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UNTRIED CONCEPT ENDEMIC SPECIES SIGHTED WARRING AFGHANS MEET Actor Bhumi says her character in her Around 80 bird species in June and July were Afghanistan’s warring sides start new film breaks all tags associated spotted in Pallikaranai Marsh, the wetland negotiations for the first time to end decades of war with being a woman LEISURE | P2 in Chennai TWO STATES | P7 INTERNATIONAL | P10

VOLUME 10, ISSUE 163 | www.orissapost.com BHUBANESWAR | SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 | 2020 12 PAGES + SUNDAY POST | `4.00 WITHIN SHOOTING RANGE In eastern Ladakh region, India and China Five ‘missing’ Arunachal troops are in an eyeball-to-eyeball situation youths returned to India SENA VS KANGANA Talks after talks but nothing conclusive SENA WORKERS NEW DELHI: To prevent the situation at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh from further escalating, the armies GRANTED BAIL of India and China held an interaction Saturday where they discussed withdraw- ing forces from the points where there are The party workers had assaulted an in eyeball-to-eyeball situations. Brigade commanders of both sides met at Chushul ex-Navy officer over a cartoon showing and held an interaction from 11 am to 3 pm Uddhav Thackeray prostrating before but the talks remained “inconclusive.” Both the countries’ military delegates are pictures of Congress leader Sonia Gandhi continuously in talks since September 7, the day Chinese People’s Liberation Army made Five Indian youths handed over by China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to and NCP prez Sharad Pawar a provocative move to occupy Indian terri- Indian Army at Kibithu in Anjaw district, Saturday AGENCIES tory at the LAC that was thwarted by the AGENCIES complex and attacked him, Indian Army. Both countries have now ITANAGAR: Five youngsters from PRO Lt Col Harsh Wardhan Pande said an official of Samata New Delhi, Sept 12: China has mo- decided to hold their sixth round of top- Arunachal Pradesh, who went miss- said in a statement. Mumbai, Sept 12: Four Nagar Police Station here. bilised thousands of soldiers, tanks and level military talks within the next few days. ing September 2 but were later The Kibithu (Arunachal)-Damai Shiv Sena workers who were No end to war of words howitzers within rifle range of Indian The corps commanders - 14 Corps com- found to be in Chinese territory, (China) area is a place where Indian arrested for assaulting a re- between Sena, Kangana Army deployment at Spanggur Gap in mander Lt-General Harinder Singh and were handed over to India by the and Chinese armies hold border tired Indian Navy officer MUMBAI: Taking a jibe at the southern part of Pangong Tso in South Xinjiang Military District chief Major People’s Liberation Army Saturday. meetings. for allegedly forwarding a Kangana Ranaut - without eastern Ladakh, sources said, even as Army trucks move towards LAC eastern General Liu Lin have not met since August 2. The five returned to India nearly Local media had reported that cartoon on Chief Minister naming her - the Shiv Sena Indian troops are on high alert. Ladakh, amid the prolonged India-China 10 days after they were allegedly ab- Toch Singkam, Prasat Ringling, Uddhav Thackeray, were re- Saturday conveyed The Chinese People’s Liberation Army stand-off, in Leh, Saturday fight clubs and others. Most of the mem- ducted, defence sources said. Dongtu Ebiya, Tanu Baker, and leased on bail here Saturday, ‘Mubarak Ho’ to the Hindi made provocative military deployments bers are raised from the local population, The youth were handed over to Ngaru Diri – all belonging to the officials said. film actor for kicking off a at Spanggur Gap, which is between guns are within shooting range,” said sources added. Indian authorities in Damai near Tagin community – had gone to The victim, Madan row over whether Mumbai Gurung Hill and Magar Hill, from August a government official. “Militia is basically a reserve force of Kibithu in Anjaw district of east- the forest for hunting when they Sharma, 65, is a resident of is in Pakistan-occupied 30 after Indian soldiers seized tactical Further, sources said, China has de- the Chinese’s People Liberation Army. ern Arunachal Pradesh. were reportedly kidnapped near Lokhandwala Complex in Kashmir, adding that the heights on the ridge line on the south- ployed its militia squads to “consoli- They are deployed during war time sit- “The Indian Army took custody Nacho in Upper Subansiri district. Kandivali east, who had re- country’s commercial cap- ern bank of Pangong Tso near Chushul date the border” and “stabilise Tibet uations and to help the PLA in its mil- of the five individuals at Kibitu The PLA had Tuesday conveyed portedly forwarded a car- ital is quite accustomed to at the Line of Actual Control (LAC). region.” They have been tasked to try and itary operations,” said a senior gov- Saturday after completing all the for- to the Indian Army that the five toon showing Thackeray such controversies. “Seeing the Chinese PLA troop and dislodge the Indian Army soldiers from ernment officer. The officer also said malities. They will now be quar- youths, who went missing on the prostrating before pictures “Like Draupadi’s 'chirha- guns mobilisation, the Indian Army too the tactical heights. that Chinese militia also conducts in- antined for 14 days as per Covid-19 Sino-Indian border in Upper of Congress leader Sonia ran” (disrobing) by the made mirror deployments at Spanggur The militia is an irregular mix of dependent operations and provides com- protocol and thereafter handed Subansiri district, were found by Gandhi and Nationalist Kauravas while the Gap. Both the countries’ troops and mountaineers, boxers, members of local bat support. over to their families,” Defence them in their territory. Congress Party president Pandavas kept their heads Sharad Pawar, on a down, even now we are wit- WhatsApp group of his so- nessing a similar scenario,” IRREGULAR by MANJUL ciety members. The inci- said the Sena in strong edits City cop duped of `1 lakh dent happened Friday af- in the party newspapers Now, nCoV drugs ternoon when a group of ‘Saamana’ and ‘Dopahar Ka around eight-ten persons, Saamana’. all allegedly Shiv Sainiks, “Though it is well-known while ordering food online came and assaulted Sharma that Mumbai symbolises in his society compound. ‘national integrity’, why will be available POST NEWS NETWORK after several hours during the night. The The Shiv Sainiks, in- should the ‘Controversy- app also deducted `193 as service charges. cluding a Shakha Pramukh Mafia’ always blow this Bhubaneswar, Sept 12: A lady police of- Subsequently, Nayak called the ‘offi- Kamlesh Kadam, found the trumpet only for Mumbai ficer lost around Rs1 lakh to cyber fraud- cials’ of the food aggregator who transferred cartoon objectionable, and not in any other state in ‘open market’ sters after ordering food through a popu- her complaint to another person with mo- stormed inside Sharma’s capital?” the Sena asked. lar online food ordering and delivery bile number— 9064131625. The accused platform, few days back. The victim iden- person on the other side sent a code to the POST NEWS NETWORK tified as Binodini Nayak has been staying victim lady inspector’s mobile number. at Jayadev Vihar area under Nayapalli Suddenly, she received two messages You can’t go in. Bhubaneswar, Sept 12: Amid police limits here. in quick successions informing about He is getting ready for tonight’s show against drugs. rising number of nCoV Nayak is currently working as an the withdrawal of amounts worth cases, the state govern- Inspector of Police at the Biju Patnaik Rs24,905 twice from her account. Later, ment has allowed sale of State Police Academy. As per her com- she tried to contact her bank SBI and Favipiravir tablet and plaint, she ordered some food items from PhonePe authorities to block her ac- MONSOON SESSION Remdesivir in- a local restaurant through the food de- count, but to no avail. jectable formulation livery app. She also made advance payment Meanwhile, the cyber fraudsters with- in medicine stores for Favipiravir of `386 from her bank account through drew another Rs49,905 from her account BJD MPs to sit in the treatment of Covid- tablet and PhonePe, a digital payment app. as well. Police have started investigations 19 infected persons. Remdesivir injectible However, the online food delivery plat- into the matter after registering a case separate Houses The Directorate of will be available at form failed to deliver the order and sent a in this regard based on the complaint of medicine shops in the Drugs Control of cancellation message on her email address the lady cop. The injured retired Navy officer; Video of the assault Odisha Saturday hospital premises issued an order The drugs will be available to patient/ in this regard their representative after producing following necessary permission prescription by medical specialist from the Drugs Controller General along with residence proof Wildlife population has declined by 68% of India (DCGI). As per conditions set by the Odisha logs 3,777 AGENCIES DCGI, the tablet and injection will THE WWF REPORT PAINTS A GRIM PICTURE AMID THE COVID PANDEMIC be available for patients or patients’ fresh Covid cases New Delhi, Sept 12: For the first representatives producing pre- degradation, leading to “We can’t ignore the evidence – more than 4,000 vertebrate species BHUBANESWAR: State’s Covid-19 time in the history of Parliament, scription by medical specialists tally mounted to 1,46,894 Saturday the emergence of the serious decline in wildlife species between 1970 and 2016, also shows MPs of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and and residence proof. with 3,777 more people testing posi- zoonotic diseases such populations are an indicator that na- that wildlife populations found in other parties will sit in different Consent of the patient or his/her tive for the disease. Moreover, 11 as Covid-19, accord- ture is unraveling and that our freshwater habitats have suffered a Houses during the Monsoon representative in the prescribed fresh fatalities pushed Odisha’s ing to WWF’s planet is flashing red-warning signs decline of 84 per cent – the starkest Session due to Covid-19 pandemic. form is mandatory before initiat- death toll to 616, an official of Health Living of system failure. From the fish in average population decline in any As per the plan, out of 12 BJD ing the treatment, the order said. and Family Welfare (H&FW) depart- Planet our oceans and rivers to bees which biome equivalent to four per cent per Lok Sabha MPs, six will sit in Lok “The drug will be made avail- ment said. Three deaths were report- Report, play a crucial role in our agricul- year since 1970. Sabha chamber, four MPs will sit able to the patient/ his represen- ed in Cuttack, two in Khurda, and one 2020. tural production, the decline of One example is the spawning in Lok Sabha gallery and two MPs tative only through in-house retail each in Bolangir, Jajpur, Kandhamal, The wildlife affects nutrition, food se- population of the Chinese sturgeon will sit in the chamber and gallery chemists attached to hospitals/nurs- Keonjhar, Nayagarh and Rayagada, Living Planet Index curity and livelihoods of billions of in China’s Yangtze river which de- of the Rajya Sabha. Similarly, out ing homes having valid drug li- said the official. Of the 3,777 fresh (LPI) shows that fac- people,” he added. clined by 97 per cent between 1982 of nine Rajya Sabha MPs, two will cences. Where there is no in-house cases, 2,191 were recorded in various tors believed to increase the In the midst of a global pan- and 2015 due to the damming of sit in Rajya Sabha chamber in- retail chemist shop in the hospital/ quarantine centres and 1,586 were planet’s vulnerability to pan- demic, it is now more important the waterway. cluding the Parliamentary party nursing home, the local Drugs detected during contact tracing. demics – including land- than ever to take unprecedented The modelling makes clear that leader, one MP will sit in Rajya Inspector will identify one or more use change and the use and coordinated global action to stabilising and reversing the loss of Sabha gallery and six MPs have retail chemist shop through whom tial proof to supply the drugs. and trade of wildlife – were also halt and start to reverse the loss of nature caused by humans’ de- been given seats in Lok Sabha the drugs will be made available,” Remdesivir formulations are re- some of the drivers behind the 68 biodiversity and wildlife popula- struction of natural habitats will chamber and gallery. P3 it said. The official is to ensure the quired to be supplied for use only per cent average decline in global tions across the globe by the end of only be possible if bolder, more am- stockist and retail chemist having to the hospitals/institutions to en- vertebrate species population be- the decade and protect our future bitious conservation efforts are valid drug licences must have a sure proper use of the drug under tween 1970 and 2016. health and livelihoods. embraced and transformational WEATHER good track record under the pro- the Restricted Emergency Use. “The Living Planet Report, The LPI, which tracked almost changes made to the way we produce y vision of the Drugs and Cosmetics “In no case Remdesivir formu- AGENCIES 2020 underlines how humanity’s 21,000 populations of and consume food. BHUB CTK

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FORTUNE FORECAST Anuradha’s son dies Samantha shares her of kidney failure at 35 weekend therapy ARIES next a fresh take Mumbai: Aditya Paudwal, son of singer Anuradha Paudwal, suc- Mumbai: Actress Samantha Akkineni has cumbed to kidney failure on Saturday morning. He was 35. shared that she has started the weekend by Your creative juices are Aditya was battling kidney related ailments for a long time. Several doing 108 Surya Namaskars. flowing today, says on womanhood celebrities from the world of music have mourned his death on social She took to Instagram Stories to share a pic- Ganesha, and you are raring to take on new challenges. Your media. ture after her workout session, and ex- workplace may offer some interesting Mumbai: Actress Bhumi Pednekar white. They are complex, they are Singer-composer Shankar Mahadevan wrote on his verified claimed that it was a good start. benefits. Remember to relax, your body says her character in the upcom- unique and each person needs to be Facebook page: “Devastated hearing this ! Our dearest Aditya “Good start to the weekend… requires attention every now and then. ing film, Dolly Kitty Aur Woh celebrated for who they are,” she Paudwal is no more !! Just can't believe this ! What an amazing mu- surya namaskar 108 times,” she Chamakte Sitaare (DKAWCS), added. sician and a lovely human being !! I just sang a song which was pro- wrote with the image. breaks all the tags associated with IANS grammed by him so beautifully two days back ! Just can't come A while back, Samantha TAURUS being a woman. to terms with this !! Love you brother ... miss you.” Singer-com- sent netizens into a frenzy Today is the day of show- Bhumi says DKAWCS has an in- poser Kaushal S. Inamdar tweeted from his verified account: “Aditya when she shared a picture ing care and concern to credibly fresh take on womanhood. Paudwal passes away. Such a talented guy. We talked about with her husband, actor all family members, says “I think what I loved the most was working together. The opportunity never came by. I’ll always Naga Chaitanya, in which Ganesha. There is a pos- the fact that this character (Kitty) rue that. May his soul attain sadgati.” Aditya was a music com- they were trying out a few sibility that you may feel estranged from your spouse and your relationship might is just about being a girl, just about poser, arranger and producer. IANS touch yoga poses includ- be in danger of hitting the dead end. Stay being a person. We always have ing the headstand and a calm and avoid escalating the tension, for these tags -- she is a good girl, she complex body balance. the sake of your family, if nothing else, is a bad girl. This character The actress has also been advises Ganesha. breaks those tags,” Bhumi using her social media to said. share about her gardening and Bhumi feels the audience diet routine. GEMINI hasn’t seen two sisters like Samantha is known for her per- Emotionally, this will be a Dolly and Kitty who aren’t formances in films such as Ye delightful day; profession- perfect in the stereotyp- Maaya Chesave, Neethaane En ally, it will be a successful ical sense of the word. Ponvasantham, Eega, Mersal and day; and personally, it will be a beautiful day. A very good day, indeed! If you “In our film, the sis- Rangasthalam. She impressed all haven't already, get ready to tie the ters are real and they with her role in Super Deluxe last proverbial nuptial knot. are perfect in their year. Soon, she will be seen in the own way. Human second part of The Family Man. beings aren’t IANS CANCER black and There is a sound prospect that you will work hard to improve the welfare of your chil- Of Shelley, Covid and India-Italy collaboration dren, portends Ganesha. In the after- noon, you may hear good news about their academic success. In the evening, The objective of making ‘Human O.A.K.’ was to create a positive environment amongst the global film industry meditation and prayer will take much of your time, hopes Ganesha. during such dreadful situation, says Odisha-born Jitendra Mishra who has produced many international films

New Delhi: Percy Bysshe Shelley away and fighting against this LEO was a poet of the Romantic era dreadful situation,” added Mishra. There are good days, who had inspired Mahatma “Shelley’s eagerness for vegetari- bad days, and then Gandhi. Now, his Ode To The West anism is connected with India. In 1812 there are days like Wind written two centuries ago, he was converted to vegetarianism today, when Ganesha Covid-19, an Italian director and by his friend John Frank Newton, foresees a mixed bag of fortunes for you. Make your family the centre of your an Odisha-born Indian producer who had himself been converted world, and show them the love and have come together for Human while living in India. Shelley wanted affection that they deserve. Early in the O.A.K., a short film that is “ab- his message of reform and revolu- day, you may make an attempt to severe solutely poetic, something deli- tion spread, and the wind becomes ties with your spouse or life partner. cate, something that speaks about the trope for spreading the word of the pandemic but in a gentle way”. change through “The film could only be thought Director Ulisse Lendaro with the cast of Human O.A.K. the poet-prophet VIRGO and realised in the lockdown pe- figure,” he elab- Creativity is bubbling riod. If there had not been the who gave me a lot of good advice Vikas Khanna, starring Neena orated. inside you, asking to Covid-19 I would never have about the mood of the film,” he Gupta, has already been selected be uncorked. You may be struggling more thought (of it) and shot it. I wanted added. “Human life is like the life in more than 50 international film than enough to tackle challenges thrown to do something absolutely poetic, of an oak tree. The west wind in festivals and received more than at you. Cash benefits will come your way something delicate, something autumn comes every year and 15 different awards as of now. in office. But Ganesha advises you to pay that spoke about the pandemic takes out all the leaves of the tree The objective, he said, was to due attention to your health. but in a gentle way. ,” the director, but the tree stands tall to sprout create a positive environment Ulisse Lendaro, said. new leaves again in spring next amongst the global film industry (be- “I wanted to start from a poem year. Humanity has always tween him and Lendaro, between LIBRA that was possibly related to a pan- emerged stronger after such pan- Italy and India). “When everyone Some private posses- demic. I read Ode to the West Wind demic each time. This poetic film was getting negative because of sions are close to your by Shelley, all his biography and is a portrayal of change and hope the uncertain pandemic, to bring heart, and you may his connections with India, with for a new better life,” said Jitendra hope for others by making an in- want to keep them that Mahatma Gandhi and who was born and brought up in way, says Ganesha. Let your mind walk ternational co-production possible the hidden alleyways of mysticism in the Rabindranath Tagore. So I im- Titlagarh of Odisha. even if we are sitting thousands afternoon as you seek peace of mind. mediately felt the strong need to His most recent production, of miles Also, do not discount a trip to a sacred talk about this idea with my friend The Last Color directed by place, says Ganesha. and producer Jitendra Mishra Michelin-starred Chef Producer Jitendra Mishra

SCORPIO Health issues are on top SUDOKU of the list today. Spend more time working out PEANUTS post To solve the Sudoku puzzle, each row, those muscles than work- CROSSWORD column and box must contain the numbers ing, says Ganesha. Those in marketing 0 to 9 and the letters A to E. and advertising shall have a golden day today. The correct dose of marketing mix will help reap maximum profits.

SAGITTARIUS A day where your thoughts will be inclined towards God and divini- ty, says Ganesha. Don't ease those purse strings easily too. At work, rise to the occasion and take charge. Your superiors will give you a pat on the back. Romantic escapades will be marked by rude health — as if you mind! CALVIN AND HOBBES CAPRICORN In total control of your- self, you will have the tendency to dominate those around you. It's a trait that keeps resurging at intervals, making you feel all powerful, says Ganesha. Later in the day, you may even SOLUTIONS enrol yourself for a personality develop- ment course to hone your communica- tion and professional skills.

AQUARIUS It's time for some family bonding! You realise that you've neglected your near and dear. Now, you need to do something substantial to win back your family's approval. However, your sincerity BREVITY CROSSWORD alone will melt their hearts. Holding your sweetheart's hand at dinner is a perfect way to end the day, says Ganesha.

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CM unveils ROB, lays stone for ginning mill MONSOON SESSION TRANSFORMING IN A FIRST, BJD MPs TO SILK CITY SIT IN SEPARATE HOUSES he ROB constructed at a Tcost of `27 crore is expected POST NEWS NETWORK to fulfill the aspirations of the people for a hassle-free New Delhi, Sept 12: For the first communication time in the history of Parliament, MPs of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and he work for the ROB from other parties will sit in different TLanjipali to Engineering Houses during the Monsoon ses- School had commenced in 2015 sion due to COVID-19 pandemic. and completed by the deadline As per the plan, out of 12 BJD Lok day orientation programme for ut of 12 BJD Lok Sabha MPs, six Sabha MPs, six will sit in Lok Sabha MPs Sunday and Monday. AIIMS will sit in Lok Sabha chamber, he proposed cooperative O chamber, four MPs will sit in Lok four MPs will sit in Lok Sabha gallery will apprise the MPs of the pre- Tginning mill of Digapahandi Sabha gallery and two MPs will sit and two MPs will sit in the chamber cautions to be taken during the The newly-inaugurated ROB at Berhampur OP PHOTO will provide jobs to 100 skilled in the chamber and gallery of the and gallery of the Rajya Sabha Monsoon session. and unskilled workers besides Rajya Sabha. Similarly, out of nine Significantly, the session will POST NEWS NETWORK “To transform Berhampur into to remain alert and follow COVID- helping cotton growers of the Rajya Sabha MPs, two will sit in f nine RS MPs, two will sit in the commence Monday and conclude a modern city, a lot of initiatives are 19 guidelines scrupulously till the nearby 6 blocks Rajya Sabha chamber including ORS chamber including October 1. According to reports, Bhubaneswar, Sept 12: Chief being worked out. The new ROB war is over. He appreciated the ded- the Parliamentary party leader, one Parliamentary party leader, one MP the government has listed 23 new Minister Naveen Patnaik Saturday constructed at a cost of `27 crore will icated service of doctors, para- set up in PPP mode with an in- MP will sit in Rajya Sabha gallery will sit in Rajya Sabha gallery and six bills, including 11 which seek to inaugurated a railway overbridge fulfill the aspirations of the peo- medics and the hard work of district vestment of `2.10 crore. The unit will and six MPs have been given seats MPs have been given seats in Lok replace ordinances, for introduction (ROB) at Berhampur and laid the ple for a hassle-free communica- administration in containing spread have capacity to produce 50 quin- in Lok Sabha chamber and gallery. Sabha chamber and gallery in the monsoon session. foundation stone for a cooperative tion,” he said. of COVID-19. tal lint cotton per day. The unit Seat numbers 172, 179, 187, 188, On the first day of the Session, the ginning mill at Digapahandi through The cooperative ginning mill of The work for the ROB from will employ 100 skilled and un- 197 and 208 in the chamber and Rajya Sabha. Lok Sabha will sit from 9am to 1pm videoconferencing. Digapahandi will provide jobs to 100 Lanjipali to Engineering School skilled labourers. seat numbers 392, 400, 405 and 412 However, sources said that the while proceeding of the Upper Inaugurating the project, Naveen skilled and unskilled workers be- had commenced in 2015 and com- The cotton producing areas of in the gallery of the Lower House seating arrangement of the House will be from 3pm to 7pm. said that as an important higher ed- sides helping cotton growers of the pleted by the deadline. It will ben- Digapahandi, Sanekhemundi, are allotted to BJD Lok Sabha MPs Congress and BJP MPs would be fi- The Zero Hour will be for 30 min- ucation, health and commercial nearby 6 blocks, Patnaik said. efit more than 40,000 people. Dharakote, Sheragada, Patrapur, while one MP will occupy seat num- nalised by Sunday. utes.On subsequent days, proceed- hub of southern Odisha, Berhampur Although Ganjam is slowly re- RMC Digapahandi’s cotton gin- Jagannathprasad and Bhanjanagar ber 45 in the RS chamber and an- In order to create awareness ings in the Rajya Sabha will be held deserves special attention of the turning to normalcy, the danger is ning and pressing unit is first of its blocks of Ganjam district will be ben- other MP has been allotted seat about COVID-19, the Lok Sabha from 9am till 1pm while that of the government. not over yet, he appealed to people kind in cooperative sector. It will be efitted by this unit. number 92 in the gallery of the Secretariat has organised a two- Lok Sabha will be from 3pm to 7pm.

TROUBLED WATERS & FISHING MAHENDRA DAS NGT BRAKE ON AKA BHIKU SETH WATER PROJECT PASSES AWAY POST NEWS NETWORK POST NEWS NETWORK breach under… Forest Conservation rules, 2003.” Choudwar, Sept 12: Legendary Bhubaneswar, Sept 12: The The state government during stage artiste of Odisha Mahendra National Green Tribunal (NGT) the hearing of the case informed Kumar Das popularly known as has prohibited construction work the tribunal that the work in forest Bhiku Seth breathed his last at of a piped water project in land was stopped pending grant his Choudwar residence in Cuttack Kendrapara district without envi- of the clearance from the ministry district after a massive cardiac ronment clearance from the Union for which necessary proposal was arrest. He was 55. government. submitted by the state government GREEN NOD HURDLE he order was issued after Tthe tribunal was informed that the project on 2 acres of land comprising forest land was in progress without valid

environmental clearance A fisherman casts his net into a swollen Mahanadi river at Jobra anicut in Cuttack, Saturday OP PHOTO he piped water project Twas being undertaken at he NGT expects that the MoEF would Manikunda village under Das became a Texpedite the process of granting EC Marshaghai tehsil of Pradhan urges CM to implement NDHM, AB-PMJAY considering public interest involved in the project Kendrapara district household name for his memorable role in the The order was issued after the tri- to the ministry. PRESS TRUST OF INDIA take informed decisions for avail- ers who will be able to digitally ac- bunal was told by the officials that The tribunal had earlier sought ing the best possible healthcare cess all their health records any- play ‘Saguna Basichi the project on 2 acres of land com- a clarification from a joint in- Bhubaneswar, Sept 12: Union services, Pradhan said. where in the country while seeking Dena Melei’ prising forest land was in progress spection committee comprising Petroleum and Steel Minister The NDHM will bring about a medical treatment, the union min- without valid environmental clear- the district Collector and divisional Dharmendra Pradhan has urged revolution in the country’s health- ister said. ance from the Ministry of forest officer (DFO) if the land in- Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to im- care sector where technology will UHID will also be a boon for peo- The veteran Jatra artiste was Environment and Forests (MoEF). volved was 1 acre or more than plement the National Digital Health play a leading role in minimising the ple living in remote rural areas of taken from his house to SCB Medical The piped water project was that. On November 18, 2019, it be- Mission (NDHM) and Ayushman challenges citizens face while seek- the country who are not able to College and Hospital after he com- being undertaken at Manikunda vil- came quite evident that the area in- Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya ing healthcare, he said in the letter. access healthcare facilities fre- plained of acute chest pain. Sources lage under Marshaghai tehsil of volved in the project was in excess Yojana (AB-PMJAY) to improve the A copy of the letter was released quently. By using telemedicine close to the artiste said that he suf- the district. The written order of the of 2 hectare which led the applicant lives of the people in the state. to the media. Pradhan said NDHM services and ensuring continuity fered heart stroke Friday late night NGT said, “In view of the above we to seek a direction to obtain clear- In a letter to Patnaik, the Union troducing the concept of Unique will not only improve the efficiency, of their medical history and treat- and died on the way to hospital. did not deem it essential to keep this ance under the Forest minister who hails from Odisha Healthcare ID (UHID) for every cit- effectiveness and transparency of ments, they can save on their out- The stage artiste became a matter pending further except to di- (Conservation) Act, 1980. said NDHM, which was launched izen. The UHID will be a reposi- health service delivery in the coun- of-pocket expenses for medical di- household name for his memo- rect the state government not to The petitioner in the case, Alaya by Prime Minister Narendra Modi tory of all health-related informa- try but will also be a major stride to- agnostics, Pradhan said. rable role in the play ‘Saguna commence the work without first Samantaray, had alleged that de- August 15 will leverage the power tion of a person, such as medical wards achievement of the United NDHM will be developed and im- Basichi Dena Melei’ which earned obtaining clearance under Forest spite earlier order of a temporar- of technology to ensure the well- tests, previous prescriptions, di- Nations Sustainable Development plemented by National Health him the moniker of Bhiku Seth. (Conservation) Act, 1980 from the ily halt on the project, the con- being of all citizens including poor agnosis, treatments all .. health Goal 3.8 of universal health coverage, Authority (NHA), the attached office Mahendra, a member of Kalinga ministry.” struction works were continued by migrants of the state. records, he said in the letter dated including financial risk protection. of the ministry of health and fam- Gananatya, was among the most It also added, “We expect the the deployed firm. The state gov- Describing NDHM as a holistic September 11. As the ongoing COVID-19 pan- ily welfare and the apex central influential stage actors in the state MoEF to expedite the process in ac- ernment had informed the NGT and voluntary healthcare pro- The portable, nation-wide UHID demic has shown us, among the government agency responsible for who was noted for his portrayal of cordance with law considering the that the firm had been penalised gramme, Pradhan said it will involve will liberate citizens from the chal- most vulnerable sections of our the implementation of AB-PMJAY. negative characters. He had also public interest involved in the proj- for the act. It also talked about the all relevant stakeholders for the lenges of finding doctors in differ- society are migrant workers who suf- Pradhan said NDHM will be able worked with troupes such as ect. We also leave it open to the importance of the project which transformation of digital health ent locations, seeking appointment fer due to the geographic redun- to offer maximum benefit to states Parbati Gananatya and Dhauli MoEF & CC to decide as to whether was envisioned to supply drinking infrastructure in India. with them, payment of consultation dancy of social welfare schemes. The when integrated with the ABPMJAY, Gananatya. Chief Minister Naveen action should be initiated against water to around 200 villages in NDHM leverages the transfor- fee, making visits for prescription nation-wide portability of UHID be a game changer and give an op- Patnaik Saturday condoled the the persons responsible for the the area. mative power of e-governance by in- sheets and will empower them to will greatly benefit migrant work- portunity to serve the poor. demise of the artiste on Twitter. DON’T POLITICISE FACE NEET WITHOUT FEAR, 2,400 LITRE PDS DURGA PUJA: BJD GOVT TELLS ASPIRANTS 8 of notorious gang held in City KEROSENE SEIZED POST NEWS NETWORK POST NEWS NETWORK POST NEWS NETWORK POST NEWS NETWORK navirus disease. The examination Bhubaneswar, Sept 12: Biju will be held at centres in Bhubaneswar, Sept 12: The Bhubaneswar, Sept 12: The Janata Dal (BJD) leader Debashish Bhubaneswar, Sept 12: Health & Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Angul, Commissionerate Police Saturday Special Task Force (STF) of state Samantaray Saturday urged peo- Family Welfare department Berhampur, Rourkela, Balasore claimed to have busted a gang of no- Crime Branch Saturday seized ple not to politicise the issue of Additional Chief Secretary, Pradipta and Sambalpur. The Bhubaneswar torious criminals with the arrest of 2,400 litre kerosene meant for making Durga Puja celebrations Kumar Mohapatra, has advised the Municipal Corporation (BMC) has eight of its members involved in sev- Public Distribution System (PDS) a low-key affair during COVID-19 aspirants to appear for the National also made accommodation for NEET eral snatching and bike-lifting cases which was illegally stored in a pandemic. Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test candidates and their parents at five in the City. godown at Rairakhol of Sambalpur “Such festivals should not be (NEET) without fear for COVID-19. engineering colleges here. Police said that they have re- district. dragged into controversy. The Mohapatra said that all arrange- Meanwhile, NEET Odisha covered several stolen mobile The STF officials also arrested matter has also been raised before ments have been put in place for the Convenor Palli Pattnaik said that phones, gold ornaments and two- one person, Pabitra Sahoo of the Orissa High Court. We will entrance test September 13 in seven the Covid symptomatic students wheelers from the possession of Baisnavajhuli under Rairakhol abide by the High Court order. In districts as per the guidelines of and those having high body tem- Seikh Abid of Jadupur under police limits in this regard. case we try to allow particular National Testing Agency (NTA) by perature will appear at the test with Khandagiri police limits, Jitendra Following a tip-off, the sleuths height of the idols, we can work the respective Collectors and mu- the advice of the doctors. For them, Pradhan of Dhalapur, Biswajit Das The arrested accused and the seized motorcycles OP PHOTO carried out a raid at the godwon out accordingly with the author- nicipal commissioners. isolation rooms in 31 examination of Chhatrapur and Mithun and seized the oil worth `2,85,910 ities,” he said. As per earlier announcement, centres have been earmarked. The Samudra of Polasara in Ganjam, limits here, they said. ported from Khandagiri, Nayapalli, from there. The STF sources He criticised the agitation on the state government has made invigilators in the isolation rooms Kashinath Patra of Jashipur in Following reports of regular Capital and Kharavela Nagar police claimed that the seized kerosene the issue and said views of indi- arrangements of free transporta- will do their duty by wearing PPE Mayurbhanj, Ajay Kumar Mandal snatching and bike-lifting instances station areas. was pilfered from tankers trans-

viduals should not be given im- tion and accommodation for the kits, he said. With strict adherence and Sanjay Kumar Das of Tangi from various areas of the City, a spe- “Rs 3 lakh in cash, 26 mobile porting kerosene to different places

k y m c portance keeping in mind the students. Over 37,000 candidates to COVID-19 guidelines, sitting in Khurda and Dharmendra Kumar cial team involving Nayapalli police phones, five two-wheelers and 45 for distribution under PDS. gravity of the pandemic situa- will appear for the examination. arrangements have been made for of Munger in Bihar. was formed to curb the menace, gram worth gold ornaments were A case (156/ 20) under sections tion. He also said that the HC and The examinations will be con- 12 students in each room to main- While Sanjay and Ajay were re- said an official of Nayapalli police. recovered from them. The accused 379, 411, 285 of IPC and 7 (1)(ii) the police should look after the ducted from 11am to 5pm in strict tain social distancing. Maska and siding at Haladipadia slum in The gang’s involvement was were sent to judicial custody after Essential Commodities Act, 1955 matter keeping in mind the adherence to health safety protocols sanitizers will be provided to every Laxmisagar, others were staying found in a series of snatching and a local court nixed their bail pleas,” has been registered at Rairakhol ground reality. to prevent the spread of the coro- student, sources said. at Salia Sahi under Nayapalli police bike-lifting cases including those re- said the official. Police Station in this regard. P4 SUNDAY | SEPTEMBER 13 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR downtown

Spike in nCoV cases headache for Puri admin CIVIC WOES

k y m c POST NEWS NETWORK COLLECTOR SEEKS COOPERATION Bhubaneswar, Sept 12: The coastal district of Puri may soon emerge PURI: In the wake of continuous ernment employees, police officials, as a troubled zone for COVID-19 spike in COVID-19 infections in the servitors and even residents. Almost pandemic as there has been con- district, Puri Collector Balwant 75 per cent of infected people have tinuous surge in infections for the Singh Saturday sought the coop- recovered,” said Singh. last few days. eration of citizens to fight off the “Our fight against the virus is far As per the government data, the deadly virus. from over. We need to be careful district alone has seen a total of The district witnessed as many and strictly follow the COVID-19 1,769 new positive cases for novel as 237 new infections during the guidelines. I urge you all to wear face coronavirus in the past one week. DATE CASES last 24 hours as per data revealed by masks whenever going out and The district recorded at least 300 new Sept 12 237 the Health and Family Welfare de- maintain hand hygiene all the times. cases on several days recently. partment. If you start showing any symptom As per the data, Puri has been Sept 11 279 It was reported that most of the similar to COVID-19 or as soon as reporting increased number positive Sept 10 332 positive cases were from Puri mu- you know that you have come in con- cases after Khurda and Cuttack dis- nicipality area. “COVID-19 positive tact with a positive patient, inform trict. Puri district had reported Sept 9 387 cases include people who are gov- local health officials,” he added. around 100 cases on daily basis just Sept 8 217 a week ago. However, it registered a total of 387 positive cases September Sept 7 200 The district administration are in Nimapara. 9 and 332 new cases September 10. records claim that the recovery As per the data, the maximum Sept 6 117 The district has been reporting rate in Puri stands at 70.55 per cent number of positive cases has been the third highest number of positive TOTAL 1,769 while around 8.50 per cent of the reported from the Puri city fol- cases in the state for the last few days. WEEK LAST FOR DATA COVID total samples tested found to be lowed by Puri Sadar block. Till now, the district has wit- Puri district has also seen 25 coro- positive for COVID-19. The district Nimapara and Bramhagiri blocks nessed a total of 6,074 positive cases, navirus deaths while three more has 26 active containment zones to of the district also reported more the fourth highest number of cases patients perished due to reasons tackle the pandemic. While 20 active number of new cases than other lo- reported by the districts in Odisha. other than the novel coronavirus. containment zones are in Kanas, five calities. Residents of Puri Jagannath Colony inconvenienced as drain water inundates the road, Saturday OP PHOTO JEE-Main: Sourabh State Cong welcomes Soumyakanta Das COVID docs should Door-to-door screening begins leadership changes state topper POST NEWS NETWORK A two-member team of POST NEWS NETWORK an AYUSH doctor and a POST NEWS NETWORK be punctual: BMC Bhubaneswar, Sept 12: The Bhubaneswar, Sept 12: The state Bhubaneswar Municipal female health worker unit of Congress Saturday wel- Bhubaneswar, Sept 12: The Joint POST NEWS NETWORK Corporation (BMC) Saturday started comed the move of the All India Entrance Examination (JEE)-Main door-to-door health screening pro- has started visiting Congress Committee (AICC) to 2020 results have been announced Bhubaneswar, Sept 12: Keeping gramme in non-slum areas of the each and every make several new changes in- and this year a total of 24 candi- in view the rising cases of COVID Capital city. cluding changing the in-charge dates have scored 100 percentile in in the city, the Bhubaneswar A two-member team of an household under three of Odisha Congress. the national level entrance test. Municipal Corporation (BMC) has AYUSH doctor and a female health zones of the BMC The new move replaced Jitendra Sourabh Soumyakanta Das has requested all COVID Care Centres worker has started visiting each Singh, Odisha Congress in-charge become Odisha’s topper with 99.99 and hospitals to ensure timely and every household under three at AICC with Dr Chellakumar. percentile in the engineering en- attendance of its doctors and zones of the BMC to collect infor- and whether or not they use the The state leaders in a media brief- trance exam while Stitiprajna establish a mechanism to monitor mation about any illness or flu-like Sachetak mobile App. ing welcomed the move. Sahoo topped among girls with the same. A fleet of ambulances on 24X7 Covid duty symptoms or Covid-19 symptoms, “It’s a public welfare exercise, Congress leader Suresh Routray 99.98 percentile. In a letter to all Covid Care travel history, information about eld- and we urge the citizens to be truth- said, “I would like to extend my With eight 100 percentile scor- Centres (CCC) and Dedicated Covid tion, the letter said. erly people and children. ful while providing information to greetings to Sonia Gandhi and ers, Telangana is at the top fol- Hospitals (DCH), the civic authority More doctors to tackle While 42 teams have been deployed the surveyors. The aim is to iden- Rahul Gandhi for choosing the lowed by Delhi with five 100 per- urged that a mechanism be setup mental health calls in the North and South-West zones tify people with Covid-like symp- young team in the recent reshuf- centile scorers, Rajasthan four, to ensure timely presence of doc- With a large number of mental each, 55 teams are engaged in South- toms, create a comprehensive data- fle of All India Congress Committee Andhra Pradesh three, Haryana tors and paramedics for effective cases being identified on daily East zone to carry out the massive base and then get them tested to (AICC) committees. Dr two and Gujarat and Maharashtra treatment of patients. basis, the civic authority here health screening exercise. Each team check its spread,” said ADUPHO Chellakumar is the only Congress one each. The BMC also said that such stated that it may increase the will cover at least 100 households on (Additional District Urban Public MP from Tamil Nadu and a dedi- The examination was conducted planning will help in timely number of doctors keeping in mind daily basis. The health screening Health Officer), CVSN Rao. cated worker.” in 633 centres across 233 cities shifting of patients more often in the mental health challenges faced will continue for three weeks. oxygen saturation levels,” stated The information collected at the He also said that the new in- and towns from September 1 to a day. by the patients during quarantine “People surveying households BMC Commissioner Prem Chandra end of the exercise will be com- charge is a gentlemen and known September 6 this year by the “The mere presence of a doc- period. wore basic safety gears like masks, Chaudhary. Apart from basic details piled and the data will then be used for serving the people as a doctor National Testing Agency (NTA), fol- tor near the patient has great psy- Doctors deputed at 1929 Call gloves and hand sanitisers etc. The like name, age, address and con- to map out areas that are reporting too. “He has taken the leadership lowing all the precautions and chological advantage and, hence, Centre of Bhubaneswar Operations teams have been given thermal gun tact, teams will ask questions in- more cases of Covid-like symp- of the party. I think this will be a measures of COVID-19 pandemic. it is essential that doctors should Centre are involved in helping peo- to check temperatures and pulse dividuals about symptoms of cough, toms and help in further surveil- revolution and it will bring the visit patients more often daily to ple fight mental stress of COVID-19 oximeters to monitor a person's cold, fever or breathing problem lance activities. party members from all areas to- ascertain the health condition of in a better way. As per sources, pa- gether. We will follow the new ECoR’s new PCPO a patient. This will also help in tients fearful of being admitted leadership,” he said. shifting patients from general to to a COVID hospital are now more 2 more MLAs test +ve “We will accept the directions ICU wards and decrease the mor- confident and prefer to stay under Woman among 5 nabbed of the new leader. Let us leave POST NEWS NETWORK tality rate,” the letter said. home isolation after proper POST NEWS NETWORK all things to Rahul Gandhi and “It, therefore, needs strict mon- counselling. Sonia Gandhi. They will take Bhubaneswar, Sept 12: Tushar itoring of the attendance of the ``Currently two doctors have Bhubaneswar, Sept 12: Two more for murder in Silver City care of the party. All the new de- Kanti Mandal, a senior Indian doctors and paramedics. This will been assigned per shift to take MLAs— Saroj Kumar Meher and POST NEWS NETWORK It was around 4am September 2 cisions will be welcomed by us. Railways Personnel Service (IRPS) enable the BMC to obtain calls at the 1929 Call Centre and Shashi Bhusan Behera – Saturday when a group of the villagers at- But we would like not to see officer, has joined as Principal daily/weekly advanced duty sched- gradually the number will be in- tested positive for the novel coro- Cuttack, Sept 12: A special squad tacked Saroj with a sharp-edged any changes till the next by- Chief Personnel Officer (PCPO) of ule for cross-checking. It is fur- creased depending on the call load,’’ navirus. Patnagarh MLA Meher of the Commissionerate Police, weapon over suspected past en- elections,” he added. East Coast Railway (ECoR), an of- ther suggested that surprise checks said BMC Additional and Kendrapara MLA Behera in- along with Choudwar police, here mity. “A profusely bleeding Saroj was Bhakta Charan Das, who has ficial said Saturday. Prior to the new be conducted at least twice a week Commissioner Parul Patawari. formed about the development Saturday arrested five persons in- rushed to SCB Medical College and been made the in-charge of posting, Mandal worked as the half- an-hour before and after shift Meanwhile, explaining the anx- through their tweeter handles. cluding a woman on charges of Hospital here where he was de- Manipur Congress, said that the Chief Personnel Officer (Admin) change,” the letter added. iety and stress of the COVID-19 Despite being asymptomatic, killing a middle-aged man over clared ‘dead on arrival’,” the DCP’s new decision will boost the morale of Central Railway at Mumbai. Stating that there are limita- positive patients, a doctor, Gopal Meher is in home isolation as per past rivalry earlier this month. tweet said quoting the police com- of Odisha Congress. The senior IRPS officer has also tions of Assistant Medical Officers Krushna said that majority of the the advice of doctors. “Anil Samal, 25, Hakim Samal, plaint of the victim’s wife, Laxmi He said, “I have worked in 11-12 served as the Railway Recruitment (AMOs) visiting the COVID wards, callers assume that if one is found Meanwhile, Minister Padmini 28, Rajendra Samal, 32, Sagar Samal, Mallick. Choudwar police regis- states as secretaries and observer Board Chairman at Guwahati the civic authority has asked the Covid positive, he/she needs to be Dian along with her husband 22, and Anusaya Samal, 40, all res- tered a case (405/2020) under sev- for the party and handled other na- among other senior positions in CCCs and DCHs to install CCTVs hospitalised and there is no way out. Sadashib Dian and Nabarangpur idents of Banipada under eral Sections of the IPC and swung tional level posts too. I plan to Indian Railways. Mandal has done in hospital buildings, wards and cor- “However, we talk to people and MP Ramesh Chandra Majhi, who Choudwar police limits here have into action. work hard and bring positive re- his Post Graduate on Strategic ridors to ascertain the movement build their confidence levels. Many had tested positive for the virus, been taken into custody for killing “It was established that the ac- sults for the party. This is a mat- Management Programme in of doctors in the wards. are now following our advice with were shifted to COVID hospital Saroj Samal of the locality,” the cused ganged up and assaulted the ter of pride for the state Congress.” Indian School of Business The backup of the CCTV footage a positive attitude and opting for here after they complained of dif- Cuttack deputy commissioner of po- victim by using an axe leading to He also said, “This will defi- Management at Hyderabad. should be kept further verifica- home quarantine.” ficulty in breathing. lice (DCP) tweeted. his death,” the DCP said. nitely help the state at large.”

NOON DRIZZLE SIDDHAMAHAVEER LEVEL CROSSING Delay in ROB project irks Puri residents

POST NEWS NETWORK The residents of the Pilgrim city have been demanding construction of an ROB at Siddhamahaveer level Puri, Sept 12: The National Highway crossing for the last two decades Authority of India (NHAI) is yet to The Centre had given its approval for the project in begin construction work for a rail- December 2019 way overbridge (ROB) at Siddhamahaveer level crossing on The authorities had planned to acquire 2.66 acre land Puri-Konark National Highway here for the 900-metre long ROB even though the Centre has approved However, the land acquisition process was stopped the project around 10 months ago. due to unspecified reasons The NHAI and the district ad- ministration had initiated the process for acquisition of land for the ROB have been demanding construction “The land acquisition process commuters. project in January this year. However, of an ROB at Siddhamahaveer level for the ROB was stopped midway. We “Many tourists depend upon the the authorities concerned are yet to crossing for the last two decades. The have submitted a memorandum to NH to visit the Sun temple at begin work for the same. Centre had given its nod to the proj- the NHAI and district administra- Konark. But lack of an ROB puts the Members of Jana Jagaran ect in December 2019. tion pleading for the early execution tourists in trouble near Manch, a Puri-based voluntary out- The NHAI and the district ad- of the project,” said the outfit con- Siddhamahaveer level crossing. fit, Saturday submitted a memo- ministration had initiated process vener, Jyotiranjan Nayak. Even ambulances and vehicles car- randum to the NHAI and the district for land acquisition for the project According to the locals, the rail- rying patients are being forced to administration seeking early exe- January 16 this year. The authori- way authorities usually shut the wait for more than 15 minutes. cution of the ROB project. ties had planned to acquire 2.66 level crossing gates once in every Students also face difficulties It is worth mentioning here that acre land for the 900-metre long 15 minutes to facilitate rail traffic, in reaching classes on time,”

Commuters take shelter under Rajmahal overbridge as rain lashes the Capital city, Saturday OP PHOTO the residents of the Pilgrim city ROB, sources said. much to the inconvenience of the said a local.

k y m c P5 SUNDAY | SEPTEMBER 13 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR state

Finally, green signal for restart of Lower Suktel proj Elephant herd stuck

k y m The work of the irrigation project has been disrupted several times in the past due to frequent conflicts between pro- and anti-dam activists in Mahanadi; rescue c POST NEWS NETWORK officer to deal with problems of the The construction work of the displaced people. project was stopped due to stiff op- Bolangir, Sept 12: Here is some good Locals, the MLA and members of position from villagers around operation underway news for farmers in Bolangir! Hopes Balangir Action Committee (BAC) seven months back. of resuming the work of the am- demanded that with the start of Paradhiapali village is the epi- bitious Lower Suktel Irrigation the dam work, problems of the dis- centre of the agitation against the POST NEWS NETWORK Forest department have reached project has been rekindled again. Its placed people should be redressed project. Its residents are seeking the spot and are keeping a close construction work, which remained on priority basis. one-time compensation as per Land Cuttack,Sept 12: A herd of ele- watch on the herd. At the same stalled for over two years now, is They stressed on the need of this Acquisition and Rehabilitation Act, phants are trapped in an allu- time, they are also working on res- going to start soon. irrigation project for a drought- 2013. They also demand that their vial plain in the Mahanadi river cuing the trapped pachyderms. According to a report, a high prone district like Bolangir. family members, who are 18 years near Mundali here Saturday. According to sources, the herd level technical team recently visited Some weeks ago, locals united of age, be included for compensation. There are 18 to 20 elephants from Athagarh’s Sukasan jun- the project site and signaled restart under Bolangir Action Committee END OF STALEMATE Worried over stoppage of project in the herd. gle was heading towards of work on the project from Friday. (BAC) had warned of agitation over work, the BAC had earlier urged the Locals first spotted the jum- Chandaka forest. They were cross- The state government had sent the stalemate if the work on the A high level technical team Once commissioned, the project district administration to end the bos being stuck in the middle of ing the river when they got stuck this four-member high-powered project was not started within a recently visited the project site will irrigate 29,146 hectares in impasse with the agitating villagers. the river. Realising the serious- near ‘Daspur ghat’. committee to the area a couple of month. A six-member delegation and signaled restart of work on Balangir district and 2,684 hectares BAC leader Gopalji Panigrahi ness of the incident, they im- As the news spread, people days ago. led by MLA Narasigh Mishra had the project from Friday in Sonepur, covering 189 villages urged the villagers of Paradhiapali mediately informed the forest from nearby areas also thronged The team comprising chief en- submitted a memorandum to the to cooperate with the administra- department. the river bank to see how the ele- gineer of the Water Resources de- Chief Minister through Collector The state government has already spent over Rs1,000 crore for the project tion in carrying out the project Meanwhile, officials from the phants are being rescued. partment Jyotiraj Rath, additional Arindam Dakua. work. It may be noted here that the secretary of department Rajendra MLA Narasingh Mishra, presi- They had demanded that the ad- said Mishra. Mishra also said that state government has already spent Jumbos on rampage in Ujwalpur range Pattnaik, OCC’s managing direc- dent of the BAC Gopalji Mishra, ministration appoint a regular land he would hold talks with the Speaker, over Rs1,000 crore for the project. At tor Asim Kumar Mohaptra and president of the Nagarika acquisition officer and other staff the minister of the Water Resources the meeting, the villagers raised SUNDARGARH: People living near Ujwalpur forest range in Sundargarh chief engineer of the Subarnarekha Committee Bikramananda Bohidar, in addition to pay appropriate com- department and the department their concerns over the proposed district are gripped with panic as a herd of elephants is on a rampage in Irrigation Project Prabhat Ranjan president of the district Bar pensation of the displaced people secretary during his stay in dam and pressed their old demands. villages for the past 20 days. The herd, comprising 17 elephants, has Rout held talks with the local MLA Association Pramod Kumar and others affected by the project. Bhubaneswar so as to ensure re- Once commissioned, the project damaged five houses and paddy in several acres. Half-a-dozen other Narasingh Mishra and members Tripathy, lawyer Bhawani Shankar “For a long time, RPDAC did not sumption of work within a month. will irrigate 29,146 hectares in villagers have also suffered a huge losses as the herd consumed stored of the different Action Committees. Satpathy and Ratan Kumar hold any meeting. As a result, the The BAC is spearheading a move- Balangir district and 2,684 hectares paddy and damaged the fields. The herd has sneaked in from Chhattisgarh. The elephant menace coupled with the fear of coronavirus, The Chief Engineer hinted that Moharana held discussions with problems of the displaced villagers ment in support of the dam project. in Sonepur, covering 189 villages. the villagers are finding it difficult to deal with the situation. Friday construction work of the dam will the Collector over the status of the were not taken up for discussion. The Members of the BAC had visited Due to frequent conflicts between evening, the elephant herd was spotted near Kankerjura and Kulaba start from Friday. project and the bottlenecks that are displaced people should get what Paradhiapali and conducted a meet- pro and anti-dam activists, the work villages. Forest department officials along with a few volunteers from He also said that the state gov- hampering the work of the irriga- they deserve and the RPDAC meet- ing with the villagers who were up on the project has been disrupted these villages were able to successfully drive the herd into Kukirdihi forest. ernment has appointed a special tion project. ing should be called immediately,” in arms against the project. several times in the last 12 years. YOGA FOR HEALTH Two youths critically Farmers fret as paddy plants injured in road mishap rot in floodwater in Jajpur POST NEWS NETWORK Balasore,Sept 12: Two youths riding a motorbike were critically and Bari-Kalimatia PHD roads. injured in an abrupt series of ac- Till date, the villagers of the af- cidents that occurred on an over fected villages have not received bridge near Tamulia in Balasore any relief material. The worst af- district Saturday. fected villages are Angalo, The identities of the injured Madhusudanpur, Bhanra, Bodua, youths are yet to be ascertained. Mahakalpara and Udayanathpur They were rescued by local people in the block. At the same time, and admitted to Balasore district communication on the main road headquarters hospital (DHH). connecting Ratalang panchayat A dumper was crossing the over POST NEWS NETWORK farmers who earn their livelihood has come to a halt as the road is se- bridge, the driver lost control and by growing vegetables, sugarcane verely damaged due to the flood. it hit a car before colliding with a Bari, Sept 12: This year’s flood and betel vine too have been left The villagers are now living with truck. The bikers then abruptly hit has left a trail of destruction in nowhere as the flood damaged their another fear – fear of being in- the truck and sustained severe in- farmlands of Bari block in Jajpur crops as well. fected by the novel coronavirus as juries as their bike caught fire district as ready-to-harvest crops in On the other hand, the flood-af- it has been not possible on their after the collision. Police and fire thousands of acres were damaged. fected people are yet to receive any part to follow Covid-19 guidelines personnel doused the flame. Since floodwater remained in relief from the government. during this post-flood situation. Police seized the dumper. The the paddy fields for more than 15 According to them, the waters of With the floodwater still stag- dumper driver is said to be ab- days, sharad (winter paddy) and three rivers — Brahmani, nant at some places, people are sconding. A hunt has been lunched biali (autumn paddy) varieties of the Kharasrota and Dudhei — were forced to live in polluted sur- to nab him, it was learnt. crop remained submerged for sev- flowing through as many as ten roundings. eral days. As a result, the harvest breaches, washing away portions Locals urged the administration has been lost, leaving the farmers of Shukala-Mahakalpara, Golkunda- to repair roads and deliver health- Villagers kill wild boar a worried lot. Ratnagiri, Golakunda-Indupur, care facilities in the affected areas. Besides the paddy cultivators, Bari-Balibili, Banababaji-Kaipada But little has been done so far. People take part in a yoga camp at Matapaka panchayat of Malkangiri district OP PHOTO POST NEWS NETWORK

Kendrapara,Sept 12: A wild boar was hacked to death by residents Bomb hurled at of a village in Kendrapara dis- youth in Ganjam 12L screened under Oxygen checking drive in Ganjam trict after it attacked two persons, an official said. The incident took place at POST NEWS NETWORK POST NEWS NETWORK will make a difference in early de- Docs, nurses Covid positive, Bargarh DHH shut Barakanda village under tection of symptomatic Covid-19 Mahakalpada forest range. Ganjam,Sept 12: A youth was Chhatrapur,Sept 12: During the cases and awareness generation. BARGARH: All services at persons have been asked to un- “The animal had entered into critically injured after some as- five days since the ‘Oxygen The campaign will end Bargarh District Headquarters dergo home quarantine,” Bargarh cropland and had attacked two lo- sailants hurled a bomb at him and Checking Campaign’ was launched September 14. Hospital (DHH) here have been Chief District Medical Officer Dr cals. They were hospitalised and later attacked him with sharp in Ganajm district 12,35,740 per- Notably, the district Saturday re- suspended after some doctors and Arun Kumar Patra said. are currently out of danger. The weapons at Bomkei village under sons have been screened till ported 58 fresh Covid-19 cases, nurses tested positive for Covid-19 The CDMO also said that contact villagers later had beaten it to Digapahandi police limits in September 11. taking the district’s total tally to in last 24 hours. Services have tracing is on and the swab samples death Thursday,” said Mahakalpda Ganjam district Saturday. Informing about the progress of 19,125. Of them, 18,361 patients been suspended from Friday for of the hospital staff will be sent for forest range officer, Sahaji Charan The injured youth has been the campaign in a tweet, Ganjam have recovered from the disease three days and patients asked not Covid-19 tests during their home Biswal. The locals, after killing identified as Krishna Pradhan district Collector Vijay Amruta and 542 are undergoing treatment. to visit the facility. quarantine period. Patients who the boar, were about to take away alias Pinku. Locals rescued a pro- Kulange Saturday said that as The pandemic disease has so “We have suspended all serv- were undergoing treatment at the animal’s meat when the Forest fusely bleeding Pinku and rushed many as 4,19,067 persons were far claimed 214 lives in the dis- ices at the hospital in order to con- Bargarh DHH have been shifted to department personnel, acting on him to a nearby hospital. Later, he screened September 11 alone. So been reported as having very low trict while eight patients have so tain further spread of the virus. The VIMSAR College and Hospital in a tip-off. seized the meat, he said. was shifted to MKCG Medical far 312 persons have been under SPO2. Ganjam district adminis- far died due to reasons other than fire brigade team is sanitising the Burla and Old Hospital in Bargarh, College and Hospital as his con- medical supervision and 99 have tration says that the campaign Covid-19. hospital premises. Doctors, nurses informed Patra. 97 new Covid-19 dition deteriorated. and other healthcare staff who cases were reported in last 24 According to sources, Pinku have come in contact with infected hours, taking the tally to 4,038. along with his friends were going somewhere and as they were pass- Another Covid hospital to come up at Balasore ing by the village temple, some Minister Padmini Dian shifted to SUM hosp miscreants possibly waiting for BALASORE: Against Balasore and reviewed nurses will be deputed ported 209 fresh Covid-19 JEYPORE: The state Minister for Textiles, Handlooms and Handicrafts, his arrival, came out of hiding, the backdrop of rising the Covid-19 manage- at Jyoti Hospital to ad- cases till Friday. With this, Padmini Dian was shifted from Jeypore Covid-19 hospital to SUM hurled a bomb at him and then Covid-19 cases in the ment in the district here. dress the staff crunch. the district’s tally has gone Hospital in Bhubaneswar Saturday. She had tested positive for Covid- started attacking him with sharp state, the government is After the meeting, The Chief Secretary up to 4,913. Of these, 3,763 19 September 3 and, according to reports, her health condition has weapons. planning to establish an- Tripathy informed that further said a public patients have recovered been deteriorating. After being detected Covid positive, Dian had Even as Pinku tried to escape, other Covid-19 hospital in the new dedicated Covid- awareness campaign will from the disease and 1,131 been in home isolation. She complained of illness and breathing they chased and attacked him Balasore district. 19 hospital will have 100 be launched. More than are undergoing treatment. problems Friday night. She was immediately rushed to Jeypore again. Police launched an inves- Chief Secretary Asit beds with ICU and OT 200 paramedic employ- While 14 patients have so Covid-19 hospital. Her husband, Sadasiba Dian, working at the police tigation to find out the reason be- KumarTripathy, who facilities. There is al- ees will participate in far succumbed to the pan- department, has also been undergoing treatment for Covid-19. The hind the attack and to nab the as- along with Additional ready a 100-bed hospital the campaign. The trio demic disease in the dis- couple was shifted to SUM hospital Saturday morning. Notably, Food sailants. Meanwhile, two sections Chief Secretary Pradeep in Balasore. also visited the district trict, five have died due Supplies & Consumer Welfare Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain and of police force have been deployed Kumar Mohanty and Dr Tripathy also in- headquarters hospital to reasons other than Women and Child Development and Mission Shakti Minister Tukuni at the village to avoid any escala- CBK Mohanty, visited formed that ten more (DHH). The district re- Covid-19. Sahu had tested positive for Covid-19 Friday. tion of group clash. Daringbadi woman scripts success in farming

POST NEWS NETWORK took a different turn when her husband vegetables,” he added. Milan Pradhan passed away. STEELY WILL The block coordinator of the Antaranga Daringbadi, Sept 12: Undeterred by ad- Mita has two children. After losing hus- n Mita, a resident of Sudarpada Youth Club said that Mita was recently versities and moving ahead to achieve band, she was plunged into mental dis- under Daringbadi block of given Covid help and provided farming something with determination and sus- tress, but did not lose her courage to sur- Kandhamal, established herself as consultancy. tained efforts is what 28-year old Mita vive for her two kids. a leading woman farmer in the Kailash Dandapat, secretary of Jagrurti, Pradhan believes. At this critical juncture, two organiza- area with her sheer determination said that Mita has set an example for oth- Mita, a resident of Sudarpada under tions – Antaranga Yubak Sangh and Jagruti ers. Some other women farmers have also Daringbadi block of Kandhamal, estab- came forward with some financial help to n After losing husband, she was started cultivating millets, turmeric, cashew,

lished herself as a leading woman farmer enable her to start farming. red gram, black gram, castor and soya.

k y m plunged into mental distress, but c in the area with her sheer determination. Since then she has been cultivating all did not lose her courage to bring They are encouraged and empowered She has broken the stereotypes in the farm- kinds of crops depending on the seasons and up her two kids to be self-sufficient by taking up organic ing in this tribal-dominated region. manages to lead her life. farming in this region, he added. Life was normal for her till 2018 as her She is now focusing on cabbage and After receiving training in organic farm- and Jagruti,” she said. Farmers are taught about protecting bio husband was shouldering all the respon- groundnut farming that earns her enough ing, Mita has adopted this method of cul- In coming days, she aims to expand and diversity and ensuring food security and sibilities of the family. In the same year, fate to feed the family. tivation. “I was helped by Angarang Club diversify the farming. “I plan to cultivate fair price for their produce. P6 SUNDAY | SEPTEMBER 13 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR power post

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he World Bank’s Doing cept for the tax indicator, which in- Business index has been cludes taxes as share of gross both conceptually and profit). It leaves out some regula- Sullying past for T operationally suspect tions that affect businesses, such since its inception in 2003, but as financial, environmental, and mainstream economists have only intellectual-property rules. More recently started to criticise it. important, the index does not follies of present Although the Bank’s own recent measure all aspects of the business acknowledgement of some of the environment that matter to com- ndia’s Foreign Minister comes from a family of scholars. His father, problems is welcome, the index panies or investors, including K Subrahmanyam was the founder of the famous think tank IDSA in Delhi has already caused huge damage macroeconomic conditions and Iand advised Indira Gandhi. On the weaponising of India’s nuclear pro- to developing countries, and it policies, employment, crime, cor- gramme and on military intervention in Bangladesh, Subrahmanyam had should be scrapped. ruption, political stability, con- a hand. The Bank has already been Policymakers have sometimes resorted to sumption, inequality and poverty. Subrahmanyam’s son Sanjay, Jaishankar’s brother, is one of the world’s forced to suspend publication of the desperate (and effective) measures to game Moreover, the index focuses en- most famous scholars of medieval India. He has written books on commerce index, owing to ‘irregularities’ in tirely on the ‘ease’ of doing busi- in Surat (my home town) and South India as well as on Vasco Da Gama. its data. The latest brouhaha con- the system. Most notoriously, the Indian ness and the costs of regulation for My point is that Dr (he is a PhD himself) S Jaishankar has a background cerns straightforward number government tweaked regulations in order to companies. It gives no considera- which is not the same as our other ministers. Jaishankar has recent a book fudging. Apparently, data from improve the country’s index score, enabling tion to the benefits of these regu- released a few days ago that said three things had negatively affected India’s four countries – Azerbaijan, China, lations and whether they create a foreign policy. The first was the partition, which reduced the size of India Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab India to rise dramatically in the rankings, better overall business environ- and gave China even more importance than it was. The second was the delay Jayati Ghosh Emirates – were inappropriately from 142nd in 2015 to 63rd in 2020 ment. Likewise, Doing Business re- in the economic reforms of 1991, which had they come earlier would have altered, at least for 2017 and 2019 gards taxes only as a cost, and not made India a wealthier nation earlier than it will become. And third the delay (thus affecting the 2018 and 2020 as a source of revenue that can be in choosing to make atomic weapons. He called them the three burdens. AS WITH ALL Doing Business reports). Other sonal apology to Chile, and to any vestment and boosting their do- used to deliver important eco- What should we make of what he is saying? We need to examine two sepa- irregularities may have occurred, other country where we conveyed mestic credibility. nomic benefits such as modern rate things, first to see to what extent what he says is true. CROSS-COUNTRY too. The Bank has begun a ‘sys- the wrong impression.” He im- Policymakers have sometimes infrastructure and an educated India’s partition did reduce the size of the country and if India had not tematic review’ of the last five plied that the Bank had manipu- resorted to desperate (and effective) workforce. been partitioned, the undivided nation would be larger geographically, COMPARISONS, years of data, launched an inde- lated the country’s rankings for measures to game the system. The overall thrust of Doing stretching from Burma to Iran and with a population of 1.7 billion people. FOLLOWERS OF pendent audit of the process, and political reasons, but was later Most notoriously, the Indian gov- Business is thus anti-regulatory: It would not be particularly different in terms of its economy, per capita in- pledged to correct the most-af- forced to retract that allegation, ernment tweaked regulations in the fewer regulations a country has, come, productivity or any other way. South Asia has developed together, DOING fected countries’ data. and resigned from his position order to improve the country’s the better it performs on the index. none of the three countries which were part of British India have either be- BUSINESS But this is a minor issue com- two weeks later. index score, enabling India to rise The inclusion of the tax rate in the come a developed country. A visit to Pakistan pared to all the other concerns Justin Sandefur and Divyanshi dramatically in the rankings, from underlying indicators is so egre- and Bangladesh reveals them to be no different FOCUS ON A with the index. Paul Romer, then Wadhwa of the Center for Global 142nd in 2015 to 63rd in 2020. gious that two independent eval- than most parts of India. The second issue is COUNTRY’S the Bank’s chief economist, high- Development compared the official But again, India’s rise stemmed uations commissioned by the World the delay in economic reforms. This is not lighted some of these in a stinging Doing Business rankings with largely from methodological ad- Bank suggested leaving it out. Jaishankar’s subject because he is not an econ- RANK RATHER 2018 criticism of the tool. According their own re-created rankings justments, as well as ranking As Isabel Ortiz and Leo Baunach omist. So we must be cautious when we accept to Romer, most of the changes in from 2006 to 2018, based on a con- changes caused by small differ- have noted, the index effectively what he is saying as true. The Indian economy THAN THE country rankings over the previous stant sample of countries and a con- ences in scores across similar “undermines social progress and of Nehru’s time had little capacity. State capi- VALUE OF THE four years had resulted from re- sistent methodology. They found countries. Ironically, India’s rank- promotes inequality.” That is be- tal was needed as an element, especially in peated methodological changes that the decline in Chile’s ranking ing improved even as its investment cause it “has encouraged countries heavy industry. And without the state, the in- INDEX, AND THE that gave more weight to national during the Bachelet presidencies rate (as a share of GDP) declined to take part in the ‘deregulation stitutions we take for granted, for example in STANDINGS governments’ political orientation. and its rise when Piñera was in of- continuously, from 40 per cent in experience’ including reductions in higher education, would not have come at all. Specifically, Romer said that fice resulted entirely from method- 2010 to around 30 per cent in 2019. employment protection, lower so- Whatever bhajans we may sing to privatisa- Aakar Patel GENERATE data for Chile appeared to have ological tinkering. Chile’s laws How could the Doing Business cial security contributions (de- tion there is no private equivalent of the IITs been manipulated to show that and policies barely changed. index be so off the mark in these nominated as ‘labour tax’), and or the IIMs even today in the country. This is HUGE MEDIA the country’s business environ- As with all cross-country com- two cases? True, strong conflicts lesser corporate taxation.” not to say that the license raj of Indira was a The past does not COVERAGE ment had deteriorated under a parisons, followers of Doing of interest can potentially arise Ortiz and Baunach are correct good thing. It was not. The best we can offer matter that much. left-wing government. Chile’s over- Business focus on a country’s rank when the Bank calculates the to argue that it is time to stop pub- Jaishankar’s statement on the delay in reforms EVERY YEAR all ranking fluctuated between rather than the value of the index, index, whether because of its lishing Doing Business. And the is a qualified yes, not a full endorsement. If we think that it 25th and 57th between 2006 and and the standings generate huge staff ’s ideological inclinations or World Bank owes the developing The third is the exercise of the nuclear op- does it is because 2017, when the country’s presi- media coverage every year. Even the need to placate big, financially world a debt of contrition for all the tion, which happened in May, 1974. India makes dency alternated between the so- academic researchers have important countries. But the harm this misleading and prob- a big deal of having an atom bomb. It is not such we are not good cialist Michelle Bachelet and the (wrongly) used the rankings as index’s biggest problem is that its lematic tool has already caused. a big deal. Many nations in South America, conservative Sebastián Piñera. indicators of government support design is fundamentally flawed. Europe, Asia and Africa had the capacity to make enough at running Under Bachelet, Chile’s rank- for private investment. As a re- The index is supposed to meas- The writer is Professor of one but choose not to. The other thing is that the nation ing consistently worsened, while sult, governments vie to improve ure a country’s overall business en- Economics at Jawaharlal India violated its foreign commitments to make it consistently climbed under their country’s ranking in the vironment, but it really covers Nehru University in New Delhi. the bomb. The reactors producing the mate- competently today Piñera. Romer even offered “a per- hope of attracting more foreign in- only government regulation (ex- @PROJECT SYNDICATE rial used in our bombs came from Canada and are searching whom we had promised that we would only use nuclear technology for peaceful purposes for excuses (this is why Indira Gandhi made the claim that SPECTRUM SOCIETY the 1974 was a “peaceful explosion”). We have held these weapons for 45 years now. How have they helped us? We cannot use them against Pakistan which for 30 years we have accused of terrorism. We cannot use them against China which is today inside our borders. It is debatable that the early weaponising of our programme could have helped us in any way. The insidious in the pandemic Jaishankar calls these three things ‘burdens’ and he lays them at the Congress’ door. Let us see what his party has done and is doing. India may he coronavirus continues of alternatives, the liberal nations rights activist who will question the dle-class which, in another envi- have been partitioned but its Pakistan and Bangladesh are still next to us. to spread, by now afflicting of the Western world, as also vibrant legitimacy of the formers’ actions, ronment, might have unleashed a They have not been relocated to Africa. What stops India from unifying the Tall continents except democracies amongst developing given that these are necessary to pro- chorus of abhorrence. Ever since subcontinent through trade or travel? It is our nationalism. We have free move- Antarctic. Humanity at this mo- nations like India, have had to take tect the lives of people. Neither the imposition of the lockdown ment (without visas) with Nepal but not with Bangladesh. Why? We could ment is in a state of utter shock, dis- up the Chinese model of contain- would any rational individual ques- and also later the initiation of re- unify South Asia with visa free travel and trade if we chose to. The BJP does belief, fear and consequent panic! ment, and impose lockdowns upon tion the right of global leadership laxation measures, the electronic not want it. This is where the adverse side- their citizens. In order to do so, to assume the “Big Brother” man- media in the country has been The assumption Jaishankar makes about liberalisation automatically effects of Covid-19 reveal them- most of them have had to decree tle or attempt to create an Orwellian, filled with visuals of the police producing economic growth is false. Under the BJP, India’s economic growth selves, whereby what is not and stringent directives which violate dystopian world. taking the law into their own hands, has been declining since January 2018 according to its own figures. That is should not be normal is accepted the basic rights of citizens. People’s Little wonder that, in the context beating lockdown “violators” or two and a half straight years of decline in six years of government. This did to be so by a fearful mankind. movements restricted, professional of the pandemic, the steps a coun- making them perform sit ups with not happen during socialism or license raj. This year we will see a contrac- Arup Kumar Dutta The most insidious of these side- activities stopped and sources of try like South Korea had taken, their hands clutching their ears. No tion of the economy. Mere liberalisation does not mean economic growth. effects, perhaps even more of con- livelihood taken away by the State. are not only being lauded, but also matter that such actions do not fol- What Jaishankar says in his three points is reductive and simplistic. The past cern to mankind than the economic The irony is that such violation being presented as an ideal modus low the due process of law and does not matter that much. If we think that it does it is because we are not THE MOST downturn, is the enormous power of civil liberties is actually of ex- operandi. The moment the danger erase the distinction between a good enough at running the nation competently today and are searching suddenly vested upon the State by igent requirement at this moment of a pandemic had loomed on the democracy and a dictatorship, the for excuses. If Jaishankar’s diagnosis is correct, what stops him from cor- INSIDIOUS OF THESE the affliction, whereby the needs of if mankind is to get the better of this horizon, that nation had put into shrill exclamations of approval recting it today? His book does not say that. Perhaps that will come in a SIDE-EFFECTS, the “individual,” including her or deadly virus and save lives. Equally place a strict identification, mon- from television anchors perhaps future book. his liberty, have been subsumed ironic is the fact that the course itoring and tracing mechanism reflect the approval society has PERHAPS EVEN by the needs of “society,” its safety adopted by the State in most democ- whereby the movements of each of greeted them with! MORE OF CONCERN and wellbeing. Such subsuming, racies has the sanction of scientists its citizens could be tracked, some- Yes, these are abnormal times of course, is considered to be “nor- and the medical fraternity. thing akin to what China had done. which require abnormal measures. WISDOM CORNER TO MANKIND THAN mal” in an authoritarian regime like Obviously, directives for people In other words, the argument for Unfortunately, as Bill Gates has The words of truth are always paradoxical. LAO TZU THE ECONOMIC China. If China could attempt to to stay at home will not directly surveillance and monitoring of in- reminded us, the current pandemic contain the epidemic within Wuhan, prevent deaths; what these are de- dividuals in society, thereby break- is an “era defining event” whose ef- The price of freedom is eternal vigilance. DESMOND TUTU DOWNTURN, IS THE from which the virus is thought signed to do is to slow the rate of in- ing the canons of right to privacy, fect would last for years to come. ENORMOUS POWER to have originated, placing its 11 mil- fection, thereby ensuring that has been legitimatised. Yet, given Thus the danger is very real that Courage is grace under pressure. ERNEST HEMINGWAY lion citizens in quarantine, and health-systems are not overwhelmed that South Korea has not only suc- the insidious empowerment of the SUDDENLY VESTED also imposing lockdown in cities in by sheer number of cases and au- ceeded to a great extent in con- State because of Covid-19 would the Hubei Province, thereby cutting thorities can keep a grip on the trolling the pandemic, but also kept remain operative for a long time, UPON THE STATE BY more than 50 million of its people therapeutic handling of the pan- its fatalities comparatively low, the and one can only hope and pray that WORDSWORTH THE AFFLICTION off from the rest of the world, it had demic. In ensuring that people are necessity of such measures have “the new normal” does not con- been because the Chinese people kept at homes, the governments been underlined! A similar psy- vert into “the forever normal!” Titubation have long been conditioned to ac- of democracies have adopted the chology is behind the reality that cept the unquestionable power of same autocratic methodology that all of a sudden in a nation like The writer, a Padma Shri his word is mostly in medical use, to describe some abnormal way of the State and unhesitatingly obey China had, thereby removing the India highhanded behaviour by recipient, is a prominent social Twalking or of holding oneself, usually as a symptom of a cerebral or whatever directive it imposed. broad line which divides the two. the police has won a nod of ap- historian based in Guwahati. spinal disease. This tremor was interesting not only because it involved Not surprisingly, in the absence Yet it would be a foolhardy civil proval from a panic-stricken mid- THE BILLION PRESS his hands and his head, so-called titubation, but because it soon became apparent that when the politician had to concentrate or felt uneasy, the nodding head was momentarily stilled. (The Times, 21 Jan. 1983). It comes directly from the Latin verb titubare, which could mean “stutter” Students and 21st Century skills BJP in awkward situation as well as “stumble”, and this former meaning occasionally surfaced in English, though it is long since obsolete. Outside medicine, titubation Sir, On September 11, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Sir, Some politicians forget that their off the cuff comments has been used facetiously to refer to unsteadiness brought on by too Conclave on “School Education in 21st Century” under the NEP 2020 no longer allure citizens who have ceased to be amused by the much of the demon drink, though this wasn't the implication in the etters through video conference. He stressed the importance of advancing our stu- balderdash of politicians especially the less prominent ones. report in The Times. dents with 21st century skills. He listed out the 21st century skills – criti- Delhi BJP chief Adesh Kumar Gupta put the party in an awk- cal thinking, creativity, collaboration, curiosity, and communication. Now ward situation when he recently invited social activist and anti- TOL THE EDITOR students are unable to go to schools due to the pandemic. Parents are wor- corruption crusader Anna Hazare to join the ‘mass move- Readers of Orissa POST ried, perturbed about the education and career prospects of their children. ment’ of the Delhi BJP against the ‘corrupt ways’ of the ruling LOL are most welcome to contribute letters In such uncertain times, nobody is in a position to think about new edu- AAP. Those who know Anna will vouch for his no-nonsense (200 words), articles and cational policies. Had the PM spoken about how children can go to schools, approach to politics and political leaders. His integrity, too, can- columns (between 750-1250 Story of four people words). Contributors are colleges, and appear for examinations without any fear of contracting the not be questioned. That Anna is disillusioned with the ruling requested to send their coronavirus, it would have been better. He should have spoken how educational NDA government is quite obvious in his ‘thank you’ letter to his is the story of four people Everybody's contact numbers and full institutions can function smoothly during the pandemic. Many students Adesh Gupta. He has lamented how the BJP-led government

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k y m T send in their valuable comments, opinion c Anybody, and Nobody. There was an thought Anybody and suggestions, preferably by email, ents have lost their jobs. Now any critical thinking, creativity, curiosity that country. The social activist is right in saying that with all in- important job to be done and could do it, but Nobody realized that to: [email protected] finds faults with the ruling classes are rarely appreciated. Dissent, differ- vestigative agencies at its disposal, the Narendra Modi gov- Everybody was asked to do it. Everybody wouldn't do it. ent views are suppressed, hatred is created against dissenters, and scien- ernment could have initiated action against the corrupt ele- Anybody could have done it, but Consequently, it wound up that tific tempers are destroyed. Debates and discussions on government poli- ments in the AAP government. Six years have passed since the Nobody did it. Somebody got angry Nobody told Anybody, so Everybody B-15, Rasulgarh Industrial Estate, cies, performances are rarely done. Even participants are discouraged to NDA government assumed office, but it has done nothing vis- about that, because it was blamed Somebody. Bhubaneswar-751010 speak against government policies. Manisha Mohapatra, CUTTACK ible to check corruption. Ganapathi Bhat, AKOLA TAMIL NADU NORTHEAST P7

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PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Ravi, who is also the Governor of the neighbourhood..." the working Nagaland, was not available for committee of the NNPGs said. aspirant ends life in TN Kohima, Sept 12: A closed-door comments, but the statement said Both the Centre and the Naga meeting was held between R N Ravi, that he has given an assurance that people wish to arrive at one solution, Centre's interlocutor for Naga peace the Centre is "taking forward the de- and the "government will not wait talks, and representatives of Naga cision of the Naga groups October for any one anymore", the state- National Political Groups (NNPGs), 31, 2019". It also said that the central ment said. during which all stakeholders have government has "acknowledged "WC NNPGs have disclosed the agreed that the "defining hour" for the fact that Naga tribes and civil status papers of the negotiations to announcing an honourable solu- societies had spelt out their positions the Naga tribes, elected represen- tion to the vexed issue was soon over the political issue". tatives, past and present, Naga civil approaching, a statement here said. Hectic parleys were held in societies and church leaders. This The “waiting period is over,” and October last year between the Naga has created a positive impact as it the Centre is taking necessary steps groups and Ravi, following which has proven to be the only practical for arriving at a solution that is ac- the two sides said that talks have approach to resolve the Naga po- ceptable to all, the statement by the "concluded". litical issue. The solution is a Naga media cell of NNPGs' working com- "The Naga issue must be settled essary steps," the media release with neighbouring communities solution. It is going to be a people's mittee said, following the meeting and the waiting period is over... stated, calling for Naga unity. was appreciated by the Centre be- solution," the media cell at Dimapur Friday. The government is preparing nec- "WC NNPGs cordial engagement cause any outcome will affect all in release added. HOMEWARD WALK Coronavirus situation

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA he appealed to students not to re- sort to such extreme steps, as- worsens, Tripura HC Madurai, Sept 12: A 19-year-old serting that success has to be medical aspirant died of alleged achieved through struggle. suicide here Saturday, apparently Training his guns on the Centre ‘apprehensive’ over the National and the state government, he said asks govt for details Entrance cum Eligibility Test "the student community is falling (NEET), police said. prey to the fire called NEET fuelled Tripura's mortality and recovery rates are 1.02 per The victim, Jothisri Durga, by them." daughter of a police Sub-Inspector, Assuring his party's support to cent and 60.27 per cent, respectively, the worst was found hanging at her resi- the students on the issue, he said among the northeastern states dence and a purported suicide the DMK was prepared to note left behind by her said We take forward any legal INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE was reported. she was 'apprehensive' can realise from or political struggle Tripura's mortality and recovery about NEET though the death of Anitha against NEET. Agartala, Sept 12: In view of the rates are 1.02 per cent and 60.27 others had high 'hopes' (a medical aspirant who Meanwhile, deteriorating Covid-19 situation, per cent, respectively, the worst on her, they said. died of suicide in 2017) to DMK Youth the Tripura High Court Friday among the eight northeastern states. The death, which Jothisri Durga that NEET Wing Secretary asked the state government to file At least 91 deaths and 6,571 cases comes days after an- is severely affecting and Stalin's son, a detailed affidavit by September have been reported from West other medical aspi- 18 about the entire situation and students Udhayanidhi vis- Tripura district alone, under which rant in Ariyalur in the ited the family treatment facilities. capital Agartala falls. state also allegedly com- MK STALIN | LEADER and provided an as- In a suo motu case, a division In view of the worsening situa- mitted suicide, drew OF OPPOSITION sistance of bench comprising Chief Justice tion, a three-member team of sharp responses from Rs five lakh. Akil Kureshi and Justice Central experts arrived in the state Tamil Nadu political parties op- PMK MP Dr Anbumani Subhashish Talapatra asked the on Thursday on a 10-day visit to posed to NEET, even as Chief Ramadoss, whose party is an NDA Women belonging to tea tribe community walk towards their homes after the day’s work during Unlock.4 at Baghjan state government to furnish an- study the situation and suggest Minister K Palaniswami and his constituent, condoled the student's in Tinsukia district, Assam. PTI PHOTO swers to eight points, including measures to control spread of the deputy O Panneerselvam of the rul- death and expressed his sympathies the details of fund allocation at disease. ing AIADMK expressed shock over with her family. different government hospitals Officials of the Health and the incident. “#SayNoToNEET #BanNEET,” treating coronavirus patients. Family Welfare Department said DMK President M K Stalin said the PMK Youth Wing leader “We are sure the government that three experts, Daisy Panna, NEET “is not an exam at all.” tweeted. His father and party AASU, AJYCP want roadmap would address the concerns of the Consultant Epidemiologist, Taking to Twitter, Palaniswami founder Dr S Ramadoss also called general public as are projected by National Centre for Disease expressed grief over the ‘sad’ in- for scrapping the exam. the print media and take such meas- Control (NCDC), P.K. Verma, cident and said students have MDMK founder and Rajya Sabha ures as are necessary to improve Assistant Professor, Respiratory many avenues to taste success and MP Vaiko slammed the BJP-led for new party before Sept 15 the condition in government treat- Medicine, Lady Hardinge resorting to such extreme steps Centre, saying suicides of stu- ment centres.” Memorial College (LHMC) and was distressing. dents in the state was happening venors prepare the roadmap for its “It is a matter of public knowl- Satyajit Sen, Regional Director “It is distressing to see students, due to the "imposition" of NEET formation and submit the details, edge that the number of coron- of Health and Family Welfare the hope for the future, taking on them. AJYCP Chief Convenor Palash avirus cases in the state is steadily Ministry, would visit different such steps,” he said. Condoling Recalling various instances of Changmai said in a press meet or- increasing and has reached a high Covid-19 hit districts for 10 days. the girl’s death, he expressed his suicides by students in Tamil ganised jointly with the AASU. figure. The number of deaths related After visiting the districts, the sympathies with the family. Nadu, including that of Anitha, The new party will focus on pro- to cononavirus is also on the rise. Central team would hold meetings In a tweet, Panneerselvam ex- which had sparked an outrage in viding a clean government to the Recent newspaper reports have re- with senior officials of the state pressed grief over such incidents the state, Vaiko alleged that de- people and upholding the dignity ported the plight of the patients and submit their report to the concerning the students, who are spite their high class XII scores, stu- and development of various com- and relatives of those who have Union Health and Family Welfare the "pillars of the future." dents from the poorer sections munities of the state, Changmai been tested positive for the virus. Ministry and the Tripura Health “Students should learn to face were 'filtered' in NEET and their said. AASU president Dipanka Certain shortcomings in public Department, an official told IANS. any situation with guts and parents medical dreams 'destroyed.' Kumar Nath said that the two or- health care system are projected,” Chief Minister Biplab Kumar should aid them in this,” the deputy "Cancellation of NEET alone ganisations will never directly in- the HC order said. Deb, who also holds the health port- CM, also the AIADMK can prevent such deaths," he said volve with any political parties and Till Friday night, Tripura re- folio, had earlier said that Covid-19 coordinator, said. in a statement. will maintain their non-political ported 17,833 Covid-19 cases, of crisis in the Agartala Municipal State Revenue Minister R B Amma Makkal Munnetra character. which 10,734 persons have recovered Corporation areas is extremely Udhayakumar visited the family Kazhagam leader and independent To a query, he said that the new while 182 people have succumbed alarming as around five lakh peo- and consoled them. legislator, TTV Dhinakaran and party will welcome like-minded in- since June 9, when the first death ple reside there. Stalin, Leader of the Opposition Makkal Needhi Maiam founder dividuals and organisations from in the Tamil Nadu Assembly, ex- Kamal Haasan also expressed an- ethnic communities that share sim- pressed shock over the alleged guish over Durga's death. ilar interest and objectives. suicide, but said killing oneself Wednesday, the Supreme Court AASU general secretary Lurinjyoti was not the solution. had refused to entertain a batch of Gogoi said that implementation of “We can realise from the death pleas seeking deferment or can- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA The AASU and the AJYCP had the Assam Accord, 1985 will be the of Anitha (a medical aspirant who cellation of NEET scheduled for set up the "Assam Advisory key agenda of the new party which died of suicide in 2017) to Jothisri Sunday. Guwahati, Sept 12: The All Assam Committee" August 19 and the panel will maintain the "Assam first; and Durga that NEET is severely af- A bench headed by Justice Students Union (AASU) and the has suggested that the two influential will forever" policy. fecting students,” he said in a Ashok Bhushan had said that au- Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra organisations of the state float a po- The election to the 126-member tweet. thorities will take all necessary Parishad (AJYCP) have urged the litical party to contest assembly Assam assembly is likely to be held “I repeat, suicide is not a solu- steps for conducting the NEET- two convenors of a panel of eminent elections due next year, according in March-April next year. The 2016 tion; NEET is not an exam at all. undergraduate exam amid the citizens to come out with a roadmap to sources. elections gave a fractured mandate #BanNeet_SaveTNStudents,” he COVID-19 pandemic for admis- for the formation of a political The new regional party will be and no party has an absolute ma- added. In a separate statement, sion in medical courses. party on or before September 15. formally launched after the con- jority in the current House. Endemic species sighted during lockdown Over 1 lakh cancer patients At least 80 bird species in June and about 83 in July were spotted in the Pallikaranai Marsh, the last remaining treated since March in TN wetland in Chennai, which also attracts migratory birds PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Asian Koel, Cattle Egret, Red- them due to our fast-paced life,” Chennai, Sept 12: The Tamil Nadu vented Bulbul, common Myna and Raj said. government has helped provide Chennai, Sept 12: The lockdown Yellow billed Babbler were among S Venkatesh, a naturalist and cancer-related medical treatment forced people to largely remain the birds spotted in Salem. member of the SOF, said the foun- to over 1.30 lakh people in gov- within the confines of their homes, With a steep decline in noise pol- dation managed to keep its members ernment hospitals and government but it was life as usual for birds lution and industrial and other engaged during the lockdown by medical college hospitals across and a good number of them were human activities coming to a halt, requesting them to sight the birds the state since March, Health sighted by bird watchers here and the call or song of birds fill our even from their backyards and Minister Dr C Vijaya Baskar said in other parts of Tamil Nadu. ears, said wildlife activist K record them. Saturday. While 27,721 people underwent At least 80 bird species in June Mohan Raj. “With the lockdown imposing Also, about 250 cancer patients, chemotherapy, 11,678 took radia- and about 83 in July were spotted “But the sky, the air, the birds numerous restrictions we could who had tested positive for COVID- tion therapy, and 6,664 received in the Pallikaranai Marsh, the last are always there. We are experi- not venture out. So, we were asked 19, were treated, he said. treatment through pain and pal- remaining wetland in the city, which encing them anew as we are stay- to spot the birds from our windows, Of the total 1,31,352 cancer pa- liative care units. also attracts migratory birds, ac- ing at home. It is not that the birds gardens and villages. Since our tients who were provided treat- The state government’s 102 ve- cording to the Tamil Nadu Forest have suddenly surfaced because of members were spread across the ment till date, 48,647 were admitted hicle service was utilised to shift department. the lockdown,” he said. rural areas of Salem district we to hospitals. patients from their homes to the hos- “The Greater Flamingo was the Pallikaranai usually begins with the Duck, Spot-Billed Pelican, and Pied “Had we kept our eyes and ears were able to notice and record 81 en- In a press release here, the pitals and back after treatment

seasonal migratory bird here. The onset of the North East monsoon Kingfisher. alert, we would have spotted the demic species on World Endemic Minister said efforts were being during the COVID-19 lockdown.

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of the day uote Kangana flight chaos: DGCA warns airlines There will be ‘flood’ What Rahul Gandhi says is THE ORDER STATED THAT AS PER RULE 13 OF THE AIRCRAFT RULES 1937, NO PERSON IS absolutely of pending cases: CJI justified. The BJP ALLOWED TO TAKE ANY PHOTOGRAPHS INSIDE A FLIGHT EXCEPT WHEN PERMISSION IS had promised to give 2 crore jobs GRANTED BY THE DGCA OR THE CIVIL AVIATION MINISTRY The CJI said he believes that this is the time when a every year if it came lot of emphasis has to be placed on utilising to power at the Centre. On the PRESS TRUST OF INDIA said, "It has been decided that from lack of diligence on their part," the flight incident, a DGCA official had contrary, crores of jobs have been now on, in case any violation (pho- order noted. "Needless to say on Friday said that the prominent mediation, pre-litigation and post-litigation lost in the past few months. Salary New Delhi, Sept 12: Aviation reg- tography) occurs on any sched- that such deviations result issues with the incident were related cuts are happening; China has ulator DGCA Saturday said a sched- uled passenger aircraft - the in compromise in main- to "photography on board in vio- mediation to resolve many matters entered our border areas in Ladakh; uled flight will be suspended for a schedule of flight for that par- taining the highest stan- lation of Aircraft rules 13, viola- however, other issues are being period of two weeks if anyone is ticular route shall be suspended dards of safety and there- tion of COVID-19 protocols and cer- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA discussed to divert public attention found taking photo- for a period of two fore, is not to be allowed," tain actions falling within the SACHIN PILOT | graphs in- it men- purview of unruly behaviour on New Delhi, Sept 12: Chief Justice FORMER RAJASTHAN DEPUTY CM side the plane. board". of India S A Bobde Saturday said This announcement The that the COVID-19 pandemic would comes a day after the Directorate Shiv Sena, which heads the al- present a “huge pendency of cases” The people of General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) weeks tioned. liance government in the state, and in courts and a lot of emphasis Pondicherry asked IndiGo to take "appropriate from the next Therefore, the order Ranaut had engaged in a war of has to be placed on utilising me- will teach the action" after it found alleged vio- day (of the said if any inci- words after she likened Mumbai to diation for resolving many of these BJP a lesson in the lation of safety and social distanc- incident)." dent of photog- Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) matters. The CJI also stressed on forthcoming ing protocols by mediapersons in the The order was sent to all the raphy takes place inside any flight, and said she feared Mumbai Police the need to focus on mental health Assembly polls for airline's Chandigarh-Mumbai flight domestic airlines in India. The that scheduled flight will be sus- more than alleged movie mafia. On and referred to the “uncomfort- sticking to its guns that had actor Kangana Ranaut as order stated that as per Rule 13 of pended for a period of two weeks and Wednesday morning, a team of the able prediction” that there might to hold the NEET a passenger. the Aircraft Rules 1937, no person it will be "restored only after the air- Brihanmumbai Municipal be a suicide pandemic following V NARAYANASAMY | PONDICHERRY CM According to a video of the in- is allowed to take any photographs line has taken all the necessary Corporation (BMC) had demolished the COVID crisis. cident that took place inside inside a flight except when per- punitive action against those re- the alterations allegedly made with- “This COVID pandemic is going Wednesday's flight, reporters and mission is granted by the DGCA sponsible for the violation". out the civic body's approval at to present us with huge pendency judge of the apex court after the CJI, The Centre cameramen were jostling and bunch- or the Civil Aviation Ministry. As per the DGCA rules, an airline Ranaut's bungalow at Pali Hill in of cases. I do not see any way out said that judges have to balance must sanction ing up to get a comment from "In spite of these regulations, it can put an "unruly passenger" on Mumbai. Ranaut arrived in of it. We have to decide cases,” the their social life in order to be in- funds to the Ranaut, who was sitting in one of has been noted that at times, the air- its "no-fly list" for a certain period Mumbai the same day after the dem- CJI said during a virtual event dependent.“It is completely upon tune of Rs 736.74 the front rows of the plane. lines have failed to follow these of time after an internal enquiry. olition through the aforementioned where he launched the book - the judge to maintain a distance. crore for COVID-19 The DGCA order on Saturday stipulations primarily because of About the Chandigarh-Mumbai IndiGo flight. ‘Judiciary, Judges and the Judges themselves restrain from hospitals and care Administration of Justice' - au- speaking in their own defence and centres in the state thored by former top court judge they are now being construed as soft BHUPESH BAGHEL | CHHATTISGARH CM Delhi airport sets up Justice R Banumathi. targets for criticism. This issue is VENTING ANGER The CJI said he believes that further complicated by the prolif- Covid testing facility this is the time when a lot of em- eration of social media and tech- SHORT TAKES phasis has to be placed on utilising nology. Judges are becoming victims PRESS TRUST OF INDIA mediation, pre-litigation and post- of juicy gossip and slanderous so- litigation mediation to resolve cial media posting,” he said. Seven get New Delhi, Sept 12: Delhi airport many matters. Raising the issue of mental life term Saturday started its on-arrival “I am not suggesting every mat- health, the CJI said it requires se- COVID-19 testing facility wherein ter can be, but when the pandemic rious attention as there is a very “un- Chandigarh: In an honour an international passenger can pay goes away and the lockdowns are comfortable prediction” about a killing of a bride by her family Rs 5,000 to avail a RT-PCR test and all lifted, we are going to face a suicide pandemic."I don't believe and in 2014, a sessions court in also use the waiting lounge, said sen- flood of cases which I do not know sincerely hope that it does not hap- Haryana has sentenced seven ior officials of its operator DIAL. how we are going to decide if we go pen,” he said, adding that pan- people to life imprisonment. The Civil Aviation Ministry in the usual way of following the demic has brought two things The convicts were relatives of had on September 2 said that in- detailed procedure and this is some- amongst people which is very trou- Amandeep Kaur of Dharbi ternational passengers, who have thing which we all have to put in blesome -- depressive tendency and village in Sirsa district, who to take connecting domestic flights our minds together to deal with,” unnecessary aggression. was married to her neighbour after landing in India, will have the Manmeet Singh in August he said. “It is high time that we devote en- 2014 against the family option of getting themselves tested Addressing the gathering, Justice ergy to mental health,” he said, wishes. Fearing threat to their for COVID-19 at the entry airports. N V Ramana said judges are now adding that the Supreme Court lives, the couple had also Passengers who opt for the test being construed as soft targets for has taken an initiative to deal with sought the Punjab and will have to wait in a specified criticism and are becoming "victims the mental health issue and provide Haryana High Court lounge in the airport or a desig- of juicy gossip and slanderous so- professional mental health advice, protection. After staying in a nated hotel in the city till their Police detain Congress party workers during a protest against BJP government alleging irregularities in purchase of cial media posting”. which the secretary general of the shelter home initially, the results come, the ministry noted. Covid-19 medical equipment, outside Vidhan Sabha in Lucknow, Saturday PTI PHOTO Justice Ramana, the senior-most top court would soon announce. couple moved to Manmeet's house. In September, Amandeep was abducted by 2 booked for ‘selling’ her family and her body was dumped at a village in BSF TURNS SAVIOUR AT Bhushan seeks right to appeal Yakub Memon grave Punjab. PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Under the present statutory PRESS TRUST OF INDIA BANGLADESH BORDER scheme, a person convicted for the Two Army INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE were held while entering Indian New Delhi, Sept 12: Activist- criminal contempt has the right Mumbai, Sept 12: Police have Territory from Bangladesh while lawyer Prashant Bhushan, con- to file review petition against the registered a case against two per- officers killed New Delhi, Sept 12: Amid Covid- 11 were caught when they were victed and awarded one rupee fine judgement and that plea is de- sons for allegedly selling the grave Jaipur: Two Indian Army 19 crisis that left many jobless going back to their country. for his contemptuous tweets against cided in chambers by the bench of Yakub Memon, the only convict officers were killed when the across the world and led to spurt An Indian Home Ministry data the judiciary, on Saturday moved the usually without hearing the con- in the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb official vehicle they were in human trafficking, the Border revealed the details which were Supreme Court seeking the right of temnor. blasts case to be hanged, an offi- travelling in met with an Security Force (BSF) at India- shared with its border manage- appeal against convictions in orig- Bhushan said his petition has cial said Saturday. accident on the Bikaner- Bangladesh border turned 'sav- ment wing earlier this month by inal criminal contempt cases to be been filed for the enforcement of fun- Memon was buried at Marine Jaipur highway early iour' for 17 people being trafficked the BSF -- a 2.65 lakh personnel heard by a larger and a different damental rights guaranteed under Lines Bada Kabrastan in south Saturday, confirmed Army to India with lucrative job offers. strong force which is mandated to bench. Articles 14 (right to equality), 19 Mumbai on July 30, 2015 after he officials. "Col Manish Singh The BSF rescued these people guard India-Bangladesh as well Bhushan on August 31 was di- (Freedom of speech and expres- was hanged in Nagpur central Chauhan and Major Neeraj during 11 operations between June as 3,323 km India-Pakistan bor- rected to deposit the fine with the sion) and 21 (right to life) of the jail. "A relative of Memon had ap- Sharma travelling in the 19 and August 26. ders. As per the secret Supreme Court registry by Constitution. proached the Lokmanya Tilak vehicle suffered fatal injuries These Bangladeshis border management September 15 and failure to comply "That the existing Act and Rules, Marg police station in March with in the accident. The others were held while either details, which are would entail a three-month jail do not bar or prohibit the prayers a complaint that his grave has injured have been evacuated being trafficked from submitted to the term and debarment from law prac- as sought by the Petitioner. In fact, been sold," the official said. to hospital," Col Sombit Bangladesh to India Home Ministry by tice for three years. they raise fear of inherent bias. it is in the spirit of the Contempt "The Memon family has been Ghosh, PRO Defence or vice-versa. The BSF the BSF on regular In a fresh plea filed through The petition said the right of ap- of Courts Act, 1971 to lay down given total seven 'otthas' (graves) Rajasthan, said while informing about the 6 a.m. during this period also intervals, maximum lawyer Kamini Jaiswal, he has peal is a fundamental right guar- such a procedure. This Hon'ble at the cemetery. The complaint accident. Army officials said nabbed two touts -- one of the illegal sought a declaration that a "per- anteed under the Constitution Court has in the past framed spe- said that besides Yakub's, three that the Army vehicle Indian and another Bangladeshi Bangladeshi migrants were traf- son convicted for criminal con- and is also guaranteed under in- cial rules to deal with cases con- more graves given to the family overturned on the highway -- and handed them over to the po- ficked by touts through South tempt by this court, including the ternational law and this would cerning death penalty and has also were sold at Rs 5 lakh collec- after a tyre burst near lice from that respective state. Bengal frontier. petitioner herein, would have a act as a "vital safeguard against devised special remedy in the na- tively," he said. Jodhesar village in Bikaner They are the members of vari- The paramilitary force has no- right to an intra-court appeal to be wrongful conviction and would ture of 'curative petition' against a Based on the complaint, an district. ous active human trafficking gangs ticed some innovative methods heard by a larger and different truly enable the provision of truth final judgment of the Supreme offence under IPC sections 465 operating from both India and to push the poor and vulnerable bench". as a defence". Court on certain limited grounds," (forgery), 468 (forgery for pur- Bangladesh sides. from across the border by luring Bhushan, in the plea, suggested The plea, to which the Ministry it said. pose of cheating) was regis- NCB conducts Of the 17 Bangladeshis rescued them with job opportunities in procedural changes to reduce the of Law and Justice and the Registrar The plea said it has been filed in tered against two persons on by the alert BSF troops near 4,096 cities like Kolkata, Guwahati, chances of "arbitrary, vengeful and of the apex court have been made order to bring important proce- March 19 this year- one of them raids in Mumbai km India-Bangladesh border, 10 Bengaluru and some other towns high-handed decisions" in crimi- parties, has also sought a direction dural safeguards when the top court a trustee and another manager were women, seven men and 2 in north-east India and as far as nal contempt cases saying that in for framing rules and guidelines considers cases of criminal con- of Juma Masjid of Bombay Mumbai: The Narcotics children -- including one female Delhi and Mumbai, a senior BSF such cases the top court is the ag- "providing for intra-court appeal tempt in original proceedings that Trust, under which the Muslim Control Bureau (NCB) child. Eight of these Bangladeshis official said. grieved party, the "prosecutor, the against conviction in original crim- is those proceedings where it does Bada Qabrastan is registered, Saturday conducted raids on drug traffickers at some witness and the judge" and hence inal contempt cases". not act as an appellate court. he said. locations in Mumbai, an official said. The Mumbai zone of the NCB conducted these raids based on specific information, the official said. Digvijaya, Khurshid, Anwar -- the comeback men in Cong rejig However, these raids are not directly linked to the to the PRESS TRUST OF INDIA -- a few have been co-opted, some have ist Madhusudan Mistry heading it termath of Jyotiraditya Scindia's exit drugs Case pertaining to the been given time to make up their and Krishna Byre Gowda and S from the party. He had also openly death of film star Sushant New Delhi, Sept 12: With the minds and the rest have been left out Jothimani becoming its members. backed Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Singh Rajput, which NCB's Congress effecting a major rejig in the cold. Though several leaders such as and Rahul Gandhi amid rumblings special investigation team ahead of internal polls for a new Several leaders and observers Pawan Kumar Bansal and Rajeev over the leadership issue. (SIT) is probing, he said. chief, political pundits feel the en- are of the opinion that some old- Shukla, who are former Union min- Another interesting inclusion is tire exercise is as much about stamp- timers might have been brought isters but did not have any significant that of Khurshid as a permanent in- ing Rahul Gandhi's authority as it back in the organisational fold to assignments in the party till recently, vitee in the CWC along with that of Four drown is about a careful balancing act counter the 'Group of 23', who had have also made a comeback of sorts Jairam Ramesh, who was recently done through the return of stal- written to interim president Sonia as AICC in-charges, the party watch- appointed convenor of a five-mem- Singrauli (MP): Four minor warts like Digvijaya Singh, Salman Gandhi seeking urgent organisa- ers feel the big comeback has been ber committee formed to discuss boys drowned in Son river at Khurshid and Tariq Anwar along tional overhaul, including an ac- of Singh, Anwar and Khurshid. and formulate the party's stand on Kudar Lamsara village in with cutting down to the size of tive and full-time leadership. But, Singh, once considered a close key ordinances promulgated by the Madhya Pradesh's Singrauli several dissenting voices. not many of them were not will- confidante of Rahul Gandhi, was government. Khurshid, known to be

y district Saturday, police said. Political observers also feel these The incident took place when ing to be quoted for their views, dropped by him from the Congress among leaders considered close to

organisational changes may not citing the 'sensitivity' involved in talk- Working Committee (CWC), the the Gandhi family, did not have any

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of the day uote NDA will contest Bihar polls unitedly: Nadda Hateful content: FB The state government has no plan to At the meeting which lasted for more than half an hour, the leaders of the two parties are understood to reopen schools have discussed the key issue of seat-sharing among alliance partners in the NDA official summoned anytime soon PRESS TRUST OF INDIA PRAMOD SAWANT | GOA CM PRESS TRUST OF INDIA who takes pride in his associa- tion with Patna where he had New Delhi, Sept 12: A Delhi Patna, Sept 12: BJP president spent his early childhood, began Assembly panel has issued a notice It is illegal and Jagat Prakash Nadda Saturday as- his day with a visit to the famous to Facebook India vice president and unconstitutional serted that the NDA in Bihar, which Patan Devi shrine after which the managing director Ajit Mohan ask- to destroy also comprises JD(U) and LJP, will city is named. ing him to appear before it on anyone's home contest upcoming Assembly polls He followed it up with a visit to September 15 in connection with without giving them a in the state "unitedly" under Chief complaints about the social media home. Kejriwal the chief minister’s official resi- Minister Nitish Kumar and retain dence where he was accompanied platform's alleged "deliberate and “Summon was issued on the government won’t let basis of scathing depositions of power with a thumping majority. by BJP colleagues like Deputy intentional inaction to contain this happen the key witnesses as well as The BJP chief ’s averment at the CM Sushil Kumar Modi, national hateful content" in the country. RAGHAV CHADHA | AAP SPOKESPERSON incriminating material submitted state headquarters here, dropped general secretary in-charge of the "Summon was issued on the by them on record,” an official hint that the party was looking for- state Bhupendra Yadav and state basis of scathing depositions of statement stated Saturday ward to using its clout to iron out president Sanjay Jaiswal. the key witnesses as well as in- I am grieved the differences between Kumar’s At the meeting which lasted for criminating material submitted Last month, Facebook had said to learn the JD(U) and Chirag Paswan-led LJP Paswan, who has of late adopted way in seat-sharing arrangements more than half an hour, the lead- by them on record," an official its social media platform passing way which have been at loggerheads a rebellious stance against Kumar, since the JD(U)-BJP alliance has ers of the two parties are under- statement stated Saturday. The prohibits hate speech and of Swami Agnivesh. for some time. swears by his loyalty towards Prime achieved spectacular success in summon by the Delhi Assembly content that incites violence All his life he fought stood to have discussed the key with great courage Nadda was addressing party work- Minister Narendra Modi in whose the past. Getting a wind of this, the issue of seat-sharing among al- panel on peace and harmony follows and conviction for ers on the final day of his whistle- cabinet his father and LJP founder LJP has reacted with indignation liance partners in the NDA. Later, a recent Wall Street Journal re- said in the notice sent on September the most marginalised sections of stop tour of Bihar, minutes after Ram Vilas Paswan is a minister. It and recently some of its leaders he visited the state BJP headquar- port which claimed that one of 10. Last month, Facebook had said our society, fearless in defending meeting the JD(U) president whom is speculated that the chief minis- asserted that while it will remain ters to launch the "Atmanirbhar Facebook's senior India policy ex- its social media platform prohibits their rights and in facing upto those he is understood to have given the ter is of the view that LJP is a late in the NDA, it might consider Bihar" campaign, which is a part of ecutives intervened in internal hate speech and content that in- who exploited and oppressed them assurance that all differences among entrant in the NDA in Bihar and fielding candidates against JD(U) the Prime Minister’s "Atmanirbhar communication to stop a permanent cites violence and these policies and terrorised the poor, often at the allies will be resolved in time. hence it need not be given much lee- nominees. The BJP president, Bharat" (self-reliant India) drive. ban on a Bharatiya Janata Party are enforced globally without regard great personal risk lawmaker from Telangana after to political affiliation.

SONIA GANDHI | CONGRESS INTERIM he allegedly shared communally "We prohibit hate speech and PRESIDENT charged posts. content that incites violence and we BSF seizes WATER WOES "We hereby summon you (Ajit enforce these policies globally with- Mohan) to appear before the com- out regard to anyone's political po- cache of arms mittee on September 15, 2020 at 12 sition or party affiliation. "While SHORT TAKES Noon at MLA Lounge- 1, Delhi we know there is more to do, we're Vidhan Sabha, for the purpose of making progress on enforcement INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE recording your deposition on oath and conduct regular audits of our 3 killed, 5 hurt and participating in the proceedings process to ensure fairness and ac- Ferozepur, Sept 12: The BSF carried out by the committee," curacy," a Facebook spokesperson Jammu: Three persons, Saturday seized a cache of arms and Delhi Assembly's deputy secretary had said. including a 26-year-old ammunition from the Abohar sec- woman and her newborn, tor in Punjab near the Indo-Pak were killed and five persons border. injured Saturday when a van skidded off the road and fell The 124th Battalion of the BSF into a gorge in Jammu and seized three AK-47 rifles, six round Student adopts tiger on b’day Kashmir's Udhampur district, magazines, 91 round 7.62 mm am- police said. The accident munition, two M-16 rifles, four M- INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE in the Zoo Park. She also ap- took place near Dhanas 16 rifle magazines, 57 rounds 5.56 pealed to the citizens to come village and it is suspected mm ammunition, two made in Hyderabad, Sept 12: A 12- forward in more numbers and that the driver lost control China pistols, four pistol maga- year-old student has adopted a adopt the animals. over the vehicle at a blind zines and 20 rounds 7.63 mm am- tiger at Nehru Zoological Park The zoo, which has suffered curve, a police official said. munition. The BSF in Punjab fron- (NZP) here for three months a loss of more than Rs 6 crore The vehicle was coming from tier has so far this year seized by spending his birthday due to the ban on entry of vis- Chenani, he said. 394.742 kg heroin , arrested 77 who budget. itors since March 22, is looking crossed Indian border, 10 Pakistan Chinmay Siddharth Shah, for celebrities and business- intruders, 32 (including Saturday's a Class 7 student of a city school, men to come forward and adopt Ornaments seized seizure) different kind of weapons, has come forward to adopt a the animals, by sponsoring 57 different magazines (including Royal Bengal Tiger named their expenses for a fixed period. Kolkata: Border Security Saturday's seizure), 650 rouns am- PTI PHOTO "Sankalp". He along with his fa- The officials hope that this Force (BSF) personnel have munition of various calibres, six ther Siddharth Kantilal Shah gesture would help the zoo tide seized 14.62 kg silver Pakistan mobile phones and 10 visited the office of the curator over the financial constraint ornaments while they were Pakistan sim cards. People carry cans and other containers to collect drinking water from a tanker during Unlock 4 in East Delhi, Saturday and handed over a cheque of Rs triggered by the Covid-19 pan- being smuggled into 25,000 to Deputy Curator demic. In July, Tollywood actor Bangladesh from West A.Nagamani towards adoption Ram Charan's wife and su- Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, a spokesperson of Will fight Bihar polls of the tiger for a period of three perstar K. Chiranjeevi's daugh- the paramilitary force said ` months. ter-in-law, Upasana Kamineni Works worth 23K cr done: PM Five other children also pre- konidela came forward to adopt Saturday. Acting on a tip-off, jointly: Soren after BSF personnel at Hakimpur sented a cheque of Rs 5,000 an elephant for one year. border outpost carried out a INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE meeting Lalu Prasad each to adopt nocturnal ani- A businessman also adopted search operation on Friday Modi was mals and small birds. Havisha a Royal Bengal tiger for one and noticed three-four New Delhi, Sept 12: Prime Minister PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Jain and Vihaan Atul Shah, year. persons trying to drop Narendra Modi said Saturday that speaking on the Preksha, Priyal, Dhwani and Spread over 300 acres, the something into the Sonai the government had completed occasion of handing Ranchi, Sept 12: Jharkhand Chief Bhakti Nagda handed over the zoo is home to nearly 181 in- river, which forms the India- works worth Rs 23,000 crore under Minister Hemant Soren met RJD cheques to NZP official. digenous and exotic species, Bangladesh international the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan over of 1.75 lakh president Lalu Prasad in RIMS Nagamani thanked the chil- including 1,716 animals, birds, border in that region, he said. Yojana (PMGKY) and that the num- houses in Madhya here Saturday and said they will dren for showing great ges- and reptiles. Known as one of ber of days to build a house under fight Bihar polls together. ture, love and affection towards the best zoos in Asia, it attracts the PM Awas Yojana (Gramin) had Pradesh to the Soren spent more than an hour the conservation of wildlife around 30 lakh visitors every Man killed gone down from 125 days to be- beneficiaries through with Prasad at RIMS Director's by adopting the tiger and birds year on an average. tween 45 and 60 days. bungalow, where the RJD leader is Thane: A 21-year-old man Modi was speaking on the occa- videoconference staying. Coming out of the Rajendra was killed in Bhiwandi in sion of handing over of 1.75 lakh Institute of Medical Sciences Thane district by unidentified houses in Madhya Pradesh to the forces the belief of crore of Indians 125 days to build a house. But dur- (RIMS), Soren said, "we will fight persons and efforts were on beneficiaries through videocon- that the government schemes made ing the Covid-19 pandemic, we took Bihar elections together." RJD is to nab them, police said ference, wherein Chief Minister with right intentions are also re- only 45-60 days ," Modi said. He a partner in the coalition govern- Saturday. The incident took place late Friday night and Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Governor alised and reach the beneficiaries. said that this happened due to the ment headed by Soren in the victim has been identified Anandiben Patel, BJP MP "I can feel the satisfaction of my migrant workers who returned Jharkhand. Besides JMM, the as Karanjote-resident Akash Jyotiraditya Scindia and several colleagues who have got their houses from the cities to their native places Congress is also part of the gov- Shelar, said Senior Inspector beneficiaries also joined in. today, their confidence," he said. and joined the workforce. ernment in the state. Asked on Suresh Manore of Padgha Speaking on the occasion, the The Prime Minister said that of "I am satisfied that under the how many seats the JMM will field police station. Shelar was hit Prime Minister said: "With the the 2.25 crore houses built across the PM Garib Kalyan Yojana, works its candidates in Bihar where polls on the head with a sharp handing over of 1.75 lakh new country, 1.75 lakh were completed worth about Rs 23,000 crore have are due in October-November, weapon, Manore said. houses, about 2.25 crore persons in Madhya Pradesh, which is been completed in many states, in- Soren said "wait for some more have got their own houses in the last a record. cluding Madhya Pradesh," the Prime time to know who will enter the poll six years." Modi said that it rein- "Earlier, it usually took around Minister said. fray from where." Man mauled to death COVID IMPACT Korba: A 25-year-old man was mauled to death by bears in a forest in Chhattisgarh's Surajpur district, a forest Overeating home-cooked junk food caused lifestyle diseases official said Saturday. The attack took place Friday when Shivkumar Pavle, a native of A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF PEOPLE ATE LESS NUTRITIOUS FOOD, BINGED ON JUNK DURING THE LOCKDOWN AND PUT ON WEIGHT Abhaypur village under Premnagar forest range, was on his way to his paddy field INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE junk during the lockdown, and put and sugar content, highly processed "While the fast-food eateries on a bicycle, said J R Bhagat, on weight. The nutrition experts and prepackaged products, have were closed during the lockdown, divisional forest officer (DFO) New Delhi, Sept 12: The impact of said that they have started re- been the highest during this pan- people turned into master chefs Surajpur forest division. Covid-19 has been far-reaching, ceiving complaints from people demic. and cooked all the high-colorific and in ways, no one could have developing lifestyle diseases. The "A majority had a lot of home- foods, beverages, and junk ranging imagined. It impacted the health di- most common and alarming among cooked unhealthy stuff right from from Dalgona coffee to Pani Puri Three held rectly and in corresponding man- these was weight gain. "The sudden ready-to-eat pasta or noodles to at home. They were either influ- ners. One such impact it had was restrictions on physical activity, baking cakes and making sweet enced by social media challenges Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh on the food and nutrition. lack of exercise, increased intake dishes such as jalebis, gulab ja- or indulged into emotional eating police have arrested three Coronavirus-led lockdown of calorie-dense food, and sweets muns, and Mughlai delicacies," due to stress," she said. persons, including two widened the health and financial have pushed many people under the she said. Rohatgi added that the Sisodia also said an abundance women, from Noida for inequalities and worsened food looming threat of obesity and re- immediate impact was weight, of instructive cooking videos on so- allegedly running a fake call poverty among marginalized sec- lated comorbidities. higher oxidation in the body. cial media and the luxury of time y centre and duping people of tions. However, most of the privi- "The majority of our patients "However, we are yet to see their had motivated those addicted to roughly Rs 10 crore by

leged population used this period are from the newly adopted 'Work long term repercussions," she said. junk foods to cook oily, high-calo-

k y m offering them soft loans, an c official said Saturday. The for feasting and indulging in un- from Home' culture," said eating practices, said Sandhya unhealthy eating. Doctors observed that over-eat- rie food items at home. "Besides, the police Friday arrested leader healthy eating habits leading to a Ushakiran Sisodia, Head of Dietary Pandey, Chief Clinical Nutritionist, Priyanka Rohatgi, Chief ing was the primary factor behind lack of physical activities as peo- of the racket David Kumar low intake of nutrition and weight Department and Clinical Fortis Memorial Research Institute Nutritionist at Apollo Hospitals, weight gain among people during ple were forced to stay at home Jatav (21), a B. Com graduate gain. Nutritionist, Nanavati Super in Gurgaon, and estimated that said that the exposure and con- the lockdown. However, it was trig- during the lockdown period added and a website designer and A significant number of people Speciality Hospital, Mumbai. around 60 per cent of the people sumption to AGE (Advanced gered by multiple factors like so- to the weight-gain problem," Sisodia two of his accomplices. ate less nutritious food, binged on Majority indulged into unhealthy would have gained weight due to Glycation End) foods with high fat cial media challenges and stress. added. P10 GOOGLE TO BLOCK AUTOCOMPLETE SUNDAY | SEPTEMBER 13 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR SUGGESTIONS FOR US ELECTIONS When media Google has announced to block workers are autocomplete suggestions – that could targeted, societies be viewed as being for or against a as a whole pay a particular candidate or party – in its price Search platform ahead of the US

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Let’s make the EU take their search of peace threats off the table. And let’s get ASSOCIATED PRESS the Internal Market n Afghanistan’s warring sides start- Bill through, back up ed negotiations Saturday for the our negotiators, and Dubai, Sept 12: Afghanistan’s first time aimed at ending protect our country warring sides started negotiations decades of war Saturday for the first time aimed BORIS JOHNSON | UK PRIME MINISTER at ending decades of war, bring- n US Secretary of State Mike ing together delegates appointed by Pompeo attended the opening the Afghan government and the ceremony, which was held in Brazil is Taliban. Qatar where the meetings will “practically US Secretary of State Mike take place winning” the Pompeo attended the opening cer- n The discussions are important in battle against the emony, which was held in Qatar coronavirus the search for lasting peace that where the meetings will take place. pandemic due to a will also provide an exit for US and reduction in the It's the latest in a flurry of diplomatic NATO troops after nearly 19 years number of single-day deaths over activity by the Trump adminis- the last week tration ahead of the US presiden- administration had been known, tial election in November. The dis- when it ruled, the Islamic Emirate JAIR BOLSONARO | BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT cussions are important in the search of Afghanistan – could find their Members of the Iranian army fire missiles during the annual military drill in the Gulf of Oman, Iran REUTERS PHOTO for lasting peace that will also pro- way on to the negotiation table and vide an exit for US and NATO troops roil tempers. after nearly 19 years. Among the government-ap- SHORT TAKES The sides will try to tackle tough pointed negotiators are four US budget deficit issues. This includes the terms of women, who vow to preserve China imposes fresh curbs a permanent cease-fire, the rights women's rights in any power- 6.1-magnitude hits record $3tn of women and minorities and the sharing deal with the funda- disarming of tens of thousands of mentalist Taliban. This includes quake hits Japan ASSOCIATED PRESS Taliban fighters and militias loyal the right to work, education and Tokyo: An earthquake to warlords, some of them aligned participation in political life – all measuring 6.1 on the Richter on US diplomats’ activities Washington, Sept 12: The US with the government. denied women when the Taliban scale struck Japan’s Miyagi budget deficit hit an all-time high The talks in Doha follow the US- ruled Afghanistan for five years. prefecture Saturday, officials ASSOCIATED PRESS in what was seen as an attempt to of $3 trillion for the first 11 months brokered recognition of Israel by two The Taliban were ousted in 2001 said, adding that no tsunami prevent interference within the of this budget year, the Treasury Gulf nations – Bahrain Friday and by a US-led coalition for harbour- was issued. The temblor Beijing, Sept 12: China has an- overseas Chinese community and Department said Friday. the United Arab Emirates earlier this ing Osama bin Laden, the architect occurred at around 11.44 a.m. nounced new restrictions on the foreign students. The ocean of red ink is a product month. The Afghan sides are also of the September 11 terrorist attacks (local time), with its activities of US diplomats work- Washington has also complained of the government’s massive spend- expected to discuss constitutional on America. epicentre recorded at ing in mainland China and Hong about a lack of reciprocity in access ing to try to cushion the impact of changes, and power sharing. There are no women on the latitude of 38.7 degrees north Kong, in what it called a justified to media, saying Chinese diplo- a coronavirus-fuelled recession that Even seemingly mundane is- Taliban's negotiation team, led by and a longitude of 142.4 response to similar measures im- mats are able to put their views has cost millions of jobs. sues like the flag and the name of their chief justice Abdul Hakim. degrees east, and at depth of posed on Chinese diplomats in the across US outlets while America's The deficit from October through the country – the Islamic Republic Pompeo has said he expected the dis- 40 km, reports Xinhua news US last year. representatives are shunned by August is more than double the pre- of Afghanistan or as the Taliban's cussions to be contentious. agency. There has been no In a statement posted online late Chinese state media. vious 11-month record of $1.37 billion immediate information on Friday, a foreign ministry spokesper- set in 2009. At that time the govern- damages or injuries. Most recently, the State son said the rules would apply to sen- Department protested over the re- ment was spending large sums to ior diplomats and all other per- and lift the unreasonable restrictions fusal by the Communist Party's get out of the Great Recession trig- sonnel at the American Embassy in imposed on the Chinese Embassy flagship newspaper People's Daily gered by the 2008 financial crisis. Two killed in LA Beijing and consulates throughout and consulates and their staff. China to publish an op-ed by Ambassador With one month to go in the 2020 plane crash China. will make reciprocal responses to Terry Branstad. The paper re- budget year, which ends September However, the spokesperson said US actions,” the spokesperson, who sponded that the piece did not meet 30, the deficit could go even higher. Los Angeles: Two people were China supported “normal exchanges wasn't identified, said. its editorial standards. The Congressional Budget Office killed after a small plane and cooperation between all sec- No details were given about the China-US tensions over trade, is forecasting the deficit this year crashed into a parking lot near tors of the two countries" and said new restrictions. US diplomats al- technology and a multitude of other will hit a record $3.3 trillion. the Van Nuys Airport in Los the restrictions could be lifted if ready face limits on what parts of issues have increasingly spilled Nancy Vanden Houten, an econ- Angeles County, according to the US were to revoke the meas- the country they can visit and even over into the areas of diplomacy and omist at Oxford Economist, pre- officials. Officials from the Los ures it imposed last October. access to college campuses. The media, with the US ordering the dicted the September deficit would Angeles Fire Department said “Once again we urge the US side US rules require Chinese diplo- closure of the Chinese Consulate in hit $200 billion, giving the country that there was no apparent to immediately correct its mistakes mats to report travel and meetings Houston in July. a deficit for this budget year. structure damage in the incident which took place on Friday, Xinhua news agency reported. Preliminary information indicates that the Rape of woman in front of her single-engine Navion B plane Dozens missing in 2 large Oregon fires had taken off from the Van kids sparks uproar in Pakistan Nuys Airport and was heading for Santa Ynez Airport in Santa INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE HUNDREDS OF FIREFIGHTERS BATTLED TWO LARGE WILDFIRES FRIDAY THAT THREATENED TO Barbara County, a Department MERGE NEAR THE MOST POPULATED PART OF OREGON, INCLUDING THE SUBURBS OF PORTLAND official was quoted by the City Lahore, Sept 12: Brutal gang News Service as saying. rape of a woman in front of her two ASSOCIATED PRESS being transformed into shelters for minor children in Pakistan’s evacuees. Portland, shrouded in smoke Punjab province has caused wide- Salem (US), Sept 12: Hundreds from the fires, on Friday had the Israel, Bahrain spread uproar, condemnation and of firefighters battled two large worst air quality of the world's major protest. Women in the country for help while he also left from wildfires Friday that threatened to cities, according to IQAir. reach peace deal have demanded more measures home to reach her. However, by the merge near the most populated part National Guard troops and cor- for their safety and security as time he reached the location, he of Oregon, including the suburbs rections officers transferred about Tel Aviv/Manama: Israel and the country bays for public hang- found the woman terrified with of Portland, and the governor said 1,300 inmates from a women's prison Bahrain have agreed to a ing of the culprits. her clothes stained with blood. dozens of people are missing in in a southern suburb of Portland “out peace agreement, brokered by The incident was reported from Police officials stated “at least other parts of the state. of an abundance of caution,” the the US, almost a month after Gujjarpura area in Punjab two armed men found the woman The state’s emergency manage- Oregon Department of Corrections the former reached a historic province Wednesday, when two alone, took her and children to a ment director, Andrew Phelps, said said. Spokeswoman Vanessa deal to normalise relations men robbed and raped the woman nearby field at gunpoint and gang officials are “preparing for a mass Vanderzee said it took 20 hours to with the United Arab Emirates at gunpoint while she was wait- raped her”. fatality event” and that thousands transfer the inmates Thursday to (UAE). Friday's development ing for help on the motorway “So far, 12 suspects have been of structures have been destroyed. issued by the state Office of told a news conference Friday. another prison in a safe zone. makes Bahrain the fourth Arab after her car broke down. arrested and search is going on,” Gov Kate Brown said more than Emergency Management that said Also Friday, authorities an- A change in the weather, with nation after Egypt, Jordan and The woman had crossed the toll said Mussarat Cheema, spokesper- 40,000 Oregonians have been evac- a half-million people had been or- nounced that a man had been ar- winds dropping and shifting di- the UAE to establish plaza on the Lahore-Sialkot mo- son of Punjab government. uated and about 500,000 are in dif- dered to evacuate statewide. rested on two counts of arson for al- rection and humidity rising, greatly diplomatic ties with Israel, torway, her car stalled due to short- “No stone will be left unturned ferent levels of evacuation zones, ei- Dozens of people are missing in legedly starting a fire in southern helped firefighters struggling to Xinhua news agency reported. age of fuel. As per police report, she to provide immediate justice to the ther having been told to leave or to Jackson County in the south and Oregon Tuesday. prevent the two fires from advanc- Bahrain King Hamad bin Isa Al called her relative in Gujranwala, victim and her family,” stated the prepare to do so. She was dialling Marion County, where a fire con- The Oregon Convention Center in ing farther west into more-popu- Khalifa, Israeli Prime Minister who asked her to call the police Punjab police. back on a statement late Thursday tinues to burn east of Salem, Brown Portland was among the buildings lated areas. Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump agreed to the establishment of full diplomatic relations between the two countries in a joint statement. Charlie Hebdo threatened for republishing Prophet’s cartoons 12 PEOPLE, INCLUDING SOME OF FRANCE’S MOST CELEBRATED CARTOONISTS, WERE KILLED JANUARY 7, 2015, WHEN BROTHERS Pak scribe held for SAID AND CHERIF KOUACHI WENT ON A GUN RAMPAGE AT THE OFFICES OF CHARLIE HEBDO defaming Army

Karachi: A senior Pakistani AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE for the France of The trial, which began September ing to regret in publishing the car- journalist working with a PresidenEmmanuel Macron as it did 2 and is expected to continue until toons. “What I regret is to see how leading English daily was Paris, Sept 12: Al-Qaeda has threat- for his predecessor Francois November, sees 14 suspected ac- little people fight to defend free- arrested on Friday for ened French satirical weekly Charlie Hollande who was president at the complices face justice even though dom. If we don’t fight for our free- allegedly defaming the Hebdo with a repeat of a 2015 mas- time of the 2015 attacks. all the perpetrators were killed in dom, we live like a slave and we country’s Army and fanning sacre of its staff, after it repub- It said France under Macron the wake of the attacks. promote a deadly ideology,” he said. sectarian hate. Bilal Farooqi, lished controversial cartoons of “gave a green light” to the repub- who works with The Express It had reopened one of the post Charlie Hebdo's republication of Tribune, was taken into the Prophet Mohammed, the SITE lication of the cartoons. painful chapters in France’s mod- the cartoons drew new condemna- custody from his home in observatory said Friday. Twelve people, including some of ern history which heralded a spate tion from states including Iran, Defence Housing Authority Al-Qaeda in its publication One France’s most celebrated cartoon- of jihadist attacks on its territory Pakistan and Turkey.

Ummah had warned that Charlie ists, were killed January 7, 2015, that have claimed more than 250 But Sourisseau, who now lives

k y m by a police team c accompanied by two men in Hebdo would be mistaken if it be- when brothers Said and Cherif lives. under round the clock protection, plain clothes. Additional lieved the 2015 attack was a "one off", Kouachi went on a gun rampage Charlie Hebdo’s director Laurent said it had to republish them. Inspector General Ghulam after the magazine printed the "con- plices in the attack. The comments September 11, 2001, attacks on the at the offices of Charlie Hebdo, Sourisseau, known as “Riss” and “If we had given up the right to Nabi Memon told the media temptible caricatures" in a defiant came in an English edition of the United States carried out by the whose no-taboo style, including who himself was badly wounded in publish these cartoons, that would that Bilal has been arrested issue that marked the start of the Al-Qaeda publication that purported terror network. publishing cartoons of the prophet, the shoulder in the attack, told the mean that we were wrong to do so” after FIRs were registered. trial in Paris of suspected accom- to mark the anniversary of the It said it had the “same message” had divided the country. court this week that there was noth- in the first place, he said. We have further INDIGO COMPLETES 50,000 FLIGHTS P11 revised downwards SUNDAY | SEPTEMBER 13 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR our GDP forecast for the year Airline major IndiGo has successfully to a range of (-) 8-8.2% under completed 50,000 flights since lockdown. the assumption of there being Accordingly, till September 12, the tally of no fiscal stimulus from the the airline includes scheduled commercial government operations, passenger charters, MADAN SABNAVIS | 'CarGo' charters, 'Air Bubble flights', business CHIEF ECONOMIST, CARE RATINGS

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k y m c of the day uote LIC expands market ‘AI TO MAKE BANKING MORE INCLUSIVE’ share as pvt insurers As far as INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE driven insights, and even stream- Maheshwari said that the "new regulator is We’re already seeing lose ground line regulatory compliance." normal" has accelerated data and concerned, more innovation than ever New Delhi, Sept 12: Banking in the Aimed at supporting banks in there is still lot more in fintech as people are AI adoption manifold, and this has future will combine artificial and to be done. We are depending less on their AI journey, IDRBT in as- clearly shown the benefits of in- human intelligence (AI+HI) to be continually tracking physical wallets and using sociation with Microsoft has vesting in a tech enabled future. more collaborative, personalised, in- worked out a framework and "Driving utilisation of Data and what needs to be more of digital payment clusive, deliver better products and strategy for the successful adop- AI will also be a catalyst in realiz- done, not only for the policyholders mechanisms but for all the stakeholders. Some consumer experience, Microsoft tion of AI for accelerated inno- ing India's 2025 vision of inclusive of the things which we have done India President Anant Maheshwari ANANT MAHESHWARI I PRESIDENT, vation and growth. development, and a recent Nasscom are relevant to the health insurance has said. MICROSOFT INDIA The white paper titled "AI in report shows that it has the poten- industry Building a scalable model for in a foreword to a white paper re- wallets and using more of digital pay- Banking: A Primer" also stresses the tial to deliver $450-500B for the econ- INDO ASIAN NEWS SERVICE TL ALAMELU | MEMBER (NON-LIFE), IRDAI leveraging the full potential of data leased by the Institute for ment mechanisms," Maheshwari urgent need for banks to assess omy by 2025," Maheshwari pointed - and AI will be central to driving Development and Research in said. "Financial services organisa- their AI readiness using an AI ma- out. AI should be defined not just by innovation and digital transfor- Banking Technology (IDRBT). tions have been leveraging AI to en- turity model and increase focus on what technology can do on its own, New Delhi, Sept 12: Helped by sin- We always mation across industries, and par- "We're already seeing more in- hance customer experience, im- AI strategy, data management, in- but by how it can augment and am- gle-premium plans and continued strive to ticularly in the banking and fi- novation than ever in fintech as peo- prove operational efficiency, manage ternal digitisation, talent creation plify human effort for people to do consumer preference for endow- provide best nancial sector, Maheshwari wrote ple are depending less on physical risks, detect frauds, gather data- and developing safe systems. more, he said. ment and money-back policies, banking facility to the country's largest insurer LIC every customer has come back in a big way and cap- even those in tured 46.8% share in India’s in- remote parts of the surance market in terms of an- country. To make this happen we Discoms’ liquidity nualised premium equivalent have till now appointed over 11K Build capital buffers, manage (APE) in August. banking correspondents and plan to APE is the sum of annualised increase it to 25K by end of this first-year premiums on regular fiscal package set for hike premium policies and 10% of sin- SMITA BHAGAT | COUNTRY HEAD, GOVT. gle premiums on the new busi- INSTITUTIONAL BUSINESS AND STARTUPS, liquidity: RBI advises MFIs AGENCIES ness written during any period. HDFC BANK According to a sector report PRESS TRUST OF INDIA New Delhi, Sept 12: The `90,000- from Emkay Global Financial Despite the crore liquidity package for dis- Services, the share of private play- dampener Mumbai, Sept 12: As COVID-19 is coms to help them pay their dues ers on the APE basis weakened the that the likely to pose financial risks for till the month of March, 2021 would sequential improvement, with the pandemic has microfinance institutions (MFIs), soon be enhanced to `1.2 lakh crore LIC bouncing back big time with thrown over there is a need to build capital factoring in these utilities’ out- 46.8 per cent share (49.2% in July) sporting events in buffers and manage cash positions standing till June, said a senior of- against the peak of 60.2% in general, what has for micro lenders to protect their bal- ficial. February. remained undiminished is the ance sheets from any disruptions, Finance Minister Nirmala will approve the hike in liquidity passion for sports among avid according to an article published in Sitharaman in May announced a package to around `1.2 lakh crore enthusiasts, as is evidenced from RBI’s monthly bulletin. `90,000 crore liquidity infusion into covering a period of dues till June GEMS, JEWELLERY the kind of job postings we are still The article, prepared by cash-strapped discoms for payment this year, by the end of September. seeing on our platform Snimardeep Singh of Department of their dues till March 2020. As much as `68,000 crore has EXPORT IMPROVES SASHI KUMAR | MD, INDEED INDIA of Supervision, Reserve Bank of Discoms have been facing demand been sanctioned and around `25,000 India (RBI), said though COVID- slump due to the lockdown to con- crore is disbursed to discoms under 29.18% IN AUG 19 presents new challenges and sig- tain COVID-19. the package so far. SHORT TAKES nificant financial risks for the mi- Though COVID-19 tions, it said. Participating in a webinar on The source further revealed that crofinance sector, it also presents presents new The article said data analytics 'Innovation in Renewable Energy' more states would avail the credit an opportunity to build long-term may be leveraged for predicting organised by PHDCCI, Power facility under the package after Adani Ports, resilience. challenges and portfolio behaviour, building risk Secretary S N Sahai said the liq- the REC and PFC boards' decision "Going forward, building capital significant financial risks models and designing customer uidity package would cover the to hike the package. SEZ raise `900 cr buffers and managing liquidity outstanding dues of discoms for PFC and REC would apprise for the microfinance centric products. Mumbai: Adani Ports & Special would be crucial for MFIs in forti- At this juncture, when the risk the months from April to June also states about the hike in the pack- Economic Zone Ltd. (SEZ) has fying their balance sheets against sector, it also presents of spread of misinformation is and it would be enhanced to `1.2 age after their boards’ decision in raised `900 crore through COVID-19 led disruptions," it said. high, it is important that credit lakh crore. this regard. allotment of non-convertible The article termed COVID-19 as an opportunity to build discipline be maintained, it added. While announcing the package, Some of the discoms were not el- AGENCIES debentures (NCDs) on private the biggest tail risk event in a long long-term resilience, Increasing engagement with bor- the government had said, "At pres- igible for getting loans under the placement basis. In an issued time. rowers through virtual/telephonic ent discoms have a total outstand- package because they were not Mumbai, Sept 12: Gems and jew- regulatory filing, the company Owing to the disruptions in sup- says the article means and sensitising staff on fair ing of `94,000 crore towards power meeting working capital limit ellery exports rose by 29.18% to said that the NCDs will be ply chain and business operations, practices code would go a long way generation firms (gencos)." norms under Ujwal DISCOM `13,160.24 crore ($1,764.06 million) listed on the Wholesale Debt the likelihood of loss of livelihoods downgrades, which may hamper in restoring confidence in bor- However, later states demanded Assurance Yojana (UDAY). in August compared with the pre- Market segment of BSE Ltd. and consequent drop in household their ability to raise fresh capital rowers and rebooting the credit that the package be extended to Earlier in August, the Union vious month following gradual "The company has raised `900 incomes is high, it stated. and access liquidity, it said adding cycle, as per the article. include outstanding dues towards Cabinet relaxed the working cap- growth in demand in the US, China, crore today by allotment of "Non-banking financial company they "need to diversify their sources MFIs need to adopt responsible power generation and transmis- ital limit norms for discoms under Europe among others, the Gem 9,000 Rated, Listed, Secured, microfinance institutions (NBFC- of funds for sustaining healthy lending practices to ensure that sion firms for the month of April UDAY to get loans as part of the liq- and Jewellery Export Promotion Redeemable, NCDs of the face Council (GJEPC) said Saturday. ` MFIs), being specialised institu- portfolio growth". loan amounts are commensurate and May as well. uidity infusion scheme. value of 10,00,000 each on tions extending collateral free loans COVID-19 is expected to afflict the with borrower's ability to repay A source said that an official Under UDAY, banks and financial The total shipments in July private placement basis," the to low-income groups, are partic- microfinance sector with financial and that there are no instances of communication in this regard has institutions are restricted to lend stood at `10,187.04 crore ($1,358.58 filing said. ularly exposed to credit risks in risks in the near term. However, it multiple/overlending, it empha- already been sent to the imple- working capital up to 25 per cent of million), the GJEPC said in a state- this scenario," it said. may also incentivise digitisation, it sised. "In this milieu, it is imper- menting state owned non-banking a discom's revenue in the previ- ment. However, on year-on-year The article said the repayment added. Efforts to migrate loan col- ative that the microfinance sector finance firms Power Finance ous year. basis, overall exports of gems and J&J rolls out new rates have dropped significantly, lections to digital platforms may utilise past lessons and work to- Corporation (PFC) and REC by the The restriction was part of UDAY, jewellery declined by 38.84 per baby care products posing liquidity risks to MFIs. greatly improve operational effi- wards transforming the pandemic Ministry of Power. which was approved in November cent in August to `13,160.24 crore Smaller NBFCs-MFIs are par- ciency of MFIs and help them in into new possibilities,” the arti- The source further said now the 2015 by the Union Cabinet for revival ($1,764.06) compared with `21,518.73 New Delhi: Johnson & Johnson ticularly vulnerable to credit rating minimising event-based disrup- cle said. respective boards of REC and PFC of debt-laden utilities. crore ($3,018.32 million) in August has launched a new range of 2019. baby care products as it has Exports of cut and polished di- seen a significant growth in amonds (CPD) in August declined demand in the Indian market. by 22.16% at `9,077.33 crore ($1216.79 The new range of products PPL extends support amid Covid-19 scare million) compared with `11,661.03 comprises wash, lotion, cream crore ($1,638 million) in the cor- and oil and is available on POST NEWS NETWORK porting the livelihood activities of responding month last year. Gold leading e-commerce farmers, SHGs and independent jewellery exports during August platforms like Amazon, Paradeep declined by 66.25% to `2,335.22 Flipkart, Big Basket, FirstCry Bhubaneswar, Sept 12: women adopting entrepreneur- ` and Nykaa, Johnson & Phosphates Limited (PPL) extended ship. Over 150 farmers are being crore ($313.08 million) from 6,919.28 Johnson said in a statement. its supporting hands to people amid supported with power tiller, crore ($967.42 million) in August 'Cottontouch' range of the ongoing pandemic through its weeder, spray machine and pump 2019. products will be available in CSR activities. During this period, sets to regenerate the livelihood The recovery is due to growth retail stores in a few weeks, PPL launched an ambitious plan to activities. in demand for diamonds and jew- the company said. provide 100 days nutritional support Chief Operating Officer (COO) ellery in international markets to pregnant and lactating mothers, Ranjit Singh Chugh ensured that the like the US, China, Europe etc. and children with nutritious food results are visible in a time bound which have opened for trade, the Airtel ratings kit. The kit contains apple, banana, manner through the CSR activi- GJEPC said. “We are optimistic of nuts, egg and protein supplements ties. Under the guidance of the near and long term, as sev- outlook revised to address the protein and nutrition ple including 65 pregnant women from primary schools of Jagannath Khuntia, General eral countries are now open for deficiency for the needy. The kit is from Balijhara, Bagadia, Uchhabandpur of Kothi Gram Manager (HR) and Alok Kumar trade. We have witnessed initial New Delhi: Moody’s Investors being provided to the beneficiary Mangarajpur, Kothi and Fatepur Panchayat (GP), Nuasahi of Bagadia Group-Head (CSR) the systematic signs of recovery from markets like Service has revised Bharti twice in a week. are benefitted from this nutrition GP, Hasina of Mangarajpur GP and work flow has benefitted the com- the US, China, Europe and the ex- Airtel’s credit outlook rating The programme was being support programme. Also, PPL has Jaladharpur of Fatepur GP are munity in a big way. Soumyashree port orders have seen a steady to stable from negative on account of easing of launched in the presence of been facilitating online classes in provided the online learning plat- Omprakash Sahoo, Manager (CSR) rise m-o-m over the last 4-5 competition in the telecom Tanuparava Beura, CDPO of eight government primary schools form facility. has constantly monitoring the ac- months.,” GJEPC chairman Colin sector, increase in 4G Kujanga Block. A total of 637 peo- of Kujang Block. Over 200 students Moreover, PPL is actively sup- tivities on daily basis. Shah said. customer base and mobile services rates from December. It also considered options given to the company to make payment of pending Readers’ guide to first-hand insurance for a second-hand car adjusted gross revenue in instalments while revising the BOTH THE PARTIES INVOLVED IN A SECOND HAND SALE, AGREE UPON A VALUE AND THE CONTRACT OF SALE IS THEN MADE. outlook. 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k k y y m m c 2018 French Open QF Thiem SETTING UP A TITLE c 2018 Madrid Open Final Zverev CLASH WITH THIEM 2017 Rotterdam Open R32 Thiem A GRAND FINALE WHICH WILL SEE A 2016 China Open R32 Zverev FIRST-TIME GRAND 2016 French Open R32 Thiem ASSOCIATED PRESS Thiem, a 27-year-old from called for a code violation, so he 2016 Nice Open Final Thiem Austria, won a far more en- started chirping at the chair umpire, SLAM WINNER New York, Sept 12: For two full sets, tertaining match Friday night, saying “Why, because you’re not 2016 BMW Open SF Thiem Alexander Zverev was con- holding off 2019 US Open run- smart?” at one point, and “US fused and listless, his body ner-up Daniil Medvedev 6-2, Open is a joke, right?” at another. Medvedev served for the third set at language as poor as his 7-6(9-7), 7-6(7-5). Then, turning his at- 5-3, and was a point from claiming winner-to-error ratio it at 40-30 but framed a fore- against Pablo Carreno hand and never got that Busta in the US Open close again. A lit- semifinals. tle more than Zverev double-faulted 20 minutes and smacked his left high later, Thiem Friday. He put a finished off backhand into the the net to cede straight-set the opening win. set and cov- Zverev is ered his face the first man with both to win a US hands. He net- Open semifi- ted a forehand nal after a 2-0 early in the Medvedev held set deficit since next set, then a set point in both Djokovic did it turned a forlorn the second and third, tention to against face toward his but Thiem hung in there McKewen, who Roger guest box and put both times and now will try was at courtside, and Federer in his palms up. to improve his 0-3 record in smothering his words with 2011 — and, keep- When he Grand Slam finals. He sarcasm, Medvedev ing good company, he’s also pushed a backhand has lost to Rafa said: “Sorry, I think I the youngest male finalist long after one hour, Nadal at the French killed someone, right? at any major tournament since 25 minutes of play Open the past two Sorry, I was so bad to Djokovic was 23 in New York in 2010. and shook his head, years and to Novak cross the net. Sorry. My It had been 16 years since Grand Zverev trailed by two Djokovic at the apologies. My sincere apolo- Slam semifinals were held without at sets, a deficit the 23- Australian Open this February. gies to the US Open for crossing the net. least one of Federer, Nadal or Djokovic. year-old German never The No.3-seeded Medvedev hadn’t Oh, my God.” had overcome. Never dropped a set all tournament until fac- Thiem led 4-2 there and raced through had been to a Grand ing Thiem. He’d been broken just three that set. Medvedev went up an early WHEN WE BOTH STEP ON THE COURT Slam final, either. Done times, a total Thiem matched by Friday’s break in the second and was two points SUNDAY, IT DOESN’T MATTER ANYMORE. I and done. Zverev con- second set. from taking it while ahead 5-3 and MEAN, THE MOMENT WE START THE FINALS, structed quite a comeback, In an interlude redolent of his heel turn Thiem serving at love-30, but could- WE BOTH WANT TO WIN WITH EVERYTHING getting his game in gear to at Flushing Meadows a year ago, n’t came through. Medvedev then held WE HAVE. THAT’S ALL I FOCUS ON. A GOOD beat a fading Carreno Busta Medvedev got into it with chair umpire a set point at 6-5 in the tiebreaker and RECORD AGAINST SASCHA (ZVEREV), IT DOESN’T 3-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 and reach the Damien Dumusois – yes, the very same faltered again, even though Thiem felt HELP ME AT ALL. IT’S GOING TO BE A SUPER title match at Flushing Meadows. official who cited him for yanking a towel something in his right heel while chas- DIFFICULT MATCH. GOING TO BE A GREAT ONE Zverev, the No. 5 seed, will play from a ballperson in 2019, prompting ing a drop shot. AGAINST A VERY GOOD FRIEND AND A GREAT RIVAL No.2 seed Dominic Thiem Sunday, boos from fans and some egging on from Thiem began limping and wincing and one will walk away with his first the Russian – and Grand Slam supervi- and was worked on by a trainer be- DOMINIC THIEM SUNDAY IS GOING TO Grand Slam trophy. sor Wayne McKewen in the first set. fore the third set. His team also sent BE EXTREMELY “Mentally, I stayed in it. ... A lot of This time, the starting point was a him some fresh shoes, but after he DIFFICULT. BUT I’M players would have gone away,” Zverev dispute with Dumusois over whether slipped behind the baseline on one LOOKING FORWARD TO said. “There’s no easy matches anymore. Medvedev challenged a call in time. point, Thiem shouted in German, IT. I’M IN THE FINAL OF Sometimes you have to dig deep. Today Medvedev walked around the net to clearly miffed. After the match, Thiem A GRAND SLAM. THE I dug deep, dug very deep.” take a closer look at the mark and was said he was pain-free. TWO BEST PLAYERS IN THE WORLD ARE GOING TO BE PLAYING ON COURT Zvonareva, Siegemund clinch women’s doubles title ALEXANDER ZVEREV NEW YORK: Vera Zvonareva and Laura seeded team of Xu Yifan and Nicole Zvonareva, a Russian who turned 36 this each won the US Open mixed doubles Siegemund stood awkwardly facing each Melichar 6-4, 6-4. week, added this title to the 2006 US Open title, raced to a 5-1 lead in the first set other, rackets and arms in the air in con- Zvonareva and Siegemund collected trophy she won with Nathalie Dechy. She and a 3-1 start in the second. fusion. Finally, Siegemund turned to the USD 400,000 — and also their hug — by also was the runner-up in singles at Siegemund, who was sharp early, paid chair umpire for a ruling. “Are we al- racing to quick leads in both sets and Flushing Meadows in 2010, falling to Kim tribute to an aunt who died of cancer lowed to give a hug?” she asked. holding on when their opponents began Clijsters, and rose to a career-high singles while she was in New York. Her parents The rules of tennis during the coron- to play better. ranking of No.2 the following month. were late arriving to the match after re- avirus pandemic were the only thing Unseeded after deciding to play to- She also won the 2012 Australian Open turning from the funeral. Xu and Melichar Zvonareva and Siegemund couldn’t fig- gether shortly before the tournament, doubles title but later battled injuries finished second for the second straight tour- ure out in their first tournament together. Zvonareva and Siegemund found their and began playing less, especially after giv- nament in New York. They were run- The duo won the US Open women’s games worked together and plan to part- ing birth to daughter Evelina in 2016. ners-up at the Western & Southern Open doubles title Friday, beating the third- ner again at the upcoming French Open. Zvonareva and Siegemund, who have that’s usually played in Ohio. Arsenal begin PL campaign in style Hamilton takes OZ TAKE LEAD IN 3-ODI SERIES WITH A 19-RUN VICTORY IN FIRST MATCH pole at Tuscan ASSOCIATED PRESS curling into the top corner. if the west London club is to sur- Hazlewood gets top Billings It was a chastening start to life vive in the world’s richest league. GP; Bottas 2nd London, Sept 12: Willian helped back in the top flight for Fulham. The Premier League season ASSOCIATED PRESS BRIEF SCORES two-and-half years, Marsh departed to set up all three goals on his debut Just like Craven Cottage — where started a month later than sched- lbw to Mark Wood (3/54). to lead Arsenal to a 3-0 victory over the stand by the River Thames still uled due to the pandemic that is still ASSOCIATED PRESS Manchester, Sept 12: Josh AUSTRALIA 294/9 (Glenn Mitchell Starc smashed a last- promoted Fulham Saturday in the is being constructed — manager preventing fans from attending Hazlewood (3/26) bowled brilliantly Maxwell 77, Mitchell Marsh 73; ball six to set England a highly com- opening match of the pandemic- Scott Parker has a lot of work ahead games. Mugello (Italy), Sept 12: Lewis and took a diving catch for the key Mark Wood 3/54, Jofra Archer petitive total on a slow pitch, the type delayed Premier League season at Hamilton took pole position, a wicket of Jonny Bairstow (84, 107b, 3/57) BEAT ENGLAND 275/9 England sometimes struggles on. an empty Craven Cottage. record-extending 95th time, for 4x4, 4x6) to help Australia beat (Sam Billings 118, Jonny Bairstow Jason Roy (3) and Joe Root (1) 84; Adam Zampa 4/55, Josh The offseason recruit from Pierre-Emerick the Tuscan Grand Prix Saturday England by 19 runs despite a maiden missed the recent T20 series be- Hazlewood 3/26) by 19 runs. Chelsea took just eight minutes to Aubameyang ahead of his Mercedes teammate century by Sam Billings (118, 110b, tween the teams and were out make an impact with a close-range curls one for Valtteri Bottas, whose final at- 14x4, 2x6) in the first of their three- finished on 275/9. cheaply to Hazlewood, who caught shot parried by goalkeeper Marek Arsenal’s third tempt was ended after he had to match ODI series here. Australia took the lead in the and bowled Roy and got an edge Rodak and Alexandre Lacazette goal against slow down because Esteban Ocon Needing a record chase at Old three-match series against the World behind off Root. tapped in the opener. Fulham span on track just ahead of him. Trafford of 295 to win Friday, Champions ahead of the second Dangermen Morgan (23) and Jos It was a corner from Willian four Max Verstappen was third for England were reduced to 13/2 by match here Sunday. Buttler (1) then fell to Zampa. minutes into the second half that Red Bull, 0.365 behind Hamilton, Hazlewood and then 57/4 when leg- Put into bat in the teams’ first ODI Bairstow dug in to reach his slow- allowed Gabriel to claim a debut while his teammate Alexander spinner Adam Zampa (4/55) took two since last year’s World Cup, Australia est ODI fifty — off 78 balls — before goal. The defensive signing from Albon was fourth ahead of Charles of his four wickets. were also in trouble — though not opting to go for some big hits to Lille was left unmarked to head Leclerc in a commendable fifth Bairstow and Billings put on 103 in quite so grave a position as keep the run rate manageable and into the net. for struggling Ferrari. for the fifth wicket, but their part- England — at 123/5 in the 24th over in the process he got out. And Willian’s pass fed Pierre- A win Sunday would move nership ended when Hazlewood but recovered thanks to a stand of After Moeen Ali departed for six Emerick Aubameyang, who faced Hamilton just one behind got across to his right in cow cor- 126 runs by Glenn Maxwell (77, 59b, to give Hazlewood his third wicket, little resistance as he cut in before Schumacher’s record of 91 GP wins. ner to take a catch on the dive to re- 4x4, 4x6) and Mitchell Marsh (73, Australia were into the tail and move Bairstow. 100b, 6x4). were never really in danger of let- Billings pushed through for a Marsh played an important an- ting England back into the match. defiant and innovative hundred chor role while Maxwell opened Billings was playing in the ab- but ran out of time in the face of up. Maxwell hit paceman Jofra sence of Ben Stokes — one of just NTHA holds webinar on evolution of sports some solid bowling under the lights, Archer (3/57) for consecutive sixes two players missing from England’s eventually losing his wicket off the in the 44th over but chopped the next World Cup-winning lineup — and POST NEWS NETWORK Olympian Kazem Panjavi, chief Odisha, saying: “It is important to that four key elements namely ath- final ball of the match. England ball on. Following his first fifty in took his rare chance. coach of Odisha Weightlifting HPC; build the right environment to build letes or talent, corporates, sports as- Bhubaneswar, Sept 12: Naval Tata Rushdee Warley, CEO IIS & pro- the sporting spirit in the state. Race sociations or professionals and the Hockey Academy (NTHA) organ- gram director, Odisha JSW for winning medals does inspire state governments together make Josh Hazlewood ised an interactive webinar Friday Swimming HPC; Heath Matthews, the young athletes and motivates a great combination to creating a celebrates the on ‘The Future to Peak Performance: head of sports science & medicine them to remain committed to their great sporting ecosystem. wicket of Joe Root How High Performance Centres, (Sir HN Reliance Foundation craft and focus on their goal.” “Odisha is blessed with the best Performance Analysis and Sports Hospital & Research Institute); Dr He added, “NTHA Jamshedpur combination of corporates, experts, Science is shaping up Indian Sports Digpal Singh Ranawat, director of and Odisha have done tremendous leadership and government sup- for a better tomorrow’. Abhinav Futuristics and Abhinav work in reaching the grassroots in port. In Bhubaneswar, we are build- The webinar saw sportsperson- Bindra Targeting Performance the past few years. We have reached ing athletic HPCs with a completely alities from around the world dis- Centres; and Ajit Markose, about 7000 grassroots players via two innovative and a holistic approach. cuss the evolution and future of Endurance coach, Reliance hockey academies and HPCs. It is We not only train the athletes and Indian sports. The platform served Foundation Odisha. admirable to see the passion put kids for playing the game but also as a great opportunity for sports en- The webinar was co-moderated behind this programme by Tata educate them on the game, nutrition, thusiasts across the country to hear by Rajiv Seth, project director of Steel and the State Governments.” health and mental preparedness.” Sam Billings the panelists speak and share their NTHA Odisha and renowned free- Panjavi spoke about the current Warley said: “Swimming as a raises his bat views on the renewed focus on lance journalist Diksha Tiwari. state of the weight lifting sport in sport is at a very developed stage after reaching y sports in India and how it is prepar- Athletes training at the NTHA the state. “There is tremendous tal- right now in Odisha and I am glad three-figure

ing to compete with international Academy here also participated in this ent in the Odisha athletes and the the state government has provided mark

k k y y m m c c athletes in the times to come. webinar and asked questions to their HPC here has been able to bring out us with the right facilities to coach The webinar session witnessed favourite coaches and experts. The some of the best talent through the the athletes. Creating a sporting participation panelists including experts responded to their queries grassroots programme.” environment, access to pools, upgra- Olympian Floris Bovelander, tech- with their experienced opinions. Matthews spoke about the ap- dation of the HPCs will help in el- nical director of Hockey Ace Bovelander spoke very highly proach towards building a sport- evating India’s performance in the Foundation & NTHA Odisha; about the popularity of sports in ing ecosystem. “I strongly believe upcoming games.”

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