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y k y cm BIG OCCASION DELHI’S COVID SURGE SELF-STYLED GURU JAILED Actor Priyanka Chopra is set to star with Covid is bound to worsen as a mix of pollution, A ‘self-help’ guru convicted of running a cult-like Grammy-winner Celine Dion in an overcrowding and winter is proving to be a organisation of sex slaves sentenced to 120 years in prison upcoming romantic drama LEISURE | P2 triple whammy TWO STATES | P7 INTERNATIONAL | P10 VOLUME 10, ISSUE 207 | www.orissapost.com BHUBANESWAR | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29 | 2020 12 PAGES | `4.00 IRREGULAR by MANJUL INTEREST WAIVER Monsoon bids adieu Outstanding as POST NEWS NETWORK of Feb 29 to be Bhubaneswar, Oct 28: The southwest reference point monsoon which arrived in the state FACT SHEET June 11 has completely withdrawn from AGENCIES the entire state Wednesday (October 28), the Bhubaneswar Meteorological Withdrawal of the south-west New Delhi, Oct 28: The loan out- Centre said. monsoon has been standing as of February 29 would “The southwest monsoon withdrew considerably delayed this be the reference amount for cal- from some parts of interior Odisha year, not seen since 2010 culating the differential interest Which pollster OLA winter session October 26 and it completely withdrew amount under the 'scheme for did you The state received 1302.9mm vote for? from entire Odisha and from entire the rain against LPA of 1251.2mm grant of ex gratia payment of dif- country today,” it said. (4 per cent excess) from June ference between compound in- by Dec 31: Speaker This year, the monsoon had hit Kerala, 1 to October 28 terest and simple interest' ac- June 1 and set in over Odisha June 11. cording to the FAQs released by the SHORT TAKES It covered entire Odisha by June 13. Total 12 low pressure systems Finance Ministry. POST NEWS NETWORK can start the session, the The state received a total of 1302.9mm formed out of which five The Reserve Bank Tuesday state government and rainfall against LPA rainfall of 1251.2mm consecutively formed in asked all lending institutions, in- Bhubaneswar, Oct 28: Governor can decide. No Int’l flights to remain (4 per cent excess) from June 1 to October August and three in October cluding non-banking financial Speaker Surjya Narayan decision has been taken on 28 (date of withdrawal of monsoon). companies, to ensure that the Patro Wednesday said the the date as of now. The ses- suspended till Nov 30 A total of 12 low pressure systems during July. The state had witnessed 35 five districts received excess (between scheme of waiver of interest on in- next session of the State sion will be conducted before New Delhi: The Centre formed over Bay Bengal from June to per cent deficit rainfall in July. 20 per cent and 60 per cent) and rest terest for loans up to `2 crore for Assembly is likely to be con- December 31. The COVID Wednesday extended the October 28 out of which five low pres- Similarly, the state received 40 per cent seven districts received normal rain- the six-month moratorium period ducted before December 31. outbreak is yet to be eradi- suspension of scheduled sure systems consecutively formed in excess and 32 per cent deficit rainfall in fall. is implemented by November 5, as “The Assembly session cated in the country as well commercial international flight August and three in October. the months of August and September This year, the monsoon withdrawal decided by the government. is bound to cover 60 days in as in the state. So the same operations to and from India till In June, the state recorded 15 per cent respectively. Also in two days (August 26 has been considerably delayed after Last Friday, the government a year. In the third session, scrutiny we used in the last November 30. “This restriction excess rainfall. Many unfavourable & 27), a very high amount of rainfall 2010. In 2010, the southwest monsoon had had announced the scheme for the house sat for 13 days. It session would continue in shall not apply to international conditions like absence of adequate low (129.7mm) occurred in state which caused withdrawn from the entire state October grant of ex gratia payment of dif- sat for seven days in the the next session too,” all-cargo operations and flights pressure system over Bay of Bengal riverline floods in some areas. 28. The three consecutive low pressure ference between compound in- fourth session. Now, we need He said that the Assembly specifically approved by the (only one low pressure formed over Bay In October, the state recorded 69 per systems (one deep depression, one de- terest and simple interest for six to have 40 more days of the was now equipped with Directorate General of Civil Bengal from July 5 to July 7) and east- cent more than normal rainfall. Rainfall pression and one low pressure) formed months to borrowers in specified session. We have planned a video conferencing, Wi-Fi Aviation,” an official statement ern part of monsoon trough lay to north- over Odisha in October (till October 28) over Bay of Bengal in this month may loan accounts. The lenders were calendar for the conduction facilities to make the work- said Wednesday. “However, ern position than normal or close to has been 162.1m against the normal be one of the causes for the delay in asked to complete the exercise of of the 40 days of the ing paperless. “We will also international scheduled flights foothills of Himalayas in many days rainfall of 95.9 mm. Out of 30 districts, withdrawal of the southwest monsoon crediting the amount in the ac- Assembly,” he said. train our staff for paper- may be allowed on select routes by the competent authority on a resulted in deficient rainfall over Odisha 18 districts received large excess (60%), from Odisha, the Met department said. counts of borrowers by November 5. He said, “On when we less work,” he pointed out. case-to-case basis,” it added. After early success, MOTHERLY LOVE Misconduct: DU Amid drug rage, state boat ambulances set VC suspended to go places in state New Delhi: The Vice Chancellor forms panel to fight it MANISH KUMAR, OP of the University of Delhi was suspended on President Ram POST NEWS NETWORK Bhubaneswar, Oct 28: The health Nath Kovind's orders, the Union department is all set to expand education ministry said Wednesday, amid a major row Bhubaneswar, Oct 28: Even as the services of 108 boat ambu- over appointments that spawned the menace of drug addiction is lances in different cut-off areas to an ugly power tussle. The raging in the country, the state gov- boost delivery of health services education ministry had asked the ernment has formed a special com- in far-flung areas of the state. President to allow an inquiry mittee of officials to fight the Days after the services were against Yogesh Tyagi after a scourge in the state through several well received in two blocks of dispute over appointments to the interventions. wards increasing community par- Kendrapara, they will be rolled university last week. The department of Social ticipation and public cooperation. out in Koraput, Malkangiri and Security and Empowerment of It has been envisioned that the ban Kalahandi districts. Sabyasachi Persons with Disabilities (SSEPD) on sale of cigarettes within 100 Biswal, State-Head Ziqitza MARKET WATCH which deals with drug de-addic- metres of an educational institu- Healthcare, the firm which man- tion issues has formed an 18-mem- tion would be enforced by the panel. ages the services, said there are six INDEX VARIATION ber panel with people with varied Training programmes at dif- boat ambulances to serve people expertise such as drug de-addic- ferent levels would be organized to in cutoff areas. “We have two boat tion, policing, narcotics and others. increase awareness among peo- ambulances in Kendrapara, two in SENSEX 39922.46 599.64 SSEPD secretary Bhaskar Sarma ple. Social media could also be Malkangiri, one each in Koraput BOURSES NIFTY 11729.60 159.80 is the chairman of the committee roped in to boost the presence of and Kalahandi. Two are working while Director General of Police is such activities on the social media. in Kendrapara and works on oth- `0.22 DOLLAR 74.08 a member of the panel. Other mem- The panel would visit institu- ers will begin soon,” he said. A jungle babbler feeds its birdlings near Soochana Bhawan in Bhubaneswar, Wednesday PIC: MAUSAM NANDA bers in the panel included tions, hospitals for assessment of These boat ambulances offer EURO 87.03 `0.25 CURRENCY Additional Chief Secretary from the preparedness and implementation life support systems like oxygen, GOLD `50,4171 `544 health department and represen- of the campaign. It has also been anti-snake venom drugs, saline, suc- tatives from the Narcotics Control planned to obtain information on tion machine, BP meter, stetho- SUPER CYCLONE ROUNDS OFF 21 YEARS TODAY SILVER `60,145 `2136 Bureau, education department, the availability and sale of drugs scope, stretchers, wheelchairs and BULLION women and child development de- and review the action taken on others. “There are villages on partment and other experts and such information. other side of the Gupti river where people working in the sector. “The committee will sit at least motorable roads are either not Natural defence against WEATHER The panel named ‘State Level once in two months to review the present or get submerged during BHUB CTK Nasha Mukt Bharat Campaign situation of Nasha Mukt Bharat monsoons. In some areas, the road Committee’ would work towards for- Campaign in Odisha and to for- takes longer to reach hospitals.