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BALANCING ACT NO MARTYRS’ DAY CHINA’S TIT FOR TAT Paatal Lok actor Anindita Bose says her For the first time, no official function was held to Beijing announced sanctions against US officials in heart is in Mumbai while the commemorate the Martyrs’ Day observed retaliation for measures announced by Washington last week mind is in Kolkata LEISURE | P2 July 13 every year in J&K TWO STATES | P7 INTERNATIONAL | P10

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SHORT TAKES CBSE XII RESULTS FabiFlu price cut Govt tweaks norms New Delhi: Glenmark Bhubaneswar pass rate 91.46 % Pharmaceuticals has announced that it has commenced a Post Marketing Surveillance (PMS) POST NEWS NETWORK study on FabiFlu to closely Girls outshine boys; no merit list monitor the efficacy and safety of Bhubaneswar, July 13: NEW DELHI: Girls outshone boys in the Class 12 examination, the drug in 1000 COVID patients for home quarantine The CBSE Class XII pass results of which were announced by the Central Board of that are prescribed with the oral percentage of the Secondary Education (CBSE) Monday, recording an increase of antiviral. Further, Glenmark has Bhubaneswar region stood over 5 per cent in pass percentage against last year. The board announced a price reduction of 27 POST NEWS NETWORK at 91.46 per cent. The city- decided against coming up with any merit list amid the excep- per cent for FabiFlu. The new MRP based BJEM School had a Students celebrate their success 616 NEW CASES IN STATE; TOLL UP BY 6 tional circumstances arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic. is `75 per tab from the earlier after the announcement of Bhubaneswar, July 13: The state good show, both in Science The board also decided to replace the term "fail" with "essen- `103 per tab. The price reduction he COVID-19 death toll in the state rose to 70 with six more people succumb- government Monday changed the and Commerce streams. CBSE's Class 12 results, at a tial repeat". Accordingly, the term "fail" will not figure in result has been made possible through T ing to the virus, even as 616 fresh cases pushed the state's tally to 13,737, a COVID-19 treatment guidelines al- Out of 127 students who school in Moradabad documents issued to the candidates as well as those hosted on benefits gained from higher yields health department official said Monday. Four deaths were reported from Ganjam lowing home isolation for asymp- appeared for Science, 10 the board website. Girls outperformed boys by 5.96 per cent. and better scale, as both the API district, the state’s coronavirus hotspot, while Khurda and Cuttack accounted for tomatic patients and those with secured 95 per cent and above, 43 scored 90 per cent and While the pass percentage of girls is 92.15 per cent, that of and formulations are made at the remaining fatalities, he said. "Regret to inform the demise of six COVID posi- milder symptoms who do not have above. The school recorded cent per cent pass. KS Chetan boys is 86.19 per cent, this year. The transgenders have record- Glenmark’s facilities in India, the tive patients while under treatment," the department said. Many of the deceased co-morbidities. with 96.6 per cent was the school topper in Science. ed a pass percentage of 66.67 per cent. The overall pass per- benefits of which are being passed were suffering from diabetes, hypertension and other ailments. Of the 616 fresh Announcing this, Chief Secretary In Commerce, 67 students appeared for the test centage increased by 5.38 per cent as against last year. P9 on to patients in the country. cases, 415 were detected among those in quarantine, while 201 are local-contact Asit Tripathy said the state gov- infections, he said. Ganjam reported 283 of the fresh cases, followed by Koraput. out of which seven secured 90 per cent and above. ernment took this decision as a Sidhant Das with 96.2 per cent was the topper in was 97.6 per cent secured by Adyasa Jena in Science. majority of COVID-19 patients have patients with co-morbidities, lung, Commerce. In total, 50 students secured 90 per cent Priyanshu Pranay, Swati Nath and Sougat Satapathy 2 Jaish men killed mild symptoms and do not need NEW RULES liver and heart disease patients and above in aggregate. The school management con- grabbed the joint second position by scoring 97 hospitalization. He said the change n Home isolation for asymptomatic cannot opt for home isolation, if gratulated the students for their success and thanked per cent each. In Commerce, Sanjana Parija topped Srinagar: Two Jaish-e-Mohammad followed the receipt of new guide- COVID 19 patients allowed tested positive,” he said. The gov- teachers and staff for their sincere efforts. The web- the school by scoring 93.4 per cent. (JeM) militants, including a lines issued by the Centre. ernment allowed corporate houses site crashed a few minutes after the results were de- JNV students had a pass percentage of 98.70 percent Pakistani, were killed while a n Cancer, HIV, transplant, elderly “We have new norms on COVID- and other institutions to keep asymp- clared which was fixed after a few hours. while KV students got 98.62 percentage and private woman was injured during a gun patients now covered under this 19 treatment from the WHO and tomatic patients on their campuses In SAI International School, Ashutosh Panigrahi got schools got 88.22 per cent. battle between the ultras and n Posters of home isolation to be the Centre for mild and asympto- (in isolation) if members from their 98.4 per cent and became the Science topper. Richa security forces in Anantnag fixed on the doors/houses of patients district of Jammu and Kashmir on matic cases. We have decided to intuitions test positive. Roy Choudhary got 98.6 per cent in Commerce Monday, police said. One of the allow home isolation of asympto- Civic bodies, ECoR, Jharsuguda while Sanskriti Patnaik of got 98.8 per cent in hu- slain militants has been identified matic and mild patients in urban Many also take self medication to airport, all ports, PSUs, CISF, BSF, manities. as Nasir alias Shahbaz alias Baz areas. This will also include divi- suppress development of symp- CRPF, NDRF, Odisha Police and all In Mother’s Public School, Atishma Aishwarya Bai, a police spokesman said, sional, sub divisional and block toms,” he said, adding the decision universities, religious institutions, got 97.6 per cent in Science and was the school adding he is a Pakistan resident headquarter towns,” Tripathy said. can also help the patients reduce RWAs and NGOs can keep their em- topper. In Science, 52.4 per cent of students got and an 'A' category militant. The He said the state survey of COVID chances of secondary infections ployees on campus. An adult care- above 90 per cent. In Commerce, Priyanshi identity of the other militant is yet 19 patients has revealed new facts developed from hospitals. giver will be entrusted with the task Agarwal got 97.6 per cent. 42 per cent of stu- to be ascertained. Security forces which propelled the government The new norms however bar cer- to act as a bridge between the gov- dents got above 90 per cent. In humanities, had launched a cordon and to take such a decision. “Our sur- tain categories of patients who ernment and the patient. It has also Abhijeet Pandab secured 97.8 per cent. Girls search operation early Monday in vey claims that many asympto- cannot avail the facility of home iso- been mandated to ensure adequate outshone boys yet again. The pass percentage of Srigufwara area of Anantnag matic persons who stay in hospitals lation. “HIV patients, transplant online training for bio-medical man- girls was 92.15 per cent while that of boys was district, the spokesman said. developed psychological stress. patients, cancer patients, elderly agement in such situations. 86.19. The highest score at ODM Pubic School IRREGULAR by MANJUL SC upholds Kerala Cong keeps doors FIRE FIGHTING royals’ rights over still open for Pilot ancient temple AGENCIES

AGENCIES New Delhi, July 13: The Supreme BTP withdraws support Court Monday upheld the rights Jaipur/New Delhi, July 13: of the Travancore royal family in Congress MLAs were holed up NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Tribal the administration of historic Monday in a resort near Jaipur Party (BTP), a regional outfit with just Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple after a legislature party meeting, two MLAS in the Rajasthan Assembly, in Kerala, considered to be one of has reportedly withdrawn support Saving the party is not where they expressed support for the richest temples in the country. from the Ashok Gehlot government in our concern. Focus on Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok It set aside the Kerala High saving the govt! Rajasthan which is trying to weather Gehlot and only indirectly referred its worst crisis since 2018. The ruling Court's 2011 verdict which had to Sachin Pilot, whose rebellion Congress stands on the brink of a split directed the state government to threatens his government. in the state with Mr Gehlot's deputy, set up a trust to take control of MARKET WATCH Top party leaders, including Sachin Pilot, openly rebelling. Mahesh management and assets of the Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Bhai Vasava, the chief of the BTP, has temple. INDEX VARIATION Vadra, were also in touch with written to his MLAs saying his party A bench headed by Justice UU Pilot, assuring that his grievances will remain neutral in case of a floor In a photo provided by the US Navy, Port of San Diego Harbor police boats fight a fire aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard Lalit said that as an interim meas- SENSEX 36693.69 99.36 will be addressed. A resolution test in the assembly. The MLAs have at Naval Base San Diego. Twenty-one people suffered minor injuries in an explosion and fire on the ship (Report 10) ure, the District Judge of adopted at the Congress Legislature been asked to remain absent during Thiruvananthapuram will head an

BOURSES NIFTY 10802.70 34.70 Party meeting urged “strong dis- a floor test. Pilot has claimed he has administrative committee to man- the support of 30 MLAs and that DOLLAR 75.28 `0.10 ciplinary action” against any party age the temple's affairs. The top office-bearer or CLP member who government is now a minority. court delivered the verdict on a EURO 85.47 `0.54 does anything to weaken the gov- STF seizes 302 kg of gem stones batch of appeals, including the CURRENCY ernment or the party. Surjewala, who is the AICC one filed by legal representatives ` ` GOLD 49,080 217 But the resolution stopped short spokesperson, said. Apart from POST NEWS NETWORK house. During search operation, of the Travancore royal family, of naming Pilot, who is the deputy Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka they stumbled upon four gunny challenging the January 31, 2011 SILVER `52,662 ` 1300 BULLION chief minister and also heads the Gandhi, other Ahmed Patel, for- Bhawanipatna, July 13: The bags containing 302.18 kg of un- verdict of the high court. state unit of the party. Before the mer Union finance minister P Special Task Force (STF) arrested finished ruby and panna stones The sprawling temple, an ar- meeting, senior Congress leader Chidambaram and AICC general a man from Palash village under kept in the house. chitectural splendour in granite, WEATHER Randeep Surjewala also adopted a secretary KC Venugopal are also Junagarh police station in In this connection, a case (case was rebuilt in its present form in conciliatory tone, saying Pilot and learned to have spoken with Pilot. Kalahandi district for possessing No-196/2020) has been registered the 18th century by the Travancore BHUB CTK other MLAs could still attend the Pilot has been upset since he and selling unfinished precious under Sections of 379/411 IPC r/w, Royal House which had ruled MAX 30.7° 32.2° CLP meeting from which they had was denied the Rajasthan chief stones Sunday. Section 12 of the Odisha Mineral southern Kerala and some ad- distanced themselves. minister's post after the December The unfinished ruby and panna Prevention of Theft, Smuggling joining parts of Tamil Nadu before TEMP MIN 25.4° 24.0° Forecast “Doors are open for Sachin Pilot 2018 Assembly elections. There stones weighing 302.18 kg were and Others (Unlawful Activities Act integration of the princely state Humidity 98% 91% and other MLAs. They will be heard was no official word on the num- seized from his possession. Rameswhawr Meher of Palash 1988). Police have launched an in- with the Indian Union in 1947. Generally Rainfall 0.2mm Nil cloudy sky and solutions will be found. This ber of MLAs who attended the The accused has been identi- village. Acting on a tipoff, a team vestigation to track down others is the discipline of the party,” meeting at Gehlot's home. fied as Sujit Kumar Meher, son of of STF conducted a raid on Sujit’s involved in the racket. Google to pump in `75K cr to help India go digital

AGENCIES fordable access to the internet and its ongoing efforts towards the re- improve offline merchant discover- to information for every Indian in FOCUS AREAS sponse to the Covid-19 pandemic. ability and to help people find shops New Delhi, July 13: Google and their own language and building n Enabling affordable access to the internet "Now more than ever, to survive near them to see what essential food Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai new products and services that are and to information for every Indian in their and grow, every Indian business items are in stock, has been used by While pronouncing the judge- Monday announced a Google for deeply relevant to India's unique own language must be a digital business. And we more than two million users. ment, the apex court held that the India Digitisation Fund through needs including consumer tech, ed- are investing in helping Indian busi- To support people who are look- death of earlier ruler of n n which the company will invest ucation, health and agriculture. Empowering businesses especially Building new nesses go digital and helping Indian ing for work, he shared that the Travancore royal family does not products and `75,000 crore, or approximately $10 The Google for India Digitisation small and medium businesses as they workers learn, grow and find bet- Job Spot on Google Pay, now allows affect the right of 'Shebaitship' continue or embark on their digital services that are billion, over the next five to seven Fund will also focus on empowering ter jobs," said Caesar Sengupta, for remote interviews and remote (the right to manage the deity and transformation deeply relevant to years to drive digital transformation businesses especially small and India's unique GM & VP of Payments and Next work listings so that people who the temple as a priest) of n in the country. medium businesses as they con- Leveraging technology and AI for needs including Billion Users, Google. are unemployed can secure em- Marthanda Varma, the brother social good, including digital lit- "We'll do this through a mix of eq- tinue or embark on their digital consumer tech, He announced a new initiative ployment and income more quickly of last ruler of the royal family, and eracy, outbreak predictions, and education, health uity investments, partnership in- transformation. Another area of support for rural economies and agriculture with Prasar Bharati, launching an during the Covid-19 pandemic. his legal heirs. vestments, and operational, infra- focus will be leveraging technology edutainment series on Doordarshan Google also announced a part- The top court said that the death y structure and ecosystem investments. and Artificial Intelligence (AI) for so- will also focus on promoting the and most importantly in digital ed- on how small businesses can adopt nership with CBSE to train over of the last ruler of the royal fam-

This is a reflection of our confidence cial good, including digital literacy, country's startups further. ucation," Prasad said. digital tools and adapt to the current one million teachers in 22,000 schools ily does not entitle the state gov-

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Today nostalgia tinges Mumbai: Anindita Bose, who plays my first property in Kolkata be- your mood, and this reflects in your dealings a pivotal role in the new web series cause I know that no matter where at work, where others see your softer Mafia, says being a Mumbai girl I travel, I would like to return to side. You even spend carefully, seeming she has to float between the city this city. So, my heart is in Mumbai, to be wiser regarding your savings. and Kolkata to maintain her space the mind is in Kolkata,” Anindita Ganesha sees profits for cashiers and as an actor in the Bengali enter- explained. money lenders. tainment industry. Anindita’s notable roles have “I would say I am floating been in films like in between Mumbai Clerk, Bhooter TAURUS and Kolkata. I was Bhabishyat, You are likely to get into born and brought Hemlock Society arguments today, pre- up in Mumbai, and and Cakewalk. dicts Ganesha. You after finishing my She has also should avoid any open confrontation. education I went appeared Legal disputes may bother you as well. Try to Kolkata and Hindi web Tiger opens your hand at meditation or resort to music of your preference to relax and unwind. It started my ca- series like is best if you delay the start of any impor- reer as an actor. Paatal Lok, tant activity today, suggests Ganesha. I have got a huge Skyfire and up on his response. The Thinkistan. people of Kolkata IANS GEMINI has accepted my and they made me ‘stage fright’ You have been ignoring a the celebrity that I few problems that have am today. How can I Mumbai: Action star Tiger even scarier when our been plaguing your family members for quite some time now. It's time not reciprocate to their Shroff has revealed that he legendary action hero you looked into the matter, says Ganesha. love? But my heart is in usually has ‘stage fright’, @akshaykumar sir asked Irrespective of how difficult the challenges Mumbai! Mumbai is and shared an incident when me to show a couple kicks are, today you will emerge victorious. home. Having said that, it was scarier as he had to to the audience at his tour- last year I bought perform in front of superstar nament. Just glad i didn't Akshay Kumar. mess up #pressure #throw- CANCER Tiger shared a throwback back,” Tiger captioned the Your strange and uncon- clip of himself on his offi- clip. ventional behaviour cial Instagram account, The young actor recently doesn't always go down where he can be seen mak- posted a throwback picture well with many people. ing two flips and then of himself from the time If you think you are different, and maybe attempting a flying kick. he did not have facial hair even better than others, it is advisable Akshay is seen cheer- that you keep it under the wraps. on Instagram. In the image, ing him on. a shirtless Tiger is seen “Usually have lying down, flaunting his stage fright, and this well-chiselled built and sport- LEO Anindita Bose particular day was ing maroon shorts. IANS Nothing will overshadow your love for your kids today, and they will be the number one priority for you. It seems like a good day to take Odia visual artist’s solo art expo in California time out and monitor their progress in school; so, do not skip that PTA meeting. His paintings under ‘Urban Avatara’ series represent consumerist culture and human life in a neo-liberalised world, says acclaimed artist Birendra Pani VIRGO Rakul’s wait for BHUBANESWAR: At a time when every- represent consumerist culture and human All the work done in thing seems to have come to a screeching halt life in a neoliberalised world, said Pani to the past will reap rich rewards today, says due to COVID-19, holding a solo art expo, that Orissa POST while speaking about the theme Ganesha. You'll direct too in a country like the USA which is of his exhibition. things your own way, and in no way amongst the worst hit nations, is certainly “The drawings in this series have some- a normal world would you take orders from anyone. But no mean feat. But eminent Odia visual artist times evolved as an unconscious process of don't go overboard with all the authority Birendra Pani has managed to pull it off. art making while at times they speak about New Delhi: Actress Rakul Preet Singh ciety premises. and keep a cool, calm head. He launched his exhibition the magic of life. I believe has described what ‘waiting for the She arrived in Delhi from Mumbai last titled Urban Avatara- A New that even one line can world to be normal’ is like for her, month. She even shared her experience Mythopoesis July 8 at Gallery speak a dialogue; there is through her expressive snapshot of travelling amid the Covid LIBRA Fresh Paint, San Diego, no colour in just a line but on Instagram. pandemic, sharing a pic- Sometimes, you lend a California which will conclude there are deep layers of In the image, Rakul is ture of her arrival at helping hand and people July 27. The event aims to sum- emotions, feelings and ex- seen resting her head on the airport. In the end up taking the entire arm. Well, that's kids for marise Pani’s artistic journey periences embedded in it,” the table with a faraway image, she was you! So beware, because young ones of last 30 years. Recipient of sev- he added. gaze. She describes the seen wearing a around you may try to take undue advan- eral important fellowships and Many of his paintings look with the words: PPE suit, face tage of your sympathetic nature today, prestigious awards, Pani, after draw references from “Waiting for the world shield, gloves hints Ganesha. making a humble beginning mythologies and yogic pos- to be normal be like...” and a mask. in Odisha, has left his strong im- tures, while his works in- The image currently Coming up pressions at art centres in voke and invite a new form has 778K likes. for Rakul is a SCORPIO places like Santiniketan, of balance in human life. logical figures. The De De Pyaar De rom-com co-star- There are strong indica- Vadodara, Mumbai, Delhi and Known for using bright Arun Pallur, a fellow artist from Odisha, actress recently shared ring Arjun Kapoor. tions that today you will in other countries. Presently, he colours and playful im- said, “Birendra has truly made Odisha proud a glimpse from her out- She will also be seen be receptive and sensitive is in the USA to put his paint- ages, Pani often gets in- through his masterful brush strokes. Holding door session with her fa- in Kamal Haasan’s am- towards the needs of other people. ing skill on display. ther. She posted a clip in which Negative vibes will disrupt your thinking, spired by humans, ani- a solo art exhibition including diverse ele- bitious upcoming film and you will rely on the company of close Urban Avatara is about Birendra posing mals, birds, flowers, nature, ments like capsule, syringe, heart and brain she can be seen playing badminton Indian 2, which co-stars Kajal friends to keep you in good cheer. Do not drawing-based paintings that with his paintings yogic images and mytho- during the pandemic is incredible.” with her father in her residential so- Aggarwal and Siddharth. IANS succumb to the pessimism that might cloud your thought today as it is only a passing phase, advises Ganesha. PEANUTS post SUDOKU SAGITTARIUS CROSSWORD To solve the Sudoku puzzle, each row, column and box must contain the numbers Your business is all set to 0 to 9 and the letters A to E. expand with you making the most of your over- seas contacts. Effective communication skills will help you sail through your tasks. And you are making all the right moves to become the leader of your pack.

CAPRICORN Numerous projects and building work pressure can keep you busy, but get done with whatever CALVIN AND HOBBES you have on hand, for Ganesha says the day has a host of recreational activities lined up for you. This will also be the right time to reach out to more people, and devour whatever knowledge or information they have to offer. SOLUTIONS

AQUARIUS You have already fulfilled your short-term objec- tives. But you are ambi- tious, and straightaway begin setting your long-term goals. But all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, says Ganesha. Leisure time with BREVITY

family will rejuvenate and prepare you for CROSSWORD a better stint at work.

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BISWA BHUSAN MOHAPATRA, OP conclusive test results, but in which POST NEWS NETWORK coronavirus symptoms are pres- VIRUS TOLL IN STATE ICMR GUIDELINES DEATH MYSTERY Bhubaneswar, July 13: At least 91 ent will be recorded as “probable n Deaths with inconclusive test results, but in which Bhubaneswar, July 13: The death SFSL’s seven-member team will Covid-19 patients have died in the Covid-19” fatalities. 100 91 coronavirus symptoms are present, will be recorded as of social activist Aditya Kumar analyse and compare the state till Monday morning. However, Covid-19 would be recorded as 90 “probable Covid-19” fatalities Dash still shrouds in mystery even documents and signatures of 80 Aditya with handwriting in the government claimed that 21 of an “underlying cause of death” 70 a week after the recovery of his them died due to diseases other when leading to pneumonia, cardiac 70 n Covid-19 would be recorded as an “underlying cause of death” body on the railway track near suicide note than Covid. injury and clotting in the blood- 60 when leading to pneumonia, cardiac injury and Lingaraj Temple Road railway According to state government’s stream, among others, it said. 50 clotting in the bloodstream, among others station. GRP personnel also collected the data, five coronavirus patients died Patients may have other pre-ex- 40 However, the Government bank account details of Aditya in due to non-Covid reasons in Khurda isting comorbid conditions such 30 21 n Patients may have other pre-existing comorbid conditions such as Railway Police (GRP) Monday sent order to check any suspicious district while the number is three as chronic obstructive pulmonary 20 chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or asthma, chronic bronchitis, the alleged suicide note collected financial transactions for Cuttack, two each for Balasore, disease (COPD) or asthma, chronic 10 ischemic heart disease, cancer and from his diary along with cheques 0 Mayurbhanj, Bhadrak & Ganjam bronchitis, ischemic heart disease, Total Covid Other than Covid diabetes mellitus and other handwritten notes by and one each for Kendrapara, cancer and diabetes mellitus. These Aditya to the handwriting bureau who had spotted Aditya sitting at Keonjhar, Nabarangpur, Puri and conditions increase the risk of de- death. There might be secondary WHEN DEATH OF A of State Forensic Science the railway station on the day of Sundargarh districts. veloping respiratory infections and and tertiary reason.” Laboratory (SFSL) here for a test. his death. COVID-19 PATIENT The Indian Council of Medical may lead to complications and se- In one case, a truck driver from The SFSL’s seven-member team Police have been looking into Research (ICMR) has issued de- vere disease in a Covid-19 positive Nagpur in Maharashtra was killed OCCURS, WE SEE will analyse and compare the doc- the murder angle by registering a tailed guidelines for physicians to individual. These conditions are in a road mishap in Sambalpur THE PRIMARY uments and signatures of Aditya case (81/20) under sections 302 and detect the cause of death in a Covid not considered as underlying cause recently. When, his sample was CAUSE OF THE DEATH. FOR with handwriting in suicide note 34 of the IPC. Aditya, popularly patient. “The cause of death (COD) of death as they have directly not sent for test, he was found Covid to ascertain whether it was writ- known as ‘Manab Premi Aditya is defined as all those diseases, mor- caused death due to Covid-19, the positive, he said, adding, “In this EXAMPLE, IF A CANCER ten by Aditya or not. The GRP per- Dash’, was a resident of Talasarada bid conditions or abnormalities, ICMR mentioned. treated as non-Covid death.” case, we cannot say he died due to PATIENT DIES AND THE DEATH sonnel also collected the bank ac- village in Boudh district. He was injuries which either resulted in Director of Regional Medical Senior doctor and director of the coronavirus.” Asked about IS NOT DUE TO PNEUMONIA count details of Aditya in order to staying at Trilochan Vihar in or contributed to death and the cir- Research Centre (RMRC) medical education & training CBK whether the government is try- OR ACUTE RESPIRATORY check any suspicious financial Sundarapada area of the city. cumstances of the accident or vio- Sanghamitra Pati said, “When death Mohanty said it is a technical thing ing to hide the Covid death, transactions. Aditya was found dead on the lence which produced any such in- of a Covid-19 patient occurs, we and the treating doctor decides the Mohanty said, “No one can hide DISTRESS SYNDROME, THEN Meanwhile, the GRP officials tracks near Lingaraj Road rail- juries,” ICMR defined in its see the primary cause of the death. cause of death of Covid positive pa- the data. Whenever a person is IT WILL BE TREATED AS have been going through the call way station here July 7. He had guidelines. For example, if a cancer patient tient. “As per ICMR guidelines, found Covid positive, his/her de- NON-COVID DEATH detail records (CDR) of the cell established an old-age home near In its guidance for appropriate dies and the death is not due to they decide the reason behind the tails including health status is phone used by the deceased ac- his residence. He was popular recording of Covid-19 deaths in pneumonia or acute respiratory death. The primary reason for the being uploaded in the national SANGHAMITRA PATI | tivist. The cops were in search of among the netizens as a motiva- India, the ICMR said deaths with in- distress syndrome, then it will be death will be treated as cause of dashboard.” RMRC DIRECTOR the two eyewitness slum-dwellers tional speaker and a social worker. Anubhav moves CORONA AND CITY BSE to declare Class X results July 31 SC against killing POST NEWS NETWORK letter to the district Collectors in this regard. of wild animals Bhubaneswar, July 13: The Board Notably, the matriculation ex- of Secondary Education (BSE) will amination in Odisha by BSE had POST NEWS NETWORK announce Class X examination re- started February 19, 2020 and con- sults July 31, 2020. This was stated tinued till March 4. Evaluation of New Delhi, July 13: Biju Janata by School and Mass Education answer-sheets was delayed due to Dal (BJD) MP from Kendrapara Minister Samir Ranjan Dash, the pandemic. Anubhav Mohanty Monday filed Monday. Earlier, the state government, a petition in the Supreme Court Dash said evaluation of answer- July 1 cancelled examinations for seeking a direction against prac- sheets has completed and the tab- all Plus-II pending subjects, con- tices of encouraging and rewarding ulation process is in progress. He ducted by the Council of Higher wild animal killing in the country. also said that students can find had to encounter during the eval- Secondary Education (CHSE), due The Lok Sabha MP urged the their results online a few minutes uation of Plus II exam answer pa- to the spread of Covid-19. court to issue directions against after the BSE, Cuttack pers due to the ongoing Covid-19 pan- The government also announced indiscriminate and brutal killing announces it. demic and the resultant frequent an alternative method of assess- of wild animals. Mohanty sub- He further said that there are shutdowns and lockdowns. ment, in line with the Central Board mitted in his petition that many many problems that the authorities Dash said that he will write a of Secondary Education. state governments, including Bihar, Himachal Pradesh and Kerala, have financially incentivised the killing of wild animals like Rhesus Ayush director Macaque, wild boars and Nilgai. 18 dist in-charges for “Unfortunately, a popular way gets bail of getting rewarded by the state government is by planting bombs POST NEWS NETWORK BJD women panel and poisons in our forests,” Mohanty said. The BJD MP filed Bhubaneswar, July 13: The ad- the petition in response to the ditional district & session’s court Kasturi Mahapatra for Puri, Khurda death of several animals and a here Monday granted bail to the & Bhubaneswar, Urmilata Das for child after use of heinous practices director of National Ayush Mission Bhadrak and Mayurbhanj, such snares, wire traps, explo- under the state Health and Family Prabhasini Sarangi for Cuttack, sives, bomb baits, poison baits etc Welfare department, Bibhu Prasad Jyoti Panigrahi for Jharsuguda & were reported and documented Sarangi, arrested for sending ob- Sundargarh and Snigdha Panigrahi to annihilate wild animals. The ap- scene materials to a lady colleague’s for Rayagada & Nabarangpur dis- pellant prayed the court for di- WhtasApp number. tricts. rections to states which are re- The court granted him bail Similarly, party leader Nibedita warding and encouraging killing against two sureties and Rs 10,000 Mohanty has been given the charge of wild animals. Mohanty reiter- as bail bond. of Koraput & Malkangiri districts, ated the protection rendered to The Mahila Police had arrested Kunjalata Samal for Nayagarh, animals under the Prevention of Sarangi after registering a case Puspanjali Rana—Anugul, Deogarh Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 even (34/20) against him July 9. The POST NEWS NETWORK & Dhenkanal, Meenati Debta— though they may be declared as ver- 25-year-old vic- Sambalpur & Bargarh min under Wildlife Protection tim, a contrac- CASE OF Bhubaneswar, July 13: As part of Bharati Singh—Balasore, Act, 1972, still renders true. tual worker at its ongoing process to restructure Sarojini Raj—Bolangir & Sonepur, The petitioner sought proactive, the directorate, SEXUAL the party, the ruling Biju Janata Dal Sanghamitra Dalei—Kandhamal constructive and scientific way alleged that ABUSE (BJD) Monday appointed 18 women & Boudh, Rezawana Begum— forward to mitigate human-wildlife Sarangi coerced leaders as district in-charge of the Jajpur, Meeta Rout—Kendrapara, conflict instead of encouraging her to keep sexual relationship State Women Committee. Snehanjali Mohanty— citizens to kill wild animals. with him. As per a statement issued by Jagatsinghpur and Sanjukta Significantly, the apex court had July She accused Sarangi of sending BJD general secretary (media af- Mohanty—Kalahandi &Nuapada 10 issued notices to Odisha and 12 various obscene videos and text fairs) Manas Ranjan Mangaraj, districts. other states in another petition messages to her WhatsApp number. Lopamudra Buxipatra has been These leaders will monitor the seeking directions to the authori- He also verbally abused and appointed as in-charge of Keonjhar organisational work of the Biju ties to declare barbaric practices threatened the victim when she district while Geeta Bastia will Mahila Janata Dal in the districts of stuffing food items and chalked Facemasks up for sale near Mission Road in Cuttack. (Bottom) Bapuji Nagar market in Bhubaneswar witnesses a blocked Sarangi on the WhatsApp, look after organisational affairs and discuss the issues at the state- off sticks to ward off wild animals huge footfall Monday, a day after the weekend shutdown over coronavirus pandemic OP PHOTOS she alleged. Sarangi also threatened of Gajapati and Ganjam districts, level committee, party sources said. as illegal and unconstitutional. to dismiss her when she objected to advances made by Sarangi. Meanwhile, a counter complaint Man found hanging from tree was lodged by Sarangi at Capital Reconsider austerity measures: Sarangi to CM police station accusing the woman employee of trying to falsely im- The deceased—Ranjan Deo, plicate him in the fabricated case. POST NEWS NETWORK perative, yet in the larger inter- ests of our youths, a measured ap- who hailed from West Bengal, Bhubaneswar, July 13: Union proach needs to be adopted. had been residing in a Diet allowance for Minister for Micro, Small & Medium “Instead of abolishing the re- Enterprises Pratap Sarangi Monday dundant posts altogether, a mora- thatched house along the doctors, staffers urged Chief Minister Naveen torium for two years should be en- canal embankment on the Patnaik not to implement the state forced. Once the economy gets POST NEWS NETWORK government’s decision to halt cre- going, absorbing the negative fall- outskirts of Kalarahanga under ation of new government outs of Covid-19, our youth should Mancheswar police limits Bhubaneswar, July 13: The state posts for the next avail the opportunity of public em- government, Monday, allowed two years. In ployment,” the Union daily diet allowance for doctors The aus- the current minister said. POST NEWS NETWORK Monday morning,” said and paramedical staffers engaged terity scenario, though such a Sarangi requested the Chief Mancheswar inspector in-charge in government-run Covid Care measures decision has become Minister to keep in abeyance the de- Barang, July 13: A 24-year-old JN Sethy, pointing out towards Centres, Covid hospitals and Covid taken by imperative, yet in the larger cision of non-creation of new posts man allegedly committed suicide the suicide. Health Centres. the state interests of our youths, a and abolition of redundant vacant here Monday, a police official said. A case of unnatural death has The District Collectors have govern- measured approach needs File photo of closed shops in Bhubaneswar posts for two years. The deceased was identified as been registered and the body sent been asked to release Rs 240 per day ment in to be adopted Those who become over-aged in Ranjan Deo. “Deo, who hailed for autopsy.

for the medical staff. the wake of these two years should be granted from West Bengal, had been re- “We suspect Deo, a daily wage

k y m PRATAP SARANGI I c The cost will be met out of Chief shortfall in UNION MINISTER to Naveen. a deep sense of despair and frus- commensurate age relaxation, mak- siding in a thatched house along earner who had married just four Minister’s Relief Fund (CMRF). the realisation However, he said the tration among the state's unem- ing them eligible to apply for gov- the canal embankment on the out- months ago, took the extreme step The allowance will be provided of revenue and re- decision to not create new ployed youth, who have been as- ernment jobs, he urged. skirts of Kalarahanga village due to some family dispute. The in terms of food and no financial quirement of higher spending for posts and automatic abolition of piring for government jobs. He suggested that the state gov- under Mancheswar police limits exact cause, however, could be as- assistance will be given to the Covid-19 management is indeed posts that have remained vacant for In the current scenario, though ernment should not engage retired here. Deo’s body was found hang- certained from the post-mortem re- Covid warriors. timely, Sarangi said in his letter more than five years have created such a decision has become im- employees in the vacant posts. ing from a tree near his house port,” Sethy added. P4 TUESDAY | JULY 14 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR downtown

State’s COVID-19 toll rises to 70 GOVT DIRECTIVE

k y m c n GANJAM REPORTS 4 MORE DEATHS n 505 PEOPLE DISCHARGED IN A DAY Don’t deny treatment to

POST NEWS NETWORK from Ganjam, 71 from Sundargarh, 52 from Khurda, 45 from Cuttack and SERO-SURVEILLANCE Bhubaneswar, July 13: State’s 11 from Puri. COVID-19 death toll rose to 70 with Odisha now has 4,391 active cases, 900 samples collected in first round patients over virus scare six more people succumbing to the while 9,255 people have recovered virus, even as 616 fresh cases of from the disease so far. he first round of sero-sur- clusters were included in this POST NEWS NETWORK the disease pushed Odisha’s tally to Meanwhile, as many as 14 persons veillance to access the ex- round. We’ve successfully col- 13,737, an official of the Health and were tested positive for novel coro- Ttent of spread of Covid-19 lected samples from over 900 ran- Bhubaneswar, July 13: Amid re- Family Welfare (H&FW) depart- navirus in the Capital city here, in the Capital city here saw col- domly selected households, which ports that patients were being de- ment said Monday. Bhubaneswar Municipal lection of around 900 samples was our target sample size,” said nied treatment in some non-COVID Four deaths were reported from Corporation (BMC) twitted Monday. from households Debadutta hospitals of Odisha over fears of Ganjam district, Odisha’s coron- While 10 are local contact cases, across the Temple Bhattacharya of virus transmission, the state gov- avirus hotspot, while Khurda and four are quarantine cases, said City, an official RMRC. ernment Monday issued an order, Cuttack accounted for the said Monday. Furthermore, asking all healthcare facilities to remaining fatalities, Total cases 13,737 Conducted by the analysis of the ensure necessary medical services he said. Bhubaneswar samples will be are provided to those in need. “Regret to inform the Municipal completed at The health department direc- demise of six COVID Active cases: 4,391 Corporation RMRC within tive also stated that emergency positive patients while (BMC) in associ- three or four days procedure should not be delayed or under treatment,” the ation with the now and report deferred over COVID-19 scare. department said in a Recovered: 9,255 Regional Medical will be handed "No patient shall be denied health- statement. Research Centre (RMRC), the over to BMC for further action, care service and no life-threaten- HUGE RELIEF Many of the deceased were suf- the civic body. survey aims at estimating the Bhattacharya said. ing emergency procedure or treat- Several people have over The health It asked the fering from diabetes, hypertension On the other hand, 29 persons level of community transmis- Sources said the civic body ment shall be deferred on grounds the last few days department hospitals to create and other ailments, the official said. who were earlier tested positive for sion, if any, and to see the com- will soon collect around 1,600 of suspicion of COVID-19 infec- complained that patients directive also stated an isolation ward for Of the 616 fresh cases, 415 were COVID-19 recovered Monday. munity infection level among samples from high-risk groups. tion. "It is our duty to provide im- were being denied that emergency patients with detected among those in quarantine, With this, the Capital city has other things, the official Around 2,500 samples will be mediate and proper treatment to all admission in hospitals, procedure should breathing issues, while 201 are local-contact infec- 353 active COVID-19 cases, while pointed out. collected in first round from 25 patients during the pandemic," the despite the fact that they not be delayed or and those who have deferred over tions, he said. 356 persons have recovered from “The first round of sample selected wards across the City. The department said in its directive. were suffering from come from COVID-19 serious health problems COVID-19 scare Ganjam district, reported 283 of the viral infection so far. collection for sero-surveillance in second round of survey will begin Over 100 novel coronavirus cases hotspots the fresh cases, followed by Koraput Bhubaneswar saw 718 coronavirus Bhubaneswar was completed. 28 days after the conclusion of the were recently detected in non- It also urged healthcare providers and support staff to wear personal (50) and Nabarangpur (40). cases and eight persons have suc- Five teams were engaged and 25 first round. COVID hospitals such as Acharya protective equipment for their safety On the other hand, 505 persons cumbed to the infection so far. Harihar Regional Cancer Centre in recovered from the viral infection Cuttack (City), on the other hand, the Silver City to 264. home quarantine and eight are Cuttack and SCB Medical College staff should wear personal pro- hospitals to create an isolation Monday, the H&FW department reported 16 fresh cases of COVID- “While six cases are from insti- local contact cases,” Cuttack in Bhubaneswar. tective equipment for their safety. ward for patients with breathing is- twitted. The recoveries include 248 19 Monday, taking the total cases in tutional quarantine, two are from Municipal Corporation twitted. Sources in the health depart- "Screen all patients, all SARI sues, and those who have come ment said several people have over (Severe Acute Respiratory from COVID-19 hotspots. "When a the last few days complained that Infection), ILI(Influenza-like ill- positive case is detected in any patients were being denied ad- ness), or other persons along with unit of the hospital, the other pa- WITH PRECAUTIONS mission in hospitals, despite the fact their attendants as soon as they tients in that room must be tem- that they were suffering from se- enter the hospital," the department porarily shifted to another ward. rious health problems. said, adding that authorities at They can move back once the unit Urging all the medical facilities non-COVID facilities should in- has been sanitized. This apart, to set up a separate fever clinic at form the district surveillance unit staff members posted in isolation the hospital, away from the main if they come across a suspected wards should refrain from working working area, the department said coronavirus case. in other sections of the hospital," healthcare providers and support The department also asked the the department said. Khurda admin, Octogenarian wins hosp sign MoU battle against virus

POST NEWS NETWORK ment. His health condition im- proved gradually. Finally, he was Bhubaneswar, July 13: Scripting discharged from the Covid hospi- a story of hope in the battle against tal Monday. COVID-19, 81-year old Gopinath On being discharged, Dakua ex- Dakua of Kandhamal district has pressed gratitude to the Chief survived the virus after a Minister for extending free treat- 15-day ordeal. ment to Covid patients like him Dakua, a native of Tala in the state. He also expressed his Indragada in Raikia Block of the gratitude to the district adminis- UNITED NEWS OF INDIA district, was initially undergoing tration and the staff of the Covid treatment at Indragada Public Care Hospital. Bhubaneswar, July 13: Khurda A serpentine queue of SBI customers near the bank’s branch at Kacheri Road in Cuttack, Monday OP PHOTO Health Centre (PHC) after having “During my treatment at Covid district administration Monday influenza and cough. Hospital, doctors, nurses and other signed two Memorandums of June 28, as his health conditions staff attended to me sincerely and Understanding (MOUs) with IMS New dist chairperson deteriorated after developing symp- took good care of me. Good qual- & SUM Hospital for the manage- toms of Covid19, he was shifted ity food was also provided there”, ment and operation of two Covid for Inner Wheel Club Tap & Pay soon in Mo Buses to the nearby Temporary Medical said Dakua. He is a bright exam- care centers in the district. Centre (TMC) at Kalinga Model ple of hope and courage for many Khurda Collector Sitanshu Kar POST NEWS NETWORK POST NEWS NETWORK tactless payment,” a senior official Residential School (KMRS) at infected persons. In spite of his signed the agreements with the rep- at CRUT informed. Raikia. Later, he was found to be old age and various ailments, he de- resentatives of the SUM Cuttack,July 13: Ina Purohit has Bhubaneswar, July 13: Aiming to The technology which is said to corona positive. fied coronavirus which gives a pos- Hospital here. been declared as the district chair- reduce physical contact amidst be apt for online payments below Rs. Though his condition was stable, itive message that all should be As per the agreement, SUM person of Inner Wheel Club here spread of the pandemic, Capital 2000 has seen exemplary growth he was shifted to Covid Hospital at hopeful to combat the disease in fu- Hospital would manage the 300-bed for 2020-21, an official said. Region Urban Transport (CRUT) since the outbreak of COVID-19. Phulbani July 4 for further treat- ture, said a government official. Covid care centre to be set up at Purohit, a senior financial con- here is set to make payments for its Individual reports have alluded Khudupur near Jatni and 500-bed sultant with a multinational life Mo Bus contactless vis a vis ‘Tap that contactless and digital pay- Covid care centre to be set up at insurance company, took over the And Pay’ method. ments have grown 15 times in the Jamujhari. charge from Jagruti Doshi of ‘Tap and Pay’ is a technique country. With no dependence on in- SUM Hospital would provide Dhamtari. where a mobile application that we have decided to use Tap and ternet experts have said that the Rs 1,000 per day per bed for the man- “She’s associated with many has the HCE (Host Card Emulation) Pay technology to avoid physical con- pandemic has expedited a trend agement of the centres. non-profit organisations including technology allows a customer to tact as much as possible. This tech- that would have been popular 4-5 While the district administra- Sahaya, Red Cross Centre for spe- initiate contactless payments with nique has emerged as the healthi- years later. Meanwhile, sources tion would provide infrastructure cial children. Purohit is determined the help of short-range wireless est way of making payments say that this latest initiative of for the Covid care centres, SUM to provide educational support, vo- android smart phones by just tap- because all that you need to do is to CRUT has come against the back- Hospital would make arrange- cational training, health facilities ping his/her phone near a con- just tap your card. While we also drop of reducing human interac- ments for doctors, nurses, medi- and good environment for the tactless merchant terminal. allow other kinds of e-payments, tap tion through technology as much cines and food for Covid positive needy,” said an official of the club. “With the rising cases in the city and pay will further enhance con- as possible. mild and asymptotic patients. Man found dead inside truck A stressful, disruptive academic calendar for students POST NEWS NETWORK POST NEWS NETWORK improve the average marks, Das to pursue Bcom.” said that waiting for the exams and Ashutosh Panigrahi, who se- Bhubaneswar, July 13: The body Bhubaneswar, July 13: With 91.46 its subsequent cancellation was not Waiting for the exams cured 98.4 percent said, “My fam- of a driver was found under mys- per cent pass percentage in the good for the mental health of the stu- and its subsequent ily had decided to not follow terious conditions inside a mini Bhubaneswar region, students here dents. “Hence, I have decided to cancellation was not COVID-19 news during the pan- truck parked near Durga Mandap reveled in their performance in avoid it,” he said. good for the mental demic as it affects the wellbeing at Cuttack road area here. The CBSE Std XII boards. “I am interested in chartered ac- health of the students. of a person. Moreover, there is deceased was identified as However, many of them shared countancy but with the current sit- I won’t take any retests not much that you can do about Krushna Pradhan, 35, the mental pressures associated uation, it seems to be a less pro- SIDHANTH DAS it. Now I am planning to prepare Champapokhari in with having to prepare for the exams ductive year. I will try to make it for OJEE entrance exam. Chintamaniswar area under amid the pandemic. Sidhanth Das, Megha Panda, who got 91.6 per- productive by preparing online for My family had decided laxmisagar police station limits. who secured 96.2 percent, said, “I did future,” he added. cent, said, “I was a little tensed not to follow any According to sources, locals not take the business studies exam Abhilash Pati, who got 94 per- about the results as I had flunked after experiencing a mysterious and was quite tensed before the cent, said, “This year was tough COVID-19 developments my accounts paper. The pandemic foul odor emanating from the ve- declaration of results. I was worried in so many ways. Apart from the around the world as it gave us an opportunity to be with hicle (OD 02BD 2203) informed that my average marks will affect COVID19 pandemic crisis, my affects the mental family and stay away from the hec- the police Monday afternoon. the overall marks. However, at the mother also suffering from cancer wellbeing of a person tic school life. It gives us the op- Upon reaching, police found end, I am satisfied with the result.” and is under treatment. I had to ASHUTOSH PANIGRAHI portunity to realise the things which Pardhan’s body lying underneath On being enquired whether he travel to the hospital regularly. I actually matter. I am interested in

the driver’s seat in the Mini truck. will appear for the exams again to am happy with the result. I plan pursuing law in future.”

k y m c P5 TUESDAY | JULY 14 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR state

Pandemic leaves rural

k y m Berhampur’s main entry point sealed economy in doldrums c POST NEWS NETWORK 81% of Ganjam villages are Covid free: Collector POST NEWS NETWORK Berhampur, July 13: With the number of Covid-19 infections and BERHAMPUR: Ganjam district team. 81% of rural Ganjam is Kendrapara, July 13: The COVID- deaths continuing to spiral in has emerged as a hotspot of COVID- ‘Green’ due to tireless effort and 19 outbreak followed by a series of Ganjam district, the police Monday 19 infections in Odisha. This has teamwork at the block level. It’s lockdowns has devastated the rural sealed the First Gate for an indefi- happened due to the improving since last economy in Kendrapara district. nite period to prevent the entry of return of migrant week.” Over 78,000 returnees in the dis- outsiders into this city. workers belonging to There are 3,053 vil- trict have adopted vegetable farm- The First Gate, a major entry the district from other lages in the district. ing and handicrafts in order to eke point to the city, was sealed on the states. However, one Out of those 2,482 vil- out their living. However, in the direction of DIG (South-Western would be surprised to lages or 81 per cent absence of adequate marketing fa- range) Satyabrata Bhoi and know that amid the on- has been declared as cilities, they are facing severe dif- Berhampur SP Pinak Mishra. Two going crisis, the ad- “Green Zones’ while ficulty in selling their produce. sections of police force led by an in- ministration has man- 571 villages are still Farming is generally carried spector have been deployed at First aged to turn 81 per cent under the ‘Red Zone’ out by male members of the fam- Gate to oversee the implementa- WORRYING TREND of the villages coron- tag. A locality which ily while handicrafts items are pro- tion of the order. avirus free zones in the district. has not reported a single COVID- duced by women to maintain the fi- The last two weeks have seen a wo sections of police force he last two weeks have seen a sharp rise in This information was given 19 case for 21 successive days is nancial stability of the families. sharp rise in the number of coro- Tled by an inspector have Tthe number of coronavirus positive cases Monday by District Collector Vijay declared a ‘Green Zone’. The state and central govern- who are working in different SHGs been deployed at First Gate to which is indicative of the disease penetrating navirus positive cases which is in- Amruta Kulange. Meanwhile, the district reported ments have been emphasising on have excelled in mushroom culti- oversee the implementation into every ward of the city. In this case, step- dicative of the disease penetrating of the order ping out of house is fraught with high risk To give a clear picture of the 283 new cases Monday. With the formation of self-help groups (SHGs) vation, fish farming, terracotta into every ward of the city. In this green zone villages the district ad- fresh cases the tally has gone up to in every village for the purpose of craft, bamboo work and rosary pea case, stepping out of house is fraught ministration has uploaded a graph- 4,147. The number of active cases strengthening fiscal management craftworks. As against this, huge with high risk. This has become a The behaviour of violators is a cause of concern as they never abide by the rules ical representation on its official in Ganjam stands at 1,917, while and empowering rural women. quantities of handicraft products cause of concern for the adminis- and roam around the city on their two-wheelers for no reason at all. Many violators twitter account. Praising the co- 2,185 patients have recovered so SHGs here are being encour- have been lying unsold at SHGs tration and the Berhampur have been penalised but that has failed to deter them rona warriors, Kulange tweeted: far. The death toll currently stands aged by subsidies provided by the for nearly past four months,” he Municipal Corporation as they bat- “We salute our BDOs and their at 45 in the district. Odisha Livelihoods Mission (OLM). added. tle to contain the spread of the Despite all efforts, the rural prod- On the other hand, different pan- virus. ucts do not find their ways to reach chayats and municipal bodies have Speaking to reporters, IIC Prasant outside markets and bear no prof- been allocating shops to various Kumar Bhupati of Bada Bazaar po- 7 PATHO LABS SEALED FOR FLOUTING COVID-19 NORMS its for the locals. vendors in dedicated vending zones. lice station Monday said violators, “There are over 22,809 SHGs in Some shops in vending zones should especially people from rural and BALASORE: The district ad- Covid guidelines are being fol- and local administration conducted and collected swabs of five staff in Kendrapara district. Even as be reserved for members of SHG adjoining areas, are regularly en- ministration Monday sealed seven lowed in nursing homes and patho raids at 11 places near the district the town after a driver in the office Integrated Child Development to capitalize on sales, social ac- tering the city despite imposition pathological labs in the town for headquarters hospital Monday tested positive, RTO Bikash Services (ICDS) had been looking tivists say. of shutdown. gross negligence and violation of and initiated action on seven patho Chandra Chowdhury said. The after fiscal development of SHGs, Likewise, Odisha Rural They are entering the city on COVID-19 norms such as social labs for violating the Covid-19 remaining staff in the office were about 10,478 such groups were given Development and Marketing Society various pretexts such as to pur- distancing, wearing of masks, guidelines of the state govern- asked to go on quarantine. subsidy money of Rs 15,000 each by (ORMAS) should be proactive and chase medicines or to visit a doctor using sanitisers and sanitisation ment, additional tehsildar Meanwhile, the editor of a local Mission Shakti after it was formed make necessary arrangement for and unnecessarily crowding the of the premises. Shatrughna Sethi said. newspaper was admitted to the in 2017 April in the state. The re- selling rural produce through mo- city. He said such unnecessary en- Reportedly, rise in Covid posi- The administration also sealed Covid hospital at Kuruda in the dis- maining SHGs were given subsidy bile vans to give a fillip to women tries will no more be tolerated as this tive cases has become a cause of a diagnostic facility after one of its trict after he tested positive for money of Rs 5,000 to Rs 10,000 each. empowerment, they added. has led to a spurt in coronavirus concern for the district adminis- labs in the town. staff was found positive. The ad- the virus. The swab samples of Similarly, over Rs 31,00,00,000 was Kendrapara Sub-Collector cases in the city. Likewise, the other tration following which it has An 8-member team comprising ministration also sealed the re- all the staff in the office have been given by OLM under Community Jyotishankar Mohapatra said, “The entry points will be sealed soon, launched a drive to check whether officials of the health department gional transport office till July 15 collected for examination. Investment Fund (CIF) in order to state government has plans to open he said. The situation in Ganjam enhance the living standards of mandis at every panchayat in the is critical with the number of Covid worsened the situation in and other products as soon as lock- lators is a cause of concern as they ers for no reason at all. Many vio- rural people in Kendrapara,” local district. Efforts are being made by positive cases and death toll in- Berhampur which witnesses a mad down restrictions are eased a little. never abide by the rules and roam lators have been penalised but that social activist Pramod Swain said. ORMAS to provide marketing fa- creasing by the day. This has also rush of residents to buy essentials Moreover, the behaviour of vio- around the city on their two-wheel- has failed to deter them. “Rural women in the district cilities for local handicraft items.”

Mayurbhanj Rajmata FOR A GOOD CATCH Bharati Rajyalaxmi Body left to rot for 14 passes away at 94 hours at Angul DHH POST NEWS NETWORK back to Angul DHH July 6. At the DHH, he was admitted Angul, July 13: Family members into orthopaedic department. He of a deceased had to wait for as was shifted to coronavirus isolation long as 14 hours to receive the body ward July 10. Though his swab from Angul district headquarters was collected July 8, his report did hospital (DHH). not come till Saturday. Meanwhile, The family alleged the DHH au- he breathed his last Saturday night. thorities first neglected in treat- The fear of COVID-19 has gripped ing their patient and then kept everyone so much so that the hos- them waiting for 14 hours to re- pital authorities neither sent the ceive the body. The body was handed body to morgue nor conducted post- over to them Sunday evening only mortem Sunday morning. after the deceased’s swab sample The DHH keeping the body un- came out to be negative for COVID- attended for 14 hours has left the POST NEWS NETWORK 19. family fuming. Dillip, son of the de- But why it took so much time for ceased, alleged his father died only Baripada, July 13: The Rajmata the report to arrive, they asked. due to the DHH’s negligence. He said of former Mayurbhanj princi- Sudrashan Barik, 65, a resident the DHH had no answer to his ques- pality and mother of senior BJP of Hulurusingha had met with an tion as to why his father’s swab re- A fisherman casts his net in Mahanadi in Sambalpur as the river is filled to the brim with Hirakud dam discharging floodwater. OP PHOTO leader Praveen Chandra Bhanja accident June 26. In a serious con- port took so much time to arrive. Deo, Bharati Rajyalaxmi Bhanja dition, his family admitted him to Chief District Medical Officer Dr Deo passed away in her palace at the DHH. Later, he was shifted to Abhay Kumar Das said, “The swab 6-YEAR-OLD GIRL Belagadia here in the wee hours SCB Medical College and Hospital sample was collected July 8 and of Monday. in Cuttack as his condition dete- sent for test the next day. But the re- Teacher held for blackmailing colleague RAPED BY TUTOR Sources said that Bharati was riorated. port took time to reach as the test- POST NEWS NETWORK well and had taken her lunch and In view of the increasing num- ing centre was being sanitised. POST NEWS NETWORK dinner Sunday. She, however, ber of coronavirus-infected pa- This was why the post-mortem got Padmapur, July 13: A teacher breathed her last in sleep. Bharati tients at SCBMCH, he was sent delayed.” was put behind bars for black- Rayagada, July 13: A six-year-old was born February 18, 1927 to King mailing a female colleague with girl was allegedly raped by her Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah and her obscene pictures. The incident tuition teacher on the pretext of Queen Kanti at the Narayanhitu was reported from Basudevpur in providing her chocolates in Royal Palace in Kathmandu, Nepal. Bhadrak district. Putasingh police station area in this She later married king of The man was produced in a local district, the police said Sunday. Mayurbhanj, Pradeep Chandra court Monday morning and was The girl suffered injuries on Bhanja Deo in 1952. Pradeep sent to jail as his bail plea was re- her body parts due to the assault. Chandra Bhanja Deo passed away jected. The incident has spread shock- in 2000. The twitter handle of The teacher was identified as waves in the area. Police registered Belgadia Palace issued a condo- Chakradhar Sethy, a resident of a case and detained the accused lence message mentioning the late Kismatkrishnapur village. However, for questioning after family mem- Rajmata as an avid art and culture it is yet to be ascertained if the ac- lady teacher. With the possession of an FIR at Nayakanidihi police sta- bers lodged a complaint, IIC Padma enthusiast with a passion for cused and the lady teacher were of these photos, he had been black- tion. Taking the case seriously, the Muthu said. Later, the police sports. It further described her the same school. mailing the teacher. It was when he police swung into action. After reg- recorded the statement of the sur- as a philanthropist and strong ad- Sources said the accused had sent those photos to her in-laws’ istering a case, the police arrested vivor and sent her for medical ex- vocate of women empowerment. clicked some photographs of the house that the lady teacher lodged the teacher. amination, the IIC said STATE’S FIRST FISH MUSEUM READY POST NEWS NETWORK Odisha and the Central govern- ARCHITECTURAL BEAUTY ments have taken up several proj- Balugaon, July 13: The state’s ects. It has recently been discussed first fish museum has finally come here are 330 varieties of fish and 12 that in the first phase steps will be up near Barkul in Khurda district Ttypes of prawns available in Chilika taken to preserve the lake’s biodi- on the western side of Chilika lake. lake. The availability of such huge vari- versity and rehabilitate the local Chilika, the largest brackish eties of fish is a boon for over two lakh people with earning opportunities. water lagoon in Asia, is a home to fishermen living in 132 villages close to As per the plan drawn out, the hundreds of varieties of fish. The the lake CDA will take steps to get rid of il- museum will go a long way in pro- legal prawn gheries that are flour- he museum built in conventional viding information to tourists about ishing within the lake. Also the Treinforced cement concrete (RCC) the different variants of aquatic structure, has a fish-like structural tourism department will develop species found in the lake. design. It is said that the museum’s the nearby islands into natural According to official sources, architectural beauty will one day prove tourist spots. there are 330 varieties of fish and to be a major draw for tourists from According to CDA sources, more 12 types of prawns available in the across the globe than 160 sqkm of illegal gheries lake. The availability of such huge have been destroyed in the lake varieties of fish is a boon for over oth the state and the Central gov- over the last three years. This move two lakh fishermen living in 132 Bernments have taken up several has had a favourable impact on the villages close to the lake. projects for the development of lake. The return of the Irrawaddy

Built in conventional reinforced Chilika, which is listed as a tentative dolphins to Chilika is a positive

k y m c cement concrete (RCC) structure, the UNESCO World Heritage site sign that the environmental around museum has a fish-like structural the lake is conducive. design. It is said that the museum’s will also showcase the fact that 20 seum will not open till the threat of Sushant Nanda informed in a tweet. Chilika is also home to 37 types architectural beauty will one day per cent of the total seafood ex- the COVID-19 pandemic subsides, For the development of Chilika, of reptiles and the safe breeding prove to be a major draw for tourists ports from Odisha are from Chilika. chief executive, Chilika which is listed as a tentative UN- haven for over 60 varieties of mi- from across the globe. The museum However, the doors of the mu- Development Authority (CDA), ESCO World Heritage site, both the gratory birds. P6 TUESDAY | JULY 14 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR power post

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here is criticism against two must work in tandem, de- the ICMR over its recent marcating territories. When this diktat to deliver a vac- doesn’t happen, as is the case with TEMPLES’ T cine for Covid-19 by the Indian administrative line up, Independence Day, August 15. The we can see tension between the direction is flawed and the ICMR government’s demands and sci- has made itself and India lose re- entific discipline. If the govern- WEALTH spect. That the purpose of this ment wants to declare an indige- frenzy was political gains rather nous vaccine on 15 August, the n a landmark judgement on Monday, the Supreme Court (SC) has upturned than technological gain is obvi- tension becomes a dilemma. a verdict of the Kerala High Court and ruled that one of the world’s ous from the proposed date itself. Does not the government have Iwealthiest shrines, the Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple in the Science is in pursuit of truth high calibre advisers on science, Thiruvananthapuram, would remain in the hands of the erstwhile Travancore and technology for human welfare, technology, vaccine trials and reg- royal family. The High Court (HC) order, on which the appeal went to the SC, and it has its rules of probity and ulatory requirements, or did the had been to hand over the temple governance to the state government. procedures. Science is nourished government not want to listen? The wealth of this ancient temple near the coast of the Arabian Sea is es- by evidence while the unbiased Politics can make use of science, but there Vaccine research has both science timated to be of the order of more than Rs 140,000 crore (20 billion dollars). gathering of evidence is sacro- exists the Lakshman-rekha of non-interference. and uncertainties. The approach The SC ruling apart, feelings are strong that, rather than keeping as much sanct. Politics is in pursuit of of Bharat Biotech, not of the wealth in the temple’s vaults, it could be released for public good or used in T Jacob John and several goals with some univer- If the line is crossed, scientists must stand their Ministry of Health, is to develop ways that the society is benefited. The shrine is cited to be the world’s rich- Jagdish Rattanani sally accepted norms in democ- ground and politicians will back off. They will a vaccine candidate out of inac- est temple. racies. Politics can make use of sci- tivated (rendered non-infectious) Allegations of removal of precious gold and valuables had been raised against ence, but there exists the know eventually this is in humanity’s interest viruses. There is no guarantee the temple managing panel consisting mostly of the royal family members, Lakshman-rekha of non-inter- that the product will be safe enough though the overall wealth of the temple had remained the same. The royal IT IS THE RIGHT ference. If the line is crossed, sci- the Indian Research Fund had turned a Nelson’s eye on the for human use or effective enough family enjoys a high reputation for integrity though authority over the entists must stand their ground Association (IRFA) to promote elephant – the lack of a depart- to protect the vaccinated from the province had shifted from them to the democratically elected governments OF THE and politicians will back off. They medical research through insti- ment of public health and its reper- coronavirus disease. Until safety since Independence. It is this integrity that possibly weighed in favour of them GOVERNMENT will know eventually that this is tutions like King Institute in cussions on the lack of control is proven in Clinical Trial Phase when the Supreme Court took up the appeal. This simple fact highlights the in the humanity’s interest. Chennai (Madras) and the Haffkine over innumerable communicable 1 and immune response efficacy in greatly diminishing trust factor on the government in India, whether at the TO PUSH. BUT IT Scientific medicine comes in a Institute in Mumbai (Bombay). diseases like cholera, typhoid, Phase 2, the product is not yet a vac- Centre or the States. IS THE DUTY OF package of three elements – Public After independence, IRFA was re- chickenpox and hepatitis A. As a cine, but merely a candidate. If The safety of such huge wealth should be a matter of concern for one and Health, Healthcare and Research named as the Indian Council of medical expert at the NITI Aayog both phases are certified suc- all. The royal family’s members in the temple trust change with change of THE SCIENTIFIC -- each with its own ethical prin- Medical Research. In 2007, the put it, this is like a veritable zoo, cessful, Phase 3 can follow. Until generations. While government officials cannot be trusted with such a large COMMUNITY, ciples and norms. Medicine be- Department of Health Research to which a new one called Covid- protective efficacy against Covid- amount of wealth, similarly, the changing generations of the royal family lieves in and practises science (DHR) was created under the 19 is now added. 19 is proven in Phase 3, there is no also may not be trustworthy in future. Obviously, this is not a concern lim- LED IN THIS with its demands of ethics and Ministry of Health and Family When the SARS-CoV 2 hit India, vaccine for launching, only the ited only to the Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple. The Lord Venkateswara honesty, and can speak truth to Welfare. The secretary to the gov- the ICMR’s National Institute of hope of a vaccine, a lot of hard Temple in Tirupati, run by the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams and cited CASE BY THE the powers that be. Politicians in ernment in DHR is simultane- Virology (NIV), Pune, another work and financial investment. as the second wealthiest temple by virtue also of the huge donations it gets, ICMR, TO SAY democracies respect such senti- ously the director-general of ICMR. legacy of colonial times, doubled Wishes are not horses. Patience is another case in point. The earnings of this temple are huge. With the Andhra ments even when they do not gel Has that design, combining a gov- up for diagnosis, diagnostic reagent- is required and the government Pradesh state government playing a major role in the temple’s administra- WHY THE well with their own political or ernment department with the preparation and research. And should not be seen to be interfer- tion through appointment of members to the trust governing panel, there DEMAND IS IN personal agenda. Indian Council of Medical NIV cultured several isolates of ing in the technical processes, by are frequent allegations of massive loot of the temple wealth. Similar alle- If we look to our history, from Research, been good, bad or worse? the coronavirus. One of them was which everyone gets a bad name – gations have been raised against other rich temples in the country, and the VIOLATION OF kings and their palace intrigues When any branch of the Health supplied to the Bharat Biotech the nation, its scientists, the vac- frenzy of loot is believed to be increasing as years pass, matching with the ITS OWN to the way colonisation looted our Ministry needs answers to problems International Ltd in Hyderabad, for cine industry, the health ministry trend in corruption in public life as a whole. wealth and self-respect, and deliv- through research, the DHR is there the purpose of developing an in- and the government itself – all for There have been calls for proper use of this wealth which is lying unuti- SCIENTIFIC ered a bureaucracy born to sing in to conduct, commission or en- digenous vaccine against Covid-19. some evanescent moment of imag- lized for the public or the Hindu community, in ways that would benefit the the masters’ voice, we can begin to courage and fund the required re- We can now see that ICMR has ined glory. Of course, it is the right nation. Once this is done, the issue could arise as to why target only Hindu STANDARDS AND see our weaknesses on demands of search – intramural or extramural. two guiding principles/forces, one of the government to push. But it temples. Jain, Christian and Islamic institutions too have huge wealth ETHICAL NORMS duty, character and doing what is Research is integral to scientific as a government department and is the duty of the scientific com- stocked without any benefit to the nation. There have been submissions that right by the people. Activating the medicine, raising the bar con- government-funded institution munity, led in this case by the if the stored wealth of 10 top shrines are released, that could help banish 1897 British Epidemic Diseases stantly on public health and health- and the other being the principles ICMR, to say why the demand is in poverty from the country. Admittedly, this argument may sound far-fetched Act when the pandemic struck this care. As the Ministry does not have of scientific medicine – ethics violation of its own scientific and unrealistic. time was not exactly a signal of a Department of Public Health, a being sacrosanct. Rudolf Virchow standards and ethical norms. On the flip side, fears are that this enormous wealth could end up in the self-respect and self-reliance, but an few functions of Public Health are (1821-1902), the physician known hands of unscrupulous men in power structures who will be tasked with the admission of ‘they knew India bet- handled by the existing depart- as the father of modern-day pathol- Dr T Jacob John is retired overseeing of such a transfer. No institution in this country is free from cor- ter than we’ attitude. The Act that ments, of Health Services and ogy, once observed that “medi- Professor of Clinical ruption today. Even the Judiciary, which held a great aura of uprightness Bal Gangadhar Tilak opposed then Health Research. Search hard and cine…as the science of human Virology, CMC Vellore, and till recently, is now shamed with instances of corrupt practices. Chances are became the prime weapon of dem- deep, and we don’t see how the ex- beings, has the obligation to point past President of the Indian that if the temple vaults are opened and the stocks taken out, much of it could ocratic India in 2020! ecutive wings of the government out problems and to attempt their Academy of Pediatrics. end up in foreign shores or tax havens and the nation will lose them forever. The Indian Council of Medical have used DHR and ICMR to solve theoretical solution; the politi- Jagdish Rattanani is a The positive side of such a release of shrine wealth cannot be ignored. Research is an example of the ex- problems identified by them and cian, the practical anthropologist, journalist and faculty These Covid times call for a rethink on the way India manages its wealth cellent elements of the British raised the bars constantly. must find the means for their ac- member at SPJIMR. and economy. Wealth of religious institutions packed in vaults may be taken legacy. In 1911, the British created DHR and ICMR on their part tual solution.” It follows that the THE BILLION PRESS out for proper use that would benefit the people, if the safety of its proper use is assured through one or other mechanism. Even temple administra- tions might respond positively to such a collective urge. But the question is, who will assure whom about honest practices. When the nation is being de- SPECTRUM EDUCATION prived of knowing how much of the PM-Cares Fund is spent where, it might be impossible to expect honesty from lower rung officials. WISDOM CORNER Learning is more than examinations We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring e are an examination-ob- the ongoing Covid-19 spread, the classes, student suicides due to ex- where papers are set and evalu- will be to arrive where we started, and know the place for the first time. TS ELIOT sessed country proven UGC guidelines supported by the amination pressure, malpractices ated by a third party is an anachro- Wconclusively by the lat- Ministry of HRD have plunged are all symptoms of a deeper sys- nism. When IITs, IIMs, NISERs, Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get est guidelines issued by the top millions of students into despair and temic malaise that the nation has AIIMS, and Central Universities your thinking clean to make it simple. But it’s worth it in the end higher education regulator, the confusion. The annual ritual of ex- not been able to diagnose and treat. are excelling with the more-sensi- because once you get there, you can move mountains. STEVE JOBS University Grants Commission. aminations is an unchangeable Now, states like Maharashtra, ble fully internal assessment by It is unwise to be too sure of one’s own wisdom. It is healthy to be The guidelines say the universi- fixture in the Indian education cal- Delhi and Punjab have declared the professor who teaches the course, reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err. ties “are required to complete the endar even as the world has moved their intention to circumvent UGC why are we unable to adopt it across examinations by the end of on from this relic of the past. guidelines. Lakhs of students on so- the board? Even a top university like MAHATMA GANDHI September 2020 in offline (pen & Centralised board exams have very cial media are appealing for the Delhi University is unable to trust Dhanada K Mishra paper)/ online/ blended (online + little value in a technology-driven same to be done nationally. Yet, its faculty to be capable and diligent offline) mode following the pre- world where certificates, grades, and the vice-chairperson of UGC goes in assessing their students. WORDSWORTH CENTRALISED scribed protocols/ guidelines re- ranks matter very little. After on TV to say examination can be The 2019 draft education policy lated to Covid-19 pandemic.” Independence when Dr. Sarvepalli held as per UGC guidelines since recommends: “All assessment sys- BOARD EXAMS It took several weeks of delib- Radhakrishnan chaired the first the country is able to open and run tems shall be decided by the Higher Suburb erations by UGC to come up with University Education Commission even liquor shops, and as internet Education Institutions, including HAVE VERY LITTLE the directive, which also modified till the release of the latest draft New is available even at panchayat level! those that lead to final certifica- n opposition to the conventional wisdom about the irreversible flight from VALUE IN THE its guidelines issued in last week of Education Policy 2019, examina- Already, all examinations other tion. The Choice-Based Credit Ithe inner cities, it was reported not long ago in the Economist that Britain’s April. UGC goes on to say that tion has been a major target for than the terminal examination of System of the current UGC will be city centres are booming, not only commercially, but through the willingness TECHNOLOGY- “Academic evaluation of students reform. Dr. Radhakrishnan said, “If final-year students have been revised and improved, in order to of people to move back to them from the suburbs. There is so much of a DRIVEN WORLD is a very important milestone in any we are to suggest one single re- scrapped with an alternative as- make clear the basic vision while leav- twentieth-century feel about the suburbs, which have grown hugely education system. The perform- form in University Education, it sessment process being used to ing plenty of room for innovation and alongside rail and road links to city centres, that it is a surprise to discover WHERE ance in examinations gives confi- should be that of examinations.” promote students. The same can be flexibility. HEIs should also move that the word is first attested as long ago as 1380. The word was a dence and satisfaction to the students The subsequent committees have done for final year students. Instead, away from high-stakes examina- combination of the Latin urbanus, a derivative of urbs, “city”, with the prefix CERTIFICATES, and is a reflection of the compe- all emphasised on examination re- many universities including Delhi tions towards more continuous and sub-, “under, close to”. It had a subtly different meaning then, referring to GRADES, AND tence, performance, and credibility forms. The new draft education University have twice announced comprehensive evaluation.” If only those parts of towns or cities that lay outside the city walls and thus beyond that is necessary for global ac- policy emphasises on making ex- dates for final examinations only UGC had read what is being pro- their protection, mainly occupied by the poor and indigent. It survived solely RANKS MATTER ceptability.” Unfortunately, the so- aminations more adaptive, flexi- to defer the same later. Most de- posed by its parent body, the HRD in this meaning for some two hundred years, being joined by its adjective VERY LITTLE called competence, performance, ble, and focused on core concepts veloped countries have long moved Ministry, it wouldn’t have come up suburban only in the early 1600s, at about the time that the suburbs began and credibility are much more de- rather than memorisation. Our ed- away from centralised terminal ex- with such obscurantist guidelines! to get a bad press among metropolitan writers, who saw them as inferior pendent on the overall system and ucation system has lagged in adapt- aminations at university level. In The writer has a doctorate and debased places of licentious behaviour (a largely deserved reputation to educational framework than just the ing itself to global best practices India, we have adopted a semester in civil engineering from judge from contemporary accounts). With the growth of the railways in the final semester examination of a though many committees and com- system after much dilly-dallying. University of Michigan and 1840s, and later of the motor car, the chance to move away from crowded, multi-year degree programme! missions discussed the matter for Conducting common semester ex- is a professor of civil dirty, insanitary and unsafe city centres into suburban villas with space and Coming as it does in the face of years. The scourge of coaching aminations across the university engineering of BPUT. greenness and particularly a bit of garden became irresistible (greatly encouraged around London and other big cities by railway companies, who knew very well how to generate trade). Among the people who live there, suburbs have undoubtedly been popular, despite their frequent lack of jobs, Congress, youth PhD, suicides Covid, economy amenities or access to entertainment. But writers have regularly castigated the repetitive and uninspiring architecture of suburbs, built quickly all from a Sir, Rajasthan is heading for political Sir, The news of a PhD scholar hanging herself at Sir, RBI has alerted us that the na- mould to meet the unceasing need for new homes and summed up by the turmoil. The Congress party has never an IIT must be seen in the context of the issues in- tional economy remains in a bad term suburban sprawl (a favourite hatred of John Betjeman, who once etters expressed its confidence in youth. volved in PhD enrollment in this country. Suicides shape. Supply chains and markets famously exhorted “come friendly bombs, and fall on Slough”). Such writers Instead, it stressed on maturity and ex- are increasingly happening in the IITs, NITs, IIEST are yet to be restored fully while the reject the comfortable narrow-mindedness and lack of vision or opportunity perience. The oldest political party etc, while such incidents are rare in state univer- trajectory of the coronavirus spread which they feel is so often characteristic of the suburbs, a view summed up TOL THE EDITOR has always relied on old leaders other sities. In most cases, there are allegations of ha- and its impact are alarming. The in the late nineteenth-century coinage suburbia. Readers of Orissa POST than those from the Nehru family. rassment (may be even sexual) from the supervi- economy, though, might have started are most welcome to contribute letters The party did not learn anything from sor/guide, sheer work pressure, blackmail, and showing signs of a revival. A re- (200 words), articles and Madhya Pradesh where a young leader harsh recommendations in the annual progress re- capitalisation plan for Indian banks columns (between 750-1250 LOL words). Contributors are revolted against the party and pulled port, all of which hurt research scholars. Perhaps, is necessary as the economic impacts requested to send their down the state government. Now, the a large number of research scholars are undergo- of the pandemic may result in contact numbers and full same story is getting repeated in ing such trauma while doing PhD, and finally be- higher bad loans and an erosion of

removed. He stopped a postal address/email ID. They may also Rajasthan at the hands of Sachin coming mental wrecks. There often is the un-pro- capital for banks. Many private and

k y m POCKETS send in their valuable comments, opinion c clerk and asked him why so. He said and suggestions, preferably by email, Pilot. Democracy is the magic of num- fessional behaviour of research guide that aggravates public sector banks are looking to bureaucrat went into a Liberal “Liberals always want a hand out.” to: [email protected] bers. The Congress had toppled many such matters. Learning should be more cordial and raise capital through various means Aclothing store to do some Well, what happened to the other state and central governments in sim- joyous at PhD level. The Ministry of HRD & UGC this fiscal. Economic revival is a purchases. When he started trying on pockets. Pat came the reply: “They ilar ways in the past. “As you sow, so must take note. Disciplinary action should follow must by all means. a few pairs, he noticed that all the don’t go to waste: Conservatives use B-15, Rasulgarh Industrial Estate, shall you reap.” in such situations. Naresh Mandal, Prachi Nagar, pockets except one were visibly them to line theirs.” Bhubaneswar-751010 Prabhudutt Dash, BHUBANESWAR Ramdas Ray, ex-RIE, BHUBANESWAR BHADRAK JAMMU & KASHMIR PUNJAB P7

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k y m Punjab bans all public gatherings Pak-sponsored arms and drugs c Monday, Mohali reported 31 new coronavirus cases and Patiala 59 which is the dist’s highest single-day spike smuggling racket busted in J&K AGENCIES

Chandigarh, July 13: Stepping OPTIMUM AGENCIES up its fight against Covid-19, the Punjab government Monday im- UTILISATION Chandigarh, July 13: Punjab posed a complete ban on all public Police have busted a Pakistan-spon- gatherings, while restricting so- sored drugs and illegal arms smug- cial gatherings to five and mar- SYMPTOMATIC AND gling racket with the arrest of four riages and other social functions to AMILDLY people, including their kingpin SYMPTOMATIC PERSONS 30 instead of the current 50. who is a BSF constable posted in WITH NO COMORBIDITIES These were among the revised OR VULNERABILITIES WILL Samba district of Jammu & guidelines issued in line with the HAVE TO BE IN COVID Kashmir, officials said Monday. announcement made by Chief CARE CENTRES/HOME Foreign-made weapons, includ- Minister Amarinder Singh. ISOLATION ing a 9 mm pistol along with 80 live Mandatory first information re- cartridges, etched with Pakistan ports (FIRs) shall be filed against EDS IN LEVEL II AND III Ordnance Factory markings, two those found violating the curbs on BFACILITIES WILL NOT magazines and two cartridges of public gatherings, which now stand BE USED TO CATER TO 12 bore along with `32.30 lakh in drug strictly disallowed. SUCH PATIENTS proceeds were recovered from BSF A detailed notification issued by constable Sumit Kumar. the government says joint teams PERSON IN A LEVEL II of police and civil administration AOR III FACILITY WHO shall strictly enforce the restric- NO LONGER NEEDS THIS COPS SEIZE FACILITY MUST BE tions on social gatherings (restricted n A 9 mm pistol along with 80 REFERRED BY WAY OF to 5 under section 144 imposed in all live cartridges etched with cotics and weapons across Manpreet further in- REVERSE REFERRAL TO A districts) as well as weddings and Pakistan Ordnance Factory the Indo-Pak border. troduced Amanpreet, LOWER LEVEL Constable social functions. markings Amanpreet said Simarjit and TREATMENT FACILITY Sumit Kumar of The management of marriage they had come into Sukhwant with halls and hotels would be held re- n Two magazines and two contact with Shah Gurdaspur district was Sumit Kumar. sponsible and would face suspen- and closed places, as per the new the ‘local transmission’ stage of than 55 cases have already been re- cartridges of 12 bore Musa through apprehended along with Armed with sion of licence in case of violation guidelines, which also call for strict Covid after a sudden spike in the ported from the Samana block. The Manpreet Singh three other members – these disclosures, n ` of norms. enforcement of the Health number of positive cases. department has already started ex- 32.30 lakh in drug proceeds and a constable Simarjit Singh, Manpreet the Jalandhar Further, the management of mar- Department advisory on air con- Patiala has reported over 160 tensive tracing in these areas. of the Border Singh and Amanpreet Rural Police ar- riage halls, hotels and other com- ditioning and ventilation and air cir- cases in the past three days. Meanwhile, a doctor posted with Director General of Police (DGP) Security Force Singh rested Simarjit mercial spaces will have to certify culation. Consequently, the Health the department, who has been con- Dinkar Gupta said constable Sumit posted on the DINKAR GUPTA I and Manpreet July that adequate arrangements for Public dealing in offices may be Department had to declare four ducting tests in containment areas, Kumar of Gurdaspur district Jammu & Kashmir DGP, JALANDHAR (RURAL) 12, while the ventilation of indoor spaces have curtailed to cater to need based and micro-containment zones in Samana said only symptomatic and people was apprehended along with border. POLICE BSF constable been made. urgent issues, according to the and one containment zone in Patiala. with co-morbidities should be taken three other members – Simarjit He said constable Sumit was arrested in The state government has also guidelines, which provide that the As per the department, several cases care of in the wake of local trans- Singh, Manpreet Singh and Kumar had earlier been lodged coordination with the BSF after partnered with IIT-Madras experts online public grievance redressal were reported without any contact mission. Amanpreet Singh. in the Gurdaspur jail during the the DGP took up the matter per- to intensify surveillance, using system recently approved by the or travel history. Moreover, random Patiala Civil Surgeon Harish He said Jalandhar (Rural) Police trial of a murder case, where he sonally with his BSF counterpart technology in order to identify Cabinet should be extensively pop- samples also tested positive in the Malhotra said, “It appears there is arrested Amanpreet Singh July 11 had come in contact with July 11. super-spreader gatherings that in ularised and used. area which indicated local spread. local transmission as cases con- for murdering Jagjit. During in- Manpreet Singh. The DGP said constable Sumit the past that have resulted in spread, ‘Local transmission’ in In Top Khana Mor and adjoining tinue to increase in these areas. vestigation, Amanpreet disclosed Gupta said the conspiracy to Kumar had disclosed his involve- to guide future action. Patiala, admin on toes areas, 45 cases have already been re- We are conducting house-to-house that he and his brothers were in smuggle drugs and weapons from ment in repeated smuggling of nar- Wearing of masks has been made Patiala: Several areas in Patiala ported while test reports of many res- surveys. Besides, we have started touch with one Shah Musa of across the border was hatched in the cotics and weapons from across compulsory in work places, offices district have already entered into idents are awaited. Similarly, more rapid antigen testing in these areas.” Pakistan for smuggling of nar- Gurdaspur jail. the border. Detained Abdullahs knock on HC doors No Martyrs’ Day observance in Kashmir A habeas corpus fresh lockdown measures an- For the first time in the nounced by the administration in petition in the high court history of Jammu the wake of rising Covid-19 cases, is filed challenging the making it difficult for people to and Kashmir, no official carry out marches or demonstra- ‘unconstitutional and function was held to tions towards the graveyard as used illegal’ house detention to happen earlier. commemorate Martyrs’ Major regional political parties of 16 NC leaders and Day observed July 13 in the state, including the PDP and functionaries the NC, condemned the move, say- every year in memory ing the present day situation is sim- of those killed in firing ilar to 1931. AGENCIES by soldiers of Dogra In a statement issued by the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), Srinagar, July 13: Jammu and ruler Maharaja Hari a spokesman said the memory of The Kashmir National Conference (NC) Singh in 1931 July 13 martyrs “cannot be erased president and Srinagar MP Farooq day is the by changing the government cal- Abdullah and his son and party watershed moment in endar of holidays as they will live vice president Omar Abdullah AGENCIES the peoples’ struggle for forever in the hearts and memo- Monday filed a habeas corpus pe- restoration of their universal ries of every freedom loving de- tition in the high court challenging Mohammad Shafi through their istration will release all the de- Srinagar, July 13: Jammu and serving human rights. It was their moved July 13 as mocrat.” the ‘unconstitutional and illegal’ counsel advocate Shariq Reyaz. tainees in the absence of any con- Kashmir, and Ladakh did not ob- Martyrs’ Day valor that inspired millions of a state holiday “The martyrs laid down their house detention of 16 NC leaders and Party spokesperson Imran Nabi vincing reason.” serve ‘Martyrs’ Day’ as an official from 1932 on- others to rise against the from the official lives for the empowerment of the functionaries. Dar said the decision to move to the “Unfortunately that was not to be. state holiday Monday, for the first ward. After then despotic and calendar after the people of J&K and that it is tragic As per the statement issued from court has been taken as a last re- The house detentions without any time since 1948, even as political J&K acceded to autocratic regime Article 370 was that the myopic and communal ac- the party headquarters, Farooq sort to provide relief to various administrative orders are unlawful, groups in the Valley paid tributes India in 1947, the OMAR ABDULLAH I scrapped August 5, tions of the present government Abdullah has filed a petition for party members who have contin- undermining the due respect to to the ‘13 July martyrs’. day was incorpo- VICE-PRESIDENT, NC 2019. demolished with one stroke August the release of Ali Mohammad Sagar, uously been under house arrest human rights and individual lib- The erstwhile state of J&K ob- rated in the official list Last year, 5, all the progress that had been Abdul Rahim Rather, Nasir Aslam or have been kept under house de- erty,” he added. serves ‘Martyrs’ Day’ July 13 as a of holidays. former and last achieved in the last seven decades,” Wani, Aga Syed Mehmood, tention after being shifted from “We are hopeful that the court will state holiday to mark a 1931-protest Usually, July 13 would see im- Governor of the erstwhile state of said the PDP spokesperson. Mohammad Khalil Bandh, Irfan detention centers. come to the rescue of our colleagues, against the rule of Maharaja Hari portant government functionaries, J&K, Satypal Malik, had skipped the National Conference (NC) vice- Shah and Sahmeema Firdous from “Shifting of the detainees from who have been suffering for no Singh in the then princely state. including the Governor, Chief official ‘Martyrs’ Day’ function. president and former J&K chief house detention, while Omar detention centers to their homes fault of theirs ever since the abro- On that day, 22 Kashmiri men and Ministers, cabinet ministers, heads His predecessor NN Vohra had also minister Omar Abdullah said July Abdullah has challenged the de- only characterised revolving-door gation of Article 370 and Article 35- women were shot dead as they gath- of various political parties and skipped the official function for the 13 marks “the collective defiance of tention of Mohammad Shafi Uri, detention practice. Quashing of A on August 5, 2019. This was the ered outside the Srinagar central jail even separatist groups, visit the first time in 2018, but paid homage the oppressed against oppressors.” Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi, the PSA on party General Secretary only recourse left to us. We are to protest against the arrest and martyrs’ graveyard or Mazaar-e- to the slain men and women. Peoples Conference senior vice- Chaudhary Mohammad Ramzaan, Ali Muhammad Sagar underscored hopeful that the court will uphold subsequent trial of Abdul Qadeer Shuhada to pay homage. This year, however, would go president and former minister Mubarak Gul, Bashir Veeri, Abdul the indefensible nature of all de- the civil liberties of our colleagues, Gazi, who was seen as a crusader However, this was undone last down in history as the first one to Abdul Gani Vakil drew a parallel be- Majeed Larmi, Basharat Bukhari, tentions in the court of law, lead- most of whom have not been keep- against Singh’s Dogra regime. year when the newly-created union not mark the decades old tradition. tween the 1931 situation and the Saifudin Bhat Shutru and ing us to believe that the admin- ing well,” Dar said. The people of Kashmir started ob- territories of J&K and Ladakh re- This time, the day coincided with present day. SC refuses to cancel Amarnath Yatra NOT A SOUL IN SIGHT THE PETITIONER ARGUES THAT ANNUALLY SEVERAL LAKH DEVOTEES VISIT AMARNATH CAVE SHRINE, AND IF THIS IS ALLOWED THEN IT MAY LEAD TO SPREAD OF THE DISEASE

AGENCIES and if this is allowed then it may lead to spread of the disease. The plea New Delhi, July 13: The Supreme has also contended that though Court Monday said it cannot enter Shri Amarnath Shrine Board has into the domain of the executive and not given permission to begin the district administration, as it de- annual pilgrimage, yet few Bhandara clined to entertain a plea seeking organisations have been asked to a direction to the Centre, J&K ad- reach the venue by June 28 and ministration and Shri Amarnath also asked to begin service (seva) Shrine Board to cancel/restrict ac- from July 3 onwards. cess of general public/devotees for This move indicates that there the Amarnath Yatra this year in may be some plans to give requi- the backdrop of the coronavirus site permission for the annual pil- outbreak. grimage therefore the petitioner The petitioner has al- moved the apex court seeking di- ternatively sought live rection to the Centre to restrict ‘darshan’ of Lord Whatever the access to the general pub- Amarnath through difficulty you lic/devotees. internet and tele- (the petitioner) The petitioner has urged the vision “so that apprehend, we cannot to take a decision on of the executive arm of the state. apex court to direct the Centre to crores across the take over functioning the matter. We are not “Whatever difficulty you appre- make arrangements to provide live country can have of district inclined to entertain hend, we cannot take over func- darshan of Lord Amarnath through

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of the day uote LT COL MOVES HC AGAINST ARMY’S DECISION Assam flood situation Both Sachin and Jyotiraditya worsens; 42 dead Scindia are worthy. TO BAN USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS Both are like my Embankments, roads, bridges, culverts and other nephews. If Sachin comes here (in the THE PETITION, LIKELY TO COME UP FOR HEARING TUESDAY, SOUGHT THE COURT'S DIRECTION infrastructure have been damaged in heavy rain and BJP) we will be very happy TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF MILITARY INTELLIGENCE TO WITHDRAW ITS JUNE 6 POLICY landslides across the state UMA BHARTI | SENIOR BJP LEADER

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA bans social media platforms is “il- legal, arbitrary, disproportionate, Chief Minister New Delhi, July 13: A senior rank violates the fundamental rights of Ashok Gehlot officer of the Indian Army Monday government is soldiers including but not limited in minority after approached the Delhi High Court to the freedom of speech and ex- over 30 Congress challenging a recent policy ban- pression, the right to life and the and some ning armed forces officials from right to privacy”. independent MLAs using social networking platforms It said the authorities have cited have pledged support to me like Facebook and Instagram. security concerns and risk of data The petition, likely to come up for breach as the basis of imposing SACHIN PILOT | RAJASTHAN DY CM hearing Tuesday, sought the court’s the restrictions contained in the direction to the Director-General policy regarding usage of social of Military Intelligence to with- media platforms but the act of ban- NDRF personnel taking the flood-affected people to safer places Pilot should draw its June 6 policy to the extent know through a July 9 news report mitting suicides and in some cases ning it is a clear violation of Article tell us when that it orders all the members of about the Army’s order requiring shooting at their fellow soldiers be- 14 (Equality before law) of the AGENCIES Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts. he will come the Indian Army to delete their ac- him and other personnel to delete fore taking their own lives. Constitution. Over 2,000 villages in 24 districts to attend the counts from Facebook and Instagram Facebook, Instagram and 87 other “In a majority of cases the pre- “It is submitted that no other Guwahati, July 13: The flood sit- of the state have been inundated. Congress and 87 other applications. uation in Assam worsened after Dhemaji in upper Assam and Legislature Party applications by July 15. cursor to such incidents is denial of professional army serving in a meeting. We have Lieutenant Colonel PK Choudhary, On July 10, he received a letter leave to the soldier. The soldiers rely Constitutional democracy has put four straight days of heavy rain- Barpeta in lower Assam are the kept our doors open for Pilot and who is currently posted in Jammu titled “Policy On Use Of Social on social networking platforms like such unreasonable and mindless fall. 42 people have died in flood-re- worst-hit. In Arunachal Pradesh, his MLAs. Sonia Gandhi and Rahul and Kashmir, said in the plea that he Media Platforms And Mobile Facebook to address various issues restrictions on its soldiers. The re- lated incidents and 13 lakh affected. low-lying areas of Pasighat and Gandhi are keen to resolve the crisis is an active user of Facebook and uses Phones In IA” issued by the Director arising in their families while posted spondent no.2 has conveniently A severe flood warning has been Namsai are under water. Over 70 the platform to connect with his General of Military Intelligence, in remote locations and often use the shifted its own burden and re- issued in Assam and neighbouring per cent of the Kaziranga Nationak RANDEEP SURJEWALA | SENIOR CONGRESS LEADER friends and family as most of them banning the use of 89 applications virtual connect to compensate for the sponsibility to regulate use of social Arunachal Pradesh after water lev- Park is also flooded. According to are settled abroad, including his and websites and directed deletion physical distance existing between networking platforms onto the sol- els of the Brahmaputra River crossed the wild life department, 41 ani- SHORT TAKES elder daughter. the accounts, the plea said, adding themselves and their families.” diers, assuming that it has unfettered the danger mark. Heavy rainfall is mals have been killed, while 49 In the petition, filed through ad- that as the policy is classified as re- “Soldiers can view pictures, power to abrogate and restrict the likely till July 16, the India were rescued in Kaziranga. vocates Shivank Pratap Singh and stricted, he is not reproducing any videos etc. of events such as wed- fundamental rights of soldiers.” Meteorological Department (IMD), There are reports of deaths due Scribe booked for Sanandika Pratap Singh, the offi- part of it here. dings, birthdays and other events “It is noteworthy that the policy has said in its latest bulletin. to landslide in Sonapur area, the cer sought direction to the Central The plea claimed that the provi- of cultural significance in real time has an entire section dedicated to The Brahmaputra is flowing Assam State Disaster Management raping 5 women government through Ministry of sions of the policy violate various or even at a later date as per their measures such as sensitisation and above the danger level at Guwahati, Authority said. So far, since the Bhopal: A case was Defence to withdraw its June 6 pol- fundamental rights of the peti- convenience and need. This is the training of personnel to avoid breach Dibrugarh, Dhubri, Goalpara, rainy season started, floods and registered against an elderly icy to “ensure that the fundamen- tioner under the Constitution in- beauty of social network platforms of security and data. This gives rise Jorhat and Sonitpur districts. landslides have killed 70 people, ac- journalist and his female tal rights of armed forces person- cluding the right to freedom of like Facebook. Therefore, the re- to a glaring absurdity,” the plea said. The state disaster management cording to the Assam government. accomplice in Bhopal Sunday nel are not abrogated amended or speech and expression and right spondents (authorities) must wake It also sought to declare that the body said, extensive floods have been The state government has set in connection with the modified by arbitrary executive ac- to privacy. up to the benefits that these web- Director General of Military reported in Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, up 224 relief camps across 16 dis- alleged rape of four girls and tion which is not backed by the It said soldiers serve in remote sites/applications enable the use Intelligence is not empowered under Biswanath, Sonitpur, Udalguri, tricts, where over 21,000 people a woman, police said. The mandate of law, offends the provi- areas, extreme weather conditions, of these websites and applications the Constitution or under any other Darrang, Baksa, Nalbari, Barpeta, have currently been put up. police have taken the sions of the Army Act and Rules difficult terrain, with the linger- for soldiers and put in place a mech- law to modify, amend or abrogate the Chirang, Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar, Embankments, roads, bridges, accused woman into custody, made thereunder and is unconsti- ing threat of an enemy attack at all anism to ensure its misuse,” the fundamental rights of the peti- Dhubri, Goalpara, Kamrup, culverts and other infrastructure while the man is missing. The tutional”. times and the professional hazards petition said. tioner and other members of the Morigaon, Nagaon, West Karbi have been damaged in heavy rain case was registered at the The plea said Choudhary got to are a direct cause of soldiers com- It alleged that the policy which armed forces. Anglong, Golaghat, Jorhat, Majuli, and landslides across the state. city's Ratibad police station and it will be transferred to Shahpura police station. Chouhan allocates MP portfolios, CHASTISEMENT Varavara’s health deteriorates Scindia loyalists get good share Mumbai: The health of poet and activist Varavara Rao, an INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE ministry is now 34, including Department, Agriculture, accused in the Elgar Parishad four women. Cooperatives, Higher and Technical case, is deteriorating and he Bhopal, July 13: Chief Minister Scindia’s top loyalist Tulsi Education, Mineral Resources, and is “hallucinating and is in a Shivraj Singh Chouhan Monday Silawat retained the water re- Forest. Despite this, the original delirious state”, his family allocated portfolios to new minis- sources department. The others claimants still have some resent- claimed Sunday and urged ters, eleven days after the expansion in the camp have been handed rev- ment. The grassroots worker has lost the authorities concerned to of the state council of ministers. enue, transport, health, women out to the new poster boys, said a provide him better medical Predictably, the new star of the and child development, industries, local leader. aid. The 81-year-old activist is currently lodged at the party Jyotiraditya Scindia man- water resources, food and civil Five ministers – three of the Taloja jail in Maharashtra’s aged to get key departments for supplies and public health engi- original BJP cadre and two of the Navi Mumbai. Rao's wife, his supporters. The 28 new min- neering. Scindia camp – were already work- daughters and other family isters who joined the Chouhan The original BJP claimants did ing, and with the addition of 28 members said they were Cabinet July 2 included 20 of the manage to get significant depart- new ministers there is now a total worried about his Cabinet rank and eight minis- ments like Home, Finance, Urban of 33 ministers in the state with Security personnel punish a man for not wearing face mask during the total lockdown imposed by the State Government “deteriorating health”. ters of state. The strength of the Administration, Public Works the Chief Minister. due to surge in COVID-19 cases in Patna, Monday PTI PHOTO Travancore Royal family to manage Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple’s treasure THE SUPREME COURT MONDAY UPHELD THE RIGHTS OF THE TRAVANCORE ROYAL FAMILY IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF HISTORIC SREE PADMANABHASWAMY TEMPLE IN KERALA

he Supreme Court Kerala and some adjoining parts Monday upheld the of Tamil Nadu before integration CASE CHRONOLOGY rights of the Travancore of the princely state with the Indian Following is the chronology of events in the case pertaining to the management of royal family in the ad- Union in 1947. one of the richest temples, Sree Padmanabhaswamy, in Kerala: ministration of historic While pronouncing the judge- 2009: TP Sundarrajan, a former IPS offi- legal heirs later substitute him in SC. Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple ment, the apex court held that the cer, files a PIL before Kerala HC seeking in Kerala, considered to be one of the death of earlier ruler of Travancore transfer of control of temple from the April 15, 2014: Amicus Curiae submits richest temples in the country. royal family does not affect the royal family to state government. report. It set aside the Kerala High Court’s right of ‘Shebaitship’ (the right to Jan 31, 2011: HC orders state govern- April 24: The court appoints 2011 verdict which had directed the manage the deity and the temple as Administrative Committee headed by state government to set up a trust a priest) of Marthanda Varma, the ment to take over the temple’s control; restrains executive officer and the District Judge, Thiruvanantha- to take control of management and brother of last ruler of the royal fam- Maharaja of the royal family against puram, to manage the temple. assets of the temple. A bench headed ily, and his legal heirs. opening any of ‘Kallaras’ (vaults). by Justice UU Lalit said that as an The top court said that death of the Aug-Sept 2014: Gopal Subramaniam interim measure, the District Judge last ruler of royal family does not en- May 2: An appeal of Uthradam Thirunal writes to SC opting out as amicus curi- ae. Later, he withdraws his resignation of Thiruvananthapuram will head title the state government to take Marthanda Varma, brother of the last and continues to assist the SC. an administrative committee to over the management of committee ruler, comes up for hearing before the manage the temple’s affairs. as law of escheat does not apply in SC, which grants interim stay on the Nov 2014: Royal family questions The top court delivered the ver- this case and the management of high court directives. It also directs Amicus Curiae Gopal Subramaniam's dict on a batch of appeals, includ- the temple continues to vest in trust conducting a detailed inventory of the report, files objections before SC. ing the one filed by legal represen- of the ruler of Travancore. articles/ valuables/ ornaments in Kallaras. Nov 27: SC accepts some of the recom- tatives of the Travancore royal While making an interim arrange- mendations made by the Amicus Curiae. family, challenging the January 31, ment to manage the affairs of the July 8: SC orders that opening of kallara 2011 verdict of the high court. temple, the apex court said that it ‘A’ and ‘B’ is to be kept in abeyance till July 4, 2017: SC appoints Justice KSP The sprawling temple, an archi- will remain in force till a fresh com- further orders. Radhakrishnan as Chairman of the tectural splendour in granite, was mittee is set up and all the members historic temple was pending in the Even after India’s independence, of the articles, valuables, ornaments Selection Committee for the Sreekovil SC considers state’s response, rebuilt in its present form in the 18th of the committee must be Hindus. apex court for last nine years in the temple continued to be gov- in Kallaras (vaults) On July 8, 2011, July 21: and other allied works. directs setting up of an Expert Committee century by the Travancore Royal The controversy over the ad- the wake of charges of alleged fi- erned by a trust controlled by the the apex court had said that “open- to advise on inventory, conservation and July 10: SC says it would examine House which had ruled southern ministration and management of the nancial irregularities. erstwhile royal family for whom ing of kallara ‘B’ is to be kept in security. It says panel would examine and claims that one of the vaults of the tem- Lord Padmanabha (Vishnu) is their abeyance till further orders”. give an opinion whether it is necessary to ple containing extraordinary treasure family deity. The top court had April In July 2017, the apex court had open Kallara 'B'. with "mystical" energy; passes a slew SC VERDICT A GAME CHANGER 10 last year reserved its judgement said it would examine the claims that of directions including on the security on the appeals against the high one of the vaults the temple con- Sept 22: SC examines interim report of of the treasures, and auditing of The apex court's verdict The state government We regard today’s Supreme Court court's verdict. tained extraordinary treasure with the Expert Committee, issues direc- accounts. upholding the Travancore welcomes the apex court verdict as the blessing of The high court had directed the “mystical” energy. It had passed a tions. It says issue relating to opening of state government to take steps to set slew of directions including on the Kallara ‘B’ shall be considered after sub- Jan-April 2019: The cases are posted royal family’s right to order. We still need to Padmanabha Swamy not just for before the bench comprising of Justices up a body or a trust to take control security of the treasures, auditing stantial progress is made in regard to administer the temple was analyse the Supreme the family, but for all his devotees. documentation, categorisation, securi- UU Lalit and Indu Malhotra for final “landmark”, and possibly a Court order. The detailed We pray for his continued of the temple, its assets and man- of accounts and repair of the deity. y ty, preservation, conservation, mainte- hearing. agement and to run the temple in The top court was in July 2017 told “game changer” as it would order is yet to come. The benevolence on all humanity to nance and storage in the other Kallaras.

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of the day uote BENGAL MLA DEATH: BJP SEEKS CBI PROBE CBSE Class 12 results: The NCP's decision to Debendra Nath Ray was found mysteriously hanging Monday morning, a few metres away from his home near support the a local market in his village. Ray had joined the BJP in 2019. Earlier, he was elected on a CPI-M ticket in 2016 Girls outshine boys Shiv Sena is not giving any benefit to the NCP. If Pawar INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE Senior state BJP leader Sayantan sahab (NCP Basu said: "If an elected MLA is president Sharad Pawar) wants the Kolkata, July 13: Protesting against not safe in Bengal, what will be the country's development and that the the unnatural death of West Bengal safety for common people here? We Centre gives more fund for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will demand a Central Bureau of development of Maharashtra, then Legislator from Hemtabad Debendra Investigation (CBI) probe into the he should take the decision to Nath Ray Monday, the party called matter. There is no law and order support Narendra Modi and he for a 12-hour shutdown in the dis- in the state." should think about joining NDA trict Tuesday. The party also de- North Dinajpur district RAMDAS ATHAWALE | UNION MINISTER manded a Central Bureau of Trinamool Congress leader Amal Investigation (CBI) inquiry into Acharya dubbed it as a 'sad incident'. the matter. "I came to know about it this morn- The battle Debendra Nath Ray was found ing. I am deeply saddened. He was against mysteriously hanging Monday a good man. I would urge the police coronavirus morning, a few metres away from administration to investigate the could be a long- his home near a local market in matter and punish the real perpe- Students celebrate after the announcement of CBSE Class 12 results in drawn-out process his village. Ray had joined the BJP ceased's shirt pocket which men- crime was that he joined the BJP in trators. This is absolutely uncalled Patna, Monday PTI PHOTO in which caution in 2019. Earlier, he was elected on tioned two names. The police, how- 2019," state BJP tweeted. for and whoever is guilty should and awareness a CPI-M ticket in 2016. ever, refused to disclose the names. BJP MP from Asansol Babul be immediately punished, irre- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA puted as per the alternative scheme would serve as the most effective "We demand a CBI enquiry into The family members of the de- Supriyo said that in 2017 Mamata spective of any political colour," and will be announced later, a sen- weapons the incident. We also demand videog- ceased BJP lawmaker alleged that Banerjee had said that democracy said Acharya, a Trinamool MLA. New Delhi, July 13: Girls out- ior board official said. Students TRIVENDRA SINGH RAWAT | UTTARAKHAND CM raphy of the entire post-mortem Ray was murdered for his politi- was under threat in this country. Condemning the incident, BJP na- shone boys by nearly 6 percentage had a tough time accessing the examination of the body so that cal affiliation and demanded a thor- "What does she have to say now? tional General Secretary Kailash points in CBSE Class 12 examina- board website which crashed within every aspect is recorded," state BJP ough probe into the matter. State BJP When hundreds of opposition work- Vijayvargiya twitted: "Ray was tion results declared Monday based minutes of announcement of the To hide its President Dilip Ghosh said. leaders said that people are of the on an alternative assessment sys- failure, the UP ers and supporters have been killed killed". He also raised the question results and was not accessible even government is Meanwhile, police sources said a sui- clear opinion that he was first killed by Trinamool Congress goons?" of Ray's political affiliation behind tem adapted after some tests had to hours later. The board officials ad- playing while the cide note was recovered from the de- and then hung in his village. "His the singer-turned BJP MP tweeted. the killing. be cancelled due to the COVID-19 vised students to reach out to their disease is growing pandemic. respective schools to learn about The Central Board of Secondary their results in the meantime. PRIYANKA GANDHI | India, China to hold Education has decided against re- The board announced the re- CONGRESS GENERAL leasing the merit list and replaced sults on the basis of an alterna- SECRETARY COVID MISERY military-level talks the term "fail" with "essential re- tive assessment scheme after the peat" because of the exceptional cir- pending exams were cancelled due SHORT TAKES PRESS TRUST OF INDIA cumstances. Accordingly, the term to a spike in COVID-19 cases in late "fail" will not figure in the result doc- March. According to the four- New Delhi, July 13: The Indian uments. The pass percentage of pointer scheme, marks have been Maoists blow and Chinese military are scheduled girls was 92.15 and that of boys awarded on the basis of marks to hold their fourth round of Lt was 86.19. Transgender candidates scored by a student in his or her best up road General-level talks Tuesday with recorded a pass percentage of 66.67. performing subjects. Ranchi: Maoist guerrillas an aim to finalise modalities for the The overall pass percentage in- According to the assessment blasted a tarred road, a forest next phase of de-escalation and creased by 5.38 points this year. scheme, students were divided into guest house and set 13 disengagement of troops in east- While 83.40 per cent students cleared four categories. The first had stu- vehicles on fire in Jharkhand in ern Ladakh, government sources the exam last year, 88.78 per cent stu- dents who sat in tests for all their the last two days, police said. said Monday. dents cleared it this year. More subjects; their results have been According to Police, Maoists The meeting is set to be held than 38,000 students secured marks declared on the basis of their per- blew up a tarred road at in Chushul on the Indian side of above 95 per cent and over 1.57 formance in all the papers. Khutipani block of West the LAC in eastern Ladakh, they lakh scored above 90 per cent. A total Students in the second category Singhbhum district early on said. The two sides are also ex- of 11.92 lakh candidates appeared had appeared for more than three Monday. They used a cylinder pected to finalise a roadmap for for the examination. subjects. They have been awarded bomb to blow up the road. The restoration of peace and tran- The Trivandrum region recorded marks for subjects they did not ap- guerrillas buried the cylinder quility in the high-altitude region the highest pass percentage of 97.67 pear for based on the average of bomb inside the road, that witnessed an eight-week bit- while the Patna region recorded the marks obtained by them in the connected it through a wire ter standoff between the troops and later blasted it. A crater the lowest at 74.57. Delhi recorded three best performing subjects. like pit has been formed on the of the two countries. China's PLA 94.39 pass percentage. Also, the The board identified a third cat- road. Sunday, Maoists blew up has already completed pulling government-run Jawahar Navodaya egory of students who appeared in a forest range guest house at back troops from Gogra, Hot Vidyalaya group recorded the high- only three subjects. For them, the Barakela and set 13 vehicles Springs and Galwan Valley and sig- est pass percentage of 98.70. Private average of marks obtained in the on fire in the same district. nificantly thinned down its pres- schools recorded a pass percent- two best performing subjects has ence in the ridgeline of Finger Migrants with their belongings travel in a tempo as they leave the city after authorities announced one week age of 88.22. The results of 400 stu- been awarded in the subjects whose Four in the Pangong Tso area. lockdown due to surge in Covid-19 cases in Bangalore, Monday PTI PHOTO dents, however, could not be com- examinations were not conducted. Cong leader dies of Covid LOVE FOR MANKIND SHOT IN THE ARM Hyderabad: Yet another Girl found dead in school leader of the opposition Congress party in Telangana Mumbai’s doubling PRESS TRUST OF INDIA hind a suicide note," Mr Singh died of coronavirus Monday. HE INCIDENT ALLEGEDLY claimed. TELANGANA DOC Telangana Pradesh Congress TTOOK PLACE JULY 3 IN THE rate improves Committee (TPCC) secretary New Delhi, July 13: A 14-year-old He added that police have reached girl was found dead at a boarding SCHOOL IN SECTOR 115 AND out to the girl's family and shared G. Narendra Yadav CAME TO LIGHT SUNDAY AFTER succumbed to the virus at a school in UP's Noida. Her family has the information with them. If they SETS AN EXAMPLE AN UPROAR ON SOCIAL MEDIA, private hospital in alleged that she was raped, killed DEMANDING JUSTICE FOR THE still have any grievance, they can Hyderabad, where he was and the body cremated without GIRL'S FAMILY, POLICE SAID approach police, he said. INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE admitted a few days ago. their consent by the institute man- The family has claimed that their Yadav had recently agement, police said Monday. HE FAMILY, BASED IN three children studied in the school. Hyderabad, July 13: At a time participated in various The incident allegedly took TMAHENDRAGARH DISTRICT Two girls on the same campus in when one comes across news re- programmes to distribute aid place July 3 in the school in Sector OF HARYANA, HAS WRITTEN TO Sector 115 of Noida, while a boy ports and visuals of inhuman among poor hit hard by the 115 and came to light Sunday THEIR CHIEF MINISTER in another branch run by the school. disposal of bodies of COVID-19 pa- lockdown. Yadav's family after an uproar on social media, MANOHAR LAL KHATTAR, The children had returned home due tients, a doctor in Telangana has members were tested for demanding justice for the girl's SEEKING LEGAL ACTION to the COVID-induced lockdown set an example for others by driv- INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE COVID-19. As the leader had family, police said. AGAINST SENIOR OFFICIALS OF and went back to their schools on ing a tractor to shift a coron- ing praise from one and all. participated in the party No case has been registered as THE NOIDA SCHOOL June 18. avirus victim's body for burial. The victim had died at the dis- Mumbai, July 13: In a signifi- programmes held at party there has been no formal com- On July 3, the girl's parents got Dr Sriram of government-run trict hospital at Peddapalli Sunday. cant landmark, the BrihanMumbai headquarters Gandhi Bhavan plaint yet at the local Sector 49 po- to get "justice", citing weak finan- a call from the school, asking them hospital in Peddapalli came forward Area people said the doctor was Municipal Corporation (BMC) has in recent days, efforts were lice station, even as senior offi- cial condition of the family. "Police to immediately reach there because to drive the tractor to shift the not only performing his duties dili- achieved a doubling-rate of 50 days on to trace those who had cials assured investigation into got to know about the case from it had "something" to do with their body from the hospital on Sunday gently on the frontline despite for Covid-19 cases, a top official come in contact with him. the incident if the family ap- social media. eldest child. since the driver of a Peddapalli all the risks involved but also said here Monday. proached them with any evidence The family has alleged that the The girl's mother said when she Municipality's vehicle did not re- going out of the way to help the This was possible because of supporting their claim. girl was murdered and raped. The and her husband reached the port for duty for some reason. patients and families. the civic body's 'open testing pol- Fine raised However, the family, based in matter was taken up immediately. school, their phones were forcibly Dr Sriram offered to drive the Telangana Finance Minister T. icy', implying tests without pre- Ahmedabad: In a bid to curb Mahendragarh district of Haryana, Police contacted the school man- taken away by institute officials tractor since the shifting of the Harish Rao tweeted his praise: "Dr scriptions, making it the only city the spread of coronavirus in has written to their Chief Minister agement and gathered informa- and they were shown the body of body was getting delayed, much Sriram garu. Heartfelt wishes. You in the country to implement it. Ahmedabad, the city Manohar Lal Khattar, seeking legal tion from the spot," Additional their daughter. to the relief of the victim's fam- have proved the humanity is still "After the open testing policy, our authorities Monday raised the action against senior officials of Deputy Commissioner of Police The mother alleged the school ily. Wearing a Personal Protection alive. You are an inspiration to all testing has gone up from 4,000 to penalty for not wearing face the Noida school. Ranvijay Singh said. forcibly got them to sign some Equipment kit, the doctor later fer- those who are fighting this battle 6,800, daily. But the total positive mask in a public place to `500 The Class 10 student's mother "It came to light that the girl papers regarding the cremation ried the body for disposal, earn- against corona." cases have come down from 1,400 from `200 announced earlier. A has urged people to support them killed herself on July 3 and left be- of the body. to 1,200 now," BMC Municipal fine of `10,000 will also be Commissioner I.S. Chahal said. imposed on paan shop owners Of these 1,200 positive cases, if their customers are found the symptomatic cases are less spitting in the open near their than 200, so the BMC needs only 200 shops, said Additional Chief Chinese toys, rakhis may not be sold this festive season beds daily, the civic chief said. Secretary Rajiv Gupta. Even the BMC's discharge rate INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE previous years. Raksha Bandhan rule will be applicable to both im- now stands at 70 percent, and on BANE FOR CHINA will be celebrated on August 3 this ported and domestic products. Sunday, after allotting beds to all Ammunition seized New Delhi, July 13: After the year. Jain said the rakhi business Aggarwal said that the order patients, there were still 7,000 Covid Galwan Valley skirmish followed by is sluggish this time due to the on- would enable Indian traders to have beds plus 250 ICU beds lying vacant, Rajnandgaon: Security forces the economic boycott of Chinese going corona pandemic. a level-playing field. Manu Gupta, said Chahal. have recovered a cache of products by India, toys, rakhis and Toy Association of India president managing director of Playgrow For this achievement, Chahal ammunition, detonators and wireless sets from a Maoist other decorative goods from China Ajay Aggarwal said that the retail Toys Group, said the growing toy gave the credit to the entire 'Team dump in the forests of may not be sold in the market this toy business in the country is worth business in the country will provide BMC' where - despite losing a lit- Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon festive season. around `18,000- `20,000 crore, of employment to artisans, especially tle over 100 officials to the virus - district, police said Monday. Indian businessmen have which around 75 per cent was met women. civic officials and other Corona The seized items included a stopped placing orders for toys with imports from China. Gupta said that stopping the im- warriors are engaged 24x7 in con- diary of Dipak Teltumbade, a and decorative lights from China. Traders say the toy quality con- port of toys from China would boost trolling the pandemic for over four Central Committee Member Rakhi manufacturer and whole- trol order issued by the Indian gov- the domestic toy industry in the months. (CCM), a senior officer said. saler in Delhi's Sadar Bazar Magan ernment in February this year, long run, contributing to the ‘Make Since the first case was detected The recovery was made from Jain said the decorative items used which will be effective from in India' and ‘Self-Reliant India' in Mumbai on March 11 (after the y a hill located between in rakhis were no longer being September 1, will deter businessmen campaign. In the short-term, it is pos- state's first infectees in Pune on Dhobedalli, Mangikholi and

imported from China, so the from importing Chinese goods. sible that small retail traders may March 9) and the state's first death

k y m Chhuipani villages under c Gatapar police station limits Chinese accessories will not at- According to a February 25, 2020 go out of business because 80 per notched in Mumbai on March 17, on Sunday on the basis of tract customers on Raksha order by the Department of cent of the toys come from China. the current Maharashtra Covid-19 inputs given by a naxal Bandhan this year. time around the customers are in- try, but with less than a month left Promotion of Industry and Internal Ajay Aggarwal said India imports tally stands at 2,54,427 cases and fa- 'commander', Rajnandgaon He said that any businessman terested in indigenous rakhis. for this year's Raksha Bandhan, Trade, Ministry of Commerce and toys from Thailand, Malaysia and talities at 10,289, while Mumbai Superintendent of Police having Chinese goods in stock may The rakhis from Delhi's Sadar the market is not decorated with Industry, the display of the ISI mark other countries also, but they are im- has recorded 92,988 cases with a Jitendra Shukla said. use them to make rakhis, but this Bazar are sold all over the coun- bright rakhis as it used to be in on toys will be mandatory. This ported in bulk from China. death toll of 5,288. P10 NEPAL’S MIN CALLS FOR REOPENING TUESDAY | JULY 14 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR OF PASHUPATINATH TEMPLE We are firmly committed to the Nepal’s Culture minister has asked the staff US-India corridor of the trust that operates the Pashupatinath that builds a Hindu Temple to start making preparations better future to reopen the iconic religious and heritage site where special worship was suspended international NISHA DESAI BISWAL |

following a spike in COVID-19 cases

k y m USIBC PRESIDENT c of the day uote CHINA SANCTIONS Pak to resume Afghan exports through Wagah I would say that it’s a PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Angor Adda point in South relationship Waziristan and the Kharlachi cross- that if it is to Islamabad, Jul 13: Pakistan said ing in Kurram districts bordering endure, has to be TOP US OFFICIALS Monday that it will restore Afghanistan to boost trade between one that is honest, Afghanistan's exports through the and I think we are the two countries after months-long providing honesty Wagah border with India from closure due to the coronavirus pan- and frankness Wednesday at the special request demic. While the Angor Adda was when it comes to important issues OVER UYGHUR ROW of Kabul and to faciliate Afghan operationalised on Friday, two days like Hong Kong Transit Trade. ahead of its scheduled opening, the Pakistan closed the Wagah bor- Kharlachi was reopened on Saturday. ROBERT BUCKLAND | UK JUSTICE MINISTER Human rights groups say China has rounded-up over der with India in mid-march March Last month, Pakistan reopened one million Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims in in the wake of the coronavirus Torkham crossing in Khyber Xinjiang in a vast brainwashing campaign pandemic. "At the special request Pakhtunkhwa province, Chaman The British of the Government of Afghanistan point in Balochistan and Ghulam people voted and with a view to facilitating ments under Pakistan-Afghanistan Representative for Afghanistan, Khan in North Waziristan tribal to take back Afghanistan's transit trade, Transit Trade Agreement (APTTA). said that his country has already district to promote bilateral busi- control of our Pakistan has decided to resume It also said that Pakistan remains restored bilateral trade and Afghan ness and trade activities. Pakistan borders and Afghan exports through Wagah "fully committed" to improving bi- transit trade at all border crossings. has so far recorded 5,266 coron- introduce a new border crossing from 15 July 2020, lateral relations with Afghanistan Pakistan and Afghanistan share 18 points-based avirus fatalities and more than immigration system after implementing COVID-19 re- in all areas including trade, and to crossing points. Pakistan closed its 251,000 cases. According to officials, lated protocols," the Foreign Office facilitate Afghanistan's transit trade border with Iran and Afghanistan Pakistan is the largest importer of PRITI PATEL | UK HOME SECRETARY said in a statement. under the agreement. after COVID-19 cases increased in Afghani products, while Afghanistan The FO stated that with this step, Mohammad Sadiq, the Pakistan the country early this year. is the 4th largest destination for Pakistan has fulfilled its commit- Prime Minister's Special Pakistan last week opened the Pakistani exports. Chinese actions, not PRESS TRUST OF INDIA shakeable.” only on the Hua said China would take fur- border with India, WHITE BATH US JUDGE BLOCKS but in the South Beijing, July 13: China Monday ther measures based on the situa- China Sea, the imposed visa restrictions on some tion. This is the first-time China has FEDERAL EXECUTIONS Taiwan Strait and top US officials and politicians in banned top US politicians in its in Hong Kong, have the latest tit-for-tat response to retaliation to US sanctions and AGENCIES been provocative and destabilising America's move to sanction sev- visa bans on Chinese officials from eral Chinese officials for alleged Xinjiang, Tibet and over the new Terre Haute (US), July 13 : A US RICH VERMA | EX US AMBASSADOR TO INDIA human rights abuses targeting eth- national security law in Hong Kong. district judge Monday ordered a nic minority groups in the Muslim- Beijing's move comes days after the new delay in federal executions, majority Xinjiang province. US on Thursday slapped sanctions hours before the first lethal in- SHORT TAKES Foreign Ministry spokesperson on some Chinese officials in-charge jection was scheduled to be carried Hua Chunying told the media here of Xinjiang Uygur autonomous re- out at a federal prison in Indiana. that the behaviour of the US offi- gion who were “believed to be re- The administration immedi- 141 dead or missing cials and politicians, and visa ban sponsible for, or complicit in, the ately appealed to a higher court, in China floods on some Chinese officials from unjust detention or abuse of Uygurs, asking that the executions move Uyghur Muslim dominated Xinjiang ethnic Kazakhs and members of forward. US District Judge Tanya Beijing: Over 140 people have province "severely damaged China- other minority groups in Xinjiang”. Chutkan said there are still legal died or are missing in the US relations," and should be con- The three officials banned by issues to resolve and that “the catastrophic floods that have demned. Hua made the comments the US are Chen Quanguo, CCP public is not served by short-cir- been wreaking havoc in in response to US sanctions and Party Secretary of the Xinjiang cuiting legitimate judicial process." China since last month, visa restrictions on three senior Uyghur Autonomous Region; Zhu The executions, pushed by the affecting more than 37 officials of the ruling Chinese Hailun, Party Secretary of the Trump administration, would be million and damaging 28,000 houses, media reports said Communist Party from Xinjiang for Xinjiang Political and Legal the first carried out at the federal Monday. China's State Flood alleged human rights abuses tar- Committee; and Wang Mingshan, level since 2003. The new hold on Control and Drought Relief geting Muslim Uyghurs. the current Party Secretary of the executions came a day after a fed- Headquarters upgraded the China has decided to impose Xinjiang Public Security Bureau. REUTERS eral appeals court lifted a hold on emergency response for sanctions starting from Monday China has been saying it would the execution of Daniel Lewis Lee, flood control from level III to against US Congressional- retaliate with similar bans on US People are drenched by sea spray thrown up by huge swells as a cold front moves in over Cape Town, South Africa of Yukon, Oklahoma, which is level II Sunday, as incessant Executive Commission on China officials with “egregious behav- scheduled for 4 pm EDT Monday downpours continued across (CECC), US Ambassador at Large iours”. Secretary of State Mike at the federal prison in Terre vast stretches of the country. for International Religious Pompeo while announcing sanc- Haute, Indiana. He was convicted Freedom Samuel Brownback, tions on Chinese officials in Xinjiang 57 injured in fire aboard ship at Naval Base in Arkansas of the 1996 killings of Congressman Chris Smit and US on Thursday said "the United States gun dealer William Mueller, his Polish President Senators Marco Rubio and Ted is taking action against the hor- ASSOCIATED PRESS going maintenance, according to ship and helicopters made water wife, Nancy, and her 8-year-old Cruz. The CECC is headed by rific and systematic abuses in Rear Adm. Philip Sobeck. drops. “Sailors across this wa- daughter, Sarah Powell. wins second term Rubio, a vocal critic of China. Xinjiang and calls on all nations who San Diego (US), July 13: Initially, 17 sailors and four terfront are absolutely doing a Announcing the ban on US of- share our concerns about the CCP's Firefighters were still battling a civilians were reported injured magnificent job," Sobeck said at Warsaw: Polish President ficials, Hua reiterated “Xinjiang attacks on human rights and fun- blaze Monday on a Navy combat but by early Monday the number a press conference Sunday. Andrzej Duda, a conservative Nelson Mandela’s who ran a campaign with is entirely the internal affair of damental freedoms to join us in ship that injured at least 57 people had grown to 57 and five remained About 160 sailors and officers homophobic and anti-Semitic China, and the US has no right to condemning this behaviour”. and sent smoke billowing over San hospitalized for observation, the were on board when an explosion overtones, narrowly won a interfere. The Chinese govern- In recent years, China has faced Diego. Navy said. and flames sent up a huge plume of daughter Zindzi dies second five-year term in a ment's determination to protect severe criticism from western coun- The fire began Sunday morning Firefighters attacked the flames dark smoke from the 840-foot (255- bitterly fought weekend its sovereignty, and crackdown tries over persistent reports of aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard, inside the ship while firefighting metre) amphibious assault vessel, election, defeating the against terrorism, separatism and mass detention of Uighurs and apparently in a vehicle storage area vessels with water cannons di- which has been docked at Naval liberal Warsaw mayor, extreme religious forces is un- other minorities in Xinjiang. as the ship was in a berth under- rected streams of seawater into the Base San Diego. according to a near-complete count of votes. S’pore deports 10 Indians PIO couple on Hug a tree to beat the Covid blues trial in Dubai PRESS TRUST OF INDIA ering at a rented apartment May 5, ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS the Singapore Police Force (SPF) Dubai: An Indian man and his MOST BASIC HUMAN NEED wife have gone on trial at a Singapore, July 13: Singapore has and the Immigration and Johannesburg, July 13: Zindzi court in Dubai after being Apollonia National Park, Israel, deported 10 Indian nationals, in- Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said Mandela, the daughter of South accused of issuing death July 13: Can’t embrace friends and cluding students, and barred them in a joint press release. Last month, African anti-apartheid leaders threats, it was reported. The family these days? Hug a tree in- from re-entering the country for vi- they pleaded guilty to their offences Nelson Mandela and Winnie 36-year-old Indian defendant stead. olating the “circuit breaker” rules under the COVID-19 (Temporary Madikizela-Mandela, has died threatened to kill his That is the message Israel’s enforced to curb the spread of the Measures) Act and penalties rang- aged 59. employer and his family Nature and Parks Authority is coronavirus, officials announced ing between SGD 2,000 (USD 1,439) State television South African members if the employer spreading on social media to try Monday, warning that the gov- and SGD 4,500 (USD 3,237) were Broadcasting Corporation has re- didn't withdraw an to help people overcome the sense ernment would not hesitate to take imposed on them. According to ported that Mandela died at a absconding case against him, of detachment that coronavirus so- “strong action” against those bla- the authorities, on May 5, Navdeep Johannesburg hospital early Gulf News reported Sunday. cial-distancing rules can bring. tantly disregarding the laws. Singh, 20, Sajandeep Singh, 21, and Monday morning. The cause “In this unpleasant corona pe- The “circuit breaker” period in Avinash Kaur, 27, invited six men of her death has not been an- riod we recommend to people for connection, for touching, for a coronavirus infection curve in Singapore began April 7 as part of and one woman for a social gath- nounced. She had been South EU, Turkey clash around the world to go out to na- hugging,” she said, lamenting that, May, Israel has experienced a which all non-essential work places ering at their rented apartment Africa's ambassador to Denmark ture, take a deep breath, hug a as a health precaution, she can’t spike in new cases over the past were closed and residents were along Kim Keat Road. Navdeep, since 2015. The Mandelas' over Hagia Sophia tree, express your love and get hug her grandchildren. Also out several weeks. barred from leaving their houses Sajandeep and Avinash were daughter came to international Brussels: Turkey and the love,” Orit Steinfeld, the author- in the park, Moshe Hazan said he Protective masks are manda- except to buy food and groceries or charged with permitting other in- prominence in 1985, when the European Union clashed ity’s marketing director, said in wanted to widen his embrace be- tory outdoors and Israelis are ad- to exercise alone in the neigh- dividuals to enter their residential white minority government of- Monday over Ankara's Apollonia National Park. yond his partner, Pat Arthur, who vised to avoid close physical con- bourhood. The period ended June unit without a valid reason. fered to release Nelson Mandela decision to change the At the park, about 15 km (nine accompanied him to the forest. tact with elderly relatives, with 2. Singapore is currently in the The seven visitors -- Waseem from prison if he denounced vi- status of Hagia Sophia from miles) north of Tel Aviv, tree-hug- “We are not hugging too many visits at nursing homes held only Phase-2 of its reopening -- start- Akram, 33, Mohammed Imran Pasha, olence perpetrated by his move- a museum to a mosque and gers such as Barbara Grant heeded people these days - not our children, in the open air. Israel’s tree-hug- ing from June 19 -- with the grad- 26, Arpit Kumar, 20, Vijay Kumar, 20, ment, the Africa National its continued energy the advice during a tour arranged not our grandchildren - and hug- ging campaign follows a similar ual resumption of operations by Karmjit Singh, 30, Sharma Lukesh, Congress, against apartheid, exploration in disputed by the Authority. ging a tree is quite a nice thing to endeavour launched in April by more businesses. The 10 Indians, 21, and Bhullar Jasteena, 23, -- were the brutal system of racial dis- Mediterranean waters. “The most basic human need is do,” Hazan said. After flattening Iceland’s forestry service. holding student or work passes, charged with violating the prohi- crimination enforced in South After their their first face- were caught having a social gath- bition on social gatherings. Africa at that time. to-face meeting in months, the 27 EU foreign ministers said that they “condemned the Turkish decision to convert such an Covid crisis may get ‘worse and worse and worse’, warns WHO emblematic monument as the Hagia Sophia," EU foreign affairs chief Josep AGENCIES NFECTIONS ROSE ABOVE 13 19 infections, while others “flatten gry grew by 10 million last year is what the report's authors de- Borrell said. IMILLION ACROSS THE WORLD the curve” and ease lockdowns. and warns that the coronavirus scribed as “unprecedented Desert Geneva, July 13: The raging coro- MONDAY Some places, such as the pandemic could push as many as 130 Locust outbreaks" in Eastern Africa. navirus pandemic has the poten- Australian city of Melbourne and million more people into chronic STAY AT HOME tial to get far worse if all nations do ARTS OF THE WORLD, Leicester in England, are imple- hunger this year. Hungary has imposed new re- 14 killed in not adhere to basic healthcare pre- PESPECIALLY THE UNITED STATES menting a second round of shut- The grim assessment was con- strictions on cross-border travel as Taliban attack cautions, the World Health WITH MORE THAN 3.3 MILLION downs. Chinese-ruled Hong Kong, tained in the latest edition of the of next Wednesday in order to pre- Organization (WHO) warned on CONFIRMED CASES, ARE STILL albeit with a low 1,522 cases, is to State of Food Security and vent the spread of the coronavirus Kabul: At least 14 people, Monday. SEEING HUGE INCREASES IN A FIRST tighten social distancing measures Nutrition in the World, an annual after a surge in new cases in several WAVE OF COVID-19 INFECTIONS, including three assailants, “Let me be blunt, too many coun- again amid growing worries about report which was released Monday countries, Prime Minister Viktor were killed and 63 others WHILE OTHERS “FLATTEN THE tries are headed in the wrong di- CURVE” AND EASE LOCKDOWNS a third wave. by the five UN agencies that pro- Orban’s chief of staff said on Sunday. wounded when Taliban rection, the virus remains public The United States reported a duced it. Preliminary projections The leader of the Spanish re- militants attacked a

enemy number one,” Director daily global record of 69,070 new in- based on available global economic gion of Catalonia called on res-

k y m provincial branch of the c country's national General Tedros Adhanom worse and worse. But it does not have demic that has killed more than fections on July 10. In Brazil, 1.86 mil- outlooks suggest the pandemic idents of an area that has seen a intelligence agency in Ghebreyesus told a virtual brief- to be this way.” half a million people. Parts of the lion people have tested positive, in- “may add an additional 83 (mil- surge in coronavirus cases to Aybak, capital of ing from WHO headquarters in Infections rose above 13 million world, especially the United States cluding President Jair Bolsonaro, lion) to 132 million people to the stay at home despite a ruling by Afghanistan's northern Geneva. “If basics are not followed, across the world Monday, accord- with more than 3.3 million con- and more than 72,000 people have ranks of the undernourished in a judge who threw out a manda- Samangan province, the only way this pandemic is going ing to a Reuters tally, climbing by firmed cases, are still seeing huge died.Meanwhile, the United Nations 2020,'' the report said. tory lockdown order for the dis- Monday, an official said. to go, it is going to get worse and one million in just five days in a pan- increases in a first wave of COVID- says the ranks of the world's hun- Also compounding the situation trict of 160,000 people. The current RIL'S M-CAP ZOOMS P11 crisis will steer ` TUESDAY | JULY 14 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR the banking industry to PAST 12L CR MARK remote working which is Reliance Industries Limited's (RIL) market likely to shape the cost valuation zoomed past the `12 lakh crore mark structure in the days Monday, driven by a sharp rise in its share price. ahead The market-heavyweight stock rose by 2.97% to SS MALLIKARJUNA RAO | close at `1,934.30 on the BSE. During the day, it business MD AND CEO, PNB `

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k y m c of the day uote COVID IMPACT Vedanta begins 2nd phase of ‘Meal People of Annual retail inflation for All’ programme India have given a ‘Asset quality of thumbs up to the Prime Minister’s call to use Made in India goods and banks to weaken’ platforms, and we see that rises to 6.09% in June happening across all avenues PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Moody’s expects including mobile applications JUNE’S INFLATION New Delhi, July 13: Moody’s asset quality and P VENKATESWARA RAO | REMAINED ABOVE Investors Service Monday said the CEO & CO-FOUNDER, DUBSHOOT profitability will THE MID-POINT OF challenging economic and credit conditions stemming from COVID- deteriorate from Financial THE RESERVE BANK 19 will weigh on the asset quality “good” levels in activities in H1 OF INDIA’S 2-6% and profitability of banks in India reflect the and ASEAN countries. 2019 across most realities on the TARGET RANGE, Moody’s expects that asset qual- banking systems ground. Even though ity and profitability will deteriorate solar stocks have THE MINISTRY OF from "good" levels in 2019 across COVID-19 will weigh on ASEAN performed well, and STATISTICS DATA most banking systems, and while and Indian banks' asset quality corporate funding in Q2 looked government support measures will and profitability,” Moody's said. slightly better, global economies SHOWED offset some of the pressure, they will In a report titled 'Banks - ASEAN and solar activities are still far from not fully eliminate the negative and India: Asset quality, prof- POST NEWS NETWORK being back to where they should be impact. itability will weaken as economic RAJ PRABHU | REUTERS providing liquidity support to ad- parts of the country. “In ASEAN and India, bank challenges grow', Moody's said the Bhubaneswar, July 13: Vedanta CEO OF MERCOM CAPITAL GROUP dress damage to the economy caused The International Monetary downgrades in 2020 have been largest banks will continue to ben- Limited, a subsidiary of Vedanta New Delhi, July 13: India’s retail by the pandemic. Fund has predicted Asia’s third Resources Limited, a global oil & inflation picked up in June, pushed Rahul Gupta, Head of Research- largest economy could contract gas and metals company, launched We are by price increases for some food Currency, Emkay Global Financial 4.5% in the current financial year phase-2 of its ‘Meal for All’ program expecting to and fuel items, but economists said Services, Mumbai, said the central beginning in April, from an ear- to provide meals to daily wage achieve a the central bank could still ease bank’s rate cut lier forecast of 1.9% earners across the country amid GMV of about rates because of concerns about decision would THE ANNUAL RETAIL growth. the COVID-19 pandemic. $200mn in the economic slowdown caused by lock- “depend on INFLATION ROSE TO 6.09% Cases of COVID- The program successfully pro- current financial down. growth more IN JUNE, COMPARED TO 19 have surpassed vided more than 11.08 lakh meals year and are Annual retail inflation rose to than inflation fig- 5.84% IN MARCH 878,000 with the to daily wage earners in the first expecting tier-II and -III cities to be 6.09% in June, compared to 5.84% ure because death toll at 23,174, phase. The project also distrib- our growth drivers in coming times. in March, and 5.30% forecast in a uted 49,626 dry ration packets to We already have 22 operational growth was still THE GOVERNMENT HAD even as parts of the fulfillment centres and expect to Reuters poll of economists. a worry.” SUSPENDED THE RELEASE country went into local communities and engaged double this count in the next few June’s inflation remained above “Going ahead, OF CPI INFLATION fresh lockdown last more than 15,000 women in mask- quarters the mid-point of the Reserve Bank as coronavirus HEADLINE NUMBERS FOR week. making activities. The program not of India’s 2-6% target range, the led restrictions APRIL AND MAY DURING The medium- only provided aid to the suffering VIVEK TIWARI | Ministry of Statistics data showed slightly recover THE LOCKDOWN PERIOD term outlook for the people, but also extended a help- FOUNDER AND CEO, MEDIKABAZAAR Monday. and as supply Indian economy re- ing hand to stray animals in the The government had suspended crunch reduces, THE IMF HAS PREDICTED mains uncertain rural and urban areas. the release of CPI inflation headline we may see CPI THAT ASIA’S THIRD with supply chains driven by Indian banks, following efit from deposit inflows as they are Chairman of Vedanta Resources SHORT TAKES numbers for April and May due to falling below LARGEST ECONOMY and demand yet to the downgrade of the sovereign in seen as safe havens in times of Anil Agarwal said, “The spread of insufficient data during the lock- 6%,” he said. COULD CONTRACT 4.5% IN be restored fully June,” Moody's Vice President and stress. Moody’s expects the GDP of COVID-19 pandemic has led to the down period. Annual food THE CURRENT FINANCIAL while the trajectory Senior Credit Officer Eugene most ASEAN economies and India closure of many economic and Nabard to provide Some economists expressed fear inflation eased to YEAR BEGINNING IN APRIL of the coronavirus Tarzimanov said. to contract in 2020 and gradually re- employable institutions. This has bank refinance of rising price pressures amid lock- 7.87% in June spread and the Despite the challenging outlook, cover in 2021. left a huge number of daily wage down, but said the central bank from a downwardly revised 9.20% length of its impact remain un- the majority of banks are ade- The relaxation in lockdowns and earners stranded without any Mumbai: The National Bank could still ease interest rates further in May, the data showed, and is ex- known, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) quately capitalized, it added. resumption of economic activity scope of income and daily essen- for Agriculture and Rural after cutting repo rate by 115 basis pected to slow down in coming Governor Shaktikanta Das said “The challenging economic and will be key factors supporting the tials. Development (Nabard) points since March, in addition to months amid good rainfall in many Saturday. credit conditions stemming from recovery, it added. Our initiative is an effort to Monday announced `5,000 crore of refinance scheme for provide them with the basic ne- banks and financial cessities and ease their pain as institutions for providing DPIIT to approach much as possible. We aim to reach finance to the beneficiaries BIZ BUZZ Aditya Aluminium observes maximum number of people with of its 2,150 watershed govt for 74% FDI in this initiative and provide a ray of development projects. The Oberoi Realty leases office space to hope to the daily wage earners development finance defence: Report World Population Day and give them strength.” institution also earmarked Morgan Stanley another `5,000 crore for PRESS TRUST OF INDIA turning Primary Agricultural Mumbai: City-based realtor Credit Societies, building Oberoi Realty Monday said New Delhi, July 13: The DPIIT blocks of the country’s it has leased 1.1 million sq would soon approach the Union cooperative banking ft of its office space in Cabinet to seek approval for re- structure, into multi service Goregaon, Maharashtra, to laxing norms to allow up to 74% centres. Morgan Stanley for 9.5 foreign direct investment (FDI) years for around `1,700 in defence manufacturing under crore. This is being done to the automatic route, with a view No plan to layoff consolidate Morgan Stanley's Mumbai Global In-house Centre (GIC) to attract overseas players in the operations to a single campus in the city, the company said in a regulatory sector, sources said. employees: Wipro filing. Property consultant JLL was the transaction advisor for the deal. They said the Department for Under the deal, the US investment bank will pay a rent starting from `180 Promotion of Industry and Bangalore: Wipro Chairman per sq ft per month on carpet with a 15 per cent escalation every three Rishad Premji Monday said years for the 1.1 million sq ft space. This takes the total rent over 9.5 years Internal Trade (DPIIT) has dis- the company has not laid off to be close to `1,700 crore. The new campus will be located at Oberoi cussed the matter with the de- any employee due to the Realty's Commerz III building in Goregaon and will be ready in 2023, it said. fence ministry. POST NEWS NETWORK diarrhoea of NRHM were present. COVID-19 impact and has no The decision to permit up to Rengali block Vice Chairman plans to do so for now. Premji 74% FDI in the defence manufac- Bhubaneswar, July 13: With the Satyanarayan Agarwal also graced said this in response to a turing through the automatic route objective of increasing people’s the occasion by his presence. question by a shareholder at NTPC wins CII-ITC sustainability awards was announced by Finance awareness about various issues The event started by lighting of the 74th annual general Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in related to population, Aditya Birla lamp and a COVID-19 awareness meeting (AGM) of the Bhubaneswar: NTPC Ltd, May while announcing the fourth Group’s Aditya Aluminium video. Garnik gave elaborate in- company, held virtually. "We India’s largest power tranche of the `20 lakh crore stim- Company observed the World formation on the pandemic and generation company, are trying to drive cost ulus package for the coronavirus- Population Day at its RR colony its prevention. In his deliberation, won the prestigious CII- reduction through various hit economy. Pondoloi, of Lapanga in Sambalpur Patel spoke on the measures to pre- other means, through ITC Sustainability Award As per the current FDI policy, district. This was observed by ad- vent dengue & diarrhoea. operationally and otherwise, 2019, under outstanding but we have laid off no accomplishment in 100% overseas investments are hering to the Covid Guidelines of Sensitising the girls on repro- people and have no plans to corporate excellence permitted in the defence indus- the government. ductive health, Debasmita shared lay off anybody at the category. Also, the try – 49% under the automatic To mark the occasion, one aware- a video and explained the impor- moment," he said. company received route, while beyond that the gov- ness session on Reproductive Health tance of family planning and ad- Commendation for ernment approval is required. and Hygiene was organised for vised them to maintain a healthy Significant Achievement In July 2018, the government adolescent girls in which 30 girls in diet. Sweta Upadhayay (Lead CSR) in CSR category. NTPC always strives for sustainable development of its had relaxed foreign direct invest- the age group of 10 to 19 partici- also addressed the girls in her in- Gem, jewellery communities around the power stations. Its flagship CSR program GEM ment norms in the defence sec- pated. Debasmita Senapati from teractive deliberation, focused on exports dip 34% (Girl Empowerment Mission), a 4-week residential program has been tor by allowing up to 49 per cent Aditya Aluminium, Yadumani girl's right on pregnancy, aware- institutionalised in the vicinity of its power stations for benefit of school FDI under the automatic route. Garnik, the Coordinator of National ness of contraceptives and role in New Delhi: The country’s gem going girls from underprivileged background to support in their overall The move was aimed at boosting Rural Health Mission (NHRM) family planning. The local Asha and jewellery exports development. NTPC has also initiated Contractors’ Labour Information domestic industry as India im- from Laida CHC (Community Karmi and Anganwadi workers contracted by 34.72% to $1.64 Management System (CLIMS) through which payment to contract ` ports about 70 per cent of its mil- Health Centre) and Sanjay Patel also actively participated in the billion (around 12,333 crore) labourers is paid on the last day of the month at project sites. itary hardware. Coordinator for malaria dengue discussion. due to dip in global demand on account of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council. The exports stood at $2.52 billion nCoV leads to $1tn global corporate debt in 2020: Survey (around `18,951 crore) in June last year. The labour- REUTERS as the virus saps profits. of the world’s most indebted firms intensive sector contributes “COVID has changed everything,” UNPRECEDENTED INCREASE including the most indebted, about 15% of the country’s London, July 13: Companies said Seth Meyer, a portfolio manager Volkswagen, which with $192 bil- overall exports. around the world will take on as at Janus Henderson, the firm that he total global corporate debt lion of debt is not far behind coun- much as $1 trillion of new debt in compiled the analysis for a new Tis expected to jump by 12% to tries like South Africa or Hungary, 2020, as they try to shore up their corporate debt index. “Now it is around $9.3 trillion though it is inflated by its car fi- finances against the coronavirus, a about conserving capital and build- nance arm. TechM brings ending markets had slammed new study of 900 top firms has es- ing a fortified balance sheet”. In contrast, a quarter of the com- Lshut for all but the most trusted back 210 staff timated. Companies tapped bond mar- firms in March panies in the new index have no The unprecedented increase will kets for $384 billion between debt at all, and some have vast cash Hyderabad: Tech Mahindra has facilitated return of over see total global corporate debt jump January and May, and Meyer es- re-tax profits for top 900 reserves. The biggest of these stands 210 of its employees and by 12% to around $9.3 trillion, adding timates that recent weeks have set Pcompanies have risen a at $104 billion and belongs to Google’s their dependents stranded in to years of accumulation that has a new record for debt issuance collective 9.1% to $2.3 trillion owner Alphabet. the United States due to left the world’s most indebted firms from riskier “high yield” firms Meyer said credit markets still had COVID-19 induced lockdown, owing as much as many medium- with lower credit ratings. European Central Bank and Bank of 900 companies have risen a col- the world’s corporate debt at $3.9 tril- some way to go to get back to pre-

sized countries. Lending markets had slammed of Japan. lective 9.1% to $2.3 trillion. Gearing, lion and have seen the fastest in- COVID conditions and the ongo-

k y m the IT giant said Monday. A c special chartered flight Last year also saw a sharp 8% rise, shut for all but the most trusted Companies included in the new a measure of debt relative to share- crease in the last five years of any ing threat of the virus, especially carrying them took off driven by mergers and acquisitions, firms in March, but have been debt index already owe almost 40% holder finance, hit a record 59% in major economy with the exception the recent surge in US cases, re- Monday from Dallas/Fort and by firms borrowing to fund opened up wide again by emer- more than they did in 2014, and 2019, while the proportion of profit of Switzerland where there has mained investors’ central concern. Worth International Airport share buybacks and dividends. But gency corporate debt buying pro- growth in debt has comfortably out- devoted to servicing interest pay- been a wave of major M&A deals. “It is all a recipe for a more chal- and will land here Tuesday, it this year’s jump will be for an en- grammes from central banks like stripped growth in profits. ments also rose to a new high. Germany comes in at number lenged outlook than we thought said in a release. tirely different reason - preservation the US Federal Reserve, the Pre-tax profits for the same group US companies owe almost half of two at $762 billion. It also has three two months ago,” he said. P12 TUESDAY | JULY 14 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR sports

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k k y y m m c two-year UEFA ban c from Champions League, MAN CITY 1–0 UEFA but fined 10mn euro down Gunners for not cooperating REUTERS Tottenham leftback Ben Davies almost outdid Lacazette with a with independent London, July 13: Toby thumping drive from 30 metres investigators Alderweireld’s 81st-minute header that struck the bar while at the sealed a 2-1 Premier League vic- other end Nicolas Pepe curled wide tory for Tottenham Hotspur against and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Arsenal in the first north London fired a free kick just past the post. derby in their new stadium Sunday. Arsenal were brighter in the The match appeared to be head- early stages of the second half and ing for a draw after Son Heung- Aubameyang fired against the min cancelled out Alexandre woodwork on the hour after being Lacazette’s opener. However, played in by Lacazette. Alderweireld’s header claimed all Tottenham were re-energised three points for Spurs to move Jose after the second-half drinks break, Mourinho’s side above Arsenal though, with Harry Kane bursting into eighth place in the battle for into the area and setting up Son local bragging rights. who delayed his shot too long. The With three games left Tottenham winner was as simple as it gets – Son have 52 points to Arsenal’s 50, but swung in a corner and Alderweireld are seven points behind fourth- rose highest to glance home. placed Leicester City. Kane, who was mainly a sub- Victory maintained Mourinho’s dued figure, then almost extended impressive record in home games Tottenham’s lead late on but was against Arsenal — he has now won denied by Martinez. six and drawn four — and was a rare highlight for Tottenham in a TIMELINE mediocre season. FOXES OUTFOXED ASSOCIATED PRESS time-barred,” the court said. While both teams occupied sim- Bournemouth: Dominic Solanke City’s win will raise doubts about MAY, 2014: City were fined 49 million pound by ilar league positions before kickoff, scored twice as Bournemouth’s bid Geneva, July 13: Manchester City the future of the UEFAs Financial UEFA –32mn of which was suspended – for Mikel Arteta’s have looked the for Premier League survival was successfully overturned their two- Fair Play program, created in 2009. breaching its Financial Fair Play rules and were more impressive of the two since boosted by a 4-1 victory over year ban from the Champions Man City joins Paris Saint-Germain restricted to a 21-man Champions League squad the Premier League resumed. Champions League-chasing League Monday in a surprising and AC Milan in defeating UEFA at for the 2014-15 season After a cagey opening the derby Leicester, who were reduced to 10 legal victory. CAS in the past two years. sparked into life with two goals in men. They were the striker’s first The Court of Arbitration for The urgent ruling came one NOVEMBER, 2018: German magazine ‘Der quick succession — both from the goals since joining from Liverpool in Spiegel’, citing documents and emails provided Sport (CAS) upheld City’s appeal month after a three-day hearing kind of defensive lapses that have January 2019 after failing to score in by the whistle-blowing platform Football his 38 previous league appearances. against the UEFA ban, but imposed held by video link between Leaks, published a series of articles which been all too common for Spurs and a 10 million euro (USD 11.3 mil- Switzerland and England. A Arsenal. Tottenham’s Serge Aurier Jamie Vardy put the Foxes ahead in accused City of trying to get around the 23rd minute and kept it intact lion) fine on the club for failing to full verdict detailing the evi- European football’s FFP rules. City had was guilty of a poor touch and then cooperate with independent in- dence, expert witness testi- lost out in a 50-50 tackle with Granit until the break. Junior Stanislas repeatedly described Der Spiegel’s reports equalized from the penalty spot in vestigators. mony and the judges’ reasons Xhaka with the ball breaking to as the product of a ‘clear and organised’ the 66th minute before Solanke put Some UEFA allegations accus- is unlikely to be published attempt to tarnish their reputation Lacazette who looked up and smashed the hosts in front. Leicester defender ing City of breaking finance rules for at least several weeks. a right-foot shot into the top corner. Caglar Soyuncu was shown a straight dating back several years were UEFA-appointed investi- MARCH 7, 2019: UEFA announced it had The Gunners were not able to red card in the aftermath for kicking ‘time-barred’, the court said. CAS gators opened a case after launched a formal investigation into alleged enjoy their lead though as they out at Wilson as he attempted to plans to publish a detailed written leaked club emails and doc- breaches of FFP rules by City following a gifted Tottenham their equaliser. retrieve the ball. An own goal by verdict within days. uments from City officials series of fresh allegations in the media. City Sead Kolasinac’s sloppy pass wrong- Jonny Evans helped the home team The decision by the three judges were published by German said in a statement: “Manchester City wel- footed team mate David Luiz and have a two-goal advantage, before clears the team coached by Pep magazine Der Spiegel in November comes the opening of a formal UEFA investiga- Son was alive to the chance, going Solanke wrapped up the game three Guardiola to play in the group stage 2018. They were likely obtained by tion as an opportunity to bring to an end the through to dink a cool finish over minutes from time. of the Champions League next sea- a hacker from Portugal. speculation resulting from the illegal hacking goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez. son. The case does not affect City’s The published evidence appeared and out of context publication of City emails. The accusation of financial irregularities are place in this season’s competition, to show City deceived UEFA by entirely false” which resumes next month. overstating sponsorship deals from City’s win guarantees tens of 2012-16 and hid the source of rev- MARCH 8, 2019: The Premier League confirmed millions of dollars in UEFA prize enue linked to state-backed com- it was investigating City over alleged FFP money next season. It also protects panies in Abu Dhabi. breaches. against players leaving to seek City never disputed the docu- Champions League action with an- ments were authentic, but ar- MAY 16, 2019: UEFA’s club financial control body other club. gued the evidence was stolen (CFCB) chief investigator referred City’s case Guardiola had pledged to stay and reported out of context. to UEFA’s adjudicatory chamber following in Manchester ‘no matter what hap- UEFA had previously signed the conclusion of his investigation. pens’ in the courts. “The club wel- off on City’s submitted accounts comes the implications of today’s since 2014. That year, UEFA fined JUNE 6, 2019: City asked the Court ruling as a validation of the club’s City 20 million euros (USD 22.6 mil- of Arbitration for Sport to throw position and the body of evidence lion) of its Champions League out the FFP case brought against that it was able to present,” City said prize money in a first wave of as- them by UEFA. in a statement. sessments of European clubs’ NOV 15, 2019: City failed in their bid UEFA punished Man City in finances. to get UEFA investigation kicked out, February for “serious breaches” UEFA could choose to challenge although CAS arbitrators stated their of finance monitoring rules and the CAS ruling at Switzerland’s claim was “not without merit” failing to cooperate with investi- Supreme Court. Federal appeals gators. The allegations included in CAS cases rarely succeed and only FEB 14, 2020: City were banned from UEFA club that City, owned by Abu Dhabi’s consider narrow grounds of legal Pep Guardiola, vs competitions for the next two seasons and fined royal family, misled UEFA over sev- procedure. Manchester City 24.9mn pound after being found to have “com- eral years to meet financial in- UEFA decided to create the FFP manager mitted serious breaches of the UEFA’s club tegrity rules — known as Financial system 11 years ago, following the licensing and FFP regulations”. City Fair Play — required to enter global financial crisis, to monitor announced they would appeal to the European club competitions. finances of 200-plus clubs which Court of Arbitration for Sport. City denied wrongdoing, and qualify each year for its competi- said it had “irrefutable evidence” tions. JUNE 8-10, 2020: City’s appeal was the claims were not true. “The Clubs must approach break-even heard by CAS. CAS award emphasized that most on commercial income and spend- JULY 13, 2020: City’s European ban of the alleged breaches reported ing on transfers and salaries. was lifted by CAS. In addition, the by the Adjudicatory Chamber of Sponsor deals linked to wealthy club’s 30 million euro fine was reduced Toby Alderweireld rejoices with a teammate after scoring Spurs’ winner against the (UEFA club finance panel) owners must be set at fair market to 10mn euro Arsenal as the other scorer Son Heung-min (No.7) rushes in to join the were either not established or rates. celebration, Sunday ENGLAND LOSE 1ST TEST AS TEAM CRITICISED FOR DROPPING BROAD HAMILTON CLAIMS STYRIAN GP Stokes defends decision cut to six points. Red Bull’s Max grid before the anthem of the Verstappen completed the podium, Austrian state of Styria, again took I’m not the type of person to look more than half a minute behind a knee with other drivers as part of Two captains Jason Holder and Ben Stokes back and regret them.” Hamilton, on a sunny afternoon at an anti-racism campaign. exchange a fist bump after the match, Sunday England were bowled out for his team’s home track. Bottas, who started fourth and 204 in the first innings after de- Hamilton’s victory, something now has 43 points to Hamilton’s 37, ciding to bat in damp conditions of a cruise past the empty grand- said his afternoon had been about and squandered strong position stands, was his first since Abu damage limitation. on the fourth day. Dhabi in November and extended Verstappen had started on the “We all know where we made his record run of successive points front row but was passed by Bottas the errors. You have to be good finishes to 35 races. in the closing stages after fighting enough to put first-innings runs “What a weird year it is, but it’s hard to keep position. on the board, no matter what the con- great to be back up here, to be driv- It was less so behind him, with ditions. We put another 60, 70 or 80 ing with this kind of performance,” Red Bull’s Alex Albon finishing runs on what they had to chase said Hamilton, who started from his fourth and Lando Norris fifth, a and it’s a completely different game,” 89th pole position after a sensational result that moved the 20-year-old said Stokes, who led in place of Joe lap in a rain-drenched qualifying and McLaren driver up to third in the Root, who was on a paternity leave. remained in complete control. standings. The West Indies won the first in- “I’m so grateful to be back in Norris, third last week for his ternational cricket match since the first place. It feels like a long time first F1 podium, overtook both sport’s return after the coronavirus coming since the last race last year, Racing Point drivers on the final lap. outbreak, beating England late in and to come back in after a difficult Mexican Sergio Perez was sixth Day 5 of a thrilling first Test at an weekend last week is a great, great for Racing Point, after damaging his PRESS TRUST OF INDIA “Stuart’s interview was absolutely empty Rose Bowl Sunday. step forwards.” front wing in a clash with Albon, and brilliant. For a guy who has played Jermaine Blackwood was the Sunday’s race was the first time ahead of Canadian team mate Lance Southampton, July 13: Stand-in over 100 Tests and taken the amount top scorer with 95 as West Indies a circuit has hosted two back-to- Stroll. Australian Daniel Ricciardo captain Ben Stokes won’t regret of wickets he has to have that emo- overcame an early wobble to win by back rounds in the same champi- was eighth for Renault. the decision to drop Stuart Broad tion and desire still burning inside four wickets in the final session. onship year, with the original cal- Spaniard Carlos Sainz completed from the side despite losing the is amazing,” Stokes told BBC Sport. John Campbell hit the winning endar ripped up and rewritten due McLaren’s double points finish in first Test against the West Indies but Stokes defended the selection run. West Indies finished on 200/6 to the COVID-19 pandemic. ninth, and collected a bonus point lauded the senior pacer’s burning for the first Test, which marked in its second innings to take an Ferrari, far from Schumacher’s for fastest lap, and Russian Daniil desire to play for England. the resumption of international early lead in the three-Test series. glory years at the turn of the cen- Kvyat picked up the final point for England lost the series-opener cricket since March. Archer ended with 3-45. The second REUTERS to Michael Schumacher’s record tury, provided one of the major AlphaTauri. y by four wickets with Jermaine “In terms of the selection, if I was Test starts Thursday in Manchester. of 91 victories. talking points with Charles Leclerc Apart from the Ferrari duo,

Blackwood leading the West Indies to regret that it doesn’t send a very Spielberg (Austria), July 13: Six- His Finnish teammate Valtteri and Sebastian Vettel colliding on the Renault’s Esteban Ocon was the

k k y y m m c c to a gripping four-wicket win on good message to the guys who played. BRIEF SCORES: England 204 & 313 time World Champion Lewis Bottas, winner of last weekend’s opening lap and retiring from the only non-finisher. The Frenchman the final day. Broad minced no words We went with the decision that pace lost to West Indies 318 & 200/6 Hamilton dominated the Styrian season-opener that was also held race. It was the second time in four was retired by the team as a pre- in railing the decision, saying he felt would do better for us in the long run (Jermaine Blackwood 95, Roston Grand Prix in a Mercedes one-two without spectators at Austria’s Red races that the pair had clashed. caution due to a suspected cooling ‘angry, frustrated and gutted’. Stokes on this game. You make decisions Chase 37; Jofra Archer 3/45) by Sunday to celebrate his 85th Formula Bull Ring, finished 13.719 seconds Hamilton, who wore a Black problem. In last weekend’s opener, said Broad’s reaction was natural. and you’ve got to stand by them. four wickets. One (F1) win and move a step closer behind with his championship lead Lives Matter T-shirt on the starting only 11 cars finished.

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