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AGENCIES transactions in his/her return." from third parties through SFT is the They said collecting reports of high- best and the most effective non-intru- New Delhi, August 17: Taxpayers value transactions was the most non- sive method to catch evaders, sources will not be required to mention their intrusive way to identify those who said. The Income Tax Department high-value transactions in their in- spend big money on various items and currently receives information like come tax returns (ITR) , officials in yet they do not file income tax returns cash deposit/withdrawal from saving the know of the development said. by claiming that their income was less bank accounts, sale/purchase of im- "There is no such proposal to mod- SIMPLER THE BETTER than `2.5 lakh per annum. movable property, credit card pay- ify income tax return forms," an offi- These items include business class ments, purchase of shares, debentures, cial said, responding to reports of the n Such reporting of high-value transac- air travel, foreign travel, spending big foreign currency, mutual funds, among One should not spread hatred tions to the I-T department will be done on it. Facebook is just meant proposed expansion of reportable fi- money in expensive hotels, or send- others. ` nancial transactions to include hotel by financial institutions ing children to expensive schools. It receives such information "spec- AG notices 48 cr to stalk one’s exes! payments over `20,000, life insurance n Only third parties would report high- Finance Ministry sources said the ified persons" like banks, mutual funds, premium payment over `50,000 and value transactions to the I-T depart- Income-Tax Act already provided institutions issuing bonds and registrars health insurance premium payment ment as per the Income Tax Act for quoting of PAN/Aadhaar for cer- or sub-registrars with regard to indi- SHORT TAKES over `20,000, donations and payment of n These items include business class air tain high-value transactions and viduals having high-value financial hole in road work school/college fees over `1 lakh a year. travel, foreign travel, spending big their reporting by the third parties transactions since the financial year 2016 Any expansion in reporting under money in expensive hotels, or sending mainly for the purpose of widening onwards. POST NEWS NETWORK September 2014 and the con- Pt Jasraj no more the statement of financial transactions children to expensive schools the tax base. In the 2020-21 Budget, the govern- tract was awarded at a cost (SFT) will mean that such reporting of "It's an open fact that in India, only ment revised the format of Form 26AS, Bhubaneswar, August 17: of `38.35 crore in July 2015 New Delhi: high-value transactions to the I-T de- identify people who are not paying up a tiny segment of people pay taxes and stating that all such information from The Accountant General for completion by July 2017. Indian classical partment will be done by financial in- due taxes, and not for examining af- all those who should be paying their different SFTs would be shown in the (AG) has found additional ex- The contractor did not vocalist Pandit stitutions, they said. fairs of honest taxpayers, they said. taxes are actually not paying their new Form 26AS. It is an annual con- penditure of `48.28 crore in expedite the work despite Jasraj died Only third parties would report "There is no such proposal to mod- taxes," a source said. solidated tax statement that can be ac- execution of rail over bridge repeated instructions from Monday high-value transactions to the I-T ify income tax returns forms," an of- The I-T Department is relying more cessed from the income-tax website by (ROB) and road projects due the executive engineer. It following a department as per the Income Tax Act. ficial said. "The taxpayer would not and more on voluntary compliance taxpayers using their permanent ac- to technical faults by the carried out only earthwork, cardiac arrest at his home in Such information would be used to need to mention his/her high-value and, hence, expenditure data collected count number (PAN). works department. sand filling, cast-in-situ piles, New Jersey, his daughter Durga Deputy accountant gen- among others, that added Jasraj said. He was 90. One of ` India's greatest music legends, eral of Odisha has written up to 10.80 crore (28 per Pandit Jasraj leaves behind a two letters to works secre- cent of the contract price). storied legacy spanning almost STATE SQUAD tary seeking comments on It was abandoned in March eight decades. “Bapuji is no the findings of the auditor. 2018. The leftover work was More rains likely; CS vets situation ` more,” Durga, also a musician, ` The findings are proposed assessed at 27.55 crore. said over phone from Mumbai. BUSTS 712CR POST NEWS NETWORK FRESH LOW-PRESSURE LIKELY OVER have been asked to send detailed re- to be included in the report As per the audit report, She was inconsolable and NORTH BAY OF BENGAL AROUND ports to the Special Relief Commissioner of the Comptroller & original detailed project re- could not speak any more. Bhubaneswar, August 17: Rain-soaked AUGUST 19 (SRC) for appropriate steps. Auditor General of India port (DPR) was technically Jasraj, who belonged to the GST FRAUD Odisha, which witnessed a flood-like Regarding the fresh low-pressure (CAG) for the year 2019-20. sanctioned with provision CS ASKS COLLECTORS TO SUBMIT Mewati Gharana, was in the US POST NEWS NETWORK situation in several areas, is likely to see area taking shape over the Bay of Bengal, The AG, in its letter, said of four spans of 37.24 metre when the lockdown happened. P2 more downpour over next three days with DAMAGE REPORT TO SRC the CS said the government is keeping an extra cost of `36.68 crore length and nine spans of 37 Bhubaneswar, August 17: The a fresh low-pressure area brewing over said the situation in the affected dis- a close vigil on the emerging situation was made for the ROB proj- .24 metre length with an ap- State GST Enforcement Squad the Bay of Bengal. While many parts of tricts is under control while commu- and is well prepared to deal with it. ect at Kudiary near Jatni be- proach road from Khurda Susanta tests nCoV +ve Monday arrested the kingpin of a the state have been battered by heavy rain nication was temporarily snapped in Revenue and Disaster Management tween Retanga and Khurda and Pipili sides respectively. Bhubaneswar: GST racket involved in genera- due to three back-to-back low-pressure some places in Malkangiri due to sub- Minister Sudam Marndi said the districts Road stations while techni- The technical sanction ` Rural tion of fake invoices worth 712 areas so far this month, a new one is likely mergence of low-level bridges and roads. have been put on alert. People are being cal faults in road projects for the project was based Development and crore and passing of bogus input over the Bay of Bengal around August Tripathy reviewed the prevailing sit- rescued and moved to safe places wher- led to extra cost of `11.60 on the certificate of the ex- Labour Minister tax credit (ITC) of `129 crores over 19 which will bring in more downpour, uation at a meeting with Collectors and ever necessary, he said. The exact mag- crore to the state exchequer. ecutive engineer and su- Susanta Singh multiple transactions routed said Bhubaneswar Meteorological Centre senior officials of Malkangiri, Jajpur, nitude of the damage caused to crops, There was laxity during perintendent engineer. Monday said he through different chains. in a bulletin issued Monday. Dhenkanal, Deogarh, Kendrapara, houses and other properties will be as- the primary survey ahead of However, due to their faulty has tested positive for COVID-19. SK Lohani, Commissioner The low pressure is likely to become Subarnapur, Bhadrak, Boudh and certained after getting the assessment construction of the ROB survey, traffic jam and road The MLA from Bhatli Assembly (CT&GST), Odisha said the mas- more marked during subsequent 24 Bargarh, following directions from Chief reports, the minister said. Life was leading to abandonment of blocks occurred in the site. constituency is the first minister termind, Kashmira Kumar hours and move westwards gradually, Minister Naveen Patnaik. thrown out of gear in several areas of work. This called for a re- The reason for abandon- in Odisha to have been infected Agrawal, Director of M/s it said. Heavy downpour since August Malkangiri district recorded a max- Malkangiri, Dhenkanal and Bhadrak vision of the design and ment of the work was at- with the virus. "I have tested Madhumita Steels Industries Pvt 13 has created a flood- like situation in imum rain of 463.2 mm during last three districts with many villages cut off from drawings causing an extra tributed to political inter- positive for Corona and I am Ltd, has been arrested from some parts of the state, snapping road days under the influence of the low- the rest of the state as roads were sub- cost of Rs36.68 crore, the ference to shift the approach stable now. Those who have Sambalpur. connectivity, damaging mud houses and pressure, said an official. Damage has merged. In Malkangiri district, low- auditor said in its letter. landing from Sitaram Chhak came in contact with me recently Agrawal was arrested u/s 69 of crops, and killing two people. been caused to houses and crops, Tripathy level bridges connecting various block The ROB project was tech- junction due to heavy traf- are requested to stay isolated OGST Act, 2017 for commission of Chief Secretary Asit Kumar Tripathy said, adding that the District Collectors headquarters were inundated. nically sanctioned in fic density, the auditor stated. and get tested," the minister cognizable and non-bailable of- tweeted. Singh was the chief fence u/s 132(1)(a) and (b) read guest at the Independence Day celebrations in Balasore district. with section 132(4) of OGST Act. Investigations revealed that +2 COMMERCE the mastermind hired middle- Don’t put off JEE & NEET-UG exams: SC MARKET WATCH men to collect credentials such RESULTS AUG 19 as PAN, Adhaar, photographs PNN/AGENCIES told the apex court that due pre- side and then only conduct these from persons of no means (house- cautions and all safeguards would exams, in order to save lives of the AGENCIES INDEX VARIATION wives, drivers, plumbers) of New Delhi, August 17: The be taken while conducting these students and their parents," the Sundargarh and Sambalpur dis- Supreme Court Monday dismissed examinations. The counsel ap- plea had said. It had claimed that Bhubaneswar, August 17: The SENSEX 38050.78 173.44 tricts on the pretext of giving a plea seeking postponement of pearing for the petitioners told the NTA, which conducts entrance results of the annual Plus II them gainful employment / hand- JEE (Main) April 2020 and NEET- bench that lakhs of students are exams for admission in higher ed- Commerce exams conducted by

BOURSES NIFTY 11247.10 68.70 some amounts of money in every Undergraduate examinations, which looking towards the top court for re- ucational institutions in India, has the state’s Council of Higher DOLLAR 74.93 `0.08 month but misutilised the doc- are scheduled to be conducted in lief and they were only seeking decided to conduct JEE (Main) April- Secondary Education (CHSE) will uments to fulfill his vested in- September, amid spurt in number postponement of these exams. 2020 through online mode and NEET be declared at 11:30 am August 19, EURO 88.71 `0.15 terest and defrauded the gov- of COVID-19 cases, saying precious The plea, filed by 11 students be- School and Mass Education

CURRENCY UG-2020 exams through offline mode ernment revenue. year of students "cannot be wasted" longing to 11 states, had sought quash- 19 pandemic and said authorities be at 161 centres across the country. (S&ME) Minister Samir Ranjan GOLD `53,272 `1045 According to the authorities, the and life has to go on. ing of the July 3 notices issued by directed to conduct these exams It had alleged that NTA has in- Dash said Monday. SILVER `69,711 `2540 accused showed to have purchased A three-judge bench headed by the National Testing Agency (NTA), only after normalcy is restored. definitely postponed the National “All the necessary arrangements BULLION goods worth `13 crore but trans- Justice Arun Mishra said career by which it was decided to conduct the The plea had also sought direc- Council of Hotel Management have reached final stages,” Dash ferred `38 crore to the said firm of students "cannot be put under Joint Entrance Examination (Main) tion to the authorities to increase Joint Entrance Examination-2020, said, adding that the Plus II Arts through its bank account raising jeopardy for long". "Life has to go April 2020 and National Eligibility- the number of examination cen- which was scheduled to be con- results will be published before WEATHER suspicion regarding his involve- on. Life has to move ahead. Precious cum-Entrance Test (NEET)- tres. "Conducting the aforesaid ex- ducted on June 22, in wake of the August 31. ment in money laundering. year of students cannot be wasted," Undergraduate exams in September. amination across India at such per- COVID-19 pandemic. The plea had Earlier, the CHSE had published BHUB CTK The probe revealed that Agarwal the bench, also comprising Justices As per the public notices issued ilous time, is nothing else but putting also alleged that authorities have the Science results August 12. MAX 33.4° 33.6° fraudulently availed bogus ITC BR Gavai and Krishna Murari, said by NTA, JEE (Main) April 2020 is lives of lakhs of young students ignored the plight of lakhs of stu- Of the 68,374 students who of `113.81 crore and passed on during the hearing conducted scheduled from September 1-6, while (including petitioners herein) at dents from Bihar, Assam and NE cleared the 2020 Plus II Science TEMP MIN 26.0° 24.0° Forecast bogus input tax credit worth `129.09 through video conferencing while NEET UG 2020 exam is scheduled utmost risk and danger of disease states, which are presently reel- Exam, 38,301 were boys and 30,073 Humidity 95% 86% crore in the name of 14 fictitious paving the way for commencement for September 13. The plea, filed and death. The best recourse at ing under flood, and conducting girls. As many as 25,339 students Generally Rainfall Nil Nil cloudy sky firms created and operated by him of the exams as scheduled. through advocate Alakh Alok this stage can be to wait for some either online or offline exams in on the strength of fake invoices. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta Srivastava, had referred to COVID- more time, let COVID-19 crisis sub- such places may not be possible. China too claims patents for its Covid-19 vaccine THIS IS A RECOMBINANT ADENOVIRUS VACCINE NAMED AD5-NCOV CO-DEVELOPED BY CANSINO AGENCIES CanSino said in a statement on Saudi Arabian health officials also The third stage of the research Sunday. announced on August 9 to cooper- on the world's first registered vac- Beijing, August 17: China has An officially granted patent would ate with phase III clinical trials on cine against the novel coronavirus, secured first division, 24,121 stu- granted the first invention patent enhance the market's confidence the vaccine, recruiting around 5,000 called Sputnik V, may begin in 7-10 dents got second division marks to a Covid-19 vaccine co-developed in Chinese-developed Covid-19 vac- participants. days. and 18,268 students cleared the by biopharmaceutical firm CanSino cines, "especially that of the inter- CanSino has also reportedly been According to the Tass news exam with third division in the Biologics Inc in the country, which national market". in talks with Russia, Brazil and agency, several tens of thousands of Science stream this year. experts said demonstrates the vac- "The US has been making accu- Chile to launch a Phase III trial on people are expected to take part in According to sources, Nayagarh cine's originality and creativity. sations since May that Chinese Ad5-nCOV. this research of the vaccine cre- district had registered the highest According to a Global Times re- hackers were attempting to steal Meanwhile, Russia has begun ated by the Gamaleya Scientific pass percentage of 86.51 while port, the vaccine is a recombinant novel coronavirus data on treat- production of the first batch of vac- Research Institute of Epidemiology Jharsuguda recorded the lowest adenovirus vaccine named Ad5- ments and vaccines without pro- cines against Covid-19, its health and Microbiology of the Russian success rate of 40.71 per cent. y nCoV co-developed by CanSino with viding substantial evidence," said ministry said in a statement over the Health Ministry. 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FORTUNE FORECAST Nora’s latest music video inspired by A SOULFUL VOICE FALLS SILENT Beyonce’s Mine! Mumbai: The latest music ARIES video of dancer-actress Nora Fatehi INDIA HAS LOST ONE Reactions from is drawing attention for the un- You may get all nostalgic canny resemblance it bears with and wistful today, pre- dicts Ganesha. You will OF ITS PRECIOUS GEMS Odia classical a song of pop star Beyonce. go out of your way to improve your rela- WITH THE DEATH OF Nora’s new video is for the fe- tionships. To you, your commitment is an vocalists male version of Pachtaoge. In the investment for the future. The result is PANDIT JASRAJ WHO video, the dancing sensation is loving life-long bonds. India has lost one of its seen in an all-white outfit, with WAS LIKE AN ELDER precious gems in the background dancers dressed in BROTHER TO HER, death of Pandit Jasraj. I nude-coloured outfits. TAURUS have grown up listening The set-up bears a resemblance Financial gains are on the SAYS LEGENDARY to him. He used to treat with the music video of Beyonce’s cards today, predicts ODISSI CLASSICAL me like his younger 2013 song, Mine, which featured in Ganesha. Happiness will sister..difficult to control her album, Beyonce. In the Mine fly in as you receive some good news from VOCALIST my emotion now. video, the American superstar is an overseas friend. If you have feelings seen in similar all-white outfit that you haven't expressed to someone SHYAMAMANI you dearly love, today is a good day to go Shyamamani Devi, and dancers dressed in various ahead and let them know. DEVI Odissi classical vocalist shades of browns. The anony- Pandit Ji’s demise has mous Instagram account, created a void in the world Dietsabya called out the similar- GEMINI of classical music. I was ity, sharing videos of both the fortunate enough to do Today, you will have the songs.“@tseries.official out here required intentions and ‘sangat’ in Tanpura at stealing from THE QUEEN. Guts courage to propose your Bharat Muni musical on! Top: @beyonce MINE; bottom: sweetheart. You will be dressed to kill, or festival held in @norafatehi in PACHTAOGE,” rather to marry. You will make a Bhubaneswar the clips were captioned. favourable impression with the way you'll The female version of Pachtaoge look tonight. You will be an open book to your future partner, which is likely to work Sangita Gosain, CEO, is sung by Asees Kaur and it was in your favour. Guru Kelu Charan unveiled last week. IANS Mohapatra Odissi research centre. CANCER I had the opportunity to Drishyam director work with Guru Kelu You will be in high spir- its today, foretells Charan Mohapatra, who Nishikant Kamat Ganesha. It is a was regarded as a brother favourable day to by Pandit Jasraj. I was passes away engage in household activities, like gar- extremely lucky that dening, cooking or even washing laun- Pandit Ji appreciated my Mumbai: Filmmaker Nishikant dry. In the evening, work will be eclipsed song Chudamai Pradana Kamat passed away in a Hyderabad by the pleasures of love. at the Sankata Mochan hospital Monday. He was 50. Kamat Festival in Varanasi was battling liver cirrhosis for the past two years. LEO Guru Bijay Jena, A statement issued by a Time is one thing that Classical vocalist and Hyderabad hospital, where the you have in short principal of Utkal filmmaker was admitted, con- change today, says Sangeet Mahavidyalay firmed the news Monday evening. Ganesha. There is every possibility that you shall remain Several Hindi film celebrities extremely busy. The tasks may be took to their verified social media small — like writing a letter to revive accounts to express condolences. old contacts — but it is important that PNN & AGENCIES The Mandori director V Shantaram, whom he had first merge in the Tavi river as a daily ritual. Ajay Devgn, who starred in you do them. Chances are that you may vil- met in 1960 in Bombay. They initially lived Being the musician of his court, my father’s Kamat’s 2015 release Drishyam also end up giving a few interviews unfortunate over the phone. pall of gloom descended on Indian demise of Pandit Jasraj Ji in Calcutta but moved to Bombay in 1963. The day would begin with singing devotional tweeted: “My equation with music industry Monday with the sud- leaves a deep void in the couple has two children, a son, Shaarang music daily for these three hours. So the el- Nishikant was not just about Aden demise of celebrated classical Indian cultural sphere. Not only Dev Pandit, and a daughter, Durga Jasraj. ement of ‘bhakti’, I believe, was there in my Drishyam, it was an association VIRGO singer Pandit Jasraj at his New Jersey res- were his renditions outstanding, genes.” that I cherished. He was bright; idence in the USA. While Jasraj’s intoxicat- he also made a mark as an Signature style ever-smiling. He has gone too Family matters will ing music will continue to reverberate the Pandit Jasraj’s unique style of rendition Celebrity students soon. RIP Nishikant.” “I will matter today. They exceptional mentor to several music world for a long time to come, Orissa hold more weight in other vocalists. Condolences to came from Mewati Gharana but his tuneful Several of his pupils had gone on to achieve miss you my friend. POST takes a look at the life and times of the voice and devotional content of composi- stardom. Some of those classical musicians #NishikantKamat Rest In Peace,” your thoughts than his family and admirers everything else, says Ganesha. Business legend and finds out what the state classical tions were his hallmarks. include Saptarshi Chakraborty Sanjeev tweeted Riteish Deshmukh who will be good today. Spend the evening vocalists have to say on the huge loss. worldwide. Om Shanti. Abhyankar, violinist Kala Ramnath, Tripti made his acting debut in Marathi relaxing and chilling out. On the cards is The musical career of Pandit Jasraj, win- NARENDRA MODI I PRIME Bhakti-element in genes Mukherjee, Suman Ghosh, flautist Shashank cinema with Kamat's critically a visit to a place of worship. ner of all three Padma awards, has spanned lage of MINISTER OF INDIA While speaking about the devotional el- Subramanyam, singers Anuradha Paudwal, acclaimed directorial Lai Bhaari more than 80 years and adorned with nu- Hisar dis- ements in his compositions to a national and Sadhana Sargam in 2014. “Nishikant Kamat. Really merous other major awards. Jasraj has taught trict in Haryana, Jasraj spent his youth in daily at Delhi during Shriram Shankarlal sad to hear about his untimely LIBRA music in India, Canada and the US. Some of Hyderabad. However, he used to travel to Music Festival last year the maestro revealed, Global presence demise,” tweeted Yami Gautam. Your concern for your his students have in turn become notable Sanand in Gujarat to study music with mu- “My father was in the court of Raja Pratap Pandit Jasraj was the founder of schools “Shocked to hear the demise family surmounts all musicians. sicians of the Mewati gharana. In 1946, Jasraj Singh, the Shaivite king of Kashmir, who for Indian classical music in Atlanta, Tampa, of talented filmmaker Nishikant else, that much Ganesha moved to Calcutta, where he began singing used to worship Shiva’s Parthiv Ling, which Vancouver, Toronto, New York, New Jersey, Kamat. My condolences to his knows. Today, you will fulfil your filial duties in all that you Early days classical music for radio. he and the group of Brahmin priests of his Pittsburgh, Mumbai, and Kerala. He was family & friends . #OmShanti,” undertake. As Ganesha rightly points out: Born January 28, 1930, in a middle-class In 1962, Jasraj married Madhura kingdom would make out of mud in early teaching some of his international students posted director Madhur All good things begin at home, including Brahmin family to Pandit Motiram at Pili Shantaram, the daughter of eminent film morning from 3 am to 6 am and then would through Skype even at the age of 90. Bhandarkar. IANS your fortune and good luck.

SCORPIO A healthy and hectic day SUDOKU is in store for you today. PEANUTS post To solve the Sudoku puzzle, each row, You are likely to finish CROSSWORD column and box must contain the numbers your pending tasks with 0 to 9 and the letters A to E. new zeal. But the chaotic day will blossom into a fabulous evening when you hang out with your sweetheart, says Ganesha.

SAGITTARIUS Chances of you hitting a roadblock today are high. But remember the saying, ‘When the going gets tough, the tough get going.' So don't succumb to pressure, advises Ganesha, but rise up to the occasion and show who's the boss.

CAPRICORN CALVIN AND HOBBES You will have heard of many emotional fools who let sentiments rule their lives. Try not be one of them, and if it's too difficult a task, at least pretend not to be one of them, for Ganesha says going by your feelings can SOLUTIONS leave you at a low ebb. In other words, your feelings can come in the way of your success. A solution to this problem is to remain dispassionate and let the oppor- tunist think you are a hard nut to crack.

AQUARIUS You will prove yourself today by staying ahead of your rivals in all ways. You will conquer your BREVITY CROSSWORD frustrations, and will soon be raring to go. Your pleasing demeanour endears you to others and you win admiration from all

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scheduling tasks, says Ganesha. Do not CHECK FOR SOLUTIONS OF THE PUZZLES TOMORROW SUDOKU forget to breathe! COVID-19 TRACKER P3 HOPE AMID DESPIAR TUESDAY | AUGUST 18 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR INFECTED RECOVERED DEAD An artisan gives finishing World 2,18,80,832 1,46,01,065 7,73,899 touches to a clay idol of Lord Ganesh in Vani Vihar area of India 25,91,188 18,62,937 50,112 Bhubaneswar, Monday

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Similarly, Odisha’s Angul Urban forests will be created in The proposed DFCs are part of the Industrial area, home to Aluminium municipal corporations of next big-ticket infrastructure proj- industries, thermal power plants, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Sambalpur, ects of the Railways. heavy water plant, coal fields and Rourkela and Berhampur with an These DFCs are: First, 1,115-km iron and steel plants, will get an outlay of Rs 13.84 crore. East Coast corridor from Kharagpur impetus with the new East West State Forest & Environment (West Bengal) to Vijayawada sub corridor, connecting it to the Minister Bikram Keshari Arukha (Andhra Pradesh); the second, East- ENHANCING CONNECTIVITY Western part of the country as well OP PHOTO has given this proposal to Union West corridor which comprises as the coal belts in the east. Environment, Forest & Climate Forest and Environment Minister Bikram Arukha (middle) at the videoconference 1,673 km connecting Bhusaval- The corridors will provide • The Kharagpur-Vijayawada corridor will The (DFCCIL) is already building Change Minister Prakash Javadekar Nagpur-Kharagpur-Dankuni (near connectivity to Paradip, pass through the state's Kalinagar the first two freight corridors -- and pressed for its early approval. NAGAR VAN SCHEME Kolkata) route, and 195-km Dhamra, Gopalpur Industrial area, connecting it with Eastern Freight Corridor from Arukha was attending state forest Rajkharswan-Kalipahari-Andal Ports in Odisha and southern India Ludhiana to Dankuni (1,856km) ministers’ conference held through Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Forest Arukha requests (West Bengal) route and the third Vishakhapatnam, and Western Freight Corridor from videoconferencing, Monday. Berhampur, Sambalpur & cover in Odisha the Union Minister 975-km North South sub-corridor Gangavaram, Kakinada, • Angul Industrial area, home to Aluminium Dadri to Jawaharlal Nehru Port Arukha said that Odisha has a Rourkela would be covered has increased by for making Vijayawada-Nagpur-Itarsi (Madhya Krishnapatnam and industries, thermal power plants, heavy (1,504km)—at a total cost of Rs long tradition of forest conservation under ‘Nagar Van’ 33.15 per cent, as provision of funds Pradesh) route. Machhalipatanam water plant, coal fields and iron and steel 81,000 crore. by forest dependent communities. scheme with an outlay of per State Forest from CAMPA, a The Dedicated Freight Corridor ports in Andhra plants, will get an impetus with the new These two are set to be completed Forest cover in the state has in- `13.84 crore Report, 2019 central scheme, Corporation of India Limited (DFC- Pradesh East West sub corridor by 2021. creased by 33.15 per cent, as per for successful CIL) will soon begin the survey for According to a RITES projection, State Forest Report, 2019. The state has raised `13.70 crore saplings for implementation these corridors and will complete Machhalipatanam ports in Andhra Vijayawada corridor will pass the East-West (EWDFC) is likely to “Despite being prone to natural plantation in over 1.30 lakh hectare area and of ‘Green the exercise in a year. Pradesh, ensuring faster movement through the state's Kalinagar handle around 449.88 million tonne calamities like cyclones and floods, distribution to public which is higher than the target Mahanadi These corridors will provide con- of goods and capacity enhance- Industrial area, connecting it with (MT) freight by 2031-32 and 690.6 our green coverage has increased set for Odisha, says minister BK Arukha Mission’ nectivity to Paradip, Dhamra, ment in the over-saturated sections southern India. MT by 2041-42, while the East-Coast by an area of 929 sq km in the last Gopalpur Ports in Odisha and of the railway network. The Kalinagar Industrial area (ECDFC) is estimated to handle two years and 4,586 sq km in last two Vishakhapatnam, Gangavaram, In a major boost to development will by then already be connected 405.11 MT by 2031-32 and 861.02 MT decades,” he said. sit pass system portal He requested the Union Minister Kakinada, Krishnapatnam and of Odisha, the proposed Kharagpur- with the western part of the coun- by 2041-42. “During the current financial (https://ntps.nic.in) is being closely for making provision of funds year, our state has already raised Rs monitored and will be seamlessly from CAMPA, a central scheme, 13.70 crore saplings for plantation integrated with state’s TT permit for successful implementation of in over 1.30 lakh hectare area and portal (ttpermitodisha.in), whenever ‘Green Mahanadi Mission’ and High drama at PMG Square distribution to public which is the modalities are shared by the for approval of proposal for 17 IICs, two ADCPs transferred higher than the target set for Odisha Centre, he said during the disposal of 1,315 tonnes of red Bhubaneswar: High drama unfolded by the Union government,” the meeting. sandal wood. at Lower PMG Square here Monday POST NEWS NETWORK minister pointed out. Under MGNREGS programme, During the meeting, Javadekar morning when a man, claimed to be MAJOR RESHUFFLE IN CP The government has also de- in addition to the afforestation reiterated that all states must take mentally retarded, allegedly assault- Bhubaneswar, August 17: The cided to take up 100 school nurseries works, soil and moisture conser- measures to accelerate Nagar Van ed a woman scooty rider waiting at Commissionerate Police, Monday, Bharat Charan Sahoo, former IIC of in the best performing schools hav- vation activities, digging of trenches scheme, School Nursery scheme, the traffic. When the cops present at effected a major reshuffle in the Bhubaneswar GRP station, will be the new the spot rushed to the woman’s help, ing ‘eco clubs’, ‘national green around forest, subsidiary silvi-cul- plantation under 20 point pro- ranks of additional DCPs and in- IIC of Capital police station he attacked the policemen too. The corps’ in the state by utilising tural operations in timber coupes spector in-charges (IICs) in the twin gramme, afforestation in catch- lady in her complaint to Kharavela Sarat Kumar Sahu, the ex-IIC of Pipli police Central fund. Preparatory activities and forest road repair works have ment areas of 13 rivers, Lidar Survey Nagar police claimed that the man city. Seventeen IICs and two ADCPs station, will replace Arun Kumar Swain as and process for identification of been taken up in large scale. “Our for soil moisture conservation and leapt towards the woman, caught were transferred. the IIC of Nayapalli police station schools under School Nursery state is implementing Green National Transit Permit Portal. hold of her, dragged her off the Additional DCP Kishore Chandra Khandagiri IIC, Rashmi Ranjan Mohapatra, scheme are under process. Mahanadi Mission since 2018-19 Project dolphin and project lion scooty and started attacking her. Patasani has been transferred to and Sahid Nagar IIC Biranchinarayan Pati State government has already with plantation in 1-2 km on both are to be implemented in right Informed, his family reached at the Bhubaneswar urban police divi- will take charge as IICs of Badambadi and launched its online timber transport sides of river Mahanadi.” Arukha earnest to augment their count in police station and took him to sion (UPD) while Subash Chandra Choudwar police stations (TT) permit portal. National tran- further said. the country, Javadekar said. hospital for treatment. Mohanty, additional DCP, has got his new posting at IB section of Commissionerate Police. Both the OPS-cadre officers are currently who has been transferred as the Similarly, Khandagiri IIC, Rashmi posted at the headquarters of IIC of Badagada PS. Ranjan Mohapatra, and Sahid Nagar SILVER CITY BEAUTIFICATION Commissionerate Police. Sarat Kumar Sahu, the ex-IIC of IIC Biranchinarayan Pati will take Similarly, Bharat Charan Sahoo, Pipli police station, will replace charge as the IICs of Badambadi former IIC of Bhubaneswar GRP sta- Arun Kumar Swain as the IIC of and Choudwar police stations re- tion, will be the new IIC of Capital Nayapalli police station. Swain spectively. police station replacing Girija has been transferred as the IIC Deepak Mishra and Himanshu Shankar Chakraborty, who has of Kharavela Nagar police sta- Bhusan Swain have been posted been transferred as the IIC of tion while Biswaranjan Senapati, as the IICs of Airfield and Sahid Laxmisagar police station. the incumbent IIC at Kharavela Nagar police stations respectively. Likewise, Dayanidhi Nayak, cur- Nagar police station, has been Meanwhile, Anjali Chotray, has rently the IIC of Laxmisagar PS, will given the charge of Nandankanan been given the charge of Traffic be the new IIC of Dhauli PS. Jubaraj police station where the IIC post police station at Chandrasekharpur Swain will take the charge of IIC has been lying vacant following the replacing Pramod Kumar Patnaik at Chandrasekharpur police suspension of Paramananda who will be the new IIC of Tamando station from Biswaranjan Nayak, Nayak a few months ago. police station.

Govt gives CRS to Ex-CDAO Pradeep New look for Ekamra Kumar Mohanty Kshetra by next year

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Bhubaneswar, August 17: The state government has ordered compulsory retirement of Pradeep Kumar Mohanty, former Chief The underpass at OMP Square in Cuttack features a graffiti on intricate silver filigree work. The civic body has undertaken a mammoth task to beautify District Agriculture Officer (CDAO) several underpasses in the Millennium City OP PHOTO of Koraput, as part of zero toler- ance towards corruption. “With careful consideration of the policy of zero tolerance to- wards any act of immorality, in- efficiency or lack of integrity, P K Around 2 lakh devotees can now Ragi laddus for kids to up farm income Mohanty has been given compul- congregate and witness sory retirement with immediate POST NEWS NETWORK Mahadeepa on the occasion of POST NEWS NETWORK district. Modalities for prepara- effect,” a statement issued by the Maha Shivaratri at Lingaraj shrine ODISHA MILLETS MISSION tion, packaging and capacity build- government said. Bhubaneswar, August 17: Chief Bhubaneswar, August 17: Ragi ing of ICDS functionaries and self- Following allegations of cor- Minister Naveen Patnaik Monday endar of festivals. (millet) laddus have been intro- he core help groups (SHGs) are some of ruption, Mohanty was intercepted asked the officials concerned to Now, roughly 10,000 to 15,000 duced as morning snacks for pre- Tobjective of the the major tasks in the pilot phase. by the state Vigilance July 2 last complete Ekamra Kshetra project devotees are gathered in front of the school children as part of mission is to revive Two local SHGs have been roped in while he was on his way to for peripheral development of Shree temple during Shivaratri to wit- millets in farms and Supplementary Nutrition for preparation of a premix for Bhubaneswar from Koraput. Lingaraj temple shrine here within ness Mahadeepa. However, more on plates through Programme (SNP) under Integrated ragi laddus. During the raid, Vigilance sleuths a year. than two lakh people can congre- integrated efforts ` Child Development Services (ICDS) towards increasing They have been adequately seized 11 lakh in cash, which he A detailed presentation was gate at Lingaraj temple after the new in Keonjhar and Sundargarh production, trained on storage of ragi, prepa- could not justify. made before the Chief Minister plan is executed. districts. consumption, ration of ragi flour and premix for Mohanty, serving in the rank of on the project. Considering the im- It will also be helpful in man- The scheme has been launched processing and the laddus. Currently, due to clo- deputy director of agriculture, portance of the project, he directed aging pilgrims during the by Women and Child Development marketing of sure of AWCs, the premix is being was arrested on the same day and the officials to complete various Ashokastami Rath Yatra of and Mission Shakti department millets provided at the households of the forwarded to court and was re- developmental works that include Mahaprabhu. with technical support from Odisha children. manded to judicial custody. He beautification of Bindu Sagar, pro- As huge number of kanwariyas Millets Mission and financial sup- he provisions include two ragi ladoos per week per child in Keonjhar Mothers have been counselled to was then placed under suspen- vision of substantial space and fa- are visiting the shrine to pour port from District Mineral Tdistrict and four ladoos per week per child in Sundargarh district prepare laddus and serve the same sion. The aggregate value of his cilities for devotees, establishment water on the Lord during the month Foundation (DMF) of the districts. to the children. Once the AWCs movable and immovable assets of orientation centre, parking, food of Shravan, Naveen asked to make Central Food Technical Research Introduction of ragi ladoos under tive of the programme is to im- open, the helpers will use the mix till now was estimated to be `3.5 plaza, Bhajana Mandap among oth- necessary arrangements in the Institute (CFTRI), Mysore is the SNP is part of the ongoing ‘Special prove the nutritional status of pre- to prepare laddus and serve them crore, sources said. ers within a year. The project will plan for them. technical partner for implementa- Programme for Promotion of Millets school children. to children on Wednesdays and Meanwhile, the state govern- be come up on an area of 66 acres The Chief Minister also pro- tion of the pilot project. The pro- in Tribal-cum-Mining Areas of The programme will ensure di- Saturdays. ment has suspended OAS officer across the temple. posed to work out plans to accord gramme has been piloted in 335 Keonjhar under DMF’, said Odisha etary diversity among preschool The initiative will provide an ad- Purna Chandra Jena and asked Patnaik said that the project is UNESCO recognition for heritage

Anganwadi centres (AWCs) of Millets Mission sources. children. Ragi ladoos are in addition ditional source of income to SHGs, him to remain present at the head- another significant step after Puri city of Bhubaneswar.

k y m c Keonjhar Sadar in July 2020. The core objective of the mis- to the existing entitlements of morn- an assured price to millet farmers quarters of Rayagada. Srimandir Heritage Project under Among others, Minister Ashok Sundargarh launched the pilot sion is to revive millets in farms and ing snacks under SNP. and boost local production of ragi. Jena was working as deputy 5T programme. He directed the Chandra Panda, Chief Secretary scheme in 549 AWCs under three on plates through integrated ef- The provisions include two ragi This will potentially transform the collector of Rayagada and deputed officials to take steps to include fes- Asit Tripathy, Development blocks – Hemgir, Tangarpali and forts towards increasing produc- ladoos per week per child in nutritional status of the preschool as officer on special duty (OSD), tivals such as Maha Shivaratri, Commissioner Suresh Chandra Sadar – on the occasion of tion, consumption, processing and Keonjhar district and four ladoos children and the nutrition scenario Patrapur block in Ganjam dis- Ashokastami, Rath Yatra and Mohapatra, 5T Secretary VK Independence Day this year. marketing of millets. The objec- per week per child in Sundargarh of these districts. trict, for Covid management. Sitala Sasthi in the national cal- Pandian attended the meeting. P4 TUESDAY | AUGUST 18 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR downtown

HOUSES OF THREE City set to take new strides towards water security FAMILIES GUTTED

Khurda: As many as six houses of

k y m c 59.76 MN LITRES OF ernment has set a roadmap of urban Three city parks to implement RWH bio retention areas and swale along three families were gutted in a designing four water-sensitive cities. Welcome measure methods footpaths are being proposed. massive fire that broke out at RAINWATER IS TO BE Under the project, four cities in- The capital city which receives Assuming 15 neighbourhood-level Pandasahi village under Tangi • Four cities -- Bhubaneswar, block in Khurda district Monday. cluding Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Cuttack, Rourkela and an estimated 1500 mm average rain- parks implement RWH in PRESERVED IN PUBLIC Rourkela and Berhampur are set to fall annually is estimated to lose Bhubaneswar, an additional 16.72 Fire service personnel rushed to Berhampur are set to preserve the spot to douse the flames after preserve 174.09 million liters of about 50,000 Kilo Litres (KL) of million liters of rainwater can be PARKS ANNUALLY 174.09 million liters of rainwater being informed about the incident rainwater through different RWH through various RWH methods water each year from its open spaces harvested,” a report published by by locals. However, six of the methods. to drains. H&UD stated. • A city-level task force will be houses were already destroyed POST NEWS NETWORK “While flooding during monsoon Hence, three major parks: Indira Even though the city has sur- formed to provide information completely by the time the rescue has become a common sight in Gandhi Park, Biju Patanaik Park and plus water supply and mandatory personnel could reach the spot. Bhubaneswar, August 17: Amid many cities, the groundwater level on the number of parks and Neighbourhood Park at Unit-3, have rooftop RWH in towns and cities, the their physical features such as However, there is no loss of life, regular inundation of some regions is reaching dangerous levels every been zeroed in for implementation project is set to focus on constant area, topography and soil said an official. Goods and and unplanned water conservation, year. We have thus decided to put in of project. The parks will reportedly water logging situation in the city. furniture worth lakhs of rupees the state capital is set to preserve place a water management system preserve 43.04 million liters water “RWH has had limited success and were gutted in the blaze which 59.76 million liters of rainwater in all the urban areas of the state, Indira Gandhi Park, Biju Patanaik Park and Neighbourhood Park in annually. needs incentivisation and other were stored in 15 rooms of six annually through implementation which will be capable of catering to Bhubaneswar are shortlisted for implementation of project in the city “Assuming peak rainfall of 100- measures. Although the situation houses, said locals even though an of Rain Water Harvesting (RWH) the needs of the present and be sen- 150 mm, IG Park, Biju Patnaik Park in Odisha is not very alarming, the official estimation of damage techniques at multiple parks here. sitive to the requirements of the wise implementation of various level task force will be formed that and Neighbourhood Park have po- state government is conscious of caused by the fire is yet to be In a joint collaboration of Housing future,” said G Mathi Vathanan, schemes will see RWH methods ap- will provide necessary informa- tential annual runoffs of 16.4 KL, the fact that any complacency at ascertained. Reportedly, locals and Urban Development (H&UD) Principal Secretary of H&UD plied to all public parks and open tion on the number of parks and 25.8 KL and 1.105 KL respectively. this stage can jeopardize the have demanded government help and Centre for Science and Department. spaces in all Urban Local Bodies their physical features such as area, Various infiltration systems such prospects of sustainability in fu- for the victims—Prafula Pradhan, Environment (CSE), the state gov- The project which will see phase- (ULBs) under its first phase. A city- topography, soil. as rain garden, filter strip trenches, ture,” Vathanan added. Manguli Pradhan and Sudarshan Maharana. Odisha tops COVID testing in country 2,244 fresh cases in state POST NEWS NETWORK Bhubaneswar, August 17: In POST NEWS NETWORK & AGENCIES and Sundargarh, the official pointed terms of tests per million per day, out, adding that the COVID-19 toll Odisha leads the country with Bhubaneswar, August 17: State in Odisha mounted 353. 1,096 tests per million per day, in Monday reported 2,244 fresh COVID- So far, 53 more coronavirus pa- the Large States category. The 19 cases, taking Odisha’s tally to tients have lost their lives in the national average was 542 tests 62,294, while 10 more fatalities state but these fatalities have been per million per day. pushed the death toll to 353, an of- attributed to ‘other reasons’. The testing rate in Odisha is ficial of Health and Family Welfare Odisha tested 50,421 samples for double the national average and (H&FW) department said. COVID-19 Sunday. The state has so ahead of states like Andhra Of the new patients, 1,390 were far conducted 9,58, 929 tests. Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat reported from among the people Additional Chief Secretary PK and Kerala among others. lodged in different quarantine cen- Mohapatra claimed that the coro- The state government has tres, while 854 were detected during navirus outbreak in Odisha is de- ramped up Covid-19 testing tioned at No.4 in the country with government intends to increase contact tracing exercise, said the of- clining. to more than 50,000 tests per 50,421 tests. the testing numbers further in ficial. August 15, a record number of day. Sunday, Odisha was posi- In the coming weeks, the state phased manner. The fresh cases were found in 2,924 positive cases were reported 29 of the 30 districts. from 52,795 tests in Odisha while dur- Khurda district, which encom- ing the last 24 hours the number re- passes the state capital duced to 2,244 from 50,421 tests. Bhubaneswar, reported the maxi- mum number of new cases at 311, 198 NEW CASES IN CAPITAL BMC’s spl virus testing camp followed by Ganjam at 243, Cuttack the Twitter to say, “Regret to in- Of the 10 new fatalities, four With the detection of 198 fresh at 194, Rayagada at 160, Balasore at form the demise of Ten #COVID19 were reported from Khurda dis- COVID-19 cases in the City Monday, POST NEWS NETWORK The health camp started at 10 the coming days, Rath added. 142 and Sundargarh at 136. positive patients while under treat- trict, one each from Bargarh, the novel coronavirus tally in AM and lasted till 1 AM. Previously, BMC had provided ra- The H&FW department took to ment in hospitals (sic).” Cuttack, Ganjam, Puri, Rayagada Bhubaneswar reached 5,487, an of- Bhubaneswar, August 17: As the “The objective behind the camp tion to the differently-abled per- ficial said. COVID-19 pandemic has posed a is to strengthen outreach of COVID- sons who were in quarantine at Of the fresh cases, 104 were from challenge for persons with dis- 19 testing and making healthcare Keshari Nagar as well as cooked food Susanta Singh first Odisha minister to test nCoV +ve quarantine centres and 94 were abilities (PwD), the Bhubaneswar services accessible for persons with for the visually challenged at Odisha local contacts, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) disabilities (PwD). The current cri- Association for the Blind during tate’s Rural Development and are requested to stay isolated and Parida, Nilgiri MLA Sukanta Municipal Corporation tweeted. Monday organised a special testing sis demands that people with dis- their isolation period. SLabour Minister Susanta get tested (sic),” the minister Kumar Nayak and Salipur MLA “Two employees of AG Office, camp here as part of its disability- abilities must be treated as vulner- At present, the BMC is conducting Singh Monday said that he tweeted. Singh was the Prasant Behera. one employee of a media house, inclusive response to the crisis. able groups and special provisions three types of tests i.e. RT-PCR, has tested positive for chief guest at the State Finance Minister seven staffers of a security agency, The testing camp was organised included for them at every stage of Antigen and TrueNaat at various COVID-19. Independence Day cel- Niranjan Pujari and Transport four police personnel and two at Gopabandhu Leprosy Colony in the public health crisis,” said centres across the city. The Civic The MLA from Bhatli ebrations in Balasore Minister Padmanava Behera went persons from Reserve Police Budhanagar slum area. More than Anshuman Rath, Zonal Deputy Body has started rapid antigen test- Assembly constituency district. Earlier, five on home isolation August 14 after Colony linked with earlier posi- 72 differently-abled people turned Commissioner (South East) of BMC. ing of local citizens at nine local is the first minister in MLAs had tested posi- a person, who was later found to tive cases as well as two railway up to undergo the Reverse tran- The BMC is ready with an emer- urban health centres – six Urban Odisha to have been in- tive for novel coronavirus. be COVID-positive, came in their officials with travel history to scription polymerase chain reaction gency response plan by including Primary Health Centres (UPHCs) fected with the virus. “I have They are Khandapada proximity. Bargarh MP Suresh Delhi were among the quaran- (RT-PCR) tests. Among the people the needs of people with disability and three Urban Community Health tested positive for Corona and I MLA Soumya Ranjan Patnaik, Pujari has also tested positive for tine cases tested positive for tested there were elderly persons, and is trying to reach out to more Centres (UCHCs) to encourage peo- am stable now. Those who have Polasara MLA Srikant Sahu, the virus and is in home quaran- COVID-19 in the City,” the civic people with disability and number of differently-abled by ar- ple to step forward in large numbers come in contact with me recently Remuna MLA Sudhanshu Shekhar tine on the advice of doctors. body said. leprosy affected. ranging such special test camps in for Covid-19 testing. Activists, lawyers throw IN COVID TIMES Edu min assures action support behind Prashant on parents’ grievances POST NEWS NETWORK ways held that it is not immune to criticism and the Court has POST NEWS NETWORK reservation of seats for students Bhubaneswar, August 17: Odisha broad shoulders to carry it. In fact, from economically weaker sections based lawyers, political and social in the 70 years of its existence, the Bhubaneswar, August 17: and issue a standard operating pro- activists Monday expressed deep dis- Supreme Court has adopted a mag- Members of Odisha Parents cedure (SOP) for private English appointment over the SC verdict in nanimously charitable attitude Federation sat on a hunger strike medium schools in Odisha. the Prashant Bhushan contempt even when utterly uncharitable in front of the Head of Departments’ “We had decided to stage the case and threw and unfair criticisms of Building at Unit-V here August 17 hunger strike August 10. The S&ME their support be- Prashant Bhushan its workings have been to protest the non-implementation department sought a week’s time hind the lawyer. was found made out of bonafide con- of the Right to Education (RTE) to look into our demand. The par- They said that cern for improvement. Act by the private English medium ents’ body is all set to sit on the that they will stand guilty of criminal We strongly feel that schools. hunger strike August 17 as no ac- in solidarity with contempt for the tweets were a bonafide The parents’ body has asked the tion has been taken with regard Prashant Bhusan expression of Bhushan School and Mass Education de- to our demand,” Bhatt added. August 19in groups his 2 derogatory to improve the adminis- partment to ensure online admis- During the hunger strike, School by maintaining tweets against tration of justice dispen- sion and help poor students in & Mass Education Minister Samir physical distance the judiciary sation in the country and Odisha. The parents’ body had ear- Ranjan Dash and Additional or even individu- were made in larger lier announced to stage the hunger Secretary Pratap Mishra met ally to communicate the message interest of public. strike August 10. But, it postponed Odisha Parents Federation lead- across the country that, we are Bhushan was found guilty of its agitation on the request of the ers and decided to conduct a high- duty bound to uphold freedom of criminal contempt for his two Director, Elementary and Secondary level meeting in this regard. After speech and expression as guaran- derogatory tweets against the ju- Adhering to COVID-19 norms, beneficiaries of Madhu Babu Pension scheme queue up at Palla Mandap in Rasulgarh Education, sources said. the meeting, the minister informed teed by the Constitution of India. diciary saying they cannot be said area of Bhubaneswar to avail the assistance Monday OP PHOTO Federation chairman Basudev that they will send notice to all the A statement with signature of to be a fair criticism of the func- Bhatt said they had requested the private schools for 25 percent reser- more than 100 members of legal, po- tioning of the judiciary made in the government and School and Mass vation in the online admission litical and civil society members was public interests. The Supreme Education department to imple- process. After the declaration, the released Monday. Court Monday framed questions in ‘STATE’S COVID CURVE LIKELY TO DECLINE FROM SEPT’ ment the RTE Act during the ad- federation decided to call off Social activist Prafulla Samantara Prashant Bhushan contempt case mission process with 25 per cent the strike. said that the Supreme Court has al- of 2009. AGENCIES likely to go down thereafter. The However, the virus is highly un- number of testing has increased in predictable as can be observed in Bhubaneswar, August 17: Even the state, while the rate of infection Kerala, which is experiencing a as state’s COVID-19 graph contin- has declined. This is a positive second wave. Keeping this in view, ues an upward trend, the director sign.” 120 samples from different districts of Institute of Life Sciences (ILS) “The Centre and the state gov- of Odisha have been collected to in Bhubaneswar, Ajay Parida, is ernment have adopted an ag- study the nature of the virus. hopeful that the daily caseload will gressive testing, tracing and Odisha’s novel coronavirus tally decline after a peak in the first treatment strategy to keep the surged to 62,294 on Monday with week of September. virus in check. The infection 2,244 new cases, while ten more fa- Addressing the media, Parida and mortality rate are low in talities pushed the death toll to 353. said, “The number of daily COVID- Odisha. If the trend continues, Currently, the state now has 19,612 19 cases in Odisha will peak in the then we will be in a better posi- active cases, while 42,276 patients have

PRASHANT BHUSHAN first week of September and is tion,” Parida added. recovered from the disease.

k y m c P5 TUESDAY | AUGUST 18 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR state

Vehicles set ablaze, PUBG addiction drives 20-yr-old to ‘suicide’

k y m The deceased was c identified as Ganesh FINDING Red posters put up Sahu, a native of A WAY OUT Panijharia village under recent survey, conducted Aby the National School of THE TWO NEIGHBOURING DISTRICTS— KANDHAMAL AND KALAHANDI— Mahulia panchayat of Journalism reveals that the ARE REELING UNDER RED SCARE AS THE REBELS OBSERVE BANDH TODAY Chandbali block PUBG craze is a game-changer, in more ways than one. The POST NEWS NETWORK in Bhadrak game, brought out by Tencent Gaming (the South Korean Phulbani/Bhawanipatna, August POST NEWS NETWORK parent company) has grabbed 17: A group of Maoists set afire eyeballs world over. And it’s several vehicles which were being Bhadrak, August 17: A youth not just students, working used for laying a road in the wee committed suicide by hanging at professionals too are hooked. hours of Monday at Kanjalagu area Dhamra in Bhadrak district Monday So much so that players end up sleep-deprived, missing meals under Baliguda police limits protest- after his uncle pulled him up for play- Umesh was upset with Ganesh as also reprimanded him for being ir- etc, just to see the message ing the construction work here. ing online mobile game PUBG. most of the time he was playing regular at the work. ‘Winner Winner, Chicken The deceased was identified as PUBG mobile game on his smart- Umesh convinced Ganesh and Dinner!’ (a PUBG-tag). The Ganesh Sahu, 20, a native of phone instead of concentrating on brought him back to the prawn pro- game, however, was not as Panijharia village under Mahulia the work. There were frequent ar- cessing factory. However, little did well-known till Tencent Gaming panchayat of Chandbali block in the guments between Ganesh and Umesh know what fate has in store released a new mobile-version same district. Umesh over the youth’s addiction for his nephew. which could be supported on Reports said that Ganesh was to the online mobile game. Ganesh was pushed into distress operating systems like Android working at a private company in Sunday, Umesh scolded Ganesh and hung himself at a room on the and iOS. According to a 2018 Vishakhapatnam. However, fol- again after he found him playing premises of the prawn processing Quartz India survey, over 30 aoists set ablaze vehicles lowing the lockdown due to Covid- PUBG instead of attending to his factory. million active users play PUBG Mengaged in construction 19 pandemic, Ganesh returned work. Later, Ganesh left his uncle’s Umesh and some employees of on a daily basis. India comes work in Baliguda home two months back. place and went to his aunt’s house the factory admitted Ganesh to the second in terms of PUBG user He then went to the house of his near the prawn processing farm. Basudevpur hospital in a critical con- base, just behind the USA. The aoist banners found put up maternal uncle, Umesh Sahu and Umesh searched for him and dition where doctors pronounced survey adds that the Indian on the main road in M Vehicles torched and posters put up in Kandhamal, Monday worked at a prawn processing fac- found him at his sister’s house and him dead. Dharma police regis- gaming market is set to be Katrigian panchayat tory in Dhamra area along with narrated the whole incident. There tered a case and sent the body for worth $1.1 billion by 2020. PI (Maoist), Kandhamal- up on the main road in Katrigian tress along the road connecting his uncle. Ganesh’s aunt and her husband post-mortem. CKalahandi-Boudh-Nayagarh panchayat under Bisipada Sadar Kandhamal and Kalahandi dis- (KKBN) division has called for a area in the district. It is said that the tricts at Dangabaju village under shutdown today banners were released by Madanpur-Rampur block. 22 injured in group Communist Party of India (CPI) In the posters, Communist Party RISKY PROPOSITION The suspected Maoists blazed Maoist KKBN division. The rebels of India (CPI) Maoist, Kandhamal- vehicles including two tractors and have called for bandh August 18, op- Kalahandi-Boudh-Nayagarh clash in Jajpur dist a Hyva. They threatened to stop posing recent encounter in (KKBN) division, has called for a construction work immediately, in Kandhamal district. shutdown August 18. As mentioned, POST NEWS NETWORK order to avoid any violence, sources Kalahandi too in fear the Maoists are holding the shut- said. Soon after the incident, panic Meanwhile, Maoist posters were down in opposition to the encounter Dasarathpur, August 17: As gripped locals of the area who also found pinned up on trees in that took place in Kandhamal dis- many as 22 persons were injured feared loss of lives. Kalahandi district, Monday. trict resulting in the loss of lives of including one of them rendered Maoist banners were found put The posters were found put up on seven Maoists. critical after two groups of people Urging public to support the clashed with each other over con- move, the Red rebels mocked the struction of a temple on a pas- state government’s recent an- tureland at Darabha village under nouncement, claiming five districts this block in Jajpur district, as Maoist-free districts. Monday. Notably, the state government The injured persons were July 10 announced Angul, Boudh, admitted to the Mangalpur Sambalpur, Deogarh and Nayagarh hospital while the critically in- as Red-free districts. The rebels have jured person was shifted to mentioned it in the posters that the SCB Medical College and Hospital government has falsely declared in Cuttack after his condition the five districts as Maoist-free. deteriorated. The incident oc- Notably, seven Maoists were curred after members of killed in three separate incidents Khandayat community started of fire exchange during a comb- construction of a temple on ing operation carried out by jawans pastureland. of Special Operation Group (SOG) The members of the milkmen and the District Voluntary Force community opposed their move (DVF) of the State Police in Sirla for- stating that the pastureland is Even as the second bridge on Mahanadi in Sambalpur has become accident prone, a family makes a stop midway to est under Tumudibandha block in meant for public use and lodged a click some photographs on the second day of two-day shutdown, Monday OP PHOTO Kandhamal district. complaint with the tehsildar. HIRAKUD DAM’S 12 SLUICE GATES OPENED

‘Mathematical Equation’ saree to be auctioned POST NEWS NETWORK this season’s first flood water June 24 on the right and 40 on the left side 25. The flood water was released of the dam to release floodwater. POST NEWS NETWORK Vidya wore a the saree be sold and the money Sambalpur, August 17: As the through sluice gate 7 around 10.05am. Each sluice gate has the capacity to be donated to the weaver. water level in the Hirakud reservoir There are 64 sluice gates including discharge 16,440 cusecs of water. Sambalpur, August 17: The Sambalpuri ‘Bandha’ The demand for acquiring the kept on increasing following in- Sambalpuri ‘Mathematical Equation’ style saree for the saree was always stellar. Seeing the cessant rain in upper catchment saree of actor Vidya Balan will go demand, the co-founders decided to area, as many as 12 sluice gates of under the hammer online August 20 promotion of auction the masterpiece handloom the dam were opened Monday. at 10.00 pm. The actress wore the ‘Shakuntala Devi’. The online. Sources said Vidya wore a While the maximum storage ca- saree during the promotion of her Sambalpuri ‘Bandha’ style saree for pacity of the reservoir stands at latest movie ‘Shakuntala Devi’. The film is based on the life the promotion of ‘Shakuntala Devi’. 630 feet, the water level of the reser- movie was recently released online. of mathematical genius The film is based on the life of math- voir stood at 615.41 feet Monday. Those interested in acquiring the ematical genius Shakuntala Devi. According to sources, the inflow saree can do so by visiting the Google Shakuntala Devi It should be stated here that of water into the reservoir was ‘Form Page’ and then use the vari- Bhagwat is a Sambalpuri ‘Ikat’ 2,04,079 cusecs and at the same time ous search options. earned from the auction will be weaver from Tikiripada village the outflow was 1,93,353 cusecs. The Anita Sabat and Amrita Sabat, the handed over to the weaver of the under Biramaharajpur police lim- water was being released through co-founders of Bhubaneswar-based saree, Bhagwat Meher. its in Subarnapur district. He has sluice gates, power channel and dif- ‘Sabat Exports Private Limited’ Vidya had returned the saree to been in this profession for around ferent canals. Taking note of the had handed over the saree to Vidya the Sabats after completion of the 20 years. Bhagwat had weaved the heavy inflow of water into the Balan. The saree has been chris- promotion of the film. Vidya had al- special saree with the help of his as- Hirakud reservoir, the dam au- tened ‘Utkalamrita’. Both Anita ready said that she will return the sociates Prafulla Meher, Brundaban thorities have kept the gates open. and Amrita said that the money saree but had preconditioned that Meher and Ganga Meher. Notably, the dam had released When will Mahakalapara get rid of child marriages CHILD MARRIAGE IS MOSTLY RAMPANT IN BATIGHAR, KHARINASI, RAMNAGAR, PETACHHELA, BAULAKANI, JAMBU, SUNITI, GAGUA, LANJUDA AND KANSARBADADANDUA PANCHAYATS

POST NEWS NETWORK family members are directly or in- Mahakalapara community health disha State directly involved in such marriages. centre (CHC). Mahakalapara, August 17: Rampant OCommission for Observers claimed that child When contacted, Maheswar Sethi, marriage of minor girls has posed se- Protection of Child marriage is the result of the in- IIC of Jambu Marine police said rious threat to their lives and health Rights has corroborated terplay of economic and social that police will take action on re- in this part of Kendrapara district due the growing trend of forces. In communities where the ceipt of any complaint. to lack of serious effort on part of the child marriages under practice is prevalent, marrying a girl district administration, a report said. the impact of COVID-19 as a child is part of a cluster of so- Observers and intellectuals at- cial norms and attitudes that re- tributed its rise to poverty, lack of ince April, as many flect the low value accorded to the proper education and awareness. Sas 180 incidents of human rights of girls. child marriages have Reports added that several girls A social activist Biranchi Narayan been reported from under this block have been married different parts of Das said that tradition, custom, love off by their parents at an underage the state affairs and mostly to cover up the despite knowing that such marriages rape cases fearing social stigma; par- are illegal and might invite action n 2019-20, Kendrapara ents marry off their daughters before from police. Iadministration they attain the legally prescribed age Studies reveal that child marriage managed to stop nine of 18 for marriage. In many cases, poor is driven by poverty and has many such marriages and gullible persons do not hesitate effects on girls’ health. A girl car- to marry off their daughters to out- ries the increased risk for sexually siders in other states in exchange of transmitted diseases, cervical cancer, Kharinasi, Ramnagar, Petachhela, said, Manorama Swain, the block some money. malaria, death during childbirth, Baulakani, Jambu, Suniti, Gagua, ICDS officer. The early marriage of the girls and obstetric fistulas if married at Lanjuda and Kansarbadadandua Among them, three marriages before they attain prescribed age an early age. panchayats under this block where are from Ramnagar panchayat and of 18 for marriage often proves Girls’ offspring are at increased the parents marry off their daugh- one each from Batighar, Jambu, hazardous for their health. The

risk for premature birth and death ters to minor boys or overage grooms. Baulakani, Suniti, Nanjura and girl after marriage becomes preg-

k y m c as neonates, infants, or children. However, the district adminis- Badihi panchayats in the block. She nant which often results in death Child marriage violates children’s tration except foiling a few mar- said that more raids will take place for her or that of her child. The rights and places them at high risk riages has not been successful in in coming days to stop such mar- early pregnancy might result in of violence, exploitation, and abuse. curbing the illegal act. The district riages. She added that there are sev- delivery of stillborn or disabled The marriage of minor girls are administration has managed to eral reasons behind the early mar- child, warned Dr Manoj Kumar mostly rampant in Batighar, stop only nine marriages in 2019-20 riages of minor girls and often the Panda, medical officer of P6 TUESDAY | AUGUST 18 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR power post

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n the run-up to the 2012 pres- a way which is a break from the idential elections in the United olden days of radio and televi- States, the Guardian news- sion. The implication for electoral THE NAGA I paper published a story of politics is obvious. how the Obama election campaign A few years ago, the Chief any thought the Naga issue was over. Far from it. Now the primary was building a huge database on Election Commissioner of India Naga organization, the National Socialist Council of Nagaland voters using thepower of Facebook. said that in the earlier days the EC M(Isak-Muivah) or NSCN (I-M) has termed the Indo-Naga Treaty as This was thus the first election had to worry about the influence insulting the Nagas. in world history where Facebook of two “M”’s.These were money The NSCN (I-M) has accused the Centre’s interlocutor for Naga peace talks could become a dominant political and muscle power. Increasingly, and Governor RN Ravi of not only making a mockery of the Framework force. Using datamining tech- there is a third “M” which is Agreement co-authored by him representing the Prime Minister of India but niques, connecting user data with “media”, he noted, in a reference also of insulting the Nagas as a whole by reducing the talks to the State of their friends and other profiles, the to the menace of paid news, fake Nagaland only. NSCN (I-M) reiterated that the talks were on Naga political experts could build an amazingly news, misinformation and dis- issues for all Nagas and covering all Naga-inhabited areas in that part of detailed, micro-focused central information. He was mostly re- the world. database which could then be used ferring to print and electronic It pointed out that even though Ravi’s off-repeated catchphrase was “one to customise electoral messages to media, which are all licensed busi- issue one solution”, he had signed two agreements – Framework Agreement individuals and communities. The recent revelation in a Wall Street Journal nesses. The EC’s job is to ensure with NSCN (I-M) and Agreed Position with NNPGs. Thus, it questioned Ajit Ranade This style of micro-targeting article on the role of Facebook in India’s free and fair elections without the Ravi where he was trying to take the Nagas to. Accusing Ravi of wanting to was borrowed from the methods undue influence of money, muscle keep the Nagas divided by signing a parallel agreement, NSCN (I-M) said he of marketing and advertising cam- electoral politics, and in being uneven in its and media power. To this third M, tutored his “favoured Naga groups” on how to look at the Framework AN ENLIGHTENED paigns of successful consumer treatment of curbing hate speech or trolling to we have to include social media. Agreement after manipulating its contents that simply recognized Nagas’ goods companies. This help a particular political party, raises many The recent revelation in a Wall past history and nothing else. CITIZENRY – OR strategy was a phenomenal suc- Street Journal article on the role But since Ravi, acting as the Interlocutor and not the Governor, created cess. As the Guardian article says, questions. How should we regulate this of Facebook in India’s electoral VOTERS – WHO imbroglio in the talk process, the Prime Minister, it is said, has given the man- if the 2008 Obama campaign was immense power? politics, and in being uneven date to continue talks to a team of IB officials as a fast-track channel for com- INVEST TIME about pioneering the use of so- in its treatment of curbing hate munication and clear the pending points. The NSCN (I-M) leadership believes cial media, the 2012 campaign was speech or trolling to help a par- that after this process is over, the political settlement will be dealt with by AND EFFORT IN all about data. catering to politically well-funded through social media. There have ticular political party, raises many the PM himself. The exponential rise of campaigns has been in the spot- been cases of questions. How should we regulate Interestingly, this is not the first time that the Government of India is deal- EDUCATING Facebook itself, which grew from light. Does this information get lynching and violence which this immense power? ing with the Naga problem and the various organizations involved in it. History THEMSELVES 40 millionto 160 million users in transparently disclosed? Does the arose out of messages circulat- Even in the domain outside elec- has many examples of failures too. Now, the Indo-Naga Treaty has a new face those four years, was crucial to company take care of removing ing on social media. It is the com- toral politics, the CEOs of the big to deal with. How effective the Intelligence Bureau officials, tasked to thrash AND DON’T the success of the 2012 election. Of fake information or misinforma- pany like Facebook (which also four – Facebook, Google, Amazon out a solution to this long-standing issue, will be is anybody’s guess. REMAIN PASSIVE course, television was more im- tion? Actually, as per Bloomberg owns WhatsApp) that decides what and Apple – were recently sum- However, accepting naming of the treaty as ‘Indo-Naga Treaty’ might portant, but the use of Facebook reports, is trolling or harassment and what moned to Washington to appear sound defeatist from the beginning. CONSUMERS OF data in electoral campaigns was fast since 2011 Facebook has been is ‘protected free speech’. It has before a Congressional hearing. SOCIAL MEDIA catching up. That was eight years asking the US Federal Election to draw the thin line between hates This was to grill them about their ago. Today, social media-based Commission to exempt it from dis- peech and free speech. But the growing clout in stifling competi- CONTENT IS campaigns are on par, if not surg- closing revenue from political ads. company is not the judiciary, nor tion in the marketplace. There is ing ahead, in terms of efficacy in This would put it in a more ex- isit subject to broadcast licens- demand that some anti-trust (anti- WISDOM CORNER THE BEST comparison to television. Today, clusive situation as compared to ing. So, what if it tilts, even un- monopoly) Criminals do not die by the hands of the law. They die by the hands PROTECTION Facebook also owns WhatsApp television and broadcast media. In wittingly, to one side? After all, measures be introduced to curb of other men. and Instagram, making it the sin- general, the company will push the incumbent candidates, and their power. Similarly, in the do- GEORGE BERNARD SHAW AND GUARANTEE gle largest repository of user-data back any government request governments can be lucrative ad main of elections too, messaging, owned in the private sector. about user data, to maintain users’ buyers, and could potentially in- I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand. TO A FREE AND networking and micro-blogging After the 2016 elections, the role privacy, unless it is legally war- fluence Facebook’s internal polic- social media platforms have to be CONFUCIUS FAIR ELECTION of Facebook came under increasing ranted. But then its close work ing decisions. It does employ so- regulated to curb misuse and also Help the world to become better. Don’t leave the world just the scrutiny. Was it biasing electoral with political party campaigns phisticated Artificial Intelligence partisanship.This is a huge chal- same as you have found it – make it a little better, make it a little outcomes? President Trump has ac- means its employees get close to (AI) tools to detect fake news or hate lenge for the Election Commission. more beautiful. cused it of creating prejudice, which what can be called electioneering. speech, but that still may not be OSHO Luckily there is evidence that vot- the company has denied. Its co- Facebook helps elected officials good enough. ers themselves are becoming skep- founder Mark Zuckerberg has said connect to citizens, through live India has the world’s largest tical of fake news and paid news. that his company offers a platform streaming, participative interac- number of Facebook and Ultimately,an enlightened citi- WORDSWORTH to all people to voice their ideas. tions, and in that process helps Whatsapp, and possibly Instagram zenry – or voters – who invest time It does not censor free speech. It is governance. But its proximity to users, as well. In China these are and effort in educating themselves a platform for civic engagement be- governments, combined banned. The reach, influence and and don’t remain passive con- Teknonymy tween voters and candidates. It with its enormous reach, power potential power of social media can sumers of social media content remains non-partisan. It claims and data make it a formidable only be imagined. Prime Minister is the best protection and guar- et’s say you’re at the school gate and you hear a mother say to her to remain a politically agnostic force in electoral democracies. Modi has the largest number of fol- antee to a free and fair election. Lboy, “Give this to Johnny’s mum”. Why not use her real name? The boy tool. But Facebook faced severe Added to all this, the phenom- lowers on a variety of social media might not know it. More likely, mum has taught son that it’s impolite for criticism that it allowed Russian- ena of hate speech, organised ha- platforms, including Facebook. The writer is an economist him to use it. Versions of this kind of naming by relational reference are funded advertisements, with fake rassment and trolling. There are He has leveraged the medium to and Senior Fellow, common in societies worldwide. Anthropologists call it teknonymy information, to influence voters. enough instances when bigotry a large extent and established di- Takshashila Institution. (adjective teknonymous). In some cultures, including some native Infact, increasingly, its role in and hate speech have been spread rect connections with citizens in THE BILLION PRESS American ones, it became formalised to the extent that a child's birth required the father (sometimes also the mother) to be permanently renamed according to the name given the child. Elsewhere, it may be required by etiquette or status or by social custom, often because of SPECTRUM ENERGY taboos against addressing or referring to senior members of the community by their given names. In Arabic cultures, it’s polite to refer to a married woman by the honorific Umm, “mother of” (as in Umm Khalifa, mother of Khalifa); the male equivalent is Abu (so, Abu Khalifa). Here’s another case:Given the rather pervasive taboo in Korean culture against using personal names when speaking to or about adults, Koreans can Scope of biofuels in Odisha context resort to one of two interesting strategies: teknonymy or geononymy. Teknonymy is the practice of addressing or referring to an adult by way of that adult’s relationship to a child. Thus Mrs Kim, the ajum ni next door, uring the 74th I-Day speech, the World Biofuel Day was ob- Furthermore, municipal solid so that waste management and may also be Chinho m ni, or “Chinho’s mother.” -- Korean Language in Prime Minister Narendra served on August 10 to highlight waste contains a significant amount energy generation can take place Culture and Society, by Ho-min Sohn, 2006. Geononymy, the author DModi has highlighted the the significance of biofuel as an of organic waste. Currently, these in tandem. The state may focus on explains, “is the practice of qualifying kinship terms with place successful examples of how India's alternative to conventional fos- are not utilised and getting dumped the following points: Frame sep- names.”The word was invented by the British anthropologist Sir Edward capabilities are explored. Among sil-based fuels. The 2020 theme of as landfills. This generates a bad arate policies for waste manage- Burnett Tylor in an article in 1888. He took it from the Greek teknon, child, other things, he noted, "We are em- World Biofuel Day was ‘Biofuels odour, causes leachate and emission ment and biofuel production; con- plus the ending -onymy, from Greek onuma, name. phasising on increasing the use of towards Atmanirbhar Bharat’. of methane. Methane is toxic and sider "segregation of municipal ethanol to reduce pollution caused Eminent focus has been laid on ex- a potent greenhouse gas. If sepa- solid waste" as a part of its bio- Dr Sanjib Kumar by petrol. Five years ago, there ploitation of three different bio- rated properly from municipal fuel policy; separate different Televersity Karmee used to be only 40 crore litres of fuels – viz bioethanol, biodiesel and solid waste, the organic waste/food wastes at source by sensitizing ethanol production. It has risen biogas – to reduce the depend- waste can be used for bioethanol, local people, SHGs, NGOs and blend of telecommunications and university, the word televersity by five times. Today, we are pro- ence on import of petroleum based biodiesel and biogas genera- municipal authorities; organise Adescribes a new type of further education not yet achieved anywhere, THERE IS PLENTY OF ducing 200crore litres of ethanol.” fuels and gas. tion.Plastics can be recycled back vocational or professional train- though experiments are taking place at various sites. One proposal is that This is certainly a way forward Agro-residues available in Odisha to value-added materials or can be ing programmes on biofuels for Suffolk College in Britain should become a university without a campus, SCOPE FOR for the nation. The state of Odisha can be used for biofuel production. pyrolysed to pyro-oil (another liq- different stakeholders; and pro- teaching students using the resources of information technology, has special significance in The Union government has an- uid fuel). mote decentralised small and especially Internet communications and multimedia. This is in effect a INSTALLATION OF this context. nounced that Odisha will have a sec- There is plenty of scope for in- medium scale biofuel generation high-tech update of the existing Open University concept, in which its MUNICIPAL SOLID In general, biofuel is derived ond generation bioethanol plant stallation of municipal solid waste- plants. proponents argue the new university would become something like a from biomass or carbon-containing to produce ethanol from rice straw to-energy (wealth) conversion plants To conclude, biofuels will not knowledge broker, supplying learning materials on demand both to its WASTE-TO-ENERGY non-edible sources. Biofuel can be in Bargarh district. From recent re- in urban clusters of Odisha like only help cut the nation’s import- own students and to students registered at other universities in Britain CONVERSION PLANTS solid (pellets and briquettes), liquid ports, one learns that a Tata proj- Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Berhampur, dependence on fossil fuels but also and Europe. A related scheme is the European Televersity Project, which (bio-ethanol, biodiesel and bio-oil) ect has received an order from Sambalpur and Rourkela. ensure a sustainable environment sees the value of reaching remote communities which could otherwise IN URBAN CLUSTERS or gaseous (bio-gas, syn-gas, and Bharat Petroleum Corporation In various restaurants, cooking along with creation of new jobs not gain access to higher education, as well as individuals prevented pyro-gas) in nature. This is a po- (BPCL) for completion of this proj- oil is over-used and this is leading and generation of additional rev- because of their work, disability or social disadvantage. Another name OF ODISHA LIKE tential carbon-neutral fuel and ect. Successful implementation of to complex health issues. After- enue for farmers. Policy makers used for various versions of this concept is virtual university. BHUBANESWAR, widely used in the US and European this project will be a win-win sit- use cooking oil is a good feedstock are urged to work together to make nations, as also several other coun- uation for farmers and for the pro- for biodiesel production. Efforts renewable energy the main source CUTTACK, tries. Its importance is increas- tection of the environment. Farmers need be made for collection of this of energy and create a greener Television 2.0 BERHAMPUR AND ingly evident. In India, biofuels from nearby villages can directly waste and its utilization for bio- Odisha. are sold commercially in some fill- sell their agricultural residues to fuel production. The writer is a scientist his is a spin-off term from Web 2.0 and refers to the convergence OTHERS ing stations. the plant. So far, this was either The Odisha government would based in Gujarat and an Tbetween Internet services and television. The term has been around Like every year, this time too, discarded or burnt. do well by streamlining policies alumnus of IIT Madras. for a couple of years, but is only slowly becoming known outside the business, though the rush of conferences currently being held to discuss the future of digital media may cause it to appear in newspapers from time to time. The key word here is “convergence”, one in the minds of Kamala and India Shameless UP cops Education amid pandemic communications companies these days, which are working towards what they sometimes call quadruple-play services (Internet, television, fixed- Sir, Indian-origin Kamala Harris is ex- Sir, It’s surprising that a policeman in Sir, In the wake of the Covid pandemic, line telephone and mobile telephone), exploiting the possibilities of linking pected to become the Vice President of the Uttar Pradesh has forced a teenage girl parents are worried about their chil- them together. “It was only a matter of time,” one commentator wrote in etters USA if the Democrats win the presi- to dance in front of him before filing an dren's education. It is by now certain May 2006, “before the Internet changed TV in a way more profound than dential elections this time. This is the first FIR. This is the height of irresponsible that one education session will be com- colour or cable.” The World Wide Web is seen as the new distribution time such a prospect arises. Many Indians behavior, but UP is known for lawlessness pletely ruined. The online education medium for TV; companies hope to persuade their subscribers to TOL THE EDITOR there and here are elated she is coming and police excesses. This state has no- system has limited access and only some download programmes, which can be viewed on personal computers or Readers of Orissa POST upfront. But, nothing goes to show that toriety about it. The BJP has not been able segments of the students are benefited. mobile phones, not even needing a television set. are most welcome to contribute letters she would go out of her way and help India to change the sad fate of the people there The poor students cannot hope to have (200 words), articles and or Indians. If she gives any such hint and Yogi Adityanath as Chief Minister Android mobiles. If at all some man- columns (between 750-1250 words). Contributors are now, that is only for winning the election. is failing in his duty to uphold the rights age to have it, there is no signal reach to requested to send their A politician has one face before the polls of the people. He is taking such matters remote and village areas. Children are LOL contact numbers and full and another face after the polls. Moreover, lightly and concentrating attention only climbing up trees to get signals. The

postal address/email ID. They may also she will be no more than a spoke in the on building a Ram temple in Ayodhya. callto the government is to issue spe-

k y m send in their valuable comments, opinion c OXYGEN and suggestions, preferably by email, wheel, and the US shapes its policies vis- When will UP change for the better? The cial guidelines for Covid-19 situations, to: [email protected] à-vis India at a wider level of discus- whole nation is embarrassed at the way to enable all students have same facility science teacher tells his class, sions. An individual or a politician by him- the police and governmental machin- when it comes to online education, or ed- A"Oxygen is a must for breathing God I was born after 1773! self or herself does not matter in the US ery function there. ucation in general. and life. It was discovered in 1773." Otherwise I would have died B-15, Rasulgarh Industrial Estate, scheme of things. Naresh Chandra Mandal, Pravat Kumar Mishra, A blonde student responds, "Thank without it." Bhubaneswar-751010 Sunil Pradhan, NUAPADA BHADRAK BHUBANESWAR P7 KARNATAKA TAMIL NADU

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k y m c BANGALORE RIOTS No Muharram processions in Karnataka, says official Yedi goes Yogi way AGENCIES Bangalore, August 17: The AGENCIES the suburbs. The house of the Karnataka government has pro- Congress MLA and the local police hibited Muharram processions this Bangalore, August 17: The station were burnt along with scores year, in view of the coronavirus Karnataka government has decided of vehicles. Three people died in po- pandemic, an official said Monday. to recover the cost of public and pri- lice firing. “Public gatherings and taking vate properties destroyed in the Over 300 people, including some out of processions are strictly pro- Bangalore city riots last week from members of the Socialist Democratic hibited,” said Minority Welfare, the rioters, Chief Minister BS Party of India (SDPI), a fringe po- Haj and Waqf Secretary AB COVID SCARE Yediyurappa said Monday. We litical outfit, have been arrested Ibrahim. he prohibition is only for this year “We have decided to recover the for their alleged role in the riots. However, he clarified that the have decided to T cost of the public and private prop- Naveen was also arrested August 12 prohibition is only for this year. spective homes in view of Covid,” erties damaged or destroyed in recover the cost of the for the derogatory post under the “This order of restricting the cel- said Ibrahim. ll the ashurkhanas, masjids and the riots from the culprits,” said public and private cyber crime laws. ebration issued only this year in Though the religious sermon is Adargahs to be sanitised and Yediyurappa in a statement after properties damaged or “Three special prosecutors will view of the infectious pandemic of allowed, it is only permitted in disinfected while no alams or panjas will be installed in public places reviewing the situation in the destroyed in the riots from be appointed for the speedy trial Covid and shall not be a precedent halls, maintaining physical dis- city’s riot-hit eastern suburb at the culprits. Goonda Act will of the cases to bring justice to the for future cases,” Ibrahim said. The tancing with all preventive meas- eligious sermons allowed but only a high-level meeting here. be invoked against the affected people, including Murthy senior officer issued guidelines for ures. The management commit- Rpermitted in halls, maintaining State Home Minister Basavaraj accused if warranted “A Special Investigation Team and others,” said Yediyurappa. observing Muharram with restric- tees of the religious places should physical distancing with all Bommai, Advocate-General PL BS YEDIYURAPPA | CM, (SIT) has been set up to probe into Taking serious view of the riots tions that stretch from August 21-30. display the number of devotees preventive measures Navadagi, Director General of Police KARNATAKA the violent incidents August 11 that caused massive losses, the state All the ashurkhanas, masjids and dar- who can be accommodated in Praveen Sood, Bangalore Police in the eastern suburb. Goonda government has invoked the gahs have to be sanitised and dis- asthanas or ashurkhanas for majilis ings and no congregation will be al- Commissioner Kamal Pant, Chief The Act will be invoked against the ac- Unlawful Activities Prevention Act infected while no alams or panjas and close the gates after the devo- lowed in graveyards. Secretary TM Vijay Bhaskar, Home state government will request the cused if warranted,” asserted the (UAPA) against the accused. should be installed in public places. tees enter. Likewise, sharbat, tabaruk and Secretary Rajneesh Goel, Additional Karnataka High Court to appoint Chief Minister. The Chief Minister also directed “The number of participants “Carpets should be removed and water can be distributed only in Director General of Police a Claims Commissioner to assess A derogatory post on Facebook the city police to maintain law and may be reduced at fateha and for sitting places should be clearly sealed packets. People above 60, (Intelligence) B Dayanand and the damage caused to properties by P Naveen, the nephew of order and ensure peace in the riot- Majilis-e-Imam Hussain (religious marked by maintaining physical those with comorbidities and chil- Additional Director General of in the riots as per the guidelines of Congress legislator Akhanda hit area in view of the ensuing fes- sermon). Preferably, the general distance after every sermon,” he dren below 10 years should not be Police (Law & Order) AK Pandey the Supreme Court and fix the re- Srinivas Murthy, triggered the riots tivals like Gauri-Ganesha Utsav, public and devotees are advised to said. Entry of devotees should be allowed for ziyarat and have been participated in the meeting. covery cost. in the DJ Halli and KJ Halli area in Muharram and Onam. offer fateha and majilis at their re- monitored to avoid large gather- advised to offer prayers at home. Of Kamala Harris & the delectable ‘idli’ A RITZY AFFAIR OF B’LORE REALTY AGENCIES The premium micro-markets of Bangalore record a rise of 0.60 per cent in annual capital value change in Chennai, August 17: The gentle Q2 2020 to an average price of `19,727 per sq ft, as per the Knight Frank Prime Global Cities Index and safest food – South India’s idli – will now kindle global interest AGENCIES Shishir Baijal, Chairman and with US Senator and Democrats’ Managing Director at Knight Frank Vice Presidential candidate Kamala Bangalore, August 17: Indian India, said: “The pandemic-infused Harris speaking about the dish, cities have performed well in the economic stress has engulfed the opine chefs. high-end property market in the global markets with a fear of un- “With the wedding catering busi- past one year, as the Knight Frank certainty. Ultra-rich buyers around ness down during the past four Prime Global Cities Index Q2 2020 the world are seen deferring the months due to the coronavirus pan- shows that the ranking of Delhi high premium purchase of a prime demic, the only good news that along with Mumbai and Bangalore residential asset class and prefer- came was Kamala Harris talking inched higher. ring investments in liquid assets, pri- about idli,” M Eniyavan who The national capital jumped five marily gold and cash equivalents.” founded Mallipoo Idly told IANS. places to become the 27th fastest “With the expected price cor- “When the US Presidential or or coconut chutney that gives the growing market in the world in rection and uptick in sentiment de- Vice Presidential candidate speaks taste. terms of price appreciation of prime one-rank jump to the 26th po- of `64,388 per square feet. pending on the news related to vac- about anything it is duly taken note Growing up, my mother “One can steam idlis in different properties. “New Delhi ranked 27th sition. Mumbai also moved up Manila, leads the index with cine discovery, buyers with adequate of by the world. So idli may also go would take my sister Maya shapes so that the kids don’t get on the global index, with a 0.30 per one place to 32. prime home prices rising by 14.4 per liquidity will find value to enter global sometime soon as the frozen and me back to what was bored. The idli batter is such that cent rise in terms of annual capi- The premium micro-markets of cent over the 12 months to June the prime residential asset class idli concept is also being looked then called Madras one can add carrot/beetroot/pineap- tal value change in the prime res- Bangalore recorded a rise of 0.60 per 2020, followed by Tokyo (8.60 per in India,” he said. at,” Eniyavan added. because she wanted us to ple juice and make it interesting for idential market to an average price cent in annual capital value change cent) and Stockholm (4.40 per cent). Prime residential property is de- Recently Harris said her mother understand where she had the kids,” Eniyavan added. of `33,625 per sq ft in Q2 2020,”said in Q2 2020 to an average price of Bangkok was the weakest-per- fined as the most desirable and Shyamala Gopalan originally from come from and where we According to him, the idlis will a Knight Frank statement. `19,727 per square feet. Mumbai, forming global city in the year to most expensive property in a given Chennai “always wanted to instil had ancestry. And, of taste better if tender coconut water The IT hub of Bangalore, how- however, registered a decline of June 2020, with luxury home prices location, generally defined as the top in us a love of good idli.” course, she always wanted is used while making the batter in- ever, ranked above Delhi with a 0.60 per cent with an average price falling by 5.8 per cent. 5 per cent of each market by value. Agreeing with Eniyavan was to instil in us, a love of stead of normal water. celebrity chef Damu. good idli Eniyavan’s is a rags to riches “Idli will surely kindle more in- story. The shops in Chennai remained terest in foreign countries. World KAMALA HARRIS | “Mine was a very big family. I closed as the city had the highest per US SENATOR & DEMOCRATS’ VICE ‘Inhuman’ to reopen over people have become health- PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE went to school as there was a mid- day coronavirus infection rate. conscious and want to have healthy day meal there. I have washed tea But over a period of time, the and safe food, for which idli qual- glasses in a bakery shop in per day infection rate has come ifies,” Damu said. Idli is made by steaming the rice- Coimbatore,” Eniyavan said. liquor outlets amid down to about 1,000-1,200. Damu said during his visit to a urad dal batter and there are a cou- “I came to Chennai with two idli There are over 5,300 Tasmac South Indian restaurant in ple of variants. making vessels and stayed in a liquor outlets in the state con- California, he found the majority However, now one can get fried thatched hut. The first lot of batter liquor sales would lead to further tributing about `30,000 crore of tax of the customers were non-Indians. idli also. was washed off in heavy rains. Covid-19: DMK chief spread of coronavirus here. revenue to the state exchequer. “Indian cuisine is hugely var- Among the several types of idlis, From there I struggled and worked Liquor retail is a state monopoly Major opposition parties in the ied and easily digestible,” he added. the Kancheepuram idli has a spe- hard to come up in life,” Eniyavan MADRAS HIGH COURT HAS ALLOWED THE run by the Tamil Nadu State state have strongly criticised the “After mother’s milk, idli is the cial, even divine, status. said. “I am a school dropout. But STATE GOVERNMENT TO DEVISE ITS OWN Marketing Corporation or popu- government’s decision to open the safest food that can be given to a baby. It is offered to Lord Varadharaja today I address students of big col- larly known as Tasmac. According liquor outlets. When there is no sufficient milk or Perumal in Kanchipuram. leges,” he mused. NORMS FOR LIQUOR SALES to the government, the liquor shops During the May 7 exercise, how- food for the baby owing to poverty, The other idli variants are rava “An idli festival is being planned will function between 10 a.m. and ever, social distance was not main- half an idli with a small amount of idli, millet idli and the fluffy Kushboo in London. Normalcy is returning AGENCIES However, DMK chief Stalin has 7 p.m. and only 500 tokens will be tained and there were large crowd milk will be sufficient for a baby,” idli named after actor Khushbu back to London, I am told. So, the said that it was “inhuman to not issued daily. Customers will have to before the shops risking spread of Eniyavan said. Sundar who is plump. idli festival is expected to happen Chennai, August 17: The Tamil worry about those who may be af- wear masks and maintain social coronavirus. The Madras High For convalescing persons, idli Similarly, Ramassery idli of sometime next January,” Eniyavan Nadu state government has decided fected by the opening of liquor distance. Court May 8 ordered closure of the ranks at the top as the safest food Kerala - a dosa like idli - is also said. Already there are several to reopen retail liquor shops in stores and be concerned only about Liquor shops had reopened across shops as its conditions for opening as it is 'no oil only boil food' and is popular. Idli per se does not have a South Indian restaurants in many Chennai from Tuesday onwards the revenue to the government.” the state, except Chennai, May 7 up of the shops were not followed followed by ‘Idiyappam’ and bread. taste. It is the gun powder, sambar western countries serving the dish. after a gap of several months. He added that the move to resume after 45 days. but allowed online sales. 5890 new COVID cases, Scientists ‘make’ space bricks for lunar habitation 120 more deaths in TN WITH THE EARTH’S RESOURCES DWINDLING, SCIENTISTS HAVE INTENSIFIED EFFORTS TO INHABIT THE MOON AND OTHER PLANETS, THANKS TO EXPONENTIAL SPACE EXPLORATION SINCE THE 20TH CENTURY AGENCIES rest was scattered across Tamil Nadu, a health department bulletin said. The Chennai, August 17: Tamil Nadu state capital’s share in Tamil Nadu’s AGENCIES With the earth’s resources dwin- for carbonate precipitation. The Monday recorded 5,890 fresh COVID- tally of cases was 1,17,839. dling, scientists have intensified product after a few days of incu- 19 cases, pushing the tally to 3,43,945, Those dead include 110 with co- Bangalore, August 17: Research efforts to inhabit the moon and bation was strong and resilient. while 120 deaths propelled the death morbidities. The state has been scientists from the premier Indian other planets, thanks to exponential “Our material can be fabricated toll to 5,886. witnessing 100 plus deaths daily Institute of Science (IISc) and the space exploration since the 20th into any free form or shape, using As many as 5,667 patients were over the past few days. state-run Indian Space Research century. a lathe. It is also recommended as discharged from various hospitals Two men, aged 93 and 94, a 33- Organisation (ISRO) have devel- “As the cost of sending 1 pound it circumvents the need for spe- and in total 2,83,937 people have re- year-old man and a 35-year-old oped a process to make bricks on the of material to outer space is cur- cialised moulds, a common problem covered and there are 54,122 active woman, were among those who moon for habitation. rently `7.5 lakh, the process our when trying to make a variety of cases, according to official data. succumbed to the virus in various “The process involves extract- scientists developed reduced it (cost) shapes by casting,” said another Of the fresh cases, Chennai hospitals. Of the 5,886 deaths till ing lunar soil and using bacteria and as urea, sourced from human urine professor Koushik Viswanathan. recorded 1,185 cases, Madurai 136, date, 2,478 were from Chennai. guar beans to harden it (soil) into and lunar soil will be used as raw The expertise can also be used to Coimbatore 393 and three nearby While 67,532 samples were tested, brick-like structures for habitation materials for construction on the make interlocking structures for districts here – Chengelpet, cumulatively 37,78,778 specimens on the moon in the future,” a re- moon’s surface,” said the institute’s construction on the moon without Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur— to- have been examined, all under RT- searcher of the city-based science assistant professor in mechanical additional fastening mechanism. gether logged 706 infections and the PCR. institute said Monday. engineering Aloke Kumar. The scientists believe the process The Indian space agency launched As guar gum is used instead of ce- is a significant step towards con- two unmanned missions to the ment for structures, space bricks will structing buildings in space. “Though moon in 2008 and 2019 as part of also lower carbon footprint in the we have quite a distance to go before its inter-planetary exploration to lunar atmosphere. we look at extra-terrestrial habi- study the earth’s natural satellite, Since micro-organisms produce tats, our next step is to make larger

though it failed to land on the lunar minerals through metabolism, one volved in such mineral precipitation team to develop the process for bricks with more automated and

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of the day uote BHUSHAN CONTEMPT CASE Militants killed after 3 security personnel martyred Our doctors are working SC to examine PRESS TRUST OF INDIA tyred. It seems the LeT has really hard. They are putting carried out the attack. We will their lives into Srinagar, August 17: Hours after give them a befitting reply soon,” danger and working a militant attack left two CRPF Kumar told reporters at the site of day and night for us larger questions jawans and a Jammu and Kashmir the attack. policeman dead in Baramulla dis- “We have cordoned off the area DEVENDRA FADNAVIS | BJP LEADER trict of the union territory Monday, and searches are on. We are hope- The Apex court said it would like to hear arguments security forces chased the ultras ful that we will neutralise them from the lawyers as to what should be the process which and killed two of them in an en- soon,” he had said. Asked whether As the month counter, police said. the militants have changed their of Chingam should be followed in contempt cases where allegations Two militants, suspected to belong strategy and were attacking the se- commences, are being levelled against judges to the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), were curity forces and then fleeing the my greetings to killed in an encounter with the se- spot, the IGP said it was a matter everyone. I pray PRESS TRUST OF INDIA curity forces in Kreeri area of north of concern, but the forces will soon that the coming Kashmir's Baramulla district, a po- find a solution to the problem. year brings with it New Delhi, August 17: The lice official said. success, good health and prosperity “It is a matter of concern. The for all Supreme Court Monday said it He said the encounter began number of forces on a 'naka' point would consider certain larger ques- hours after the attack on a 'naka' PTI PHOTO is less and is normally in a remote NARENDRA MODI | PRIME MINISTER tions in the 2009 contempt case party of the security forces in which Contact was established with to LeT carried out the attack. area where they (militants) con- against activist-lawyer Prashant two CRPF personnel and a special them and during the exchange of “According to eye witnesses, ceal themselves by coming along Bhushan and journalist Tarun police officer (SPO) of Jammu and fire, two militants were killed, the there were three militants who with civilians and then fire on the I had a word Tejpal as the issue before it has Kashmir police were killed. official said. He said the operation came from the nearby dense or- forces. We have faced losses and with the wide ramifications. Immediately after the attack, the se- was going on, when the last report chards and started firing indis- they have managed to flee a few Governor The top court said it would like curity forces cordoned off the area came in. Inspector General of Police criminately on the 'naka' in which times, but we will soon find a re- regarding Monday's to hear arguments from the lawyers and launched the searches to nab (IGP) Kashmir, Vijay Kumar, said our three jawans -- two from CRPF sponse to this tactic and end this violence on the Pous as to what should be the process the militants, he said. three militants suspected to belong Mela ground and and one J-K Police -- were mar- problem,” he said. told him that the which should be followed in con- state government's role in the tempt cases where allegations are The bench, also comprising matter is limited being levelled against judges. A Justices B R Gavai and Krishna three-judge bench headed by Justice Murari, posted the matter for Rakesh Asthana MAMATA BANERJEE WEST BENGAL CM SOAKED IN DEVOTION | Arun Mishra said it would like to next hearing on August 24. At hear the counsels on whether such the outset, Dhavan said the court new BSF DG SHORT TAKES statements can be made and the should consider certain questions procedure to be adopted for dealing and the matter should be heard by PRESS TRUST OF INDIA with them. a larger bench. Meghwal The apex court in November Dhavan also referred to the re- New Delhi, August 17: Gujarat 2009, had issued a contempt notice cent judgement in which Bhushan cadre IPS officer Rakesh Asthana discharged to Bhushan and Tejpal for al- was held guilty of contempt for has been appointed as the chief of New Delhi: The All India legedly casting aspersions on some his two derogatory tweets against the Border Security Force (BSF) Institute of Medical Sciences sitting and former top court judges the judiciary and said the lawyer and V S K Kaumudi will be Special (AIIMS) on Monday in an interview to a news maga- intends to file a review petition Secretary (Internal Security) in discharged Union Minister zine. Tejpal was the editor of the against the August 14 verdict. He the Home Ministry, according to Arjun Ram Meghwal, a week magazine. told the court that it appears that a Personnel Ministry order is- after he had tested positive Bhushan told the court Sunday August 14 judgment suffers from sued Monday. for Covid-19 and was that making corruption charges many imbalances as in some parts Asthana is at present working admitted to the apex hospital against the judges would not amount the verdict says that allegations as the Director General of Bureau for treatment. Meghwal, who to contempt of court and mere against judges "per se" does not of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) had recently endorsed an utterance of corruption charge constitute contempt. Sibal, ap- here. He has been appointed the indigenous 'papad' brand could not be contempt of court. pearing for Tarun Tejpal, then said Director General (DG) of Border claiming that eating it will The top court asked senior ad- the matter should be given quietus Security Force from the date of help fight the virus, had vocate Rajeev Dhavan -- appear- (discharged). joining the post and up to July 31, tested Covid positive August 2021, i.e. date of his superannua- 8. The Union Minister ing for Bhushan -- Shanti The bench said that even the underwent treatment under Bhushan and Kapil Sibal to ad- court wants to give the case a qui- tion, the order said. Neeraj Nischal at AIIMS. dress it on three issues -- whether etus but it there are certain ques- Asthana, a 1984 batch IPS offi- According to a hospital such statements can be made, in tions which needs consideration. cer, is also holding additional source, the minister what circumstances they can be Dhavan said the questions posed by charge of DG, Narcotics Control had mild Covid-19 and made and what is the procedure the court were very "meaningful" Bureau (NCB). Kaumudi, a 1986 throat discomfort and to be adopted with respect to sit- and suggested that the matter be ex- PTI PHOTO batch IPS officer of Andhra responded well to the ting and retired judges. amined by a constitution bench. Devotees offer prayers at Lord Shiva temple on last Monday of the holy month of Shravan, in Ahmedabad, Monday Pradesh cadre, is presently work- treatment given to him. ing as DG, Bureau of Police re- search and Development (BPR&D). Tragedy averted AAP smells a rat, attacks BJP FB India executive ‘threatened’ Srinagar: A major tragedy was averted on Monday TMC MLA AAP spokesperson PRESS TRUST OF INDIA ticle dated August 14, 2020 when the security forces published in the Wall Street recovered an improvised Saurabh Bhardwaj alleged New Delhi, August 17: The Journal. In her complaint, Das dies of Covid explosive device (IED) Delhi police Monday registered stated she has been receiving planted by militants in the BJP's campaign for the a case based on a complaint by threats ever since. PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Jammu and Kashmir's Delhi election centred senior Facebook India executive "The content, which even in- Pulwama district. Police said Ankhi Das that she has been re- cludes my photograph, is evi- Kolkata, August 17: Trinamool an IED planted by militants around the Shaheen Bagh ceiving "violent threat to her dently threatening to my life and Congress MLA Samaresh Das, under a bridge near Tujan protests and it was the only village in Pulwama was life", officials said. body and I fear for my safety as who had tested positive for COVID- detected and recovered by party that benefited from Das, who is Facebook's well as that of my family mem- 19 recently, died at a hospital in the security forces. Militants the controversy Director, Public Policy, India, bers. The content also maligns my West Bengal's East Midnapore dis- have been planting IEDs on South and Central Asia, had reputation based on a news ar- trict Monday, party sources said. roads and highways to target surrounding the agitation filed the complaint on Sunday, ticle and I am subjected to name- He was 76. passing vehicles of the they said. calling, cyber bullying and eve- The three-time MLA from Egra security forces in Kashmir. To PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Based on the complaint, a case teasing online," she said. assembly constituency in the dis- thwart the militant designs, that benefited from the controversy BJP on Sunday in the presence of has been registered under rele- Das alleged that she was in- trict was admitted to the hospi- parties of security forces New Delhi, August 17: The AAP surrounding the agitation."Delhi as- the senior leadership of the party. vant sections of the law on tentionally vilified by the ac- tal a few days back after he had assisted by sniffer dogs and Monday claimed the entire Shaheen sembly election could have been “Today the question is: does the Monday and investigation has cused due to their "political af- tested positive for coronavirus electronic equipments move Bagh protest was "scripted by the fought on the issue of education, BJP want to give a message that the been taken up by the Cyber Cell filiations" and are now engaging and developed complications of out first to secure roads and BJP" and that its leadership dic- health, environment or other de- people who used to raise anti-na- of the Delhi Police, said Anil in online and offline abuse, sub- heart and kidney, party sources highways. These trained tated each and every move of the velopmental narratives. But the tional slogans will now be part of Mittal, Additional PRO (Delhi jecting her to "criminal intimi- said. He died Monday morning, parties of the security forces agitators for electoral benefits in Delhi BJP chose to fight the election the BJP?" he asked. Police). dation and making sexually a senior party leader said. are known as road opening Delhi polls, drawing a rebuttal from on the issue of Shaheen Bagh,” he Bhardwaj claimed that in Delhi, A Facebook spokesperson said, coloured remarks". West Bengal Chief Minister parties (ROPs). the saffron party. told a press conference. the BJP's vote percentage rose from "We take the safety and security The comments came as the and TMC supremo Mamata AAP spokesperson Saurabh “The whole Shaheen Bagh protest 18 to 38 due to the Shaheen Bagh of our employees seriously and ruling BJP and opposition Banerjee, in a message, condoled Bhardwaj made the claim a day was scripted by the BJP. The topmost protests and the controversy sur- care for their well-being. However, Congress traded barbs over his death. She said his demise has Woman killed after several members of the mi- leadership of the BJP scripted each rounding it."Due to this protest, we do not comment on individ- Facebook's alleged bias towards left a void in the state politics. nority Muslim community from and every step of these protests," he BJP polarised north-east Delhi, ual employee matters." the ruling dispensation. Das, a senior leader of the TMC in Ranchi: A young woman was Shaheen Bagh area, which was the alleged. “They decided who will won some seats and then engi- In her complaint, Das alleged While BJP accused the social the district, was first elected as thrashed to death on the suspicion of practicing black centre of the anti-Citizenship speak what, who will attack whom neered a riot," Bhardwaj charged. that several people were issu- media giant of censoring na- an MLA from Egra assembly con- magic in Jharkhand's Giridih Amendment Act (CAA) protests and then who will be doing the His allegations drew a rebuttal ing "threats, making sexually tionalist voices, opposition stituency in 2009 during a by-elec- district Monday, the police here, joined the BJP. counterattack. All these things were from Manoj Tiwari, the chief of coloured remarks and defaming Congress seized on the Wall tion. He retained the seat during said. According to the police, Bhardwaj alleged the BJP's cam- preplanned and well-scripted,” Delhi BJP when these protests hap- her" through online posts. Street Journal report that al- the 2011 and 2016 assembly polls. Geeta Devi, 30, a resident of paign for the Delhi election cen- Bharadwaj claimed. pened, who said his party does not According to the complaint, the leged that Facebook's content Das is the third notable politician Gawa village in Giridih tred around the Shaheen Bagh He said the key people behind the discriminate on the basis of religion, threats are in relation to an ar- policies favour the ruling party. from the state, who died after test- district, was beaten to death protests and it was the only party Shaheen Bagh protest joined the caste, creed or lineage. ing positive for COVID-19. by local villagers. Munsi Mahto surrounded the house of Geeta Devi along with 10 BOOSTING RURAL ECONOMY to 15 people, dragged her out and then brutally attacked her with rods. Geets died on the spot. The police have IITs must pay attention to problems faced by farmers: Naidu sent the body for post- mortem. Munsi Mahto's son died 13 days ago and his PRESS TRUST OF INDIA to the problems faced by the na- technologies," he said. "There should be greater invest- private sector to bring about a rad- family members alleged that tion. Research should focus on mak- "Higher education institutions ment in R and D projects which ical improvement in the standards the black magic practice of Geeta Devi caused the death. New Delhi, August 17: IITs should ing the lives of people comfortable, should not work in silos and form focus on finding solutions to soci- and quality of education of our in- start major research programmes quicken the progress and ensure a a symbiotic relationship with the in- etal problems. I call upon the private stitutes of higher learning," he said. to boost the rural economy through more equitable world order," Naidu dustry to develop cutting-edge tech- sector, including industry bodies "I am happy to note that the New the development of sustainable said in his address at the diamond nology and the industry experts in like CII and Assocham, to collabo- Education Policy seeks to promote Body recovered technologies, Vice President jubilee celebrations of IIT Delhi. various areas should act as mentors rate with academia in identifying India as a global study destination Azamgarh: The body of a 16- Venkaiah Naidu said Monday. Calling upon the IITs to pay at- in guiding researchers. This type of such projects and fund them liber- providing premium education at year-old girl who is The research at IITs and other tention to the problems faced by collaboration will help in fast-track- ally," he said. affordable costs, thereby helping suspected to have been higher education institutes, he said, the farmers and rural India, the ing projects and produce quicker re- Asserting that the New Education to restore its role as a Vishwa Guru,"

raped, was recovered from a must be relevant to society and vice president asked them to work sults," he added. Policy seeks to promote India as a he added. y pond on the outskirts of a focus on finding solutions to vari- not only for enhancing agri-pro- Stressing on the need for greater global study destination, Naidu Observing that there is a huge po-

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of the day uote Naidu alleges phone Bulandshahr, Cong rebuffs Sanjay Jha’s claim Hapur, Lakhimpur tapping; seeks probe Kheri and now Sanjay Jha who has been sacked as party spokesperson tweeted, "It is estimated that around 100 Congress Gorakhpur. Such leaders (including MPs), distressed at the state of affairs within the party, have written a letter to In a letter to the Prime Minister, Naidu sought a probe repeated incidents have proven that the Sonia Gandhi asking for change in political leadership and transparent elections in CWC" by a competent authority of the Central government Uttar Pradesh government has into the alleged tapping of phones completely failed in providing INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE to divert attention from Facebook- Congress Working Committee to security to women BJP links.""Of course, BJP stooges elect or appoint a new full-time illegal tactics to protect and pre- New Delhi, August 17: Suspended have started acting upon it," added party president as Sonia Gandhi serve its power by intimidating PRIYANKA GANDHI | Congress leader Sanjay Jha has Surjewala. Party Secretary Pranav is set to complete one year as interim and blackmailing the opponents CONGRESS GENERAL SECRETARY claimed that about a hundred party Jha said "no such letter has been re- party chief. and dissenting voices. These ille- leaders have written to interim ceived" by the party. Top sources had said at that time gal activities were posing a serious president Sonia Gandhi for elec- Responding to a question, that the group of leaders has met threat to the right to privacy in the The steps tions to the Congress Working Congress spokesperson Supriya taken by the at least twice to deliberate on the is- state, he added. Narendra Committee and the party presi- Shrinate said that "the party has in- sues of party organisation and a The TDP chief alleged that even Modi government in dent's post. ternal democracy and the party draft letter is being prepared. private individuals were using the healthcare Sanjay Jha who has been sacked gives liberty to such leaders to write One of the leaders who is privy cutting edge technology and equip- sector in the last six as party spokesperson tweeted, "It a letter to the party and the CWC is to the developments confirmed the ment to unlawfully tap the phones. years ensured is estimated that around 100 well within the right to elect its move. But the sources did not reveal "If these nefarious activities were India's success in containing the Congress leaders (including MPs), leader." the names as the group wants to have not put to an end, they would pro- effects of the coronavirus pandemic distressed at the state of affairs Surjewala vehemently denied such The party alleged that such lead- wider consultations on the issue. liferate and emerge as a bigger to a large extent within the party, have written a let- a letter. "Special Misinformation ers are acting at the behest of the However, sources said, "the move threat to national security and MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI | ter to Sonia Gandhi, asking for Group on Media-TV Debate Bharatiya Janata Party. is not against Rahul Gandhi as the sovereignty of the country as a UNION MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS change in political leadership and Guidance" in its what's app of today It was earlier reported that only motive is to have a permanent whole. "If the Governments and pri- transparent elections in CWC." directed to run the story of a non- Congress leaders were consider- president and there should be a vate persons involved in such illegal Congress leader Randeep existent letter of Congress leaders ing writing a collective letter to the clear line of command in the party." INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE activities were not restrained, Seeing the they would attack and undermine spread of Amaravati, August 17: Alleging the democratic institutions that COVID-19 in that the YSR Congress Party were painstakingly built over the state, adequate HC DISMISSES FESTIVE SPIRIT (YSRCP) government in Andhra decades of hard work in the coun- measures should be Pradesh was resorting to massive try," he added. taken to protect the PLEA FOR PROBE phone tapping of its opponents, Stating that the YSRCP was al- public INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE former Chief Minister and Telugu ready misusing its power to de- representatives from the disease Desam Party (TDP) president N. stroy institutions, Naidu deplored AKHILESH YADAV | SP CHIEF New Delhi, August 17: The Delhi Chandrababu Naidu Monday urged that systematic efforts were being High Court Monday dismissed a Prime Minister Narendra Modi made to deny fundamental rights petition seeking directions to the to order an inquiry. and perpetrate oppression. Central Bureau of Investigation In a letter to the Prime Minister, He pointed out that as per the and the Enforcement Directorate Naidu sought a probe by a com- Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 (Sec 5 SHORT TAKES for initiating a probe into alleged petent authority of the Central (2)) and Information Technology links between Congress General government into the alleged tap- Act 2000 (Sec 69), phone tapping is Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra ping of phones. to be strictly used only in times of Fire doused and Yes Bank founder Rana Kapoor. The Centre should take strin- a threat to national security or A single judge bench of Justice gent action so as to prevent the the country's sovereignty or to na- New Delhi: Seven fire tenders Vibhu Bakhru refused to enter- Jagan Reddy-led YSRCP and some tional integration or when friendly were rushed to the tain the petition while raising ju- private persons from resorting to relations with foreign countries are Parliament Annexe building risdictional issue over the plea such illegal activities that pose a under threat. here Monday after a fire filed by an NGO named Akhil threat to national security, he Naidu claimed that many broke out on the sixth floor. The fire was soon brought Bhartiya Shanti Pratishthan. The wrote. Constitutional institutions were under control and a short- plea sought a detailed inquiry into Naidu said that the ruling party under attack since the YSRCP circuit is believed to be the the allegations that Vadra sold a and private individuals were using came to power. Systematic attacks cause of the incident. The fire painting for `2 crore to Kapoor sophisticated technology and il- were made on the State Election department said that further even though it was the property of legal software to tap the phones be- Commission (SEC), AP Public investigation is on. "A call the Congress party. longing to the opposition leaders, Service Commission (APPSC) and was received at 7.30 a.m., and The petition also sought direc- advocates, journalists and social other institutions. it is suspected the fire started tions from the court to register activists. Threats were being given to op- following a short-circuit. The an FIR in person against Priyanka He wrote that this was a viola- position leaders, advocates, media, fire has been brought under Gandhi, Rana Kapoor and Milind tion of the Articles 19 and 21 that social activists and all those who control," Atul Garg, Director, Deora for alleged money laun- provide for fundamental rights of raise a dissenting voice against Delhi Fire Services said. dering, cheating, extortion, fraud, citizens. the ruling party's excesses, he misrepresentation etc. An artisan paints an idol of Lord Ganesh for the upcoming Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Amritsar, Monday PTI PHOTO The ruling YSRCP was using added. The NGO alleged that Vadra in Dubey aide held connivance with Milind Deora, partner conspirator, and Rana Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh): Kapoor, who is one of Yes Bank Ltd. Rajendra Mishra, another co-founder, in a pre-planned man- Covid tally crosses 26L-mark aide of gangster Vikas Dubey ner performed an illegal act of Fresh lease of life and father of slain Prabhat money laundering with the in- INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE Mishra, who was carrying a tention of cheating and forgery. INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE reward of `50,000, has been arrested from near a factory New Delhi, August 17: India's in Shivrajpur area. Hyderabad, August 17: A patient novel coronavirus tally crossed the Superintendent of Police Girl raped, singed at a hospital in Hyderabad re- 26-lakh mark Monday with 57,981 (Rural) Brajesh Srivastava ceived a lung from a brain dead new cases in 24 hours, while the said Mishra was wanted with cigarette butts donor in Pune, as different au- death toll climbed to 50,921 with under sections 147, 148, 149, thorities came together to en- 941 more fatalities, said the Health 302, 307, 394, 120b, 7 Criminal sure the organ's transportation Ministry. Law Amendment Act (CLA) INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE within one hour. that it happened without any ob- Out of the total 2,647,663 cases, and 3/25 Arms Act in A Green corridor was arranged stacles. The lung was brought by recoveries have surged to 19, 19,842 connection with Bikru Gorakhpur (UP), August 17: A by different departments in both a chartered flight from Pune to with a record 57,584 more people re- shootout on July 3 in which minor girl was allegedly raped cities for faster transport of the Hyderabad. Traffic police of both cuperating in the past 24 hours, eight policemen were killed." and singed with cigarette butts organ on Sunday. A patient suf- the cities arranged the green cor- taking the recovery rate to nearly The SP said that Mishra was by two men in the Gola area of fering from terminal lung dis- ridor and the Airports Authority 72.51 per cent. The actual caseload caught near a factory on Gorakhpur district. ease and undergoing treatment at of India also came forward to of the country is the active cases, Sunday while he was going to The girl was found unconscious KIMS Heart and Lung Transplant help this noble cause. which currently stand at 6,76,900. the place of an acquaintance Sunday and is currently under- Institute here, was the recipient Finally, KIMS Heart and Lung The country had touched the two- to seek help for his surrender going treatment at the district of the organ. He had registered Transplant Institute, Hyderabad million mark August 7 and added before the court. hospital. The police have regis- his name under the Jeevandan received the lung by the evening more than six lakh cases in ten tered a case against one Arjun of scheme of the Telangana gov- without any delay from the city days. The silver lining, however, is Dehribhar village and another ernment. which is 560 km away, within one that the gap between recoveries Lawyer killed unidentified man on the basis of The family of a young person, hour and transplanted the same and active cases is growing every day. tested on Sunday, taking the total deaths were nearing 774,000, ac- a written complaint from the vic- who was declared brain dead at to the needy patient. Currently, recoveries are over 12 to 3,00,41,400 samples being tested cording to Johns Hopkins University. Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh): A lawyer has been shot dead tim's mother. a private hospital on Sunday, At a time when even smaller lakh more than the active cases. till date, according to the Indian As of Monday morning, the total allegedly by his relatives over a According to reports, the teenage came forward to donate the organ health issues are a big deal in As far as the death toll is con- Council of Medical Research number of cases stood at 21,598,893 land dispute in Gorakhpur girl, daughter of a brick kiln while Zonal Transplant Covid-19 pandemic times, the au- cerned, the country had registered (ICMR). Maharashtra remained and the fatalities rose to 773,934, district. The incident took place labourer, had gone to fetch water Coordination Center (ZTCC) Pune thorities showed that even tough its first death on March 13 and the worst-hit state with a total of the University's Center for Systems on Sunday in Shivpur village of from a hand pump on Saturday ensured that the organ reached things like lung transplantation crossed the 25,000-mark on July 17. 5,95,865 cases and 20,037 deaths; fol- Science and Engineering (CSSE) the Gagha area in the city and night, when the two accused Hyderabad in time for the trans- can happen if there is a strong The next 25,000 deaths were logged lowed by Tamil Nadu with 3,38,055 revealed in its latest update. two persons have been forcibly took her to a hut near a plant. will. Before the transportation in the span of a month. Notably, cases and 5,766 deaths. The south- The US accounted for the world's arrested. The deceased has pond in the village on a motorcy- Dr Swarnalatha, who is In- and transplant, the authorities the case fatality rate, which is the ern state is followed by Andhra highest number of infections and been identified as Rajeshwar cle and allegedly raped her. charge of Jeevandan, Telangana took all precautions. Doctors at proportion of people who die from Pradesh, Karnataka, Delhi, and fatalities at 5,403,213 and 170,052, Pandey, 45. He was practicing They also tortured the girl by in- guided and supported the cause, KIMS said the transplant was the disease among individuals di- Uttar Pradesh. respectively, according to the CSSE. at Gola tehsil in Gorakhpur. The flicting burn injuries on her with while Arthi Gokhle, Central done after the donor tested neg- agnosed, has dropped to 1.93 per At the global front, the overall Brazil came in the second place Senior Superintendent of Police cigarette butts and fled when she Coordinator ZTCC Pune ensured ative for Coronavirus. cent, the ministry said. number of global coronavirus cases with 3,340,197 infections and 107,852 (SSP) office spokesman said, became unconscious. As many as 7,31,697 samples were has topped 21.5 million, while the deaths. "On Sunday, Rajeshwar had some argument over land with the grandfather of his relative Chanki Pandey. After a heated argument, someone fired at the China funds study on Nepal youth joining Gorkha regiment back of the lawyer from close range. He was rushed to the hospital but he succumbed on INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE areas of Nepal from where such The recruitment of Nepali Gorkha regiments of Indian Army. the way." recruits are being made and their Gorkhas into the Indian Army Sources said the cultural wing New Delhi, August 17: China has social-economic impact, their in- stems from an arrangement agreed of the CPN-Biplab is organising given 12.7 lakh Nepalese rupees to terest in joining the armed forces to in 1947 between India, the UK street plays, folk dances and other a Kathmandu-based NGO to carry of foreign countries, among oth- and Nepal, known as the Tripartite cultural events to spread anti-India Two arrested out a study on what motivates ers," a source said. Agreement. But Nepal has now campaigns. The ties between India Jammu: Two people have Gorkha community members to A fund of 12.7 lakh Nepalese ru- stated that this agreement is re- and Nepal have come under strain been arrested in Jammu city join the Indian Army. pees has been allocated by the dundant. The assertion was made after Indian Defence Minister in connection with uploading Sources said that in the first week Chinese Embassy for this task, said after Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Rajnath Singh inaugurated an 80 a video likely to incite of June, China's Ambassador to the source. There are seven Gorkha Sharma Oli first raised the issue dur- km long strategically crucial road communal sentiments, police Nepal, Hou Yanqi, funded a Nepalese regiments in the Indian Army com- ing his meeting with former UK connecting the Lipulekh pass with y said Sunday. Inspector NGO -- China Study Centre (CSC) prising around 28,000 Nepali citizens. Prime Minister Theresa Ma. Dharchula in Uttarakhand on

General of Police, Jammu, -- to conduct a study on Nepalis The regiments have a total 39 bat- In the meantime, sources also May 8. Nepal protested the inau-

k y m c Mukesh Singh said a video being recruited in the Gorkha reg- talions. In total, there were 11 Gorkha said that the Communist Party of guration of the road, claiming had gone viral on the social media in which accused, iments of the Indian Army. Regiments, out of which four went Nepal-Biplab, a banned under- that it passed through its terri- Satpal Sharma is seen "The CSC has been asked to con- to the British Army after ground insurgent outfit, has tory. Days later, Nepal came out making utterances which duct the study by addressing several Independence. while the British Army has the of mainly of four different tribes - launched an extensive people's with a new map showing Lipulekh, have the potential to incite points such as the reasons behind India has the 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 8th, 2nd, 6th, 7th and 10th regiments. - are Khas (or Chetri), Gurung, awareness programme to stop the Kalapani and Limpiyadhura as communal sentiments. Nepalis joining the Indian Army, 9th and 11th Gorkha regiments The Gorkha community consists Limbus and Rais. youth of Nepal from joining the its territories. The then Army GOOGLE WARNS AUSSIES COULD P10 chief (and TUESDAY | AUGUST 18 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR later President) Ziaur LOSE FREE SEARCH SERVICES Rahman and his wife Google warned Monday that the Khaleda Zia resorted to Australian government’s plans to make the “politics of killing digital giants pay for news content Bangabandhu” threatens users’ free services in SHEIKH HASINA | Australia and could hand users’ data to international BANGLADESH PRIME MINISTER

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k y m c of the day uote US ELECTIONS 2020 China ready to address I apologise for failing to stop people differences with India carrying the novel coronavirus from Trump never interfered in J&K issue, disembarking from PRESS TRUST OF INDIA a cruise ship in Sydney in March, triggering what Beijing, August 17: China Monday was at the time Australia’s worst said it is ready to work with India outbreak stood up to China: Campaign team to enhance political mutual trust, properly manage their differences GLADYS BEREJIKLIAN | NSW PREMIER and safeguard the long-term de- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA “The Indian-American commu- velopment of bilateral ties. efore the COVID-19 pan- Chinese Foreign Ministry We had the nity is filled with hard-working Washington, August 17: US Bdemic hit the US, there was achievers who create jobs, tech- spokesman Zhao Lijian said this at determination a record drop in unemployment President Donald Trump has hit nology, and small businesses, all of a regular briefing when a Western to reach rate of Indian-Americans under the right chord with India by stand- media journalist sought China’s China stands ready conclusions (on the Trump administration, his which have thrived thanks to Beirut blast) quickly ing up to China and never inter- Indian-American supporters Trump,” Dhillon said. “In addition reaction to Prime Minister to work with India but we found out vening in the Kashmir issue, offi- said to these economic metrics, the ad- Narendra Modi’s remarks that the to enhance our that the issues are cials of his presidential campaign ministration’s focus on equal op- Indian armed forces have given a political mutual trust, very complex and require time have asserted. resident Trump has elevat- portunity as opposed to quotas has befitting reply to those challenging properly manage our Seeking re-election for a second Ped India's stature on the ensured educational and job op- the country’s sovereignty. MICHEL AOUN | LEBANESE PRESIDENT differences, step-up consecutive term, Trump, 74, is pit- world stage. Of course, credit portunities for Indian-American Modi, in his 74th Independence practical cooperation and also goes to Prime Minister ted against Democratic presidential students and workers,” Dhillon said. Day address to the nation from the safeguard the long-term nominee Joe Biden, 77, in the Narendra Modi for his smart “No other US President has ever ramparts of Red Fort, said the Neither the development of bilateral ties November 3 presidential elections. policy towards the US, Trump’s armed forces have given a befit- United Arab given the respect to an Indian Prime Before the COVID-19 pandemic hit campaign team asserted Minister (Narendra Modi) or to ting reply to those challenging the ZHAO LIJIAN I CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY Emirates SPOKESMAN (UAE) nor any other the US, there was a record drop in India , as much as President Trump country's sovereignty “from LoC to country has the unemployment rate of Indian- American and an African-American, Indian-Americans dropped from has,” he said. “President Trump LAC”, in a veiled reference to right to speak on Americans under the Trump ad- Senator Kamala Harris, as the 4.1 per cent in 2015 to a record low has elevated India's stature on the Pakistan and China. ples but also stability, peace, pros- behalf of the ministration, his Indian-American party’s vice-presidential candidate. of 2.5 per cent in 2019, according to world stage. Of course, credit also “From LoC (Line of Control) to perity of the region and the whole Palestinian people supporters said. Born to a Jamaican father and an the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. goes to Prime Minister Narendra LAC (Line of Actual Control), any- world,” he said. “The right path US President Trump elevated Indian mother, California senator “Indian-Americans are arguably Modi for his smart policy towards one who casts an eye on the sov- for the two sides is to respect and MAHMOUD ABBAS | PALESTINE PRESIDENT India’s stature on the world stage, Harris, 55, if elected, would be sec- the group that have most benefited the US. The India-US relationship has ereignty of the country, the armed support each other as this serves stood up to China in support of ond in line of succession after Biden. from America’s freedoms which never been stronger, and the Indian- forces have responded in the lan- our long-term interests,” Zhao said. India and has never intervened in “The choice for Indian-Americans include free markets, freedom to American community in the US guage they understand,” Modi said. “So, China stands ready to work SHORT TAKES the Kashmir issue, they claimed. is clear this fall, four more years for pursue happiness and freedom to largely credits both Trump and Modi’s comments came amid with India to enhance our political “In a nutshell, Trump has hit Trump/Pence (Vice President Mike aspire and strive for the best life pos- Modi for deepening the ties between India's bitter border row with China mutual trust, properly manage our the right chord with India and Pence),” said Harmeet Kaur Dhillon, sible. Also, personal freedom to the two countries,” Mason said. along the LAC in eastern Ladakh differences, step-up practical co- 16 dead in Somalia Indian-Americans,” said Al Mason, an eminent Indian-American lawyer practice one’s religion,” Mrinalini “Kashmir is the most sensitive and rise in incidents of ceasefire operation and safeguard the long- hotel attack the co-chair for the Trump Victory and a senior Republican Party leader Kumari, co-chair of the “Indian issue for every Indian, as well as violations along the LoC with term development of bilateral ties,” Indian-American Finance from California. Voices for Trump”, said. every Indian-American. Trump Pakistan in the last few months. the spokesman added. Mogadishu (Somalia): Committee and for the recently cre- Dhillion is also the co-chair for Employment among Indian- has never interfered in the internal Responding to the question, In his speech, Prime Minister Somalia’s security forces ated “Indian Voices for Trump”. “Indian Voices for Trump” by the Americans increased from 2.1 mil- affairs of India – Kashmir – which Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Modi also said that “whether it is ter- ‘Sunday ended a nearly five- The Trump campaign’s strong Trump Campaign. Prior to the novel lion in 2016 to an all-time high of 2.5 is an integral part of India. No Zhao said that “we have noted Prime rorism or expansionism, India is hour siege by Islamic pitch that he is the best bet for the coronavirus pandemic, the unem- million in 2019, according to the other US President has stood up to Minister Modi's speech.” fighting both with determination.” extremists at a beachside community and India-US rela- ployment rate among Indian- latest figures from the Department China as much as President Trump “We are close neighbours, we Referring to the Galwan Valley hotel in Somalia’s capital, tionship for the next four years Americans dropped by nearly 33.33 of Labor. Indian-American members has,” Mason said. are emerging countries with over clashes in eastern Ladakh in June, said police and a government comes on the eve of the Democratic per cent, a senior official of the of the Trump campaign attribute He said Trump has treated India one billion people. So, the sound de- the Prime Minister said respect spokesman. At least 15 people were killed when the National Convention that would Trump administration said. this to the economic policies of his and Indian-Americans with respect velopment of bilateral ties not only for India’s sovereignty is supreme attackers invaded the Elite for the first time nominate an Indian- The unemployment rate for administration. and dignity. serves the interest of the two peo- and the world has seen in Ladakh Hotel, a new establishment popular with Mogadishu’s young people, said Col. SILENT PROTEST NEPAL, INDIA HOLD Ahmed Aden, a police officer. Security forces later killed all Pak army chief visits HIGH-LEVEL TALKS four attackers and rescued dozens of people who were AMID BORDER ROW trapped inside the hotel, Riyadh to revive ties Ismail Mukhtar, spokesman PRESS TRUST OF INDIA of Somalia’s Information REUTERS them [Saudi] that there’s no for- Ministry said. eign policy shift,” a senior Pakistani Kathmandu, August 17: Senior Riyadh/Islamabad, August 17: military official said. diplomats of India and Nepal Pakistan’s army chief was visiting India and Pakistan have fought Monday held a virtual meeting to Beirut blasts: 2K Saudi Arabia Monday in an effort three wars over the divided review the progress made on var- to ease a row between the two coun- Himalayan region of Kashmir, ious India-aided developmental doctors affected tries over policy towards the dis- which both claim in full. The Saudi- projects being implemented in the Beirut: Some 2,000 Lebanese puted region of Kashmir. led Organization of Islamic Himalayan nation. physicians were impacted by The argument, brought on by Countries (OIC) has only held low- The meeting came days after Nepal the massive August 4 Pakistani demands for Saudi Arabia level meetings over Kashmir de- Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli explosions at the Port of to take a firmer line against India’s spite Islamabad’s demands. telephoned his Indian counter- Beirut, state-media reported. behaviour in Kashmir, has threat- Analysts say Saudi Arabia does part Narendra Modi to greet him “Physicians were either ened Riyadh’s financial lifeline to not want risk its business inter- on India’s 74th Independence Day, injured or have their clinics Islamabad. ests in India for supporting Pakistan in the first high-level contact after destroyed which necessitates General Qamar Javed Bajwa’s over Kashmir. Riyadh might also bilateral ties came under severe quick measures to support visit was “primarily military-af- have reservations over its foe Iran’s strain following issuance of a new them in addition to helping fairs oriented,” the Pakistani army possible inclusion in the China political map by Nepal in May. nurses to prevent them from spokesman said. Pakistan Economic Corridor Nepalese Foreign Secretary immigrating as many of them But Pakistani military and gov- (CPEC), part of Beijing’s Belt and Pro-democracy protesters attend a rally to demand the government to resign, to dissolve the parliament and to hold Shanker Das Bairagi and Indian have started leaving the ernment officials said that Bajwa Road Initiative, they said. new elections under a revised constitution near the Democracy Monument in Bangkok, Thailand REUTERS PHOTO Ambassador to Nepal Vinay country,” Xinhua news would try to calm a situation that Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Mohan Kwatra are leading the agency quoted Head of if not reversed could badly hurt Qureshi said last week that if Saudi delegations representing their re- Lebanese Order of Physicians Pakistan’s central bank Arabia did not con- spective countries during the over- Charaf Abou Charaf, as saying. foreign reserves. A tra- vene a meeting on New Zealand delays election after virus outbreak sight mechanism meeting, ac- ditional ally, Saudi Kashmir, then cording to Nepal Foreign Ministry Arabia gave Pakistan a Pakistan might call ASSOCIATED PRESS who were quarantined at the border. sources here. $3 billion loan and $3.2 one involving Islamic Officials believe the virus was The meeting, being held virtually Sabrina is Harris’ billion oil credit facility countries that sup- Wellington, August 17: Prime reintroduced to New Zealand from due to the coronavirus outbreak, press secy to help its balance of ported it on the issue. Minister Jacinda Ardern Monday abroad but haven’t yet been able will assess the progress made on payments crisis in late Last year chose to delay New Zealand’s na- to figure out how it happened. The various India aided development Washington: Senator Kamala 2018. Islamabad withdrew tional elections by four weeks as the Auckland outbreak has grown to 49 projects being implemented in Harris has roped in Indian- Irked by Islamabad’s from a forum of country deals with a new coron- infections, with authorities saying Nepal, the sources said. American Sabrina Singh, who demands for Riyadh to Muslim nations at avirus outbreak in its largest city, they believe the cases are all con- The ties between India and Nepal previously was the convene a high-level meeting to the last minute on the insistence of Auckland. The election had been nected, giving them hope the virus came under strain after Defence spokeswoman of two highlight arch-rival India’s alleged Riyadh, which saw the gathering scheduled for September 19 but isn’t spreading beyond the cluster. Minister Rajnath Singh inaugu- Democratic presidential human rights violations in Kashmir, as an attempt to challenge Saudi’s will now be held October 17. Under Before the latest outbreak, New Ardern said in making her de- rated an 80-km-long strategically candidates, as press Saudi Arabia has forced Pakistan OIC leadership. New Zealand law, Ardern had the Zealand had gone 102 days with- cision, she had first called the lead- crucial road connecting the secretary for her Democratic to pay back $1 billion early and is Hafiz Tahir Ashrafi, an influ- option of delaying the election for out any known community trans- ers of all the political parties rep- Lipulekh pass with Dharchula in vice presidential campaign. Sabrina Singh, 32, previously demanding another $1 billion of ential Pakistani cleric, who went up to about two months. mission of the virus, and life had resented in the parliament to get Uttarakhand May 8. headed the press shop of two the loan. to Riyadh ahead of the General’s Opposition parties had been re- returned to normal for most people, their views. “Ultimately I want to Nepal protested the inauguration Democratic presidential Riyadh has also not responded visit, was optimistic, saying Saudi questing a delay after a virus out- who were going to restaurants, ensure we have a well-run election of the road claiming that it passed candidates – New Jersey to Pakistani requests to extend the King Salman bib Abdul Aziz and break in Auckland last week sports stadiums and schools with- that gives all voters the best chance through its territory. Days later, Senator Cory Booker and oil facility, military and finance Crown Price Mohammad bin prompted the government to put the out fear of getting infected. to receive all the information they Nepal came out with the new map former New York mayor Mike ministry officials have told Reuters. Salman have a long history of good city into a two-week lockdown and The only known cases during need about parties and candidates,,” showing Lipulekh, Kalapani and Bloomberg. Last week, “I think our case is to convince relations with Pakistan. halted election campaigning. that time were returning travelers Ardern said. Limpiyadhura as its territories.. Democratic presumptive vice presidential nominee Joe Biden, 77, picked 55-year-old Indian-origin Harris as his running mate. World’s largest creditor China yet to publish data on lending pattern

INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE vances under the Belt and Road parent view of the economic situ- has a whopping debt to GDP ratio Nationwide power Initiative (BRI), besides direct loans. LOAN SHARK ation, loans, and repayments. That of 317 per cent, has been extending New Delhi, August 17: China, the While this is no secret, what is wor- will not be the case with China,” an fresh assistance in a bid to forge breakdown in SL largest global creditor today, has rying many is the lack of trans- China is not a member analyst on condition of anonymity new alliances. Nepal and Bangladesh of the Paris Club - an extended loans to more than 150 parency in its lending pattern and said. Until the coronavirus pan- are cases in point. Colombo: Sri Lanka plunged informal group of into darkness Monday as a countries in the last two decades but record keeping. creditor nations with demic hit the world bringing global “China does not report on its in- massive power outage hit the surprisingly, the dragon has marched According to the Harvard the aim to strike economy to a near halt, all was well ternational lending, and Chinese entire country following a on unhindered. Business Review (HBR), China’s workable repayment with China, which escaped scrutiny loans literally fall through the cracks technical failure at a major It is not a member of the Paris outstanding claims now exceed solutions or the by rating agencies. of traditional data-gathering in- power plant. The outage hit Club - an informal group of credi- more than 5 per cent of global GDP. Organisation for The picture, however, has changed stitutions. For example, credit rat- the country at around tor nations with the aim to strike However, a large chunk of loans Economic Co-operation with the spread of the pandemic. In ing agencies such as Moody’s and midday. The power supply workable repayment solutions. It is informally has also been extended and Development June, the World Bank, in its Global Standard & Poor’s, or data providers, was restored in many parts also not part of the Organisation for by the dragon through its local au- Economic Prospects, said that the such as Bloomberg, focus on pri-

of the country after six hours, Economic Co-operation and thorities and lenders, which are CHINA’S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS DIRECTED IN THE FORM OF TRADE global economy could contract by vate creditors, but China’s lending

k y m c but Colombo was still in Development (OECD). Both Paris practically unaccounted. CREDITS, FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT ADVANCES UNDER THE BELT 5.2 per cent this year - the worst is state-sponsored, and therefore darkness. There was chaos Club and OECD maintain loan While the report suggests that AND ROAD INITIATIVE (BRI), BESIDES DIRECT LOANS since World War II. off their radar screen,” HBR wrote. on the streets of Colombo as records of official creditors. about $1.5 trillion has been directed, Several countries that have been The unaccounted loan or “hidden traffic lights failed following China’s financial assistance is analysts have questioned this figure tance extended to other countries. times like these - the crisis-like sit- beneficiaries of Chinese loans have loan” as referred to by HBR has the breakdown in the directed in the form of trade cred- since China has remained silent “China’s official figures do not uation in the coronavirus era, it is indicated their inability to repay. now become a cause for concern electricity supply. its, foreign direct investment ad- on the quantum of financial assis- present the correct picture and in important to get a clear and trans- Despite that, China, which already for many international agencies. Due to COVID-19, we DIESEL CONSUMPTION FALLS P11 expect very few foreigners TUESDAY | AUGUST 18 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR to travel to India in the current year The consumption of diesel has fallen after and for the following two years. a long time as disruptions caused by Therefore, the hospitality industry COVID-19 continue to impact economic must concentrate on domestic activity and demand. In the first two weeks travellers and we are well of August, diesel consumption has fallen business positioned to serve them by almost 20%, as compared to the same

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Earlier in May, GVA has been significantly better than are penetrating deep rural hinter- female partners in new and Ecowrap had estimated Q1 FY21 revenue degrowth in Q1 FY21 lands," the report noted. meaningful ways GDP contraction at over 20% and now State-wise analysis indicates that The report estimates total (GSDP) pegs it at much lower contraction of loss due to COVID-19 to be at 16.8% REUTERS NAVIN GURNANEY | CEO, TATA STARBUCKS top 10 states accounted for 73.8% of 16.5% for the quarter, "though with total GDP loss of GSDP. the relevant caveats in the current State-wise analysis indicates that Bangalore, August 17: India’s Subsequently, the per capita loss for all Even today, uncertain scenario", the research top 10 states accounted for 73.8% of Reliance Industries Ltd is in talks India is around `27,000 over 500 report released Monday stated. total GDP loss, with Maharashtra to buy online furniture retailer million Indian It said degrowth in corporate contributing 14.2% of total loss fol- Urban Ladder and milk delivery language internet GVA (better than expected results the first quarter. The results indi- "In principle, revenue decline of the rural areas. The percentage of lowed by Tamil Nadu (9.2%) and firm Milkbasket to strengthen its users are struggling of some financial and non-financial cate more than 25% decline in listed companies has been far out- cases in rural districts to total new Uttar Pradesh (8.2%), it said. e-commerce business, the Times with lifestyle companies) has been significantly topline and more than 55% decline stripped by cost rationalisation cases has risen to 54% in August. Subsequently, the per capita loss of India newspaper reported inspiration and better than revenue degrowth in in bottomline. thereby not impacting margins,” Also, the number of rural dis- for all India is around `27,000 with Monday. purchase decisions. With more Q1 FY21 as far as the results of the However, it is interesting to men- the report said. tricts with less than 10 cases has re- states like Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, The oil-to-telecoms conglom- regional KOLs coming on Trell, our listed companies are concerned. tion that the decline in corporate It further said over the months duced significantly. Andhra Pradesh Telangana, Delhi, Haryana, Goa, ex- erate’s talks with Urban Ladder are aim is to become the most relatable So far, around 1,000 listed entities GVA (gross value added) is only of July and August, coronavirus and Maharashtra have been im- hibiting loss of more than `40,000 per at an advanced stage, the report lifestyle community commerce have announced their results for 14.1%, it said. has now significantly penetrated pacted more severely with in- person in FY21, the report stated. said, citing four unnamed sources platform for our users briefed on the matter. A deal could PRASHANT SACHAN | CO-FOUNDER, TRELL be pegged at around $30 million, it said, citing here one of the sources. Supply chain Japan’s economy Representatives at Reliance and saw huge GOVT EASES PARTIAL CREDIT Urban Ladder did not immedi- disruptions ately respond to requests for com- amid the pandemic, ment. Milkbasket declined com- which broke down shrinks at record rate the conventional ment. linkages on which GUARANTEE SCHEME NORMS The Cabinet Office reported that Japan’s preliminary The news comes as the COVID- the producers relied to access seasonally adjusted real GDP, fell 7.8% q-o-q 19 pandemic forces many Indians markets. However, this presented AGENCIES PCGS 2.0 was launched May 20 to indoors, spurring a wave of online as an opportunity to build the provide portfolio guarantee for pur- AGENCIES shopping, including for daily gro- capacity of community embedded New Delh, August 17: With a view chase of papers with a rating of nCoV IMPACT ceries such as milk. resources for FPOs to provide additional liquidity to cri- AA and below, issued by Tokyo, August 17: Japan’s econ- sis-ridden NBFCs and housing fi- omy shrank at annual rate of 27.8% PUNIT GUPTA, COUNTRY DIRECTOR (INDIA) NBFCs/HFCs/micro finance in- | TECHNOSERVE nance companies (HFCs), the gov- stitutions (MFIs), by PSBs. in April-June, the worst contraction ernment Monday relaxed norms It was envisaged to purchase on record, as the coronavirus pan- ‘Odisha has lion’s for Partial Credit Guarantee Scheme PCGS 2.0 was launched bonds or CPs of `45,000 crore under demic slammed consumption and share of country’s SHORT TAKES (PCGS) for purchase of bonds and May 20 to provide PCGS 2.0 of which the maximum trade, according to government commercial papers by public sec- headroom permissible for purchase data released Monday. natural resources’ OKAYA to provide tor banks and extended its period portfolio guarantee for of papers rated AA/AA- was 25% The Cabinet Office reported that by three months. purchase of papers with of the total portfolio i.e. `11,250 Japan’s preliminary seasonally ad- EV charging stations Keeping in view the progress crore, the statement said. justed real gross domestic prod- under the Scheme and the fact that a rating of AA and below, In addition, the government had uct, or GDP, the sum of a nation's distancing restrictions. New Delhi: Okaya Power the stipulated limit for AA/AA- issued by NBFCs/HFCs/ separately announced the Special goods and services, fell 7.8% quar- The economy shrank 0.6% in the Group Monday said it has rated bonds/CPs (commercial pa- Liquidity Scheme (SLS) for pur- ter on quarter. January-March period, and con- entered into a partnership pers) has been nearly reached, while MFIs, by PSBs chase of CPs and non-convertible The annual rate shows what the tracted 1.8% in the October- with Prakriti E-Mobility for the appetite for lower rated papers debentures (NCDs) issued by number would have been if con- December period last year, mean- providing charging stations to is nearing saturation considering the Scheme should not exceed 50 per NBFCs/HFCs with a residual ma- tinued for a year. ing that Japan slipped into recession the fleet operations of the their lower ticket size, the govern- cent of the total portfolio of turity of up to 3 months, which Japanese media reported the lat- in the first quarter of this year. latter. Prakriti E-Mobility ment has now decided to modify bonds/CPs purchased by public could be extended for a further pe- est drop was the worst since World Recession is generally defined as Private Limited is a fleet PCGS 2.0. "Additional 3 months sector banks (PSBs) under the riod of upto 3 months, of a total War II. But the Cabinet Office said two consecutive quarters of con- operator of electric 4W ` vehicles while Okaya Power have been granted to build up the Scheme as against 25 per cent stip- value not exceeding 30,000 crore to comparable records began in 1980. traction. POST NEWS NETWORK Group is one of the largest portfolio. At the end of six months, ulated earlier. be extended by the amount required The previous worst contraction Japanese economic growth was suppliers of EV charging i.e. by November 19, 2020, the port- "It is expected that the above as per requirement. was in 2009, during the global fi- flat in July-September. Growth was Bhubaneswar, August 17: In the stations in India. Okaya has folio shall be crystallised based on modification will provide greater Under PCGS 2.0, PSBs have ap- nancial crisis of 2008-2009. minimal the quarter before that. backdrop of ongoing COVID-19 deployed more than 500 actual amount disbursed, for the flexibility to PSBs in purchasing proved purchase of bonds/CPs The world's third largest economy For the April-June period, Japan''s pandemic that has caused eco- chargers across the country. Guarantee to come into effect," a fi- bonds/CPs under PCGS 2.0," it said. rated AA/AA- issued by 28 enti- was already ailing when the virus exports dropped at a whopping an- nomic activity to remain standstill nance ministry statement said. As part of `20.97 lakh crore ties and bonds/CPs rated below outbreak struck late last year. The nual rate of 56%, while private with declining livelihood oppor- At the portfolio level, AA and 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan', AA- issued by 62 entities, amount- fallout has since gradually worsened consumption dipped at an annual tunities. In such crisis, the ex- AA- investment sub-portfolio under announced by the government, ing to `21,262 crore overall. both in COVID-19 cases and social rate of nearly 29%. perts expressed that mining sec- Agribazaar to tor could be the key to utilising treble headcount India’s phenomenal demographic dividend and also key contributors Mumbai: Amid rising BIZ BUZZ to the GDP. retrenchments and salary cuts CREDAI hails new ODA Rules According to sources available driven by the pandemic across SpiceJet to induct Airbus A340 cargo aircraft from Federation of Indian Mineral sectors, agritech platform POST NEWS NETWORK are a breakthrough announce- Industries (FIMI) and Indian Agribazaar is more than Mumbai: SpiceJet Monday said it will soon induct its trebling its headcount as it first Airbus A340 cargo aircraft in its freighters fleet. ment beneficial to the entire real Bureau of Mines (IBM), Ministry plans to double geographical The induction of the first wide-body freighter will Bhubaneswar, August 17: The estate sector. of Mines, Govt of India, Odisha has footprint, a top company help the airline to primarily operate cargo flights on real estate bodies Real Estate This rule will be an economic the lion’s share of the country’s nat- official has said. The agri-tech long-haul routes including to destinations in Europe, Developers’ Association of India catalyst post lockdown. The rules ural resources accounting for 25% platform currently employs CIS and African region, SpiceJet said. With the latest (CREDAI), Odisha and CREDAI made are transparent and RERA of coal reserves and over 50% of just 150 and it is aiming to add induction, SpiceJet will have a dedicated fleet of nine freighter aircraft consisting of Bhubaneswar Monday welcomed compliant. These rules will bene- bauxite reserves. Also, an exten- 350 more this fiscal, and will five Boeing 737s, three Bombardier Q-400s and one Airbus A340. "The induction of state government’s new construc- fit the entire sector.” sive coastline provides the state a be expanding its geographical our first wide-body cargo aircraft will be a huge game changer in our journey as the tion rules and expected that it will Pattnaik said that the body has direct gateway to the global trade coverage to 75 cities from 32 country’s largest cargo operator," SpiceJet Chairman and MD Ajay Singh said. draw more investments in real es- discussed Chairman of ORERA market. The Indian aluminium now, Agribazaar co-founder tate sector. on different issues being faced by industry invested over Rs. 1.4 lakh and chief executive Amith General Secretary of CREDAI the real estate sector and submit- crore in Odisha to make it the alu- Agarwal said. Gadkari lays foundation stone for 13 highway projects Bhubaneswar Umesh Pattnaik said to GDP growth.” ted an application regarding the minium capital of the nation. “We welcome the steps undertaken The newly formed rules say delay in processing for registra- According to sources, with baux- New Delhi: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari Monday laid the foundation stones of ` by the Govt. of Odisha in intro- that the building having up to tion of the projects, software is- ite reserves of 2 billion tons, 3,000-crore highway projects in Manipur and said the government will soon take up ducing some major reforms in plan- eight dwelling units constructed sues in online application and com- Odisha-based industries have to Renault launches additional projects worth `16,023 crore in the ning and building rules for con- in one block not to be considered pliance issues. meet their bauxite requirements SUV Duster state. Laying the foundation stone of the 13 highway projects and inaugurating a road safety struction of houses and as apartment buildings. Also, The CREDAI chairman decided from imports, rendering them eco- New Delhi: Automaker project in a virtual ceremony, the road transport, multi-storied apartments in the charges for Purchasable FAR re- to streamline the process by al- nomically unviable and globally un- Renault India Monday said it highways and MSME minister promised to also state with the approval of Odisha duced to 25% of the benchmark lowing the acceptance of offline competitive. has launched SUV Duster with expedite the ongoing `2,250-crore highway Development Authority’s (ODA) value of land. There other new application till the software issue Odisha has the potential for all new 1.3 litre turbo engine, works in the state and termed it as his "priori- (Planning & Building Standards) rules that brought transparency resolved. Fresh application will be multi-fold growth in bauxite pro- priced between `10.49 lakh ty". The virtual ceremony was attended by Rules, 2020. The changes in the in real estate industry and will considered with the submission of duction from current 12-13 mil- and `13.59 lakh. The 1.3 litre Minister of State for the Development of North Eastern Region Jitendra Singh, rules and regulations definitely help to boost the sector. the hardcopies of the document lion tons to over 50 MTPA of baux- turbo version comes in three Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways VK Singh, Manipur CM N Biren will attract more investments in CREDAI Odisha Chairman DS for those, who have already applied ite and meet India’s domestic manual trims priced at `10.49 Singh and Manipur cabinet ministers, among others. real estate sector and give a boost Tripathy said that new ODA rules online earlier. bauxite requirement. lakh, 11.39 lakh and `11.99 lakh, respectively, while the CVT (automatic) variants are tagged at `12.99 lakh and `13.59 lakh. The company said FOUR LESSONS THAT PANDEMIC TAUGHT US it will also continue to offer the SUV have been associated with the states of Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, 3. 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k k y y m m c SEVILLA STUN MAN UTD PRESS TRUST OF INDIA curity concerns following the ter- England players had participated c rorist attack on the Sri Lankan in the Pakistan Super League and Southampton, August 17: Former team in 2009. However, England are Akram hoped that it will help to ad- pace great Wasim Akram said scheduled to tour Pakistan in 2022 dress their security concerns. England owe Azhar Ali and his to play three Tests and five ODIs. “The English players were there team for coming to the UK amid “You boys owe Pakistan cricket, for the Pakistan Super League in our the coronavirus pandemic and they and the country, a lot, with the boys team, Karachi Kings – Alex Hales need to return the favour with a coming over here. They’ve been and Chris Jordan. They loved it, tour of Pakistan in 2022. here almost two and half months they enjoyed it, they got looked The West Indies and Pakistan in the bio-secure environment,” after beautifully, so the PSL is a had decided to tour England for Wasim told ‘Sky Sports Cricket’. step in the right direction," the 54- Test series amid the global health “So if everything goes well, year-old former pacer said. crisis, saving the country’s cricket England should tour Pakistan. I Earlier this month, England board (ECB) huge financial loss. promise you they’ll get looked after coach Chris Silverwood had said he England have not travelled to on and off the field there and every would have ‘no problem’ leading a Pakistan since the 2005-06 due to se- game will be a packed house.” tour to Pakistan. Ronnie wins Man City to honour Boxer Sarita sixth World tests positive Snooker title Silva with a statue for COVID-19 ownership, starting with the FA INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE ASSOCIATED PRESS Cup in 2011. Luuk de Jong wheels away in celebration City said a statue of Silva has New Delhi, August 17: Indian after scoring the winner for Sevilla against Washington, August 17: Ronnie been commissioned and will be boxer L Sarita Devi and her hus- Manchester United, Sunday O’Sullivan became World Snooker unveiled in 2021, along with one band Thoiba Singh have tested Champion for the sixth time at of former captain Vincent Kompany. positive for coronavirus. ASSOCIATED PRESS time, before De Jong won it. todian Bounou, who had saved a the age of 44 by beating fellow A training field will also be dedi- In an interview with this agency, With the game at 1-1 and heading spot-kick from Wolverhampton’s Englishman Kyren Wilson 18-8 in cated to Silva at City’s practice facility. Sarita’s husband Thoiba said, Cologne, August 17: Manchester for extra time, Sevilla substitute Raul Jimenez in the previous round. the final. O’Sullivan moved to City said it will immortalise “David’s “Sarita and me were tested COVID- United made it an unwanted hat De Jong made the breakthrough Sevilla restored parity 17 minutes within one of the all-time record remarkable contribution to the 6-1 de- 19 positive today. We will go to the trick of semifinal defeats this sea- in the 78th minute. A cross by Jesus later with a lightning team move of world titles, held by Stephen feat of archrivals (Manchester) COVID centre now, since home son after losing 2-1 in the Europa Navas fell kindly for the tall Dutch which exposed both of United's Hendry, and tied the number won United in 2011,” during which he quarantine is not allowed here. League to Sevilla. After losing in the forward to score his first European full-backs. Lucas Ocampos’ pass by Steve Davis and Ray Reardon. scored and set up Edin Dzeko with Till this very moment there are no last four of the FA Cup and EFL Cup, goal of the season from close range. put attacking left-back Sergio O’Sullivan a superb volleyed assist. COVID symp- United failed to convert a string of United had taken the lead in the Reguilon, on loan from Real Madrid, had a tough “David Silva is a transforma- toms to us.” chances before Luuk de Jong scored ninth minute with yet another in space to send a perfectly calcu- run to the final, tional player," City chairman “I have in- the winning goal for Europa League penalty in a season packed with lated low cross for onrushing for- beating Khaldoon Al Mubarak said, “a formed all the experts Sevilla. them. Diego Carlos tangled with ward Suso to knock into the net Chinese star ASSOCIATED PRESS quiet leader who has acted quietly people who The Spanish club have won all Marcus Rashford as the United for- on the right flank. Ding Junhui in and deliberately and inspired every- came in con- five of the finals they have reached ward had his shot saved, and then That goal jolted United back into the second Manchester, August 17: one around him, from the youngest tact with us in in Europe’s second-level cup com- Bruno Fernandes stepped up to send life. Anthony Martial curled a prom- round, former Manchester City will recognize academy player to his senior team- the last one petition. Sevilla have the chance to the penalty into the top-left corner. ising shot over the bar before World Champion Mark Williams David Silva’s 10-year career at the mates over the past 10 years. week, to isolate themselves im- win a record-extending sixth title United have been awarded 22 Bounou was forced to parry pow- in the quarterfinals, and then three- club by building a statue in honor “He has put a stamp on the team, mediately and get tested,” he added. Friday in Cologne when their op- spot-kicks in all competitions this erful shots from outside the box time winner Mark Selby in the of the Spanish playmaker at the on this club, its history and even the The National Boxing Camp is on position will be either Inter Milan or season, more than any other club by Rashford and Fernandes. semifinals that went to a decider. Etihad Stadium. Premier League as a whole. In doing at Patiala but Sarita is not part of Shakhtar Donetsk, who play Monday. in the five biggest European United started the second half in Regarded as the most talented Silva, who is widely regarded so he has been instrumental to the it. At present, she is training at her United will look to the new English leagues. Since Fernandes arrived similarly exuberant style, with player ever, O’Sullivan — a right- as one of City’s greatest ever play- beautiful football philosophy you see home in Manipur. Premier League season next month at the club in January, he’s scored Bounou forced to save from Martial hander who is also comfortable ers, played his last game for the today. He was the start of it.” The Sports Authority of India after a marathon coronavirus-ex- eight from the spot. and other efforts blocked by an in- playing left-handed — won the English team in the 1-3 loss to Lyon Silva joined from Valencia after (SAI) Monday confirmed that all six tended campaign which saw de- Fernandes put a hop back into his creasingly desperate Sevilla defense. world title in 2001, ’04, ’08, ’12 and in the Champions League quar- winning the World Cup with Spain hockey players, including captain fender Harry Maguire play 55 games. run-up after omitting it for the extra- After seeing those chances stopped, ’13. He now has 37 career rank- terfinals Saturday. in 2010 and made 436 appearances Manpreet Singh, will be discharged Sevilla goalkeeper Yassine Bounou time penalty which decided the United lost some of its intensity, al- ing titles, a record, and is the only He is the only player to have for City, winning four Premier from the SS Sparsh Multi-Speciality kept his team in the semifinal at 1- quarterfinal against Copenhagen. lowing Sevilla to get back in the player to make more than 1,000 been at the club for all of the tro- League titles, two FA Cups and five Hospital in Bangalore after hav- 1 with crucial saves either side of half- It was enough to beat Sevilla cus- game and score the winning goal. competitive centuries. phies won under their Abu Dhabi English League Cups. ing tested negative for COVID-19. 7 MSD DECISIONS NO ONE SAW COMING GIVING BALL TO SEHWAG AND UTHAPPA IN Yuvraj. No one was aware of the reason until his biopic – rest is history. Rohit now holds two major records – MAGICAL BOWL-OUT: Despite having frontline bowlers like ‘MS Dhoni: The Untold Story’ released. It was shown in three double centuries in ODI cricket and the highest Agarkar, Pathan, Sreesanth and RP Singh, Dhoni the movie that because of off-spinner Muralitharan individual score in ODIs (264 vs Sri Lanka) – which chose Harbhajan, coming into attack and there was already a left-hander are very unlikely to be broken any time soon. Sehwag and – Gambhir – was at the crease, another left-hander join- Uthappa to bowl ing him might had given the opposition an edge. That’s BID ADIEU TO TESTS MIDWAY TO A SERIES: After losing the first three why, Dhoni decided to come in ahead of Yuvraj. The rest the Test series in Australia he abruptly quit the captain- attempts in the is history and his last ball winning six has almost cy and retired from Test cricket. There was criticism for bowl-out in the become a Dhoni trademark. leaving the team mid-way through the journey. It was 2007 T20 World Cup’s the end of the Boxing Day Test following a draw in tied group match against KEEPING FAITH IN ISHANT: In the 2013 Champions Melbourne, Dhoni went through the paces of post- Pakistan which unexpected- Trophy rain-curtailed final, England were needed 28 match press duties and still no one had any idea as he ly went in favour of the Indians. runs off the last three overs, while chasing 130 in 20 reacted as usual. Dhoni did say anything at the press overs. To everyone’s utter shock and dismay, Dhoni conference or at the presentation ceremony and the MSD GIVING THE TITLE-DECIDING LAST OVER TO threw the ball to Ishant, despite the pacer carrying a ‘announcement’ was made later through a BCCI press JOGINDER SHARMA: In the 2007 World Cup final, figure of 0/28 in his first three overs, and that proved release. Pakistan were required 13 runs off the last over to to be the turning point as he took two wickets – well- win the tournament. With the regular pacers – RP set Morgan and Bopara – to sink England. With the TAKING A GLOVE OFF: In a group match of 2016 World Singh, Sreesanth and Pathan – already finished their title, he became the only captain to lift all three T20, India were almost on the verge of being knocked quota of four overs, Dhoni went for Sharma, despite major ICC trophies – T20 World Cup (2007), 50-over out of the tournament with Bangladesh requiring just MOMENTS two runs off three balls. Mushfiqur Rahim already having an over left of Harbhajan. Despite conceding World Cup (2011) and Champions Trophy. Out of action since 2019 World seven runs in the first two balls to well-set Misbah- smashed the previous two deliveries to the boundary ul-Haq, a miscalculated shot from the Pakistani MAKING ROHIT AN OPENER: From 2007 to 2012 Rohit and only a miracle could save India. However, Cup semifinal, MS Dhoni, out handed over the title to India. played 86 ODIs with a mediocre batting average of against the run of play, Pandya dismissed Rahim and 30.4 and a mediocre strike-rate of 77.9. By then, he Mahmudullah in consecutive balls with Shuvagata of nowhere, announced his PROMOTING HIMSELF UP THE BATTING ORDER: In the had just one century against a top eight team. Two Hom requiring to score two runs off the last delivery. retirement from international 2011 World Cup final against Sri Lanka, when India lost questions were asked – ‘Why was Dhoni persisting Dhoni decided to remove one of his gloves before the the wicket of Kohli and being reduced to 114/3, to with him & why wasn’t he being retired immediate- last ball. Hom missed the ball which went straight to cricket. Orissa POST looks at everyone’s surprise Dhoni walked in ahead of in-form ly?’ Then Dhoni made him open the innings and the the keeper. And the rest is history. some of his crucial decisions he made during his career, that BEST IN DRS BUSINESS LIKE BEGINNING influenced many uring an Asia Cup 2018 match against Pakistan, Chahal trapped opener Imam-ul-Haq D in front, yet the umpire refused to give him out. Dhoni instantly insisted to the then LIKE END captain Rohit for a review, to which he readily agreed. The umpire reversed the decision since the ball was crashing into the stumps n an ODI against England at Headingley in 2018, Moeen Ali stunned Dhoni with a rip- I per of a ball for an LBW appeal to which the umpire agreed. However, Dhoni was quick to go for the DRS. He calculated quickly that the ball bounced high enough to miss the stumps by a huge margin, even though the other two parameters were spot on. As a result, the decision was overturned n an ODI against England in 2017, Dhoni had reviewed when it came to a catch I taken off a Hardik Pandya delivery against Eoin Morgan. The moment the keeper called for a review, skipper Kohli agreed to take it upstairs. The catch was proven to be clean, making Dhoni’s judgement accurate once again n the Cuttack ODI in the same series, Yuvraj Singh was I given out caught behind. Everyone on the field, including Yuvraj, believed that he was out but Dhoni called for a review Dhoni’s run out in the 2019 WC last at the non-striker’s end. It turned out that the ball bounced slightly 4 tie against NZ (his final int’l game); on the ground before keeper Jos Buttler caught it, which had to make the (inset) his run out in his first int’l third umpire reverse the decision in Yuvraj’s favour game (against Bangladesh in 2004)

VIRAT KOHLI: He knows exactly what he was told that when we were playing the 2003 NEXT ON THE ANVIL wants to do in the middle. He is always calm World Cup final he was still a ticket collector ‘Chacha Chicago’ follows Dhoni’s footsteps and composed. He allows himself to make with Indian Railways. Unbelievable! NEW DELHI: Enquiring about importing a rifle, he once those tough decisions on the field. For me, he sent a mail at around 2 am, got it delivered at his Ranchi PRESS TRUST OF INDIA I don’t see myself travelling for but Dhoni arranged it for the 65- will always be my captain ISHANT SHARMA: If captains like Mahi bhai home, went to the range and did what he does in any- cricket again with him not being year-old, enough for him to ‘un- (Dhoni) tell you that you have to jump from the thing he tries his hand at. MS Dhoni hit the bull’s eye, New Delhi, August 17: In Karachi- around. I loved him and he loved conditionally love’ the World Cup- SACHIN TENDULKAR: He is the best captain I 24th floor, you would readily do that without fuelling an interest that would see him visit innumerable born Mohammad Bashir Bozai’s me back,” Bashir told this agency winning captain for life. have played under. He is very sharp and thinking even once. Mahi bhai helped me a shooting ranges in the country over the next few years vow to give up watching India- from Chicago, where he runs a But which is his most cherished always alert. He always tried to be a step great deal to cope with the disappointment and display his skills in the sport. The Walther rifle Pakistan play at ICC events, obses- restaurant. memory as a lifelong Dhoni fan? ahead of the opposition imported by Dhoni is the same model which another SUNIL GAVASKAR: When I die the last thing I sive fandom follows MS Dhoni into “All great players have to call time “This particular incident during champion sportsperson, Abhinav Bindra, had used to win RAVI SHASTRI: When you compare the icons want to see is the six that Dhoni hit in the retirement, adding to things like one day but his retiring makes me the 2015 World Cup I can never for- a historic individual gold medal at the Olympics. Dhoni, of the game, you have Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil 2011 World Cup final who is now also a life member of National Rifle jersey number and disciples such as sad and brings back a lot of pre- get. I was there for a game in Sydney Dev, Sachin Tendulkar and Dhoni in the same Association of India (NRAI), was bracing up for what Suresh Raina. cious memories. He deserved a grand and was sitting in the sun, it was ex- bracket. GARY KIRSTEN: I would go to war with Dhoni would culminate into his second World Cup title triumph. Travelling the world to watch the send-off but again he is beyond tremely hot. Suresh Raina came y by my side SOURAV GANGULY: I had over the years The model that he owns is LG300XT Walther Carbontec. arch-rivals in action doesn’t make that,” he added. from nowhere and gave me sun-

STEVE WAUGH: If I am supposed to select a sense anymore to Bashir, aka ‘Chacha The unspoken bond between glasses. He said ‘it is from Dhoni

k k y y m m c constantly looked out for players who remain Recently, during an interaction with cricketer Suresh c steady under pressure and possess the team, Sachin will be the opener and Dhoni Raina, who retired along with Dhoni, shooter Chicago’, who endured abuses from Bashir and Dhoni blossomed after bhai not me’. I smiled back at him.” capability to change the course of the match. would be my captain Manavaditya Singh Rathore, who is the son of Olympic Pakistani fans while cheering for the 2011 World Cup semifinal be- Such was his loyalty to Dhoni MS Dhoni, who came to my notice in 2004, ADAM GILCHRIST: I will pay to watch MS silver-medallist Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, revealed Dhoni. The well-known chacha, in- tween the two countries. that Bashir would openly cheer was a natural progression of this thought. I Dhoni. He’s not the next Gilchrist, he is the that Dhoni is a pro when it comes to shooting as well. So stead, plans to visit Ranchi to meet A ticket for the arguably the for India and for that, he, at times, wish I’d Dhoni in my 2003 World Cup team. I shooting is a definite option for the cricket great. the man . biggest game of the tournament in had to endure abuses from

Memorable quotes for MSD Memorable first MS Dhoni “Dhoni has retired and so have I. Mohali was a precious commodity Pakistani fans.

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