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CANDID CONFESSION HYBRID MILITANTS UNIQUE FEAT Screenwriter Kanika Dhillon has revealed The presence of “hybrid” militants who are not listed as India’s Mithali Raj becomes world’s what draws her towards complex ultras but can carry out a terror strike is a new highest run-getter across all formats of cricket and grey characters LEISURE | P2 challenge for security forces in J&K TWO STATES P8 SPORTS | P12

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Monsoon expected Earlier, I used to donate to Armed Forces to prove my patriotism. Now, I buy petrol! to revive from July 8

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA India Meteorological Department said the coun- FUEL PRICES New Delhi, July 4: After a try as a whole will witness break, the Southwest good rainfall this month. Monsoon is again set to However, parts of north HIKED AGAIN enter an active phase, M India, some parts of south Rajeevan, Secretary of peninsula, central, east and AGENCIES Ministry of Earth Sciences northeast India could wit- FOR A BUMPER HARVEST: A farmer participates in a bull race at a paddy field in Batra village of South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, Sunday. Farmers believe that said Sunday, noting that ness rainfall in the category New Delhi, July 4: Fuel prices con- participating in the race before ploughing brings rain and with it a better harvest PTI PHOTO forecast models show signs of normal to below normal. tinued an upward march Sunday and of increasing rain activity It added that the condi- the petrol was priced at `99.51 per from July 8. tions are not favourable for litre in the national capital. He said that models in- the monsoon's progress till In Delhi, the price of the fuel in- Second wave dicate the formation of a July 7 due to the lack of a creased by 35 paise. Oil marketing weather system in the Bay weather system. companies raised fuel prices Sunday of pandemic of Bengal. The northern limit of after keeping them unchanged for a day. “Monsoon Update: @moes- southwest monsoon (NLM) The price of diesel in Delhi also Covid 3rd wave may goi models show signs of re- is currently passing through increased to `89.36 from the Saturday under control, vival - increasing rains in Aligarh, Meerut, Ambala price of `89.18 per litre. South, west coast & East and Amritsar, the IMD said. says Naba Das Central India from 8 July.” “Prevailing meteorologi- “Models also make an cal conditions, large-scale CITY FUEL PRICES POST NEWS NETWORK early indication of formation atmospheric features and ` peak between Oct-Nov of a weather system over the forecast wind pattern by PETROL 100.36 (+0.35) Bhubaneswar, July 4: Stating that the BoB by12th and subsequent dynamical models suggest ` THE POSSIBLE THIRD WAVE OF THE PANDEMIC MAY SEE HALF THE CASES second wave of Covid-19 was slowly active monsoon phase,” that no favourable condi- DIESEL 97.45 (+0.20) coming under control, state Health Rajeevan, who has been re- tions are likely to develop RECORDED DURING SECOND SURGE, SAYS GOVT PANEL SCIENTIST Minister Naba Kishore Das Sunday ap- searching the Southwest for further advance of south- In the other key cities too petrol pealed to the people to comply with Monsoon for more than three west monsoon into remain- prices continued to climb to new PRESS TRUST OF INDIA is intermediate wherein we assume Covid appropriate behaviour. decades, tweeted. ing parts of Rajasthan, west highs. In Mumbai, it was priced at that vaccination is 20 per cent less ef- The minister claimed that the ini- After a good spell of rains Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, `105.58 per litre, while in Chennai New Delhi, July 4: A possible third fective in addition to optimistic sce- tiatives taken by the state government in the first two and half Chandigarh and Delhi and also it has surpassed the `100-mark and wave of coronavirus infection can nario assumptions.” to counter the pandemic have been suc- weeks of June, the Southwest Punjab during next 4-5 days,” is currently at `100.44 a litre. hit its peak between October-November “The final one is pessimistic with as- cessful in checking the spread of coro- Monsoon has not advanced the IMD said. Hence, sub- Price of petrol in Kolkata is also if Covid-appropriate behaviour is not sumptions different from the inter- navirus and talked about the initia- further since June 19. dued rainfall activity is very inching closer to the three-figure mark followed. However, it may see half the mediate one: a new 25 per cent more tives taken to boost health infrastructure Delhi, Haryana, parts of likely to continue to prevail and Sunday it was sold for `99.45 a daily cases recorded during the sec- infectious mutant spreads in August to deal with a possible third wave. west Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, over the northwest, central litre. In tandem with petrol prices, ond surge, said a scientist of a gov- (it is not Delta plus, which is not more “The second wave of Covid-19 is west Rajasthan are yet to see and western parts of penin- diesel prices also were raised Sunday. ernment panel tasked with model- infectious than Delta variant),” Agarwal slowly coming under control. From our the arrival of the monsoon. sular India during the next Price of diesel in Mumbai, Chennai ling of Covid-19 cases. said in a series of tweets. side, we have bolstered the health sys- In its forecast for the July, 4-5 days, it added. and Kolkata was `96.91, `93.91 and Covid infection can also spread According to a graph shared by tem with the appointment of more `92.27 per litre, respectively. faster during the third wave if any new Agarwal, the second wave is likely doctors and nurses. We have also been Officials in oil companies attrib- virulent variant of SARS-CoV-2 to plateau by mid-August and a pos- working on installing oxygen facilities ute the consistent increase in fuel emerges, said Manindra Agarwal who sible third wave could reach its peak in health institutions and ensuring 45 dead in Philippine prices to development in the global oil is working with the Sutra Model – he predictions for the third wave between October and November. adequate drug supplies. The govern- markets where both product and crude the mathematical projection of the Twere made on factors like loss of In the pessimistic scenario, the ment has also increased the number price have been firming up for the Covid-19 trajectory. immunity, effects of vaccination third wave could see daily Covid-19 of beds in the state,” he said. past couple of months on demand The panel was formed by the and the possibility of a more cases rise up between 1,50,000 and The minister added, “I urge the military plane crash rise amidst the slowing of pandemic. Department of Science and Technology virulent variant, which was not done 2,00,000 in the country, the scientist people to adhere to the Covid guidelines However, a closer look at the fuel re- last year to forecast the surge of coro- while modelling the second wave noted. The figure is less than half of and together we can reduce the impact tail prices in India gives a picture navirus cases using mathematical cientists have created three what was recorded when the deadly of the second wave of Covid-19 soon. that it is the high level of taxes that models. Besides Agarwal, who is a Sscenarios. One is optimistic, second wave had hit its peak in the first We are vaccinating more and more is keeping fuel rates higher even in scientist with IIT-Kanpur, the panel also where life goes back to normal by half of May, flooding hospitals with people on a war footing to provide times when global oil prices are firm. has M Vidyasagar, another scientist August and there is no new mutant. patients and claiming thousands of protection to the local community.” with IIT-Hyderabad, and Lt Gen Another is intermediate wherein it lives daily. On May 7, India had Talking about the state’s pre- Madhuri Kanitkar, Deputy Chief is assumed that vaccination is 20 recorded 4,14,188 Covid-19 cases, the paredness for the third wave, Das said, (Medical) of Integrated Defence Staff, per cent less effective highest during the second wave. “We have boosted the heath infra- WEATHER as members. If a new mutant emerges, the third structure to counter any threat of the BHUB CTK The panel had earlier received flak time, which was not done while mod- wave could spread rapidly, but it will third wave of Covid-19. On June 17, we for not predicting the ferocity of the elling the second wave. be half of what the second wave was. prepared a standard operating proto- MAX 35.9° 35.8° second wave of Covi-19 in the country. He said a detailed report will be Delta variant is infecting people who col (SOP) to ensure that all our systems

TEMP MIN 26.0° 26.0° About the predictions for the third published soon. contracted a different variant earlier. are in place to combat the possible ASSOCIATED PRESS this year. It crashed while Forecast wave, Agarwal said the loss of im- “We have created three scenarios. So this has been taken into consid- Covid-19 third wave if.” The minister landing shortly before noon Humidity 100% 79% munity, effects of vaccination and One is optimistic, where we assume eration, Agarwal said. He said as vac- also talked about training healthcare Manila, July 4: A Sunday in Bangkal village Light rain the possibility of a more virulent that life goes back to normal by August professionals on the new threats from Philippine air force C-130 in the mountainous town Rainfall 10.8mm NIL very likely cination progresses, the possibility variant have been factored in this and there is no new mutant. Another of a third or fourth wave will be less. the pandemic. aircraft carrying combat of Patikul, military chief troops crashed in a southern of staff Gen. Cirilito province while landing Sobejana said. Sunday, killing at least 45 Military officials said at army soldiers on board and least 45 people on board State invokes Lord’s ‘Anasar’ ritual to promote Covid curbs two civilians on the ground, were brought to a hospital while at least 49 were res- in Sulu or flown to nearby Home quarantine may be the new normal during the pandemic but the practice has been in vogue in Srimandir since time immemorial cued from the burning Zamboanga city and troops wreckage, officials said. were trying to search for PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Odia culture and tradition. Shree Jagannath culture, said the sib- (ORS like prasad to overcome dehy- Some soldiers were seen the rest. “Per eyewitnesses, Quarantine means restricting the ling deities also take ayurvedic med- dration). Mohanty says that during the jumping off the aircraft be- a number of soldiers were Puri, July 4: To convince people to movement of the afflicted so that the icines to recover from the illness. Lords stay in Anasar (quarantine), fore it crashed and exploded seen jumping out of the air- stay indoors and follow quarantine infection does not spread to others. Therefore, the people who suffer from some rituals are performed by some around noon in the periph- craft before it hit the ground, norms for containing the transmis- According to mythology, Lord any disease should be administered selected servitors in the closed room. ery of the Jolo airport in sparing them from the ex- sibility of Covid-19, the state gov- Jagannath, and his siblings, Lord medicine for speedy recovery instead Special oil called phuluri tel is ap- Sulu province, military of- plosion caused by the crash,” ernment has tried to invoke the Odia Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra de- of leaving it at the mercy of God. plied to the deities and for the complete ficials said. Two of six vil- a military statement said. religious tradition by highlighting veloped a fever after they were given “There is no such record since recovery of the deities, “Raj Baidyas” lagers who were hit on the Initial pictures released how Lord Jagannath quarantines a bath with sacred water contained when the practice of Lord’s quaran- (royal doctors) prepare a special herbal ground have died. by the military showed the himself in “Anasar Ghar” (isolation in 108 pitchers on Snan Purnima day. tine, called ‘Anasar’ ritual, is being prac- medicine. Defence Secretary Delfin tail section of the cargo room) before the annual Rath Yatra. Thereafter, the three deities of the ticed in the temple. But it has been This medicine will be offered to Lorenzana said rescue and plane relatively intact. The Home quarantine may be the new 12th-century shrine were taken to going on for ages, giving a message to the Trinity on “Ekadasi Tithi” Monday. recovery efforts were ongo- other parts of the plane normal during the Covid-19 pandemic ‘Anasar Ghar’ where they underwent the human race to take the illness se- After this ritual, the deities are believed ing. The aircraft had 96 peo- were burned or scattered across the globe but the practice has treatment and recovered after 14 riously,” Mitra said. to be completely cured, Mohanty said. ple on board, including three in pieces in a clearing sur- been in vogue in Lord Jagannath’s days.This practice is observed for 14 Incidentally, the Lord’s ‘Chaka Bije Pratihari Sevaka, a special servitor pilots and five crew and the rounded by coconut trees. Temple here since time immemorial. days before the annual Rath Yatra Niti’, a ritual marking an improvement in the temple, Surya Narayan rest were army personnel, Soldiers and other rescuers “The example of Lord Jagannath’s every year. in the condition of the sibling deities, Gochhikar, said that the ailing deities the military said, adding 17 with stretchers were seen quarantine is well accepted by the “The state government emphasises is being held in the Temple Sunday on are offered only fruits and water, soldiers remained unac- dashing to and from the y people and keeps them inside the that if one tests positive for Covid- the occasion of Dasami Tithi. mixed with cheese and “Dasamula” counted for by nightfall. The smoke-shrouded crash site.

house. The state government has also 19, the person must remain in quar- In this ritual, the deities are placed (herbal) medicines while Daitapati pilots survived but were se- The plane was transport-

k y m c coined a slogan saying ‘Ghare Rukantu antine for at least 14 days. Even the mas- on three wheels along with Lord Sevayats perform secret rituals to riously injured, officials said. ing troops, many of them Sustha Ruhantu’ (stay home. Stay ter of the universe (Lord Jagannath’s Sudarshan and Madhab, said Sarat cure them and the deities completely The Lockheed C-130 new soldiers who had just un- healthy),” state chief Covid-19 name jagat means universe & nath Mohanty, a servitor-cum researcher recover from illness after a two-week- Hercules was one of two ex- dergone basic training, from spokesperson Subrato Bagchi said. means master) quarantines himself in the Jagannath culture and tradition. long herbal treatment following which US Air Force aircraft handed the southern Cagayan de He encouraged people to go for Covid-19, saying “Anasar” (quaran- when he falls sick,” Bagchi said. As per the rituals, the deities are of- they are ready for the annual Rath over to the Philippines as Oro city for deployment in isolation after testing positive for tine) was an intrinsic part of the Bhaskar Mishra, a researcher in fered “Chakata” and “Pana Bhoga” Yatra, which falls July 12 this year. part of military assistance Sulu, officials said. P2 SHANNON LEE SLAMS BECKHAM’S UNIQUE ANNIV MONDAY | JULY 5 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR QUENTIN TARANTINO WISH FOR WIFE VICTORIA Bruce Lee’s daughter Shannon Lee has slammed Ace footballer David Beckham wished wife filmmaker Quentin Tarantino after he dismissed the Victoria on their marriage anniversary Sunday. criticism of his depiction of the martial arts legend Uploading a picture of all family members, in his movie Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. “I’m wearing colour coordinated outfits, he said: y tired of white men in Hollywood mistaking his “Happy anniv, love u and thank u for giving me

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FORTUNE FORECAST ‘Biggest charity Grey characters today is to give jobs’ fascinate Kanika ARIES Mumbai: Screenwriter Kanika Dhillon, whose new Positive thinking can Mumbai: Actor and social worker Sonu Sood took film Haseen Dillruba is out, has opened up about what change the world, and you to Twitter Sunday to suggest that the biggest char- draws her towards complex and grey characters. She could do with some today. ity one can do in the present time is to give jobs says she does not understand straight-laced people No matter how tough the going gets, to others. in real or in reel life. take it in your stride, says Ganesha. If “In today’s time the biggest charity that you “We are all grey and complex in real life, and ec- you think you can do it, you will. You have the magic touch today to initiate a can do is give employment,” Sonu Sood tweeted centric and funny, sometimes ridiculous. This is new business strategy. Sunday. The actor’s tweet comes at a time when what spices up our lives. I wanted to capture that the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has left a lot of on screen in my characters because straight-laced people jobless since over a year now, who are strug- people in real life or in reel life, I don't understand gling to make ends meet. them. There is nothing to unravel or understand to TAURUS Meanwhile, Sonu Sood has recently started begin with. They are beautiful and complete, and You may find yourself com- an initiative to provide free CA education through when something is beautiful and complete there is promising against your will his Sood Charity Foundation. Through this, the nothing more that is left to do. You can just gaze at today, predicts Ganesha. Stand strong despite things going awry actor aims to help talented students get free it from a distance,” she said. instead of feeling disillusioned due to coaching, internship opportunities and finally Talking about the character of Rani, played by ac- poor results. Ongoing negotiations might employment. tress Taapsee Pannu in Haseen Dillruba, Kanika said: come to a logical end and a few impor- Announcing the same, Sonu recently tweeted: “Rani was a woman trying to negotiate an arranged tant decisions are likely to be delayed due “For India’s economy to grow, we need bright CAs. marriage set-up and face the hiccups that a regular to lack of proper information. A small step.” girl can come across, but her resolution for those at The actor is also en- times are erratic and deviate from the good girl frame suring students do we are used to celebrating. She is open about her sex- GEMINI not miss online uality, which offends many people even today.” classes in certain IANS You have been ignoring a few problems that have places of Kerala been plaguing your family having poor in- members for quite some time now. It's ternet con- time you looked into the matter, says nectivity. Ganesha. Irrespective of how difficult the IANS challenges are, today you will emerge vic- Dia’s mantras to keep oceans healthy torious. And amid dealing with mammoth challenges, there will be passionate, quite often sexual, interludes. SAYING NO TO CORAL JEWELLERY IS A GOOD WAY TO SHOW SOME LOVE TO THE OCEANS, SAYS THE ACTRESS. CANCER Today, your ability to think nvironment clearly in the most adverse activist and conditions will be your key actor Dia Mirza has weapon as you get cornered by unrelenting reiterated her concern assaults of work and deadlines. The clarity will reflect in your work as you deal with over marine ecosystems, inhuman work pressure. Your mind will habitats and resources being save the day for you as well as your peers. vitiated and destroyed by Ananya pollutants, plastic waste, overfishing and unsus- LEO tainable business practices. The UNEP Goodwill Your children's health may shares her be a cause of concern today, Ambassador and climate says Ganesha. The best way champion says: “Every year, to put your and your family's fears to rest around 8 million tons of plastic would be by paying a quick visit to the KNPH moment ends up in our oceans and we are doctor. As always, kids remain a surprise responsible for 80 per cent of the package of delights; the happiness of your children shall double your joy as a parent. debris and sediments that devastate Mumbai: with an marine life.” Actress Ananya oversized Dia shares a few tips that will your own. icacies, we can just be a little mind- Panday took to bomber jacket, help you do your bit to keep the oceans Volunteer for beach clean-ups ful and ensure that we are not en- VIRGO Instagram to put up a Ananya posed in the clean and healthy: If you live in a city like Mumbai joying the exploitation of endangered Foreign contacts will in all series of pictures from a pictures posted Sunday Stop using single use plastic where beaches are such an intrinsic species. Also saying no to coral jew- likelihood be a source of beach. However, more than and captioned them as: Straws, coffee cups, takeaway con- part of life, you can volunteer for ellery is a good way to show some monetary profits. Ganesha says you will perform wonderfully in the photographs, the witty “Having my Kaho Naa tainers and plastic bottles that we beach clean-up drives. If you are a love to the oceans. anything you might choose to under- caption entertainer her fol- Pyaar Hai moment with my- throw away after using once, end up tourist, you can just make sure you Reduce carbon footprint take today. Even your ambition of set- lowers. self (it clearly didn't end in oceans. As do micro beads in cos- don’t litter, clean up after yourself Greenhouse gases like carbon ting up an offshore business enterprise The actress said that she well).” metics which when washed into the and pick up trash if you come across dioxide trap heat in the atmosphere will take root today. was having a Kaho Naa On the work front, Ananya oceans, are ingested by marine or- any. Donating to organisations that are and warm our planet. Carbon diox- Pyaar Hai (KNPH) moment, has a film with Vijay ganisms. We can just start think- fighting to keep the oceans healthy, can ide is also known to make our oceans a reference to Hrithik Deverakonda titled Liger ing about what happens to things be another good way to help. more acidic and cause damage to LIBRA Roshan starrer in which and Shakun Batra’s di- after we have used and discarded Make sustainable choices in life corals globally. We can help change Ganesha says that today will the protagonists get rectorial next alongside them. To start with, carry your Harsh detergents that we use for that by reducing our carbon foot- be a lucky day for you. You abandoned on an is- Deepika Padukone own water bottle, a metal straw, washing clothes can harm marine print and energy consumption. may receive some financial land. and Siddhant cutlery and a coffee cup everywhere life by entering oceans through our Turning off the lights when they gain. There will be some good news about In a white Chaturvedi. you go. Switch to biodegradable tooth- sewer systems. We can all prevent are not needed is just one way to your children's progress. This is the right dress IANS brushes and sanitary products and re- that by finding organic alternatives. start making a difference. time to invest in business. For financial investors and share brokers this period is fuse plastic shopping bags and carry While consuming products and del- AGENCIES beneficial, so make the most of it.

SCORPIO SUDOKU You may expect the day to post To solve the Sudoku puzzle, fill in the boxes in such a be as dull and mundane as PEANUTS manner that every row, column and 3x3 box contains those boring repeat tele- CROSSWORD the digits 1 to 9, without repeating any. casts of sitcoms. But remember, it's not always going to be grey! The dance of planets will usher in new change for a better tomorrow. Keep hoping and who knows you may stumble upon something very interesting, says Ganesha.

SAGITTARIUS The rewards of hard labour will be sweet, so start off by unwinding with some fun today. Ganesha sees quality time being spent with friends and family. All in all, a fun day.

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

AQUARIUS Optimism rules today, and you are assured of your suc- cess. You are not usually affected by others' opinions, and that is how it should be. But you must keep in mind the inconvenience your decisions BREVITY CROSSWORD may cause people.

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No shortage of black fungus drugs: Govt POLITICKLE by MANJUL

POST NEWS NETWORK AMPHOTERICIN B, THE MAIN DRUG any private medical store across USED IN THE TREATMENT OF BLACK the country due to its limited Bhubaneswar, July 4: The state FUNGUS, IS HARDLY AVAILABLE IN production. The drug was ear- health department Sunday reiter- ANY PRIVATE MEDICAL STORE lier used in the treatment of ated that there is no shortage of ACROSS THE COUNTRY DUE TO ITS Kalazaar and but slowly went black fungus drugs in government LIMITED PRODUCTION out of the market due to its re- hospitals. ported side effects. This comes days after a woman The drug was According to However, it was found to be life was duped of Rs 48,000 to procure earlier used in the doctors, one saving in case of mucormycosis the scare drug from a private agent. treatment of patient alone (black fungus) but due to less pro- Director of Medical Education Kalazaar and but needs around duction, its procurement was cen- and Training, CBK Mohanty slowly went out 50 injections of trally controlled and the Ministry Sunday allayed the fear of short- of the market due Amphotericin of Chemical and Fertilizer be- age of the drug. to its reported B for the came the only source to get the “We have adequate drugs for side effects disease drug to states. black fungus in the state. We have According to doctors, one pa- made arrangements for taking thorities it would get the drug ited amount. It has also been suc- tient alone needs around 50 in- the scare drug by applying from without any hassle,” he said. cessful in getting the same from jections of Amphotericin B for the Odisha State Medical The state government, after some manufacturers directly but the disease. Corporation Ltd (OSMCL) or from struggling for more than a month in limited stocks. The state government, besides the the District Headquarter Hospitals. to get the scare medicine, is now get- Amphotericin B, the main drug procurement of Amphotericin B, If hospitals made requisition for ting the drug from Union govern- used in the treatment of black has also been successful in getting the drug to the concerned au- ment in different trenches in lim- fungus, is hardly available in an alternative drug Posaconazole.

ATR sought from City DCP CRIME AGAINST on thrashing of minor by cop WOMEN NHRC seeks reports from CS, DGP POST NEWS NETWORK government to provide compen- district administration had not re- POST NEWS NETWORK tally thrashing a minor boy at a tea sation to the 35-year-old woman of THE APEX ceived any recommendations from stall. Dash also informed the press Bhubaneswar, July 4: The Malkangiri district. RIGHTS the trial court or requests from Bhubaneswar, July 4: The Odisha that stringent action would be National Human rights The women reportedly fell un- BODY HAS the victim or her family for the State Commission for Protection of taken against other cops of the Commission (NHRC) has directed conscious while returning from a DIRECTED compensation. However, the com- Child Rights (OSCPCR) Sunday PCR van after the examination of the Chief Secretary and the Director market August 9, 2017. Accused THE OFFICIALS mission later closed the case as sought Action Taken Report (ATR) CCTV footage. General of Police (DGP) in Odisha Adma Madkami took the uncon- the petitioner failed to submit his TO PROVIDE from the Deputy Commission of Notably, Biswal, along with three to provide compensation to a rape scious woman to a nearby place reply on the collector’s report. Police regarding the assault on a other cops attached to a PCR van survivor of Malkangiri district. and raped her in the broad day- COMPENSATION Subsequently, Tripathy placed an- minor boy by a cop at Kesura under of Badagada police station reached The rights body has also directed light. He also shot the whole inci- TO A RAPE other submission before the NHRC Sahid Nagar police station June the tea stall of the victim at Kesura the two officials to submit sepa- dent and shared it on various so- SURVIVOR OF and informed that he had failed 29. Informing the media, June 29. The officials asked the rate reports on the steps taken by cial media sites, said the petition. MALKANGIRI to submit his reply due to some Sandhyabati Pradhan, the boy why he had opened his stall after the state government to check, con- “Pursuant to the direction of personal issues and outbreak of Chairperson OSCPCR said that the 1pm in violation of Covid norms. trol and prevent crimes against the NHRC, Malkangiri THE NHRC PRONOUNCED THE ORDER WHILE HEARING A PETITION FILED BY Covid-19 pandemic. DCP has been asked to submit the Later, the cop started thrashing the women within six weeks. Superintendent of Police stated HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST AND LAWYER RADHAKANT TRIPATHY Upon his request, the com- ATR in the case within seven days. the minor boy who was found re- The NHRC pronounced the order that two cases have been regis- mission reopened the case and DCP Umashankar Dash had ear- questing Biswal to spare him. The while hearing a petition filed by tered against the accused for rape asked the Chief Secretary and lier placed the erring home guard cops did not pay any heed to the hap- human rights activist and lawyer and for recording and making the The investigation section of the the victim under the Odisha Victim DGP to look into the matter and Ajay Kumar Biswal under sus- less boy’s request and allegedly Radhakant Tripathy. video viral in social media. However, NHRC also recommended the com- Compensation scheme, 2017. grant compensation to the vic- pension Thursday after viral video took away milk packets and other In his petition, Tripathy had the two cases are pending in the mission to direct the Collector of The collector, in his report, in- tim as per the Odisha Victim showed Biswal kicking and bru- items from his stall. urged the NHRC to direct the state court,” Tripathy said. Malkangiri to pay compensation to formed the commission that the Compensation Scheme.

ENJOYING A BATH State inoculates over 1cr people with 1st dose of Covid-19 vaccine

PNN & AGENCIES those in the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) area. Bhubaneswar, July 4: Odisha The state has decided to vacci- Sunday achieved a milestone by in- nate beneficiaries with Covaxin oculating over one crore people, in Ganjam from Monday. out of the state’s 4.5 crore popula- The state government has re- tion, with the first dose of Covid-19 peatedly urged the Union Ministry vaccine, additional Chief Secretary, of Health and Family Welfare to di- Health and Family Welfare (H&FW) vert 20 per cent of the vaccines PK Mohapatra said. earmarked for the private hospitals. According to information avail- said in its official Twitter post. But, no response has been re- able in the CoWIN portal, as many Khurda, of which the state ceived from the Ministry so far, of- as 1,00,06,081 people have been ad- Capital Bhubaneswar is a part, ficial sources said. ministered the first dose of the vac- has registered the highest num- Meanwhile, Odisha’s state Capital cine, while 22,10,303 received both ber of vaccinations with 12,15,321 is all set to become the first city in doses. A total of 1,22,16,384 doses have first doses and 5,66,807 second doses, the country to achieve a hundred been administered, which includes to date. As many as 14,814 people per cent Covid-19 vaccination with 1,07,32, 924 doses of Covishield and were administered vaccines at 163 the BMC planning to administer the 14,83,090 doses of Covaxin. centres in three districts Sunday. second dose to the eligible people Along with the rest of the coun- While 80 sessions were held in by July 31. BMC commissioner SK try, the inoculation drive against Kendrapada district, 67 sessions Singh said those who had received Covid-19 began in the coastal state were in Puri and 16 in Rayagada. the first dose after booking slots on- January 16 this year. Although the state government line will be administered the sec- “As we steadily move towards planned to administer 3 lakh to ond dose by July 31. universal vaccination coverage for 3.5 lakh doses every day since June Against the 10.97 lakh population our eligible population, we thank the 21, it failed to achieve the target due of Bhubaneswar, 9.67 lakh have al- people of Odisha and our dedicated to an acute shortage of the ready taken the first dose and 5.15 lakh healthcare workers for making this Covishield vaccines, which is given beneficiaries have been adminis- Elephants in a playful mood in a pond at Chandaka sanctuary near Bhubaneswar, Sunday PIC: MAUSAM NANDA possible,” the H&FW department to people across Odisha, except tered the second dose as of July 3.

5 more beaches to be developed RATH YATRA AMID PANDEMIC for Blue Flag tag, says Naveen AGENCIES Admin to make all arrangements for servitors Bhubaneswar, July 4: In an effort to boost Odisha’s tourism potential POST NEWS NETWORK along its coastline, the state gov- DGP reviews security for car fest ernment has decided to develop Puri, July 4: The Shree Jagannath and beautify five more beaches to Temple Administration (SJTA) irector General of Police secure the Blue Flag certification, and the Puri district administration (DGP) Abhay Sunday vis- Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik would arrange drinking water, rest Dited the Holy City and re- said Sunday. sheds, primary healthcare and viewed the security arrangements Puri’s golden beach has already other facilities for the shrine servi- for this year’s Rath Yatra. received the coveted certification. tors during this year’s Rath Yatra. The DGP accompanied by Odisha is developing five more As per the decision taken at a Additional DGP (Law and Order) beaches to secure the Blue Flag recent meeting of Srimandir Radhakrushna Sharma, certification as part of its efforts Chhatisha Niyog, only servitors Intelligence department director to give its tourism prospects a of the 12th century shrine would Lalit Das, Deputy Inspector General boost. Plans to meet international pull the chariots during Rath (DIG), Central range, Narasingha standards are being rolled out for Yatra which is scheduled to be Bhol and DIG (intelligence) Anup cooperation of Puri residents for Pati Sonapur and Haripur in vision of Rs 1.5 crore has been organised July 12. Like last year, Kumar Sahoo took stock of the se- organising the car festival with- Ganjam district and Niladri, Muhan made for each of the five projects. the annual mega festival would curity arrangements in the temple out the presence of devotees. and Jahania in Puri district, Patnaik Among the amenities being pro- be organised without the pres- surroundings. “Last year, the festival was or- said in a statement. vided at the beaches are toilets, ence of devotees due to the Covid- A servitor paints wooden horses ahead of the Rath Yatra in Puri, Sunday Puri Superintendent of Police ganised without the devotees. The departments of forest & en- seating arrangements, a solar light- 19 pandemic. Kanwar Vishal Singh briefed the The residents of Puri city ex- vironment, and tourism will jointly ing system and watch towers. As per the decision, the district Gamchha (cotton towels), masks Besides, the administration would DGP on a blueprint designed for tended their full cooperation to the redevelop the five beaches. The However, no permanent buildings administration would conduct RT- and hand sanitiser for the servitors. take steps to arrange primary tightening security during the administration. This year also, initiative, if successful, will make will be constructed on the shores. PCR tests on all servitors, officers Two makeshift rest sheds for servi- healthcare and drinking water fa- mega festival. we are expecting similar coop- the pilgrim city one of the most A first for Odisha, the Blue Flag and police personnel who are sup- tors would be erected near cility for the servitors. At least 15 The DGP directed the police per- eration from the locals. Devotees

sought-after coastal destinations tag, awarded by Copenhagen-based posed to participate in the mega fes- Srimandir and Gundicha temple. large vehicles and 10 small ones sonnel to maintain high alert ahead can view the festival live on TV,”

k y m c in eastern India, a government Foundation for Environmental tival. Servitors, officials and se- Each of the rest sheds can ac- would be deployed to ferry the servi- of the festival. He also sought the said the DGP. source said. Education (FEE), was received by curity personnel with negative test commodate around 500 servitors. tors to their residences after the Work on Niladri beach is near- Puri’s Golden beach October 11 reports would be allowed to take This apart, around 20 small rest three chariots were pulled to the would not be allowed to carry mo- chariots. “Media persons are re- ing completion, while activities last year. The beach spread over 500 part in Rath Yatra, Srimandir sheds would be erected alongside Gundicha temple, said the official. bile phones with them during the quested to bring their RT-PCR neg- on four other shores would soon meters between Bankimuhan and sources said. the Grand Road,” said an official As per the decision taken at the festival. Moreover, only a few servi- ative reports for covering the fes- begin, he said, adding that a pro- Mayfair Hotel in Puri. “The SJTA would arrange of the shrine. Chhatisha Niyog meeting, servitors tors would be allowed to sit on the tival,” said the official. P4 MONDAY | JULY 5 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR downtown

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tected in all the 30 districts, 1,652 are from quarantine centres and the remaining are local contact cases, he said. Cuttack reported the highest of 440 new cases, followed by Khurda (384), Balasore (240), Jajpur (191), Mayurbhanj (164), Kendrapara (157), Bhadrak (128), Jagatsinghpur (112) and Nayagarh (105). As many as 27 districts in the state reported less than 200 cases during the period. Districts registering cases above 100 are in the coastal re- gion, while the pandemic situa- AGENCIES tion has improved in the western BJP’s Bishnu Sethi and southern parts of Odisha, the The Water Resources department has constructed a barrage on Prachi river at Kakatpur in Puri with an expenditure of `20 crore. The project will help in flood Bhubaneswar, July 4: Odisha re- official said. control and irrigation activities OP PHOTO ported 2,870 fresh Covid-19 cases in admitted to AIIMS Sources said nine districts have the last 24 hours, raising the tally recorded the Test Positivity Rate to 9,21,896, while the death toll JP Leader and Deputy Leader (TPR) between 5 to 7.5 per cent, climbed to 4,196 with 42 more fa- of Opposition in Odisha while 21 other districts with TPR More than 15K DLs cancelled by City cops in 5 yrs talities in the period, a Health de- BAssembly, Bishnu Sethi was less than 5 per cent have been de- partment official said Sunday. admitted Sunday to the All India clared as ‘Green Zone’. Taking to POST NEWS NETWORK 3,891 DLs in 2020 while more than in 2020 in the city. jumping, using mobile phones For the second consecutive day, Institute of Medical Sciences Twitter, the Health and Family 8000 DLs have been suspended till Sources claimed that the RTO of- while driving, overloading pas- the coastal state reported less than (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar after he Welfare department said, “Regret Bhubaneswar, July 4: The com- June this year. The cops had sus- ficials have cancelled as many as sengers or carrying passengers in 3,000 Covid cases in a day. Odisha tested positive for Covid-19. to inform the demise of forty-two missionerate police has canceled pended 2,237 DLs in 2017 and 1,124 3,280 licenses till June in the cur- goods vehicles. Saturday reported 2,917 fresh in- Covid positive patients while driving licenses (DL) of more than DLs in 2018. rent year. Experts opined that the num- fections. The state had earlier reg- under treatment in hospital.” 15,000 drivers in the city during Meanwhile, the data shows that The data revealed that enforce- ber of suspension would rise sig- istered below 3,000 fresh cases of recovered from the disease, in- The single-day deaths include the last five years. Answering to an enforcement activities by the traf- ment activities by the officials wit- nificantly with the easing of Covid- Covid-19 June 21, 24 and 28. Since cluding 3,158 since Saturday, said eight from Khurda district, five in RTI query, the commissionerate fic cops in twin city slowed down nessed a sharp rise since last year induced lockdowns and shutdowns April 16, Odisha has been witness- the official. Bargarh and four in Sundargarh. police also revealed that most of the in 2019 as only 138 DLs were sus- after the amended Motor Vehicle across the state. ing a surge in Covid cases over the Only three districts— Khurda Three each died in Sambalpur, DLs were canceled during the lock- pended that year. act was strictly enforced by the The state government has re- 3,000-mark and touched a record (5,144), Cuttack (4,387) and Balasore Angul, Ganjam and Jharsuguda. down period. Similarly, the Regional Transport government in the state from cently allowed the graduate con- high of 12,852 May 22, according to (3,000)—have active cases above The state has thus far conducted The DLs of more than 11,000 per- Office (RTO) officials have sus- March, 2020. stables to penalize traffic violators data shared by the Health and Family 2,500 and have been categorised as over 1.39 crore sample tests for sons were canceled for various rea- pended 1,193 DLs in 2018 while as The officials are empowered to in March this year. The twin city Welfare (H&FW) department. ‘Red Zone’. Deogarh in the western Covid-19, taking into account 71,122 sons during 2020 and till June 2021. many as 218 DLs were suspended suspend the DLs of any person police have decided to employ 76 The state now has 30,227 active part registered the lowest at 41. Saturday. The positivity rate stands According to the RTI reply, the during 2019 by RTO. The officials who is found guilty of drunken graduate constables in the traffic cases and 8,87,420 people have so far Of the fresh infections de- at 6.56 per cent. traffic cops suspended as many as annulled the DLs of 1,355 persons driving, over speeding, red light enforcement activities. Odisha welcomes Virtual tour of OSA support Puri airport may be ready by 2022-23: Transport Minister POST NEWS NETWORK ernment had already held con- Puri had told the House that a dis- tential and demand from airlines Santal House in development versations with the Airports cussion on the issue was held for operation of international Bhubaneswar, July 4: State Authority of India (AAI) and other January 12 with the Odisha gov- flights besides provision of Ground POST NEWS NETWORK POST NEWS NETWORK Minister of Commerce and concerned departments. “We are ernment, AAI and Director General Lighting Facilities, Instrument Transport, Padmanabha Behera ready to extend all possible sup- of Civil Aviation (DGCA). Landing System, adequate run- Bhubaneswar, July 4: The ST & Bhubaneswar, July 4: The Odisha Sunday said that the proposed Puri port from our side for the same,” Sources claimed that the state way length, Immigration, Health SC Development Department has Society of the Americas organ- International Airport could be he added. government has also sanctioned and Animal and Plant Quarantine decided to take up virtual tour of ised the three day 52nd Convention ready by 2022-23. Earlier a 6-member team of AAI around Rs 14.48 lakh to carry out Services. Odisha State Tribal Museum every at Orissa Culture Centre, Houston, “We have started the process of had conducted a survey in Puri re- the pre-feasibility study report for According to norms, for estab- Sunday. The visitors Sunday ex- Texas which concluded Sunday. In identification of land for the setting lating to site identification for fea- the establishment of an interna- lishments of airports, site clearance plored the Outdoor display of Santal the convention, different webinars up of airport in Puri. Only after the sibility of an airport in the temple tional airport in Puri. approvals and in principle ap- House at Tribal Museum by open- were organised where the mem- process we can move ahead. The city. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik The Union minister, in his re- provals are needed from the min- ing the Facebook and Twitter pages bers of Odia community in USA process is going on in good pace and had written to the Prime Minister sponse on the matter before the istry of civil aviation at two different @stscdev, @scstrti. and experts from the state dis- if all goes well we may expect an Narendra Modi back in January tance from tourism point of view. Lok Sabha in March this year, stages while the onus on imple- SCSTRTI director, AB Ota said cussed various issues of the state airport in the city by the end of 2021, urging the Union government During the budget session of had said that the declaration of an mentation of the project includ- Santals, the third largest tribe in and how they can help their native 2022-23,” he said. to consider setting up of an airport Lok Sabha, Union Minister of State airport as an international air- ing its funding are borne by the air- India, mainly reside in Mayurbhanj, state in different ways. He mentioned that the state gov- in the temple city citing its impor- for Civil Aviation Hardeep Singh port depended upon traffic po- port developer concerned. Balasore and Keonjhar. The convention was inaugurated virtually by Chief Minister Naveen Pattnaik, Governor Ganeshi Lal and Entrepreneur Subroto bagchi. Patnaik said that Odisha leads CIVIC WOES Focus on sustainable use in sending medical facility across the country during second wave of pandemic. He also pointed out that Odisha is attracting the big in- vestment and setting up the in- of mangrove forests: OES dustry powered by 5T model. He thanked OSA for collaborating and POST NEWS NETWORK supporting the state in various VAN MAHOTSAV fields including health and edu- Bhubaneswar, July 4: The Odisha cation sector and said to welcome Environmental Society (OES) greater partnership from them in Sunday organised a webinar on coming days. ‘Protection of Coastal Regions A webinar on the theme ‘Taking through Mangrove Plantation’ to a quantum leap in higher education observe the Van Mahotsav Week. for universities in Odisha and how In the webinar, environmental ex- the OSA community can help’ was perts put forth that since the in- organised where vice chancellors ception of human civilization; al- from several universities of the most half of the trees of the world state participated. have been felled to serve the needs Kuku Das, president of OSA, of the exploding human population. said, “Our goal for higher educa- Presently, forests of the world are tion in Odisha is five-fold that in- declining at a rate of 10 million cludes creating an international hectares per year, mostly due to pool of faculty/researchers and agricultural activities, mining, in- tation, more importantly in facilitating placement of faculties dustrialisation, cattle ranching, coastal areas to recreate man- In Odisha’s context, and research scholars at various urbanization and other develop- grove forests, aiming towards priority has to be given universities, fostering interna- mental activities. reducing the impacts of natural tional students/visitors/research Sundara Narayan Patro, presi- disasters like cyclones. to increased plantation, scholars exchange program, dent of OES, said that forests are Former PCCF (OFSDP), Odisha more importantly in strengthen and helping build an home to 80% of the terrestrial bio- and Vice President, Wetlands coastal areas to recreate alumni network at various uni- diversity of the earth and human International South Asia, Dr. Ajit versities in Odisha, recommend- beings depend on them for vari- Kumar Patnaik spoke on theme mangrove forests, ing to Odisha State Higher ous goods and services. ‘Ecosystem-based adaptations for aiming towards reducing Education Council (OSHEC) for- Unfortunately, deforestation and coastal resilience and the role of mation of an external advisory forest degradation are continuing mangroves’. He stressed the im- the impacts of natural for long-term goal setting of the uni- at an alarming rate, and tree cover portance of planting saplings and disasters like cyclones versities, fostering industry/ uni- is declining at an accelerated pace. the role of mangroves in reduc- versities/government collabora- These result in the imbalance in nat- ing the impacts of frequent cy- tion by setting up ural ecosystems that affects their clones in our state induced by cli- Panigrahi said, “Though planting innovation/incubation centers and subtle functioning and brings about mate change, protecting livelihoods saplings in high numbers at the assisting in funding programs. the loss of biodiversity. Thus, the of people and providing various right places is very important, Another webinar on Odisha pub- need of the hour is to undertake goods and services. post-planting care and mainte- lic library initiative of OSA was also massive plantation programmes Arun Kumar Bansal, former nance are more important that organised where the members of to restore the lost green cover, more Additional DG of Forests, described will indicate the rate of success.” OSA Public Library initiative ap- importantly when the United how the local communities had He also appreciated the vision of pealed to CM Pattnaik for a fast- Nations has declared the current benefited from the mangrove for- former Minister of Food and track implementation of ‘Odisha decade as the ‘Decade of Ecosystem est plantation project, which was Agriculture, India, Dr. K.M. Munshi Public Library Act’ towards a ‘Well- In this photo collage (clockwise), a man is seen falling off his scooter while negotiating a waterlogged Restoration’. implemented under his supervi- in declaring the first week of July integrated modern public library Bomikhal-Rasulgarh road in Bhubaneswar soon after heavy rain lashed the City, Sunday PHOTOS: BIKASH NAYAK In Odisha’s context, priority sion along the coast of Odisha. each year as the Van Mahotsav

system’ across the state. has to be given to increased plan- OES Secretary Jaya Krushna Week way back in 1950.

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n POST NEWS NETWORK THE SUBMISSION HAS CAUGHT THE SPCB IN THE WRONG FOOT AS Jajpur, July 4: A probe by state pol- AN ENVIRONMENTAL OUTFIT, lution control board (SPCB) into the KALINGANAGAR PARIBESH alleged water pollution by the SURAKSHYA SAMITI, THE COMPLAINANT IN THE CASE HAS Brahmani Rivers Pellet Ltd (BRPL) QUESTIONED HOW THE SPCB at Kalinganagar in this district dur- COULD CONDUCT A PROBE WHEN ing the closure of the plant has raised THE PLANT IS LYING CLOSED serious eyebrows, a report said. The SPCB conducted the probe n RESIDENTS HAVE QUESTIONED and submitted the report before WHY THE PROBE WAS CONDUCTED the National Green Tribunal (NGT), DURING THE CLOSURE OF THE July 1. However, an affidavit filed PLANT AND NOT WHEN IT IS IN by SPCB law officer Santosh Kumar OPERATION. THIS HAS RAISED Kuanr along with the report has QUESTION MARKS ON THE raised eyebrows. In the B-1 para of TRANSPARENCY OF THE PROBE the report it has been stated the pel- n RESIDENTS REFUSED TO BUY let plant is of 4 metric tonne ca- THE STATEMENT OF THE pacity and was lying closed during REGIONAL OFFICER THAT BLACK the shutdown. FUMES EMANATE FROM THE The submission has caught the CHIMNEYS WHEN THE PLANT SPCB in the wrong foot as an en- RESTARTS OPERATIONS AFTER vironmental outfit, Kalinganagar MAINTENANCE, WHICH THEY Paribesh Surakshya Samiti, the TERMED AS AN ACT OF FAVOURITISM OF SPCB complainant in the case has ques- Vehicles move on a British era bridge in Rayagada connecting Odisha with Andhra Pradesh despite a ban on movement due to its precarious condition OP PHOTO TOWARDS BRPL tioned how the SPCB could con- duct a probe when the plant is water of the plant into Ganda nul- treatment of 260 cubic km of waste lying closed. lah, a natural creek and polluting water per hour in the plant. During Car parked in portico; Reports said that as per rules, the the water body had filed a petition probe, no waste water or treated plant authorities would have to in- (149/2017/EZ) in the National Green water was found being discharged Woman attempts self-immolation owner fined for driving form the SPCB if they wanted to Tribunal seeking its urgent inter- outside. shutdown or close operations in vention in the matter. When contacted, the regional without seat belt the plant for maintenance pur- The NGT hearing the matter officer Behera said during probe, after Facebook lover ditches her pose. They will also have to seek June 15 directed the SPCB to con- “It is not important whether the permission from the SPCB when duct a probe and submit its report plant is in operation or in shut- POST NEWS NETWORK they want to run the plant. before the next date of hearing, down condition but whether it has POST NEWS NETWORK only ditched her but also has taken Accordingly, the BRPL authori- July 5. Accordingly, a team of SPCB taken necessary steps for treat- over `2 lakh from her account Bhadrak, July 4: A car owner of ties had informed the SPCB to officials comprising environmental ment of the waste water produced Simulia, July 4: A woman at- under various pretexts. They were Guamal Kubera village under Tihidi close operations in the plant for engineer Hiranya Kumar Nayak in the plant. tempted self-immolation on Simulia returning home when Jasim feigned block in Bhadrak district had the maintenance, June 20. and its regional officer Pramod Earlier, it has been noticed that police station premises in Balasore his mother’s illness and fled from surprise of his lifetime when he re- However, residents informed the Kumar Behera visited the plant industrial plants discharge the district, after her husband ditched Bhubaneswar with her handbag ceived a message on his mobile regional officer of the SPCB when premises which was closed for waste water outside when it is in ex- her and fled, Sunday. that had her ornaments and mobile phone informing a fine of `3,000 has they noticed black fumes emanat- maintenance and conducted a probe cess for their treatment plants. However, due to prompt inter- phone in it. been imposed on him for driving ing from the chimneys of the plant, June 24. Residents have questioned Recently, it was alleged that the vention by police she was stopped She tried to meet her in-laws without seat belt. Friday. The SPCB regional officer why the probe was conducted dur- chromite mines at Ostapal in the dis- from committing suicide. The but they refused her entry in their tried to downplay the incident stat- ing the closure of the plant and trict discharged over 1500 lakh cubic woman identified as Reso Biwi, house. Finding no other way, she ing that black fumes emanate from not when it was in operation. This metre of waste water outside from 22, a native of Agarpada in Bhadrak lodged a complaint at the Simulia the chimneys when the plant has raised question marks on the November till January last. district has demanded to trace her police station, June 6, but no action restarts operations after mainte- transparency of the probe. The waste water discharged out- missing husband and reunite has been taken so far. She said nance. Residents refused to buy The probe report submitted be- side was not treated in its treat- with her. that she has lodged a complaint the statement of the regional offi- fore the NGT states that the BRPL ment plant. Moreover, industrial The woman claimed that she in Simulia police station as her cer which they termed as an act of plant has established two waste plants in their bid to reduce the was earlier married but fell in love husband is native of that area. favouritism of SPCB towards BRPL. water treatment plants (WWTP) maintenance costs of the effluent with Jasim Sahaji of Kupura under vorced her husband and fled with When contacted, Simulia IIC Sources said, Kalinganagar of 250 kilolitre (KL) and 150 kilo- treatment plant and waste water Simulia police limits after coming Jasim to Chennai and Jayant Kumar Behera said action Paribesh Surakshya Samiti ac- litre capacity each. These waste treatment plant often discharge in contact with him on social net- married him. will be taken after conducting a cusing BRPL of discharging waste water treatment plants help in their waste water outside. working site, Facebook. She di- She is now pregnant. Jasim not probe into the charges.

Physically challenged He was taken aback because his car has been parked in the portico Forester arrested beaten to death for three months now. BAITARANI: A BOON The worried car owner is Kendrapara: A physically Pradeep Kumar Kar, who is a lec- challenged person died at a turer at Sahid Nagar College. He hospital in Odisha’s Kendrapara for raping woman owns a car with the registration district Sunday after he was number OD 22P 5219. Kar said he FOR JUANGA FARMERS allegedly beaten by a group of POST NEWS NETWORK on the pretext of marriage, he miscreants over a land dispute, has not taken his vehicle out even asked her not to reveal what had The same river, that has police said. Ekadashi Swain, 38, once during last three months. Yet, Malkangiri, July 4: A forester happened before anyone. However, been creating floods and was attacked by at least three he received a message June 25 in- was Sunday arrested allegedly for their family members came to persons when he was returning forming that the traffic police have raping a woman of a village under know about this and gave their causing massive destruction home from a nearby market at slapped a fine of `3,000 on him for Orkel police limits in Malkangiri consent for the marriage. in Keonjhar and Bhadrak Khasadi village in the Sadar driving without seat belt and district. The accused has been iden- Meanwhile, the victim came to police station area, they said. The other reasons. tified as Muralidhar Anugulia, a know that Murali had already mar- districts, is a boon for the man was taken to the DHH where Holding the police and the RTO forester of Malkangiri. ried. When she confronted him, Juanga tribesmen as they he succumbed to his injuries, a responsible for putting him under According to a source, Murali had he abused her threatening of dire senior officer said. The incident mental pressure, Kar, in a tweet an acquaintance with the woman. consequences. grow paddy, vegetables was fallout of a land dispute tagging the district Collector, the The woman had visited the With no option left, the victim on its bed among the physically challenged SP and the RTO, has requested for forester’s residence April 5. Taking knocked on the door of Malkangiri man and the assailants. an investigation. the advantage of none being there SDJM court for justice. Later, po- POST NEWS NETWORK except Murali and the woman, the lice carried out an investigation. The former had raped the latter. Later, police produced Murali in a court. Keonjhar, July 4: Paddy is culti- vated on the Baitrani river bed in As per the legends, the place gets its disappears is called ‘Gupta Ganga’. We Keonjhar district. It may sound strange name as ‘Gonasika’ for the fact that mainly survive on cultivation. Paddy for how the same river, that has been the river would flow from one of the and vegetable cultivation is being Engineer held for rape, blackmail creating floods and causing massive two nostrils of a cow head. Gonasika carried out on the Baitarani river destruction in Keonjhar and Bhadrak is the portmanteau of ‘Go’ and ‘Nasika’. bed since time immemorial,” ob- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA tographs to blackmail the woman, districts, is a boon for the members While ‘Go’ means cow, ‘Nasika’ means served Laxman Juanga, a resident Aul police station Inspector Salila of the Juanga tribe, a Particularly nose. Even today, the river, which is of Gonasika area. Kendrapara, July 4: A 29-year- Pradhan said. Based on the woman’s Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) liv- as thin as a thread, is flowing from the Since the flow of the river is slow, old engineer was arrested in police complaint, he was arrested ing in Gonasika area under nostril of a cow head, but the cow the Juangas grow paddy and vegeta- Kendrapara district Sunday for al- and both were medically examined Bansapal block. head is a cemented one. From bles on its river bed about one kilo- legedly raping and blackmailing at a hospital, Pradhan said. If you travel along Jantari road Gonasika, the river meanders down metre away from its origin. a woman, police said. He has been booked under Section from Gonasika, you will come across the Gonasika hill, burbling all the In Keonjhar district, it flows through The assistant engineer of the 376 (rape) of the Indian Penal Code, a bridge on the Baitarani river from way. The river disappears at a place Joda, Champua, Saharpada, Patana, District Rural Development Agency Section 67 of the Information and where you can feast your eyes look- and runs underground for about half Ghasipura, Anandapur and Hatadihi had befriended a 25-year-old mar- Technology Act and Section 6 of ing at lush and verdant paddy fields a kilometre and is not visible from out- blocks. In rainy reason, the river ried woman and allegedly drugged, the Indecent Representation of on both the sides of the river with side. For the Juangas, the river is as swells, brings in floods and wreaks raped and taken obscene photo- Women (Prohibition) Act. The ac- paddy plants undulating in breeze. pure as the river Ganga. “We wor- havoc in Ghasipura, Anandapur and graphs of her two months back, cused has been remanded to judi- In fact, Gonasika is the place from ship the river as ‘Ganga Maa’ and Hatadihi blocks. While the river is an officer said. 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resident Joe Biden’s ad- In the event, America’s model ministration is working looked so successful that it con- hard to reclaim America’s vinced most of the rest of the Now Taliban P role as a global leader in world also to build thousands of sustainable development. But suc- dams, reservoirs, and canals, ul- he departure of American troops July 2 from the Bagram Airfield in cess will depend on whether it timately replumbing the global Afghanistan, the linchpin of the US-led war against terrorists oper- can lay the political foundation landscape. As a result, most of us T ating from the country for nearly two decades, marks a new chapter for a new relationship between in wealthy industrialised coun- in Afghanistan’s history. Since the US took control of the field following the society and the environment. tries have been able to forget that 9/11 twin tower attacks, the two-mile long runway became the jumping off Activists and policymakers alike the planet is subject to extraordi- point for military operations throughout Afghanistan. It turned into a small are demanding more investment nary climate variability. city complete with shops, gyms and classrooms for the thousands of serv- in technologies to reduce the en- After all, our daily experience ice members and contractors who worked at the base and its facilities. The vironmental footprint of economic is almost entirely artificial, the US has reasons and domestic compulsions for its total military pullout co- activities, limit extraction of fi- product of republican institutions inciding with the 9/11 anniversary this year as maintaining over 150,000 troops nite resources, and curb pollu- Since the dawn of agricultural societies, that underwrote a vast stock of for years has been a drain on its exchequer estimated to be over $2.26 tril- tion. There is a long list of ‘solu- humans have been developing institutions and water infrastructure designed to lion. But, the hurry shown by the Biden administration in letting the Taliban tions’ on offer – from new energy control nature and bend it to our have a field day in Afghanistan after its withdrawal causes grave concern sources and carbon capture and se- technologies to master the natural world and needs. Contemporary, urbanised, over peace and stability in the region. The US may be questioned about its questration to the oldest technol- harness its power. The big question for the age technological life would be im- sincerity in rooting out international terrorism. On the other hand, those ogy of all: trees. But the biggest possible if people still had to worry who doubt may, in turn, be questioned whether Afghanistan is the sole challenge is not the technology; it of climate change is whether this defining about flooding or finding the next breeding ground for terror networks. is political institutions. political and institutional challenge can bucket of water (concerns that For nearly 18 months, American diplomats negotiated a largely secret deal Giulio Boccaletti Despite its flaws, America is still burden billions of people). with the Taliban, completely bypassing the Afghan government. The immediate still the most successful example continue to be met democratically The twentieth-century conquest price that had to be paid for brokering the deal was freeing thousands of pris- of self-government in recorded of nature is the legacy of a re- oners from Afghan jails and according legitimacy to the Taliban who are de- IT IS CRUCIAL TO history. But as a model republic, imperialists – demanding en- of governance and, ultimately, of publican project that adapted to the termined to re-establish their Islamic Emirate through military conquest. SHOW WHY A it faces the challenge of accom- franchisement. constitutional settlement. conditions of industrial moder- Peace overtures with the Taliban had been made earlier by former Afghan modating and reconciling the wide As Thomas Paine observed, a Over time, and through judi- nity. What corresponding political President Hamid Karzai soon after the Taliban regime was overthrown in DEMOCRATIC diversity of its citizens’ imagined central concern of the newly in- cial review, inland navigation be- project will the age of climate late 2001. What prompted the initiatives was the assumption that the Taliban REPUBLIC IS futures. Finding common ground dependent American republic was came a fully federal matter, espe- change bring? At a time of resur- had learnt their lessons from the failures of their so-called emirate in the between the poles of progressive always going to be its unique ter- cially as the young country began gent authoritarianism around the 1990s and their near total international isolation. Pakistan also played a role STILL THE BEST techno-utopianism and reactionary ritory and physical landscape. to wrestle with its physical fea- world, it is crucial to show why a in helping the process of negotiations with the Taliban by advancing the ar- rural romanticism will not be easy. Bestriding an entire continent, tures to sustain its economic de- democratic republic is still the gument that the latter lacked experience in politics, governance, and diplo- VEHICLE TO The key is to produce a synthesis the United States has had to learn velopment. In the early nineteenth best vehicle to balance individual macy in the 1990s and that by now they have realised their past mistakes. BALANCE that can sustain a civic contract to manage a wide array of geo- century, countless canal compa- agency and collective action in The intentions of the USA, other than safeguarding its own interests, are strong enough to survive both an- graphic conditions, all while strik- nies emerged along the Eastern confronting existential challenges. far from clear. In the February 2020 Doha deal between Washington and the INDIVIDUAL other industrial revolution and ing a balance between individual Seaboard. Most did not have the Much will depend on whether Taliban, no efforts were made to find a peaceful resolution to the war in AGENCY AND environmental changes on a scale liberty and collective agency. capital to maintain the hundreds the US is capable of another ‘con- Afghanistan or even ending the war on terrorism. Using the Doha deal and beyond anything human civiliza- In 1784, for example, George of locks needed to overcome steep stitutional moment,’ defined by the US pressure on the Afghan government, the Taliban were able to secure COLLECTIVE tions have experienced since be- Washington incorporated the gradients. But because they con- the Yale law professor Bruce the release of 5,000 of their fighters, arrested or captured by the Afghan forces coming sedentary 10,000 years ago. Potomac Company to pursue in- nected the country, they were too Ackerman as a historical event while planning attacks or fighting along frontlines. They are now demand- ACTION IN In this quest for a new settle- land navigation beyond the important to lose, and thus came that elicits elevated and sustained ing the release of more imprisoned fighters. CONFRONTING ment, our relationship with water Appalachians, thereby prevent- to be financed with state bonds. popular attention to the role of According to the Long War Journal (a project of the US-based Foundation offers a useful guide. Ever since the ing those territories from becoming By the 1830s, these canal and the state in a country’s economic for the Defence of Democracies), the Taliban are in control of 76 of EXISTENTIAL shift from hunter-gatherer soci- too dependent on the port of river works accounted for over half and social life. Biden’s efforts to Afghanistan’s 325 districts, i.e. 19 per cent, while the government forces are CHALLENGES eties to agricultural settlements – Spanish-controlled New Orleans. of states’ debt. And when the panic transform America in pursuit of in commanding position in 127 or 32 per cent of the districts. The trouble is when people effectively chose to But this response to a geographi- of 1837 hit, many of these compa- a net-zero economy may well be- authority over the remaining 49 per cent is contested. Experts say there is stand still in a world of moving cal problem created a political nies went bankrupt, dragging state come a constitutional moment. no doubt the Taliban will win any battle they have to fight to wrest control water – human institutions have one. Shipping on the Potomac treasuries with them (a precursor But the task calls for more than sup- from the Afghan government. Perhaps, this is the reason why President Ashraf evolved in a dialectical relationship routed commerce across state to the ‘doom loops’ witnessed in porting new technologies and Ghani has held out the olive branch to the Taliban offering even to step down with the environment. While na- lines, and thus required freedom more recent financial crises). drawing up clever plans. Biden to facilitate elections to form a government in which the Taliban can par- ture brought floods, storms, and of navigation. But the deeply lib- Following these earlier experi- must shepherd through a new ticipate. But, the problem is the Taliban do not believe in any democratic model droughts, we devised ways to ertarian Articles of Confederation ments, the US federal government’s civic contract that reflects a rep- from the ‘West,’ which they regard as un-Islamic. weather those conditions, ex- contained no provision to arbi- role in regulating, financing, and de- resentative synthesis of the com- In such a scenario, Pakistan emerges as the biggest beneficiary among tracting surpluses from parched trate commercial disputes. veloping large water infrastruc- monwealth’s diverse aspirations Afghanistan’s neighbours. It is an open secret how Taliban fighters and landscapes and harnessing rivers To settle the matter, Washington ture grew substantially, especially and values. their leaders have been getting shelter from Pakistan and the Lashkar-e-Taiba for transportation and power. convened a meeting at his estate during the twentieth century. In The stakes could not be higher. (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) are known to be working in close col- The modern republican proj- on the banks of the Potomac, where the Progressive Era, and then under America’s great challenge – and its laboration with the Taliban in Afghanistan. A change of guard in Afghanistan ect emerged from this older di- those in attendance produced the President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s opportunity – is to usher in the first would probably work to Pakistan’s advantage. The LeT, JeM and Tehrik-e alectic between human civiliza- eponymous Mount Vernon New Deal, a new modernist re- environmental republic. Taliban will, without doubt, get support from the Taliban to carry on cross- tion and nature. It has been Compact. Then, James Madison or- public evolved, featuring a greatly The writer, an honorary border terrorist activities in India. The recent drone attacks on the Jammu mediated by medieval jurists, re- ganised a similar conference of expanded role for the state. Rivers research associate at the Air Force Station and several forays into Jammu and Kashmir, violating India’s interpreted by early-modern hu- all the states in Annapolis, where became blueprints for electrification Smith School of Enterprise air space in the past few days do not augur well for India’s fight against ter- manists, and disrupted by gener- delegates concluded that a con- and economic development more and Environment, University rorism in the country’s north-western frontier. ations of radicals – from the stitutional convention should be broadly, offering a counterpoint to of Oxford, is the author of India has a lot to learn from the US withdrawal from Afghanistan. eighteenth-century revolutionar- held in Philadelphia. A problem of the centrally managed industrial- Water: A Biography. Maintaining a contingent of only 150,000 personnel could make the US feel ies to the twentieth-century anti- navigation had turned into one isation of the Soviet Union. ©PROJECT SYNDICATE drained in 20 years. Compare that to the number of military personnel de- ployed by India in Jammu and Kashmir. The period of enhanced Indian mil- itary presence in this region of the country dates back to the mid-1980s. The abrogation of Article 370 brought in a huge number of military and para- SPECTRUM SUSTAINABILITY military forces to Kashmir. The drain on the Indian exchequer can well be imagined. It would be mind-boggling for Indian citizens if the government of India would release actual figures of what has been spent in J&K since the beginning of the separatist movement and especially after Article 370 was removed. Using bugs to recycle food waste WISDOM CORNER ood waste is organic in na- food waste into protein and other to the USA. It is now found world- various farms for use as fertiliser. ture. Most of it ends up in protein-rich feeds for animal con- wide across all climate zones. Its lar- In line with this, the UK Research F landfills causing environ- sumption. Traditionally, livestock vae are omnivorous. Black soldier and Innovation has invested in a Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things mental and health concerns. animals act as bio-processors that fly larvae are widely researched London-based company called while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with Dumping of food waste in landfills turn inedible food (for human con- for their capability to consume Entocycle. The company breeds a single step. LAO TZU is not only neglecting a potential re- sumption) into protein-rich edi- food waste. In terms of food waste black soldier flies by feeding them source but also amounts to ineffi- bles such as meat, eggs, and milk. recycling the black soldier fly is food waste. The insects are subse- We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care about what ciently using energy, nutrients, and In this regard, conversion of food found to be promising since per quently harvested and processed you think. Words are secondary. Thoughts live; they travel far. manpower invested during food waste into animal feed is a viable day a larva can consume food upto into animal feed using an auto- SWAMI VIVEKANANDA Sanjib Kumar production. Thus far, only a small Karmee option that has the potential to ad- twice its normal weight. A fully mated system. The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people amount (5-10 per cent) of food waste dress waste management, sus- grown larva is known to produce The technology described here who are evil, but because of the people who don’t do anything is recycled. In this context, recy- tainability, food security, and the ap- biomass with a substantial amount addresses three UN recommended about it. ALBERT EINSTEIN cling food waste is important. plication of circular economy via of protein (40-45 per cent), fat (35 per Sustainable Development Goals -- BOTH THE It is well known that proteins are resource recovery. cent), and amino acids. Such a com- SDG 11 (Sustainable cities and com- SCIENTIFIC extensively used in combination Use of insects to produce protein- position makes it attractive as a munities): cities can incorporate with other feeds for animal and fish rich feeds from food waste is emerg- feed for livestock. this method into their waste man- COMMUNITY AND farming. By and large, proteins ing as an advanced area of re- Application of the black soldier agement system to realise the full po- WORDSWORTH needed for this purpose are obtained search. Both the scientific fly for organic waste management tential of untapped food waste; SDG INDUSTRIES through trawling. It is reported that community and industries are se- has been a topic of research since 12 (Responsible consumption and Nympholepsy ARE SERIOUSLY the global fishing fleet is two to riously looking into the use of in- the 1970s. Recently, several indus- production): instead of paying for re- three times more than the oceans can sects as feedstuff based on organic trial-scale technologies are devel- moval and disposal of food waste, or- his is a wild frenzy caused by desire for an unattainable ideal. Edward LOOKING INTO actually support in a sustainable waste recycling. So far, researchers oped, and start-ups are now relying ganisations can access a new revenue TBulwer-Lytton described its sense in Godolphin in 1833: “The most THE USE OF manner. Excess trawling activities are focussing on five major species on successful technologies. stream by selling animal feed and fer- common disease to genius is nympholepsy — the saddening for a spirit result in resource depletion, low of insects. They are: the common InsectiPro, a Kenyan insect farm, tiliser; and SDG 14 (Life below water): that the world knows not.” It can also refer to the passion or desire INSECTS AS biological growth rates, and low housefly (Musca domestica), the is feeding around 30 tonne of dis- insect proteins obtained from food aroused in men by young girls, which is, unsurprisingly, in Lolita by FEEDSTUFF BASED biomass levels in water bodies. black soldier fly (Hermetia illu- carded food waste collected from waste can replace a significant por- Vladimir Nabokov. As a result, it’s often equated with paedophilia or what’s Eventually, it can also imbalance cens), the mealworm (Tenebrio Nairobi to black soldier fly larvae. tion of the proteins currently sourced sometimes called the Lolita complex, though it’s strictly an unappeasable ON ORGANIC the entire aquatic ecosystem. molitor), locusts (Locusta migra- Subsequently, the obtained larvae from trawling oceans. longing, not one that can be acted upon. Nympholepsy began life in English The twin problems caused by toria, Schistocerca gregaria) and are dried and sold as animal feed. in the late eighteenth century, with the idea behind it of a person in a WASTE RECYCLING food waste and excess trawling can silkworms (Bombyx mori). During this process, waste gener- The writer is a scientist and frenzy from beholding those mythological spirits of nature which the be circumvented by converting The black soldier fly is native ated by these larvae is supplied to an alumnus of IIT Madras. ancients imagined as beautiful maidens living in rivers or woods. It’s from the Greek numpholeptos, caught by nymphs. Oaf Widening digital divide Run machine

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over rupees three crore and 30 lakh were also released for the same pur- pose. So far more than rupees seven crore has been sanctioned for the ir- rigation project, but it has not come to the benefit of the farmers. There are two plaques men- tioning the date of commencement of work and the expected date of completion. One of the plaques is at the site of the Jagadala dam and the other from where the main canal originates. Both plaques men- tion 05/01/2018 as the date of com- Students under the aegis of All India Students’ Federation staging a demonstration demanding classroom teaching in schools instead of YouTube at mencement of both the works and Hidigaon under Sadar block in Balasore district, Sunday OP PHOTO 04/12/2018 as the completion date. However, till date the works for which funds were allotted have not been completed. “We have no idea why the work MAJORITY OF FARMERS FARMERS HAD IMMENSELY BENEFITED WHEN was left mid-way,” the farmers IN KEONJHAR DISTRICT THE IRRIGATION PROJECT STARTED A FEW fumed. “Some portions of the main HAVE ALREADY YEARS BACK. HOWEVER, LACK OF MAINTENANCE REMUNA TEHSILDAR TAKES STARTED OF THE CANALS HAS SPELT DOOM FOR THEM canal have been repaired, as per the AGRICULTURAL first tender. However, the desilt- ACTIVITIES. THEY HAVE AN AMOUNT OF OVER `3 CRORE AND ing of the reservoir and the re- STARTED SOWING 30 LAKH WERE ALSO RELEASED FOR pairing of the smaller canals has not been done,” farmers like STOCK OF EXCAVATION WORK PADDY RENOVATION OF CANALS Sunaram Majhi, Japan Majhi and Adesh Munda said. They added EXISTENCE OF 3,000-YEAR-OLD CIVILISATION FOUND IN BALASORE VILLAGES POST NEWS NETWORK Rengalbeda, Dhanurjaypur, that the Minor Irrigation depart- Kuradihi, Silisuan, Kalisui and ment’s role has been confined to con- POST NEWS NETWORK to second wave of Covid-19. The Jhumpura, July 4: The sudden Kandarapasi villages of Jhumpura ducting meetings only. new findings will certainly add abandoning of resurrection work and Sadar blocks. When the irri- When contacted, assistant en- Balasore, July 4: After the dis- an interesting chapter to the his- of the Jagadala Minor Irrigation gation project started a few years gineer, of the Minor Irrigation covery of remains of an ancient tory of Odisha, the revenue official Project in Malda panchayat of back, the farmers had immensely department in Keonjhar district, civilisation in Durgadevi and said. Jhumpura block in Koenjhar dis- benefited. However, lack of main- D Pradhan said the remainder of Ranasahi villages of Balasore dis- Notably, during excavation, the trict have left farmers in a fix. Most tenance of the canals has spelt the work will start soon and will trict, Remuna tehsildar Manoj team discovered the base of cir- of the farmers in these two blocks doom for them. be finished as quickly as Kumar Senapati visited the sites cular hut, red-coloured pottery, depend on water from the Jagadala The farmers informed the con- possible. Saturday to take stock of the ex- black and red bordered copper- dam for their cultivations. cerned authorities regarding their Executive engineer of the same cavation work. ware belonging to the Chalcolithic The majority of farmers in problems. Accordingly a sum of department, Manas Ranjan Das According to Senapati, this is Age. During this age, most objects Keonjhar district have already over rupees three crore was re- informed that silt removal could- the first time that such historical were made out of copper. started agricultural activities. They leased from the district mineral n’t start as water had flown into materials have been unearthed in People associated with the ex- have started sowing paddy. However, fund (DMF) for desilting work of the the reservoir. “We will soon start Balasore district. He said that the cavation work said the findings farmers of Jhumpura and Sadar Jagadala dam and the repair of the process of silt removal,” Das remains found in Durgadevi and indicated the lifestyle of people blocks alleged Sunday that they the main canal. said. He however, avoided ques- Ranasahi villages depict the glo- living in the area more than 3,000 are suffering because of the ab- Later, a tender was floated by tions pertaining to a specific rious historical past of the north team, led by Odia archaeologist period, the objects that have been year ago. Black varnished pottery sence of proper irrigation facilities. the Irrigation department for the time-frame by which the prob- Odisha district. Sunil Patnaik, had carried out the dug out will be sent to a UGC-man- objects have also been found in the The farmers said that small repair of the canals criss-crossing lems of the farmers will be solved The Archeological Survey of first phase of work between March aged laboratory in New Delhi for two villages. All indicate the exis- canals had been built for water- through the farmlands of the above and the pending works will be India (ASI) had approved the ex- and May 2021. testing. The excavation work has tence of human civilisation, they ing farmlands in Godua Topa, mentioned blocks. An amount of completed. cavation project in FY 2020-21. A In order to authenticate the time been halted for the time being due informed. Lightning kills farmer Woman beheaded over sorcery in Bolangir district 7.8 quintals of cannabis seized, 6 arrested POST NEWS NETWORK chase some items. However, after POST NEWS NETWORK POST NEWS NETWORK The cannabis, packed in a num- completion of the chores, Laxman ber of large sacks, was en route to Thakurmunda, July 4: Police re- found his mother lying in a field in Saintala, July 4: In a tragic in- Muniguda, July 4: In a major Visakhapatnam. From covered Sunday an elderly woman’s an inebriated condition. She had al- cident, a 50-year-old farmer was crackdown Sunday morning, Visakhapatnam, the truck would torso from a field at Balibhol vil- legedly consumed ‘handia’. Both killed after being struck by light- Muniguda police seized approxi- have proceeded towards Ajmer in lage of Patabila panchayat under Laxman and his wife tried to get ning at Piprut village under this mately 7.8 quintal of cannabis from Rajasthan, one of those arrested Karanjia block in Mayurbhanj dis- the elderly woman back on her feet, block in Bolangir district, Sunday. a truck while it was being smuggled stated during interrogation. trict. The woman was murdered but failed. So they left her on the The deceased has been identified out of the state, police informed. Muniguda police have regis- over the suspicion that she was prac- field and went home. Laxman re- as Dhanu Rana, 45, a resident of the During the raid, personnel from tered a case and launched a probe ticing witchcraft, sources said. The turned to the same spot Sunday same village. Muniguda police station arrested to ascertain the kingpin and oth- deceased has been identified as morning only to find his mother’s six persons in this connection at ers involved in the sale and trans- Jamuna (63), wife of late Chaitanya headless body in a pool of blood. He Dhepaguda village in Rayagada portation of cannabis. Rayagada Hansda, a resident of the village immediately informed Karanjia po- district. sub-divisional police officer mentioned. Police have detained lice station. Later Karanjia police sta- According to an official, police got (SDPO) informed that during in- two persons in this connection. tion IIC Ranjan Sethi, SDPO information from a reliable source terrogation those arrested have According to the police, Jamuna Sudarshan Gangai along with a about the truck carrying the large confessed that a number of their along with her son Laxman and forensic team and sniffer dog reached quantity of cannabis. They swung truck at the above mentioned locality. an auto-rickshaw were also seized associates are operating in other daughter-in-law had gone Saturday the spot. Police have lodged a case and According to sources, Dhanu into action and intercepted the Along with the truck, a tractor and by the police, officials informed. states also. to Balibhol weekly market to pur- launched an investigation. was working in his farmland in the morning at around 10.00am, when lightning struck him on the PROPER NUTRITION UNDER ICDS PROGRAMME farmland during a thunderstorm. Illegal firearms unit busted at Nabarangpur Others working on nearby farm- lands rescued him and rushed him to the Saintala community health POST NEWS NETWORK and equipment used for manufac- centre where doctors pronounced turing arms, stated an official. Ragi laddus become huge him dead. Nabarangpur, July 4: In a major Later in the day, Lohar was for- On being informed, the local po- crackdown Saturday afternoon po- warded to a local court and he was lice reached the hospital and sent lice busted an illegal firearm man- remanded to police custody. the body for post-mortem. Villagers ufacturing unit in Raighar area of Raighar police has registered a have demanded financial assis- Nabarangpur district. Police have case (No-127, dated 03.07.2021 under hit among Keonjhar kids tance for the bereaved family as arrested a man in this connection. Section 25 (1)(a) of the Arms Act, Rana was a poor farmer. The tehsil- Police were tipped off about the 1959 and launched a probe which POST NEWS NETWORK dar has assured the grieving mem- illegal arms manufacturing unit by is underway, Umerkote SDPO bers of Rana’s family that they a reliable source. They raided the firearms, six pipes and an identi- Dinesh Nayak informed. He also Keonjhar, July 4: The first an- will get financial assistance once house of Sangram Lohar from cal number of triggers, four safety said that interrogation of Lohar will niversary of inclusion of ‘Ragi lad- they file the necessary documents Mandiabeda village in the district. catches, two hammers, two mobile provide information regarding the dus’ for pre-school children under with a proper application. Police personnel recovered two phones and several other machines buyers of the illegal arms. ICDS programme was observed in this district, a report said. The project implemented under ‘Special Programme for promo- tion Pf Millets in Tribal-cum- SAPLING KIOSK Mining Areas of Keonjhar’, under district mineral foundation (DMF) was launched July 2, 2020 on a pilot basis in the Keonjhar Sadar ICDS project. It was scaled up in the all 14 ICDS project of Keonjhar from Ragi laddus are provided by the DMF. September 1, 2020. as morning snacks to In the first phase, pre-school The project is being implemented children enrolled across 335 in partnership with Departments pre-school children Anganwadi Centres in Sadar block of A&FE, WCD&MS, ST &SC. enrolled under ICDS in was covered under the initiative M&BCW, FS&CW, and technical from July 2, last year. support of NCDS, WASSAN & Keonjhar district along Subsequently, 86,925 pre-school CSIR-CFTRI. with their existing menu children across 3,257 Anganwadi Ragi laddus are provided as Centres (AWCs) in the district morning snacks to pre-school chil- from July 2, last year were covered from September 1, last dren (between three to six years) year. The total budget of the pro- enrolled under ICDS in Keonjhar over 30 times more calcium and gram is `1.5 crore per annum and district along with their existing four times more iron than polished is entirely funded by DMF Keonjhar. menu from July 2, last year. rice. It also has more fibre, minerals, The initiative aims to increase As Covid-19 protocols are cur- and antioxidants. the production, consumption, pro- rently in place, pre-cooked Ragi The initiative has turned out to cessing, and marketing of millets laddu mix is now delivered at home be an additional source of income in the district. With this historic for the kids. Women belonging to to women self-help groups, an as- step, Keonjhar became the first various self-help groups are prepar- sured price to farmers for ragi. So, district in the state to include mil- ing the laddus for the children. local production of ragi and other lets under ICDS.

The core objective of the initia- millets has received a huge boost. This is also a unique model in the

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k y m Sarma firm on population policy despite facing flak Hybrid militants: c INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE CM MEETS 150 MUSLIM INTELLECTUALS New challenge for Guwahati/Agartala, July 4: Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister agreed that "population explosion" Despite criticism, Assam Chief Himanta Biswa Sarma Sunday met in some parts of Assam pose a Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over 150 leading indigenous Muslim threat to the development of the continues to insist on a popula- personalities from diverse fields state, he added. “If Assam wants to security forces tion policy with a two-child norm and said they had all have agreed become one of the top five states in and adoption of decent family plan- that population growth in some India, then we have to manage our ning norms by the immigrant parts of the state is a threat to de- population explosion. This was The “hybrid” militant is a boy next door who has Muslims to eradicate poverty in velopment. Addressing a press con- agreed by all,” Sarma said. He also the northeastern state. ference after the meeting here, added the government will be form- been radicalised and kept on standby mode by the The main opposition Congress Sarma said a total of eight sub ing eight sub groups with mem- handlers for carrying out a terror incident slamming the Chief Minister for groups will be formed with mem- bers from the indigenous Muslim his remarks on controlling the pop- bers from the indigenous Muslim community and these will submit ulation of Assam said that Sarma's community to suggest various de- reports on development of the com- statement in the context of popu- velopmental measures. “Today I munity within the next three lation 'explosion' in the state is met over 150 intellectuals, writers, months. “After compilation of the "misinformed and misleading". doctors, artistes, historians and reports, a roadmap will be created The Population Foundation of professors among others. We dis- to uplift people from the minority India (PFI), an NGO, said that India cussed various issues confronting community. We will work in the and its states must learn from the Assamese minority people,” he next five years according to that China's failed experience with en- added. All present in the meeting roadmap,” Sarma said. forcing coercive population policies, tain its annual population growth community. which have created a population cri- at 1.6 per cent, but it is found in the “If the Muslim community sis in China today. 2001 and 2011 Census that the checks the population growth and Sarma said that he is in con- the remaining are mostly Bengali- In a series of statements and Muslim population is growing at if they properly avail the scope of stant touch with various leaders of speaking Muslims. speeches after taking over as the a rate of 29 per cent (decadal). government polices like free edu- Muslim society. "If the govern- Muslim votes are a determin- 15th Chief Minister of Assam May In contrast, Hindu population cation for girls till the university ment takes some steps, they would ing factor in at least 30 to 35 seats 10, Sarma has been saying that his has come down from 22 per cent to level, financial inclusion for mi- always be interpreted on political out of the total 126 assembly seats. government would take specific 16 per cent and further reduced to nority women, reservation in pan- lines even though this is not a po- Of Assam's 34 districts, 12 per We are tracking full-time terrorists but there is policy measures to decelerate the 10 per cent during the latest cen- chayats and government jobs, and litical issue," he pointed out. cent or more Muslim population re- difficulty in tracking the part-time or hybrid growth of the minority Muslim suses,” the Chief Minister said. establishment of colleges and uni- Muslims comprise 34.22 per cent sides in 19 districts and in six dis- terrorists as they go back to their normal work after population with the aim to eradi- He said that the high popu- versities for women in minority of the 3.12 crore population of tricts (out of 19 districts) the Muslim carrying out an incident. But, we are keeping full surveillance cate poverty and illiteracy. lation growth caused poverty areas, the minority community Assam, of which 4 per cent are in- population constitutes 50 per cent and we will get them soon VIJAY KUMAR I IGP KASHMIR “Assam has been able to main- and illiteracy among the Muslim would also be developed.” digenous Assamese Muslims and or more. ,

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA watching movement patterns and finding a weak part of the routine. IN SEARCH OF ROOF Srinagar, July 4: Security forces The spotter could be an OGW (over J&K parties all set in Kashmir are facing a new chal- ground worker) or even a hybrid ter- lenge on the militancy front -- the rorist who is not on the police list, presence of “hybrid” militants but has a pistol and intent to kill who are not listed as ultras but – just like a mercenary shooter – to hold talks with persons radicalised enough to carry paid to kill a target. It is an ecosys- out a terror strike and then slip back tem where only numbers matter – into the routine life. hence the victim may have no par- Over the past few weeks the at- ticular trait to get killed – just a con- delimitation panel tacks on “soft targets” in the Valley, venient soft target. For the killer, including in Srinagar city, have who it (the target) is, does not mat- Both the mainstream withdrawn in August 2019. witnessed a spike and most of the ter,” they added. parties, as well as smaller The PDP had maintained that incidents have been carried out Police had in the first week of having no representation in the by the pistol-borne youth who are September last year declared constituents of the PAGD, Parliament, it had technically no not listed as militants with the se- Srinagar city as “terrorist-free”. have significantly locus standi in meeting with the curity agencies, officials said. However, there have been attacks Delimitation Commission. The new trend has sent secu- on civilians and policemen after that compromised their Constituted in March 2020, the rity agencies into a tizzy as these as well and the officials believe obduracy and begun Commission’s life expired in March “hybrid” militants, or “part-time” the attacks are the handiwork of the 2021. Thereupon, it got the exten- militants are very difficult to track “hybrid” militants. preparations for sion of one year, till March 2022. and pose a challenge to the security Such attacks have witnessed a representations before On recommendation of the Lok forces. The officials in the secu- spike over the last few weeks. June Sabha Speaker, all five of the Union rity establishment said the “hy- 23, militants shot dead a 25-year-old Justice (retired) Ranjana Territory’s Lok Sabha members – brid” militant is a boy next door who shopkeeper, Umar Ahmed, outside Prakash Desai’s panel BJP’s Jitendra Singh and Jugal has been radicalised and kept on his shop at Habbakadal locality in Kishore and NC's Farooq Abdullah, standby mode by the handlers for the interior areas of the city. INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE Mohammad Akbar Lone and carrying out a terror incident. Before that, June 22, militants Hasnain Masoodi -- had been nom- “He carries out a task that is killed inspector Parvez Ahmed New Delhi, July 4: Fearing isola- inated as the Commission's associ- PTI PHOTO given to him and then waits for Dar of the CID wing of Jammu tion from the democratic process ate members. J&K has no member the next assignment from his mas- and Kashmir Police in Kanipora ahead of the next Assembly elec- in the Rajya Sabha. Nomadic Gujjar families ride on horse-carts in search of a temporary settlement on the outskirts of Jammu, Sunday. ters. In between, he goes back to his Nowgam on the outskirts of tions, Kashmir’s traditional rulers, Even as the BJP's two MPs held normal work,” they said. Srinagar. The CCTV footage of the Farooq Abdullah’s National some deliberations with the The officials said the new trend attack clearly showed that two men Conference (NC) as well as Mehbooba Commission, the NC stood away is happening in the Valley on the came from behind and fired at him Mufti’s Peoples Democratic Party with the argument that this process directions of Pakistan and its spy with a pistol. June 17, militants (PDP), will be for the first time meet- was consequent upon the J&K Drones banned in Srinagar agency, the ISI. struck in Saidpora area of Eidgah ing with the Delimitation Reorganisation Act of August 2019 “The desperate nexus is modi- in the old city here and killed a Commission during its first visit to which was "not acceptable" to the AGENCIES that any violation of the guide- fying methods. Their desperation policeman from close range. The po- Jammu and Kashmir, beginning party and which it had challenged lines will attract punitive action, is showing. Now, it is the preference liceman was off-duty. Outside Tuesday, July 6. in the Supreme Court of India. Srinagar, July 4: A week after a and directed police to implement for pistol-based targeting of soft Srinagar, militants shot dead a spe- Both the mainstream political Former Chief Minister and the drone attack at an Air Force base the restrictions in letter and spirit. targets. Targets which are unarmed cial police officer, his wife and majors, as also other smaller con- NC's Vice President Omar Abdullah in Jammu, authorities in Srinagar The order to ban the use of and unlikely to retaliate like busi- daughter in Pulwama district of stituents of the Farooq-led Peoples maintained until last week that hold- Sunday banned the sale, posses- drones came after the recommen- nessmen (including from the mi- Jammu and Kashmir June 27. Alliance for Gupkar Declaration ing the delimitation in only J&K sion and use of such unmanned aer- dations of the city's police chief. nority community), activists, po- Inspector General of Police (IGP), (PAGD), have significantly com- and not in other States and UTs was ial vehicles in the city. “The decentralised airspace ac- litical leaders without protection Kashmir, Vijay Kumar said there are promised their obduracy and begun 'wrong'. The Centre has repeatedly Earlier, authorities in border cess has to be regulated in view of and off-duty policemen,” they said. some sleeper cells, hybrid mili- preparations for representations be- asserted that delimitation of the districts of Rajouri and Kathua in Aijaz directed those having drone recent episodes of misuse of drones The officials said the aim is to tants, in the city, but asserted the fore Justice (retired) Ranjana Prakash Assembly and the Parliamentary the Jammu region had put curbs cameras or other similar kinds of posing threat to security infra- spread fear and stop businesses police will neutralise the module Desai’s panel, both in Kashmir and constituencies in J&K was a legal on the use of drones and other unmanned aerial vehicles to de- structure as reported by and social activity that “targets soon. “We will soon neutralise the Jammu, next week. and constitutional obligation UAVs in the wake of the terror at- posit them in local police stations. media/other reliable sources,” the terrorists and their ecosystem”. module active in Srinagar. There are For months, the NC and the PDP under the J&K Reorganisation tack last Sunday. The order, however, exempted order said. “They target and silence voices some sleeper cells that we call part- had declined to associate with the Act in the Union Territory. The Act Two explosives-laden drones government departments using To “secure the aerial space” near that are speaking against sepa- time or hybrid terrorists. We are Delimitation Commission until provides for addition of seven had crashed into the Indian Air drones for mapping, surveys and the vital installations and highly ratism and against the perpetrators tracking full-time terrorists but restoration of J&K’s Statehood and new Assembly segments to the Force station at Jammu airport surveillance in agricultural, en- populated areas, it is “imperative” and instigators of violence, that there is difficulty in tracking the the special Constitutional status Assembly of 83 members. and there were other suspicious vironmental conservation and dis- to discontinue the use of drones in is the aim,” the officials said. part-time or hybrid terrorists as sightings of UAVs, triggering a se- aster mitigation sectors but di- all social and cultural gatherings The security agencies believe they go back to their normal work curity alert. rected them to inform the local to eliminate any risk of injury to this type of targeting is not random, after carrying out an incident. But, In an order, deputy commis- police station before using them. the life and damage of property, the but properly planned. we are keeping full surveillance No more in alliance sioner of Srinagar Mohammad The administration cautioned order said. “It is never random. It involves and we will get them soon,” he said. with AJP: Akhil Gogoi ‘Trigger happy’: Assam sees surge in police encounters AGENCIES PRESS TRUST OF INDIA "There have been about 12 deaths police encounters are rape accused Sivasagar (Assam), July 4: Raijor in police encounters or firing when and cattle smugglers. Dal president Akhil Gogoi Sunday Guwahati, July 4: A rising num- criminals had tried to flee custody In all the encounters where the said his party has broken the al- ber of shoot-out encounters, which in the last couple of months," accused were injured, they were liance with regional front Assam have seen at least a dozen sus- Special Director General of Police taken for crime scene reconstruc- Jatiya Parishad (AJP), led by for- pected insurgents and criminals (Law and Order) Gyanendra Pratap tion and attempted to run away, mer AASU general secretary being shot dead as they ‘tried to es- Singh told PTI in an interview. prompting the police to open fire Lurinjyoti Gogoi. cape’ from custody in less than Among them are six suspected on them, he said. The two newly floated regional two months, has whipped Dimasa National Liberation A former state Director General parties, which were born out of Out of the total 126 constituen- up a political furore Army (DNLA) militants of Police, who wished not to be the anti-Citizenship (Amendment) cies, the AJP had contested in 83 in Assam. When criminals try and two alleged in- named, said the law allows police Act sentiment, had joined hands in seats and the RD in 38. In 16 con- The rise in to flee police custody, it is surgents of United use of force but they should be ju- February this year and contested stituencies, both the parties fielded the number People's laxity of policing. The REPRESENTATIVE PIC dicious in their use of it. the assembly election in March- candidates and fought against each of such in- criminals are taken for crime Revolutionary "The law allows police to use April. The AJP had drawn a blank other, thereby dividing the anti- cidents scene reconstruction and they try Front (UPRF), Some encounters had taken place stituted in any case where the crim- force under specific circumstances. and the RD managed one seat with since the CAA votes. Gogoi walked free July to flee. This has become a routine who were when the police attempted to arrest inal was injured. The circumstances may, however, Gogoi winning as an Independent 1 after 567 days of imprisonment new gov- killed in sepa- the accused persons and some "Enquiry is ordered in cases differ from case to case," the former affair now. It seems Assam Police MLA. "We were not in alliance dur- following his arrest in December ernment rate encounters when they tried to flee on being where the fleeing criminal is injured top cop told PTI. ing the polls. We broke the tie-up 2019 for his alleged role in the vi- came to is becoming trigger happy with the police taken for crime scene reconstruc- only if there is any reason (to sus- He said that if anyone has any in the middle of the election. There olent anti-CAA movement in power May 10 DEBABRATA SAIKIA I LEADER OF in Karbi Anglong tion, he said. pect that there was some extrane- doubt about the authenticity of was no united opposition platform, Assam, as the National Investigation has led the op- OPPOSITION district. "The police had to resort to fir- ous issue involved). No enquiry the encounters, then there are var- and so we parted ways," Gogoi told Agency failed to frame any charge position to allege Four other sus- ing when these militants and crim- has been ordered in any of such in- ious redressal mechanisms like PTI in an interview. against him and three associates. that the Assam Police pected criminals inals attempted to escape from cus- cidents in the last two months," approaching the courts and the

However, neither of the two par- Asked why the party did not for- has turned "trigger happy" under were killed in different encoun- tody. Only they can say why they he said. The incidents, where the human rights bodies.

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of the day uote DHAMI SWORN IN AS Heatwave claims over 17K lives in 50 yrs: Study U’KHAND’S 11TH CM Indian Doctors PRESS TRUST OF INDIA with the highest frequency of oc- wave. In the plains, temperatures should receive currence during the month of May. rose above 40 degrees Celsius in Bharat Ratna New Delhi, July 4: Heatwaves The CHZ covers states of Punjab, this year. ‘Indian many parts earlier this week. Doctor’ means all have claimed more than 17,000 lives Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, The paper also noted that there doctors, nurses and in 50 years in India, according to Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar is an increase in mortality due to paramedics. It will be a paper recently published by the Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, heatwaves, an extreme weather a true homage to all martyred country's top meteorologists. Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, event, and lightning for vulnerable doctors. It will be an honour of those The paper said there were 706 Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha, states. Heatwave over a station is who have been serving without heatwave incidents in the country Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. declared only when the actual tem- caring for their lives and families. from 1971-2019. The research paper The study assumes significance perature of the station is 40 de- The whole country will be glad if was authored by M Rajeevan, in the backdrop of recent heat grees Celsius for the plains and 30 Bharat Ranta is given to doctors Secretary of Ministry of Earth waves in different parts of north- degrees Celsius for hilly regions.

ARVIND KEJRIWAL | DELHI CHIEF MINISTER Science, along with scientists ern hemisphere. Earlier this week, However, when the maximum Kamaljit Ray, S S Ray, R K Giri an intense heatwave swept through temperature is 40 degree Celsius for AGENCIES and A P Dimri, earlier this year. parts of Canada and the US in coastal stations and 45 degrees The Congress, Kamaljit Ray is the lead author of north America claiming lives of Celsius for other stations, conditions New Delhi, July 4: BJP leader which is the paper. Representative image scores of people. Vancouver are declared as heatwave. A heat- Pushkar Singh Dhami was Sunday running on Heatwave is one of the extreme recorded a record-breaking tem- wave is declared when the actual sworn-in as the 11th Chief Minister oxygen in Uttar weather events (EWE). In 50 years over 12 percent of the total deaths Odisha, it added. perature of more than 49 degrees maximum temperature is greater of Uttarakhand. Pradesh, says that (1971-2019) EWE killed 1,41,308 peo- recorded, the study said. The max- Core Heatwave Zone (CHZ) is Celsius. than the normal maximum tem- Governor Baby Rani Maurya the B in BSP stands ple. Of this, 17,362 people were imum heatwave deaths were in the most prone area for heatwave administered the oath to him and for BJP. This is highly In India, the north Indian plains perature which is greater than 40 objectionable as the B in BSP stands killed due to heatwave -- a little Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and (HW) and severe heatwave (SHW) and the hills also experienced heat- degrees Celsius. 11 others ministers at a function in for Bahujan, which comprises of SCs, Raj Bhavan in Dehradun. STs, OBCs and religious minorities The new ministers are Satpal Maharaj, Harak Singh Rawat, MAYAWATI | BAHUJAN SAMAJ PARTY CHIEF DRONE INTRUSIONS Bansidhar Bhagat, Yashpal Arya, FARMERS TO PROTEST Bishan Singh Chupal, Subodh There would Uniyal, Arvind Pandey, Ganesh not be any third Joshi, Dhan Singh Rawat, Rekha wave of Covid High alert in TN, Kerala Arya, and Yatishwaranand. All in the state if the were also part of the previous people adhere to the OUTSIDE PARL DURING PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Kerala. While the security agen- from that country, the intelligence Tirath Singh Rawat government. protocols properly cies were able to foil the drone at- agencies are not leaving any chances As per constitutional provisions, and follow the timely Chennai, July 4: The Central in- tacks in the Jammu area, the cost and have recommended the south- the Uttarakhand cabinet can have directives from the officials telligence agencies are on high of intercepting these drones is high ern states to be on high alert. The maximum 12 ministers including alert in Tamil Nadu and Kerala and several states are ill-equipped sea coast of Kerala and Tamil Nadu the Chief Minister. MK STALIN | TAMIL NADU CHIEF MINISTER MONSOON SESSION after the twin drone attack at Air with this technology. Already de- has been on the intelligence radar The swearing-in of Dhami and PARLIAMENT’S MONSOON SESSION IS SET force’ technical airport in Jammu fense establishment has opened for a few months and with the drone his ministers has also put to rest SHORT TAKES June 27, damaging the airport and discussions with the Israeli defense attack in Jammu, the agencies have all speculations of rebellion by TO BEGIN JULY 19 inflicting minor injuries to a cou- establishments for the supply of intensified the surveillance in these senior leaders Satpal Maharaj, ple of soldiers. high-end drone interceptors as two states. It may be noted that Harak Singh Rawat and others Three Naxals Central agencies, according to Israel is the global leader in this tech- the intelligence agencies have over the election of Dhami. surrender highly placed sources have tipped nology. The intelligence agencies warned of certain homegrown Also, hours before swearing-in the police of both Tamil Nadu and have warned the Tamil Nadu and terror movements in both these ceremony, Harak Singh Rawat, Raipur: Three Naxals, one of Kerala to be alert and to be pre- Kerala governments and security states and the large exodus of ter- Arya, and Chupal had told IANS them allegedly involved in a pared for intrusions into the states agencies of these states as, ac- rorists to Syria and Afghanistan that there is no in-fighting and blast at Dantewada in 2015 with certain terror groups ex- cording to sources, the agencies from Kerala had led the central swearing-in of Dhami cabinet will wherein five policemen were ploring the possibilities of using received tips of certain terror out- agencies to be on high alert. The be held as per schedule in the killed, surrendered in two drones. districts of Chhattisgarh's fits from across the border prepar- presence of organisations like Al- evening. Bastar division Sunday, police After the Chinese take over of ing themselves for such attacks. Umma and its activities in dis- He replaces Tirath Singh Rawat, said. While two cadres, Bhima Hambanthota port in Sri Lanka, the Even as India has opened backchan- tricts like Coimbatore, Trichy, who late Friday evening submitted Mandavi (41) and Joga Mandavi coast guard and Indian Navy in- nel discussions or Track 2 diplomacy Kanyakumari, and other south- his resignation to the Governor, (31), surrendered in Dantewada telligence has been on high alert with the Taliban fighters of ern districts of Tamil Nadu has also as he was unlikely to be elected to district, another rebel, identified AGENCIES highway and park it there. But over the coastal areas of Tamil Afghanisthan following the sys- been closely monitored by the cen- the state Assembly by the stipu- as Punem Rajesh (21), turned don't create a traffic jam," Rajewal Nadu and in southern belts of tematic withdrawal of US forces tral agencies. lated period. himself in before police in New Delhi, July 4: A group of said. The farmer leader also ap- Bastar district, they said. around 200 farmers will protest pealed to people to "blow the horn against the Centre's three farm of their vehicles" for eight min- laws outside Parliament every day utes at 12 pm. He also asked for FUN TIME Haryana extends during the monsoon session, the LPG cylinders to be brought to the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) an- protest. "I ask all the women to lockdown till July 12 nounced Sunday. bring out their gas cylinders to The umbrella body of over 40 the roads and be a part of the Chandigarh: The Haryana farmer unions said at a press con- protest," Rajewal said. Responding government Sunday extended the lockdown clamped in the ference that two days before the to a question regarding Agriculture state to curb the spread of the session begins, a "chetavani patra Minister Narendra Singh Tomar's coronavirus by another week (warning letter)" will be given to all recent statement that the govern- till July 12, while allowing opposition MPs to protest the laws ment was ready to hold talks with some examinations to be held. inside the House. the farmers, Rajewal said they According to the order issued "We will also ask the opposition "will not talk with conditions". by Chief Secretary Vijai Vardhan MPs July 17 to raise the issue every On July 1, Tomar had asserted that in exercise of powers under day inside the House while we will the three central agriculture laws the provisions of the Disaster sit outside in protest. We will tell would bring revolutionary changes Management Act, 2005, “the them not to benefit the Centre by in the lives of farmers, and made it clear Mahamari Alert-Surakshit walking out of a session. Don't let that the government was ready to Haryana is extended for another the session run till the govern- hold talks with the protesting culti- week, that is from July 5 (5 am ment addresses the issue," farmer vators, except on the demand of the onwards) to July 12 (till 5 am) leader Balbir Singh Rajewal said. repeal of these laws. Farmers have in the state of Haryana.” He added that five people from been camping at Delhi's borders each farmer union would be taken since November 2020, demanding to join the protest. The SKM also that the Farmers' Produce Trade Anil Deshmukh called for a nationwide protest July and Commerce (Promotion and 8 against rising prices of petrol, Facilitation) Act, 2020, Farmers' moves Apex court diesel and LPG cylinders. It asked (Empowerment and Protection) New Delhi: Former people to come out and park their Agreement on Price Assurance and Maharashtra home minister vehicles along state and national Farm Services Act, 2020 and the Anil Deshmukh Sunday moved highways from 10 am till 12 pm. Essential Commodities (Amendment) the Supreme Court seeking "Whatever vehicle you have, trac- Act, 2020 be rolled back and a new protection from any coercive tor, trolley, car, scooter, just bring law made to guarantee minimum action in a money laundering it to the nearest state or national support price for crops. Enthusiastic youths play soccer at a field in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal PTI PHOTO case. The Enforcement Directorate had, Saturday, issued fresh summons to the 71-year-old NCP leader (West Bengal), Anil Baluni Lok Sabha, when the BJP came to Yogi didn’t agree address as many as 70 rallies in perception in the Congress that seeking his appearance July 5 (Uttarakhand) have been doing the power with a majority under West Bengal and almost 490 Rahul Gandhi is engaged in back- in the case. The ED has, so far, rounds. But no one is sure when it Narendra Modi, the Deputy to trifurcate UP meetings across the country since seat driving, making all issued three notices to will happen. The session is already Speaker's post went to the 2017 as a star campaigner, the organisational appointments and Deshmukh, who has been Kuru around and some say it will be a AIADMK which continues to remain ontrary to media reports, all party should trust him that he will parlays with congressmen as if he asked to record his statement small affair. close to the BJP. The AIADMK then Cdid not go down well between win UP again in 2022. Next day, is the deciding authority and not at the central agency's office Kolumn led by late Jayalalithaa was not Yogi Adityanath and party high when he met the PM, there was no Interim president Sonia Gandhi. in south Mumbai Monday. part of the BJP led NDA but its command when he visited Delhi discussion on the issue. He made a Be it Punjab, Maharashtra Kerala, BJP’s olive friendly party. The opposition sometime ago. The high command 60-minute audio-video Goa, he is meeting Congressmen branch to allies parties are sure to mount a is extremely worried over reports presentation listing achievements in large numbers these days. There 194 crocodiles pressure for the same. It is in this emanating from UP and several of his government in fighting Covid is a feeling that back-seat driving shifted from a lake he government’s apathy of context that the BJP leadership is surveys by credible agencies that and implementing PM's schemes and daily tweet politics is not Tkeeping the post of the Lok toying with the idea of offering the the BJP may face a stiff challenge. in the state. The PM advised him sending the correct message. The Cabinet reshuffle The Assembly polls may be Ahmedabad: As many as 194 Sabha deputy speaker vacant for post to the Biju Janata Dal of to take everybody along in the poll in 5 states of Punjab, polarized between the BJP and crocodiles have been relocated hangs in the balance nearly two years despite having an Odisha, YSR Congress of Andhra party and protect the interests of Uttarakhand, Manipur, UP and Samajwadi Party relegating BSP, from a lake near the 'Statue of absolute majority in the House is Pradesh or Janata Dal (United). But various social groups. No names Goa- are very crucial for the party. inal touches are being given to RLD & Congress on the margins as Unity' in Gujarat's Narmada surprising parliamentary leaders. the JD (U) is already holding the were discussed. In four states the battle is the impending Cabinet was witnessed in West Bengal. It district in the last two years for F While the opposition has been post of the Deputy Chairman in the between the BJP and Congress up reshuffle. But discussions are going was in this context that Union the safety of tourists who come clamoring that the post be filled Rajya Sabha. The PM is keen to front and there are prospects that on. The Prime Minister has also Home Minister Amit Shah reported Rahul’s peace plan to enjoy boat rides there, officials without further delay, the ruling rope in YSR Congress of Andhra Congress does better. It is part of summoned a meeting of his 54- to have floated the idea of said Sunday. The Panchmuli BJP establishment is taking its Pradesh as the BJP is unlikely to this arrangement that two more member Council of Ministers trifurcating UP. Yogi was taken with G-23 leaders lake, situated near the 182-metre sweet time. There are precedents grow in Andhra Pradesh and it dissidents- Ghulam Nabi Azad and meeting June 30. There are reports aback when Shah unfolded the tall statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai that the post of Deputy Speaker wants an ally which has 22 MPs in truce has finally been Mukul Wasnik – may be that the PM may drop a couple of plan June 10. He said it should be Patel in Kevadia, a major tourist has been kept vacant in the past. the Lok Sabha. BJD has 12 MPs but Ahammered out in the Congress. rehabilitated. Rahul Gandhi ministers for their poor showing implemented by passing a attraction, had a large number The leader of the main opposition is not inclined to accept the post. Rahul Gandhi seems to have made spoke to Azad and the Gandhi and also political utility. More resolution by calling the Assembly family is moving ahead in of crocodiles that posed a party in the Lok Sabha Adhir There was a time when BJP's S peace with the Group of 23 representation is to be given to session. The trifurcation plan of UP the spirit of ‘forget and forgive’. He threat to visitors, they said. Ranjan Chowdhury recently asked Mallikarjunaiah (1991-96), Suraj dissidents. The party high West Bengal, UP, and even the government to hold the Bhan ( 1996-97) and Kariya and West Bengal has been part of command is keen that ranks be was sent as Congress Maharashtra. There is some review election for the post which is a Munda(2009-14) occupied the Sangh Parivar's vision as it feels closed at the earliest so that a representative at an all-party meet relating to Punjab also as Hardeep constitutional requirement. Deputy Speaker's post when BJP nearly 20% of the population does decision is taken about the on J&K. Azad will be sent to Rajya Pb power crisis Singh Puri and Som Prakash Normally, the post goes to the was in the Opposition. But it is now not vote for BJP at all. The high impending rehabilitation of Rahul Sabha from Tamil Nadu while y represent the state in the council. A Chandigarh: Punjab's power principal opposition party. But that almost clear that Janata Dal (U) command feels that this will be a Gandhi either as the party Mukul Wasnik may be brought

couple of fresh faces from BJP like from Maharashtra as there is a

k y m crisis may further deepen as tradition and convention was and Apna Dal of UP will join the win-win mantra to retain UP. But president or as Leader of the c Bhupendra Yadav and outside one more unit of the Talwandi buried long ago. Now the ruling Union Council in this round. But the Yogi is reported to have expressed Congress Parliamentary Party in vacancy in Rajya Sabha. The party experts may be brought in. The Sabo power plant stopped parties in the Lok Sabha have been LJP is a divided house and the BJP his unwillingness saying the party place of Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury. sees a bright chance of retaining names of Sarbanand Sonowal generating electricity due to given the post of either an ally may prefer to keep it out. In any should have faith in his leadership Since Rahul Gandhi is playing an Punjab, winning Uttarakhand and (Assam), Jyotiraditya Scindia (MP), some technical issue, an official party or a neutral party instead of case, Bihar is not a priority for the for the next eight months. If he active role without holding any even Goa and has an outside Varun Gandhi (UP), Dilip Ghose of the state-owned power utility an adversary. During the 2014-19 party right now. was invited by the party to post. There is a widespread chance in Manipur. PSPCL said Sunday. P10

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Much of the Pacific Northwest has been blasted with sweltering heat this week. A high pressure dome combined with the worst drought in modern history and launched temperatures to triple digits, toppling records even before the official start of summer. Experts believe the scale and severity of the heat dome were undoubtedly multiplied by climate change. The US states of Washington and Oregon, as well as British Columbia in Canada, boiled this week in all-time high temperatures that have caused hundreds of deaths. The heat wave resulted in some of the highest mercury levels ever recorded in the region, including the highest temperature ever measured in Canada at 49.6 °C (121.3 °F)

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world without climate of ex- “A change would have still tremes.” had a heatwave in the Pacific Daniel Northwest. It just would have Swain, a climate been not quite as record-set- expert at UCLA ting,” said Zeke Hausfather, a added that “it is very climate expert at the possible that climate change Breakthrough Institute. increased this heatwave to an Dubbing climate “like steroids even greater degree”, observ- for the weather,” Hausfather ing that the drought may have ‘HEAT DOME’ said: “If a baseball player or bolstered the heat dome be- HISTORY Olympic athlete is taking cause the energy of the sun’s he origins of the heatwave it started to significantly de- long time and does not let cy- steroids, they’re still going to rays is no longer being used can be traced back to tor- form June 25, forcing to ac- clones pass through it, which perform better some days and to evaporate water, so instead Trential rains in China. There, commodate the high-pressure could have cooled the region. worse some days, but on aver- it warms the atmosphere more. the warm, moist air rose and area south of the jet stream’s As the Pacific Northwest, just age, their performance is going Hausfather added, “We’re was eventually sucked up by the meander. as the Southwest, experienced se- to go up. And so climate is doing stuck with the warming... And jet stream, which transported These conditions made way for vere drought conditions, the al- something similar to the so we need to be prepared for it east over cooler waters. a massive Rex block that is more ready warm air was heating weather. That makes it more these sorts of events to be more When that air current en- often formed during La Niña more quickly than usual, which likely to experience these sort frequent.” countered an upper-level high- years. In this situation, a high- intensified the ridge so strongly pressure zone, also called a ridge, pressure area stays there for a that it caused a heat dome. Over 700 dead; toll IMPACTS OF EXTREME TEMPERATURES expected to go up Wildfires

ach day, more deaths are The Canadian military was on standby July 4 to help evacuate towns and fight more than 170 being linked to the ‘Heatwaves claimed wildfires fuelled by a record-smashing heatwave heatwave that struck the E over 17,000 lives and tinder-dry conditions as the government in Pacific Northwest this past week, Ottawa warned of a “long and challenging with medical staff who treated in India since 1971’ summer” ahead. At least 174 fires were active in people overwhelmed by tem- eatwaves have claimed more the western province of British Columbia, 78 of peratures well above 100 degrees them sparked in the last two days, officials said. Fahrenheit (38 Celsius) saying the Hthan 17,000 lives in 50 years in India, according to a paper recent- The town of Lytton, 250 kilometers (155 miles) toll from the extreme weather will ly published by the country’s top northeast of Vancouver, “has sustained keep creeping up. meteorologists. The paper said structural damage and 90 percent of the village The death toll in Oregon alone there were 706 heatwave incidents is burned, including the centre of town,” local has reached at least 95, the state in the country from 1971-2019. MP Brad Vis said. The village’s 250 residents Drownings medical examiner said Friday, Heatwave is one of the extreme were evacuated, one day after it set a jaw- with most occurring in weather events (EWE). In 50 years dropping Canadian record high temperature. everal deaths have been reported linked to drowning in Multnomah County, which en- (1971-2019) EWE killed 1,41,308 SWashington lakes and rivers as sweltering residents compasses Portland. The deaths people. Of this, 17,362 people flocked to beaches in search of a respite from a record include a Guatemalan immi- were killed due to heatwave -- a Thunderstorms heatwave. Every summer, people die in local lakes and grant who collapsed as he worked little over 12 percent of the total rivers as temperatures rise. The deceptively cold waters can at a plant nursery in a rural deaths recorded, the study said. The heatwave in the US West that brought three shock even experienced swimmers and lead to drownings, Oregon town during the soar- The maximum heatwave deaths consecutive days of record-high temperatures to especially for those not wearing life jackets. As of last week, King County officials had counted 12 drownings for the year, ing heat. were in Andhra Pradesh, Lake Tahoe and is forecast to continue into the according to preliminary figures. In Canada, British Columbia’s Telangana and Odisha, it added. holiday weekend gave way briefly Wednesday to chief coroner, Lisa Lapointe, Core Heatwave Zone (CHZ) is the thunderstorms and flood advisories across parts of said Friday that 719 sudden and most prone area for heatwave Nevada. The service issued flood advisories in parts unexpected deaths have been (HW) and severe heatwave (SHW) of Lyon and Douglas counties after up to 1.5 inches (4 centimeters) of rain fell in the Pine Nut Mountain reported in the province during with the highest frequency of occurrence during the month southeast of Carson City. Parts of neighboring Nye the heatwave, and that number of May. and Esmeralda were under a severe thunderstorm over a seven-day period is un- warning, with reports of winds up to 60 mph (96 kph) precedented. LaPointe said the and quarter-sized hail but no immediate damage. number of deaths is three times There were 1,792 emergency more than what would normally room visits for suspected heat- occur during the same period. related illness since June 25, the Washington state authorities Washington state Department Blackouts have linked about 30 deaths to the of Health said Thursday. Of those heat, with more reports coming visits, 21% required people to he unprecedented Northwest US heatwave that in each day this week. be admitted to the hospital. Tslammed Seattle and Portland, Oregon, moved inland— prompting a electrical utility in Spokane, Buckled roads Washington, to resume rolling blackouts amid he temperature rose to a new high Sunday night that a heavy power demand. Officials said a dozen deaths Tstate trooper in Washington and the Seattle office of the in Washington and Oregon may be tied to the National Weather Service advised people to stay off the intense heat that began late last week. About 9,300 road as the heat was causing asphalt to warp, crack and Avista Utilities customers in Spokane lost power buckle in a number of areas. The heatwave, which touched Monday and the company said more planned 46°C, is causing the expansion of metal fittings on roads

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k y m business | requests are “unjustified” and “illegal” c of the day uote Pandemic or not, New norm to calculate interest on overdue FDs H1 M&As soar The extensive INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE localised ‘India will see a faster economic recovery’ 44% to $49.34bn lockdown New Delhi, July 4: The Reserve New Delhi: The RBI should not print money to finance the fiscal deficit as it measures, will lead to fiscal profligacy, eminent economist Pinaki Chakraborty said implemented due to Bank of India (RBI) has amended PRESS TRUST OF INDIA the norms as per which unclaimed Sunday, expressing hope that India will see a faster economic recovery if the 2nd wave, were there is no major third pandemic wave. In an interview, Chakraborty, the almost akin to the maturity proceeds of term deposits Mumbai, July 4: Despite the sec- (TDs), popularly known as Fixed director of the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP) -- ond wave of Covid-19 scuppering nationwide lockdown last year. said that high inflation is certainly a concern and there is a need to Deposits (FDs) with banks will at- normal life, the deal street was Unlike the 1st wave, the surge in stabilise inflation to a level which is manageable. "I think this debate infections in non-metro and rural tract the rate of interest as appli- started in the beginning of the pandemic and printing money for deficit busy in the first half of 2021, clos- hinterlands dampened rural cable to savings accounts or the financing was not considered. I don't think the RBI should ever do that," ing 44 per cent more deals worth consumer sentiments. This reflected contracted rate of interest on the he noted and added that it will only "incentivise fiscal profligacy". "We USD 49.34 billion than in the same in a sharp sequential fall in 2W matured TD, whichever is lower. stopped it in 1996 through memorandum of understanding (MOU) period in 2020 that was also ravaged retail sales As per the current rules, if a between the RBI and the government. We should not go back to it again," by the first wave of the killer viral ROHAN KANWAR GUPTA | VP AND SECTOR term deposit matures and proceeds he said. There have been calls from various quarters recently that the infections, shows an industry report. HEAD, CORPORATE RATINGS, ICRA are unpaid, the amount left un- proceeds are unpaid, the amount There will be a similar norm in central bank should print money to finance the fiscal deficit. claimed with the bank shall at- left unclaimed with the bank shall terms of term deposits in co-op- tract rate of interest as applicable attract rate of interest as applica- erative banks. co-operative banks, district cen- bank for a fixed period and shall also We have looked to savings deposits. ble to savings account or the con- The central bank has sent out a tral co-operative banks, and state include deposits such as recur- very carefully "On a review of these instruc- tracted rate of interest on the ma- circular to all scheduled commer- co-operative banks, in this regard. ring, cumulative, annuity, rein- at Fortress’ approach, their plans tions, it has been decided that if a tured TD, whichever is lower," the cial banks, small finance banks, Term deposit refers to an inter- vestment deposits, and cash for the business and Term Deposit (TD) matures and RBI said in a circular. local area banks, primary (urban) est-bearing deposit received by the certificates. their overall suitability as an owner of a unique British food- Ride-hailing app Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) maker and shopkeeper. It’s clear to were worth USD 34.3 billion in the us that Fortress has a full Didi banned in China e-Comm firms say new rules will hit biz same period in 2020. Deal volume understanding and appreciation grew 5 per cent to 730 from 693 a year of the fundamental character over data protection REUTERS Amazon argued that ago, according to the latest data of Morrisons from Refinitiv, the LSE Group arm ANDREW HIGGINSON | CHAIRMAN, New Delhi, July 4: Amazon and Covid-19 had already hit that is into financial markets data. MORRISONS REUTERS India’s Tata Group warned gov- small businesses and the Of the total, cross-border M&As ernment officials Saturday that amounted to USD 21.73 billion Beijing, July 4: China’s cyber- plans for tougher rules for online proposed rules will have a across 210 deals, up from USD 16.02 BP was space administration said Sunday retailers would have a major impact huge impact on its sellers, billion across 195 deals in the same considering that it had ordered smartphone on their business models, four period in 2020. withdrawing app stores to stop selling the ride- sources familiar with the discus- arguing that some clauses Globally, quarterly M&As sur- from Iraq, and that hailing firm Didi Global Inc's app sions told Reuters. passed USD 1 trillion for fourth Russia’s Lukoil had were already covered after finding that Didi had illegally At a meeting organised by the consecutive quarter, making it the sent a formal by existing law notification saying it collected users' personal data. consumer affairs ministry and the strongest year-on-year percentage wanted to sell its stake in the West The Cyberspace Administration government's investment promo- cern among the country's online re- for domestic rivals including growth on record. Qurna-2 field to Chinese companies of China (CAC) said on its social tion arm, Invest India, many ex- tailers, notably market leaders Reliance Industries’ JioMart, named as the discussions were pri- Worldwide M&As totalled USD media feed that it had ordered Didi ecutives expressed concerns and Amazon and Walmart Inc’s BigBasket and Snapdeal. vate. 2.8 trillion during the first half, up IHSAN ABDUL JABBAR | OIL MINISTER IRAQ , to make changes to comply with confusion over the proposed rules Flipkart. Amazon argued that Covid-19 The proposed policy states e- a record 132 per cent compared to Chinese data protection rules. It did and asked that the July 6 deadline New rules limiting flash sales, had already hit small businesses and commerce firms must ensure none the same period last year. This is the not specify the nature of Didi’s vi- for submitting comments be ex- barring misleading advertisements the proposed rules will have a huge of their related enterprises are strongest opening for deal making SHORT TAKES olation. tended, said the sources. and mandating a complaints sys- impact on its sellers, arguing that listed as sellers on their websites. since records began in 1980. Of this Didi responded by saying it had The government’s tough new e- tem, among other proposals, could some clauses were already cov- That could impact Amazon in par- deals bigger than USD 10 billion stopped registering new users and commerce rules announced June force the likes of Amazon and ered by existing law, two of the ticular as it holds an indirect stake have increased 94 per cent, while Auto demand would remove its app from app 21 aimed at strengthening protec- Flipkart to review their business sources said. in at least two of its sellers, Cloudtail deals of USD 1-5 billion have reg- stores. It said it would make changes tion for consumers, caused con- structures, and may increase costs The sources asked not to be and Appario. istered triple-digit percentage gains. remains skewed to comply with rules and protect New Delhi: Automobile users' rights. demand in June has remained skewed in favour of passenger vehicles (PVs) and tractors, Jindal Steel lauds state’s Global VR headset said Motilal Oswal Financial Services (MOFSL) in a report. According to the report, commercial vehicles (CVs) and market grows 52% two-wheelers’ (2Ws) sales are Chinese regulators have tight- ‘pre-emption policy’ yet to catch up. "June '21 saw ened data collection rules for major a gradual lifting of lockdown tech firms in recent years. POST NEWS NETWORK Odisha are reeling under severe AGENCIES restrictions across states, CAC Friday announced an in- iron ore crisis and this simple pol- with a good recovery vestigation into Didi to protect "na- Bhubaneswar, July 4: A leading icy of pre-emption can be a savior, San Francisco, July 4: Led by witnessed in PVs and steel producer Jindal Steel & Power Facebook, the global shipments of tractors." tional security and the public in- provided industries come forward terest", two days after the firm Ltd (JSPL) has praised the inno- and just follow the simple process virtual reality (VR) headsets grew began trading on the New York vative and progressive policies of laid out by the state government,” 52.4 per cent (year over year) in Stock Exchange. the Odisha government for pro- he added. the first quarter of 2021, according JK Cement targets Didi, which offers services in tecting the interests of the state- “JSPL has been encouraged by to a new IDC report. 10% growth China and more than 15 other mar- based industries. to the Director of Mines for se- the pro-active and forward-look- Standalone headsets, which fea- kets, gathers vast amounts of real- JSPL Managing Director, VR curing minerals as per the existing ing policies of the state govern- ture an all-encompassing design New Delhi: JK Cement Ltd, time mobility data every day. It Sharma said, “There is an excellent pre-emption policy.” ment under the visionary leader- such as the Oculus Quest 2 or the While Oculus currently part of JK Organisation, uses some of the data for au- policy on pre-emption of iron ore Sharma further added that poli- ship of CM Naveen Patnaik and has HTC Vive Focus, accounted for the dominates the consumer targets up to 10% growth in its tonomous driving technologies which was issued by the Odisha cies for securing the raw material already announced ambitious ca- vast majority of shipments, cap- segment, it faces revenue this fiscal, helped by and traffic analysis. Government, much ahead of time for state-based industries, like the pacity expansion of its Angul turing 82.7 per cent share during competition in the the government's push for Founded by Will Cheng in 2012, on June 26, 2014, and further pre-emption policy, boost confi- Steelworks from 6 MTPA to 25.2 the quarter, up from 50.5 per cent commercial segment and infrastructure, a good the company has already been sub- amended on April 16, 2015. JSPL and dence and encouraged all entre- MTPA with an investment outlay in the first quarter of 2020. the lack of presence in monsoon and pent-up demand ject to regulatory probes in China other state-based plants have im- preneurs to come and invest in the of over `1 lakh crore to make Angul The growing popularity of China leaves an opportunity for the sector, said a top over safety and its operating li- mensely benefitted from this pol- mineral-rich state. the largest steel plant in the world,” gaming, as well as fitness, has company official. Despite a for local brands as well cence. icy as it is a simple process to apply “Presently the steel industries in Sharma concluded. helped spread consumer aware- blip in sales in the April-June as brands that can cater 2021 quarter on account of ness of VR while companies to businesses like Facebook have made the pandemic-led disruptions, JK JITESH UBRANI I RESEARCH MANAGER, tech more accessible, the IDC Cement is “optimistic” and BIZ BUZZ MOBILE AND CONSUMER DEVICE expects its growth momentum said in a statement. TRACKERS, IDC to continue in 2021-22 also,” Big Bazaar launches ‘Sabse badi savings’ Schneider to infuse `350-`400cr "Oculus has singlehandedly JK Cement COO (Grey Cement driven growth in the market companies DPVR and Pico also Business) Rajnish Kapur said. Bhubaneswar: Big Bazaar, India’s leading hypermarket chain, Bhubaneswar: Schneider Electric, as the company managed to performed well during the quar- announced the country’s biggest savings on monthly shopping - ‘Sabse the leader in digital transformation capture almost two thirds share ter, finishing as the second and badi savings’. Customers get a chance to save big on monthly groceries of energy and automation of global VR headset shipments third ranked companies and grow- FPIs invest `13K and daily essentials by shopping from their nearest Big Bazaar store or announced plans to infuse `350 during the quarter," said Jitesh ing 108.6 per cent and 44.7 per shopping online at shop.bigbazaar.com, the Big Bazaar App, and even crore to `400 crore in its Indian Ubrani, research manager for cent (YoY), respectively. cr in markets through WhatsApp. With exciting subsidiary Luminous Power IDC's Mobile and Consumer HTC and Sony rounded out the offers across food and other Technologies, a leader in power Device Trackers. top 5 VR headset companies. New Delhi: In reversal of a important categories, the backup, home electrical, and a top "While the company currently Looking ahead, IDC forecasts VR two-month selling trend, ‘SabseBadi Savings’ will be live till player in residential solar technology in India. The investments will be dominates the consumer segment headset shipments to grow 28.9 foreign portfolio investors July 11, 2021, allowing the used to pursue aggressive growth plans of Luminous which entail doubling it faces competition in the com- per cent (YoY) in 2021. (FPIs) in June turned out to be customers to get items at low and the battery and inverter production capacity. With the fresh funding, it net buyers by investing a net affordable prices. Over the last 2 mercial segment and its lack of The long-term outlook remains plans to expand the production to 5.1 million by 2025 and increase its presence in China leaves an op- quite strong as global shipments `13,269 crore in Indian decades, Big Bazaar has enhanced capacity by 63%. It also plans to develop a new plant that will support the portunity for local brands as well are forecast to grow to 28.6 million markets. This could be shopping for the Indian customer production of Tall-Tubular Batteries (TTB). The plant will be set up in two attributed to improvement in by focusing on affordability and phases; the first phase will see the manufacturing capacity of 30,000 TTBs, as brands that can cater to busi- in 2025 with a five-year compound investor sentiments on the accessibility. which will be further ramped up to 65,000 in the second phase. nesses," he added. annual growth rate (CAGR) of back of consistently falling In addition to Oculus, Chinese 41.4 per cent. coronavirus cases in the country and hopes of an early opening of the economy, said Morningstar India Associate Director (Manager Research) Govt may issue guidelines for ‘flex-fuel’ vehicles by Oct Himanshu Srivastava. INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE engines in vehicles. The details configurations that will have to be would be specified when policy in SHAPING THE FUTURE looked at by the Ministry of Heavy Amul turnover New Delhi, July 4: Auto compa- this regard is unveiled. n NEW GUIDELINES FOR USE OF FLEXIBLE Industries. nies may soon be asked to manu- The use of flexible fuel vehicles FUEL VEHICLES (FFVS) USING FLEX The country is moving quickly rises 2% in FY21 facture passenger and commer- (FFVs) is being actively looked at ENGINES IS EXPECTED TO BE ISSUED BY in the direction of E-20 or 20 per THE THIRD QUARTER OF CURRENT YEAR New Delhi: The total turnover cial vehicles that run on multiple by the government to ensure in- cent ethanol blended petrol fuel fuel configuration aimed at re- creased use of bio-fuels for run- that could be introduced as early of GCMMF, which markets n THE GOVERNMENT IS WORKING ON AN ducing the use of polluting fossil ning vehicles, Petroleum Secretary as 2023 with a nationwide roll out dairy products under Amul INCENTIVE SCHEME TO PROMOTE ` fuels and cutting down harmful brand, grew 2% to 39,200 Tarun Kapoor had told IANS ear- MANUFACTURE AND USE OF FLEX ENGINES by 2025. The urgency for policy of crore despite the Covid-19 emissions. lier. IN VEHICLES vehicle is keeping these goals in pandemic, its Managing New guidelines for use of flexi- An FFV is a modified version of mind. Director R S Sodhi said ble fuel vehicles (FFVs) using flex vehicles that could run both on n THE USE OF FFVS IS BEING ACTIVELY For auto companies, introduc- Sunday. Gujarat Co-operative engines is expected to be issued gasoline and doped petrol with dif- LOOKED AT BY THE GOVERNMENT TO tion of FFVs will pose another Milk Marketing Federation Ltd by the third quarter of current ferent levels of ethanol blends. ENSURE INCREASED USE OF BIO-FUELS challenge that they are already (GCMMF) had posted a 17% year (FY22) that would specify en- These are currently being used FOR RUNNING VEHICLES facing with the fast adoption of

jump in revenue during the gine configuration and other successfully in Brazil, giving peo- electric vehicles.

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MONDAY | JULY 5 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR sports P12 3 LIONS DEVOUR UKRAINE ENGLAND SKIPPER HARRY KANE COMES TO THE PARTY WITH TWO SUPERB STRIKES Mithali milestone AGENCIES Rome, July 4: Skipper Harry Kane Danes missing Indian batswoman becomes world’s highest run-getter scored twice as a buoyant England cruised through to the semifinals Eriksen badly AGENCIES cricket in role that’s assigned to me over the of Euro 2020 with a one-sided 4-0 win Baku (Azerbaijan): Christian years – taking the responsibility of over Ukraine here Saturday. Kane Eriksen’s absence makes it even Worcester, July 4: The Indian the batting unit and play through- put England ahead inside four min- harder to forget what happened eves earned a consolation four- 2019. out,” Mithali said. utes on a sweaty evening in the to him. Denmark coach Kasper wicket win over their English She has “Chasing gives me a Italian capital. Hjulmand found that out counterparts in the third and already better Then Gareth Southgate’s side put Saturday, his mind wandering from the match even as his team final ODI played here Saturday. the quarterfinal tie out of was playing in the European The win again was spearheaded by sight for Ukraine with two Championship quarterfinals. “I skipper Mithali Raj (75 n o), who picture more goals early in the second thought about him (Eriksen) got his third successive half cen- of building an half, one from Harry Maguire during and after the game tury of the series. India however, innings along with other before Kane netted again. Substitute against the Czech Republic,” lost the series 1-2. batters in the middle. I am Jordan Henderson got the fourth. Hjulmand said. “I keep thinking During the course of her match- able to control the game. That re- The way England played they will how amazing it would be to see winning knock, Mithali became ally worked for me and also having be confident of going on to reach him play (in the next match). the highest run-getter in women’s some young girls in the team, it a first ever European Championship He’s still a big part of the team cricket across all formats, over- final. They can even now claim a first and he’s a big part of our road to taking former England skipper major international title since 1966. Wembley,” Hjulmand added. Charlotte Edwards. The talis- Denmark lie in wait, but the Eriksen survived a cardiac arrest manic Indian batswoman got to way England played Saturday they during Denmark’s opening Euro the milestone with a boundary will be favourites to win the semi- 2020 match three weeks ago, down the ground off Nat final which will be played Tuesday and the emotional outpouring Schiver in the 23rd over. at the Wembley Stadium in London. that followed has spurred the Mithali now has become England’s statistics are impres- team on. the world’s most prolific sive. They have come through five batter in women’s inter- games at this tournament all with- MAN OF THE MOMENT: England skipper Harry Kane runs towards English fans when a foul on Kane allowed Luke nationals, overtaking out conceding a goal. after scoring the opener against Ukraine PTI PHOTO Shaw to deliver a free-kick from Edwards’ 10,273 runs. Some of their play in wide areas the left for Maguire to head in. Four She currently has was outstanding, with Raheem Germany. Regardless of the oppo- striker Roman Yaremchuk forced minutes later Sterling supplied the 10,358 runs in her Sterling and Jadon Sancho – mak- sition, Englan’d display at the a save from Jordan Pickford and a overlapping Shaw and he crossed for kitty. ing his first start at the Euro – too Stadio Olimpico was a step-up in Declan Rice piledriver was kept a rejuvenated Kane to head home. Mithali said hot for Ukraine to handle. class in the final third to their pre- out by Bushchan, with England The Tottenham star nearly had after the game that Kane, their captain, had gone vious games at the Euro. looking comfortable. his hat-trick, a stinging volley pro- her ‘hunger’ for runs re- close to eight hours without find- Sterling, who terrorised the Ukraine however, left the England ducing a fine save from Bushchan. mains the same as it was 22 years ing the net for his country but his Ukraine defence down the left, fans worried by finishing strongly From Mason Mount's resulting ago. She is now trying to opener here was his second in just played in Kane who poked the ball in the first half. They need not have corner came the fourth goal, an- add ‘new dimen- eight minutes following the late past Georgiy Bushchan to give worried. The 3 Lions scored again other header, this time from sions’ to her There strike that secured victory over England the lead. Ukraine’s giant less than a minute after the restart Henderson. batting for were times helps to guide them when you are one last hur- when I wanted to in the middle. The entire batting rah at next give up cricket, but unit revolves around me, it is the ARGENTINA SEAL COPA AMERICA SEMIFINAL SPOT Smith gearing up year’s ODI something kept me job that is given to me by the coach World Cup going. The hunger for and team management,” the Indian for demanding in New runs has never skipper added. Zealand. dried up Mithali’s feat was lauded by sub-continent tour “The way some formers, both in India MITHALI RAJ Ecuador ‘Messimerised’ things have and abroad. PRESS TRUST OF INDIA gone, it wasn’t an Former AGENCIES on goal but when he was tackled by easy journey. It had its Australia Galindez, Messi reacted quickest Melbourne, July 4: Star Australian trials and challenges. I always be- women’s team Gionia (Brazil), July 4: Lionel and teed up De Paul to score. batsman Steve Smith is looking lieved that trials have a purpose,” captain Lisa Messi scored one goal and created After the break, Valencia re- forward to a ‘physical, mental and Mithali said about her journey Sthalekar expressed two others as Argentina beat mained Ecuador’s most likely route emotional’ battle when his team that started June 26, 1999 in Milton her amazement at Ecuador 3-0 here Saturday to reach back into the match and the livewire tour the sub-continent for eight Keynes against Ireland. Mithali’s ability to the Copa America semifinals. In forward’s near post shot hit Tests, including four against India. “There were times when I wanted consistently deliver. Tuesday’s last four match, the 14- Martinez’s leg before going out. The matches will be played as part to give up (cricket) for various rea- “Really the star of time winners will play Colombia, Martinez finally ended of the World Test Championship. sons but something kept me going. India was Mithali Raj. who beat Uruguay on penalties. Ecuador’s resistance six minutes In the next cycle, they are scheduled Here I am 22 years of international She showed us exactly Messi teed up goals for Rodrigo from time from Messi’s pass after to also play two Tests in Pakistan why she has continued to keep De Paul and Lautaro Martinez be- Hincapie was caught in posses- and two in Sri Lanka, besides 10 Format Runs Hs Avg 100s 50s breaking records. It just shows fore firing home an injury time sion by Angel Di Maria. Then Tests at home. Tests-11 669 214 44.60 1 4 you the class that she is,” free-kick to cap a stunning indi- Messi put the icing on the cake by “I’ve had a look at the Future Sthalekar said. vidual performance. The scoreline converting a free-kick. Tours Programme (FTP) and it’s ODIs-217 7,304 125 51.80 7 58 Former India captain Shantha was harsh on Ecuador, who ended pretty hectic, so there’s plenty to T20S-89 2,364 97* 37.52 0 17 Rangaswamy called Mithali the the game with 10 men after Pedro Record-breaker Ospina look forward to, obviously includ- ‘Sachin Tendulkar’ of women’s Hicapie’s dismissal. Goalkeeper David Ospina was ing the Ashes and then tours to cricket but the hunger for runs hinted that the 2022 Women's ODI cricket. India’s Test and ODI cap- Carlos Gruezo almost gifted the hero as Colombia beat Uruguay the sub-continent that, particu- has never sort of dried up. I am still World Cup, to be held in New tain averages a staggering 51.80 in Argentina am early goal when his OVER THE MOON: Lionel Messi cel- on penalties in Brasilia. Ospina larly in Test cricket, challenge you very passionate to go out there, be Zealand from March 4 to April 3, will the 50-over format. attempted back pass sent Messi ebrates with Angel Di Maria after saved two spot-kicks in the shoot- physically, mentally and emotion- there in the middle and win games be her swansong. “Her records speak for them- clean through with only Galindez scoring against Ecuador out on the day he earned his 112th ally,” Smith was quoted as saying for India. I know there is still room With vast experience on her selves. What she has achieved is to beat, but the six-time Ballon d’Or Colombian cap, moving clear of by ‘cricket.Com.Au’. for improvements in terms of my side, the 38-year-old right-hander comparable to the achievements winner saw his shot cannon back Pervis Estupinan crossed from the the previous national record he “They’re great tours to be in- batting and that is something I am said she is currently enjoying the of the great Sunil Gavaskar and off the post. At the other end, goal- left and Enner Valencia’s flicked shared with the iconic Carlos volved in and really test you as a working on... There are certain di- role of a mentor while fulfilling her Sachin Tendulkar. It is safe to say keeper Emiliano Martinez had to header narrowly evaded the sliding Valderrama. Ospina saved from player. I’m certainly looking forward mensions I would like to add to responsibility in the team’s bat- that she will be lonely at the top for be alert to parry a stunning 20-yard Alan Franco at the back post. Jose Gimenez and Matias Vina to those. I think (the WTC) is a my batting...” Mithali said at the vir- ting unit. a long time. I don’t see her record volley by Sebastian Mendez. Two minutes later Argentina while Colombia scored all four of pretty cool concept – to have more tual post-match press conference. “Batting has always been a main being broken anytime soon,” Argentina had their own let off were in front, as ‘Messimagic’ struck. their penalties. The match had relevance in every game you play, Mitahli has retired from T20 role for me in the team, the sort of Shantha said. seven minutes from half time when First he played in Nicolas Gonzalez ended in 0-0 drab draw. I think it is great,” Smith added. SHORT TAKES FIRST INDIAN SWIMMER TO EARN A SPOT DIRECTLY INTO THE OLYMPICS ROGLIC, MATHIEU OPT Max triumphs Spielberg (Austria): Formula OUT OF TOUR DE FRANCE One championship leader Max Self-belief helped Sajan beat all odds Verstappen won Sunday the AGENCIES Austrian Grand Prix from pole position. It was Verstappen’s PRESS TRUST OF INDIA third straight victory and he Cluses (France), July 4: Primoz extended his lead over title Kolkata, July 4: One of India’s top Roglic, last year’s runner up, aban- swimmers, Sajan Prakash has doned the Tour de France before rival Lewis Hamilton to 32 It doesn’t make sense to points after nine races. He has said shutting down all the ‘non- I had to basically start from stage nine after suffering multiple five wins compared to three sense’ around him and self be- scratch after the injury bruises when he crashed in stage continue with the injuries I for Hamilton, who finished lief and having a great support sys- healed. With the help of my three, the Slovenian cyclist said have. I would rather focus fourth. Hamilton’s Mercedes tem were keys to his dream coach and my dedication, I Sunday. “We made the decision to- now on Tokyo Olympics and teammate Valtteri Bottas comeback. He is now aiming todo have qualified for Tokyo gether with the team. It doesn’t start training for it finished second ahead of well in the finals of the upcoming make sense to continue. We’re going McLaren’s Lando Norris. Tokyo Games. SAJAN PRAKASH to try to recover and focus on new PRIMOZ ROGLIC The Keralaite was laid low by a goals,” the Jumbo-Visma rider said career-threatening neck injury in distance in one-stroke so as to cut in a statement. SA win series 2019. The Covid-19 induced lock- down the timing. “We have 20-odd Dutch rider Mathieu van der time Vuelta champion, who lost down only made it more chal- days still left for the meet. It’s about Poel, who wore the yellow jersey the Tour last year in the final time St Geore’s (West Indies): lenging for Sajan to qualify for the working on small things. I’m work- until Saturday, was also a non- trial, had already been dropped by Aiden Markram (70, 48b, 3x4, Olympics as the pools remained ing on the turns, increasing more starter as he decided to focus on get- the overall contenders in the sev- 4x6) and Quinton de Kock (60, closed for a lengthy period. distance on that one stroke so that ting ready for the Olympics, where enth stage Friday. 42b, 4x4, 2x6) shared a 127- However, the 27-year-old clocked I reach the wall quicker and turn,” he will target a gold medal in moun- “I was going through the days but run second-wicket 1.56:38 seconds in the men’s 200m Sajan informed. tain biking. it wasn’t taking me anywhere really,” partnership which set up butterfly event in Rome to become Sajan first had signs of the neck “Unfortunately I will not start Roglic said. “I was in a lot of pain. South Africa for a 25-run win the first ever Indian swimmer to today (Sunday). We decided with over the West Indies in the injury during the sidelines of the It was just too much for my body and fifth Twenty20. In the process earn a direct Olympic qualification. World Championships in Gwangju the team that the best thing for us I cannot race. I’m disappointed but the visitors won the series 3-2. “There were many comments, in July 2019 but it was only at the is to quit the race and focus on the I have to accept it. It's the right de- South Africa scored 168 for even before the lockdown that I ming event like this needs a lot of that he certainly will not be in the Nepal South Asian Games in Olympics now,” Van der Poel told cision,” the cyclist added. four and the restricted the was old and am not getting any im- confidence in you. It’s all the work medal hunt. “I would say cut down December, scans revealed a slip reporters. “I am going to take Roglic will now focus on the hosts to 143 for nine wickets. provements,” Sajan said Sunday we did. We tried to stay focussed on another 0.5 seconds and it’s possi- disc on his neck’s C4, C5 and C6 some time (off) to recover from Tokyo Olympics’ road race and

in a virtual interaction organ- our goal and sticking towards our ble in this case and that will take bones. Since then it has been very this first week. Then I will head time trial. “It is definitely disap-

k k y y m m c Evin Lewis (52) was the only c one to offer some resistance ised by SAI. business and not letting any non- me to 1:55:8 seconds, something hard work, but Sajan today stands for Tokyo and start training,” he pointing to leave the Tour like this.I for the West Indies. Pacers “Keeping all aside, I think the im- sense come inside. With that we that may get me into the semifinals justified for the efforts he has put added. didn’t plant it this way, but I have Lungi Ngidi (3/32) and Kagiso portant thing was the support sys- could achieve it (Olympic qualifi- and maybe towards the final as in. He feels that he has in it to Roglic’s title hopes faded as he to accept the fact that my body is re- Rabada (2/24) bowled well for tem believed in me. My friends cation),” Sajan added. well,” stated Sajan. qualify for the semis in Tokyo. “I finished Saturday’s eighth stage volting. You have to accept when the visitors on a slightly backed me and I didn’t lose hope in Sajan was asked about a realis- Sajan said he’s working on the will enjoy every moment in the more than 35 minutes behind your body refuses to obey your uneven pitch. AGENCIES myself. I’m 27-year-old and a swim- tic target at the Games. He said turns and trying to cover more pool,” he asserted. Belgian Dylan Teuns. The two- brain,” he added.

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