Jaipur, Tuesday mat is such that you are always the hosts afloat. While Shakib Hailwood’s mark in the premier class), and favourable results in order to qual- at risk of being hammered. played the second fiddle, SRH skipper Kane Williamson plays a shot during his innings against RCB success on a track where he has always ify for the play-offs. On the other hand, the visitors “You can limit the damage by Williamson showcased his class at Hyderabad, Monday struggled. On the other hand, a turn-six The hosts are back on their are back to winning ways after executing your plans the best you striking the balls to all parts of race incident on lap 18 prevented Dani home turf, where they have an emphatic triumph over the can,” Tye allowed a peek into his the ground without taking any later caught by Yadav at deep- another quick delivery. Pedrosa from fighting for a podium finish recorded two of their three vic- Royals and would look to consol- mindset before he goes onto bowl. undue risk. square leg off Southee’s bowling. If that was not enough, the final that was clearly within his reach. The tories, but they need to start afresh. idate their position in the top-four. “Besides Gayle, you got so many Wlliamson brought up his fifth Yusuf Pathan (12) then found over from Southee accounted for incident also involved Jorge Lorenzo and Average performance by cap- Though they rely heavily on dangerous players even in other half century of the tournament in the fence twice off Southee in the three Sunrisers’ wickets – two Andrea Dovizioso. Pedrosa escaped a tain Ajinkya Rahane and below- good partnerships between Chris teams. You got Kohli (Virat) and 35 balls. But just when it was time same over before perishing in the runs outs in the form of Rashid heavy high-side without major injury, but par show of English all-rounder Gayle and KL Rahul the likes of AB (de Villiers), Rohit (Sharma) for Williamson to accelerate, the next over, cleaned up by Siraj. Khan and Bhuvneshwar Kumar he suffered a hard blow to his right hip. Ben Stokes and Rahul Tripathi Mayank Agarwal and Karun Nair and Suryakumar (Yadav). There Kiwi departed, holing out to After being clobbered for a six and then a LBW dismissal of has hurt them badly and the hosts have been able to contribute hand- are always different guys you Mandeep Singh at deep midwicket by Wriddhiman Saha (six) in Sandeep Sharma from the final need all these batsmen to fire. somely. Their bowling too has the have not seen and they can sur- square-leg off Umesh Yadav (1/36) the same over, Siraj got his man delivery of the innings. Breather for Bagan as West Indian bowler Jofra Archer, variety with old warhorse Ravi prise you. And there are guys in the 16th over. when he went through the de- Brief scores: SRH 146 (Kane ` though, has been impressive and the Ashwin, Axar Patel and the new you have seen a lot of but they are Soon after Williamson’s dis- fence of the right-hander, who Williamson 56; Mohammed SIraj club boss donates 1cr only saving grace for them while ex- sensation from Afghanistan so good that you can’t get them out. missal, it was left to a set Shakib was trying for a unorthodox 3/25, Tim Southee 3/30) bt RCB Kolkata: In a state of turmoil with their pensive pacer Jaydev Unadkat has Mujeeb Ur Rahman, proving more It is always a challenge,” he ex- to up the ante but the Bangladeshi shot towards fine-leg leaving 141/6 (Virat Kohli 39; Shakib Al players not receiving salaries, Mohun Bagan been a complete let-down. than handful for the opponent. plained further. all-rounder too departed an over his all three stumps open, with Hasan 2/36) by five runs. got a breather Monday with their president Swapan Sadhan Bose promising to donate one crore rupees to clear the dues on CONVINCING VICTORY Odisha teams win urgent basis. The players have not received Warner, Bancroft may payments for the last three months, while the club is unable to decide on the squad in basketball meet for the upcoming season. To make matters worse there’s been an internal squabbling Maria books Kristina date POST NEWS NETWORK return to cricket in July among some office bearers. “We might AGENCIES The win over Begu has her ten- have many differences but that should not tatively rising back up to World Cuttack, May 7: Odisha boys’ and AGENCIES affect the players who bring glory and Madrid, May 7: Maria No.46, with a return to the top 40 girls’ teams registered compre- laurels to our club,” Bose wrote to general Sharapova looks to be coming for the first time since 2016 pos- hensive victories in their re- Sydney, May 7: Australia’s banned secretary Anjan Mitra in an email, which into the form that took her to sible should she reach the quar- spective categories on the inau- cricketers David Warner and was circulated to the media. a Mutua Madrid Open title terfinals. gural day of the 69th National Cameron Bancroft could return to back in 2014, surging through Standing between the unseeded Junior Basketball Championships cricket as early as July as they a 7-5, 6-1 win over Irina- Russian and a second WTA quar- at Ludhiana, Monday. are considering playing Top End’s Harbhajan launches Camelia Begu to reach the terfinal of 2018 is Kristina The boys’ team overpowered Strike League in Australia’s his weekly talk show round of 16 here Monday. Mladenovic, finalist in Madrid Andhra Pradesh 54-36 in their Northern Territory. Cameron Bancroft (L) and David Warner Battling through a tight last year. The Frenchwoman out- campaign opener. They will face After the trio of Steve Smith, Pune: Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh opening set, Sharapova rallied lasted Zhang Shaui in three Jammu & Kashmir in their next Warner and Bancroft were caught the banned players to begin their announced Monday the launch of ‘Quick from a break down and 3-1 sets and defeated Sharapova in round match, Tuesday. Meanwhile, in the ball-tampering scandal, journey back to the top-flight Heal Bhajji Blast with CSK’, a weekly talk deficit, completing the come- their last meeting at the 2017 the state eves defeated Uttarakhand Cricket Australia’s sanctions pre- cricket. show featuring top cricketers from India back with a thrilling set point Porsche Tennis Grand Prix. 82-65 in their campaign opener vented them from playing inter- “Once the sanctions were handed and aboard. During the launch, Harbhajan that featured both combatants Later on the day, former World and they will meet Telangana in national and Australian domes- down by Cricket Australia and the fielded questions from journalists about at their very best. The five-time No.1 Serbian Novak Djokovic , a their next round, Tuesday. tic cricket, however, did not bar dust had settled, I reached out to this latest undertaking. The talk show will Grand Slam champion only grew two-time former champion, edged Sailesh selected them from playing club cricket. Cricket Australia and then the have Harbhajan in a candid conversation stronger from there, channeling past Japanese Kei Nishikori to Sailesh Kumar Ivatory of While Bancroft is closer to playing players’ managers to give them with his Chennai Super Kings (CSK) that momentum into a decisive win 7-5, 6-4 in a men’s first-round Cuttack has been selected Monday in the league, NT cricket chief the opportunity to play some cricket colleagues on subjects ranging from cricket second set to win 20 of the final 22 match. Djokovic took a big step for the National Open Taikwondo confirmed that they are in talks over the winter,” Morrison added. to personal life and anecdotes. “Whenever interviewed, most cricketing stars appear points to secure a 92 minute victory in the right direction by hit 26 Championships in Pune, May 10- with Warner too. “One of the great advantages we very graceful and poised, but anyone who’s on Court Manolo Santana. winners in long baseline rallies 14. He is the only player from the NT Cricket chief executive Joel have up here is that we have a been anywhere near a dressing room Sharapova struck 21 winners to improve to 12-2 lifetime against Cuttack Taikwondo Sports Morrison confirmed they’ve also winter competition which pro- knows how far from reality that actually is,” to 24 unforced errors and con- 2014 finalist Nishikori, who had Association (CTSA) to take part in had discussions with Warner to vides playing opportunities year- Harbhajan said. “Pranks and wisecracks verted five of 10 break points. reached the Madrid (or better) in the five-day meet. Besides Sailesh, play in Northern Territory’s ver- round. We offered them the op- are a part and parcel of their interactions While Begu could often match the each of the past five years. The Srikanta Parida is the only other sion of the Big Bash. Morrison portunity to help them get back and with each other. This unseen facet is what I Russian’s power, she was less 10th seed will next play Daniil member of the association to be also added that the league, fea- play if they wanted to pick up the want to bring to Indian audiences through Maria Sharapova in action against successful off the ground with six Medvedev of Russia or Great part of the meet as Parida has turing both T20 and 50-over games, bat sooner rather than later,” the show,” he added. AGENCIES Irina-Camelia Begu at Madrid, Monday winners to 19 unforced errors. Britain’s Kyle Edmund, Wednesday. been selected as an official. could be the perfect platform for Morrison signed off.

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