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y k y cm FOR FANS ONLY JUNTA FOR ECONOMIC REVIVAL 3RD TEST BEGINS TODAY Actor Malaika Arora has shared a video Myanmar’s junta calls for more efforts to revive an A refurbished Motera ground is all set to featuring what she terms as her ailing economy as Western countries mull host the third Test, a D/N one, between India and England ‘daily shenanigans’ LEISURE | P2 more sanctions INTERNATIONAL | P10 SPORTS | P12 VOLUME 10, ISSUE 323 | www.orissapost.com BHUBANESWAR | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24 | 2021 12 PAGES | `4.00 Fuel fire engulfs Assembly POST NEWS NETWORK Bishnu Charan Sethi, deputy leader of the BJP legislature party, said the SHARP RISE IN FUEL Bhubaneswar, Feb 23: Expressing con- Congress members have moved the PRICES AGAIN cern over the rising fuel prices in the adjournment motion on political in- country, MLAs across party lines NEW DELHI: Petrol price Tuesday neared Tuesday engaged in a hot debate on the FUEL PRICES IN CITY the ` 91 per litre mark in the national issue in the Assembly. capital and diesel crossed `81 a litre, as ` Participating in the debate on the ad- PETROL 91.64 (+0.35p) fuel prices were hiked again after a two- DISHA RAVI day pause. Petrol and diesel prices were missibility of an adjournment mo- DIESEL `88.61 (+0.38p) tion over the issue, senior Congress raised by 35 paise per litre each, sending leader Taraprasad Bahinipati said the retail rates to an all-time high, according to a price notification of state-owned fuel GRANTED BAIL BJP government at the centre is loot- tention. “I don’t know how much power retailers. The increase pushed petrol ing people as the petrol price has is there with the state government to ` AGENCIES ` price to 90.93 a litre in Delhi and to breached 100 mark in Malkangiri reduce the fuel price. Neither any of- `97.34 in Mumbai. Diesel - the most con- district for the first time. ficer nor any representative from the sumed fuel in the country - now comes New Delhi, Feb 23: Creation Even during Covid-19 pandemic, concerned ministry is present here,” for `81.32 a litre in the national capital of a WhatsApp group or both the centre and the state govern- Sethi said. He said the tax collected on and for `88.44 in Mumbai. Fuel prices had being editor of an "innocu- ment increased tax on petroleum prod- fuel is utilised for welfare activities risen for 12 straight days before hitting a ous Toolkit" is not an of- ucts. The government needs to de- across the country including in Odisha. two-day pause button on February 21 and fence, a Delhi court said crease the tax on fuel, said Bahinipati. The centre has provided 15,34,000 22. The increase follows a spurt in oil Tuesday as it granted bail to Another Congress member Santosh Congress MLAs Suresh Kumar Routray, Tara Prasad Bahinipati and Adhiraj free gas connections in Odisha under prices in the international market, on 22-year-old climate activist Singh Saluja too slammed the Centre Mohan Panigrahi (from L-R) cycling to Assembly Tuesday to register their the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana which India is dependent to meet its 85 Disha Ravi in the 'Toolkit' and the state government for putting protests against the unrelenting rise in petrol and diesel prices OP PHOTO (PMUY). "Let the state government per cent of crude oil needs. Brent oil conspiracy case. SHANTANU the price burden on common people. reduce VAT on the petrol and diesel,” crossed USD 66 a barrel on Tuesday as US Ravi faces charges of con- When NDA government was not in he demanded. Opposition chief whip output was slow to return after a deep spiracy and sedition in the MOVES COURT power, the present Prime Minister Mohan Majhi said like other states, freeze in Texas shut production last 'Toolkit' conspiracy case re- ` NEW DELHI: had assured to provide petrol and PETROL `100.29/L AT KALIMELA Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik week. Petrol prices went up by 4.63 per lated to the farmers' agita- Shantanu ` ` litre in February and by 7.22 in 2021. tion and was arrested from Muluk who, diesel at 30 a litre when it comes to BHUBANESWAR: Petrol price touched an all-time high of `100 per litre in Odisha should set an example by decreasing ` ` Diesel rates have gone up by 4.84 a litre along with power. However, they are taking 30 per while diesel rate crossed `88-mark, Tuesday. General Secretary of Utkal Petroleum the Value Added Tax (VAT) on pe- ` Bengaluru February 13. in February and by 7.45 in 2021. Petrol Disha Ravi, is litre from people, Saluja said. Dealers Association Sanjay Lath said fuel price has been increasing due to two troleum products. ` The Delhi Police had con- price has already surged past the 100- accused of Earlier, BJD members hit the streets reasons. The central government has increased the tax while international oil pro- However, Finance Minister Niranjan tended that the Google doc- mark in some places in Rajasthan and being involved in sharing a whenever there was a marginal hike ducers have reduced oil production to gain profit. At Kalimela in Malkangiri dis- Pujari said the state government levies ument tweeted by Swedish Madhya Pradesh, which levy the highest “toolkit” on social media relat- in the prices of petroleum products. trict, plain petrol rose to `97.14 per litre while extra premium petrol cost `100.29 less tax than the central government climate activist Greta value-added tax on the fuel. Retail prices ed to the farmers’ protest, But, now they became silent, the per litre. Similarly, diesel cost `93.86 per litre in the south Orissa town. does and is utilising the funds on wel- differ from state to state. Thunberg to back the farm- Congress MLA said. fare activities meant for people. ers' protest and then deleted, Tuesday moved a Delhi court was created by Ravi and two seeking anticipatory bail. The application moved by Muluk other activists -- lawyer may come up for hearing Nikita Jacob and activist Ex-MLA, aide held Wednesday before Additional IRREGULAR by MANJUL FOREBODINGS Shantanu Muluk. Sessions Judge Dharmender "In my considered opin- Rana. Muluk had got transit for assault, loot ion, creation of a WhatsApp bail from the Bombay High group or being editor of an Court February 16 for 10 days. POST NEWS NETWORK innocuous Toolkit is not an He, along with Ravi and anoth- offence," said Additional er accused Nikita Jacob, was Phulbani, Feb 23: Town police Sessions Judge Dharmender booked for alleged sedition here Tuesday arrested Debendra Rana. It would be worth- and other charges. Kanhar, a former Biju Janata Dal while to observe that there (BJD) MLA of Phulbani Assembly is nothing on record to sug- criminal antecedents and segment in Kandhamal district gest that the applicant ac- having firm roots in the so- and his associate on charge of an cused subscribed to any se- ciety, and send her to jail." assault and loot. cessionist idea, he added. Ravi is already reported The ex-MLA’s aide was identi- "Except for a bare asser- to have been interrogated in fied as Srinivas Kanhar, a police tion, no evidence has been police custody for almost Forget WHO, let’s claim our constable. The duo was produced brought to my notice to sup- about five days and placing medicines are approved by NASA. in the court of sub-divisional ju- port the contention that any any further restraint upon It sounds more authentic. dicial magistrate after registra- violence took place at any of her liberty on the basis of tion of a case, public prosecutor the Indian Embassies pur- general and omnibus accu- Gouri Shankar Behera said. suant to the sinister designs sation would be neither log- The police action came after of the accused and her co- ical nor legal, the Additional Five die in Karn Kamakhya Behera, a resident of conspirators," the judge said, Sessions Judge said. The court Kankili village under Parjang po- allowing bail considering further noted that no specific mine explosion lice limits in Dhenkanal district, the "scanty and sketchy ev- article, sought to be recov- lodged a complaint in Town police idence on record". ered from the possession of CHIKKABALLAPUR: Five persons station in Phulbani. Kamakhya "I do not find any palpa- the accused, has been brought died and one person injured after accompanied by some of his ble reasons to breach the to notice. The resistance to gelatin sticks exploded early Tuesday in a village bordering friends was on his way to a rela- general rule of bail against the bail plea seems to be more Chikkaballapur and Bangalore, the tive’s house at Kasinipadar vil- Students and workers leave for their respective cities after the Pune administration announced partial restrictions citing an increase a 22-year-old young lady, of ornamental in nature, the police said. Mine owners lage under Gochhapada police in Covid-19 cases in Pune, Tuesday PTI PHOTO with absolutely blemish free judge added. successfully hid mining blast limits in the district, February 9. material twice in the last fortnight He failed to find the route to while raids were to be carried out. Kashinipadar village and asked On Tuesday fearing another round passersby for the road. He moved of raid, the mine owner appears to ahead and reached Katringia- CBI may seek Biban’s remand in Anjana case have decided to dispose of the Urmagarh road when Debendra explosives in forested area and his associates waylaid them adjoining the mine, where large impersonating as police and asked POST NEWS NETWORK fused to share with the media de- crime.