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VOLUME 10, ISSUE 122 | www.orissapost.com BHUBANESWAR | SUNDAY, AUGUST 2 | 2020 12 PAGES | `4.00 COVID TRAVELOGUE: FROM GUJ TO ODISHA About 10 lakh people from various states and countries returned to the state between March and July; 4 lakh from Gujarat alone

POST NEWS NETWORK in parallel. Majority of the 19A and 19B clades ANALYSING STRAINS were present in cases that migrated from Gujarat Bhubaneswar, August 1: Gujarat— from where state suggesting it to be one of the major initial nearly about 4 lakh people arrived to Odisha n Analysis of samples shows presence of all five points of disease transmission during month of during the lockdown period— is found to be re- reported clades (19A, 19B, 20A, 20B and 20C) March and April. sponsible for major Covid-19 transmission in of Covid-19 genome in patients of Odisha The director added phylogenetic analysis the state. showed that clades 20A and 20B evolved quite rap- n Clade 19B found to be much more prevalent This was revealed from a study conducted by idly in the Indian population and are major n 11 killed as crane Bhubaneswar based Regional Medical Research Majority of the 19A and 19B clades were present source of disease transmission in the country. Centre (RMRC) and Institute of Life Sciences (ILS) in cases that migrated from Gujarat state Whereas, 20C strain is rarely detected and ap- after analysing 225 viral genomes of Covid pos- peared to be less adapted or somehow contracted n Clades 20A and 20B evolve rapidly in Indian itive patients who had migrated from 13 Indian at early stages of infection. population and are major source of transmis- collapses on PSU states including Gujarat. sion in the country The analysis also revealed higher proportion About 10 lakh people from various states and of symptomatic patients with clades 20A, 20B and countries returned to the state in between 20C. The clade 20C was observed in Odisha and March and July. Of them, about 4 lakh were ing collected during March to July, 2020. Analysis However, clade 19B was found to be much not present in any other isolates included in premises in Vizag from Gujarat alone and most of them re- of samples showed the presence of all five reported more prevalent in analysed samples as com- 1000 genome analysis. From these results it is turned to Ganjam district, which has reported clades (19A, 19B, 20A, 20B and 20C) of Covid-19 pared to other genomes reported so far from obvious that Europe and Southeast Asia are highest 10,672 cases so far. genome in the patients of Odisha,” said RMRC India, she said. two major routes of disease transmission in Some workers were believed to be “We have analysed the samples for sequenc- director Sanghamitra Pati. The study showed evolution of 19A and 19B Odisha, she concluded. trapped under the collapsed crane since their phones were heard ringing from below the machine IRREGULAR by MANJUL Very heavy rain during the rescue operations Immunity-boosting Vit C to lash Odisha tabs selling like hot cakes from tomorrow The state has received 17 pc Despite new entrants in the market to cater deficit rainfall this monsoon to the demand, prices up by 3 times POST NEWS NETWORK New policy allows one to pick subjects from Bhubaneswar, August 1: The India Meteorological different streams. I guess it’s time you MANISH KUMAR, OP Department (IMD) Saturday said a fresh low acquire a few more degrees, sir! pressure area is likely to form over north Bay Bhubaneswar, August 1: The out- of Bengal around August 4. Under its impact, very Rescue operations underway at the mishap site in Visakhapatnam break of Covid-19 pandemic in the heavy rainfall will lash several parts of the state state has led to surge in demand for during the next four days. AGENCIES Vitamin C tablets owing to its im- “The southwest monsoon has become weak 3 lads booked in munity boosting qualities. in the state during past 15 days. A low pressure Visakhapatnam, August As the demand grows exponen- area is developing over north Bay of Bengal, which 1: At least 11 persons were During the trials, epic Twitter hack tially, chemist shops are running out will bring heavy rainfall in many places across reported killed and several officials were testing of ‘nutraceutical’ and other products. the state from tomorrow,” said Bhubaneswar Met others injured when a jetty the dead-weight AGENCIES It is found that several alterna- Centre director HR Biswas. crane collapsed Saturday at capacity of the crane tives or substitutes by some phar- So far, the the Hindustan Shipyard when its cabin portion San Francisco, August 1: The US maceutical companies have made Medical Store, Satya Vihar in the city. Nevertheless, doctors and pharma state has re- Limited premises. on the top and its base Department of Justice has charged inroads into the market but inter- Medically speaking, both Vitamin ceived 17 per According to eyewitness representatives claim that prices of portion separated and three young individuals includ- estingly, they have further pushed C and Zinc are considered as mi- life-saving and essential drugs have cent deficit accounts, the mishap oc- the crane collapsed ing one juvenile with hacking the prices up. A few companies cronutrients with immunity boost- not been tinkered with during this rainfall than curred between 11.30 am and Twitter last month that compro- have rebranded their products and ing capabilities. “Both the nutri- hour of crisis. normal rain 12 noon when officials were V VINAY CHAND| mised the accounts of 130 high-pro- upped the prices by three times ents are taken to boost immunity. “There could be some sporadic in this mon- testing the crane. At least COLLECTOR, VISAKHAPATNAM file celebrities, politicians and without even changing the combi- They are even recommended by reports of black-marketing but at soon season. 20 persons were working on were testing the dead- businesses. Accounts of former US nation. There are also some firms the ICMR for treatment of Covid pa- large we have not seen any rise in As many as 13 the spot when the crane weight capacity of the President Barack Obama, Joe which have changed the composi- tients. As they are nutraceutical, prices of drugs for most of the dis- districts have recorded deficit rainfall of 20 to 59 broke and fell on its side, crane when its cabin por- Biden, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Elon tion to cater to the high demanding they are easily bought over the eases. In fact, prices of cancer drugs per cent. The districts are—Puri (52 per cent crushing many workers. tion on the top and its base Musk, Apple and Uber are said to micronutrient. A close survey of counter without any prescription,” have come down due to the regu- deficit), Khurda (48%), Kendrapara (45%), Jajpur Of the 11 casualties re- portion separated and the have been compromised. some of the chemist shops in the said Dr Manoj Sahu, a gastroen- lation of the lifesaving drugs by (45%), Cuttack (42%), Balasore (40%), Sonepur ported so far, four persons crane collapsed.” The 19-year-old Mason Sheppard state capital revealed that some terologist from the city. the National Pharmaceuticals (37%), Jagatsinghpur (33%), Bhadrak (28%), are said to be regular em- While rescue efforts were (aka ‘Chaewon’) of the UK was new brands have also entered the He also said that prolonged and Pricing Authority (NPPA) in the Mayurbhanj (24%), Nayagarh (23%), Keonjhar ployees, while the remain- underway, some workers charged in a criminal complaint pharma market to sell their ver- excessive use of the drug should be past two years,” said Ajay Goenka, (22%) and Bolangir (20%). ing seven are contract staff. were believed to be trapped in the Northern District of sion of the nutraceutical. avoided. Dr Sahu highlighted that Treasurer, Utkal Chemist and Out of 61 days in the past two months, there District authorities under the collapsed crane California with conspiracy to com- “Earlier, there was hardly anyone while many countries do have Druggists Association, Cuttack. were 23 rainy days in June and 25 in July. The rushed to the spot and took since rescuers and by- mit wire fraud, conspiracy to com- buying Vitamin C tablets but now norms to regulate sales of nu- Dr Alakta Das, a gynecologist from state witnessed 48 rainy days. Puri district saw stock of the situation. standers could hear the mit money laundering, and the due to the surge in demand because traceuticals, India is yet to finalise the city also said that the prices of only 35 rainy days while it was 43 in Khurda dis- District Collector V ringing of mobile phones intentional access of a protected of Covid, we are seeing many cus- the norms. “The process had started drugs for hypertension and diabetes trict, 41 days in Jagatsinghpur, 31 in Kendrapara, Vinay Chand said: “The 70- under the collapsed crane. computer. tomers. Several new brands offering for regulation of norms, but Covid and other common co-morbidities 45 in Bhadrak and 46 in Sonepur. tonne capacity jetty crane Saturday’s incident is n the tablet and some with a combi- pandemic delayed it further,” he have not changed drastically. She Some coastal districts have recorded deficit was procured and com- the third major mishap in Of the three, the youngest of nation of Vitamin C and Zinc have said. With lesser regulations, sev- added that surgical and medical equip- rainfall and this low pressure will bring rain in missioned two years ago the port city since May this them is said to be the mastermind now entered the market and are eral pharmaceutical firms have ment like masks, sanitisers and gloves those areas, experts said, adding, the rainfall ac- and its full-fledged trials year, when a gas leak in n The trio broke into accounts of making good business,” said a rep- now chipped in to get dividends have seen a spike in prices with the tivity may also continue further. The monsoon were initiated this morning. LG Polymers had led to 12 130 Twitter accounts and duped resentative from Shree Krishna from the high demanding product. onset of Covid-19 in the state. will be there in the state till October 10. During the trials, officials deaths. followers of influential users to transfer more than $100,000 in Bitcoin accounts n The incident raises concerns Odisha records around Twitter tools and levels of employee access PPE kits revive single-use ‘plastic’ monster 1,602 Covid “Nima Fazeli, aka ‘Rolex’, 22, of Orlando, Florida, was charged in MICROBIAL FORCES TO DEFEAT HARD-FOUGHT VICTORIES THAT CURBED SINGLE-USE PLASTIC IN THE STATE cases in 24 hrs a criminal complaint in the Northern District of California AVIRAL MISHRA, OP of Nabarangpur June 26 after used POST NEWS NETWORK with aiding and abetting the in- PPE kits were found dumped on a tentional access of a protected Bhubaneswar, August 1: Odisha busy road, the report added. Bhubaneswar, August 1: Odisha computer,” the Department of was set to earn accolades as an eco- Furthermore, with the state gov- reported its highest single-day Justice said in a statement Friday. friendly state in the country after ernment’s priorities shifting from spike of 1,602 coronavirus cases in The third defendant is said to be it had snubbed plastic. The gov- battling plastic to battling Covid, sin- the last 24-hour cycle, taking the 17-year-old. “With exceptions that ernment, in a notification September gle-use plastics have resurfaced in state’s total to 33,479, the Health do not apply to this case, juvenile 30 last year, prohibited manufac- markets and shops. “Even though Department said Saturday. proceedings in federal court are ture, sale, trade, import, storage, a drop in demand for plastics has The death toll increased to 187 sealed to protect the identity of transportation and distribution of been observed due to closure of after 10 more fatalities were re- the juvenile,” said the statement. single-use plastics. restaurants, malls, poor enforce- n Coronavirus survives as long on ported from Ganjam, Khurda, Twitter has revealed that the mas- However, we are back to square ment has seen plastics and poly- plastic as it does on other surfaces Gajapati, and Sundargarh dis- sive hack that spread a cryptocur- one after the pandemic hit us. PPE thene re-emerge,” said Shubhendu such as stainless steel tricts. Corona hotspot Ganjam dis- rency scam by hijacking accounts of kits, armour against Covid-19, have Roy, an environmentalist. n Irresponsible dumping of PPE kits and trict has so far recorded 99 fatali- high-profile celebrities, politicians become a headache now as dispos- and discarded after use by the pub- dumped on streets. Their non-seg- As per sources, the state had other plastic-made Covid safety ties, followed by Khurda at 25. and businesses was a result of a ing them involves health risk apart lic are finding their way to water bod- regation from the daily waste could seized about 21,845 kg of plastic gears has exacerbated the situation Of the 1,602 new cases, 993 were phone spear phishing attack. from environmental concerns. ies. A study by environmentalists prove fatal! The pandemic might and collected fines of about `59.20 n Sanitation workers exposed to reported from quarantine centres PPE or Personal Protective and conservationists presented a get over but people will continue to lakh from 30 districts until January. infection threat as denizens don’t and 609 are local contacts. The Equipment which includes goggles, grave picture. The report said: If use protective gears. This (dump- The Bhubaneswar Municipal mind segregating daily waste from new cases have been detected in 29 WEATHER face shields, masks, gloves, cover- each citizen (state’s) uses a single- ing) will be an issue when state re- Corporation (BMC) too boasted seiz- plastic waste districts. Contact-tracing and fol- y alls or gowns are made of plastic. use face mask a day for a year, it opens its tourism industry,” said ing 5,100 kg of plastic with `13.26 low-up actions have been initi- BHUB CTK

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FORTUNE FORECAST ALIA TURNS CAT PAPARAZZO SRK’s Eid tip to fans MUMBAI: Shah Rukh Khan has MUMBAI: Actress Alia Bhatt is a big cat “When all else fails turn cat paparazzi,” a witty suggestion on the occasion lover, and she has surely turned into a she captioned the post. of Eid, in the time of social dis- ARIES cat paparazzo during the lockdown. Reacting to the post, celebrity lensman tancing. Believe it, life is good Alia took to Instagram Saturday and Manav Manglani quipped: “Nice click. Extending festive greetings on his sometimes; today is one posted a few pictures of her black cat, you can join my team.” verified Twitter account Saturday such day. Things will not Juniper, and white cat, Edward. Alia bought home Juniper last month. afternoon, the actor advised every- be hectic, even though “This girl duo just became a girl trio. one to give themselves a ‘self hug’ you remain occupied, both at work and Meet our new baby Juniper. Her on Eid, as customary hugging won’t in your personal life. With no troubles brewing, what more can you ask for? skills include biting, selfie- be possible this year owing to the Perhaps, Ganesha is trying to impart the taking and being generally Covid pandemic. crucial lesson of contentment. adorable,” Alia had “Eid Mubarak to everyone. May shared. this day and actually everyday TAURUS On the work front, bring peace happiness and health commented a fan. Alia will be seen in to all your loved ones. Everyone “What a beautiful pic! The sil- The three Es will rule Sadak 2, which is di- give yourself a self hug,” tweeted houette of a precious angel in B&W, your mood throughout the day: energy, exuber- rected by her father Shah Rukh Khan. the sight of innocence, wishing ance and excitement. Such enthusiasm Mahesh Bhatt. The The actor also shared a silhou- peace, happiness and health to all is always contagious and near and dear film is a sequel to his ette photo of his younger son like his sweet dad. ones will be charmed by it. Things will 1991 film of the same AbRam, stretching his palms May Life wrap you get better as the day progresses. Take a name, starring Pooja in prayer. with love and its break from work to relax and recharge if you feel weary, says Ganesha. Bhatt and Sanjay Dutt. Fans of the superstar best gifts. Tons Sadak 2 will release on wished him on the occa- of love,” wrote OTT platform. IANS sion. another fan. GEMINI “Love you #SRK,” IANS God helps those who help themselves. Maybe. But He definitely helps those who help others. Support your col- leagues and they will be grateful to you. Prachi to tie knot Aug 7 This way, even your bosses will notice your talents, if they haven't already. They will shower praise on you, and favours Mumbai: Actress Prachi Tehlan will get people for each function and too. An entirely enjoyable evening with married August 7 in New Delhi, and says made all the arrangements of your loved ones will serve as the icing on the cake, says Ganesha. every safety measure is being ensured masks and sanitisers at the at the celebrations. venue,” said Prachi. The actress, who was last seen in the The wedding will take CANCER Mammootty-starrer Mamangam, is get- place at a farmhouse in Delhi. You are likely to be in ting married to Delhi-based business- The Diya Aur Baati Hum good spirits throughout man and wildlife conservationist actress is a former captain of the day. With you brim- ming with confidence Rohit Saroha, whom she has been dat- the Indian Netball Team which and positive energy, others around you ing since 2012. represented the country in the will also feel upbeat. The entire day, you “We have kept the engagement and 2010 Commonwealth Games. will be looking forward to the evening, wedding on the same day -- engagement Under her captaincy, the so that you could spend some quality ceremony will be held in the morning Indian team won its first time with your loved ones. It will be worth the wait. while the latter will take place in the medal in 2011 South Asian evening. Accordingly, we have invited 50 Beach Games. IANS LEO With Lady Luck smiling down on you, today promises to be rather special, forecasts STATE’S FIRST EVER ONLINE THEATRE FEST KICKS OFF Ganesha. Expect to find favourable con- ditions and come out with flying colours in whatever task you undertake, espe- Eminent Odissi exponent Padma Vibhushan Sonal Maningh delivered the Foundation Day lecture of Nandanik on Abhinaya and Abhivyakti in dance cially if it happens to be something like an interview. Bask in the kudos and POST NEWS NETWORK Dheera Lalita and Manodharma, released on this occasion by Mrinal guages with two webinars will be appreciation at work, as your perform- Mansingh highlighted the contri- Chatterjee, Regional Director, IIMC, streamed through Nandanik’s social ance far exceeds the expectations of KORAPUT: In a maiden initiative, bution of Odia litterateur Sitakanta Dhenkanal. Chatterjee lauded the media page over the next two days, the management. the first ever online theatre festival Mohapatra, whose works she had theatre troupe for hosting a series of informed group’s secretary organised by Nandanik, a local the- adapted. She also reminisced her programmes in a remote area like Monideepa Gupta. VIRGO atre troupe, started Saturday here tutelage by Guru Kelucharan Koraput. Sourav Gupta, Director of Helping your col- in the district. Mohapatra. Eight plays in five Indian lan- Nandanik moderated the session. leagues will bring The three-day festival was inau- The third Asim Basu Memorial loads of good will. gurated by Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi, Award was conferred on Himanshu Your superiors will be Minister for Culture & Tourism, Ranjan Satapathy by actress superiorly happy with your work. Government of Odisha, Koraput Bhaswati Basu in virtual mode. Interaction with friends will be special. Revel in the company of your loved one, Lok Sabha MP Saptagiri Sankar The award, named after Asim Basu, says Ganesha. Ulaka, Odisha Sangeet Natak late theatre thespian of Odisha and Akademi secretary Prabodh Rath a joint venture by Nandanik and LIBRA and renowned theatre personality Sonal Mansingh explaining a concept of Indian performing arts Asim Basu Foundation is given Ananta Mohapatra. every year as a mark of encour- It's all about family Eminent Odissi exponent Padma Abhivyakti in Indian tradition of per- cepts of Indian classical perform- agement to young theatre artists today. In fact, the bigger the better since Vibhushan Sonal Mansingh, while forming arts. She also demonstrated ing arts traditions like Nataraj, of KBK region. Ganesha foresees it is delivering the Foundation Day lec- the use of body and psyche to express Lingaraj, Harihara, Chakshoosha An e-Book titled, Dhemsa Maro quite likely that both close and distant ture 2020 of Nandanik, elaborated the Bhavas and Rasas during a per- Yagna, Astapadi, Rasa Nispatti, Nona, on the activities of Nandanik relatives will fill your heart with glee the concepts of Abhinaya and formance. Dwelling upon other con- Shanta Rasa, Shatha Nayaka, in Koraput over last five years, was A scene from Bengali play Sujaner Golpo today. It might be some good news wor- thy of raising a toast to. However, you might be doubtful about getting along with your peers at work. SUDOKU SCORPIO PEANUTS post To solve the Sudoku puzzle, each row, CROSSWORD column and box must contain the numbers It is quite likely that you will have an outstanding 0 to 9 and the letters A to E. field day today, predicts Ganesha. At the workplace, you will pos- sibly feel that you are stuck in the rut doing regular activities day after day. In relationship matters, evening will be full of surprises and excitement for you, expects Ganesha. SAGITTARIUS Handicraft business is likely to draw your atten- tion. People around you will marvel at your com- mitment and dedication to work and family alike. Ganesha advises you to bite the apple of love and share some roman- tic moments with your spouse. CALVIN AND HOBBES CAPRICORN Not many know how stu- pendous is your wealth of wisdom; today will be a good day to make a display of it, says Ganesha. You will have SOLUTIONS your wits about you and will impress many with your show of intellect. In the social circuit, you will indulge in spread- ing the message of love while at work, your excellent managerial skills will ensure that everything is under control. AQUARIUS Today, you will speak and everyone else will listen! Your eloquence will bring BREVITY

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POST NEWS NETWORK LONG-DRAWN BATTLE Bhubaneswar, August 1: In a bid to further strengthen the health- THE TWO HOSPITALS WERE OPENED care system in Covid hotspot AT KANISHI AND PAEDIATRIC WARD OF Ganjam district, Chief Minister MKCG MEDICAL COLLEGE OF Naveen Patnaik Saturday inau- BERHAMPUR gurated two Covid care hospitals in Berhampur through video- THESE HOSPITALS WITH 150 BEDS AND conferencing. 24 ICU BEDS EACH WITH VENTILATORS The two hospitals were opened WILL PROVIDE CRITICAL CARE FOR at Kanishi and paediatric ward of PATIENTS FROM WITHIN THE MKCG Medical College of DISTRICT ITSELF Berhampur. These hospitals with 150 beds and 24 ICU beds each PATNAIK APPEALED TO EVERYONE TO AVOID STEPPING THE CM ASSURED THAT HIS GOVERNMENT WILL LEAVE with ventilators will provide crit- OUT IF IT IS NOT REQUIRED AND AVOID CROWDED NO STONE UNTURNED IN FIGHTING THIS PANDEMIC AND ical care for patients from within PLACES AND NOT TO ALLOW COMPLACENCY SAVING LIVES OF THE PEOPLE OF ODISHA the district itself, Naveen said. After Unlock 1, lakhs of Odia said that at least 85 per cent of of vaccine or treatment, the only turned in fighting this pandemic people living outside the state re- rural Ganjam is in green zone way to effectively fight this pan- and saving lives of the people of turned to Ganjam district, espe- and the recovery rate in Ganjam demic is by using mask, following Odisha. cially from Covid hotspot areas. is much higher than the national social distancing norms and other Among others, Assembly “Thanks to the dedication and average. Besides, there is a de- government regulations,” he Speaker Surya Narayan Patro, sacrifice of our Covid warriors, cline in the positivity rate. stated. He appealed to everyone Forest and Environment Minister cooperation and support from “The state government will put to avoid stepping out if it is not Bikram Keshari Arukha, local my beloved people of Ganjam, all out efforts to protect lives of required and avoid crowded places MP, MLAs, Chief Secretary Asit the district is fighting the pan- our citizens and fight this pan- and not to allow complacency. Tripathy and Development demic very well,” he said. demic. Recently, plasma therapy The CM assured that his gov- Commissioner Suresh Mohapatra The Chief Minister further was also started. In the absence ernment will leave no stone un- attended the videoconference. BJP slams govt for stopping OSTF Behavioural Several places in Bhubaneswar including Bapuji Nagar, Kalpana Square and Unit-1 market area witness heavy traffic as shops resumed businesses after the 14-day lockdown over Covid-19, Saturday OP PHOTOS POST NEWS NETWORK and official correspondence, talked change now about stopping the scheme for the Bhubaneswar, August 1: The people in the light of Covid-19 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) pandemic. a must: BMC Saturday hit out at the state gov- Several people from economi- ernment for stopping the Odisha cally weaker sections of the society POST NEWS NETWORK Youth’s body found under flyover State Treatment Fund (OSTF) meant were earlier able to undertake sev- for the poor. eral critical life-saving surgeries Bhubaneswar, August 1: The Party spokesperson Golak in private and other hospitals with Bhubaneswar Municipal POST NEWS NETWORK Sources in the police claimed that Mohapatra Saturday told the media the financial assistance provided by Corporation (BMC), Saturday, Panda might have committed that Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik n The BJP criticised the discontinuance the state government under OSTF. urged the traders’ bodies and Bhubaneswar, August 1: The suicide by jumping off the flyover and Health Minister Naba Kishore of OSTF meant for poor at Covid times The state government, however, citizens to bring in behavioural body of a youth was Saturday found However, cops failed to answer Das have backtracked on their own n Party spokesperson Golak claims that although it has stopped changes and adhere to Unlock-3 under the flyover at Fire Station promise of continuing the OSTF Mohapatra Saturday told the media OSTF aid, Biju Swasthya Kalyan guidelines issued by the state Square in Khandagiri police limits why he had removed his clothes scheme for the poor of Odisha. that Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Yojana will continue in the state. government to contain spread under mysterious circumstances. before his death He said, “The state government and Health Minister Naba Kishore Das Mohapatra, meanwhile, attacked of infection. The deceased was identified as should not have made such tall have backtracked on their own prom- the state government for not com- Rajesh Kumar Panda whose age is promises of serving the people in ise of continuing the OSTF scheme for ing on board with the Modi gov- believed to be around 25 years. He Sources in the police claimed why Panda removed his clothes be- need. Naveen Patnaik had promised the poor of Odisha ernment for the ambitious was a resident of Niali in Cuttack that he might have committed sui- fore his death. Many locals also that he would never stop the scheme Ayushman Bharat Yojana which, he and staying at Satya Nagar in cide by jumping off the flyover. He claimed that blood stains at the n meant to provide a handholding The state government, however, said, could have helped scores of peo- Kharavela Nagar area here. also fell on a tree there and subse- spot point towards dragging of the support to the poor during med- claims that although it has stopped ple during this health crisis. Soon after spotting the body, lo- quently slipped down under the body from near the tree to the place OSTF aid, Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana ical emergency.” BJD leader Debi Prasad Mishra Briefing the media after a meet- cals informed Khandagiri police flyover. Some others also claimed where the body was found. will continue in the state The BJP leader also added, “It was said, "There are other alternatives ing with the traders’ bodies, BMC who rushed to the spot and recov- that he might have fallen off the Moreover, except for the face said by the CM before elections. in place. The state government Commissioner Prem Chandra ered the body which was found bridge in an inebriated condition. there was no other injury or scratch What is the point of such a false The saffron party criticised the has now decentralised the Chief Chaudhary asked the shopkeepers without any clothes which were Police started investigating into mark on Panda’s body despite falling promise if you cannot keep it? discontinuance of the special treat- Minister’s Relief Fund (CMRF) not to entertain a customer if he recovered from near the spot. The the incident after sending the body on the tree. Police sources said au- Similar statements were also made ment fund to the poor at Covid which the District Collectors can or she doesn’t obey the rules such face had severe injuries and was re- to Capital Hospital for postmortem. topsy report will reveal the exact by the health minister in the times. This comes after the state gov- use for the people in need in their as social distance or wearing mask. portedly hit with a heavy object. However, cops failed to answer cause of the death. Assembly.” ernment, through a notification districts." “We also urge the citizens of Bhubaneswar to maintain social distancing and follow all Covid related guidelines. People should PRESERVATION PLAN avoid going to markets regularly. Haridaspur-Paradip line: ECoR for A behavioural change is a must in terms of shopping, and online purchase of essentials should be smooth trial run of goods trains prioritised. The danger still looms large and the only way of break- PNN/AGENCIES Work on the ing the spread of chain is avoid- ing physical touch and over- Bhubaneswar, August 1: The much-awaited crowding,” he added. East Coast Railway (ECoR), Haridaspur-Paradip Meanwhile, the market associ- Saturday, appealed to people to en- ation representatives have wel- able trial run of goods trains on the line, which also comed the decisions and meas- new Haridaspur-Paradip line as brings Kendrapara ures suggested by BMC to ensure it will make the tracks fit for op- strict compliance of Covid-19 erating passenger trains on the district on the guidelines in their respective areas. route in the near future. railway map, is They also talked about the issues The appeal by ECoR comes a day almost complete they are facing. “The meeting was after the trial run of a goods train really good and extremely im- was halted at Nuagaon in Kendrapara portant. We have told the shop- district as local people blocked the started July 31, the ECoR said in a into the future, the statement said. keepers to strictly follow the rules tracks for around two hours de- statement. “ECoR, therefore, appeals to you as advised by BMC today. We will manding immediate start of pas- “Trial run of goods trains is a pre- to enable these goods train trial implement ‘no masks, no goods’ senger train services on the route. step to culminate in running of runs so that the line can be made and ‘no social distancing, no goods’ The 82-km-long railway line con- passenger trains till the essential fit for running passenger trains in in our market,” said Gayadhara nects the mineral belt of the state safety works are completed and the near future,” it added. Swain, president of Unit – 1 Market with the port town of Paradip. passenger facilities are created,” Paradip-Haridaspur railway line Association. Work on the much-awaited it said. project was sanctioned in 1996 and He also urged the BMC officials Haridaspur-Paradip line, which Obstructing trial runs of goods its foundation stone was laid in to impose heavy penalty on some also brings Kendrapara district on train as happened Friday will push 1999. However, the completion of Carpenters dismantle Darpadalan chariot at the Lions’ Gate of Srimandir in Puri, Saturday. The temple administration unruly customers who never follow the railway map, is almost com- the whole process of making this the project was delayed by almost would preserve the three chariots of this year’s Rath Yatra at Srijagannath Ballav mutt OP PHOTO rules despite repeated warnings. plete and trial run of goods trains line fit for passenger trains farther two decades.

WhatsApp number to report violations Discarded plastic bottles put to best use by Rly man Bhubaneswar: Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) of Bhubaneswar Umashankar Dash POST NEWS NETWORK of the train windows. rose. They apart, there are also Saturday released a WhtasApp WASTE TO WEALTH There used to be hundreds of croton plants. According to number through his official twitter Puri, August 1: Anyone visiting bottles lying scattered near the Kamadev, “If the discarded ma- handle urging citizens to share the Siddhamahavir level crossing n It is quite unlikely of anyone to pass by level crossing, reflecting badly on terials can be reused suitably, they with the officials the details of any office here would be forgiven for the level crossing office without giving the level crossing office. “Then I would have a positive impact on the social distancing norm violation. mistaking the office as a nursery. the mini garden a thorough look started thinking about how these environment. As of now, not many Denizens can send videos or It is quite unlikely of any bottles could be put to the best trains are running due to the coro- photos of violation of social passersby to pass by the level cross- n From a distance, one can see hundreds possible use. And the idea of using navirus pandemic. So, I am getting distancing norms by individuals or ing office without giving it a thor- of plastic bottles with colourful flower them for growing flower plants much free time to focus on the at commercial complexes to the ough look. And if they are new to and foliage plants growing from them struck me,” he said. garden,” he added. Kamadev has police through the given number- the area, they can’t help them- either hanging or tied to the office grilles “I collected all the bottles. Cut also converted his PKRIT quar- 7440006709. They can also text the selves visiting the office premises some of them from the top end ters into a small garden by plant- details about the place and to have a look at the office deco- n The person responsible for all of this is and some others from the bottom. ing several varieties of flower and violators. Police will soon reach rated with beautifully arranged Kamadev Moharana, a resident of Then I filled them with soil, cow fruit saplings in the open space. the place and initiate action as per flower plants. Kamadev Moharana decorates the office of Siddhamahavir level crossing Astarang Badagola area and an dung and chips and finally planted He also has a penchant for writ-

rules. The DCP tweeted, “Fighting From a distance, one can see in Puri with plants OP PHOTO employee of the Indian Railways some saplings in them. I used ing poems. He has participated

k y m c Covid-19 is our joint responsibility. hundreds of plastic bottles with some pieces of iron wires to hang in many literary seminars and Please help us in ensuring colourful flower and foliage plants ble for all of this is Kamadev level crossing. well,” he reminisced. these bottles from the office grilles,” poetry recitation programmes. implementation of Govt guidelines growing from them either hanging Moharana, a resident of Astarang Kamadev says he has been a The idea of using used plastic he added. ‘Kabi’, ‘Chhai Saha Sabu Dina’ on social distance. Whatsapp or tied to the office grilles and Badagola area and an employee of nature lover since his childhood. bottles to plant trees struck him There are hanging and potted and ‘Coffee Bagicha’ are the three video/text/photos related to social aesthetically placed on the office the Indian Railways. He works as “My family members used to say when he saw passengers throw- plants of various varieties of flow- books penned by him and have distance violation to 7440006709.” premises. The person responsi- a gatekeeper at Siddhamahavir that trees planted by me grow ing single-use plastic bottles out ers like hibiscus, marigold and been published. P4 SUNDAY | AUGUST 2 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR downtown

Record spike in Covid-19 cases, toll mounts to 187 ECoR extends service of

k y m special train up to Aug 12 c POST NEWS NETWORK Cuttack records 43 Bhubaneswar, August 1: The state City tally up to 2,861; 126 new cases registered its highest single-day BHUBANESWAR: The have been shifted to dedicated fresh infection spike of 1,602 Covid-19 cases Bhubaneswar Municipal Covid hospitals. According to a Saturday pushing the state's tally to Corporation (BMC) Saturday said notification issued by the civic cases; tally at 949 33,479 Saturday and the toll rose to that 126 more people have tested pos- body, as of Saturday, 2,861 persons 187 with 10 more deaths, a health de- itive for Covid-19 in the city in past have tested positive for Covid-19 CUTTACK: The Cuttack Municipal partment official said. Apart from the 10 fatalities, an- 24 hours. While 77 of them are in Bhubaneswar out of which 1,566 Corporation (CMC) Saturday said The 10 fresh fatalities were re- other 30-year-old Covid-19 positive quarantine cases, remaining 49 have recovered. While there are that 43 more people have tested pos- ported from four districts. Ganjam male patient of Nayagarh district are local contact ones. Meanwhile, 1,276 active cases, 17 persons suc- itive for Covid-19 in the city in past reported the highest five deaths, died due to acute chronic kidney dis- 133 persons who earlier tested pos- cumbed to the disease. Meanwhile, 24 hours. While five of them were three in Khurda and one each in ease and septic shock. itive for the disease also recovered. Odisha registered its highest sin- reported from institutional quar- Gajapati and Sundergarh districts, With this, the number of Covid- "Further contact tracing is still gle-day spike of 1,602 Covid-19 antine centres, 27 were home quar- the official said. 19 positive patients succumbing to continuing. Primary contacts & cases, pushing the state's tally to antine cases and remaining 11 were Representative picture Ganjam district, which has other reasons has gone up to 38 in nearby houses are being quaran- 33,479, while the death toll rose to local contact ones. "Active surveil- emerged as Odisha's coronavirus the state, the official said. tined, sanitised and will be under 187 with 10 more fatalities. Of the lance, contact tracing, and saniti- hotspot, has so far accounted for Of the new cases, 993 people were active surveillance," BMC said. It new cases, 993 people were detected zation of the concerned areas are POST NEWS NETWORK 12, 2020 as per the following. 99 fatalities, followed by Khurda detected positive from quarantine further added that all positive cases positive from quarantine centres. underway," CMC said. According The Bhubaneswar-Bolangir- which reported 25 deaths, he said. centres, he said adding contact trac- to a notification issued by the civic Bhubaneswar, August 1: The Bhubaneswar special will leave ing and follow up action have body, as of Saturday, 949 persons ECoR has decided to extend the Bhubaneswar at 06: 30 am and from Op theatre of Puri DHH sealed after doc, nurse test +ve been initiated. have tested positive for Covid-19 service of Rourkela-Bhubaneswar- Balangir at 2:45 pm from August The districts reporting high num- in Cuttack out of which 478 have Rourkela Special Train up to August 1 to August 12, 2020 except for bers of fresh cases include Ganjam recovered. There are 461 active 12, 2020. This train will leave from Saturdays and Sundays (5 days a PURI: The operation theatre (OT) later advised them to go to any hos- (308), Khurda (285), Rayagada (164) cases and 10 persons have suc- Rourkela at 5:10 am and from week). Similarly, the Bhubaneswar- of Puri district headquarters hos- pital in Bhubaneswar or Cuttack. and Gajapati (108). Odisha now has cumbed to the disease. Meanwhile, Bhubaneswar at 2:10 pm from Koraput-Bhubaneswar special will pital (DHH) was sealed Saturday. The patients belonging to poor fam- 12,736 active cases, while 20,518 pa- Odisha registered its highest sin- August 3 to August 12, 2020 except run from Bhubaneswar at 6:30 pm Acting on the order of the chief ilies were seen to be the worst suf- tients have recovered from the con- gle-day spike of 1,602 Covid-19 for Saturdays and Sundays. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays district medical officer (CDMO), ferers. tagion so far, the department said. cases, pushing the state's tally to The train will stop at and from Koraput at 5:30 pm the DHH authorities have sealed Notably, the district reported 50 Saturday’s 1,602 new cases are 33,479, while the death toll rose to Rajagangpur, Bamara, Jharsuguda, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays the OT of gynaecology department new cases of Covid-19 Saturday. considered the highest ever single 187 with 10 more fatalities. Of the Rengali, Sambalpur City, Rairakhol, (3 days a week). The tickets will after a doctor, a staff nurse and an With this addition, the district’s day spike in the state so far as new cases, 993 people were detected Boinda, Angul, Talcher Road, be available at railway reservation ANM tested positive for coron- tally has swelled to 803. Of them, Odisha had reported 1,594 fresh positive from quarantine centres. Dhenkanal and Naraj Marthapur counters and also IRCTC website. avirus. The move is to stop the fur- while 421 patients are still under- positive cases July 23. between Rourkela and Other special trains running the spread of the virus. with their infants were seen wait- going treatment at Covid-19 hospi- Seven of the state’s 30 districts 4485 and Cuttack-2125 cases. The Bhubaneswar. from New Delhi to Bhubaneswar, The sudden decision of the DHH ing outside the facility, hoping for tals, 377 have so far been discharged presently have a caseload of more state Friday conducted 14,135 sam- Apart from this, services of other Bhubaneswar to Mumbai, authorities has left many patients resumption of the facility. from hospitals. The Covid-19 toll than 1,000. Ganjam tops the list ple tests taking the total corona two intra-state special trains have Bhubaneswar to Howrah will con- in a lurch. Many new mothers along However, the DHH authorities in the district remains at three. with 10,672 cases followed by Khurda- tests to 5,28,708, he said. also been extend to run up to August tinue to run as notified earlier. NH-53 proves GOD OF INTELLECT 2 rakhi outlets among bane of villagers three sealed in Cuttack POST NEWS NETWORK

POST NEWS NETWORK in Dargha Bazaar and Chowdhury Bhuban, August 1: A two-kilo- Bazaar areas in the city. meter stretch of National Highway- Cuttack, August 1: An enforce- The business establishments 53 that falls in ment team of Cuttack Municipal in the city witnessed heavy crowds Gadanrusinghaprasad village under Corporation (CMC) sealed three as soon as the state government Bhuban block in Dhenkanal district shops including two rakhi shops relaxed the lockdown restrictions has become a bane of villagers. and a rope godown here on charge for the first weekend in August. The stretch passes bang in the of violation of Covid-19 norms, These shops opened Saturday after middle of the village, dividing it Saturday. remaining closed during the 14-day into two parts. On one side, there The enforcement team with the lockdown. People were seen vio- are offices of Seva Samabaya help of Purighat police sealed two lating Covid-19 norms like social Samiti, a primary school, gram rakhi shops at Keuta Sahi and a distancing and wearing face masks. panchayat and RI office while on rope godown in the city allegedly People were unable to buy the other side, there are two high for assembling heavy crowds out- rakhis due to lockdown and with schools, one college, one health side their establishments in vio- one day left for the Raksha centre, a veterinary hospital and lation of Covid-19 norms, CMC Bandhan, all rakhi shops and electricity office. Deputy Commissioner Abinash dress stores witnessed large crowds This apart, labourers and em- Rout said. as soon the shops reopened, ployees working at over 15 mines in Similar raids were carried out Saturday. Sukinda area depend on this road, making it more crowded. Four-lan- ing work of the NH-53 is going on. At the same time, work on Talcher- Sukinda railway line is also un- derway. The villagers had requested the district administration to get an underpass or overbridge constructed to solve the traffic problem. They had also sought three drains for release of water from agricultural land, but to no avail. When asked, sub- collector Bishnuprasad Acharya said letters have been sent to both the railway department and NHAI in this regard. “Soon steps will People come out in large numbers for shopping in Silver City after lockdown be taken to solve the villagers’ restrictions were relaxed Saturday OP PHOTO problems,” he assured. Ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi, an artisan giving finishing touches to idols at Silpi Kumbhar Sahi in Cuttack, Saturday OP PHOTO

Dev to handle culture dept Bhubaneswar: Senior IAS officer Elusive rain adds to pandemic woes of farmers and tourism secretary Vishal Dev has been given additional DEBI MOHANTY what to do,” says Manguli. It’s not but also to avert excess of weeds. days though it’s safe to carry out the charge of Odia language, MONSOON DOES difficult to visualize the sense of Under irrigated paddy cultiva- process when the seedlings are literature and culture very year, Sanatana Bhoi, 60, uncertainty writ large on his face. tion, kharif crops depend on sup- around 30 days-old. “The younger department. Dev will take a landless share cropper in A VANISHING ACT Already pushed to the wall due plementary irrigation. With mon- the seedlings are transplanted, the charge of the department from EAnastamala, grows paddy on Already pushed to the wall due to the Covid 19, all that the farming soon already throwing its tantrums, better the vigour of the plants and August 5 as the five year one acre of land. The return, around to the Covid 19, all that the community hoped for was a decent delay in irrigation could well lead production,” said an agro expert. deputation period of present 15 bags of paddy (his share) en- monsoon. Left with no option, they to crop damage. Moreover, under Some amount of standing water culture secretary and IRS officer farming community hoped for sures Sanatan’s family of three, blame it on their own destiny. minor irrigation command, “scope in the paddy field after transplant- Manoranjan Panigrahy is ending was a decent monsoon. Left rice for the year. August 4. The state government with no option, they blame it on “Perhaps it’s happening because of getting water has little possibil- ing not only helps the plant to es- has relieved Panigrahy from his This year though, Santana is ap- their own destiny of our bad luck,” thought a farmer ity due to water level being at below tablish itself, it also suppresses duties in the state government prehensive of that luxury. With an and father of three school-going dead storage level (DSL)”, said a weeds’ growth. This year, lack of with effect from August 4. erratic monsoon causing insuffi- While as many as 23 districts of girls, Chandan Bhoi, 36 in Bagalpur. senior officer in the agriculture de- required amount of soil moisture cient rainfall, so far, Sanatana trans- Odisha have recorded a deficit While as many as 23 districts of partment. has put a question mark on the sur- planted paddy seedlings last week rainfall ranging from 20-57 Odisha have recorded a deficit rain- “Coupled with erratic rainfall, vivability of the seedlings. Section 144 clamped after watering the patch of land per cent in July, Khurda tops the fall ranging from 20-57 per cent in the high temperature experienced Monsoon’s whims have left the with the help of a kerosene run list with a rainfall deficit of July, Khurda tops the list with a this year could cause heat injury to farmers, small and big, high and dry. on twin-cities pump. He had to shell out Rs 800 for 57 per cent rainfall deficit of 57 per cent. The paddy plants and other field crops Already, beusaning has been de- this. However, he is unsure about district has received only 124.9 mm at younger stage,” the officer cau- layed. Though farmers at different Bhubaneswar: Twin City Police Monsoon’s whims have left the farmers, small and big, high and dry. the harvest. of rain this year against 287.3 mm tioned. According to experts, excess locations have irrigated their land Commissioner Sudhanshu Sarangi Already, beusaning has been delayed A few houses away, Harihar Das, in a normal monsoon. Puri and or deficit rainfall of 19 per cent is nor- Saturday said Section 144 of CrPC with pumps and carried out trans- has been imposed in 60, another marginal farmer, has The entire approximately 50 fam- away lives Manguli Bhoi (62) with Cuttack districts are closely behind mal in the cropping season. Apart plantation of seedlings, the next Bhubaneswar and Cuttack to spent Rs 4000 on water that he had ilies in Anastamala, a hamlet under his wife Kusuma in Bagalpur. Both with less rainfall of 56 and 51 per from coastal and central districts few weeks, experts say, are crucial enforce Covid-19 induced saved to visit his migrant worker son, Bagalpur village of Turintira pan- his young sons have died in acci- cent respectively. of Khurda, Puri, Cuttack, Nayagarh, and would determine the fate of lockdown. According to Sarangi, who hasn’t been able to return home chayat in Khurda district’s Balipatna dents, the younger, last year. Age and According to experts, July is the Dhenkanal, Jajpur, Balasore, harvest. prohibitory orders debar from Kozhikode in Kerala after block- a majority of them are sched- ailments, don’t allow the landless, most crucial month for paddy cul- Bhadrak, those in the northern part, “We are sitting with fingers movement of people and vehicles Covid 19 lockdown was announced uled castes- echo Harihar’s senti- Manguli or his wife to work on tivation (kharif) as up-rooting and Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj and crossed,” viewed Sukanta Pradhan, on roads for any kind of non- in March. Harihar, who has culti- ment. Some of them are landless, daily wages. The 10 bags of paddy transplanting of paddy seedlings are Sundargarh are the worst-hit with 54, a farmer in Nimapara block of essential work between 9 pm and vated two acres including his own the rest own smaller patches; all they earn from less than an acre of generally carried out in this month. a shortfall of over 40 per cent. Puri district. Lack of water has 5 am till August 31. “There is an .4 acre patch, is worried, too. fall into the category of small and land they cultivate is all that they “Major portion of water required Currently, the area under culti- forced Sukanta to reduce paddy urgent need to avoid danger to “Bad monsoon has thrown an marginal farmers. Primarily de- can hope for survival. for paddy cultivation is used in the vation of paddy, pulses, oil seeds cultivation from 7 to 4 acres. “If we human life, health or safety posed extra burden of expenses on our pendant on paddy (kharif), they Even, for others, who work as land preparation for transplanting and cotton is about 45 per cent in don’t receive normal rainfall in the by the spread of Covid-19 shoulders,” Harihar says, adding, grow mung (green gram) during casual, daily wagers during off time during the soil puddling phase. A Odisha. Both farmers and experts, next two-three weeks, we wouldn’t pandemic,” an order issued by “Even, water pumps are not rabi season. All of them are share in the vicinity, Covid 19 has cur- minimum level of water is essential say, the best period to transplant even have enough rice straw even

Police Commissionerate read. easily available.” croppers. A few hundred metres tailed such avenues. “We don’t know not only for the growth of the plants paddy seedling is between 14 and 21 for the cattle,” he added.

k y m c P5 SUNDAY | AUGUST 2 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR state

DROUGHT STALKS SONEPUR, JAJPUR POWER BOOST

k y m POST NEWS NETWORK DEFICIT RAINFALL Sadeipalli-Bolangir c Sonepur, August 1: July is over, but 9 mega lift irrigation most parts of Sonepur district, one of the major paddy producing dis- power line dedicated tricts in western Odisha, has recorded steep deficit rainfall till projects incomplete POST NEWS NETWORK The transmission line will date. Farmers started apprehend- ing a possible spectre of a drought JAJPUR: Farmers here stare at Bolangir, August 1: The power enable an additional 220 with the monsoon almost doing a massive crop loss with drought fear sector in western Odisha received KV power for Bolangir, vanishing act. looming large in the district due a major boost after the much- According to reports, farmlands to scant rainfall, a report said. awaited 220 KV line from Bolangir Bargarh, Subarnapur, have been left bone dry in many They are clueless as to how to (Sadeipali) sub-station to PGCIL Boudh, Kalahandi pockets under Sonepur, Trabha, manage livelihood in the event of na Bolangir substation was commis- Ullinda and Birmaharajpur blocks. imminent crop loss . A report from sioned Saturday. and Nuapada In other areas, farmlands are found the agriculture department said It is one of the major projects of cracked for want of rain while even as monsoon is nearing its end, the Orissa Power Transmission shared. Even during peak demand, paddy saplings have started drool- the district has received only Corporation Limited (OPTCL). both the lines can tolerate the load ing. Farmers are deeply worried 48.75mm rainfall. Reports said the The transmission line will enable and help in meeting the increasing how to face the situation when district has received only 171.09 an additional 220 KV power for demand of the command area. things are already in a mess owing mm rain by July end -- 51 per cent western Odisha districts of Bolangir, “We are also mulling further to Covid pandemic. less than the rainfall required. Bargarh, Subarnapur, Boudh, strengthening of the system in “If it does not rain in a day or two, f it does not rain in he district recorded a deficit rainfall of Kharif work here is dependent Kalahandi and Nuapada, said a re- western Odisha by laying two more the situation will worsen towards “Ia day or two, the T46.96 by July 30. In some areas, farmers on rainfall during June, July and have received only 244 mm and lease from OPTCL. lines i.e. from Balangir PG to situation will worsen drought. Farming activities have have been trying to keep the paddy sapling August. This has happened as nine 204.60 mm rain respectively dur- These regions faced power cuts due Kesinga and Sadeipali to Kesinga,” towards drought. been completely delayed. Paddy alive by pumping out water from creeks under-construction mega lift irri- ing this period. to overloading during peak hours and said Dr Saurabh Garg, Chairman, Farming activities have and rivers saplings and sprouts have dried at been completely gation projects are yet to become op- Environmentalist Aswini Kumar now have a dedicated alternative OPTCL. many places,” lamented some farm- delayed. Paddy saplings erational. The project works are Dhala and former sarpanch source for steady power supply. He also thanked all the team ers of Sonepur and Biramaharajpur and sprouts have dried s for the situation, district agriculture going on for the last nine years and Pushpakanta Nayak rejected the Apart from household con- members for delivering a high level blocks. at many places,” Aofficer, Prashant Kumar Satpathy, said, are yet to get completed. Reports said report, stating it to be manipulated. sumers, these being agrarian dis- of dedication for commissioning of The agriculture department has lamented some farmers “There was deficient rainfall in July. This nine mega lift irrigation projects are They said the administration is al- tricts, the additional line will help this line. The commissioning of set a target to produce paddy in of Sonepur and problem has arisen in non-irrigated being constructed in the rivers flow- legedly manipulating the rainfall re- in improving the voltage profile the 220KV line had been pending 1.235 lakh hectares in the district in Biramaharajpur blocks Sonepur and Birmaharajpur blocks.” ing through Barchana, Bari, port to divert the attention of peo- of agricultural feeders and allied due to some bottlenecks. After the this kharif season. Dharmasala, Jajpur and Rasulpur ple from industrial pollution. They industry feeders. The press note government and the district ad- With the state witnessing a deficit blocks to provide irrigation facili- warned they will challenge the rain- added that the 220 KV circuit will ministration intervened in the mat- of around 12% of rainfall, the sit- deficit rainfall, farmers rued. department should take immedi- ties to over 12,800 acres. fall report. be a parallel system to the existing ter, the power line was eventually uation is extremely severe in this The district recorded a deficit ate step to alleviate the situation.” Similarly, the condition of farm- They said the areas received rain- line. Thus the load would be easily commissioned. region. rainfall of 46.96 by July 30. As for the situation, district agri- ers in the riparian villages of fall between 7.6 mm and 34.4 mm for It is said Sonepur district re- In some areas, farmers have been culture officer, Prashant Kumar Brahmani, Kharasrota, Baitarani five to six days in July but no heavy ceived 31 per cent rainfall deficit till trying to keep the paddy sapling Satpathy, said, “There was deficient and Birupa rivers are no less acute rain (74.5-124.4mm) was witnessed date which is far less than its neigh- alive by pumping out water from rainfall in July. This problem has due to lack of irrigation facilities. during the period. They alleged bouring districts. creeks and rivers. arisen in non-irrigated Sonepur They have left everything to fate that many of the farmers in both the However, Tarabha block had re- In other areas, several hectares and Birmaharajpur blocks.” by cultivating. The farmers ap- areas were yet to start their culti- ceived a little more rainfall than of land have been left fallow. However, water was released prehend that they may face sprout vation due to lack of rain. the normal in June and July. Farmers said, “Covid has already from Hariharajora dam to some blight if rain does not occur within When contacted, Sarat Kumar In July, the district is supposed made our situation worse. Deficit parts of Ullunda and Birmajarajpur. next three to four days. Prusty, deputy director district agri- to receive an average of 373,82 mm rainfall has badly affected paddy cul- “If the district does not receive Industrial areas in the district culture department, confirmed the rainfall, but it was 198.28 mm. The tivation. Without rains, saving good rainfall within seven days, have been deprived of rain during development. He said he has sub- rainfall in July was most impor- paddy plants will be a difficult job. farmers will definitely suffer loss,” June and July. Two of the industrial mitted a report to the state gov- tant for farming, but there was In view of possible drought, the he admitted. areas Danagadi and Sukinda blocks ernment. FILE PHOTO Youth held for torture leading to POTABLE WATER Swachh Bharat goes for a toss suicide of minor girl POST NEWS NETWORK trine. It is insufficient to meet with the ever-rising prices of construc- POST NEWS NETWORK Khaira, August 1: Mathanuagaon tion materials,” local villagers village of Nandur panchayat under fumed. Dhenkanal, August 1: Police ar- Khaira block in Balasore district has “A signage put up at village ap- rested a person for inflicting phys- been declared ‘open defecation- proach roads read, ‘An open defe- ical and mental torture on a minor free’ (ODF), but its reality is com- cation-free Mathanuagaon village girl and in a way forcing her to com- pletely reverse, a report said. welcomes you’. Local villagers are mit suicide at a village under The Centre had set out to achieve committed to keeping our respec- Bhapur outpost of Sadar police open defecation-free (ODF) India by tive villages open defecation-free’. limits in Dhenkanal district Friday October 2, 2019 under the govern- A grim picture was revealed dur- Such meaningless signage are no evening. ment’s Swachh Bharat Mission. ing a recent drive in the block to less than a mockery,” villagers Dhenknal SP Anupama James However, several blocks in Balasore check progress of the ambitious namely Laxmana Behera, Pradeep informed the reporters about the district paint a completely differ- Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM). Samal, Bidyadhara Parida, arrest at a presser organised at ent picture. “Those having the facility prefer Lakshmikanta Mohanty, Parsuram Sadar police station. She also said Balasore rural water supply and defecating in open due to lack of pro- Mohanty and Upendra Parida ex- that Inspector General of Police sanitation (RWSS) declared the vil- vision for adequate water supply,” pressed. (North-Central Range) Narasingha lage as ODF July 22. Despite the said a villager requesting anonymity. The villagers said the latrine- Bhol had suspended former out- provision of toilets being made “This apart, the amount which building has become a money-mint- post officer SI Prashant Padhiary available to local villagers, most is being provided by the govern- ing sport for a few unscrupulous on charge of dereliction of duty. families do not have one. Asuria ment to build latrines is meagre. block officials as they work hand- ASI Padmanabha Sahu had earlier villagers in this block also have Central government provides `12,000 in-glove with the local contractors been suspended on the same the same fate. to a household for constructing a la- to make some extra bucks. ground. The accused has been identi- fied as Subash Muiduli alias Workers sinking a tube well at Baidyanath Chhak in Sambalpur OP PHOTO Suba (29). After the death of the rape-sur- 1-day spike: 92 cases in Dhenkanal vivor, her family members had lodged an FIR and following which Attack on cops: 2 docs among 8 held Sadar police had registered a case POST NEWS NETWORK spread of COVID-19 infection in under Section 306 of IPC (Case the days ahead, the district ad- No-290/20). In this connection, an POST NEWS NETWORK the orders of the same from the Dhenkanal, August 1: Dhenkanal ministration has imposed shut- unnatural death case (Case No- accused brothers. The assailants district Saturday reported 92 down on Pingua, 33/20) had earlier been registered. Kendrapara, August 1: Two doc- also snatched the journalist’s phone COVID-19 cases with Gandia block Dasamanapatana, Nihalaprasad, Raids were conducted at six to tors of a private hospital in and vandalised his motorcycle. alone registering a single-day Khandabandha, Sadangi pan- seven places of his relatives in Kendrapara district were arrested On being informed, Kendrapara spike of 84 cases. chayat areas under Gandia block Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and along with six others for allegedly Town Police reached the spot. Similarly, ward No-11 under limits till August 6, Dhenkanal Dhenkanal from Thursday night. attacking a journalist and police However, the cops also faced op- Bhuban notified area council district Collector Bhumesh Acting on a tip off that he was here. The prime accused have been position and were engaged in a (NAC) limits witnessed three, Dhenkanal district who had pre- Chandra Behera informed. hiding in Bodhiabereni jungle, identified as Debashis Sahu and scuffle with the accused. The ac- Surapratappur two, Derasingh viously gone to a private hospital Contact tracing and swab test- the police team gheraoed the jun- Sibashis Sahu. with people. cused allegedly hit the Police ASI. area under Sadar block one, at Cuttack for his routine health ing activities have been acceler- gle and arrested him. Subash Reportedly, all the eight accused Spotting the same, the accused Later, acting on the directions Balyamba one and Kunjakanta checkup has tested positive for ated in these panchayats follow- then confessed to his crime. have been forwarded to court. duo approached the journalist and of the District Collector, police ar- under Dhenkanal civic limits one COVID-19. However, Gandia block ing the spike in cases. All health, The SP also said that the ac- According to available informa- allegedly quizzed him before mis- rested eight people including the two COVID-19 cases Friday, respec- which borders Jajpur has come out Anganwadi and Asha workers cused has another rape and mur- tion, a journalist reportedly captured behaving with him. Later, the doctors late Friday night. The ac- tively. as a hotspot in the district. here have been engaged for the pur- derous attack case (Case No-206/14) a picture of the hospital while the staffers of the hospital started as- cused will be forwarded to court One more patient belonging to In order to prevent a probable pose. pending against him. private hospital was overcrowded saulting him after they received Saturday, sources said. Two people die in Ganjam Lack of PE kits: Docs, staff blamed for death Swajaldhara a dream for Rayagada villages GANJAM: In yet another case of According to their allegation, alleged medical negligence, a Nahana had tested positive for the BERHAMPUR: In yet another case TRIBAL PEOPLE OF 10 VILLAGES CONSUME PIT WATER EVEN DURING THE MONSOON young businessman of Ganjam deadly virus a week ago. He was of medical negligence in Ganjam who tested Covid positive died immediately shifted to Tata district, a patient died Friday POST NEWS NETWORK while undergoing treatment at COVID hospital. Realising that allegedly due to the hospital staff GRIM REALITY Tata COVID hospital Saturday. Nahana’s treatment was not up not attending to the patient on the Tikiri, August 1: The government The deceased has been iden- to the mark, they had requested pretext of unavailability of PPE executes the Swajaldhara Yojana to ven in the monsoon, people tified as Laxinarayan Patra, the hospital authorities to allow kits. Pankaj Behera of Rajiv Nagar ensure safe drinking water for peo- Eare found drinking water known by his nickname Nahana. them to take their patient to area in Berhampur town had been ple in rural areas, but the scheme from pits they have dug out on He was also a social activist. Bhubaneswar. But the hospital suffering from fever. His family rushed him to City Hospital Friday. has been a far cry for some in remote dry riverbeds. Patients are Patra’s family members, how- paid no heed. They blamed the The doctors there referred him to pockets of Shankarada panchayat carried on cots in the absence of ever, alleged that his death took hospital for death. The owner of good roods. Ambulance fails to Biju Patnaik Homoeopathy College under Kashipur block of Rayagada. place as a result of medical neg- a medicine store in Digaphandi COVID Care Centre citing the According to reports, even 73 enter the villages during ligence. also died of Covid. emergency times, locals alleged. reason that the patient was in years after independence, 10 vil- need of oxygen support. At the lages under this block were de- onsumption of contaminated COVID-19 Care Centre, neither the prived of basic facilities like roads Cwater from the pit often J’singhpur wins SKOCH award for mgmt doctors nor the nurses attended and safe drinking water. causes health hazards for the to him citing they did not have Even in the monsoon, people are people, they said. They have JAGATSINGHPUR: Jagatsinghpur district has bagged the prestigious PPE kits. They only turned up to found drinking water from pits demanded immediate step for ‘SKOCH Award’ in the ‘Silver Category’ for effective management of treat the patient when the family they have dug out on dry riverbeds. redress their problems COVID-19 situation. This information was given Friday by District members bought them the Patients are carried on cots in the Collector Sangram Keshari Mohapatra. Mohapatra congratulated the required number of PPE kits from absence of good roods. Ambulance administration team for the achievement and thanked Chief Minister markets. However, by that time, Naveen Patnaik for his support and guidance. Chief Minister Naveen fails to enter the villages during Women collecting water from a pit on riverbed OP PHOTO ing water projects in other villages. the patient had already breathed

emergency times, locals alleged. We are deprived of this,' the residents Patnaik also congratulated the district administration for the his last. Family members have

k y m achievement. Earlier, Jagatsinghpur district had won the ‘SKOCH Award’ c This panchayat is 4 km from the Nadana and Dumburipodi in the area. Electricity has been a alleged. alleged that it is nothing but for excellence in e-office governance. To ensure removal of red-tapism block headquarters. Over 200 trib- medical negligence that claimed The villagers have to face a lot of dream, even though poles have been Consumption of contaminated and speedy disbursal of pending files, the e-office system had been als and some SC families live in 10 difficulties in availing safe drinking installed in some villages. water from the pit often causes Pankaj’s life. CDMO Umashankar launched in March 2019. Notably, the ‘SKOCH Award’, instituted in 2003, Mishra said an investigation has villages. These villages are water and have to collect water from “We have no safe drinking water health hazards for the people, they recognises people, projects and institutions that go the extra mile to been initiated into alleged Gobarighati, Nisithal, Atakana, pits and rivulets. Women gather- in these villages. The block ad- said. They have demanded immediate make India a better nation. medical negligence. Padakona, Chauli, Sarubali and ing around a pit are found routinely ministration spends a lot for drink- step for redress their problems. P6 SUNDAY | AUGUST 2 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR power post

FOCUS EDUCATION POLICY The whole world yearns after

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he New Education Policy Unfortunately, it has discontinued announced after 34 years in Gandhiji’s Vidyapith too. Should claims to make way for we be reminded that Urdu is the lan- Majoritarian media T large scale transforma- guage developed in Hindustan and tional reforms in education on not Persian or Farsi? The en- ainstream media refers to the established houses of journalism, the foundational pillars of access, lightened Muslims are strongly mostly newspapers but to some extent also television. Newer equity, quality, affordability and ac- recommending that the madarsas Msources of media such as websites or apps that do not have a phys- countability. The announcement should join the mainstream edu- ical presence in the form of a printed product are not yet thought to be main- needs to be welcomed. cation system. Offering Sanskrit stream media even though some of them have quite deep presence. In The three outstanding features alone as an optional subject would India, websites like The Wire and Scroll have been around for about a of the NEP are a) recognition of ed- have a negative impact on madarsas decade or so and have large readerships. ucation for children from class 1 to being persuaded to join the main- However, these new places do not have the size of reporting resources that 5 and preferably up to grade 8 in The announcement and draft policy document stream. Recognition and intro- mainstream media does. And at least so far they have not been able to fill their home language, mother duction of Urdu would give a nudge. the space that mainstream media is rapidly giving up. tongue and regional languages, b) are silent on the structure and finance of school Such reform is always possible. The media space in India is funded primarily by advertising. The reader recognition and introduction of education in the country under the NEP An Indian Institute of or viewer pays very little by way of subscription and our newspapers are vocational education from the 6th Translation and Interpretation is the cheapest in the world. But the share of print in the overall advertising grade and c) elimination of sci- pedagogy of the new curricula. get admitted to a school which is a welcome idea. We have lost the pie is shrinking. In 2019, for the first time digital jumped over print in India, Sudarshan Iyengar ence, commerce and arts streams Here lies the promise for reaping nearest to her place of residence. opportunity till date to learn from and by a lot. Digital got 27 per cent of the advertising money spent in India in the old system of what is pop- the demographic dividend, a win- School education should thus be each other in this country with while print got 22 per cent. TV remained number one at 43 per cent but both ularly known as the “ten plus two” dow of opportunity that exists for compulsory and free and accessi- diverse languages and knowledge. TV and print were expected to shrink further in 2020 and give up share to THE system, under which the 10th and the next two decades. But it will ble in the immediate neighbour- Free exchange was hardly possible. digital. The Covid crisis has accelerated this process. the 12th class were critical mile- have to be delivered. A related hood. The NEP is silent about this There have not been any formal We should understand that “digital” means essentially two companies, GOVERNMENT stones. That is being replaced by point is about the pedagogy for vitally important policy issue in structures to encourage and pro- Google and Facebook, which now take more ad- a “5+3+3+4”. This third aspect will teaching about learning language school education. The tacit silence mote learning from one language vertising money in India than the Times of India WILL HAVE TO ensure freedom to higher second- and computational skills in early may encourage commercialised, and take it to another. The initia- or Hindustan Times or any other large Indian news- BE VIGILANT ary students to pursue the higher childhood up to the age of 10. profit oriented and greedy insti- tive should not be starved for funds paper. This process will continue and newspapers education of their choice, desire and NCERT should be open and learn tutions, many of which are al- and linguists and scholars should will continue to fade away. This is one trend. It THAT HIGHER aptitude once they are out school. from dozens of ongoing scientific ready in the system and will move keep away from politicising. is visible and is happening before our eyes. EDUCATION Students with good scores and and innovative experiments in the in for the kill very fast. Discussing higher education in There is a second trend that is also visible and grades may prefer to go for hu- country. Let us hope that NCERT Ram Manohar Lohia needs to be the NEP would require separate has also come before our eyes. It is that the media SHOULD NOT manities, social and pure science will ensure that dismal findings remembered in this context. Rani space. However, a few things can has taken a majoritarian, Hindutva edge. What instead of being pushed to pro- from the ASER [Annual Status of ho ya mehatrani, sabke liye ek be said in this limited space. There is meant by Hindutva or majoritarianism? The BECOME AN fessional “career promising” Education Report (Rural) 2019] samaan shiksha (Queen or sweeper, is no clarity with respect to the gov- idea that one part of society is privileged and en- INSTITUTION OF courses by their parents. studies will change. The latest 2019 everyone should have the same ernance structure of higher edu- titled to primacy. Conversely, the others must The National Conference on ASER report notes that only 50 education). Unless the country cation. Increasing the gross en- exist on sufferance and have to be tolerated. THE RICH AND Education held in Marwari School per cent of children in grade 5 in follows Lohia’s adage in letter and rolment ratio to 50 per cent by Of course this has happened hand in hand Aakar Patel ELITE, BY THE in Wardha in 1937 under Gandhiji’s rural India could read a grade 2 level spirit, education related 2035 will have meaning only if with a change in the political language and The media can leadership had strongly recom- text, and only 28 per cent in grade Sustainable Development Goals school education settles well and narrative of the state in India. During the RICH AND ELITE mended that we have the mother 5 could solve a division problem. would remain a dream. every school graduate has the ca- Congress period, whether or not you agreed with look away today AND FOR THE tongue as the medium for learn- The announcement and the draft Gandhiji would have been in pability and the skill set to earn a the party, the fact is that the tone and tenor was from the failures ing in school and education through policy document are silent on the pain to read the provision of in- decent livelihood. Higher educa- inclusive. It was not trying to divide Indians on RICH AND ELITE vocations as an integral part of structure and finance of school troducing Sanskrit only as an op- tion should be pursued by those the basis of the background they were born into. of the government learning and skill building. It was education in the country under tional language at all levels from who have the aptitude, the desire The BJP exists precisely because it was suc- at the actual christened as Buniyadior Nai the NEP. Universal primary edu- school to higher education under and the competence. The govern- cessful at mobilising on the basis of division. Talim. The country took 83 years cation is no new announcement. the heading of promotion of lan- ment will have to be vigilant that It has nothing else that is markedly different from business of to realise that children learn bet- Access to all is promised but the guages. Not that he would have higher education should not be- any other party except the fact that it is will- governance ter in their mother tongues when structures suggested are unclear. any quarrel with Sanskrit; actually, come an institution of the rich ing to be openly bigoted. This view is today young and that the development of In almost all countries that have a quite the contrary. In this coun- and elite, by the rich and elite and mainstream and acceptable in the media. It is the brain is positively associated good record in school education, the try where an overwhelming ma- for the rich and elite. Some poor acceptable to blame one religion for spreading a virus that has infected the with learning to work with hands. State is fully responsible to finance jority understand and speaks Hindi- and deserving may be sneaked in world. It is fine to look away when members of another religion go ahead Vocational education also im- school education, and the struc- Hindustani for centuries, ignoring to showcase inclusion. The high- with their events despite the same threat of spread. proves the scope of self employ- ture promises school admission Urdu language is an unpardon- lights in the policy announcement The media can look away today from the failures of the government at the ment and employability. The ped- to any child in a State or local gov- able omission. Gujarat Vidyapith, point towards such a pattern to actual business of governance. The enemy occupies land that 3,000 Indians agogy for vocational education is ernment-run school in the neigh- a national university founded by emerge, but one should wait for the died fighting to defend in 1962. But we are being regaled with shlokas about left to be developed by NCERT. It bourhood. The system of private Mahatma Gandhi in 1920 had in its details to come. The jury is still out. the landing of five warplanes. Are they going to be used to kick the invader has the competence and under- fee charging schools has to be re- school and higher education cur- The writer is a noted out? No, the story is merely that they have arrived. standing of Nai Talim and we stricted severely to those who have ricula the Urdu language. Both Gandhian economist and Saturday brought the news that there was 70 per cent more demand for should hope that Gandhiji and ample resources to invest on their Sanskrit and Urdu were taught to former VC of Gujarat MNREGA work in July 2020 than July 2019. More than 3 crore households John Dewy’s principle of learn- children’s education. Any child in all children in the secondary school Vidyapith, Ahmedabad. had asked for it, meaning that at least 15 crore Indians were dependent on ing by doing will find space in the the country must have the right to and undergraduate college. THE BILLION PRESS it. Another piece of news was that the government was considering ex- tending the “moratorium” on defaulting loans. Companies have been allowed to skip the EMIs on their term loans and individuals with house and auto- mobile loans have also been given this opportunity to not pay now and pay with more interest later. The finance minister said that it was possible that this facility would be extended because of demand from some sectors that SPECTRUM CONSERVATION were still, four months after the lockdown began, unable to make their reg- ular payments. Automobile and two wheeler sales in India have been declining year-on-year for 18 of the last 19 months. Commercial vehicle sales have not grown since Modi took office in 2014, meaning that industrial growth has been hammered. But the media is focussed on the suicide of one young man. The misuse by the Prime Minister’s Office of the Enforcement Nature by the numbers Directorate even in this matter is not a problem or issue of concern. The story is that one religion’s people have captured the entertainment industry. hen Cyclone Amphan City planners have since been our looming conservation crises. Sundarbans have provided an ex- A decade ago, even though the sentiment might have been felt in large came barreling up the working with the US government Under the heading of ‘30x30,’ it traordinarily valuable service. parts of the media, it was not expressed. There was a reserve and there was WBay of Bengal this past to plan for the next wave of su- aims to protect 30 per cent of our Conversely, environmental de- a culture that adhered to the principles expressed in the constitution. May, South Asia's first named storm perstorms. But the price tag of planet’s land and oceans by 2030 struction in the Brazilian portion That we were a diverse and secular nation. That has ended now in politics of the year appeared to pose a mas- the infrastructure needed – a re- through effective, permanent meas- of the Amazon has resulted in and it has ended in the media. sive threat to the people who live on tractable wall across New York ures. Over 20 member states in major, far-reaching losses. Even the coastal floodplains and to the an- Harbor costing at least $62 billion the UN Convention on Biodiversity drinking water shortages that af- imals and plants – including many – has prevented any plans from have already committed to sup- flict São Paulo are directly con- WISDOM CORNER Robert Watson endangered species – that rely on being finalised. porting this target. nected to Amazon deforestation. these sensitive ecosystems. But na- As we look to rebuild the global According to a new report au- As governments contemplate Where is the justice of political power if it executes the murderer INDIA AND ture came to the region’s rescue. economy following COVID-19, con- thored by over 100 scientists and how to re-open their economies and jails the plunderer, and then itself marches upon neighbouring The Sundarbans, the world's serving our remaining natural as- economists from around the world, after the lockdown, they must ac- lands, killing thousands and pillaging the very hills? KAHLIL GIBRAN BANGLADESH ARE largest mangrove forest, offered sets must be top priority. If we don’t expanding existing protected areas commodate the need for greater better protection than any man- act, we risk losing plants, animals, to 30 per cent of the planet would conservation and restoration of Look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of FORTUNATE TO made storm wall could have done. and microorganisms needed to keep add $250 billion to annual global eco- natural resources. what you see, and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious. STEPHEN HAWKING HAVE THE When Amphan’s 16-foot storm surge our air clean, our water pure, and nomic output, on average. Moreover, India and Bangladesh are for- slammed into this 4,000-square- our food supplies plentiful – not to the study finds that protected areas tunate to have the Sundarbans. Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When SUNDARBANS. BUT mile national park, the mangroves mention mangroves and barrier and the nature-based activities But no country in the world lacks you realise there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you. NO COUNTRY IN took the teeth out of it, just as they reefs that stand between us and su- they support are among the world’s natural areas that are worth con- LAO TZU did with the two other supercharged perstorms that are becoming more fastest-growing economic sectors, serving or restoring. Not only is it THE WORLD LACKS cyclones, Aila and Sidr, that have frequent as a result of climate change. with 4-6 per cent projected annual critical for all countries to adopt the made landfall in recent times. The world has become less wild revenue growth, compared to less 30x30 target, but each should also WORDSWORTH NATURAL AREAS On the other side of the world, nat- as we have built and expanded than 1 per cent in agriculture, and look for ways to invest more in its THAT ARE WORTH ural storm defenses on the lower end cities, cut down forests for crops negative growth in fisheries. natural areas. By doing so now, Tabnabs of Manhattan have long since been and livestock, drained wetlands for For countries with large areas of governments can ensure that na- CONSERVING OR paved over. Real-estate developers roads, and flooded valleys for dams. forest and mangroves, embracing ture-based sectors and ecosystem hese are well known to crews of British merchant navy ships and North RESTORING have even extended the island into The economic cost of this ecologi- 30x30 would prevent the loss of an services will recover at the same TSea oil rigs. They’re pastries or cakes, always baked on board, that are New York Harbor with acres of cal damage goes mostly uncounted. average of $350 billion ($170-534 pace as the rest of the economy. usually served at tea breaks, morning or afternoon. The first known user of landfill, neglecting to build up storm But it is prohibitively high, eroding billion) annually in ecosystem serv- There’s no better time to start than the term in print is Malcolm Lowry. In his Under the Volcano of 1947 appears: surge protections. As a result, when the value of goods and services ices. These costs stem largely from before another storm strikes. “The tabnabs were delicate and delicious little cakes made by the second Hurricane Irene and Superstorm that nature produces. One million flooding, soil loss, storm surges, The writer is Chair of the cook.” It is definitely older. Its provenance is obscure. It may originally have Sandy hammered the city in 2011 species are now at risk of extinction. and the release of stored carbon that Intergovernmental been Royal Navy slang, but every written reference is to merchant shipping. and 2012, respectively, lower Fortunately, there is a relatively occurs when natural vegetation is Science-Policy Platform on An editor’s footnote to The Collected Poetry of Malcolm Lowry (1992) says Manhattan, including the city’s fi- simple initiative underway to curb destroyed. By protecting India and Biodiversity and Ecosystem they were “small pasty delicacies, usually reserved for officers and nancial district, was inundated. some of these losses and solve Bangladesh over the years, the Services. @ PROJECT SYNDICATE passengers (thus, to be nabbed from the table).” The suggested origin is plausible, but unverified (and probably unverifiable). There certainly seems to have been a class-consciousness about them at one time. Wilfred Granville defined them in his Sea Slang of the Twentieth Century (1950) as a Whither BYV Unfortunate incident Right decision steward’s term in the merchant navy for “Buns, pastry and confectionery which are reserved for the passengers in a liner and are not for the crew.” Sir, The Biju Yuva Vahini (BYV) sub-scheme was launched Sir, The arrest of eight persons including two Sir, The Union government’s The term is certainly more democratic than that today, and perhaps always by the state government in Odisha with an aim to chan- doctors of a private hospital in Kendrapara dis- decision to extend the ban on was, away from the stifling conventions of cruise ships and liners. etters nelise the vast youth power during the times of emer- trict for allegedly attacking a journalist and po- international scheduled flights gencies like natural calamities and epidemics, and lice personnel has set a bad precedent when the till August 31 is a step in the also in sports, culture, art, and social services. Sadly, state is battling the coronavirus pandemic. The state right direction. The country TOL THE EDITOR since the advent of the coronavirus pandemic, no one is witnessing a huge surge in Covid cases with has seen a drastic increase in LOL Readers of Orissa POST has heard of the BYV, putting a question mark on the Ganjam, Gajapati, Khurda, Cuttack districts and the number of Covid-19 cases are most welcome to contribute letters organisation’s existence. With three lakh members, Rourkela Municipal Corporation becoming hotspots. in recent weeks and any effort SALESMAN use of this (200 words), articles and the BYV pampered youths in all blocks and wards with The state government has named doctors as Covid to open up foreign air travel columns (between 750-1250 new vacuum cleaner salesman new words). Contributors are ‘My Hero’ functions by spending lakhs of rupees. But warriors who work on the frontline risking their would be a misadventure. But Aknocked on the door on the first powerful vacuum requested to send their since last March when elderly people, women, orphans lives. Journalists and police also work risking flights operating under the house of the street. A tall lady cleaner, I will eat all contact numbers and full and patients needed help in assisting them during the their lives. However, it is unfortunate to see doctors 'Transport Bubble' agreements

answered the door. Before she could this dung!” exclaimed the postal address/email ID. They may also pandemic and performing the last rites of their near of a private hospital accompanied by their staffers that India has signed with the

k y m send in their valuable comments, opinion c speak, the enthusiastic salesman eager salesman. “Do you need chilli and suggestions, preferably by email, and dear ones, no member of the outfit came to their manhandling a scribe who had reportedly cap- US, France, and Germany will barged into the living room and sauce or ketchup with that,” asked to: [email protected] aid. Several members of the organisation though were tured a picture of the hospital overcrowded with continue to operate. The re- opened a big black plastic bag and the lady. The bewildered salesman found visiting countries like Singapore ‘to gain expe- patients in violation of Covid-19 norms. The group strictions won’t apply also to in- poured all the cow droppings onto the asked, “Why, madam?” rience of social work.’ They were sent to the foreign coun- also assaulted a cop. The behaviour of the doctors ternational all-cargo flights. carpet. “Madam, if I could not clean “There’s no electricity in the house…” B-15, Rasulgarh Industrial Estate, tries by the organisation by spending huge funds from is uncalled for. NJ Ravi Chander, this up within five minutes with the said the lady. Bhubaneswar-751010 the corpus. Janaki Ballav Dash, MAYURBHANJ Manas Ranjan Kar, CUTTACK BANGALORE DELHI MADHYA P7 PRADESH

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k y m Sisodia writes to Shah after Fresh sero survey begins in Delhi c THE LAST SERO-PREVALENCE SURVEY HAD FOUND THAT AROUND 23 PER CENT OF THE PEOPLE LG blocks unlock 3.0 move SURVEYED HAD BEEN EXPOSED TO THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL PRESS TRUST OF INDIA A sero-prevalence AGENCIES New Delhi, August 1: A fresh survey involves testing New Delhi, August 1: Delhi sero-prevalence survey began in the blood serum of Deputy Chief Minister Manish the national capital Saturday, with Sisodia Saturday wrote to Union the five-day exercise set to cover individuals to check for Home Minister Amit Shah, seek- all districts and various demo- prevalence of antibodies ing directions to LG Anil Baijal graphic segments. to allow hotels and weekly mar- The exercise is being undertaken against infection kets in the city. for a comprehensive assessment of Sisodia's letter comes a day after the COVID-19 situation in Delhi. has prepared a detailed plan under Baijal rejected the Arvind Kejriwal The survey has begun and sam- which every district medical officer government's decision to allow ho- ples will be collected from four dis- has been asked to conduct the sur- tels and weekly markets to reopen tricts, including North Delhi and vey in their respective jurisdic- in the national capital, saying the Northwest Delhi, to start with tions, they said. COVID-19 situation continues to Saturday. All CDMOs have been tasked be "fragile" and the threat is still "far A senior government official said with carrying out the survey in from over". Baijal Friday overruled the city Earlier, Baijal had reversed the 15,000 samples would be collected their districts. Random people will Baijal Friday overruled the city government's decision to open Delhi cabinet's decision to reject from August 1 to 5 as part of the ex- be tested for antibodies. government's decision to open ho- hotels and allow weekly bazaars the Delhi Police's panel of lawyers ercise, spanning different areas The last sero-prevalance survey on trial basis as a part of the third for the riots cases in the High Court ‘Delhi model’ earns Union min’s praise tels and allow weekly bazaars on and age groups. Representative had found that around 23 per cent phase of easing the lockdown and the Supreme Court trial basis as a part of the third samples will be taken from all the ll states in the country need to emulate the "Delhi model" for con- of the people surveyed had been phase of easing the lockdown. This In his letter, Sisodia said Delhi government will again send its proposal 11 districts. trolling the spread of the coronavirus, Union Minister of state exposed to the novel coronavirus, came a day after the Arvind Kejriwal on reopening of hotels and weekly markets to the lieutenant governor A sero-prevalence survey in- Afrom Home G Kishan Reddy said Saturday. "I am requesting the central government had said. government decided to reopen ho- volves testing the blood serum of in- the state government (Telangana) to focus on testing, tracing and treat- The previous study had tested tels and allow weekly bazaars to the proposal. If traders start their inet Tuesday to appoint a panel of dividuals to check for the preva- ment. There is a need to increase the number of tests (in Telangana). 21,387 samples. Prior to that sur- function on a trial basis for a week business, jobs will be generated, lawyers in the Supreme Court and lence of antibodies against infection. The more number of the tests, the faster the containment of the dis- vey, a similar exercise was carried with social distancing and all nec- and that the condition of economy High Court for the Delhi riots has Delhi Health Minister Satyendar ease. You know, Delhi as a union territory I am personally monitoring. out only in the containment zones essary precautionary measures. will improve," Sisodia, who also been rejected by Lt. Governor Anil Jain July 22 had announced that There is 84 per cent recovery rate in Delhi. All the states should emu- of the city. In the letter written in Hindi, holds the finance portfolio, said. Baijal. The Lt Governor did this after analysing the results of the last late the Delhi model," he told reporters in Hyderabad. The Delhi government had de- the deputy chief minister said that Earlier, Baijal had reversed the by using exclusive authority from survey, it was decided that more cided to conduct more monthly the Delhi government will again Delhi cabinet's decision to reject the Constitution. Also, the Home such exercises would be under- sero surveys to find a greater per- send its proposal on reopening of the Delhi Police's panel of lawyers Department of the Government of taken every month to formulate was conducted by the Delhi gov- The fresh round would follow the centage of such people who had hotels and weekly markets to the for the riots cases in the High Court Delhi has been ordered to approve better policies for tackling the ernment in association with the same protocol as that was for the last got infected and recovered so as to lieutenant governor Tuesday. and the Supreme Court. “The de- the panel of Delhi Police,” a gov- COVID-19 situation in the city. National Centre for Disease Control survey, officials said. formulate better policies for tack- "I request you to ask LG not to stop cision of the Delhi government's cab- ernment statement said. The last sero-prevalence survey (NCDC) from June 27 to July 10. The Delhi health department ling COVID-19, Jain had said. Walls, fences to end man-animal conflict Women complain of filthy toilet PRESS TRUST OF INDIA tect crops from animals and end generate employment in the tribal- man-animal conflicts permanently. dominated and forested areas to Mandla (MP), August 1: Madhya Apart from this, the state gov- make the state self-reliant, he said. to minister; he cleans it himself Pradesh Forest Minister Vijay Shah ernment was also working to pro- Shah further said he was over- Saturday said the state government vide land on pattas (lease) to trib- whelmed that Madhya Pradesh had was considering putting up stone als and forest dwellers under the regained its tiger state status and Tomar urged the boundary walls and solar power Forest Rights Act, the minister praised forest department officials fences to permanently end man- said. for the feat. employees to take animal conflicts. On the direction of Chief “We have doubled our tiger pop- responsibility for keeping Speaking to PTI, the minister Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, ulation to 526 in just eight years said the state government was also stroy crops. Animals also attack virtual conferences are being held instead of the 10-year target that was toilets in government working to provide land on pattas humans and sometimes lives are with officials to facilitate land trans- talked about,” he added. offices clean and asked (lease) to tribals and forest dwellers lost,” he said. fers to tribals under the Act, the The forest cover of Madhya under the Forest Rights Act. The state government is thinking minister said, adding that the Pradesh is 77,482.49 sq km, which officers to constantly “The biggest problem right now of erecting stone boundary walls and process is being expedited to provide is 25.14 per cent of the state's total monitor and regularly get is that (wild) animals enter fields solar power fences, wherever nec- the same before August 15. geographical area, a central gov- close to jungles for grazing and de- essary in areas close to forests to pro- Efforts were also underway to ernment report has said. the toilets cleaned INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE

Gwalior, August 1: Infuriated over the condition of an office toilet used by women employees in a state gov- SAFETY ernment office building here, Madhya Pradesh Energy Minister Pradyuman PROTOCOL Singh Tomar decided to set an ex- ample in public hygiene -- or per- haps put officials concerned to shame -- and proceeded to clean it. Energy Minister Pradyuman Singh Tomar cleaning the toilet. Policemen impose Tomar had gone to Moti Mahal fine on visitors for building Friday to discuss some dered the officials to bring toilet Bharti to take special care of pub- not wearing masks issues with the Divisional cleaner and brush etc and pro- lic conveniences made available to near India Gate Commissioner. While returning, ceeded to clean the toilet himself. women staff in government offices during Unlock 3.0, in some women employees complained Tomar also urged the employ- and take punitive action against New Delhi, Saturday. to Tomar that the toilet reserved for ees to take responsibility for keep- those responsible for dirty toilets PTI PHOTO them in the office building was not ing toilets in government offices on the premises. It is not the first cleaned regularly and they were clean. The officers too should con- time that Tomar has come forward thus inconvenienced. stantly monitor and regularly get to clean up the mess. Earlier, he On hearing the complaint, Tomar the toilets cleaned, he added. had cleaned a stormwater drain inspected the toilets on the prem- The minister also asked Revenue with a shovel and swept a public ises and found them dirty. He or- Department Joint Commissioner RP park with a broom. Govt servants banned from Delhi’s ‘Dr Death’ may have killed wearing T-shirt, jeans to office over 100, threw bodies to crocodiles RECENTLY, THE CHIEF SECRETARY AND THE CHIEF MINISTER EXPRESSED AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE

THEIR DISPLEASURE AT A DISTRICT MAGISTRATE WEARING A T-SHIRT New Delhi, August 1: An ayurvedic DURING A REVIEW MEETING ORGANISED THROUGH VIDEO CONFERENCING doctor jailed for life for murdering truck drivers and feeding their re- mains to crocodiles has been caught INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE after jumping parole while on release for good behaviour, police said. Gwalior, August 1: Government Devendra Kumar Sharma, 62, officials and employees in Gwalior was arrested by Delhi police in the division of Madhya Pradesh have capital late Tuesday. In January he been instructed to come to office failed to return from a weeks-long wearing 'decent and dignified' parole after serving 16 years be- clothes. They have been banned hind bars. from wearing 'faded jeans' and 'T- Sharma was given a life sentence shirt' in office. in 2004 in Rajasthan after being Divisional commissioner MB found guilty of several murders Ojha in an order has asked all of- between 2002 and 2004, earning him HOW HE EARNED THE MONIKER ficials and employees of the divi- the nickname "Dr Death" in the n sion to wear dignified, decent and media. Devendra Kumar Sharma was formal attire while discharging "(He) was involved in dozens of given life sentence in 2004 in their responsibilities in the of- cases of kidnapping and murder of Rajasthan after being found guilty of Divisional commissioner several murders between 2002 and fice. Disciplinary action would be truck and taxi drivers in Delhi, MB Ojha in an order has 2004, earning him the nickname "Dr initiated against those who dis- Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Death" obey the order. asked all officials and Rajasthan," Delhi Police Deputy He said that during his visit to Commissioner Rakesh Paweriya part of a gang that hired taxis and mitted to carrying out many more. n In January he failed to return from Ashok Nagar district, senior offi- employees of the competent officer for disciplinary said in a statement. trucks before killing their drivers, "He disclosed to have been (the) a weeks-long parole after serving 16 cials such as an additional collec- division to wear action against employees who dis- Police alleged that Sharma first robbing them and selling the ve- mastermind of more than 50 such years behind bars tor wearing faded jeans at the meet- dignified, decent and regard these instructions. came to the attention of authorities hicles. murders," the statement said. n Sharma, with help from other doc- ing was contrary to the dignity of The chief secretary and the chief two decades ago over his involve- "They used to dump dead bodies "Media reports of that period tors and middlemen, allegedly

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of the day uote Get this drama stopped: Gehlot to PM Rhea ‘under watch’, Lokmanya Tilak united PRESS TRUST OF INDIA The chief minister also alleged the country sked if the dissidents will be that some other Union ministers are say Bihar policemen against the British Aforgiven, he said, “It depends while Annabhau Jaisalmer/Jaipur, August 1: on the party high command. If the involved in the “conspiracy” against Sathe raised issues Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok party high command forgives, I his government. Gehlot and other AGENCIES SUSHANT DEATH CASE of the poor and Gehlot Saturday urged Prime shall embrace them” Rajasthan ministers are likely to downtrodden sections of society Minister Narendra Modi to get the spend most of their time in the Mumbai/New Delhi, August 1: alleged attempt to topple his gov- ince the power tussle between state capital as the Congress tries The Bihar police Saturday said ac- BALASAHEB THORAT | MINISTER FOR ernment stopped and said he is Shim and Sachin Pilot to keep its numbers intact in tress Rhea Chakraborty was "under REVENUE IN MAHARASHTRA open to welcoming back the resurfaced last month, the Jaisalmer. watch" in the abetment to suicide Congress rebels led by Sachin Pilot. Congress veteran has used harsh Including the 19 rebels, the case in the death of Bollywood star words against his former deputy The state Asked if the dissidents will be for- Congress has 107 MLAs in the 200- Sushant Singh Rajput while her government given, he said, “It depends on the member assembly. The BJP has 72 plea before the Supreme Court for odi should get the drama should party high command. If the party MLAs. He claimed that democracy transfer of the FIR against her which is going on in recommend social high command forgives, I shall em- The chief minister was on his way “M is under threat in the country and from Patna to Mumbai is listed for Rajasthan ended,” the Chief reformer and folk brace them.” Since the power tus- back to Jaipur after an overnight the Union Home Ministry is after hearing on August 5. Minister said poet Annabhau sle between him and Sachin Pilot stay at Jaisalmer's Suryagarh resort, his government in the state. He re- A four-member Bihar police Sathe for a resurfaced last month, the Congress where loyalist MLAs have been peated the charge that the 'rate' for team is in Mumbai since Wednesday posthumous 'Bharat Ratna’ veteran has used harsh words shifted ahead of the assembly ses- Rajasthan ended,” the chief minister trying to lure MLAs away has gone to probe the FIR registered in Patna Sushant’s sister JAYANT PATIL | MAHARASHTRA MINISTER against his former deputy, once sion from August 14. The Congress said outside the hotel where the up after the announcement of the against Chakraborty, 28, and six even referring to him as 'nikamma' has accused the BJP of playing a MLAs were shifted Friday. assembly session. others including her family mem- writes to PM or useless. But Gehlot said he major role in the rebellion by the Gehlot said Union minister Back in Jaipur, he said Bahujan bers based on the complaint filed Mumbai: Fearing evidence is Greetings to will do whatever the Congress lead- now sacked deputy chief minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat should Samaj Party chief Mayawati is giv- by Rajput's father. Krishna Kumar being tampered with in the all on the ership wants. and 18 other Congress MLAs who resign on moral grounds, claiming ing statements “under pressure” Singh (74) had lodged the com- auspicious ongoing investigation of He said the party trusted him are threatening his government. that his involvement in a “con- and asserted that all six BSP MLAs plaint for the alleged abetment to Sushant Singh Rajput death occasion of Eid al- and he has been a Union minister, “We have no personal quarrel spiracy” to topple the Rajasthan lawfully merged with the Congress suicide of his son on Tuesday. Adha. May the case, his sister Shweta Singh AICC general secretary, state unit with anyone. In a democracy, fights government is now known. He said in Rajasthan last year. The BSP re- As the chorus for a probe by the Kirti has penned an open letter Almighty bless you president and chief minister for a happen over ideology, policies and Shekhawat's name also cropped up cently challenged the merger in the CBI into the case grew louder, a and your loved ones Saturday to Prime Minister third time.“What else do I want? I programmes and not for toppling in a cooperative society scam in high court, prompting the Congress Bihar minister said Chief Minister Narendra Modi, requesting him AMARINDER SINGH | PUNJAB CM am doing this to serve the public,” a government. “Modi should get which money from poor people was to charge that the party made the Nitish Kumar would definitely act to intervene. In her letter, she he told reporters in Jaisalmer. the drama which is going on in looted. move at the behest of the BJP. if a demand for the premier in- has also claimed that Sushant vestigating agency to step in comes did not have a godfather in SHORT TAKES from the family of Rajput. Bihar's Bollywood and similarly his Mandya man stabs Director General of Police (DGP) family does not have one in life. BALANCING ACT Gupteshwar Pandey, meanwhile, Shweta posted the letter on her Five workers said the state police wants the foren- verified Facebook account. She mother to death sic science laboratory reports, in- wrote: "I am sister of Sushant killed in blast quest report, post-mortem report Singh Rajput and I request an urgent scan of the whole case. Nagpur: Five workers were INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE and relevant CCTV footage in the We believe in India's judicial killed in an explosion at a case to facilitate its probe. system and expect justice at bio-CNG plant in Mandya, August 1: A 21-year- Saturday, the Bihar police team vis- any cost. @narendramodi Maharashtra's Nagpur old BBM student stabbed mother ited the Bandra police station. When @PMOIndia #JusticeForSushant district Saturday afternoon, to death because she objected to his asked whether Chakraborty, who #SatyamevaJayate." the police said. The going out to meet friends, said an was Rajput's girlfriend, would be incident took place at a bio- official, here Saturday. interrogated, an official of the Bihar CNG project on the "Manu Sharma stabbed his police said, "It is not required as of friends, colleagues and relatives. premises of sugar and mother to death after a petty fight now. But she is under our watch." They have recorded the statements distillery plant of Manas as she objected to his going out to Another member of the visit- of six persons-- Rajput's sister, who Agro Industries and meet friends and also some other ing team said they have sent a no- stays in Versova, former girlfriend Infrastructure Ltd at Bela in issues," Mandya Superintendent tice to Chakraborty under the rel- Ankita Lokhande, a cook, his friends Umred tehsil around 2.15 of Police (SP) K. Parasuram said. pm. A biogas leakage in the evant CrPC sections, asking her and colleagues," the official said. The bio-digester during welding Mandya is 100 km southwest of to cooperate with the police in the police team is also likely to ques- work led to the blast, said Bangalore. Sharma's mother did- probe. He also said the Mumbai tion the members of Rajput's staff, the company spokesperson n't approve of him going out to police was cooperating with them he said. Nitin Kulkarni. Sarang meet friends during the lockdown. in the investigation of the case. "They gathered information Gadkari, son of Union "She also didn't like him talking to Rajput, 34, was found hanging in about Rajput's various bank ac- minister Nitin Gadkari, is a a girl related to the family," he his suburban Bandra apartment counts and also visited the banks director of the company, said. Sharma was also said to be in Mumbai on June 14. to look into the financial transac- the spokesperson said. All depressed as he couldn't make it A Mumbai police official said the tions," he said. As per the cause five workers sustained to the Republic Day parade in visiting team has recorded the list uploaded on the Supreme Court's grievous burn injuries and New Delhi. statements of six persons as part website, the transfer petition filed died on the spot, the police On Wednesday, he wanted to of the probe. by Chakraborty will come up for said. Superintendent of go out to meet his friends. But Villagers make a temporary crossing with bamboo above a river after the bridge over it was washed away in flood "Till now, the police team from hearing before a bench of Justice Police Rakesh Ola visited his mother objected to that and water following heavy rain, at Jartaluk in Baksa district, Saturday PTI PHOTO Bihar has met the late actor's Hrishikesh Roy on Wednesday. the spot following the scolded him. "Following a petty incident, officials said. quarrel, in a fit of rage, Sharma beat the mother and stabbed her to death. He then fled the spot," Yedi’s son Parasuram said. AMAR SINGH WAS A SKILFUL Contempt Act challenged in SC dons new role POLITICIAN, SAY LEADERS INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE tive of Articles 19 and 14 of the Bangalore: B.Y. Vijayandra, Covid-19 stings Constitution. "The impugned sub- second son of Karnataka New Delhi, August 1: Senior jour- section, despite setting out penal Chief Minister B.S. PRESS TRUST OF INDIA leader with a humorous nature nalist N. Ram, former Union consequences, is incurably vague. Yediyurappa, has been Karnataka minister and said he had friends in all the Minister Arun Shourie and ac- It uses vague terminology whose appointed vice-president New Delhi, August 1: Leaders political parties. Echoing similar tivist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan scope and limits are impossible to of the ruling Bharatiya INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE across the political spectrum con- sentiments, Bharatiya Janata have moved the Supreme Court demarcate. In particular, the phrase Janata Party's (BJP) state doled the death of Rajya Sabha Party (BJP) president JP Nadda challenging the constitutional va- "scandalises or tends to scandalise" unit. "BJP's state unit Bangalore, August 1: Karnataka's MP and former Samajwadi Party said Singh was a strategist and lidity of Section 2(c)(i) of the invites subjective and greatly dif- president Nalin Kumar Agriculture Minister B.C. Patil (SP) leader Amar a skilled politician Contempt of Courts Act and termed fering readings and application Kateel appointed and his wife Vanaja have tested Singh Saturday and with a sociable na- it as a violation of the Articles 19 which is incapable of being certain Vijayandra as one of the 10 COVID-19 positive and are in home said he had friends ture. and 14 of the Constitution. and even-handed," said the plea. vice-presidents along with quarantine, an official said in all parties. Senior Congress The petition has been moved lar values and basic features of the The petitioners' argued that the four general secretaries, Saturday. SP president leader Ahmed Patel days before the apex court is slated Constitution, and violates Article 19(1 sub-section violates the right to 10 secretaries, two treasurers and seven "As the Minister and his wife are Akhilesh Yadav said Singh will al- to take up two contempt petitions )(a). They claimed the sub-section is free speech and expression guar- heads of morchas asymptomatic with mild symp- tweeted a photo- ways be remem- against Bhushan for allegedly mak- unconstitutionally and incurably anteed under Article 19(1) (a) and (organisations)," a party toms of the virus, they both are graph of Singh with bered as a valued ing derogatory remarks against vague, and is manifestly arbitrary. does not amount to a reasonable re- official said. under quarantine at their own his father and party colleague and a the judiciary and bringing it under The Section 2(c)(i) of the striction under Article 19(2). home in the city's northeast sub- patriarch Mulayam wonderful human disrepute. Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, de- "That the impugned sub-section, urb," Patil's Personal Assistant Singh Yadav, and being. Patel's party On July 22, the top court issued fines 'criminal contempt' as publi- despite setting out penal conse- Keeranna said here. paid homage to the colleague Raj notices to Bhushan and Twitter cation of anything - whether by quences, is incurably vague. lt uses Covid patient In a message to his family mem- departed soul. Vice President Babbar paid homage to Singh Inc for his tweets allegedly scan- words, spoken or written, or by vague terminology whose scope ends life bers and supporters, Patil said they and Rajya Sabha Chairman and said may the almighty bless dalising the judiciary. Two days signs, or by visible representation, and limits are impossible to de- need worry about he being infected M Venkaiah Naidu conveyed his his soul and give strength to his later, a bench headed by Justice or otherwise of any matter or the marcate. ln particular, the phrase Agartala: A 31-year-old as he would recover to get back to condolences to Singh's family family to bear the irreparable Arun Mishra decided to begin hear- doing of any other act whatsoever 'scandalises or tends to scandalise' COVID-19 patient allegedly work soon. "The Minister's son-in- and associates and prayed to loss. Singh (64) died in Singapore, ing on another contempt case - which scandalises or tends to scan- invites subjective and greatly dif- died by suicide by jumping law was also infected by the virus god for the peace of the departed where he was undergoing treat- against Bhushan pending since dalise, or lowers or tends to lower fering readings and application off the third floor of a at Hirekerur in Haveri district, soul. ment, on Saturday. He had un- 2009. The two cases will be taken up the authority of any court. which is incapable of being cer- hospital building in Tripura which is his Assembly constituency," Paying homage to Singh, dergone a kidney transplant in for hearing on August 4 and 5. The petitioners have asked the tain and even-handed. Thus, the Saturday, police said. The man, a resident of Keeranna said. Hirekerur is about Defence Minister Rajnath Singh 2011 and was not keeping well The petitioners argued that this top court to issue directions de- offence violates the Article 14 de- Muhuripur village in South 330km northwest of Bangalore in described him as an energetic for a long time. sub-section is unconstitutional, as claring Section 2(c)(i) of the Contempt mands of equal treatment and non- Tripura district, was the southern state. it is incompatible with preambu- of Courts Act, 1971 as being viola- arbitrariness," said the plea. admitted to the state-run Govind Ballabh Pant Hospital here on Friday after allegedly consuming poison, they said. INDIA CELEBRATES EID AL-ADHA AMID PANDEMIC PEOPLE AVOIDED HUGGING EACH OTHER AFTER MORNING PRAYERS AT MOSQUES Racket busted INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE persons with comorbidities or Calling upon the devout to imbibe the relatives and the poor. English Bazar (WB): An asymptomatic and children below Prophet Ibrahim's spirit of sacri- This year, the number of people international racket dealing New Delhi, August 1: Eid al-Adha 10 years offered namaz at home as fice, Imams, in their sermons on the offering sacrifice at homes came in snake venom was busted was celebrated Saturday on a sub- advised. There were no prayers at occasion, said the Eid's message was down due to Covid-19. To avoid the in West Bengal's Malda dued note. People offered namaz at Eidgahs or in open grounds. Earlier that they should always be ready risk while buying the animal or district Friday, and two mosques as well as homes in the in the day, mosque care-takers dis- to surrender to the Allah's will. hiring services of butchers, many persons were arrested in a morning and exchanged greetings infected the premises and sur- After prayers, Muslims offered sac- either outsourced the job to traders major operation by the to mark the festival, following safety roundings before and after namaz. rifice of 'halal' animals. Sacrificing or socio-religious organisations. state CID and local police, guidelines amid Covid-19 pandemic. Most mosques saw prayers in two is obligatory for adults who are Many people preferred taking a officials said. The sleuths of The people avoided hugging each phases to ensure social distancing 'saheb-e-nisab' or possess wealth 'hissa' or share in the cattle with the the CID along with officers other after morning prayers at among the worshippers. individuals and groups who or- of Bamongola police equivalent to 87.48 gram gold or

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of the day uote BENGAL TO GET SIX TIGERS FROM ASSAM Senior leaders rally I have written Fatality rate lowest since PRESS TRUST OF INDIA to you (Yogi Adityanath) Kolkata, August 1: The West behind Manmohan earlier highlighting the issue of law and Bengal forest department is bring- order situation in ing six tigers to Buxa Tiger Reserve INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE first lockdown, says Govt in Alipurduar district, as part of the state. And now crimes in broad daylight are being its effort to augment the popula- New Delhi, August 1: Even as committed creating fear psychosis INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE tion of big cats in the national the veterans vs Team Rahul war among people park, an official said Saturday. within the Congress is out in the New Delhi, August 1: India con- The six big cats are being open, former Union Minister Shashi PRIYANKA GANDHI VADRA | tinues to maintain the record of brought from Kaziranga National Tharoor came to the rescue of party CONGRESS GENERAL SECRETARY registering the lowest COVID-19 Park in Assam, Chief Wildlife colleagues Manish Tewari and mortality rate on the global platform, Warden Ravikant Sinha said. Milind Deora, saying the UPA's the Ministry of Health and Family "Arrangements have been made to transformative 10 years were dis- With Welfare said Saturday. ensure safe and smooth transit of torted and traduced by a motivated Education "The Case Fatality Rate stands at the animals," he said. and malicious narrative. placed in the 2.15% on Friday, lowest since the 1st Sinha said the government Tharoor took to Twitter and State List, the Centre will assume lockdown. It has been continuously wanted to increase the popula- wrote, "I agree with Manish Tewari the remaining rights reducing from around 3.33% in tion of Royal Bengal tigers in BTR, and Milind Deora. UPA's trans- of the states and mid-June" the ministry said. The the largest forest in North Bengal formative ten years were distorted take in its control (aspects ranging) case fatality rate, in epidemiology, with an area of 745 sq-km. and traduced by a motivated and from syllabus to university. This is is the proportion of people who he case fatality rate, in he reduction is being attributed to "Recently, two Royal Bengal tigers malicious narrative. There's plenty an attack on the federal structure die from a disease among all indi- Tepidemiology, is the Tfocused, coordinated, pre-emptive, have been spotted in Buxa through to learn from our defeats and much being underscored by the viduals diagnosed with it. proportion of people who die graded and evolving 'Test Track Treat' our camera traps. These two big to be done to revive Congress. But Constitution of India The reduction is being attrib- from a disease among all strategy and the efforts of the Centre cats were seen from various lo- not by playing into the hands of

MKSTALIN| DMK PRESIDENT uted to focused, coordinated, pre- individuals diagnosed with it along with the state governments cations of the core area of the for- our ideological enemies." for him as "ill-informed" and part emptive, graded and evolving 'Test est. So, at least two tigers are there His remarks came amid the row of a "motivated and malicious nar- Track Treat' strategy and the ef- related deaths in the last 24 hours. Hospitals with 2,49,358 isolation already and we need to raise the over a Congress meeting chaired by rative". forts of the Centre along with the The total fatalities due to the virus number," Sinha said. party interim chief Sonia Gandhi I am beds, 31,639 ICU beds, 1,09,119 oxy- Earlier in the day, Deora re- requesting the state governments. The emphasis now stand at 36,511. gen supported beds and 16,678 ven- The six tigers are being relo- two days ago, which saw arguments sponding to a tweet of Tewari said, state on early detection through ag- Meanwhile, the total number of tilators. 3231 dedicated COVID Health cated from Kaziranga to Buxa as and sharp criticism by younger "Well said, Manish. "When demit- government gressive testing and effective clin- recovered cases is nearly eleven Centres with 2,07,239 isolation beds, these two reserve forests have sim- leaders who appeared to blame the ting office in 2014, Manmohan (Telangana) to focus ical management of the hospitalized lakh. With 36,569 patients discharged 18,613 ICU beds and 74,130 oxygen ilar habitats, the official said. The party's last government for its Singh said history will be kinder on testing, tracing cases has resulted in the continu- in the last 24 hours, the total re- supported beds and 6,668 ventilators BTR, which is spread over the downfall. Amid the criticism of to me. Could he have ever imag- and treatment. ously falling fatality rate, the min- coveries have jumped to 10,94,374. have also been operationalised. plains and foothills, has about 390 the senior leaders, a section of the ined that some from his own party There is a need to increase the istry officials said, adding that it in- The recovery rate stands at 64.53 per- Moreover, 10,755 COVID Care sq-km of core area and is home of party rallied behind former Prime would dismiss his years of service number of tests (in Telangana). The dicates that India has been able to cent amongst COVID-19 patients. Centres with 10,02,681 beds are now 73 mammal species including leop- Minister Manmohan Singh on to the nation and seek to destroy his more number of the tests, the successfully contain the fatality With such a consistent increase available to combat COVID-19 in ard, chital deer and wild boar. Twitter. legacy - that, too, in his presence?" faster the containment of the rate of COVID-19. in recoveries, the gap between re- the country. The Centre has also The forest department had re- Congress leaders Anand Sharma, Deora's remarks came after disease. You know, Delhi as a union On Saturday, India reported a covered patients and active COVID- provided 273.85 lakh N95 masks cently launched a short film about Tharoor, Tewari and former Tewari Saturday hit out at party territory I am personally new record surge of 57,118 fresh 19 cases currently stands at 5,29,271. and 121.5 lakh Personal Protective the BTR, the official said. The film Mumbai Congress chief Deora - leaders who questioned 10 years monitoring. There is 84 per cent infections, taking the total num- Active cases (5,65,103) are under Equipment (PPEs) and 1083.77 lakh was handed over to the NTCA to all ministers in Singh's cabinet at of the United Progressive Alliance recovery rate in Delhi. All the states ber of cases to 16,95,988. The coun- medical supervision. As on Saturday, HCQ tablets to the States and Central create a buzz about the reserve one point - defended the former (UPA) rule at the Centre, calling should emulate the Delhi model try also witnessed 764 COVID-19 there were 1488 dedicated COVID Institutions. forest nationally, he added. Prime Minister, tagging criticism them "ill-informed". G KISHAN REDDY | MINISTER OF STATE FOR HOME AFFAIRS GEARING UP BJP LAUNCHES SHORT TAKES Freak accident in Bangalore PROTESTS IN KERALA

INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE Jawan killed INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE right on a woman walking be- hind. Thiruvananthapuram, August Jammu: An Indian Army Bangalore, August 1: A freak He was pulled up into the air 1: The BJP Kerala unit Saturday jawan was killed when Pakistan opened heavy fire accident caught on video in the city from between his legs and there launched protest demonstrations on forward posts along the shows a wire fling a man onto an was not escape for him. It is not across the state to demand LoC in Jammu and Kashmir's unsuspecting woman in the op- clear in the video if a vehicle or Pinarayi Vijayan government's Rajouri district Saturday, a posite direction as she walks down anything else pulled the wire but resignation in the wake of un- defence spokesperson said. a pavement path unaware, an of- the pull had sufficient power to earthing of the gold smuggling He said the Pakistan Army ficial said Saturday. fling the man of some 60 - 70 kg racket. violated the ceasefire "We have seen the viral video weight far enough. BJP national Secretary agreement by opening fire and it happened at TC Palya in The unsuspecting woman wear- Bhupender Yadav, who launched along the Line of Control Battarahalli, within K.R. Puram ing a pink dress had no idea what the protests online from Delhi, al- (LoC) in Rajouri sector. police station limits but could not happened but took a heavy hit leged that the CMO was "facili- "Indian troops responded find out who the man and woman from the flying man and fell flat tating" the gold smuggling. These strongly to the enemy fire," were yet," said a police official. on the tiled floor. The entire in- protests will continue till August the spokesperson said. In the Likewise, the official is also clue- cident unfolded at a place that ap- 18, with all top state BJP lead- incident, Sepoy Rohin Kumar less as to when the incident oc- peared to be the front portion of ers observing one-day fasts at was critically injured and he curred. a series of shops leading to their various place during this period. later succumbed to his Already viral for a few days on entrance. On Saturday, lone BJP legislator injuries, he added. Kumar, a social media, the video shows Following the incident which oc- in Kerala Assembly, O. Rajagopal, resident of Himachal how a man who appeared to be an curred beside a service road, a began his day-long fast at the state Pradesh, was a brave, highly motivated and a sincere autorickshaw driver was standing tractor and other vehicles paused party headquarters here. Yadav soldier, the spokesperson beside a three-wheeler was flung to figure out what exactly hap- said Vijayan will go down in his- said. a few metres by a thin wire. pened as the video ends. "We did tory as the "most corrupt Chief With a little portion of the wire not receive any police complaint Minister" in the country. perched on the ground between his and I am also not sure when it "Vijayan, your time is now up. legs and a major portion also actually happened," he said. The An artist paints Ram on earthen lamps ahead of the foundation laying ceremony of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya in GOLD SMUGGLING 2 Naxals held hanging before and after him, the official said they will try to go to Bikaner, Saturday PTI PHOTO Bijapur: Two Naxals were wire was forcibly pulled by some- the source of the video or the arrested from separate thing leading to the man being owner of the cctv from where the places in Chhattisgarh's propelled up into the air and falling footage emerged. Bijapur district Saturday, police said. Mahesh Yadav Liquor tragedy toll rises to 86 (32) was nabbed from You will be forced to tell the truth Tindodi village under PRESS TRUST OF INDIA According to an official state- on how the gold smuggling is Bhairamgarh police station ment, the CM ordered the sus- taking place, as your own office limits and Manku Modiyam Chandigarh, August 1: The death pension of seven excise offi- has direct control over it. Look (32) from Chilnar village toll in the Punjab spurious liquor cials, along with six policemen. into those who have been arrested under Bijapur police station tragedy rose to 86 Saturday even Among the suspended officials -- they include Swapna Suresh, area, an official said. Yadav as Chief Minister Amarinder are two deputy superintendents who despite no qualifications was involved in the killing of Singh suspended seven excise of police and four station house was given a job in the IT policeman Somaru Poyam officials and six policemen, of- officers. Department headed by Vijayan. and injuring his parents at their house in Matwada ficials said. Strict action will be taken You will have to answer," the BJP village on July 1, he said. The government also announced against any public servant or oth- leader said in his speech. a compensation of Rs 2 lakh for ers found complicit in the case, said State BJP President K. each of the families of the deceased, the chief minister, describing the Surendran, participating in the they said. Tarn Taran alone ac- police and excise department fail- launch of the protest from his 3 killed in MP counted for 63 deaths, followed by ure to check the manufacturing home in Kozhikode, said the sit- Jabalpur: Three persons 12 in Amritsar and 11 in Gurdaspur's and sale of spurious liquor as uation is grave as allegations have were killed and five others Batala. Till Friday night, the state shameful. Nobody will be allowed now surfaced that the "smuggling injured after a car collided had reported 39 deaths in the tragedy to get away with feeding poison to of gold going on with the help of with a mini cargo vehicle in unfolding since Wednesday night. our people, he added. Vijayan's office has terror links too". Jabalpur district of Madhya Pradesh, police said Saturday. The accident took place late Friday night near Gosalpur village, around 32 BANGALORE POLICE WAGING WAR AGAINST DRUGS kms from Jabalpur, they said. INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE The case assumed such signifi- public to call toll free number 1908 Gautam Sawang said drug dealers cance that the state Home Minister to report on drugs and narcotics. in Visakhapatnam have links with Bangalore, August 1: The City Basavaraj S. Bommai himself and "1908 toll free number to report drugs similar others in Bangalore, after Body found police department is waging a war Police Commissioner Bhaskar Rao and narcotics related issues. So far a drug peddling quartet was busted. on narcotics and drug peddlers, attended the press conference. this year, received 18 calls but 18 is Sawang said drugs peddlers are Ballia (UP): A 15-year-old boy busting multiple racketeers of late. Last weekend, Bangalore East a very small number. Request more sourcing MDMA and LSD from was found dead in a pit at a Marijuana or ganja has emerged DCP S. D. Sharanappa conducted to come forward, amplify our ac- Bangalore and Goa. village here, police said as the most peddled and seized drug a special drive against drugs, ar- tion against drugs," said Patil. On June 26, International Day Saturday. The body of in Bangalore in the first six months resting 29 people including a Incidentally, the 18 tip-offs lead to raids Raghvendra Singh was found Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Friday, the police said, of 2020. Nigerian national, and booking and cases while Patil promised pro- Trafficking, the CCB displayed the adding that they suspect "We are waging a war against 29 cases in just 48 hours. "Seized tecting the informants' identity. total quantity of drugs seized in personal enmity behind the drugs. Trying hard to collect in- MDMA, ganja drugs. Watch also Bangalore police social media han- the city in the first six months of 2020, killing. On the basis of a formation and pursue further," kept on hotels and lodges being dles are also reaching out to the pub- amounting to 312 kg marijuana and y complaint filed by the father Central Crime Branch (CCB) Deputy misused for narcotics during lic actively, asking for leads in bust- others. "As many as 510 ganja cases

Commissioner of Police (DCP) Covid," said Sharanappa high- ing the drug rackets. have been registered, leading to the

k y m of the victim, a case of c murder has been lodged Kuldeep Jain said. On Wednesday, lighting that the special drive was Bommai warned managements seizure of 312 kg of ganja in 2020," against Gayaghat village the crime branch busted a darknet continuing. of educational institutions that said Jain then. Cases and seizures head Vijay Pratap Singh and drug racket involving four educated Similarly, Bangalore South DCP resting 19 persons. Sepat appealed 1908 or 100 police numbers. they will be held liable if banned of other drugs paled in compari- four others, Additional Kerala youngsters, targeting pub Rohini Katoch Sepat had also con- to the people to come forward and To reinforce the police crackdown drugs are found in their institu- son to marijuana. Only one case Superintendent of Police hopping youth and seized drugs ducted a weekend drive against fight the drug menace alongside further, Joint Commissioner of Police tions' premises. Recently, Andhra each has been registered for brown Sanjay Yadav said. worth Rs 1.25 crore. drugs, registering 18 cases and ar- the police, asking for tip-offs on Sandeep Patil has invited the general Pradesh Director General of Police sugar, opium and others. I knew I was THOUSANDS PROTEST IN BERLIN P10 going to catch Thousands of protesters against SUNDAY | AUGUST 2 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR it (COVID-19) someday, German coronavirus restrictions as I think unfortunately converged in Berlin for a nearly everyone here demonstration proclaiming “the end (in Brazil) is going to of the pandemic” has arrived just as catch it eventually authorities’ voice increasing concern JAIR BOLSONARO |

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k y m c of the day uote TRUMP TO BAN Following the Xi seeks to boost ties with Nepal completion of clinical trials TIKTOK IN US of a vaccine, we are AGENCIES The Chinese President preparing a mass vaccination Beijing, August 1: Chinese said that he attaches There have been reports of tech-giant Microsoft campaign against President Xi Jinping Saturday said great importance to the the novel coronavirus by October he wants to push for a continued ad- being in talks to buy the Chinese-owned app vancement of ties with Nepal amidst development of MIKHAIL MURASHKO | Beijing's sustained forays to shore PRESS TRUST OF INDIA HEALTH MINISTER, RUSSIA up pro-China Prime Minister KP China-Nepal relations Sharma Oli's grip on power in the and is willing to work Washington, August 1: US backdrop of intra-party feud in the with his Nepali President Donald Trump has said Indian expats ruling communist party. that he will act to ban TikTok as in the UAE can In an exchange of congratula- counterpart to push soon as on Saturday, amidst re- now get their tory messages with his Nepalese ports of American technology giant passports renewed for the continued in 2 days after counterpart Bidhya Devi Bhandari Microsoft being in advanced talks "We're looking at TikTok. We may submitting their on the 65th anniversary of the es- advancement of the to acquire the popular Chinese- be banning TikTok. We may be applications. Also, tablishment of diplomatic rela- bilateral ties owned video app. doing some other things. There the Consulate in Dubai will accept tions, Xi asserted that he was ready Trump, talking to reporters trav- are a couple of options. But a lot of passport applications from expats to work to bring greater benefits to Chinese President Xi Jinping with Nepalese counterpart Bidhya Devi Bhandari of cooperation featuring ever-last- elling with him aboard Air Force things are happening, so we'll see living across the UAE, irrespective the two peoples of the two neigh- (REPRESENTATIONAL PIC) ing friendship for development and 1 from Florida on Friday, said he what happens. But we are looking of their place of residence or the bouring countries. changed visits last year and ele- China has always respected Nepal's prosperity”, the statement said. could use the emergency economic at a lot of alternatives with respect emirate that issued their visas The Chinese President said that vated the bilateral ties to a strate- sovereignty, territorial integrity Nepal and China established powers or an executive order to to TikTok”. AMAN PURI | he attaches great importance to gic partnership of cooperation fea- and political independence,” Nepal's their diplomatic relations on August ban TikTok in the United States. India has banned as many as 106 CONSUL GENERAL OF INDIA (DUBAI) the development of China-Nepal turing ever-lasting friendship for Foreign Ministry said in a state- 1, 1955. China's political profile in “As far as TikTok is concerned, Chinese apps, including TikTok, a relations and is willing to work development and prosperity, Xi said ment. Nepal's Minister for Foreign Nepal has been on the rise in the re- we're banning them from the United move welcomed by both the Trump with his Nepali counterpart the two sides have stood together Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali, in cent years with billions of dollars States,” he said. administration and the US lawmak- The US-India Bhandari to push for the contin- through thick and thin in the fight his message to China's State of investments under Beijing's Referring to the emergency eco- ers. The Wall Street Journal on Friday relationship is ued advancement of the bilateral re- against the COVID-19 and have writ- Councilor and Minister of Foreign multi-billion-dollar Belt and Road nomic powers, the President said: reported that Microsoft, headed by broad, deep, lationship. ten a new chapter of friendship be- Affairs Wang Yi, appreciated Wang's Initiative (BRI), including the build- “Well, I have that authority. I can Indian-American Satya Nadella, is and growing – and Xi, also General Secretary of the tween China and Nepal, state-run role in strengthening the bilateral ing of the Trans-Himalayan Multi- do it with an executive order or in advanced talks to acquire the US we discussed how ruling Communist Party of China, Xinhua news agency reported. ties, it said. Dimensional Connectivity Network. that”. Trump also made it clear operations of TikTok. The deal could vital the cooperation said that since the establishment of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Wang expressed his "willingness Besides the investments, China's that he was not in favour of a deal run into billions of dollars. between our nations the diplomatic ties, the two countries his Nepalese counterpart Oli too ex- to work together with Gyawali to ambassador to Kathmandu Hou to let a US company buy TikTok's "A deal could be completed by is to countering common have always respected each other, changed greetings. strengthen communication and co- Yanqi has made open efforts to gar- American operations. Monday, according to people familiar challenges and aggression in the treated each other as equals, en- "Highlighting the deep-rooted operation, implement the impor- ner support for Oli, who faced a Trump further told reporters with the matter, and the talks involve region and upholding a rules-based hanced political mutual trust and cordial friendship since ages, the tant consensus reached between massive rebellion in his party that he planned to take action representatives from Microsoft, international order in the Indo- deepened mutually beneficial co- Prime Minister (Oli) underlined the leaders and make a positive headed by co-chair of the ruling against the popular video-sharing ByteDance and the White House. Pacific operation. that Nepal has consistently main- contribution to the development of Nepal Communist Party (NCP) app as soon as Saturday. Earlier at Talks are fluid, and a deal may not come CORY GARDNER | Noting that he and Bhandari ex- tained the ‘One China Policy' and China-Nepal Strategic partnership Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda'. the White House, Trump said: together," the report said. US’S REPUBLICAN SENATOR, COLORADO LIFE GOES ON Sikka, Botham SHORT TAKES Now, Mexico third in newpeers in UK's Indonesia reports House of Lords 62 nCoV deaths global pandemic deaths Jakarta: Indonesia reported REUTERS ficials said Saturday, a day after it 1,560 new coronavirus recorded its first-ever death as it infections Saturday, bringing Paris, August 1: Mexico now has struggles with a renewed outbreak the total in the Southeast the third most COVID-19 deaths in after 99 days with no local cases. Asian country to 1,09,936, the world, behind the United States All three died in a hospital in Da data from the country’s and Brazil, while former success Nang, a hot spot with more than COVID-19 task force showed. story Vietnam is struggling to con- 100 cases in the past week. Thousands It also reported 62 COVID-19 trol an outbreak spreading in its of visitors had been in the city for related deaths, taking the most famous beach resort. summer vacation and are now being death toll to 5,193. China reported a more than 50% tested in Hanoi and elsewhere. drop in newly confirmed cases in Twelve additional cases were AGENCIES a possible sign that its latest major confirmed on Saturday, all linked Police arrest five outbreak in the northwestern re- to Da Nang Hospital. The city has London, August 1: Indian-ori- gion of Xinjiang may have run its tightened security and set up more gin academic Prem Sikka, an drug traffickers course. However, in Hong Kong, checkpoints to prevent people from Emeritus Professor of Accounting Melbourne: A small plane infections continue to surge, with leaving or entering the city, which at the University of Sheffield in which crashed shortly after more than 100 new cases reported has been in lockdown since Tuesday. northern England, is among 36 takeoff on a flight from a as of Saturday among the popula- A makeshift hospital was set up new peers in the UK's House of remote airstrip in Papua New tion of 7.5 million. Officials have in a sports auditorium and doc- Lords. Guinea (PNG) to Australia reimposed dining restrictions and tors have been mobilised from other Former England cricket team last week was overloaded A vendor waits for customers behind bags of aquarium fish for sale at a market on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia. mask requirements. cities to help. “I want to be tested captain Sir Ian Botham and UK with more than 500 kg of The world’s most populous Muslim nation is experiencing the highest number of confirmed coronavirus cases in South Korean prosecutors ar- so I can stop worrying if I have Prime Minister Boris Johnson's cocaine, police said Saturday. Southeast Asia PTI PHOTO rested the elderly leader of a se- the virus or not,” said Pham Thuy younger brother and former MP, Police from Australia and cretive religious sect linked to more Hoa, a banking official who re- Jo Johnson, are also among those PNG said they had recovered than 5,200 of the country's 14,336 con- turned to the capital from Da Nang. who will now go on to become 28 bags of cocaine worth firmed cases. He has denied charges Lords after the list of peerages, rec- A$80 million and arrested five of hiding members and underre- Mexican health ommended by the government, suspected drug traffickers Hurricane Isaias lashes Bahamas porting gatherings to avoid broader were confirmed by Queen connected to the Cessna quarantines. Mexican health offi- officials Friday Elizabeth II Friday. which came down shortly cials Friday reported 688 new deaths, "The call for social justice and after takeoff from Papa Lea reported 688 new pushing the country's total to 46,688. emancipatory change needs to be Lea, north of Port Moresby, while Florida battens down deaths, pushing the July 26. The five men were That put Mexico just ahead of the heard in all quarters, inside and out- members of a Melbourne- AGENCIES winds of 85 mph (135 kph) Saturday United Kingdom, which has 46,119, country's total to side Parliament,” said Sikka, who was based criminal syndicate, the morning and some strengthening according to the tally by Johns 46,688. This puts nominated in the Political Peerages police said. San Juan, August 1: Hurricane was possible later Saturday, the Hopkins University. category by former Labour Party Isaias ripped shingles off roofs and U.S. National Hurricane Center in In Vietnam, a third person died Mexico ahead of the Leader Jeremy Corbyn. blew over trees as it carved its way Miami said. of coronavirus complications, of- United Kingdom in Botham, considered one of through the Bahamas early Saturday The storm was centered about 50 England's cricketing greats 15 civilians die and headed toward the Florida miles (85 kilometers) south of terms of deaths in a career spanning 102 Test in border clashes coast, where officials in Miami said Nassau in the Bahamas and was matches with 5,200 runs and they were closing beaches, marinas moving northwest at 12 mph (19 383 wickets, is known for his Kabul/Quetta: Afghanistan and parks. Island, which was slammed by last kph). Forecasters said some de- vocal support for Brexit. has accused Pakistan of Miami Mayor Carlos Giménez year's Hurricane Dorian, starting crease in its forward motion was ex- The cricket commentator and killing 15 civilians during said Friday that 20 evacuation cen- Saturday evening. Meanwhile, of- pected. Chairman of Durham County clashes at a border crossing ters were on standby that could be ficials in the Bahamas evacuated Paula Miller, Mercy Corps di- Cricket Club was knighted by the where crowds were jostling set up with COVID-19 safety meas- people on Abaco island, who have rector for the Bahamas, told The Queen in 2007 and will now sit in to cross for the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha. On ures. been living in temporary struc- Associated Press that while the is- the House of Lords as an inde- Pakistan’s side, hospital “We still don't think there is a tures since Dorian. lands can normally withstand strong pendent crossbench peer. officials reported seven need to open shelters for this storm, People living in the eastern end hurricanes, some have been desta- In contrast, the UK PM's brother deaths from the flare-up but they are ready,” he said. of Grand Bahama were also being bilized by the coronavirus pan- Joseph Johnson was a staunch between the Asian Authorities in North Carolina moved. demic and the damage caused by 'Remainer' against the UK's exit neighbours who are US ordered the evacuation of Ocracoke Isaias had maximum sustained Dorian. from the European Union (EU). allies but often trade accusations of backing militants. The governor of Afghanistan’s southeastern Kandahar province, KNOWLEDGE A ‘TREASURE’ FOR ITALY’S OLDEST GRADUATE Hayatullah Hayat, said shells fell on homes in the REUTERS rolled for a degree in History and Growing up in a poor him warmly at the graduation cer- border town Spin Boldak, Philosophy at the University of emony. with women and children Palermo, August 1: At 96, Giuseppe Palermo, Paterno grew up loving family in Sicily, Paterno “You are an example for younger stu- among 15 dead and 80 hurt, Paterno has faced many tests in books, but he never had the chance received only basic dents,” his Sociology professor, during the clashes between life - childhood poverty, war and, to study. Francesca Rizzuto, told him after he both nations’ security more recently, the coronavirus pan- “I said, ‘that’s it, now or never,’ schooling as a child. passed his final oral examination in forces. demic. Now he has sailed through and so in 2017, I decided to enrol,” He joined the navy and June. Paterno confessed to a little un- an exam that makes him Italy’s old- he told Reuters in his apartment ease with the video calls that replaced est university graduate. in the Sicilian city of Palermo, served during the classroom teaching during the coro- Ryan launches This week, the former railway which he rarely leaves nowadays due World War-II before navirus shutdown, but said he was diversity prog worker stepped forward to receive to his frailty. “I understood that it not put off by the disease itself after his diploma and the traditional lau- was a little late to get a three-year working in railways the war and everything else he had been Los Angeles: Hollywood star rel wreath awarded to Italian stu- degree but I said to myself ‘let’s harbouring a desire to go further. through. Ryan Reynolds has launched dents when they graduate, applauded see if I can do it’.” “Knowledge is like a suitcase “All of that strengthened us, all of ‘The Group Effort Initiative', a by his family, teachers and fellow stu- On Wednesday, he graduated first that I carry with me, it is a treasure,” my peer group, all of those who are still self-financed diversity and dents more than 70 years his junior. in his class with top honours, re- he said. As a student, he tapped out alive,” he said. “It didn’t really scare

inclusion program that will “I am a normal person, like many ceiving congratulations from the his essays on the manual typewriter us that much.” As for what he planned

k y m c give people of colour an others,” he said, when asked what university chancellor Fabrizio his mother gave him when he retired to do next, he said he was not about to opportunity to work and it felt like to be graduating so late. Micari. basic schooling as a child. He joined In a society focused on rebuild- from the railways in 1984. He es- stop now he had graduated. “My proj- learn on the actor's “In terms of age I have surpassed GREAT DEPRESSION, THEN WAR the navy and served during World ing after the war, work and family chewed Google in favour of printed ect for the future is to devote myself to productions. The “Deadpool” all the others but I didn’t do it for Growing up in a poor family in War Two before going on to work in were the priorities, but Paterno books and was not tempted by the writing; I want to revisit all the texts star took to Twitter to this.” announce the initiative. Sicily in the years before the Great the railways as he married and wanted to learn and graduated from late-night student parties of his 20- I didn’t have a chance to explore fur- Already in his 90s when he en- Depression, Paterno received only brought up two children. high school at the age of 31, always year-old classmates, who applauded ther. This is my goal.” P11 KHADI'S GIFT BOX OF SILK MASKS LAUNCHED SUNDAY | AUGUST 2 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR Banks cannot refuse MSME Minister Nitin Gadkari launched a gift box credit to MSMEs under consisting of four handcrafted silk masks developed by the emergency credit Khadi and Village Industries Commission, the MSME facility and any refusal Ministry said. The gift box developed by the KVIC should be reported contains masks packed in a crafted handmade paper business NIRMALA SITHARAMAN | FINANCE box in black colour with golden embossed printing

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k y m c of the day uote GST COLLECTION Auto fuel prices OMC sets up four remain unchanged History is witness to the AGENCIES fact that the State logs 13% growth in July country’s farmers Covid Care Homes New Delhi, August 1: A day after and rural economy ` have never POST NEWS NETWORK Each of the Covid Care Homes has been facilitated a hefty 8.38 per litre cut in diesel succumbed to any prices in the national capital due adversity. The slogan given by the Bhubaneswar, August 1: Despite with 20-bed isolation facilities to accommodate to VAT reduction, the oil market- Prime Minister 'Vocal for Local' is intermittent lockdown and sub-op- ing companies again went on a also deeply connected with rural timal functioning of most of the sec- COVID-19 suspect or positive cases pause mode to keep auto fuel prices development tors in the economy due to the on- unchanged across the country going COVID pandemic, Odisha POST NEWS NETWORK four other locations—Kurmitar Saturday. Accordingly, diesel con- NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR | AGRICULTURE ` MINISTER witnessed 13.04% growth in the in Koida region, Seremda in Barbil tinues to be priced at 73.56 a litre State GST collection for the first Bhubaneswar, August 1: Following region, Bangur region and in Delhi while petrol price re- time during the current financial the appeal of Chief Minister Naveen Kodingamali in Rayagada region. mains static at `80.43 a litre. During my year in the month of July, 2020. Patnaik, state PSU—Odisha Mining All these facilities will have 10- over 20-year The collection of State GST Corporation Limited (OMC) beds. career of (OGST) in July 2020 increased to Saturday opened four Covid Care The OMC had earlier donated managing large `794.02 crore as against `702.44 Homes (CCHs) in the state. `500 crore to the Chief Minister’s global workforces in crore made during the correspon- The facilities have been inau- Relief Fund (CMRF) in March to companies like UBS, ding month last year (July, 2019). This turnaround of positive May 2020 reads 92.31%, 81.99%, gurated at Bhubaneswar and its support the state government’s and Credit Suisse, I This collection came in the back- growth rate in July is primarily 74.72% and 60.03% respectively in three regional offices—South efforts to control the Covid-19 sit- recognize soft skills as a drop of poor performance during due to the regular persuasion & fa- comparison to 76.24%, 79.67%, Kaliapani, Gandhamardan and uation and to help those affected tremendous driver of a company’s the first quarter of 2020-21 which cilitation by the field officers, con- 77.66% and 79.88% during the cor- Daitari. by the pandemic. culture and overall success. was due to unprecedented lock- tinuous monitoring and hand hold- responding period last year. Each of the CCHs has been fa- The State-owned entity, during KeeperHR gives organisations the down of the state economy during ing supported by data analytics by Taxpayers have been advised to cilitated with 20-bed isolation fa- the pandemic time, also trans- power to leverage those skills the months of April and May, 2020. the Commissionerate of CT & GST fulfill their tax compliance liabili- cilities to accommodate COVID-19 ferred `250 crore as the interim div- Across the metros, petrol and VISHAL AHLUWALIA | CO-FOUNDER & CEO, The growth rate of Odisha GST as well as better performance in ties within the prescribed due date. suspect or positive cases. The idend for the financial year 2019- diesel prices are keeping steady for KEEPERHR for April to June, 2020 was -61.15%, the mining sector. The collection from one of the CCHs will be extension of the 20. The PSU has also funded for set the past five days as pump prices -25.22% & -5.83% respectively dur- Meanwhile, the return filing po- non-GST items: petroleum prod- home isolation facility exclusively up of 500-bedded stand-alone Covid- of auto fuels have not been ing the corresponding period last sition of the State assigned tax- ucts also showed encouraging signs for OMC employees and its work- 19 Hospital at KIMS. Besides, the changed. The All-India year (2019). payers for February to April and during July. The collection of July ers with asymptomatic and mild corporation also funded for es- On Friday, diesel prices fell by Index for June against these items increased to symptomatic cases. tablishment of 10 stand-alone a sharp `8.38 a litre following Delhi 2020 stood at `521.47 crore from `509.03 crore col- In the second phase, OMC will Covid-19 Hospitals in eight dis- government’s decision to reduce 332 with a rise of July GST collections drop to `87,422 cr: FinMin lected in July 2019 registering a start the Covid Care Homes in tricts across the state. VAT on the product from 30% to two points ` ` growth rate of 2.5%. 16.75%. compared to May. New Delhi: GST collections in July fell to 87,422 crore from 90,917 crore in June, However, in view of setback in The price cut has again made according to a Finance Ministry statement. However, July collections are higher However, rate of the economy due to COVID-19, par- diesel cheaper than petrol in the annual inflation moderated to than `62,009 crore in May and `32,294 crore in April. "The gross GST revenue col- lected in the month of July, 2020 is `87,422 crore of which CGST is `16,147crore, ticularly in the first quarter of 2020- city after more than a month. In 5.06% from 5.10% in the previous 21, the gross GST collection (i.e. fact, diesel is cheaper than petrol month and 8.59% in the month a SGST is `21,418 crore, IGST is `42,592 crore (including `20,324 crore collected on OGST + IGST + CGST + Cess) till in Delhi by the widest margin year before import of goods) and Cess is `7,265 crore," a finance ministry statement said. The revenues for the month are 86 per cent of the GST revenues in the same month the end of July is `7,540 crore with among all metros now. SANTOSH GANGWAR | LABOUR MINISTER last year. The ministry further said although the June collections were higher than a negative growth rate of 28% while Delhi was the only major city in that in July, however, it is important to note that during the previous month, a the cumulative Odisha GST col- the country where diesel prices large number of taxpayers also paid taxes pertaining to February, March and lection till July 2020 is `2,354 crore were higher than petrol. Diesel April 2020 on account of the relief provided due to COVID-19. with a negative growth rate of 22%. prices first rose above petrol's in SHORT TAKES Delhi last month, much to the dis- comfort of the transport sector and the fuel dealers. TVS Motor July The `1.5 a litre difference had led sales dip 10% ` to substantial loss of business for IndianOil grants 13,805cr of pump operators in Delhi as vehi- New Delhi: TVS Motor cle owners preferred to buy diesel Company has reported a 10% in neighbouring Haryana and decline in total sales at Uttar Pradesh. 2,52,744 units in July 2020. PX-PTA complex at Paradip The company had sold 2,79,465 units in the corresponding month last Apple beats Saudi POST NEWS NETWORK year, TVS Motor Company Aramco as world’s said in a statement. Total Bhubaneswar, August 1: The two-wheeler sales were at Indian Oil Board Saturday gave its 2,43,788 units last month, as most valuable co. compared to 2,65,679 units in go-ahead for the implementation July 2019, down 8 per cent, of an Integrated Para-Xylene (PX) AGENCIES while domestic two-wheeler and Purified Terephthalic Acid sales were at 1,89,647 units in (PTA) complex project at Paradip San Francisco, August 1: Riding the period under review, as in the state. on strong quarter results despite against 2,08,489 units in the The project is estimated with an the pandemic, Apple has surpassed year-ago month, down 9%. investment of `13,805 crore. The Saudi Aramco to become the PX-PTA complex shall be integrated world’s most valuable company with IndianOil’s Paradip Refinery. with a market cap of $1.84 trillion. Signature Global Chairman of Indian Oil, SM The strong earnings report Vaidya said, “This plant, along with helped Apple shares closed up to invest `400 cr the upcoming MEG (Mono-Ethylene 10.47% Friday to become the world's Glycol) plant of 357-KTA (kilo tonnes PTA. The production capacity of both PTA and MEG projects, the most valuable publicly traded com- New Delhi: Realty firm per annum) capacity at Paradip, PTA would be 1,200,000 tonnes per Petrochemical Intensity Index of pany, surpassing the largest oil Signature Global will invest would be a ready source of feedstock annum. PTA is the raw material Paradip Refinery will increase to 14.7 producer, reports CNBC. `400 crore over the next four years to develop a new for IndianOil’s upcoming 300-KTA for the production of polyester from the present level of 4.5. Saudi Aramco now trails at $1.76 affordable housing project in textile yarn manufacturing proj- along with MEG. Indian Oil’s MEG PTA is a major raw material for trillion. Despite the pandemic that Gurugram, Haryana. The ect at Bhadrak in Odisha, and can production facility is already under manufacture ofpolyester fibre/yarn, hit its supply chain and forced the company will build 832 similarly facilitate other textile implementation at Paradip and PET bottles and polyester film used iPhone maker to close retail stores independent floors in this and polyester projects in the re- will become operational towards in packaging applications. PTA and worldwide, Apple shares are up project located at Sohna gion.” the end of 2021. MEG combined are the main feed- more than 44% this year. Road, Gurugram, Haryana, The PX/PTA project will be com- The availability of both PTA and stocks for polyester manufacture. Apple has posted $59.7 billion in Signature Global said in a pleted by early 2024. The petro- MEG at Paradip will give a boost to The Petroleum, Chemical and revenue for its fiscal 2020 third statement. This is the chemicals complex will have a PX polyester manufacturing facilities Petrochemical Investment Region quarter that ended June 27, an in- company’s 22nd real estate production capacity of 800,000 in the vicinity. Also, 50,000 tonnes (PCPIR) of Paradip will have these crease of 11% from the year-ago project. tonnes per annum, which would per annum of Toluene will be pro- feedstocks of world-class quality quarter, as iPhone sales beat the be the feedstock for production of duced. With the commissioning of available under one roof. Wall Street estimates. BEL gets new dir. of finance RATE WOES PLI SCHEME Bangalore: Navratna defence PSU (public sector undertaking) Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) Rupee to weaken as further repo cut expected ‘Mobile cos commit Saturday got a new director (finance). He is Dinesh Kumar Batra. He joined BEL INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE foreign currency assets (FCAs), at its Ghaziabad unit in gold reserve s, special drawing ` 1984. In a career spanning New Delhi, August 1: A likely cut rights (SDRs) and the RBI's position 11K cr investment’ over three-and-a-half in repo rate will weaken the Indian with the International Monetary decades, he served the rupee, which has lately been sup- Fund (IMF). PRESS TRUST OF INDIA According to the estimates of company in various ported by healthy fund inflows. According to Sajal Gupta, Head, India Cellular and Electronics capacities in Delhi, Pune Analysts said that the currency Forex and Rates, Edelweiss New Delhi, August 1: Industry Association (ICEA), mobile phone and Bangalore, a statement will move into a range between 75 Securities, "The market shall be body ICEA, which represents top companies will increase devices from the PSU said. and 74.50 as rising forex reserves watching the RBI commentary mobile phone makers like Apple, production in the country to around keep the rupee in check. on monetary policy. MPC is ex- Foxconn, Wistron, `27.5 lakh crore The RBI’s Monetary Policy pected to be dovish and growth Lava, etc, on on higher side Power consumption Committee is expected to release supporting. Break below 74.50 Saturday said com- under the PLI its resolution on the monetary would only give further direction panies have com- compared to slump narrows policy after its meeting on August to the market." mitted investments government's New Delhi: The slump in 4 to 6. Last Friday, the rupee margin- worth `11,000 crore announcement power consumption has It is widely expected that the ally appreciated to 74.81 against a under the PLI of `11 lakh narrowed to just 2.64% in Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is greenback. scheme and they crore. July at 113.48 billion units likely to administer another dose "We expect a rate cut of at least will surpass man- Union tele- (BU) indicating spurt in of lending rate cut to aid the re- 25 bps to support the slowing ufacturing esti- com and IT economic activity and vival process from the COVID-19 growth," said Rahul Gupta, Head of mates by 2 to 2.5 minister Ravi raised hopes that it would induced economic downturn. supplying. A rate cut may mar- rupee and high rate differential Research-Currency, Emkay Global times. Shankar touch normal level this "The RBI is lapping up dollars ginally weaken the rupee, but not with the US can support the cur- Financial Services. Major global Prasad has an- month. Power consumption heavily under 75 and speculators are much as relatively undervalued rency. A range of 75.25 and 74.70 is "This may give a boost to risk players Samsung nounced that in July last year was at on cards," said Anindya Banerjee, appetite and weigh on the USD- Wistron, Pegatron, as many as 22 116.48 BU, as per power DVP, Currency and Rates, Kotak INR spot. Although the spot has Foxconn and Hon domestic and ministry data. The latest The RBI is lapping up dollars heavily under 75 and

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k y m data of the power ministry speculators are supplying. A rate cut may marginally c companies such as Lava, Dixon, shows that power weaken the rupee, but not much as relatively Recently, India's foreign exchange 74.50, unless it falls below that, we firms have lined up with proposals consumption has improved undervalued rupee and high rate differential with the reserves increased by $4.99 billion expect the spot to remain afloat. Micromax, Padget Electronics, for mobile phones production worth ` after government started US can support the currency during the week ended July 24. The The trend for the next week will Sojo, UTL and Optiemus have ap- 11 lakh crore, which have poten- giving relaxations for reserves grew to $522.63 billion continue to be sideways with bear- plied for benefits under the pro- tial to create direct and indirect ANINDYA BANERJEE I DVP, CURRENCY AND RATES, KOTAK SECURITIES economic activities and from $517.637 billion. ish bias between 74.50 and 75.10," duction-linked incentive (PLI) jobs for around 12 lakh people over onset of summer. India's forex reserves comprise Gupta added. scheme. the next five years. P12 SUNDAY | AUGUST 2 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR sports Parisians complete domestic quadruple with Coupe de la Ligue

y triumph edging past Olympique Lyonnais 6-5 via penalty shootout 6th sense a must

k k y y m m c to be successful c striker: Bhutia PRESS TRUST OF INDIA ing goals was all about life and death for Bhaichung-bhai’, Bhutia New Delhi, August 1: Legendary stressed on the importance of Indian footballer Bhaichung ‘making those runs every time Bhutia says all strikers need to de- you sense it’. velop ‘sixth sense to smell’ the “Those runs are extremely crit- opportune time to strike if they ical for a striker. I used to keep are to score regularly. telling Sunil that you need to an- In a chat with AIFF TV, Bhutia, ticipate and make runs from the first Indian footballer to have where you can score. If you go played 100 international matches, wide, you have to dribble and get said strikers can be successful past the defender, and by the time only when they can read goal- you turn and get past him, others scoring situations well. will also rush in to block you,” he “It’s all about that sixth sense. said. You need to smell it as to where “Only once or twice out of it would be coming. The best strik- maybe 10 situations you will get ers in the world all have that the chance to score. But you need sense,” said Bhutia, who is known to keep on doing it.” as 'Sikkimese Sniper' for his strik- Bhutia said top strikers will ing prowess during his playing need ‘to develop technically and days. mentally’ because they get only “You need to read situations. a fraction of a second to put the Unless you don’t develop your ball past the goalkeeper into the sixth sense, you won’t be a suc- net. cessful striker,” said the 43-year- “Very often strikers come to old former captain who retired in me to ask what we can do when 2011 after scor- we don’t get goals. I only tell them PSG STAMP ing 40 no matter what, you should not goals stop from making those runs. from If you don’t score first nine 104 in- times and then give up, you’ll terna- not even be near to the ball tional in the 10th. matches. “If you look at Ronaldo and Messi, it’s not always that they dribble past 3- 4 defenders. Rather, all AUTHORITY big strikers wait for the AGENCIES to relaunch the competition in the future. Cup final last Friday, will face Italian side to taking the lead in the second half of extra ball and then touch it. At Lyon keeper Anthony Lopes made a string Atalanta in the Champions league quarter- time. However, a wide-open Maxwell Cornet the end, it’s all about de- Paris, August 1: Paris St Germain com- of good saves in a cagey contest played in front finals August 12 in Lisbon. failed to hit the target from close range with Referring veloping that sense and pleted their fourth domestic quadruple as they of 5,000 fans at Stade de France, who were al- Their win over Lyon also means that Stade a wild volley off a corner. to current cap- unless you keep on scrapped past Olympique Lyonnais 6-5 on lowed into the stadium in line with coronavirus Reims, who finished sixth in the French The match then went to a shootout, dur- tain Sunil making those runs penalties to lift the Couple de la Ligue Friday safety regulations. League, have snapped up a berth in next sea- ing which the two sides were perfect after five Chhetri’s com- you will never de- with the match ending in a goalless stalemate Lopes denied Brazilian forward Neymar son’s Europa League qualifying. sets of players stepped up to the mark. After ments that velop that after regular and extra time. three times and also kept out shots by Angel The last match of the French season got off coming close on a pair of penalties, Navas fi- ‘scor- sense.” Second-half substitute Pablo Sarabia Di Maria and Idrissa Gueye, while Navas to a lackluster start, as both teams struggled nally got his hand on a shot when he denied scored PSG’s final penalty in the shootout after kept out a Maxwel Cornet free kick at the other to create meaningful opportunities. It wasn’t Traore. goalkeeper Keylor Navas had saved Bertrand end. until late in the contest that there seemed to With the match on the line, Sarabia com- Traore’s spot-kick to give the Ligue 1 cham- Lyon defender Rafael da Silva was sent be a sense of urgency on either end of the pitch. fortably slotted the ball past Lopes before pions and French Cup winners their ninth off in the last minute of extra time for a pro- PSG had the best chance to break the dead- celebrating with his teammates. Couple de la Ligue trophy. fessional foul on Di Maria and Neymar blazed lock, as Neymar’s header came close to creep- PSG kicked off their charge toward win- It was the last roar for the competition, the free-kick over the bar. ing under the crossbar before it was superbly ning the domestic quadruple by winning the which was founded in 1995, as the French The Brazilian held his nerve to keep PSG pushed away by an outstretched Lopes. Trophee des Champions last summer. They Professional Football League (LFP) decided alive in the shootout before Navas blocked The Lyon goalkeeper came up with an- then were crowned champions of Ligue 1 in September to scrap it as of next season until Traore’s penalty and Sarabia calmly slotted other important stop in extra time when his when the season was canceled due to the further notice. his shot past Lopes to spark wild celebra- diving effort denied Angel Di Maria’s pow- coronavirus pandemic. The club returned The LFP had failed to secure a broadcaster tions among his team mates. erful shot from the edge of the box. to action last week to win the Coupe de for the 2020-2024 period but reserved the right PSG, who beat St Etienne 1-0 in the French PSG had a brief scare when Lyon came close France with a 1-0 win over Saint-Etienne.

ENGLISH CRICKETER Hamilton takes India hockey camps BANKING ON IPL EXPERIENCE Billings eyeing 2023 WC pole position, to begin next week PRESS TRUST OF INDIA In ODI format or longer ular playing time with England Bottas second format, the since making his debut in 2015 but Southampton, August 1: Sam subcontinent is he grabbed the opportunity with PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Athletes, coaches and support Billings believes England ODI side somewhere I think I can do both hands when he was included staff will also be tested when they is one of the toughest to break into well. The longer format is one in the playing XI against Ireland. New Delhi, August 1: The arrive in Bangalore to ensure that but said he is banking on his IPL ex- I want to push my case in if I “In a nutshell, my career hit a Olympics-bound Indian men’s and all campers are at a reduced risk perience to stay in contention for the get the opportunity heavy speed bump last year (with women’s hockey teams will re- of contracting the COVID-19 upcoming two World Cups in India. the injury) so for me it’s about build- SAM BILLINGS turn for their respective national virus,” SAI said in a statement Drafted into the team following ing that momentum back up,” said camps August 4 at SAI Centre in Saturday. a back injury to Joe Denly, Billings Billings, who missed out of the 2019 Bangalore and head straight to a The players and support staff, smashed an unbeaten 67 to guide Billings, who has played for Chennai World Cup campaign due to a shoul- 14-day quarantine in keeping with who will arrive from various parts England to a six-wicket win over Super Kings and Delhi Capitals, der injury. the COVID-19 protocols. of the country and abroad, will un- Ireland in the opening ODI Thursday. was quoted as saying by Skysports. “It’s been very up down (with The decision was taken by the dergo a two-week quarantine in- With India scheduled to host the “I have had relative success on England), I suppose, over the last five ASSOCIATED PRESS Sports Authority of India after side the campus before resuming T20 World Cup in 2021 and the 50- turning pitches in Chennai and years. I played five ODIs against the nodal body received the go- training. They will be tested on ar- over World Cup in 2023, Billings Delhi. I back my game against spin New Zealand straight after the last Silverstone, August 1: Lewis ahead from the Karnataka gov- rival and will be tested again after feels his ability to play spin will and I have to continue to work hard. World Cup in 2015 and then 10 since Hamilton set a new track record ernment that has been battling the quarantine period ends. hold him in good stead. In ODI format or longer format, then and July 2018. at the British Grand Prix and rising COVID-19 cases in recent Having spent nearly four months “I think that’s definitely some- the subcontinent is somewhere I “The opportunities have been clinched a record-extending 91st times. in the camp due to the nation- thing that I can potentially offer think I can do well. The longer for- sporadic but England’s ODI side is pole position Saturday. “The camp will begin in keep- wide lockdown, the players headed compared to other players. My game mat is one I want to push my case arguably one of the toughest sports He needs five more wins to equal ing with all protocols and in strict to their home towns June 19 for a against spin has benefited from all Sam Billings plays a shot during his in if I get the opportunity.” teams to get into at the moment so Michael Schumacher’s Formula adherence to the SOPs of SAI and four-week break after the easing the different franchises I have ex- match-winning innings against Ireland The 29-year-old, who has played all I can do is take my opportunities One (F1) record of 91 GP wins. that of the state government. of restrictions. perienced, particularly the IPL,” in the first ODI 16 ODIs and 26 T20Is, never got a reg- when they arise.” The defending champion is also odds-on to equal the F1 great’s record of seven world titles. He clocked a time of one minute 24.303 seconds at the Silverstone Olympic torch relay began in 1936 at Hitler’s Berlin Games circuit where he was won a record six times. He was 0.313 seconds ASSOCIATED PRESS zier in the Berlin stadium before the enough of a problem that Peter ahead of Mercedes teammate Valtteri Fuhrer’s approving gaze’. Each of Ueberroth (chairman of the or- Bottas and about one second faster he torch relay was not al- the torches carried the logo of ganizing committee) and Juan than Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. ways a fixture of the modern German arms manufacturer Krupp, Antonio Samaranch (IOC presi- Charles Leclerc gave Ferrari a T Olympics, which began in Perrottet wrote. dent) actually made contingency small boost with fourth ahead of 1896. The relay tradition started at The first person to set off July 20, plans for the relay in case the Greeks Lando Norris, who could face a grid Adolph Hitler’s 1936 Berlin Olympics 1936, was Greek athlete Konstantin held to their threat. They eventually penalty after failing to slow down — the Games of the XI Olympiad — Kondylis. The torch meandered backed off and the flame was lit in under a yellow flag in the second and was the brainchild of Carl through Greece, Bulgaria, Ancient Olympia in 1984.” part of qualifying when Hamilton Diem, who was the head of the or- Yugoslavia, Hungary, Austria, The 2008 Beijing Olympic torch made a rare mistake. He span his ganizing committee. Czechoslovakia and Germany with relay ran into trouble as well. The car and sent gravel spraying, bring- The Tokyo Olympic relay is sched- each runner covering a kilometer Chinese relay, in addition to a do- ing the session to a brief halt after uled to begin its Japan leg March — or .62 miles. mestic route, also circled the globe. Bottas had set the quickest time. 26 in northeastern Fukushima pre- Perrottet wrote that Hitler ad- It was targeted along the way by Vettel, who had problems with fecture. Tony Perrottet, in his 2004 mired the images of Greek gods anti-China and pro-Tibet protests at understeering and almost went off book ‘The Naked Olympics’ — pub- and goddesses and wanted the half the stops. Taiwan also boy- the track toward the end of Q3, was lished to coincide with the 2004 Olympics to promote his idea of cotted the relay when China wanted only 10th fastest in qualifying. Athens Olympics — captured the the supremacy, the perfection, of to include it on its domestic route Red Bull’s Alexander Albon fin- paradox of the Nazi regime ap- the German nation. — implying Chinese sovereignty ished 12th ahead of Racing Point’s propriating the relay. “Hitler took considerable per- site and not at Olympia,” Dr. Bill Ancient Olympia, Greece, but over the self-governing island. last-minute replacement Nico “Ironically, considering its re- sonal interest in the ritual, and Mallon, a former president of the Winter Olympic torches have not China’s authoritarian govern- Hulkenberg. He lost his seat in pellent origins, the torch race has pumped funds into its promotion: International Society of Olympic always been lit there. For the 1952 ment has viewed Taiwan as a rene- F1 this year, and is driving be- come to symbolize international The Nazi propaganda machine cov- Historians, said in an email to The and 1960 Winter Olympics, it was gade province since the two sepa- cause Sergio Perez tested positive brotherhood today, and remains a ered the torch relay slavishly, broad- Associated Press. lit in Morgedal, Norway. For the at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics rated in the 1949 civil war. Taiwan, for the coronavirus following a centerpiece of our own pomp-filled cast radio reports from every step There was no relay until 1936, 1956 Winter Games, it was lit in when relay sponsor AT&T sold ‘kilo- which is also known as the Republic trip back to his native Mexico y Olympic opening ceremonies,” of the route, and filled the Games and it’s been continuous since then. Rome. meter legs’ of the event to allow of China, governs itself as an in- after his mother had an accident.

Perrottet wrote. with the iconography of ancient The Olympics were canceled dur- More recently, for the 1994 Winter people to run with the torch. Coca- dependent state. Nicolas Latifi’s Williams span

k k y y m m c c He added: “The Nazis knew a Greek athletics.” ing World War II (Tokyo was to hold Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, Cola became the sponsor in The chaos at the time led IOC off the track near the end of Q1, good propaganda symbol when they The first Olympic flame appeared the 1940 Games) and resumed in the torch was lit in Greece and a sec- Barcelona in 1992. President Jacques Rogge to say the the latest incident in the Canadian saw one.” Perrottet recounts how the at the 1928 Amsterdam Games, and London in 1948. There have been ond torch was lit in Norway. Having “Greece was not happy with that Olympics and the relay were in ‘cri- driver’s difficult start in F1. Kimi Olympic flame was run from Greece then again in 1932 in Los Angeles. modifications along the way. two flame origins did not please in 1984 and threatened to not let sis’. After the Beijing Olympics Raikkonen and Kevin Magnussen to Germany over 12 days, ending “Very little is known about the 1928 The flame for the Summer the tradition-steeped Greeks. Los Angeles light their flame in ended, the IOC did away with the in- were also among the five drivers with the lighting of a ‘colossal bra- and 1932 flames, but they were lit on Olympics has always been lit in The relay was ‘commercialized’ Olympia,” Mallon wrote. “It was ternational portion of the relay. eliminated from Q1.

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