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Priyanka can- NIA files chargesheet against cels Assam tour, under quaran- two ISIS allies in Bengaluru tine as spouse tests Covid +ve New Delhi, Apr2 (UNI) the officials in the probe New Delhi, Apr 2 (UNI) The anti- terror probe agency said. It was also Congress leader Priyanka agency NIA filed a charge revealed that Ahamed Gandhi Vadra here on Fri- sheet against two accused Abdul Cader, Irfan Nasir day cancelled her upcom- for their alleged role in ex- and some of their associ- ing tour to Assam for elec- tending the Islamic State ates who are members of tioneering as she has quar- of Syria and Iraq (ISIS) Hizb-ut-Tahrir (interna- antined herself after her activities in India , the of- tional pan-Islamist and fun- husband Robert Vadra ficials in the agency said damentalist organization), tested positive for the here Friday. Both ac- had formed a group namely novel coronavirus. "Af- cused--Ahamed Abdul “Quran Circle” to further ter being exposed to Cader and Irfan Nasir-- radicalised them and also and sent to Syria to join their ISIS related activities, COVID-19, I have can- were sympathizers of the provided funds for their ISIS in 2013-14 by the ter- they added. celled my Assam tour. Al- dreaded global terror out- visit to Syria to further the rorist group formed by ac- Based on the forensic though my yesterday's Hon'ble Vice President of india Shri M.Venkaiah Naidu planted a sapling in presence fit and have been booked ideology and activities of cused in the instant case. examination of digital de- report came negative, yet of Hon'ble Governor Prof.Ganeshi in Rajbhaban .(Ph-Orissa Today) under sections 120B, 125 banned terrorist organiza- “Painstaking investigative vices seized during the I am following the advice of IPC and sections 17, 18 tion ISIS. efforts resulted into the search and meticulous of doctors. I will remain in and 18B of UA (P) before This case was regis- busting of an ISIS module analysis of funds raised and isolation for the next few the NIA Special Court at tered by NIA September 19 wherein, the names of vari- provided by the members of V-P arrives in Odisha on two-day visit days. I apologise for this Bengaluru on April 1. Ac- last year after the exami- ous persons responsible Quran Circle, roles of vari- Bhubaneswar, Apr 2 Neelmarani -My Mother, Around 40 platoons of inconvenience. I pray for My Hero’’ authored by police force and 130 police cused Ceder and Nasir nation of Dr Abdur for radicalising and fund- ous accused/suspects lo- (UNI) Vice President M Congress' victory," she Venkaiah Naidu arrived Parliament Member Achyut officers have been were part of the group Rahman in connection ing the visits of Muslim cated abroad and in India, posted in a video mes- here on Friday by a Special Samanta at the Raj Bhawan. deployed for the security which identified impres- with Islamic State youth from Karnataka and has emerged which is un- sage on her official Twit- Air Force Plane on a two- Mr Naidu will inaugurate of the Vice President during sionable Muslim youth Khorasan Province (ISKP) especially from Bangaluru der investigation in the case, ter account. day visit. The Vice the 600th birth anniversary his visit to the state. and further motivated, case and was motivated to ISIS controlled areas”, the NIA said. President was received by celebrations of AdiKabi Odisha Chief Secretary S C Governor Professor Sarala Das at Sarala Mohapatra directed the Phulbani Medical Ganeshi Lal and Chief Bhawan in Cuttack later officials to ensure that both College to be com- MoRTH constructed 37 kms per Minister Naveen Patnaik at this evening and return to the functions at Cuttack pleted in 30 months the Biju Patnaik Raj bhawan in the evening. and Bhubaneswar are day of Highways in FY 2020-21 International Airport On the next day he would observed adhering to all Bhubaneswar, Apr 2 (BPIA) this morning. Mr address the 50th Covid 19 norms. People (UNI): Phulbani Medical New Delhi, Apr 2 (UNI): spite Covid-19 related im- Naidu drove to Raj Bhawan convocation of Utkal with Covid 19 negative College with 100 seats and Ministry of Road Trans- pact, Ministry of Road, from the airport. Later he University and leave for reports are only allowed to 500 beds is expected to be port and Highways Transport and Highways released a book ‘’ Delhi at around 1700hrs. attend the function. completed within 30 (MoRTH) has achieved said in a statement on Fri- months. Odisha Chief sec- the record-breaking mile- day. Sanctioned length in retary S C Mohapatra, who Number Of Attendees In Weddings stone of constructing 37 kilometers has also in- along with 5T Secretary V K Pandian visited kilometres highways per creased by 9 per cent in Fi- Restricted To 100 In Bhubaneswar day in year 2020-21. Min- nancial Year 2021 over Fi- Phulbani today on the ad- Bhubaneswar,April maintenance of social dis- other institutions etc. For vice of Chief Minister ister for Road Transport & nancial Year 2020; average 01(TNB): In view of the tancing. For death rituals other kinds of social gath- Naveen Patnaik, directed Highways and MSME annual project award (an- spike in COVID-19 cases, related functions, the maxi- erings, the host shall have the district administration Nitin Gadkari on Thursday nual average award length) the Bhubaneswar Munici- mum number of persons al- to obtain specific permis- to provide all support es- evening felicitated the of- ments are unprecedented 20 March 2021); total bud- during Financial Year 2015 pal Corporation (BMC) to- lowed are 50,” an order of sion from BMC, which will pecially the availability of ficials of the ministry and and have no parallel in getary outlay increased to Financial Year 2021 has day restricted the number the BMC said. Events and be given keeping in view construction material for presented the letters of ap- any other country in the by 5.5 times, from INR increased by 85 per cent of attendees in marriage re- gatherings related to Pro- the requirement of the timely completion of the preciation. Mr Gadkari world. Some of the major 33,414 Cr in Financial Year compared to FY10 to FY14; lated functions in the city motional Activities/Confer- host and prevailing pan- project. The direction was said that this would not achievements are: over the 2015 to INR 1,83,101 Cr in cumulative cost of ongoing to 100. “For marriage re- ences/Conclaves etc. Cen- demic situation subject to issued after the Chief Sec- have been possible with- last 7 years, length of Na- Financial Year 2022; sanc- project works has increased lated functions, the maxi- tenary/Golden Jubilee/Sil- maximum participants retary and the 5T Secretary out dedication and team tional Highways has gone tioned amount has in- by 54 per cent at the end of mum number of persons al- ver Jubilee etc. celebra- ceiling of 100 persons. reviewed the progress of lowed are 100 with strict tions of institutions. An- “This order shall be given work of the officials and up by 50 per cent from creased by 126 per cent in Financial Year 2021 com- the construction of the adherence to COVID ap- nual Events/Annual Func- effect from 06-04-2021 medical college and hos- other stakeholders. He 91,287 km (as of April Financial Year 2021 over pared to Financial Year 2020 propriate behaviour and tions of educational and until further orders. pital. Mr Mohapatra sug- said that these achieve- 2014) to 1,37,625 km (as on Financial Year 2020 de- (as on March 31st). gested that plantation be taken up in the adjacent Old-age pension fraud: Taiwan railway accident: Death toll mounts to 54, 156 injured hills and asked the water Delhi HC refuses to stay resources department to Manila, Apr 2 (UNI) The death ing. The accident has dis- plan for the drainage sys- Lokayukta order to file FIR toll in the rail accident at rupted entire eastern trunk tems and water conserva- New Delhi, Apr 4 (UNI) The Delhi High Court has re- Taiwan's Hualien County has line of the Taiwan Railways. tion structures. The State fused to stay the Lokayukta order for registering a First soared to 54 while the number Taiwan President Tsai Ing- Cabinet chaired by Chief of injured have risen to 156, wen's office said she had or- Minister Naveen Patnaik Information Report (FIR), in connection with a case re- had approved the pro- lated to the disbursal of old age stipends in the national local media reported on Fri- dered hospitals to prepare for posal in December 2020 to capital. Justice Prathiba M Singh rejected the plea filed day. The accident, which is a mass casualty event. "We set up a medical college by councilor Bhoomi Chatter Singh Rachhoya of North being termed as the deadliest will continue to do everything in Phulbani at an invest- Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC). The case per- rail tragedy in decades, took we can to ensure their safety ment of Rs 450 crore. The tains to the alleged pecuniary loss caused to exchequer place at 0928 hrs local time in the wake of this heartbreak- campus will have facilities over the disbursal of funds in 2018 by the councilor and (01:28 GMT), when a train fer- ing incident," she wrote on for 300 seated boys hos- the FIR was ordered to be lodged by the Lokayukta in rying 490 passengers derailed Twitter. The train, which met tel, 150 seated girls hos- January last year. The court also sought responses from inside a tunnel after appar- with the unfortunate accident, tel, 650 capacity audito- the office of the Lt. Governor and the Delhi government ently hitting a truck in is one of the fastest deployed rium, 100 seated Resident in the matter. However, the court said the petitioner can Taiwan's Hualien County. on a network that is generally doctors hostel, quarter for The rescue operations are be- considered safe. It can reach doctors and staff. approach the court in a later stage. ing conducted on war foot- speeds of 130km/h (80mph). India expects China to work on early Surge in Covid cases in Odisha, 461 more test +ve disengagement in remaining areas: MEA Bhubaneswar, Apr 2 view of rising covid cases wave of coronavirus.. The New Delhi, Apr 2 (UNI) In- two neighbours discussed “The disengagement in (UNI) Covid positive in the past few days. The Officials have been di- dia on Friday said it expects the ways to disengage the Pangong Lake area was a cases have shown a rising Malkangiri district admin- rected by the Odisha China to work on early troops and equipment along significant step forward and trend in Odisha in the past istration had also banned Government to ramp up completion of the disengage- the border in eastern Ladakh it has provided a good basis one week with 461 new all cultural and social healthcare infrastructure ment process in the remain- while it was learnt that India for resolution of other re- cases reported in the past functions in the district. in their respective areas ing areas in eastern Ladakh had insisted on a faster dis- maining issues along the 24 hours. Heath and fam- Official sources said in a to tackle the second wave as this will lead to further res- engagement process in ar- LAC in Western Sector,” Mr ily Welfare department bid to strengthen the fight of covid 19. toration of peace in the re- eas such as Hot Springs, Bagchi added. Speaking on sources said the covid in- against the Covid 19, Official sources said gion. “This would allow Gogra and Depsang to de- ongoing situation in fection cases have jumped Odisha had administered new cases are on the rise both sides to consider de- fuse tension in the region. neighbouring country from 297 on March 30 last over two lakh vaccine in Nuapada, Bargarh, escalation of forces in east- The meeting took place af- Myanmar, he said, “We con- to 461 on April 1. doses to the people above Sundargarh and Kalahandi ern Ladakh as that alone will ter troops of two countries demn any use of violence. In the past 24 hours 45 years ,irrespective of districts due to interstate lead to the restoration of disengage from north and We believe that the rule of 272 cases were reported covid morbidities on the movement of vehicles. peace and tranquility and south of Pangong Tso ar- law should prevail. We from the quarantine cen- Bargarh ( 32). Till midnight cases under treatment in first day of third phase on Additional Chief Secretary provide conditions for eas. On March 12, External stand for the restoration of tres and 189 local contact of April 1, as many as the state has gone up to April 1 last. Health Pradeepta progress of our bilateral re- Affairs Minister S democracy in Myanmar.” cases from 24 districts in 91,03,948 tests were con- 2586. Meanwhile,Chief Minister Mohapatra has asked all lationship,” Ministry of Ex- Jaishankar and his Chinese “We have urged the release the state. Nuapada district ducted in the state of A report from Naveen Patnaik has called the district collectors to ternal Affairs spokesperson counterpart Wang Yi had in- of political prisoners and has reported a maximum which 3,41,772 were found Jharsuguda said the dis- upon the people of the prepare for any eventual- Arindam Bagchi said during teraction and a consensus supported any attempts at number of 86covid posi- infected with coronavirus trict administration has state to abide by all covid ity in view of rising cases the virtual press briefing on emerged that the two sides resolving the current situa- tive cases followed by with 3,37,212 recoveries banned all weekly haat in 19 guidelines to flatten of covid cases and store Friday. At the 10th round of should now quickly resolve tion, including through the Khordha(69), Sundargarh and 1921 covid deaths. the entire districts for a the curve,amidst immi- sufficient medicines for the senior commanders’ the remaining issues along efforts of ASEAN,” Mr ( 62),Kalahandi ( 36) and The number of active period of three week in nent threat of a second covid treatment. meeting on February 10, the the LAC in eastern Ladakh. Bagchi added.

03.pmd 1 4/2/2021, 11:11 PM Orissa Today WORLD Saturday 03 April 2021 Bhubaneswar 2 G7 countries concerned over reports of Hu- Forty-eight killed as Doctors in Russia's far east Ammonia leak in successfully complete heart Russian cold man Rights violations in Ethiopia's Tigray train derails in Taiwan storage facility Moscow, Apr 2 (Sputnik) UK's foreign office, The Ethiopian armed surgery amid hospital blaze leaves 2 people The foreign ministers of read. forces launched a mili- Blagoveshchensk, Russia, "During the blaze, doctors injured : Emer- the G7 countries are The G7 foreign ministers tary operation in the Apr 2 (Sputnik) Doctors were performing surgery. "strongly concerned" called on all parties to Tigray region this past performed surgery on a Fire and rescue units did gency Services over recent reports of exercise the "utmost re- November after the gov- heart patient under ex- everything possible to pre- Moscow, Apr 2 (Sputnik) human rights violations straint" and expressed ernment in Addis Ababa treme circumstances in vent combustion products Two employees of a cold and breaches of interna- their condemnation of the accused the Tigray Russia’s Far East on Fri- from spreading into the storage facility in the Rus- tional humanitarian law in killing of civilians and People's Liberation Front day afternoon as a fire was operating room and stop sian city of Irkutsk in Ethiopia's restive border "indiscriminate" shelling (TPLF), the regional rul- ravaging through the hos- fire hazards from threat- southeastern Siberia were region of Tigray, accord- attacks. ing party, of attacking a pital. ening possible escape injured by toxic fumes ing to a statement issued Ethiopian Prime Minister military installation. A fire hit a cardiological routes," emergency ser- caused by a leak of am- on Friday. Abiy Ahmed said one On November 28, Manila, Apr 2 (UNI) At agency said that the acci- center in the city of vices told Sputnik. monia, a spokesperson for "We, the G7 Foreign Min- week ago that Eritrean Ahmed said that the mili- many as 48 people were dent claimed 41 lives. Blagoveshchensk on Fri- The surgery ended suc- emergency services told isters of Canada, France, troops would leave the tary operation against killed and 118 injured af- In what is said to be the day, sweeping through an cessfully. The patient has Sputnik on Friday. Germany, Italy, Japan, Tigray region, and the the TPLF had come to a ter a train ferrying 490 island's worst rail disaster area of 1,600 square since been evacuated to "There was a leak of 10 the United Kingdom and G7 foreign ministers successful conclusion passengers derailed in in almost four decades, an meters (17,200 square another facility. liters [338 oz] of ammo- the United States of said that they welcome after government troops Taiwan's Hualien County express train carrying 490 feet). While staff and pa- The open fire was extin- nia in one of the work- America and the High this announcement. had taken "full control" on Friday. people on board derailed tients were evacuated guished at 2:24 p.m. local shops of the cold storage Representative of the Eu- Rights groups, such as of Mekelle, the regional Currently, no one remains in a tunnel today. from the two-story build- time (5:24 GMT). Ac- plant," the spokesperson ropean Union are strongly Human Rights Watch, capital. trapped in the train or the The train, which was trav- ing, a team of eight doc- cording to preliminary said. concerned about recent have accused the According to the Inter- tunnel, while seven of the eling from the capital city tors continued to perform data, electrical malfunc- Two workers were hos- reports on human rights Eritrean armed forces of national Organization for injured are stated to be in Taipei, to the southeastern a heart surgery. tion caused the blaze. pitalized with poisoning violations and abuses, killing dozens of civil- Migration, more than a critical condition, a re- city of Taitung got de- injures, according to the and violations of interna- ians in the Tigray town 60,000 Ethiopians fled port by the Central News railed after reportedly hit- Sputnik relocates English- official.The incident is tional humanitarian law in of Axum during the re- the fighting and crossed Agency (CNA) said. ting a truck that had slid being clarified. Tigray," the statement, cent hostilities in the re- the border into neighbor- An earlier update by off the road from a Language Editorial work from which was carried by the gion. ing Sudan. Taiwan's national fire nearby construction site. Belarusian gov't to UK to offices in US, Russia study new US Moscow, Apr 2 (Sput- ments in the United King- sanctions, response Sheikh Hasina urges people to abide by Covid rules nik) The Sputnik interna- dom will continue at the tional news agency is existing pace and volume. may follow : Presi- Dhaka, Apr 2 (UNI) riage ceremonies on a dential Office Bangladesh Prime Minis- limited scale following moving the UK-based Sputnik was launched in ter Sheikh Hasina has the health guidelines. activities of English edi- 2014 as an umbrella Minsk, Apr 2 (Sputnik) urged the people to com- tion to the United States brand for an array of The Belarusian govern- ply with the health regu- “After returning home and Russia as part of a products, including radio, ment will study the new lations and guidelines to from offices or other reorganization, while the 24/7 newsfeeds, US sanctions on combat the sudden surge places, take steam of hot coverage of news related websites, social net- Belarusian enterprises, a in the COVID-19 infec- water by covering heads to the United Kingdom works, mobile apps, mul- response may follow, tions. with a piece of cloth will continue as normal. timedia press centers and deputy head of the presi- which can work effec- The relocation is part of pollsters. The agency is dential administration, 'We have to bring the situ- tively against the Covid- a reorganization commis- headquartered in Mos- Dmitry Krutoy, said on ation under control as we 19,” she suggested. sioned by the managers cow and has regional of- Friday. did earlier immediately of Rossiya Segodnya In- fices in all landmark re- Ned Price, a US State De- after the coronavirus She also suggested tak- ternational Information gions of the world, in- partment 's spokesman, breakout. We are trying ing mustard oil in the Agency, the parent com- cluding Europe, the said that the US would re- to bring the virus under nose before leaving the pany of Sputnik. Middle East, Africa, Asia, impose sanctions on nine control. But, assistance house, saying that she The International edition and North and South Belarusian companies on from the people is nec- has been using it since the in English will now be Americas. April 26. essary to contain it, she Covid-19 onset. handled by the Sputnik Sputnik products deliver "These are quite fresh told the parliament on tion) has increased, par- 'I repeatedly told the other health guidelines to offices in Washington an objective and timely statements, we have not Thursday while speaking ticularly on March 29, 30 people to wear masks remain protected from “After returning home and Moscow, while the coverage of news in more studied them in-depth. As on a condolence motion and 31, as high as and follow the health the lethal virus. She said from offices or other coverage of develop- than 30 languages. far as I see it, our col- on incumbent lawmaker couldn’t be imagined,' guidelines even after tak- it has been estimated that places, take steam of hot leagues [US authorities] from Sylhet-3 constitu- she added. ing the jabs against the people attending mar- water by covering heads Phase 3 clinical trials of Russian approached the deadline, ency Mahmud Us Samad coronavirus. But, main- riage ceremonies and go- with a piece of cloth COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V to as they usually consider Chowdhury, who died She said that the coun- taining the health proto- ing to tourist places for which can work effec- such decisions in March recently. try is witnessing a sud- col has been stopped,' outing mainly contributed tively against the Covid- end in June: Developer or April ... The govern- den surge in the Covid- she continued. to the sudden surge in the 19,” she suggested. ment of our republic will The Leader of the House 19 infections as the Covid-19 infection rate. study the situation. If it is said that a sudden surge people are ignoring the The Prime Minister reit- Ms Hasina also sug- necessary, some things in the coronavirus infec- health guidelines since erated her call to the The Prime Minister called gested putting mustard will be reported to the tion rate has been seen in vaccination against the countrymen to put masks upon all to avoid mass oil in the nose before president. If this threat Bangladesh and else- virus started as they are on faces which she de- gatherings and stop go- leaving the house, saying becomes a reality, some where across the world. thinking that nothing scribed as the most im- ing out home unneces- that she has been using it response measures will 'The coronavirus (infec- would happen to them. portant thing and follow sarily and arrange mar- since the Covid-19 onset. certainly be implemented," Krutoy said.

US lawmakers introduce bill to US sends 2nd batch of AstraZeneca Sultan of Brunei provide $1bln to handle mi- vaccines to Mexico in loan deal becomes 1st citizen grants on border with Mexico of country to get Mexico City, Apr 2 (Sputnik) The United States has shared a second batch of dose of COVID-19 Washington, Apr 2 1.2 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine with Mexico as part Moscow, Apr 2 (Sputnik) The Russian Ministry of (UNI) Congressmen of a loan deal as the national regulator continues assessing safety and efficacy Health will make the decision on permanent registra- vaccine John Katko and Henry of the drug. tion of homegrown COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V af- Moscow, Apr 2 (Sputnik) Cuellar introduced a bi- Last week, the US sent the first 1.5 million AstraZeneca doses to Mexico. The ter post-registration clinical trials end in June, Alexander Sultan of Brunei Hassanal partisan measure to pro- country, which sits on several millions doses of the vaccine, has agreed to Gintsburg, the head of the Gamaleya Institute of Epi- Bolkiah has become the vide the federal govern- loan some of them to neighboring Canada and Mexico as the drug has yet to demiology and Microbiology, told Sputnik on Friday. first citizen of the coun- ment with $1 billion to receive a national authorization. The Russian government registered Sputnik V last try who received a dose fund efforts to mitigate immediate action to "1,208,700 AstraZeneca doses have arrived from Chicago thanks to an export August. The Gamaleya-developed vaccine has been of a vaccine against the the influx of migrants mitigate a humanitarian permit issued by President [Joe] Biden's government to support the vaccina- rolled out in the national vaccination campaign while coronavirus, media arriving at the US bor- crisis, Cuellar said in a tion plan in Mexico," Mexican Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard wrote on Phase 3 clinical trials continued. reported.The Borneo Bul- der with Mexico. press release. Twitter. "The monitoring has been ongoing for half a year now, letin newspaper published The deliveries come as the AstraZeneca faces setbacks on its path to approval and we need to look at the long-term effects. It ap- a photo of the sultan smil- "Authorizes an initial in- The United States is on in the US against backdrop of reports of blood clots in some of those inocu- pears to be mid-June. Allow us another two to three ing after getting the dose vestment of $1 billion to pace to see a record lated with the vaccine in Europe. weeks to file a report and submit it to the health of the vaccine. The coun- be appropriated, re- number of migrants ar- In March, the US disputed AstraZeneca data from the trial on its soil. Follow- ministry's expert committee. I hope that the decision try has approved the use quires the maintenance riving at the southern ing the rift, the UK-Swedish drugmaker reasserted effectiveness of its vac- on permanent registration will be made after that," of three vaccines – the level of the fund up border this year. So far, cine, albeit revising its efficacy in preventing symptomatic coronavirus cases Gintsburg said. AstraZeneca, Pfizer/ until 2025, allows the a total of 396,958 ille- down by three percentage points to 76 percent. The regimen of Sputnik V is two doses per patient at BioNTech and Sinopharm Treasury to invest a por- gal migrants have been least 21 days apart. According to the official, the di- – but it remains unknown tion of the funds for the apprehended at the US rections for use will remain unchanged after the trials which drug was used by purpose of compound- southern border since Japanese PM, US Prez to meet on end. the monarch. The World ing interest, and returns October, according to Sputnik V is built on the human adenoviral vector plat- Health Organization de- the money to the Trea- US government data. April 16: Chief Cabinet Secretary form, which is considered a well-researched technol- clared the COVID-19 out- sury after 2025," a sum- About 100,441 illegal ogy in comparison with more modern mRNA vaccines. break a pandemic on mary of the legislation migrants were appre- Tokyo, Apr 2 (Sputnik) Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and US Presi- According to the latest interim results of clinical trials March 11, 2020. To date, said. hended in February. dent Joe Biden will hold a meeting in Washington on April 16, Japanese Chief released by medical journal Lancet, the vaccine has more than 129.47 million Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato said on Friday. 91.6 percent efficacy against symptomatic COVID- people have been infected The Border Surge Re- The monthly apprehen- The negotiations were initially scheduled for April 9. 19. with the coronavirus sponse and Resilience sion numbers for the “The meeting [between the Japanese prime minister and the US president] will The Russian vaccine has been approved for use in al- worldwide, with over 2.82 Act would create a month of March, which be held in Washington on April 16,” Kato said. most 60 countries, including in North and South million fatalities, according framework that would will be released in the During the talks, the parties are going to discuss the Chinese military buildup in America, Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East. to Johns Hopkins Univer- enable the US govern- coming days, are ex- the East China Sea and the South China Sea as well as the denuclearisation of Aside from Russia, Phase 3 clinical trials are being sity. Brunei has confirmed ment to anticipate mi- pected to surpass North Korea. carried out in Belarus, India, the United Arab Emirates 213 COVID-19 cases so gration surges and take February's total. The leaders may also touch upon the recent missile tests conducted by Pyongyang. and Venezuela. far, with three fatalities.

03.pmd 2 4/2/2021, 11:11 PM Orissa Today Saturday 03 April 2021 Bhubaneswar 3 Over 13 lakh pilgrims pay obeisance at BJP Govt's modified history terms great Maratha Vaishno Devi in first quarter of 2021 warriors as invaders: Digambar Kamat Panaji, Apr 2 (UNI) ism Department pertain- for Goa should never be Digambar Kamat. The Jammu, Apr 2 (UNI) Leader of Opposition ing to Fort Aguada forgotten. It is most un- Tourism Department Amidst the COVID-19 Digambar Kamat on Fri- wherein the Tourism De- fortunate that the BJP needs to focus on main- threat, the pilgrimage to day alleged that the partment which had Government has insulted taining discipline on vari- the world-famous Shri Bharatiya Janata Party termed Maratha’s as in- the Maratha Warriors,'' ous tourist locations Mata Vaishno Devi (BJP) Government has vaders, Leader of Oppo- Mr Kamat said. rather than getting in- Bhawan has started gain- insulted the Marathas led sition Digambar Kamat ''The BJP Government dulged in false propa- ing momentum and in the by Chhatrapati Shivaji demanded apology from after coming to power in ganda. The Department first quarter of 2021, Maharaj by calling the the Chief Minister for in- Goa in 2012 and at the needs to put efforts to more than 13 lakh pil- Great Warriors as invad- sulting the sentiments of Centre in 2014 have al- ensure that all the tour- grims paid obeisance at ers. the patriotic Indians. He ways remained busy in ist locations are kept the Shrine situated in the In a statement, he said the has also said the clarifi- glorification of Jumla clean,'' he said. Trikuta Hills of Katra clarification issued by the cation tweet of Tourism Politics. They have con- The former Chief Min- town in Reasi district of Tourism Department Department was making veniently tried to side line ister demanded a thor- Jammu and Kashmir. in January, last year, 5,12, the sacred shrine. to have smooth yatra,” made propaganda of propaganda of Portu- the glorious history of ough investigation in the 569 pilgrims, in February, they said adding that Salazars Portuguese re- guese regime. our Country. It is high matter and said strict Official sources here told 3,96,683 pilgrims and on However, around 70,074 many devotees are also gime and asked was this ''The contribution of time that the BJP orga- action should be taken UNI that in the first three March, 3, 43,482 pilgrims more devotees reached attending the morning- the modified history the Chatrapati Shivaji nizes programmes for against all those who months up to March 31, visited the cave shrine till Katra in the first three evening ‘aarti’. BJP was writing?. Maharaj, Chatrapati their Cadres to learn and were responsible for in- 2021, as many as 13,22, March 18. months of 2021 than in Condemning the irre- Sambhaji Maharaj and the understand the real his- sulting the Maratha War- 808 (in lakhs) pilgrims vis- the previous year. Moreover, they said that sponsible tweet of Tour- Great Maratha Warriors tory of India said riors. ited the cave shrine. The pilgrimage to the cave SOPs like sanitisers, shrine was suspended on “Currently 15,000 to wearing masks, social Ravi Shankar Prasad gets second dose of COVID vaccine “Despite Corona's threat, March 18 due to the clo- 19,000 thousand devotees distancing, are being reli- enthusiasm of pilgrims sure of all religious places daily are reaching base giously followed while New Delhi, Apr 2 (UNI) remains intact and the countrywide in view of camp Katra to perform the Shrine Board employ- Union Minister Ravi Shrine Board has taken all the peak in the COVID pilgrimage,” said an offi- ees in assistance of police Shankar Prasad was on measures for the safety of pandemic and it resumed cial adding that by fore- personnel, are taking spe- Friday administered the the devotees as per the almost five months later noon on April 1, around cial care of measures put second dose of COVID SOPs and time to time on August 16, 2020. 6,000 pilgrims had left for in place. vaccine at the All India In- guidelines issued by the the Bhavan. stitute Of Medical Science, Ministry of Home Af- Official sources, how- “For devotees, Covid-19 here."Just had my second fairs,” said an official. ever, said that in January “Shrine Board has made tests are being done at the Covaxin at AIIMS, Delhi. 2021, a total of 4,08,061 adequate arrangements Katra Railway Station, at So proud of the extraordi- They said that in the same pilgrims visited the shrine and provided all facilities the entrance of Katra He- nary team of Dr Guleria, period last year, followed by 3,89, 549 in for the pilgrims like heli- lipad, Scenic Deodhi and Director AIIMS & all the great commitment in fight against Covid19. My salute to them & the entire medical 12,52,734 pilgrims paid February and on March, copter service, battery New Tarakot Track,” they doctors, nurses & medical fraternity of our country," Mr Prasad tweeted sharing a picture of himself getting the obeisance, adding that 5, 25, 198 pilgrims visited cars and ropeway service added. staff who are working with inoculated.The Minister had got the first jab of Covaxin on March 2. COVID-19: Tendulkar hospitalised Assam EVM controversy: EC orders under medical advice Mumbai, Apr 2 (UNI) Cricket legend Sachin repolling, suspends PO, three others Tendulkar on Friday said New Delhi, Apr 2 (UNI) Furnishing details of the of its own so as to reach 2) and he levelled allega- missing until the wee that he has been The Election Commission yesterday's incident in the Material Receipt Cen- tions that the EVM was hours of this morning as hospitalised under medical on Friday suspended a Assam where a BJP tre faster since they were being taken to be tam- he was hiding in the un- advice, six days after test- Presiding Officer and candidate's vehicle was al- in custody of polled pered with," EC said add- dergrowth nearby and a ing positive for COVID- three others for carrying legedly used to transport EVMs," the statement ing that it was only then search operation was be- 19. an Electronic Voting Ma- EVM's to the strong read. that the poll party realised ing conducted all night. chine (EVM) in a vehicle room, the Commission that something was amiss "This delayed the trans- The 47-year-old Master which belonged to a said the vehicle which had The Commission further and alerted the Sector Of- mission of this report by Blaster, who had tested eryone," Tendulkar wrote. former India all-rounder Assam BJP candidate and been allotted by the trans- said as the polling party ficer. a few hours," the EC said. positive for the virus on Irfan Pathan, his elder ordered a repoll at a poll- port cell of election reached Kanaishil in March 27 and was in Indian cricket great, who brother Yusuf and S ing station in Ratabari seat branch, DC office, to the Karimganj at about 2200 However, a larger crowd Meanwhile, during the home isolation ever since, was part of India's historic Badrinath have so far an- of Assam. party carrying the polling hrs, they were surrounded had gathered by then and course of the stone pelt- took to twitter to inform World Cup win in 2011, nounced that they have party broke down at about by a mob of about 50 the poll party were at- ing, SP Karimganj sus- about the development. also wished all Indians and tested positive for the "Although the seals of the 2100 hrs on Thursday. people which started pelt- tacked and held hostage tained minor injuries on his teammates on the 10th dreaded virus. EVM were found intact, ing stones at them. by a mob along with the his collarbone and blank "Thank you for your anniversary of the victory. it has nevertheless been "Due to the traffic con- EVM in the vehicle at 2145 firing had to be resorted wishes and prayers. As a All of them recently played decided to do a re-poll at gestion and the prevailing "When they asked the hrs alleging that the EVM to disperse the mob. matter of abundant pre- "Wishing all Indians & my together in the Road No. 149- Indira MV weather condition, the leader of the mob, he re- was being taken to be tam- caution under medical ad- teammates on the 10th Safety World Series School of LAC 1 party became detached plied that it was the ve- pered with. Assam went to the second vice, I have been anniversary of our World where Tendulkar had led Ratabari(SC) as added from its convoy.....While hicle of Sri Krishnendu phase of Assembly polls hospitalised. I hope to be Cup win," he tweeted. the Indian team to victory precaution. A report has the sector officer was ar- Paul who is a contesting Clarifying over the delay on Thursday in which a back home in a few days. in the veteran’s tourna- also been sought from the ranging for an alternate candidate of a in issuing the statement, high voter turnout of Take care and stay safe ev- Apart from Tendulkar, ment in Raipur. Special Observer," EC vehicle, polling party de- neighbouring constitu- the poll body said that the 76.76 per cent was re- said in a statement. cided to arrange a vehicle ency (Patharkandi LAC- first polling officer was corded during the polling. Adi Kavi Sarla Das was pioneer in FIR lodged against doctor whose ambulance was democratizing literature: Naidu Cuttack, Apr 2 (UNI) Vice by Sarala Das has not lasting impression on a President M Venkaiah dimmed among Odia wide cross section of read- used by mafia don Mukhtar Ansari in Punjab Naidu today said Sarala ers. people even after hundreds Lucknow, Apr 2 (UNI) An government staff was se- Das as Adi Kavi, the first of years because of his .The description of places, FIR has been registered cretly busy in search of poet of Odisha, could be unique style and diction, the graphic representation described as Adi he remarked. of festivals and events, and against doctor Ms Alka this connection of Aitihasika, the first histo- above all the characteriza- Rai of Mau district in the Mukhtar. rian, Adi Bhougolbith, the “No reader needs to refer tion of people in the 15th city Kotwali police station first geographer and the to a dictionary to under- century reflect his deep in connection with the On the other hand, ambu- first sociologist. knowledge of various stand what he says in his ambulance used by mafia lance papers were scruti- The whole of Odisha re- books, particularly the socio-economic aspects of don Mukhtar Ansari while nized at the ARTO office veres Sarala Das as the Mahabharata. It is not easy his times. Father of modern Odia to communicate complex going from Ropar jail in which found that it was language but to me he ap- emotions and ideas in a Sarala Das, Mr.Naidu said, Punjab to Delhi recently. registered on December pears to be a pioneer in simple language under- was a great poet with re- 13, 2013, and the ambu- democratizing literature as stood by all. markable vision. He was a When the UP police ad- lance is not fit since Feb- he had used colloquial lan- This is indeed the hallmark true “muni” or a sage-writer. guage as early as the 15th He introduces himself as a ministration started inves- ruary 1, 2016, and has not of great poets who have tigating after the matter been insured since Janu- century, Mr.Naidu said won the hearts of people. farmer by birth “janme while speaking at the 600th Shri Sarala Das is one of krusiakaari” and admits came in the headlines, the said that a case has been Punjab for a long time. Barabanki district.Police ary 2017. birth anniversary event of such great luminaries,the with great humility of his address at which the am- registered against Dr Alka The UP government had said on Friday that the Adikabi Sarala Das here. Vice President said. ignorance of how a bulance was registered Rai, a doctor from Mau approached even the Su- address of the ambulance At the same time, the Mr.Naidu said “I consider In Telugu, the great phi- ‘Dharma Granth’ or scrip- and the hospital operated district, in the ambulance preme Court to bring him in the ARTO office was ambulance's owner, Dr the Odia Mahabharat writ- losopher-poet believed to ture like Mahabharat is to ten by Sarala Das to be be written, “na jaane saastra here turned out to be fake. case. The police will in- back. registered in the name of Alka Rai, is said to be a belong to a slightly later vestigate the entire case Dr Alka Rai, 56, Shyam resident of Mau district. truly unique” era, Yogi Vemana, also bidhi”. Vyasa’s Mahabharata has adopted a similar style and After this, ARTO (admin- and take strong action UP police went to Punjab Sun Hospital, Rafinagar, On January 20, 2020, a been translated by many his wise sayings have be- But his composition was istration) Pankaj Singh against the culprits, she to take charge of Barabanki, which did not notice was sent by ARTO Indian authors but Sarala come a part of the con- not one of a novice. It is, gave a police complaint at said. Mukhtar on the orders of exist for many years. to Dr Alka Rai. Das’s rendering recreates sciousness of the Telugus. indeed, a masterpiece writ- Kotwali police station in the Supreme Court. the immortal epic in a style Mr Naidu said the greatest ten in a metre that very and diction that has en- closely mimics the flow of Mau district to register an It is known that mafia Mukhtar, who reached the The police reached this At the same time, no hos- of poets in any language FIR in this case. don Mukhtar Ansari of court from there, used a address and investigated pital registration on this deared it to the entire Odia have this extraordinary colloquial, spoken Odia and speaking population. ability to communicate in a uses words with Prakrit, Mau district has been registered private ambu- but no clue was found. name has been found in The Mahabharata written simple style and leave a Arabic and Persian origins. CO City Seema Yadav lodged in Ropar jail in lance (UP 41 AT 7171) of Throughout the day, the the CMO office too.

03.pmd 3 4/2/2021, 11:11 PM Orissa Today Saturday 03 April 2021 Bhubaneswar 4 No end in sight: Questions galore What does Bengal think today? Myanmar crisis The outcome of the ongoing elections to the West Indian politics and its after-effects may be felt for Bengal legislative assembly will have important decades. implications for the working of not just the state’s The political psychologist, Ashis Nandy, said that in We are on the fringes of some dramatic defence cooperation polity but on the future of democracy in India. If the these elections the West Bengal chief minister, agreements playing out. India would need to weigh in smartly Bharatiya Janata Party is able to come to power for Mamata Banerjee, is pitted against a man “who is the first time in Bengal, there will be no stopping presiding over the destiny of 1.3 billion Indians”. on new arrangements such as the Quad, and its ability to Narendra Modi’s relentless drive to create an The question that Nandy and others have raised in contribute meaningfully to it, whilst arriving at an optimal path Opposition-mukt Bharat and his unabashed the larger political context is whether voters that protects our overall interests as an emerging world player. endeavour to establish what can best be described as perceive political parties and leaders not in binary an ‘electoral autocracy’ in the country. black-and-white terms but as ‘lesser’ or ‘greater’ The upcoming visit by US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin to Even if the BJP fails to ‘obtain’ a majority of seats in evils while preferring the former. Will such India needs to be seen in this light. the assembly and form the government in the state, perceptions influence voting trends in the Modi it would certainly improve its position and claim a versus Mamata battle? One of the biggest changes ‘victory’ of sorts. Is it then a win-win situation for that Modi has brought about is that India’s multi- Modi whatever be the outcome of the polls? Not party elections have been converted into an really. If a non-BJP government led by the Trinamul American-style contest between two personalities. Congress (on its own or with the support of others) Hence, his party’s frequent reference to Rahul Sir — The latest round of international returns to rule Bengal for five years, it would temper Gandhi. The BJP, on its own, increased its vote condemnation of the Myanmar army comes with Modi’s ambitions and constrain the BJP juggernaut, share from around 31.3 per cent to 37.4 per cent the defence chiefs of the United States of at least for a while. That would indeed be a welcome between 2014 and 2019, while that of the National America, the United Kingdom, Japan and nine development for those opposed to the right-wing, Democratic Alliance went up from approximately other nations denouncing the Tatmadaw in the Hindu-nationalist political party and its ideological 37 per cent to around 45 per cent implying that in wake of the brutal killings of over 100 civilians on parent, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. Over 2019 more than half of those who voted did not the country’s Armed Forces Day (“Bloodbath”, the last seven years and especially during the 2019 support either the BJP or its partners. But the March 30). Even as the Myanmar military chief, Lok Sabha elections, voters have voted very it would determine whether the BJP is able to spread its ‘personalization’ of politics cuts both ways, Min Aung Hlaing, mouthed platitudes about differently in state elections and national elections. Social narrow notion of nationalism further and whether its particularly in Bengal. Just as Modi is bigger than the protecting the people and restoring democracy in scientists like Abhay Dubey of the Centre for the Study of version of electoral autocracy (chunauvi tanashahi) would party he leads, so is Mamata Banerjee. She is the TMC. In the country, the armed forces continued with their Developing Societies describe this phenomenon as the get a ‘booster dose’. Indeed, in the BJP’s scheme of this electoral battle between the two, there is a difference ruthless repression of the protesters by firing sarkarikaran — ‘governmentalization’ — of politics in the things, all those opposed to the elected Supreme Leader however. Didi’s emotional appeals to voters in general indiscriminately at people, including children. It country in which the incumbent regime (at the Centre or in have to be branded as anti-nationals. During its rule, the and to women in particular may give her an edge over the is ironical that the parade held last Saturday was to the states) has an advantage. This is what makes Bengal so use of the colonial-era anti-sedition law has multiplied BJP. And this is where parochial appeals could matter. commemorate the start of Myanmar’s military important for the BJP even if there is good reason to manifold. One estimate by Article 14 indicated that 96 per Subterranean understandings and covert coalitions cannot resistance against Japanese occupation in 1945, believe that things are far from hunky-dory for the party cent of the sedition cases filed against 405 Indians for be ruled out. If the outcome of the polls is close, a variant but now the military is oppressing the citizens of and that it would be very challenging for it to repeat its criticizing political leaders and governments over the last of the ‘Maharashtra model’ could be replicated in Bengal, its own country. impressive performance in the Lok Sabha elections two decade had been registered after Modi came to power in again with a difference because the BJP has no allies in But China and Russia are yet to criticize the years ago when it won 18 out of the 42 parliamentary seats 2014. The website, which tracked sedition cases in the Bengal like the Shiv Sena. One famous quote that Bengali Tatmadaw. This could make it difficult for the with a roughly 40 per cent share of the votes polled. There decade between January 2010 and December 2020, stated ‘exceptionalists’ still love — while others pour scorn over United Nations security council — where both are huge imponderables and a number of questions the that 149 people were accused of making “critical” or it is — the one attributed to the ‘moderate’ Congress countries hold the power to veto — to take action answers to which would be known only when the election “derogatory” remarks against the prime minister and 144 leader from Maharashtra, Gopal Krishna Gokhale, who against the junta. The military, which overthrew results are declared. Which way would the anti-TMC vote were accused of making remarks against the Uttar died at the young age of 48 in 1915. Both Mohandas the democratically elected government of Aung go? Would it get split between the BJP and the Left- Pradesh chief minister, Yogi Adityanath. The author and Karamchand Gandhi and Mohammed Ali Jinnah San Suu Kyi, has killed hundreds of civilians so Congress combine, thereby helping the ruling party in the journalist, Sagarika Ghose, said that the 2021 assembly considered Gokhale to be their mentor. But the economic far and lacks legitimacy. The absence of a strong state? Or would the votes of those opposed to the BJP, elections in Bengal can be compared to the Battle of decline of Bengal began soon afterwards with the capital international response, thus far limited only to including the votes of Muslims, get fragmented in a Plassey when the army of the East India Company led by moving from Calcutta to Delhi followed by the bloody sanctions against the top military brass and two manner that would help the saffron party the way it did in Robert Clive defeated the much larger force of the then partition of the subcontinent and the de-industrialization companies it deals with, may be worsening the 2019? There are theories galore and speculation is rife but Nawab of Bengal, Siraj-ud-Daulah. Clive succeeded of the state. Will Gokhale be proved right or wrong more situation. These incidents should draw a harsher no political pundit really knows what the outcome would because he was not just a military leader but also a than a century later? The answer to this question would response from the international community. be or even whether the electoral contest would be close or strategist who won over the nawab’s commanders like depend on the ideological predilections and perspectives It is time that India — it was one among the eight one-sided. I recently spoke to a number of political Mir Jafar. The BJP, too, has won over key commanders of of the particular reader. How many voters in Bengal are countries that sent representatives to Myanmar on observers and I am summarizing the views of three of the TMC like Suvendu Adhikari. Even if there are some cognizant of the national importance of their franchise? I the occasion of the Armed Forces Day — forgoes them here, simply because I agree with much of what they who would describe her contention as exaggerated and wish I knew. Will May 2 provide us the answers? The wait its old ties with the Tatmadaw. Many people are say. The political scientist, Suhas Palshikar, argues that consider her analogy stretched, few would disagree that could be excruciatingly long, like the elections conducted having to flee the country. It behoves India to the outcome of the Bengal elections is important because the impact of the Bengal elections would be pivotal to over eight phases in the state for the first time. Days after Ladakh withdrawal, hope floats for peace on LoC uphold democratic traditions and stand up for the basic human rights of the Myanmarese people. Sir — It was heartbreaking to learn that India, one of the largest democracies in the world, chose to Blind to love: Abuse of POSCO A renewed, send its representatives to Myanmar for the Armed Forces Day parade. It turned out to be one robust of the bloodiest days in the history of the country Removing the non-compoundable element of the law in cases of relationships above 16 could have its own problems in a society that is happy to have rapists marry survivors with at least 114 civilians losing their lives. The commitment to other countries that sent their representatives to Laws can be abused, but how they are abused depends The high court dismissed her plea, holding attend the event in Naypyidaw are Russia, China, on the prevalent attitudes of a culture. In India, the that crimes under the POCSO Act were non- equality and Pakistan, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Laos and law against abduction is often evoked against the compoundable — not open to compromise. Thailand. Many are justifiably wondering why relationship of two consenting adults when their The trial court had sentenced her erstwhile justice by the the Narendra Modi government chose to families want to prevent a union for reasons of caste, partner, who has since petitioned the State and the participate in the event rather than condemning community or background. Thus, a committee Supreme Court. Reported statements from the Myanmar military. Perhaps it would help to studying the steep rise in the number of cases under co-ordinate benches of the high court as well myriad political remember that India’s relationship with Myanmar the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, as the Supreme Court indicate that the has been complex. During the tenures of Indira 2012 noted, among other things, the use of the law to higher judiciary is fully aware of the systems Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, India prioritized its criminalize consensual relationships between two consequences of the POCSO Act’s silence commitment to democratic values but was mostly teenagers. This is a razor’s edge. The committee on romantic relationships below 18. around the neutral in its approach towards Myanmar. recommended that teenagers over 16 be tried as Sending a boy to prison for being part of a world is the However, Indian foreign policy saw a marked adults over 18 for sexual crimes, while mentioning relationship of mutual love cannot be fair; it change in the 1990s. The government of P.V. the problem of punishing under-18 consensual sexual is as unfair as viewing innocent need of the Narasimha Rao recognized the geopolitical relationships. The recommendation for lowering the relationships as alien or unnatural. A law importance of Myanmar and took significant age for trial as adults was prompted, presumably, by that seeks to punish the sexual abuse of hour steps to engage with it politically while also the increasing sexual abuse of girls of three or four by minors has to be nuanced. Removing the strengthening economic ties. Subsequent teenage boys. But the law tars all teenagers with the non-compoundable element of the law in governments — both the United Progressive same brush. Sexually active young people can have girl had first accused a slightly older boy of rape and cases of relationships above 16 could have Alliance as well as the National Democratic consensual relationships: is the POCSO Act meant to cheating, but later sought to depose before the Madras its own problems in a society that is happy to have rapists Alliance — continued to build India’s relationship punish such non-criminal activity? High Court that the relationship was consensual. When it marry survivors. But crime must be distinguished from with Myanmar. This question is the focus of a recent case, in which a teenage broke down, she was urged by the State to charge the boy. love in spite of the confusions produced by hindsight. What lies beneath

There is a daily ugliness in our lives. We our minds while offering us an excuse not to allegedly pushed under a bus, supposedly in front of have grown accustomed to its face — its confront the life-altering changes taking place policemen. Yet Mission Shakti came into operation last many faces — and to what lies beneath. behind the daily ugliness. There is more. Can October to execute the chief minister’s promise of zero In India, complacency is a major factor for How long, for example, did we linger the Opposition complain about an empowered tolerance for crimes against women. Defining the vaccine hesitancy. With the lifting of over the image of a supine police force when one of its criticisms against relationship of laws, police and crime with one another mahagathbandhan legislator of the Bihar Kumar’s governance is the rise in crime? has become difficult, for these have lost their familiar restrictions, most people feel the worst assembly being dragged by his arms over Government data show that his earlier fame in moorings in the last few years while we have been is over. They, however, do not take into the ground by security personnel? Was establishing law and order had become rather scrambling to pretend that they are in their usual places. there any shock or disbelief? The tattered, although some crimes, murder and Were we used to mob lynchings of people suspected of account that the Spanish flu had upending of norms implicit in the image robbery for instance, had declined by 2019. But slaughtering cows, carrying or storing beef? We are now; could not have unsettled us too much the overall situation is grave enough for the we might even be mildly surprised that the accused in the ravaged the world for more than two either. We are bombarded every day by chief minister to have had three meetings with 2015 killing of Mohammad Akhlaque are facing trial this years in three waves. Covid-19 has images of violence, criminal or police chiefs after his return this time. Rising year. Ugliness has entered our souls. Without our administrative, to such a degree that such crime is an excellent ruse for a force with participation in the inversion of values it would not have waxed and waned in the US, Europe and a small matter may slip our attention. The powers to arrest and search without warrant. been possible for UP and Madhya Pradesh to formulate the Middle East in multiple waves. The daily ugliness, therefore, is not limited to The mischievous logic here has grown as laws against ‘love jihad’, a phenomenon acknowledged what we see or hear; it runs deep like a familiar as our own skin in the last seven years as non-existent by the police and even the ruling party in Indian Council of Medical Research has bubbling fissure in our minds, confusing through its varied application by Bharatiya Parliament. Yet there is a law against it in two states; warned that India may face more waves perception, thought and judgment. Janata Party governments; all it demands is an others may follow. The idea is to isolate the minority The legislator was being pulled away from overturning of democratic principles, community and destroy inter-community amity, in the coming months. outside the Speaker’s chamber where he had been sitting immune to accountability suggests that governments like processes, relationships and rights. The criminalize the relationship between men and women in with other Opposition members of the legislative to make the people feel that they are criminals till proven legislation in Bihar echoes the Uttar Pradesh Special particular circumstances, control women and attack the assembly in protest against the passage of the Bihar innocent. The inversion of norms represented by the Security Force Act, 2020, which gives the same powers rights to autonomy and privacy. Will the law create the special armed police bill, 2021. According to the legislator’s picture lay, for one, in the reported refusal of and immunities and has a similar declared purpose. The crime, or will it just pervert our understanding of a loving government, the law would “develop the Bihar Military Nitish Kumar’s government to engage with objections. UPSSF protects not just installations but persons and bond between two human beings? Perhaps, because Police into a well-trained and fully equipped armed But ramming through controversial laws has become a residences as directed, and can, like the Bihar special Adityanath, the BJP’s star campaigner, reminded his police force with multi-domain expertise to cater to the daily matter in the Lok Sabha, as though Parliament has armed police, arrest anyone whom it thinks is suspicious. audience in West Bengal with suitable condescension development needs and the larger interest of the state”. vanished already. The protesting MLAs were marshalled That is truly convenient in a state where Yogi Adityanath, that the state needed this law in order to protect ‘our’ The Opposition was protesting against the powers of out and, reportedly, beaten up by security personnel. the chief minister, flourished by encouraging police women. There is an unspeakable ugliness in the vortex of search and arrest without warrant that this force was Why not? Respect and decorum are foolish concepts in a ‘encounters’. That is outlawed, and a comment to this institutionalized lawlessness and hatred of freedom, being given; no court could take cognizance of offences political culture dominated by violence of word and effect from the Centre could have clarified the rights and diversity and democracy into which we are being — under this law by any officer without government deed. The police are free to drag an elected representative wrongs of extrajudicial killings by the State. Was it willingly? — drawn. We are living through changes that sanction. These immunities made the phrasing of the law over the ground when the ‘site’ they are ‘securing’ has because most of the targets came from the poorer sections will alter in their totality what we knew to be our rights seem threatening rather than reassuring. The Central lost its sanctified status as a vessel of the people’s will. of the minority community, underprivileged classes and and wrongs when we were born in this country. Industrial Security Force, tasked with guarding assets That is what the picture is saying. Or is it? In 2020, it was marginalized castes that these transgressions were Comparing this moment with similar phases in the and installations, has similar powers. But the Bihar reported that 2,556 sitting members of parliament and flaunted, and accepted — by certain sections — as a chief history of other countries may be odious, so let us not do Opposition found the tasks of the new force conveniently MLAs had cases pending against them; 174 cases, if minister’s success? This inversion was established some that. Instead we could reflect on the meanings of small, vague. They ranged from ensuring public order and proven, would mean imprisonment for life. So maybe the years ago; are we too confused to judge or just scared? obvious things, such as the refusal to give an ill priest fighting extremism to guarding installations and legislator — about whom we may know nothing — is Uttar Pradesh is one state that excels in crimes against over 80 bail because he is supposed to be part of a banned performing other such duties as notified. Going beyond getting what he deserves? The confusion in the response Dalits. Can the UPSSF be expected to protect them? group that is planning to overthrow democracy and even the protests, we now have one more police force with the — originating in a corruption of the system that long Women there are not just raped and frequently murdered, assassinate the prime minister. The priest is an activist for power to pick anyone up without accounting for it — predates the present government — makes it easy for but survivors or members of the survivor’s family are tribal rights, just as his alleged co-conspirators in prison whatever the process later. The spread of police forces other, more dangerous, inversions to flow unresisted into also threatened or killed. Recently, a victim’s father was are activists for Dalit or human rights.

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"Don't lose your identity over stealing mangoes and said that they only filmmaker, said, "Fantastic is the What is the cost of this beast? What is Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency electrification!" a user wrote. entered the orchard to find their missing name to right word for this. Unless of course, the logic of har family bharegi Exchange in India, commented, Following widespread reportage on dog. it's an April Fool day prank." udaan? Can a common man afford "Obviously, an April Fool's tweet. the development, Volkswagen had 'Voltswagen'. Chetan Bhagat was quick to identify this? But it's a good concept for However, what's not obvious is that to announce that it was just a India logs 81,466 fresh the prank and wrote, "Superb, can I ambulances and law enforcing Flipkart just made millions of more harmless prank. Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours, highest single-day UP CM Yogi Adityanath criticises LDF, UDF for Noida teen jumps jump in six months not bringing legislation against 'Love Jihad' to death over Thiruvananthapuram.Uttar Kerala being targetted," he said. PUBG-like game Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Despite being aware that Adityanath on Thursday organisations like Popular Front criticised the ruling CPI(M)-led of India (PFI) and its political A 15-year-old boy allegedly died by LDF and opposition Congress- wing, the Social Democratic Party headed UDF for not bringing in of India (SDPI), were allegedly suicide after jumping from an under- legislation against 'Love Jihad'. involved in illegal activities, thus construction building in Noida. He also alleged that the office of pushing the state into a dangerous his Kerala counterpart Pinarayi position, the two fronts have tied a Vijayan is involved in the gold cloth around their eyes and failed smuggling scam. to take any action against them, Addressing a series of roadshows Yogi Adityanath said. and BJP campaign meetings in "This is to protect their vote bank various constituencies for the politics," he alleged, adding the April 6 assembly polls, Yogi two fronts were "cheating" the The total number of active cases of Adityanath alleged both the people."The two fronts are coronavirus in India crossed the 6 lakh fronts were corrupt and had district.Taking a dig at the LDF and UDF, competing with each other, not on mark after 81,466 new COVID-19 cases "betrayed" the people of the state."This was Yogi Adityanath said both were not development, but on corruption, the central interested in implementing a law against were reported across the country on the right time to give a befitting reply to the funds are being misused and diverted for LDF and UDF," Yogi Adityanath said at 'Love Jihad' on the lines of the legislation Thursday. The last one-lakh cases were their own cadres and not for the people of Kattakada in Thiruvananthapuram, where brought in by his government. the state," he alleged."The only option is to reported in just four days. With this, the senior BJP leader P K Krishnadas, is the Though the Kerala High court had made ensure that BJP-NDA comes to power in number of active cases has reached party candidate."The two fronts, which remarks against 'Love Jihad' in 2009, the Kerala as it can lead the state to the path of 6,14,696, as per the daily bulletin by the have ruled the state alternatively, have no state had not done anything so far to check development, help the state's farmers, Union Ministry of Health and Welfare. development agenda. Their only agenda it, he alleged. protect the interests of fishermen It is the highest daily Covid-19 count in six was to indulge in corruption and come to "In Uttar Pradesh, an anti-'love-jihad' community and help the unemployed youth months i.e, since October 2, 2020. Till power," the BJP leader alleged. legislation has been implemented.Why is it get jobs."Kerala had recently witnessed a The gold smuggling case was one of the most not being implemented in Kerala? Neither series of protests by various PSC rank now, as many as 1,23,03,131 people have Noida: A 15-year-old boy allegedly died by been infected with the coronavirus in "shameful" incidents in India's history, he the LDF nor the UDF seem to be keen to holders in front of the secretariat said earlier at Haripad, in Alappuzha bring in the anti-love jihad law despite demanding jobs. suicide after jumping from an under- India since the first cases were reported in construction building in Noida. India, last year.Registering a steady As per the reports the boy, who was a student of increase for the 23rd day in a row, the class 7, had gone missing from his home in active cases have increased to 6,14,696 Atiya Sabri, the triple talaq petitioner from UP, wins Sector 110 last night after his parents scolded comprising 5 percent of the total him for playing PUBG-like games on mobile infections, while the recovery rate has alimony battle, urges more women to join fight phone. further dropped to 93.67 percent, the data The boy was peeved over the scolding for stated. In a big victory for Atiya Sabri, the court also ordered her husband, Wajid Ali, to pay her an arrear of Rs 13.4 lakh as the case had been filed five years ago. playing mobile games and left home around 8 The number of people who have pm. This morning, his body was found from a recuperated from the disease surged to New Delhi: A family court in Uttar court on November 24, 2015, nearby under construction building. He had Pradesh’s Saharanpur has directed after Ali gave her triple talaq by allegedly jumped off the building last night," 11525039. The case fatality rate stood at the estranged husband of Atiya writing the word ‘talaq’ thrice in a Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police 1.33 percent, the data stated.India's Sabri, one of the six petitioners in letter on November 2, 2015. (Crime) Elamaran G said. COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh the Supreme Court against instant Expressing elation at the verdict, "The body has been sent for a post-mortem mark on August 7, 30 lakh on August 23, triple talaq, to provide her monthly Atiya told a leading publication examination and the matter is being probed. 40 lakh on September 5, and 50 lakh on maintenance of Rs 21,000 in that she wants more and more Forensic experts have also collected evidence September 16. alimony. women who have been facing from the spot," the officer said. It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 In a big victory for Atiya, the court harassment to come forward. She In two other cases, two other people allegedly lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on also ordered her husband, Wajid Ali, added she feels blessed that God died by suicide in Noida and Greater Noida on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20, and to pay her an arrear of Rs 13.4 lakh chose her be it for "the fight for Wednesday, police revealed.“One of them as the case had been filed five years the triple ‘talaq’ law or winning aged 22 lived in the Sector 49 police station surpassed the one-crore mark on ago. The duo has two daughters. this alimony case". December 19. area of Noida, while the other aged 35 lived in Atiya had alleged that her husband Meanwhile, Atiya had also the Bisrakh area of Greater Noida,” police According to the ICMR, 24,59,12,587 and in-laws forced her out of the petitioned the Supreme Court added. samples have been tested up to April 1, house after she gave birth to her which outlawed instant triple The bodies have been sent for autopsy and and 11,13,966 samples were tested on second daughter in 2015. She had talaq and described it as further proceedings are being carried out, Thursday. also accused them of demanding Rs “unconstitutional” in August police said. 20 lakh in dowry. Atiya had lodged a complaint in Saharanpur 2017. EVM found in BJP candidate’s car in Assam, EC explains what happened | Top developments

> A video surfaced New Delhi.Afew hours after the second phase of pm on Thursday. provided details on the sequence of events. polling ended in Assam on Thursday, a video When the locals went to question the car "Polling party 149 met with an incident. The on social media purportedly showing an electronic voting driver, he allegedly ran away. During the party comprised a presiding officer and allegedly showing machine (EVM) being transported in the private search, locals found an EVM inside the three polling personnel. They were vehicle of a sitting BJP MLA surfaced on social car. accompanied by police personnel an electronic media. From inside the Bolero car comprising a constable and a Home Guard," voting machine The vehicle, bearing registration number AS 10B A video posted on Twitter by Assam-based the report stated."At about 9.20 pm, polling (EVM) in what was 0022, belongs to sitting Assam MLA and BJP journalist Atanu Bhuyan shows an EVM party hailed a passing vehicle and boarded it candidate from Patharkandi, Krishnendu Paul. placed on the back seat of a private along with their EVM and other things claimed to be the Soon after the video was posted on Twitter by an vehicle. In his tweet, the journalist said without checking ownership of the vehicle. car of a BJP Assam-based journalist and was widely shared on the “situation is tense in Patharkandi” As reported by them, they moved towards candidate in social media, the Opposition raised questions following the incident. People can be Karimganj and as they reached Kanaishil, over the management of EVMs in poll-bound heard saying in the video that the vehicle Karimganj at 11 pm,they had to slow down Assam. Following states. Congress’s Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on belongs to BJP leader Krishnendu Paul. with registration due to traffic."The EC said as they slowed Friday shared the video clip and asked the Sitting BJP MLA Krishnendu Paul is the party's number AS 10B 0022. down, they were surrounded by a mob of about 50 the incident, the people which started hurling stones at them. "The Election Commission to act decisively. A serious candidate from Patharkandi assembly India Today is in possession of the affidavit Election re-evaluation of the use of EVMs needs to be constituency. mob also started abusing them and did not allow submitted by Krishnendu Paul to the Election the vehicle to pass. Commission has carried out by all national parties, Priyanka There was no official from the Election Commission where he has admitted that the sought a detailed Gandhi said. Commission or security forces present at the spot Bolero car belongs to him. When they asked the leader of mob, he replied that it The Election Commission has, meanwhile, when the locals searched the vehicle. was the vehicle of Krishnendu Paul, a contesting report on the India Today tried to reach BJP’s Krishnendu Paul, candidate of Patharkandi and he levelled suspended four poll officers. Who is the owner of the car? but he was not available at his residence. incident from What happened in Assam’s Karimganj? The Election Commission sources on Friday allegations that EVM was being taken to be What has the Election Commission said? tampered with. They realised that something was Karimganj District After the conclusion of the second phase of the poll confirmed that the vehicle in the video belongs to The EC suspended four polling officials deputed in in Assam, some locals spotted a white Bolero car Krishnendu Paul. In an affidavit to the Election amiss and alerted the Sector Officer," the EC Election Officer. Assam’s Karimganj following the incident. In a report said. in Kanisail area of Karimganj in Assam at 10.30 Commission, Krishnendu Paul listed a Bolero car statement on Friday, the Election Commission

03.pmd 5 4/2/2021, 11:11 PM FCC chief, who ended net neutrality, to quit in January NEW DELHI: US Federal Communications Commission chairman Ajit Pai said he’ll leave the agency on January 20, 2021, eliminating the possibility of a holdover Republican majority at the agency that could have temporarily stymied changes sought by the incoming Biden administration. Since being elevated to the chairmanship by President Donald Trump in 2017, Pai, a Finance secretary Ajay Republican, has led the commission in dismantling net neutrality regulations and Bhushan Pandey on pushed for fast wireless broadband service.Pai’s term as a commissioner Sunday hinted that the extends to July 2021 and he could have Centre is working on stayed on as a commissioner, without the chairman’s power to set the agency’s another stimulus agenda, but has opted not to. With another Republican leaving after his term expired, package to boost the the FCC will have a 2-to-1 Democratic majority on Inauguration Day unless the economy. Senate confirms Nathan Simington, a Republican whose nomination is to be considered on December 4 by the Commerce Committee. Under Pai the FCC in 2017 revoked so- called net neutrality rules put in place by the Obama administration that barred broadband service providers from interfering with web traffic — for instance by slowing competitors’ content.Pai’s change gutted the FCC’s authority over internet service providers. It was welcomed by carriers such as AT&T and Verizon Communications. Pai pressed to assign more airwaves for high- speed mobile broadband.

The top court also issued notice to All India Online Vendors Association and Competition Commission of India

Fuel prices hiked for second day: Petrol nears Rs 90/litre in Mumbai, Check revised rates New Delhi.Oil marketing companies been hiked eleven times in the past 14 on Thursday hiked the prices of petrol days alone.In Mumbai, the revised and diesel for the second consecutive petrol and diesel rates stood at ? 89.33 day after a two-day pause. Petrol and per litre and ? 79.42 per litre diesel prices were hiked by around 20 respectively.Petrol and diesel prices paise across the metros.Petrol price in remained unchanged for 48 days and Delhi was hiked by 17 paise to Rs saw a revision on November 20. Since 82.66 per litre while diesel prices Then, oil marketing companies were increased by 19 paise to Rs Indian Oil, Hindustan Petroleum and 72.84 per litre, according to Bharat Petroleum have raised notifications from Indian Oil domestic fuel prices on eleven Corporation. The fuel rates have now occasions.

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Orissa Today Saturday 03 April 2021BUSINESSBUSINESS 6 NEWS BOX Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai and Tata Motors report Opec+ agrees to gradually ease its oil output cuts from May robust sales in March / The group, which has been implementing deep cuts since oil prices collapsed in 2020, agreed to ease production cuts by 350,000 barrels per day (bpd) New Delhi. Leading automakers Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai and Tata Motors on Moscow, London, Dubai . Opec+ agreed on any other consuming nations. Thursday reported robust sales in March as Thursday to gradually ease its oil output cuts The Saudi minister also said the kingdom a shift towards personal mobility and pent- from May, after the new US administration would gradually phase out its additional up demand continued to help companies called on Saudi Arabia to keep energy voluntary cut that have been running at 1 push dispatches. affordable, mirroring Donald Trump’s million bpd. Toyota Kirloskar Motor, Honda Cars and practice of calling Opec’s leader over oil Changing mood Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M) also policy. The group, which has been Brent crude, which slipped on news of the reported strong sales last month compared implementing deep cuts since oil prices deal, was still trading above $63 a barrel, with the year-ago period, when dispatches collapsed in 2020, agreed to ease production still more than 20 per cent up on the start were adversely impacted because of the cuts by 350,000 barrels per day (bpd) in May, of the year and not far from this year’s impending transition to BS-VI from April another 350,000 bpd in June and further high of around $71. “We reaffirmed the 2020 and the nationwide lockdown to 400,000 bpd or so in July. importance of international cooperation contain the coronavirus pandemic. Maruti Iran’s oil minister, Bijan Zanganeh, confirmed to ensure affordable and reliable sources Suzuki India said its domestic sales stood at the figures, saying the group would have of energy for consumers,” Jennifer 1,49,518 units last month against 76,976 boosted output by a total of 1.1 million bpd Granholm, the new energy secretary units a month ago. Both dispatches and by July. Under Thursday’s deal, cuts appointed by US President Joe Biden, production were hit last year because of the implemented by the Organisation of the said on Twitter after her call with the pandemic. Sales of mini cars, comprising Petroleum Exporting Countries, Russia and Saudi energy minister. News of the call Alto and S-Presso, stood at 24,653 units last their allies, a group known as Opec+, would coincided with signs of a changing mood month against 15,988 units sold in March be just above 6.5 million bpd from May, in informal discussions between Opec+ 2020. Sales of compact segment vehicles, compared with slightly below 7 million bpd members. A few days before Thursday’s including Swift, Celerio, Ignis, Baleno and in April. “What we did today is, I think, a talks, delegates had said the group would Arabia to adjust policy. Until this week, direct comment. Dzire, stood at 82,201 units last month very conservative measure,” Saudi energy likely keep most existing cuts in place, given Biden’s administration had refrained from India impact compared with 40,519 cars a year ago. minister Prince Abdulaziz Bin Salman told a uncertainty about the demand outlook amid a such an approach, keep a distance from A fall in crude prices should help India, which Rival Hyundai Motor India said its news conference after the Opec+ meeting, new wave of coronavirus lockdowns. But in Riyadh and imposing sanctions on some has been lobbying the oil cartel to cut prices, domestic sales last month stood at 52,600 adding that output levels could still be the 24 hours before the meeting started, Saudi citizens over the 2018 murder of Jamal with oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan and units. The company had dispatched 26,300 adjusted at the next meeting on April 28. sources said discussions had shifted to the Khashoggi. Even when Opec+ decided on the Saudi energy minister engaging in a units in March 2020. “This performance He said Thursday’s decision had not been possibility of output increases. In the past, March 4 to keep steady output, triggering a public spat on the West Asian nation’s has been backed by our super performer influenced by any talks with US officials or Trump had used his influence to force Saudi price rise, the White House had made no reluctance to raise output earlier. brands such as the Creta, Venue, Verna, Nios and the all-new i20,” Hyundai Motor India Director (Sales, Marketing & Service) Stock market turns Tarun Garg said in a statement. Tata Motors’ Govt rolls back interest rate cuts in postal, savings schemes passenger vehicle sales last month rose to 29,654 units from 5,676 units in March Mumbai. The finance ministry’s gaffe on small the past couple of years, both the lenders and to The Telegraph, Ananth Narayan, professor- volatile after hitting 2020. saving interest rates has brought the spotlight the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) have called SPJIMR, said small saving schemes do pose a back on whether they pose a challenge to for greater cuts in the small saving schemes as problem for banks . He said the development record highs first Top Indian cities found banks in bringing down their deposit and the high rates have impeded the banks in the should be seen in the context of the huge lending rates. Administered interest rates on transmission of the interest rate reductions by borrowing programme of Rs 12.05 lakh crore to be worst performers small savings are linked to market yields on the central bank. in this fiscal even as the RBI has been Diesel, Petrol prices G-secs, fixed on a quarterly basis at a spread Banks claim they are the direct rivals to the attempting to keep interest rates under check in terms of house price of 0-100 basis points over and above G-sec small saving schemes and there is a point through various means. However, inflation The Enforcement Directorate hiked after 2-day yields of comparable maturities. Opinions below which they are unable to reduce their has been inching up and this is bad news for appreciation remain divided on whether the rates need to be deposit rates, impacting the monetary policy the savers. (ED) has attached assets pause– Check fuel cut. transmission. “While bankers are ruing about such schemes, worth Rs 4.87 crore Calcutta. Top Indian cities were found to be Bankers feel the easy liquidity conditions do not In 2019, Kotak Mahindra Bank chairman Uday why is nobody crying about the savers’.’ V.G. prices in metro cities on some of the worst performers in terms of merit the small savings rates to be above the Kotak had called for a cut in the small savings Kannan, former chief executive of the Indian belonging to Kalpesh Daftary, house price appreciation across the globe market rates. However, there is another view rate as the banks are engaged in an unequal Banks Association (IBA), admitted the small December 2, 2020 which points to the reliance of senior citizens battle with them. The RBI in its monetary saving schemes form only a small part of the director of Sunkkalp Creation during the fourth quarter of 2020. A Knight on the small savings schemes and the total bank deposits. Kannan, however, said Frank report that charted 150 cities across policy report had pointed to the impact of the New Delhi: The stock market is government should tread carefully to bring high small savings rates on PSU banks as they one cannot have rates that are “substantially turning volatile now after hitting Private Limited, and others Asia, Europe, America and Africa showed down the rates only in small quantities. Over higher” than bank deposits. only Hyderabad to record a modest price also depend on retail term deposits. Speaking record highs first and then coming who have been accused of under pressure from rising US bond increase in October-December. Calcutta yields — a trend that could pose a selling agriculture and village ranked 147th with a 4.3 per cent decline in challenge for retail investors. the average price during the period. Petrol, Diesel Prices : Fuel prices remain On Thursday, the Sensex surged over industry schemes to The Global Residential Cities Index, Q4, 520 points to close above 50000 Reliance. 2020, said prices across 150 cities after Wednesday’s 627-point fall. worldwide increased 5.6 per cent on an unchanged for 3rd day; check prices in metro cities The benchmark index was choppy average in 2020, up from 3.2 per cent in during Thursday’s session as it hit a 2019. The report highlighted that 81 per cent low of 49478.53 and a high of of the cities saw prices rise year-on-year in ?Rates differ from 50092.48 — a gap of almost 614 Q4 of 2020. The index’s annual rate of points. Market circles aver that the Govt plans to lease out Delhi's The Ashok growth increased for the sixth consecutive swing came from a mix of good and quarter in Q4 of 2020. Twenty per cent of the state t state. bad news. While global cues were hotel as part of privatisation policy cities registered double-digit price growth in positive following US President Joe the year to Q4, 2020. Three cities in Turkey ?Rates dependo on Biden’s announcement of a multi- New Delhi .T h e M o d i property, the inter-ministerial — Ankara, Izmir and Istanbul — topped the trillion-dollar infrastructure government plans to lease out group has allowed commercial chart with around 30 per cent rise, but they the incidence of investment plan, back home there iconic hotel The Ashok in opportunities to flourish in the were linked to high inflation and the lira’s are worries about the rising Covid- Lutyens Delhi as part its land, provided they follow the trajectory, the report noted. Chennai was the 19 cases and the possibility of privatisation policy. The hotel required security measures. worst performer with a 9 per cent drop. Real VAT. another lockdown in some parts that in the heart of the capital was Doors shut estate insiders said developers offered many could affect near term growth. the pet project of India’s first Apart from putting the hotel on discounts and freebies during the festive ? Taxes make up for “Retail investors will have to deal PM Jawaharlal Nehru and built lease, ITDC has shut down months to increase sales as unsold inventory with more such swings in the in time for the country to host many of its hotels in various continued to remain high. Soft prices along coming days that will also be the UNESCO meet in 1956. states because of losses with the lowest mortgage rates had the nearly two-third of marked by intermittent corrections. Sources said a core group of incurred in the last few years. desired impact in the market. Moreover, The only hedge against volatility secretaries have finalised a plan Some of those properties Maharashtra, which accounts for two of the the retail selling for them is to take exposure in to offer the property on lease for include Hotel Janpath in Delhi, top 7 realty markets in the country — quality stocks and remain invested 60 years along with developing Hotel Jammu Ashok in Jammu Mumbai and Pune — benefited from the price. despite the ups and downs,’’ an a 22-acre adjacent land to set up and Hotel Kalinga Ashok in limited period stamp duty cut offered by the analyst from a foreign brokerage a market complex and service Bhubaneswar. Several attempts remarked. Siddhartha Khemka, apartments. However, Ashok's have been made in the past to local state government. The sop ended on head — retail research, Motilal twin, Hotel Samrat, will March 31. “The Indian residential market sell the hotel run by the ITDC New Delhi: Fuel prices remained unchanged for Oswal Financial Services, however, continue to be run by India but the plans had to be has strongly rebounded over the last three feels that going ahead, the Indian Tourism Development Corp. quarters with the stress on owning houses, third day on Friday as oil marketing companies abandoned due to a string of decided to keep rates on hold today. Petrol and markets are likely to track global (ITDC) because of its proximity factors including labour issues, lower prices and multi-decade low home cues. They would also focus on to the Prime Minister’s dues and past contracts that the loan interest rate. The government diesel prices were cut three times in the month of March during which petrol became cheaper quarterly results which would kick residence, a sensitive location iconic hotel had signed. interventions on stamp duty cut in key start from mid-April. “Markets are that demands high security. The markets also helped the sector gain by 61 paise per litre and diesel prices were reduced by 60 paise per litre. On the last day of likely to remain in a consolidative NITI Aayog had suggested momentum back to pre-Covid levels,” March, there is no change in the prices of fuel. mode ... Hence investors would do leasing out the hotel to private Shishir Baijal, chairman and managing well by gradually accumulating business players. The director of Knight Frank India, said. Petrol and diesel prices were slashed on good quality companies,’’ he said. Wednesday (March 24) by oil marketing metro cities on April 2, 2021.Central minimum Rs 2.6 per litre on petrol and Rs 2 on divestment department companies for first time in over a year. Prices government makes up for Rs 32.98 per litre of diesel. Petrol and diesel prices are revised on a The Sensex soared 68 per cent while predicted the government could Mastercard to invest were last reduced on March 16, 2020. Petrol the price of petrol in Delhi and sales tax or VAT daily basis in line with benchmark international the Nifty gained almost 71 per cent get Rs 7,500 crore from the prices have gone up by a record Rs 21.58 per of the state government constitutes Rs 19.55. price and foreign exchange rates. Brent crude in the previous fiscal. For the monetisation of its hotel assets. $100 million in Airtel litre in the last one year while diesel prices have For diesel, the central excise adds up to Rs was trading around $64 a barrel, more than 20% current fiscal, observers do not In its plan to lease out the hotel increased by Rs 19.18 a litre.Here is looking at 31.83 and VAT to Rs 10.99. Besides, the price up on the start of the year and not far from this expect similar gains though Mobile Commerce BV the price difference of diesel and petrol in four also includes a dealer commission of a year`s high of around $71, a Reuters report said. volatility is likely till Covid-19 infections subside. GST collections in March touched a record high of over Rs 1.23 lakh crore This is a 27 per cent growth over the year-ago period, the finance ministry said on Thursday New Delhi. Airtel Africa on Thursday announced that Mastercard would invest New Delhi. GST collections in March touched data analytics using data from M.S. Mani, senior director, Deloitte $100 million (about Rs 733 crore) in its a record high of over Rs 1.23 lakh crore, a 27 multiple sources, including GST, India, said: “In addition to the trend wholly owned subsidiary Airtel Mobile per cent growth over the year-ago period, the income tax and customs IT systems of higher overall GST collections Commerce BV. Mastercard would hold a finance ministry said on Thursday. “GST and effective tax administration over the past six months, all major minority stake in AMC BV on completion of revenues crossed the Rs 1 lakh crore mark at have also contributed to the steady states have shown a significant the deal, with Airtel Africa continuing to a stretch for the last six months and a steep increase in tax revenue over the last increase compared with the previous hold the majority stake, an Airtel statement increasing trend over this period are clear few months, it added. Gross GST year. “Further, the increase in said. Sources privy to the development said indicators of rapid economic recovery post revenue collected in the month of collections on imports accompanied Mastercard would get about a 3.75 per cent stake in the company. AMC BV is at present pandemic,” the ministry said. March 2021 stood at Rs 1,23,902 by the rise in domestic transactions the holding company for several of Airtel Abhishek Jain, tax partner, EY India, said: crore, of which central GST is Rs would indicate that the overall Africa’s mobile money operations and is “The all-time high record GST collections of 22,973 crore, state GST is Rs 29,329 production/ consumption cycle is intended to own and operate the mobile Rs 1.23 lakh crore and it being 27 per cent crore, integrated GST is Rs 62,842 back to normal.”During the month, money businesses across all of Airtel higher than last year is a significant uptick.” crore (including Rs 31,097 crore revenues from import of goods was Africa’s 14 operating countries. The “It clearly shows a sustained economic collected on import of goods) and the trend of recovery in the GST revenues 70 per cent higher and the revenues proceeds from the transaction would be recovery and is also a result of GST audit cess is Rs 8,757 crore (including Rs 935 over the past five months, the revenues for from domestic transaction (including import used to reduce the group’s debt and invest in closures and the government tightening crore collected on import of goods). “GST the month of March 2021 are 27 per cent of services) are 17 per cent higher than the network and sales infrastructure in the compliance and anti-evasion measures.” revenues during March 2021 are the highest higher than the revenues in the same month revenues from these sources during the same respective operating countries. Closer monitoring against fake-billing, deep since the introduction of GST. In line with last year,” the ministry said in a statement. month last year.

03.pmd 6 4/2/2021, 11:11 PM Orissa Today Saturday 03 April 2021 SPORTSSPORTS 7 Sachin Tendulkar hospitalised six days after testing positive for Covid-19: Hope to be back home in a few days Indian cricket great Sachin Tendulkar, six days after testing positive for coronavirus, on Friday HIGHLIGHTS said that he has been hospitalized as a matter of abundant precaution under medical advice. Sachin also wished his teammates and every / Indian cricket fan on the 10th anniversary of Sachin Tendulkar, on India's 2nd World Cup win. Notably, India ended their 28-year-old World Cup drought on April 2, 2011, when MS Dhoni Saturday, announced inspired his team to a six-wicket win over Sri Lanka for their second ICC Cricket World Cup at a jam-packed Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. that he tested positive “Thank you for your wishes and prayers. As a matter of abundant precaution under medical Conway joins Green, ruled out of ongoing advice, I have been hospitalized. I hope to be for Covid-19 back home in a few days. Take care and stay safe everyone. Wishing all Indians & my teammates / on the 10th anniversary of our World Cup win,” tour game against India due to concussion Sachin Tendulkar Sachin Tendulkar tweeted. Notably, Sachin Sydney.Australian cricket's injury woes against India. Tendulkar had tested positive for Covid-19 on continued on Saturday with medium pacer Australia Test hopeful Cameron Green Saturday. The cricket legend said he developed Harry Conway ruled out of the ongoing suffered a concussion while bowling after a hospitalised 6 days after mild symptoms and added that he has gone into pink ball warm-up match against India rasping straight drive from Jasprit Bumrah home quarantine. Sachin returned to the pitch in after suffering a delayed concussion struck him on the head during the warm-up the recently concluded Road Safety World here.Mark Steketee was named as game on Friday. testing positive for Covid Series, which saw a return of many former world Conway's concussion replacement for the While Green was subbed immediately, cricket greats. Four members of the India final two days of the game.Number 11 Conway showed signs of concussion later / Legends squad -- Tendulkar, Subramaniam batsman Conway, who was peppered with in the day. I hope to be back home Badrinath, Irfan Pathan and Yusuf Pathan a barrage of bouncers by the four-pronged Conway did not report concussion symptoms confirmed that they had tested positive for Indian pace attack, was hit on head late in when assessed by medical staff on the field COVID-19 merely days after the tournament's the evening of the opening day's play at the at the time of impact. However, when in a few days: Sachin completion. Tendulkar, the only cricketer with Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday. checked again at the conclusion of 100 international hundreds and 200 Tests, said he He thus joins Cameron Green and Will Australia A's innings, he reported took all necessary precautions to ensure he kept recommended precautions to ensure Covid is kept at quarantined myself at home and am following all Pucovski as Australian cricketers suffering symptoms, following which he was Tendulkar Covid-19 at bay, but he developed mild symptoms. "I bay. However, I've tested positive today following mild protocols as advised by my doctors. I want to thank all concussion during the ongoing contests replaced. have been testing myself and taking all the symptoms. All others at home have tested negative. I've the healthcare professionals who are supporting.. April 2, 2011: MS Dhoni Gautam Gambhir on 2011 World Cup win: It was a FIFA women's World Cup leads India to 2nd World 2023 to begin in Auckland Cup title after 28 years special day but time for Indian cricket to look forward and end in Sydney as New Delhi. Former India Gautam Gambhir told ?It was our opener Gautam Sports Today "Yes it organisers reveal 9 host cities Gambhir reflected on was a special day from responsibility our India's World Cup that point of view job to win 2011 triumph against Sri where we could make Lanka in 2011, saying it the country proud, we World Cup: was a special day, but a could make the people decade has passed by, happy and that is all I Gautam Gambhir and it is time for Indian look at when I talk ?Gautam Gambhir cricket to look forward about 2nd April and and win the next World more importantly I top-scored for Cup.Notably, remember when we India in the final India ended their 28-year- won the World Cup, the New Delhi. April 2, 2011, 10 years ago, MS old World Cup drought crease for 187 minutes and first thing I said I think Dhoni and his men gave a billion Indian with 97 runs while on April 2, 2011, when MS score 97 runs by facing 122 we have done the job what we cricket fans plenty of joy as India trumped Sri MS Dhoni hit 91* Dhoni inspired his team to a deliveries. In the process, he were supposed to do because Lanka in the World Cup final at the packed six-wicket win over Sri Lanka built an 83-run partnership we were picked to play the Australia vs India: Head coach Justin Langer confirmed the hosts are hopeful of having David Warner back World Cup,” Gambhir further Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai to end their ?India beat Sri for their second ICC Cricket with current India skipper for the 3rd Test but the injured opener is still having issues with his strained groin. 28-year-old title drought. It is a triumph that World Cup at a jam-packed Virat Kohli and of 119-run said."It was our responsibility will be remembered for ages as India had Lanka by 6 Wankhede Stadium in with then-skipper MS our job to win the World Cup. waited for 27 years, 9 months and 7 days to Mumbai. Gambhir added that Dhoni.“I am a very different We don't go out there to Zurich. The Women's World Cup in 2023 will be add 2nd World Cup to their kitty. wickets on April 2, it was the responsibility of individual, I am not going to compete, we go out there to played across 9 cities in New Zealand and players to win the World Cup look back at things. I am not win and that is what we did, Australia as the tournament organisers revealed The image of skipper MS Dhoni smashing Sri 2011 to lift their and we didn't do something Lanka's Nuwan Kulasekara for a six to seal the as when they were selected in gonna sound very arrogant, we the venues for the showpiece event on Thursday. 2nd World Cup the World Cup squad, they have done something and all extraordinary, we were The tournament will begin with a match at Eden victory is etched in the heart of every Indian. supposed to do that and happy With that decisive six that has defined Dhoni's were not just there to compete that stuff. I actually don't look Park in Auckland while the final will be played at trophy but to lift the World Cup. back. It's time for Indian that we could manage to do Sydney's Stadium Australia. The two semifinal career ever since he lead India to their first that,” Gambhir added. World Cup triumph since 1983 and sent the Gautam Gambhir stayed on the cricket to look forward,” matches will be split between Australia and New entire India in an absolute frenzy. The Zealand. Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and celebrations would go long into the night and Perth will also host games in Australia, with New pour over the following few days allowing Virender Sehwag shares post to celebrate 10th anniversary Zealand's Dunedin, Hamilton and Wellington Indian fans a rare 4-year-period of bragging completing the nine host cities for the global rights. It was a joyous day indeed. But also showpiece. That format is similar to other World quite a nervous one - especially for billions of Cup tournaments in other sports, including most Indians across the world. of 2011 World Cup win: The moment of a lifetime recently in 2015 when Australia and New Zealand India came up with brilliant performances in the shared hosting of the cricket World Cup. It will be group stages, though, losing just one match. ?India beat Sri New Delhi. It was Gautam very day, India beat Sri the first-of-a-kind World Cup, co-hosted by India's world class top-order lived up to its Gambhir who led India’s Lanka in the World Cup members of different confederations. This World reputation in almost all group games. In the Lanka by 6 wickets fightback with a brilliant final at the Wankhede Cup will also be the first to feature 32 teams, up quarterfinals, the MS Dhoni-led hosts were up on April 2, 2011 to 97-run knock and then Stadium in Mumbai by 6 from the 24 that participated in the 2019 women's against the daunting challenge of three-time skipper MS Dhoni wickets and went on to lift tournament in France. The U.S. women's national defending champions Australia. Batting first, lift their 2nd World finished it off for India the country’s second title team is the defending champion. "The Sri Lanka rode on star batsman Mahela Cup trophy with a stunning six off after a span of 28 years. appointment of the nine host cities represents a Jayawardene's brilliant hundred (103 off 88 ? Nuwan Kulasekara.It The 175-run knock from major milestone for the next FIFA women's World balls) and crucial kmocks from Sangakkara Virender Sehwag was Gautam Gambhir Sehwag was also the Cup, as well as for players and fans across (48) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (33) to post a hit 175 runs off 140 who led India’s fightback highest individual score in Australia, New Zealand and around the world," competitive total of 275 on the board in the with a brilliant 97-run the tournament by any FIFA President Gianni Infantino said in a statement. final at the Wankhede Stadium. Zaheer and balls against knock and then skipper player. However, on the Host city bids from Australia's Newcastle and Yuvraj were the pick of the bowlers for India Bangaldesh in the MS Dhoni finished it off final at the Wankhede Stadium day of the final against Sri Launceston, and New Zealand's Christchurch with two wickets each. India lost their star for India with a stunning six off in Mumbai by 6 wickets and Lanka, the team were set a total missed out. "We have already started to openers Virender Sehwag (0) and Sachin opening match of the Nuwan Kulasekara.On Friday, went on to lift the country’s of 275 to chase after a brilliant brainstorm with those cities that missed out, this is Tendulkar (18) early in the chase but Gautam World Cup 2 April 2021, it was the 10th second title after a span of 28 century by Mahela a tournament for the whole of Australia and we Gambhir steadied the ship with a magnificent anniversary of India’s triumph years. On Friday, 2 April 2021, Jayawardene. As usual, won’t be successful unless we maximise the inning. ?Sehwag’s score of at the 2011 World Cup and it was the 10th anniversary of Virender Sehwag and Sachin benefits throughout Australia. "Some of those former India batsman Virender India’s triumph at the 2011 Tendulkar opened the innings cities are very well placed to be base camps for 2nd Test: Kraigg Brathwaite 85, 175 was the highest Sehwag reflected on the iconic World Cup and former India for India, but the hosts were training centres and facilities," Football Australia score by an day and said that it is ‘the batsman Virender Sehwag dealt a blow when Lasith (FA) Chairman Chris Nikou told reporters on Holder unbeaten 71 help West moment of a lifetime’.Ten reflected on the iconic day and Malinga removed both the Thursday. The schedule for the event will be individual player in years ago on this very day, India said that it is ‘the moment of a batsmen and India were reeling announced later this year, FIFA said after Indies set Sri Lanka 377-run target the World Cup beat Sri Lanka in the World Cup lifetime’. Ten years ago on this at 31/2 in 6 overs. announcing the host cities in Zurich.

New Delhi. West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite fell short of a second century Thursday but helped his team to a commanding IPL 2021: AB de Villiers picks MS Dhoni over Virat position as the hosts declared late on the fourth day to set Sri Lanka an imposing target of 377 runs to win the second Test and the series. Brathwaite followed his 126 in the West Indies’ Kohli, Rohit Sharma as captain of his all-time IPL XI first innings of 354 with 85 which, along with half centuries to Kyle Mayers and Jason Holder, allowed him to declare his team's Former South Africa skipper and Royal Challengers Bangalore star AB de Villiers picked his all-time Indian Premier League second innings at 280-4, a lead of 376. Former skipper Jason Holder was 71 not out and Kyle (IPL) XI, naming Chennai Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni as its captain ahead of IPL 2021 season. Mayers 55 off 76 balls as the West Indies HIGHLIGHTS scored quickly in a bid to put the game beyond the tourists’ reach and give themselves enough New Delhi. Former South Africa of the three options at No. 4. Jadeja. Rashid Khan at 8, Both India and Pakistan had time to bowl Sri Lanka out and secure captain and Royal Challengers "Last night I was thinking that Bhuvi at 9, Kagiso Rabada at victory.Sri Lanka were 29-0 at the close after Bangalore star AB de Villiers if I pick my IPL XI and I 10 and Bumrah at 11," de had a good campaign so far facing nine overs and need a further 348 runs to picked his all-time Indian include myself, how bad would Villiers said. De Villiers didn’t win. Lahiru Thirimanne (17 not out) and Premier League (IPL) XI, with that look. So, opening the go for Suresh Raina, who’s the and expectations were high Dimuth Karunaratne (11 not out) will resume seven Indian cricketers and batting, I would pick someone second-highest run-scorer in on the final day at the Sir Vivian Richards four overseas players making whom I started with at Delhi, the history of the IPL. He also from the semi-final clash Stadium as they eye what would be the ninth the list ahead of IPL 2021. Viru (Virender Sehwag) at 1 left out the legendary Lasith highest successful run chase in test history. Sri AB de Villiers, who plays under and someone who I think has Malinga, who is currently the Tickets had been sold out Lanka earlier resumed their first innings on Virat Kohli at Royal played some of the best cricket highest wicket-taker in the 250-8 but lasted only 23 balls before being Challengers Bangalore, named in the world in the last five championship. before the semi-finalists for bowled out with the addition of only eight runs, Chennai Super Kings skipper years, Rohit at No. 2," De Here's the XI: although Pathum Nissanka reached his half- MS Dhoni as its captain. De Villiers told Cricbuzz in an Virender Sehwag, Rohit Sharma, the 2011 World Cup were century. Brathwaite then led the West Indies Villiers also picked his skipper interaction. "Then obviously Virat Kohli, Kane effort in partnerships of 82 with Mayers and 87 and Mumbai Indians captain Virat at No. 3, followed by I’d Williamson/Steve Smith/AB declared with Holder.Their cause was helped by a thigh Rohit Sharma in the XI. De say either Williamson, or de Villiers, Ben Stokes, MS injury suffered by Sri Lanka’s lead spinner Villiers was unsure about his Smith, or myself these are the Dhoni (C and WK), Ravindra Tendulkar hit a memorable Lasith Embuldeniya while fielding. He was own place in his all-time XI as two replacements. Ben Stokes Jadeja, Rashid Khan, taken to hospital and did not bowl in the one of the four overseas at 5, MS at six as captain, and at Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kagiso knock of 85 runs as India Windies' second innings. players, but kept himself as one No. 7, I’d put Jaddu, Mr. Rabada, Jasprit Bumrah managed to score 260 runs after batting first

03.pmd 7 4/2/2021, 11:11 PM Orissa Today Saturday 03 April 2021 Bhubaneswar P-8 Naidu appeals to all successful people to Step motherly attitude of remember roots, mother & motherland NALCO towards land holder Bhubaneswar, Apr 2 B.K.Swain (UNI): Vice-President M Angul, April02: Allega- named as SabitaSamal while one of the land Venkaiah Naidu Friday tion has been made has lodged a complaint holderis assured with a appealed to all the against the authorities of that the authority is job in NALCO the other successful men and NAlCO, the Nabaratna busy in illicit activities in shareholder is deprived women not to forget their Company, Angul over the purchasing their land. of getting such privilege. roots, no matter where issue of acquisition of pri- As per the record the Now a question comes you are. “You should vate land for its extension. company has purchased under what circumstances always remember your mother, motherland and During the time of pur- a land measuring A0.21 the NALCO authority native place”, Mr.Naidu chased a private land the Decimal ofMouza- showed its sympathy to- said while releasing a book authority of NALCO has Balaramprasad, Khata wards a land holder “Nilimarani , My Mother, biography of a mother; became responsible favored a shareholder No-916, Plot No-5967 whereas another land My Hero” authored by because it is the mother citizens, he said. while the other share- and 5969 by paying of holder of the same land Parliament member who makes a man or holder of the same plot Rupees 35 lacks. The was delayed. Sri Dr.Achyut Samant at Raj woman great through her He said Ms was neglected in every petitioner alleged that S.N,Sahu, GM, NALCO Bhawan here. upbringing and values, he Neelimarani ji never respect. Now another she was not provided stated that there is no ir- said. He congratulated Dr. wavered from her humane suspicion comes to the with the ligament share regularities in purchasing In the true spirit of Achyuta Samanta for approach towards the notice of the public that as the legal hare of late the land from the land share and care, we should In Utkal Dibas " Biswa Odisha " Organize 7th founda- putting down in words the poor and downtrodden why the company pur- BalaramSamal who was holder. However he re- help and support our and kept on working for tion day at Lohia Akademy , Bhubaneswar Hon. Speaker life and struggle of his late chased such land in- one of the shareholder of frained himself from the pro- brethren living in the mother Smt. Neelimarani ji. their upliftment despite Dr. Surya Narayan Patro felicitatted Sri Ajaya ku. Panda, stead of land acquisi- the particular land. She vision of providing employ- villages,the Vice President The Vice President said, such life-shattering Deputy director, Technical education, Cuttack, Odisha) said adding that it is the “when I was going experiences . “I am very tion. A shareholder also filed a petition that ment to the land holder. way forward for building through the pages of the happy to know that with a better India. Mr Naidu book, I could not but feel the help of her sons, she said he was very pleased enormous respect and turned her native village MCL registers highest-ever coal to release this book that reverence for a mother Kalarabanka into one of tells the story of a mother. who fought every odd to the first smart of its kind Generally we read single handedly raise her in the country”. He production and dispatch in 2020-21: Sinha biographies of great seven children ‘’.Despite hoped that the book Bhubaneswar, Apr2 said the coal production, registered a record OB company also established provide a pollution-free leaders, entrepreneurs and abject poverty and lack of would inspire many (UNI): Mahanadi dispatch and OB removal removal registering a a dedicated COVID Health state-of-the-art rake explorers. But it is resources, she ensured others to bring forth the Coalfields Limited (MCL) of MCL during the whooping growth of 40.1 Centre of 50 beds in loading system at a total heartwarming that today that all her children got life and stories of their has achieved highest-ever financial year 2020-21 was per cent and spent Rs 193 Jharsuguda and other expenditure of Rs 3,600 we are releasing the good education and great mothers. production of 148.01 the highest ever at 148.01 crore expenditure under Covid Care Centres having crore. MCL enjoys being million tonne (MT) and the MT, 146 MT and 174.5 CSR in Odisha. The a capacity to accommodate the top company in Odisha highest-ever coal dispatch MCuM respectively. In Company, Mr. Sinha said 85 patients. Mr.Sinha said contributing Rs 193 crore ECoR: THE MOST PROFITABLE of 146 MT with a record 2020, the company not had supplied a record 112 the Capital Expenditure under CSR, achieving 14.5 over-burden removal of only worked in providing MT dry fuel through (CapEx) of Rs 2300 crore by percent growth over its ZONE IN INDIA 174.5 million cubic meters energy security to the environment-friendly MCL was also the highest target of Rs 168.44 crore (MCuM), according to its nation, but also actively mode. among all the Coal India for Financial Year 2020- Petroleum Products and Chairman-cum-Managing contributed with the state subsidiaries. 21. The MCL Chairman 22.09MT of other Director P K Sinha. government in the fight MCL had signed a expressed his gratitude commodities. During the against COVID-19 Tripartite Agreement with MCL, he said, is to the State and the period, East Coast Addressing newsmen pandemic. The MCL, he the Odisha government committed to provide Centre government for here ,Mr Sinha said the and SUM hospital for clean coal with minimum Railway loaded 42.9 said, has achieved a extending all necessary MCL is setting a strong record coal production setting-up of a 525-bedded impact on the support to the company, rakes per day from foundation for making with 5.5 per cent growth, COVID Hospital at environment for which the which ensured the Talcher area, 21.1 rakes Coal India achieve its record coal supply to Bhubaneswar and a 150- company is implementing company achieved new per day from Paradeep target of one billion consumer with a growth of bedded COVID19 hospital nine First Mile milestones despite area, 14.1 rakes per day production by 2024. He 8.9 per cent. It has also at Talcher. Besides, Connectivity projects to COVID19 pandemic. from Dhamra area, 11.7 Bhubaneswar, April tonne of loading for the rakes per day in KK CEO, RSP dedicates Steel Club to employees of Rourkela Steel Plant 01(TMB): When the 2nd consecutive year. It Line, 16.5 rakes per day going gets tough, the also broke the previous from Steel Plants, 7 rakes tough gets going. The record of highest freight per day of Aluminum First club in SAIL to have both Executive and pandemic last year 2020- loading of 202.56 million over ECoR jurisdiction. 21, had initially tonne achieved by Coal contributed to 55% Non-Executive employees as members dampened the spirits of erstwhile undivided and Iron ore contributed Rourkela,April01 (TNB): Adding everyone to make wholehearted the railway men across South Eastern Railway in to 14% of overall a new chapter to the HR contribution in making Steel Club, the zone. With trains 2002-03 fiscal. loading. landscape of SAIL, a club known the best Club of the City. Mr. cancelled due to COVID- Khurda Road and as Steel Club meant for both Surendra Kansari, Working 19 lockdown, in the initial With an operating Waltair have obtained Executive and Non-Executive President, RIKKS, Mr. Sanjib Pati, months of April, May ratio of 47.71%, the zone 4th and 6th position employees was dedicated to the Member, Town Welfare and and June, the loading easily becomes the most respectively among 64 RSP collective by Mr. Dipak Amenities Committee, Mr. Gopal figure by the end of July profitable zone of Indian zones of Indian Chattaraj, CEO in a colourful Das, General Secretary, Gangpur was -14% as compared to Railways. Operating Railways. The period function organised on the Mazdoor Manch, Mr. Basant that in previous year. But ratio is the term used to also saw increase of auspicious occasion of Utkal Nayak, General Secretary SETU there was a ray of hope. determine the average speed of freight Divas. This is a first of its kind and Mr. Abakash Behera, Vice profitability. For every trains by 117% as club in SAIL. Present on the President, RSP Executive The courage, rupee earned by the compared to occasion were, Mr. Raj Vir Singh, Association spoke on the determination, belief and zone, it has to spend 0.47 corresponding period of ED(Hospital Administration), Mr. occasion and thanked CEO, RSP hard work put in by the paisa. Different sectors last year. Pankaj Kumar, ED(Works), Mr. and the senior management for work force in the across the spectrum S.K.Behera, CGM Incharge setting up of the Club fulfilling a succeeding months not have shown tremendous The credit for the (Projects), Mr. C.R.Mohapatra, long cherished dream of the only made the zone, the increase over last year. success of ECoR goes to its CGM Incharge (MM & Amenities Committee, in the Financial Year 2021-21 in employees. Mr.P.K.Sahoo, CGM highest loading zone, but In 2020-21 financial year, selfless, dedicated and hard Marketing), Mr. P.K.Satapathy, representatives from Executive general and in the last 3 Quarters (Projects Commercial) & Working it surpassed all records East Coast Railway has working workmen who are CGM Incharge (P&A), Mr. Association and different Trade in particular. All these President of Steel Club proposed of Indian Railways. By carried 112.46MT of ably guided, motivated and P.K.Sahoo, CGM (Projects Unions of RSP. The CEO accomplishments were made a formal Vote of Thanks at the loading 205 million tonne Coal, 29.49MT of Iron encouraged by its General Commercial) and Working unveiled a beautifully sculptured possible by the employees of RSP end. It is worth mentioning here of freight in 2020-21 Ore, 18.23MT of Iron & Manager Vidya Bhusan. President of Steel club, Mr. Ajay steel monument ‘Steel for Unity’ who worked with the singular that, the Club will have a financial year i.e., from Steel, 7.62MT of raw All the departments have Kumar Nayak, CGM (TA and depicting the unity and harmony objective of taking the Steel plant Restaurant, Swimming Pool, 1st April, 2020 to 31st materials for Steel their share of contribution CSR) CGM Mr. Praveen Nigam, amongst the employees of the forward in the path of progress Tennis Court, and provision for March, 2021 and ECoR Plants, 6.18 MT of in this stupendous feat Incharge (F&A), Dr. B K Hota, Steel Plant in the club premises. and prosperity. He also described conducting Parties/Functions/ became the 1st Zonal fertilizer, 3.14MT of achieved. With this CMO incharge and many other Speaking on the occasion, Mr. about the different steps taken by Celebrations. Plans are afoot to Railway to cross the container, 2.76MT of achievement, the zone will senior officers of RSP, Members Chattaraj, elucidated about the RSP to combat the COVID-19 add more facilities after the Club milestone of 200 million food grains, 2.91MT of aim higher and higher. of the Town Welfare and significant achievements of RSP pandemic. The CEO urged becomes fully functional. District Level Odisha Divas Celebrated at Khordha IN A HUGE ACHIEVEMENT, KHURDA ROAD DIVISION HAS O B I T U A R Y Madhab Chandra Routaray Second death anniversary Khordha,April 01: District president Zilla Parishad Odisha province. The of Odisha was almost TRANSPORTED 178 RAKES OF FREIGHT ON 31ST MARCH level Odisha Divas Cel- Khordha, Prafulla Kumar movement was more doubled and population ebrated at Zilla Sanskruti Dalei "Enlightened the au- intensed with the leadership was increased by a third BREAKING ALL THE PREVIOUS RECORDS Bhavan, Khordha. Collec- dience about how the rich of Utkal Gourav Madhu with the addition of 24 Khordha,April 01: The Khurda road added a share of morethan 10% of total tor Sanat Kumar Mohanty heritage of Odisha has re- Sudan Das, Utkal Mani former princely States. In division has created milestone in freight loading carried out by the Indian Railways Preside over the meeting. mained intact throughout Gopabandhu Dash, Maha- 1950 Odisha became a loading by transporting 178 Rakes i.e for the current fiscal. With this huge On this auspicious occa- decades of toil glory. After raja Krushna Chandra constituent state of India. 11004 wagons of freight on 31st March transportation of freight, Khurda road di- sions Collector Mr. losing it's complete political Gajapati, Pandit Nilakantha Later on the State was di- 2021. 1.0336 million Tonnes of freight vision stood at third position over Indian Mohanty paid tributes to identity in 1568 following Das, Fakir Mohan Senapati, vided into 13 districts and loaded from different loading points of Railways in freight loading, in the year the late leaders such as the defeat and demise of the Ganga Dhar Meher and then 30 district. The guest the division which is nearly 50% more in 2020-2021 and stood at top position with Madhu Sudan Das, last Hindu king Mukunda many others with the sup- of honour MLA, Khordha, comparision to last year's loading i.e on highest incremental loading of 7.45% 31st March 2020. The revenue added for among the top four loading divisions of Gopabandhu Dash, Maha- Dev efforts resulted into port of the public. The J.N. Mitra, ADM, Khordha, ### raja Krushna Chandra the formation of a politically newly formed Odisha con- Manoj Kumar Padhi, Sub- a single day is Rs 87.39 Crores. In the Indian Railways. . This has been achieved Late Jamuna Devi Gajapati, Fakir Mohan separate state under British sisted of six district namely Collector, Khordha, Ashok current financial year i.e from 1st April despite of lockdown and less workforce W/O Sri Sarat Chandra Nanda Senapati and Gouri Shankar rule on linguistic basis on Cuttack, Puri, Baleswar, Kumar Behuria were nota- 2020 to 31st March 2021, the division has in industries and in mineral units under 39, Nageswartangi HB Ray who played a key role April -1,1936.The main revo- Sambalpur, Koraput and bly present and spoke on loaded 134.90 Million tones of freight, Khurda road jurisdiction. Shri Shashi Colony, Bhubaneswar in the formation of a sepa- lution for the separate state Ganjam having it's capital at the occasions. The chief which is 7.45% more in comparision to Kant Singh, Divisional Railway Manager, Date of birth 27.6.1943 rate Odisha state on the lin- was continued for three de- cuttack. John Austin Hub guest distributed the last financial year's loading i.e from 1st Khurda road, congratualated his team of Date of death 27.3.2019 guistics basis during the cades from the vary day of back took oath of office prizes among the partici- April 2019 to 31st March 2020. Further officers and staff for their stupendous Always aspiring for waning years of British rule formation of Utkal and became the first Gov- pants, who participate in- the Khurda road divison has added a performance and hard work. He said the your blessings on Ist April 1936.The chief Sammilani that lead the ernor of Odisha province. different competition on share of morethan 65% of total loading division will continue its efforts to achieve Your loving Nanda family guest of the occasions foundation of a separate In 1948 and 1949 the area the occasions. carried out by East Coast Railway and new milestones in the coming days also.

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