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Abide by Indian laws: Twitter told AGENCIES Kamran and legal counsel Ayushi Kapoor deposed be- New Delhi, June 18: Amid fore the panel Friday. a tussle between the Union Members of the panel government and Twitter asked some tough and over the new IT rules, mem- searching questions to bers of a Parliamentary Twitter India officials but panel Friday strongly ob- their answers lacked clarity jected to Twitter India offi- and were ambiguous, cials’ observations that they sources said. DAILY GRIND: Workers load sand on trucks from the banks of Musi river near Ravulapenta village in Nalgonda district of Telangana, Friday. PTI PHOTO abide by their policy and Twitter and the Centre categorically told them that have been at loggerheads the rule of land is supreme. over several issues for the According to sources, last few months. members of the Meanwhile, the CM lays foundation Parliamentary Panel on Ghaziabad Police has sent Information Technology a notice to Twitter India stones for oxygen also asked Twitter why it Managing Director Manish should not be fined as it has Maheshwari, asking him plants in 8 districts Online UG, PG exams been found ‘violating’ rules to join a probe in connection of the country. with the case involving an POST NEWS NETWORK The Parliamentary assault on a Muslim man POST NEWS NETWORK Standing Committee on here earlier this month, of- Bhubaneswar, June 18: Chief Minister Information and Technology, ficials said Friday. Naveen Patnaik Friday laid the foun- Bhubaneswar, June 18: Higher Plus II results in Aug 2nd week chaired by Congress leader He has been asked to ap- dation stones for the establishment Education Minister Arun Sahoo Shashi Tharoor, had last pear at the Loni Border po- of eight liquid medical oxygen (LMO) Friday said that the UG and PG final BHUBANESWAR: The Council of follow the norms for processing of week summoned Twitter lice station within seven plants in different districts. year examinations in the state will Higher Secondary Education (CHSE), results of the examination. over issues related to misuse days to get his statement He laid the stones for the LMO be held in online mode either in July Odisha informed Friday that the Scores will be awarded to regular of the platform and pro- recorded in the case in which plants of Pressure Awing Adsorption or August. results of the annual Plus II exam- examinees in theory papers/the- tection of citizens’ rights. an FIR was lodged against (PSA) technology in the districts of The minister said this after a inations, 2021 will be declared in ory components of papers on the Twitter India’s public pol- the social media giant also, Jharsuguda, Bhadrak, Jagatsinghpur, virtual meeting with the vice-chan- the second week of August. basis of the performance of the ex- icy manager Shagufta a senior police official said. Puri, Sonepur, Nayagarh, Sundargarh cellors of universities. The con- Informing the media, the con- aminee in the 10th Board exami- and Mayurbhanj through video-con- cerned universities will decide the troller of examination, CHSE, said nation. For this purpose a detailed IRREGULAR by MANJUL ferencing. dates on which they will conduct that certain modalities have been for- subject mapping has been prepared. The state government has planned the examinations, he said. mulated for awarding marks to Plus The scores in theory papers for Vigilance director to set up 20 PSA oxygen plants in the “The universities and autonomous II students who were to appear in the ex-regular examinees will be state. So far, foundation stones have colleges will fix their dates for online finals in 2021. awarded on the basis of their per- been laid for 15 plants in two phases. exams. Students can appear for their The examinations of the Plus II formance in the previous CHSE ex- With the functioning of the 20 oxygen examinations from their homes. Arts, Science and Commerce along amination in which they had ap- dies of Covid-19 plants, the state can be able to produce Those who don’t have the required with vocational courses were can- peared. Scores will be awarded in the up to 24,000 liter of medical oxygen per facility at their homes can appear for celled keeping in mind the health and practical/project component of a POST NEWS NETWORK minute. Patnaik said the Covid-19 sit- their examinations from nearby de- safety issues of the students, teach- paper both for regular and ex-reg- uation has improved significantly in gree colleges,” the minister said. ers and parents. ular examinees at their higher sec- Bhubaneswar, June 18: the state. “Last year, in view of the Covid- Subsequently, an expert com- ondary school level. In a shocking development, “However, we have to be more care- 19 pandemic, many states had an- mittee was constituted by the CHSE The scores awarded at the higher senior IPS officer and di- ful,” he said. As experts in some states nounced cancellation of the exam- in accordance with the instructions secondary school level will be scru- rector of the state Vigilance have warned about the third wave of inations but Odisha did not. Later, of the government to suggest well tinised and moderated. Directorate Debasis the pandemic, the CM directed the the Supreme Court too directed con- defined objective criteria for alter- An examinee not satisfied with the Panigrahi reportedly suc- concerned officials to ensure full ducting the exams,” he said. native assessment of the exami- result declared on the basis of cumbed to Covid-19 at a hos- preparedness to tackle the possible While the lockdown was enforced nees of annual higher secondary Alternative Assessment Criteria, pital in Kolkata, Friday. Is this a new fad? third wave. in March last year, this year, the examination. can opt to appear for the examina- Panigrahi was initially Debasis Panigrahi Everybody wants a The Chief Minister appealed to lockdown was enforced in May. Till On the basis of the recommen- tion in the off-line mode which will admitted to the Ashwini the DIG of Police grocery loan these days! the public to wear double masks and now, online classes are being con- dations of the committee and in be conducted when the situation Covid Hospital in Cuttack (Administration), Special get vaccinated. “Fight against the ducted in the state. The VCs have view of the cancellation of annual will be conducive, the department May 29. He was airlifted to Secretary, Home virus is going on for more than a year. informed that despite the delay, all examinations, 2021, the CHSE will said in a notification. Kolkata from the private Department, Government PETROL PRICE NEARS In the second wave, which began in courses are likely to be completed by hospital June 8 as he re- of Odisha, IG of Police April, a fall in the oxygen saturation June end, the minister said. PG students to continue with their Notably, Sahoo had had a vir- quired ECMO support after (Modernisation) and IG of `100 ACROSS INDIA among the patients was a major prob- The minister appealed to all UG and preparations for the examinations. tual meeting with the vice-chan- his health deteriorated. Police (Personnel) and lem,” he pointed out. cellors June 12. At that time, he had Panigrahi joined the Additional DG of Police NEW DELHI: Fuel prices increased again “Every life is precious – this is the The universities and autonomous colleges said that the examinations would Indian Police Service in 1991 (Personnel) at the State across the country Friday adding more motto of the state government for will fix their dates for online exams. Students definitely be held. “Online classes and was allotted the Odisha Police Headquarters, misery to the common man’s woes, as he any disaster management. In this di- can appear for their examinations from their are going on and the courses will cadre. He served as the Cuttack. Panigrahi was a already grapples with rising food prices rection, the government is provid- homes. Those who don’t have the required be completed by June end. My ad- Superintendent of Police recipient of the prestigious amid shrinking income. Petrol prices have ing free medical facility including facility at their homes can appear for their vice for students is that they should of major districts such as ‘Odisha Sahitya Akademi reached very close to hitting the century medicines to the people of the state,” examinations from nearby degree colleges continue their studies for the Keonjhar, Puri, Ganjam and Award’ for short stories for mark all across the country extending the Patnaik said. exams,” he had said. Cuttack. He also served as the year 2002. scope of historic high prices. 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AGENCIES tential third wave, nearly two-thirds of MARKET WATCH GOD HELP US IF ALL THAT HAPPENS: HC experts, or 26 of 40, said yes. Bangalore, June 18: A third wave of “The reason being they are a com- NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court Friday took cognisance of the violation of COVID-19 INDEX VARIATION coronavirus infections is likely to hit pletely virgin population in terms of India by October, and although it will protocols in various markets in the national capital and observed that such breaches will vaccination because currently there only hasten the third wave of coronavirus which cannot be permitted at all. The high SENSEX 52344.45 21.12 be better controlled than the latest is no vaccine available for them,” outbreak the pandemic will remain court said if this behaviour of flouting COVID-19 norms continues “we will be in a great said Dr Pradeep Banandur, head of epi- trouble.” “God help us if all that happens.” A vacation bench of justices Navin Chawla

BOURSES NIFTY 15683.40 8.00 a public health threat for at least an- demiology department at National and Asha Menon took note of certain photographs sent to one of the high court judges other year, according to a Reuters Institute of Mental Health and AGENCIES missed the 2016 Games due DOLLAR 74.27 `0.21 on WhatsApp by an AIIMS doctor showing scant regard for COVID-19 protocols by street poll of medical experts. vendors in markets. “We have paid a huge price in the second wave. We don’t know if Neurosciences (NIMHANS). to a knee injury. EURO 88.53 `0.21 The June 3-17 snap survey of 40 there is any household which has not suffered in the second wave, closely or remotely,” Experts warn the situation could be- Bangalore, June 18: Odisha India named eight more CURRENCY healthcare specialists, doctors, sci- the bench observed, adding that “we as a citizen of this city are worried when we see come severe. “If children get infected in stars Amit Rohidas and Olympic debutants in its GOLD `46,925 `33 entists, virologists, epidemiologists and these images.” Taking suo motu cognisance of the photographs, the HC initiated a PIL, large numbers and we are not prepared, Birendra Lakra have been 16-member men’s hockey professors from around the world directing the Centre, the Delhi government and the Delhi Police to file status reports. there is nothing you can do at the last included in the Indian men’s squad, which also features SILVER `67,948 `349

BULLION showed a significant pickup in vac- minute,” said Dr Devi Shetty, a cardi- squad for Tokyo Olympics, seasoned performers like cinations will likely provide some current one, which has been far more So far, India has fully vaccinated ologist at Narayana Health and an ad- Friday. With this, three state PR Sreejesh and Manpreet cover to a fresh outbreak. devastating - with shortage of vac- about only 5 per cent of its estimated visor to the Karnataka state govern- hockey players, including Singh, for the mega event to Of those who ventured a prediction, cines, medicines, oxygen and hospi- 950 million eligible population, leav- ment on pandemic response planning. Deep Grace Ekka who was be held from July 23 to

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TEMP MIN 26.6° 25.6° September. The remaining three said have been rolled out and there would pick up significantly this year, they cau- cine and exposure of the disease,” said rennial sports extravaganza. Singh, Dilpreet Singh, Forecast between November and February. be some degree of natural immunity tioned against an early removal of re- Robert Gallo, director of the Institute Rohidas and Lakra will be Gurjant Singh and Lalit Humidity 95% 95% Generally But over 70 per cent of experts, or from the second-wave,” said Dr strictions, as some states have done. of Human Virology at the University of donning the Indian jersey for Kumar Upadhyay are the Rainfall 1.2mm 12mm cloudy sky 24 of 34, said any new outbreak would Randeep Guleria, director at All India When asked if children and those under Maryland and international scientific the first time at an Olympics. players who will make their be better controlled compared with the Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). 18 years would be most at risk in a po- advisor, Global Virus Network. Veteran defender Lakra Olympic debut in Tokyo. P2 NOT TODAY HONOURED AT CHRIS REVEALS FATHER’S DAY GIFT SATURDAY | JUNE 19 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR UK ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL 2021 FROM WIFE KATHERINE Indie filmmaker Aditya Kripalani’s film Not Today Hollywood actor Chris Pratt appeared on the has been honoured at the recent UK Asian Film June 15 episode of E! News Daily Pop and there Festival. The film talking about suicide prevention he revealed that wife Katherine Schwarzenegger

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k y m leisure for the Indian Film Festival of Stuttgart 2021. c FORTUNE FORECAST Kriti reveals gym secret: Urvashi scores 38 mn followers on Insta ARIES ‘Instagram vs Reality’ Mumbai: Actress Urvashi JOYING MY BABY ROLLS,” Today ideas will flood your Rautela has garnered a fan she wrote as caption. mind, but it is good that you Mumbai: Actress Kriti Sanon with Tiger Shroff in the action following of38 million on With these latest figures, will be able to carry them showcases expectation drama Ganapath. Instagram. Urvashi is ahead of actress out efficiently. However, Ganesha warns versus reality when it comes Her upcoming roster also Urvashi posted a video on Kareena Kapoor, who has 6.7 you not to take brash decisions. Wise to leg workouts, in her new includes Hum Do Hamare Instagram Friday. In the clip, million followers, as well as people will help you along the way. Pay heed to the advise of experienced people. Instagram post Friday. Do with Rajkummar she is seen riding in a luxury stars such as Shah Rukh Khan Kriti has posted two videos Rao, and Adipurush car. (25 million) and on Instagram. In the first clip, with Prabhas “38 MILLION Amitabh Bachchan she is seen doing squats with and Saif Ali LOVE ON (26.9 million) fol- TAURUS weights effortlessly. The sec- Khan. @insta- lowers respec- ond video showcases what IANS gram. tively. The stars are very auspi- ciously disposed towards actually went on, and you re- THANK On the work you, announces Ganesha. alise the first video is a neatly YOU- front, Urvashi You have an exceptionally bright and edited clip that makes Kriti’s UUU. I will next be enjoyable day ahead of you. All events exercise regime seem so easy. LOVE seen in the web and situations will work in your favour. If “I hate squats,” Kriti de- YOU. series Inspector you are pursuing higher studies you will perform brilliantly. clares at one point in the EN- Avinash. The second video. She seek a series is based minute’s break but her on the life of trainer won’t allow more Inspector GEMINI than 30 seconds. Mishra and “Leg day and Me!! @yas- has It is a day filled with joy and minkarachiwala Randeep happiness on the home front. You will spend a lot of Expectation v/s Reality Or Hooda es- time with children. You will complete long rather. Instagram v/s Reality. saying pending household projects as well as Don’t forget to Swipe to see the title take an interest in ironing out differences how much I love doing legs!” role. between family members, says Ganesha. she wrote as caption. IANS On the professional front, Kriti has a long line-up of CANCER films ahead. She has Ganesha advises you to be wrapped up shooting for the careful before signing any upcoming supernatural film document. A hard time for Bhediya, co-starring Varun share brokers and traders. So be on the Dhawan. The Amar Kaushik guard during deals and transactions. ARJUN FLAUNTS directorial is slated to re- Average time for business. Ganesha tells lease April 14 next year. you to be self-confidence. She will be seen in Mimi, PLATINUM which is based on surrogacy, and also star with Akshay LEO BLONDE HAIR Kumar in the action com- You will pay serious atten- edy Bachchan Pandey, and tion to your work. You will feel that you have no option Mumbai: Actor Arjun Rampal flaunts but to work hard. You will not be in the platinum blonde hair in his new mood for socialising. This is only a tempo- Instagram post Friday. The look is rary phase, hence there is no need to worry. You will be back to your usual gre- for the upcoming Kanagana Ranaut- garious self in no time at all, says Ganesha. starrer Dhaakad that casts Arjun as Raftaar first Indian artiste to accept cryptocurrency as fees the antagonist Rudraveer. Arjun credited hairstylist Aalim Hakim for creating his new look. The ruptive medium. Nevertheless, thoroughly disrupted through VIRGO actor also left a message for Razneesh The virtual I’ve finally taken the baby steps the blockchain. The artiste can You will enchant people Ghai, director of Dhaakad. in this direction and all the credit now go directly to the public in with your adaptability and “A challenging part in a film, needs performance for which goes to my manager, Ankit Khanna every single way without the need your desire to gel with your me to push the envelope. Thank you Raftaar accepted for making this dream a reality for of middlemen. Blockchain has surroundings. For those who are in love, my brother @aalimhakim for helping me,” said Raftaar. the potential to expedite a seam- something unexpected may take place, but there is no need to panic as by and me create that and @razylivingthe- cryptocurrency is The virtual performance for less experience for anyone in- by things will turn out to be in your blues to realise that dream. #Dhaakad which Raftaar accepted cryp- volved with generating or inter- interest. You will spend quality time #letsbeginagain,” wrote Arjun. scheduled for the tocurrency is scheduled for the sec- acting with music. I’m happy to with your family. Commenting on Arjun’s post, fans second week of July ond week of July. The boutique 60- welcome this new transactional expressed that the actor is looking ‘hot’ minute event will be hosted in paradigm with my longtime busi- in his new avatar and suggested the Canada, Ottawa for a private gath- ness associate Raftaar who truly LIBRA look might even set a trend! Mumbai: Rapper Raftaar has be- ering of 100 people. is a pioneering voice of this new Apart from the spy thriller film come the first Indian artiste to ac- The rapper’s longtime business generation.” Ganesha says your nature of Dhaakad, Arjun will also feature in cept cryptocurrency instead of ac- partner and manager Ankit Meanwhile, cryptocurrency spending wisely is highly appreciated as it is a good the historical drama The Battle Of tual currency as performance fee. Khanna has been instrumental and blockchain technology has thing to save money for the future. This Bhima Koregaon. The Ramesh Thete “I’ve always been an ardent ad- in the cryptocurrency transac- already won the approval of global nature of yours will not allow you to directorial features Arjun as the war- mirer of blockchain technology. tion. artistes like 50 Cent, Mariah Carey, spend money on useless things. You will rior Sidhnak Mahar Inamdar. Sunny I’ve always wondered why artistes Ankit shared: “In my opinion, G-Eazy, Sia, Fall Out Boy, the be able to buy a home or a vehicle in the Leone makes an appearance in the and managers alike haven’t ex- music will be one of the first in- Backstreet Boys and Lana Del near future with these savings of yours. film, too. IANS plored the potential of this dis- dustries to be completely and Rey among others. IANS

SCORPIO You wish to make an image SUDOKU makeover in your office. You To solve the Sudoku puzzle, fill in the boxes in such a are tough and determined, PEANUTS post manner that every row, column and 3x3 box contains and your work knows no limit when it CROSSWORD the digits 1 to 9, without repeating any. comes to achieving your targets. You will love to brainstorm and give innovative ideas to colleagues and bosses.

SAGITTARIUS You are a social butterfly as you attend a series of par- ties and events today, says Ganesha. You may even bump into old pals and relive good ol' days. Also, you meet your extended family! It's time for soiree and merry-making.

CAPRICORN Whatever field you are in, CALVIN AND HOBBES your career matters will top your priority list. You will put your personal life on the back burner for a while. This change of places will surely bring you great rewards as your performance will drastically improve and everyone will appreciate your efforts. SOLUTIONS

AQUARIUS You will feel deeply inclined towards development and research, today. Actions speak louder than words, and your efforts and overall growth will speak plenty about your character. Your roman- tic side will come to the fore today. You will be willing to do anything and every- thing to bring a bright smile on the face BREVITY CROSSWORD of sweetheart, feels Ganesha, all of it will get noticed. Enjoy the good times!

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SHIELD AGAINST VIRUS STF leaves for Servitors, cops & officials to Mumbai to bring fake drugs kingpin undergo RT-PCR tests 4 times POST NEWS NETWORK Bhubaneswar, June 18: A team for the second year in a row due to of Special Task Force (STF) of state the pandemic. Crime Branch Friday left for According to Kumar, the first test Mumbai to bring the alleged owner would be conducted before Snana of the sham company involved in Yatra (bathing festival) June 24, the the manufacture and sale of spu- second prior to Gundicha Yatra July rious anti-Covid drugs in the state. 12, the third before Bahuda Yatra (re- Sources revealed that the team turn car festival) July 20. will approach the local court in The fourth test will be carried out Mumbai to bring the accused, 15 days after Niladri Bije (the Lord's Sudeep Mukherjee, on remand for entry into temple after festival) probe into the fake drug case. July 23, he explained. Mukherjee along with three oth- Kumar further said that the ers was reportedly arrested by SJTA will ensure that all servitors Samta Nagar Police in Mumbai a taking part in the preparations few days ago on similar charges. Carpenters shaping logs for chariot construction in Puri, Friday OP PHOTO have received both the doses of The Mumbai police also found out Covid-19 vaccine. that an employee of a pharmacy RATH YATRA AMID PANDEMIC “A detailed micro-plan will be laboratory at Meerut in Uttar The first test would be conducted before The fourth test will be in place for setting up special med- A vendor sells face masks alongside the Ring Road near Jobra in Cuttack, Friday OP PHOTO Pradesh has been manufacturing Snana Yatra (bathing festival) June 24, the carried out 15 days after ical centres during Rath Yatra. A fake drugs like Favipiravir and second prior to Gundicha Yatra July 12, the Niladri Bije (the Lord's nodal officer will be appointed by hydroxychloroquine for Covid third before Bahuda Yatra (return car entry into temple after the SJTA, Puri administration and treatment. festival) July 20 festival) July 23 the Chief District Medical Officer Double dose vax must for govt employees The illegal trade of spurious (CDMO) for close coordination drugs came to fore after SJTA will ensure that all servitors taking part in the preparations have among them on a day-to-day basis,” POST NEWS NETWORK cines by June-end. Otherwise, they sure full vaccination of all em- Maharashtra Food and Drugs received both the doses of Covid-19 vaccine he explained. will not be allowed to join work ployees of offices located at Administration raided three This apart, adequate number of Bhubaneswar, June 18: The state from July 1. However, there is ex- Bhubaneswar. wholesale drug dealers and seized PNN/AGENCIES held in Puri following which all masks and sanitiser bottles will government has made double dose ception for employees who have In case any employee is unable stock of Favimax 400 and 200 stakeholders arrived at a consen- be distributed among the servi- vaccination mandatory for its em- medical and other genuine prob- to get vaccinated for medical or (Favipravir tablets) and hydrox- Bhubaneswar, June 18: In a bid sus that frequent tests would ensure tors and their families, the SJTA ployees working in Bhubaneswar lems. The government has organ- some other compelling reason, ychloroquine tablets worth Rs 1.5 to minimise chances of Covid-19 safety of everyone making arrange- chief said. to attend office with effect from ised a special drive for vaccina- he/he must apply for an exemp- crore in May. The drugs seized spread during Rath Yatra in Puri, ments for the July 12 Rath Yatra A handout explaining the guide- July 1. tion of the employees of all the tion to the head of the department by Maharashtra FDA have the the Srimandir administration which involves preparations and rit- lines that need to be followed to Additional Chief Secretary, departments, sub-ordinate offices /organisation. On receipt of such name of Max Relief Healthcare in Friday decided to conduct RT-PCR uals that last for over a month, an maintain hygiene will be given to General Administration and Public and PSUs from June 10 to 20. In application(s), the matter can be Solan, Himachal Pradesh as the tests on priests, police personnel and official said Friday. all servitors and officials concerned, Grievances, Sanjeev Chopra has the process, first dose of vaccine was considered on a case-to-case basis, Manufacturer. government officials at least four Among others, Puri District he said. “All will be requested to en- issued this instruction to all de- administered to about 6,000 em- he stated. Employees who are nei- The same drugs seized in Odisha times during the festivities. Magistrate-cum-Collector Samarth sure complete compliance to di- partments and heads of depart- ployees while second phase is in ther vaccinated nor exempted would by the state drug controller are A meeting, chaired by Shree Verma also attended the meeting. rections of the Special Relief ments at Bhubaneswar, Friday. progress since June 17. not be permitted to attend office also made by Max Relief Healthcare Jagannath Temple Administration Devotees have been barred from Commissioner in regard to Covid- The government employees have The nodal officers of all the de- from July 1 and their absence will which was later proved a ghost (SJTA) chief Krishan Kumar, was attending the religious carnival 19 management,” Kumar added. been asked to get double dose of vac- partments have been directed to en- be treated as willful, Chopra warned. company. Govt plans to inoculate 3L per day by June-end 1.13L Covishield doses to be POST NEWS NETWORK their Covid infected kids. Special instructions have been given to Bhubaneswar, June 18: The Health ensure adequate beds, oxygen and administered in 9 ULBs department has planned to ramp drugs for children. We have also up the vaccination drive by inoc- formed a special committee to mon- ulating around 3 lakh persons per itor the situation and suggest new POST NEWS NETWORK in Hinjlicut municipality and 6,300 day by the end of this month. ways,” he said. doses in Polasara NAC. The state government’s move Director of Medical Education Bhubaneswar, June 18: Even as Similarly, 17,200 doses of the came after the Centre announced and Training, CBK Mohanty, said the Centre has already announced vaccine have been supplied for free vaccination for all the state has been readying its that it would provide anti-Covid vac- vaccination of the 18-plus age adults in the coun- We health infrastructure to tackle the cines for free to the states from group in Paradip municipality try. Health future waves of the pandemic. “We June 21, the state government while 14,500 doses were given for are prepared for Minister Naba are prepared for the third wave Friday asked seven district Vyasanagar municipality. Kishore Das the third wave but that but that does not mean that Odisha Collectors to exhaust 1, 13, 800 Moreover, 14,300 doses would Friday said does not mean that Odisha will witness the third wave for doses of Covishield within 5 days. be supplied to Jatni municipality, that the sup- will witness the third wave sure. Many countries have not seen Additional Chief Secretary 22,400 doses to Jeypore munici- ply of vac- for sure. Many countries the third wave. There is no need to (ACS), Health, PK Mohapatra has pality, 12,700 to Sunabeda munic- cines from the have not seen the we used to get some of the pandemic and steps are get panicked. WE are fully pre- directed the Collectors of Ganjam, ipality, 5,400 to Khariar Road NAC Centre is likely third wave amount of vaccine being taken to ensure special care pared for any eventuality,” he added. Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur, Khurda, and 14,300 to Rajgangpur munic- to see an upward CBK MOHANTY | DMET doses from the manu- to the children. He also said, “If more people Koraput, Nuapada and Sundargarh ipality. trend by the end of facturers but now we “We have issued an SOP for spe- get infected by the virus, we will up- districts to use the vaccines for 1,13, 800 doses of Covishield (from The Collectors have been di- this month. will get the vaccines cial care for the infected kids as part grade our health system to meet the inoculation of 18 to 44 year age its own procurement) to the above rected to plan immediately to start “We have also decided to vacci- through the Centre,” Das said. of our preparation for the third situation. Many experts have also group in nine urban local seven districts. vaccination from Monday in the nate around 3 lakh people per day The minister claimed that the wave. As per the new norms, we refuted the claims that the third bodies (ULBs). The Ganjam Collector was asked above municipality/NAC and ex- by the end of this month. Earlier, state is prepared for the third wave have allowed parents to stay with wave will hit the kids more.” The government has supplied to utilise 6,700 doses of Covishield haust the stock within five days. Plea in High Court wants Covid deaths audited

POST NEWS NETWORK State govt has been trying to hide the Cuttack, June 18: A public in- terest litigation (PIL) has been real data with regard filed in the Orissa High Court to Covid deaths in seeking a special audit of all the deaths in the state due to Odisha, said Covid-19. the petitioner Petitioner Nishikanta Mishra urged the HC to direct the Chief Secretary and Health bodies were cremated at the secretary to ramp up Covid ground April 25, Mishra al- tests and vaccination in rural leged. areas of Odisha. The petitioner further In his petition, Mishra al- claimed that at least 40 bod- leged that the state govern- ies were cremated at ment has failed to check the sec- Satyanagar cremation ground ond wave of Covid-19 pandemic in Bhubaneswar April 26. in Odisha. As a result, the rate According to Mishra, the of infection has gone up in the Covid positivity rate was 35 rural areas. per cent in Nuapada district in He also alleged that the state April. As per reports, at least government has been trying to 82 people had succumbed to hide the real data with regard the virus in Nuapada in April. to the Covid deaths in Odisha. However, the official data Mishra claimed that he had claimed that only four people visited Satichaura cremation died due to the infection in the ground in Cuttack April 25 district. and held discussions with the Similarly, reports claimed employees of Cuttack that around 190 people had Municipal Corporation. On succumbed to the virus in that particular day, at least 44 Sambalpur in April. However, bodies were cremated at the official data revealed that Saticahura. However, the of- only 82 people had died due to

ficial data said that only three Covid, Mishra alleged.

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Revenue from minor 37 more succumb to Covid-19 in 24 hrs

k y m AGENCIES while the rest 1,634 were local con- The state tested 64,850 samples Odisha has the lowest number of c tact cases. Khurda district, where in the last 24 hours. As per the data 154 cases. As far as the test positivity Bhubaneswar, June 18: Odisha state capital Bhubaneswar is lo- released by the Health and Family rate (TPR) is concerned, 14 dis- reported 3,806 new Covid-19 cases cated, reported the highest 617 new Welfare department, as many as 15 tricts have less than 5 per cent and minerals up by 41% Friday, taking the tally to 8,70,498, cases, followed by Cuttack (393), of the total 30 districts have active eight of them have even less than while 37 more fatalities pushed Jajpur (346), Balasore (220) and cases below 1,000-mark, while 11 dis- 2 per cent. On the other hand, eight the toll to 3,508, a Health department Puri (200). tricts have active cases between districts have TPR between 5 and sources, he said. official said. Khurda district reported the 1,001 and 2,500 and four districts— 7.5 per cent and another eight dis- During the 2020-21 fiscal, 506 There are 43,338 active cases in highest five deaths, followed by Khurda, Cuttack, Balasore and tricts have TPR above 7.5 per cent. new minor mineral sources, in- the state at present, while 8,23,599 Cuttack, Jharsugauda and Jajpur— have more than 2,500 ac- Jajpur district in coastal Odisha cluding 12 large river sand beds people have so far recovered from Kalahandi with four fatalities each. tive cases. has the highest TPR of 19.5, while with an area of over 50 acres, have the viral infection. Three people each died in as many Till date, Khurda district has the Jharsuguda district in west- been identified and brought into the Of the new infections, 2,172 were districts, two each in four districts the highest number of 6,756 active ern Odisha has the lowest TPR process of operation, he said. detected at quarantine centres, and one each in three districts. cases, while Nuapada in western of 0.8 per cent. According to the official, 2,772 mining plans have been approved by the officers under the Directorate Abhay Pathak walks of Geology. HEALTH INFRA REVIEW The State Environment Impact out of Jharpada jail Assessment Authority held 52 meet-

REPRESENTATIONAL IMAGE ings in the year and granted 1,000 clearances, Sethi said Thursday. POST NEWS NETWORK The growth was achieved due to sustained Efforts are on for technological In a bid to prevent illegal min- endeavour for strengthening the minor intervention to bring more ing, which has been a major chal- Bhubaneswar, June 18: Tainted mineral administration by the Revenue and sustainable and scientific solution lenge to the minor mineral ad- IFS officer Abhay Kant Pathak Disaster Management dept in mining exercise ministration in the state, a process Friday walked out of Jharpada for demarcation of sites has been jail here after six months. PRESS TRUST OF INDIA A target of Rs 1,000crore rev- completed for 2,665 sources, The Orissa High Court had enue from minor mineral pro- he said. Thursday granted him bail in a Bhubaneswar, June 18: Despite duction has been set, he said, adding The differential global posi- case registered at Baidyanathpur a slowdown in the economy due the state government is optimistic tioning system (DGPS) survey has police station in Ganjam in con- to Covid-19, revenue collection about improving the efficiency of also been conducted for 1,112 nection with a job fraud. from minor minerals in the state the sector. sources. He had been lodged in has grown by 41.47 per cent to Rs Efforts are on for technological All the district administrations Jharpada special jail since 962 crore in the 2020-21 fiscal, an of- intervention to bring more sus- have stepped up the enforcement November 2020. ficial said. tainable and scientific solution in activities to check illegal mining Pathak, a 1987-batch IFS of- The revenue from the minor mining exercise. “Integrated Minor of minerals. During the year, 39,621 ficer, was arrested by Vigilance mineral resources was at Rs 680 Minerals Mines Management raids were conducted by various sleuths on charges of amassing crore in the previous financial System (i4MS) is in the pipeline, enforcement teams at the district properties worth around Rs year. which will bring the entire ad- level. 9.45 crore disproportionate to The growth was achieved due ministrative activities on one on- “As many as 31,758 cases of il- his actual income November to sustained endeavour for strength- line platform,” Sethi said. legal mining have been regis- 27, 2020. ening the minor mineral admin- Since the minor mineral sector tered and 19,806 vehicles and Later, several other cases were istration by the Revenue and is a potential source of the state's other equipment seized. The en- registered against Pathak and his Disaster Management department, revenue, a thrust is being given on forcement authorities earned Rs son Akash for duping various job said Principal Secretary optimisation of scientific and sus- 68.52 crore as royalty and penalty,” RDC (Central) Anil Kumar Samal reviews the status of SCB expansion project in presence of senior officials, including aspirants on the pretext of pro- Bishnupada Sethi. tainable production of such re- the official added. Cuttack Collector Bhabani Shankar Chayani and CMC commissioner Ananya Das, in the Silver City, Friday OP PHOTO viding jobs in Tata Motors. Pradhan opposes NCTE urged to restore recognition BMC shuts Unit IV, Bapuji warrior-horse of teacher education institutions Nagar markets over rush POST NEWS NETWORK Recognition of 15 TEIs cruitment process, it is getting de- POST NEWS NETWORK “A thorough inspection had been layed due to the pandemic. carried out Friday at different mar- Bhubaneswar, June 18: Higher was withdrawn on the Mishra said that Odisha is the Bhubaneswar, June 18: Observing kets by the BMC’s enforcement Education (HE) department has ground of having less only state which has only the gov- flagrant violation of Covid norms squad and Commissionerate Police. statue relocation written to National Council for ernment TEIs to cater to the needs at Unit IV and Bapuji Nagar mar- It was found that large gatherings Teacher Education (NCTE) urg- than required number of the trained teachers for ele- kets, the Bhubaneswar Municipal were taking place without Covid- Instead of relocating POST NEWS NETWORK ing it for restoration of recognition of faculty in 2020-21 mentary, secondary and higher Corporation (BMC) Friday ordered appropriate behaviour. While there the warrior-horse to teacher education institutions secondary stages. Private TEIs are complete closure of the markets till was lack of social distancing, many Bhubaneswar, June 18: replica, the state govt should in Odisha. academic year not allowed in Odisha. Due to with- June 25. were found not wearing masks Opposing the move of the state protect it and consider In a letter to the chairperson of drawal of recognition of these gov- In an order issued by the civic au- properly. Hence, the closure order government to relocate the war- beautification of the Master NCTE, HE department principal shifted to the administrative con- ernment TEIs by the NCTE, it has thorities, the wholesale and retail was issued,” said a BMC official. rior-horse statue from Master Canteen Square secretary Saswat Mishra said that trol of the higher education de- become impossible to meet the de- meat market at Unit IV along with “People need to understand that Canteen Square to Raj Bhawan DHARMENDRA PRADHAN | UNION MINISTER during academic session 2020-21, partment from School and Mass mand of the state trained teachers. Bapuji Nagar market were closed the city is still registering a large Square, Union Minister recognition of 15 teacher training Education (S&ME) department. “NCTE is therefore sincerely re- down ‘in larger public interest and number of cases on a daily basis. Dharmendra Pradhan Friday institutions was withdrawn on the Before that March 9, 2021, the quested to revoke the withdrawal with a view to contain any possi- Relaxation hours are meant for urged state government to con- State Emblem in 1964, the Union ground of having less than re- HE department had written to of recognition of TEIs in order to en- bility of spread of the virus.’ catering to basic needs. One should sider beautification of the area minister said. quired number of faculty. Odisha Public service Commission able the government of Odisha to Exempting essential commodities try to avoid large gatherings as without shifting the statue. Later in 1988, he said, the statue In the meantime, June 1, 2021 (OPSC) for recruitment of 385 as- start B.Ed and M.Ed programmes in and medicine shops, all restric- much as possible. Denizens can He said people from various sculpted by renowned sculptor all the Teacher Education sistant professors for TEIs. Though the TEIs from the current academic tions were imposed on other shops also look to shop online,” the walks of life are expressing dis- Raghunath Mohapatra was in- Institutions (TEIs) of Odisha were OPSC has already taken up the re- session 2021-22,” the letter reads. until further orders. official added. pleasure over the decision to re- stalled at Master Canteen by the locate the statue, which is a land- then Chief Minister JB Patnaik. mark of Bhubaneswar. The statue For the second consecutive day, Probe into child sale National Protest Day: AIIMS docs want execution of central law 1,42,970 vaccinated is an identity of Odisha’s Congress workers Friday staged Bhubaneswar: Childline Foundation here heritage. demonstration here demanding POST NEWS NETWORK RDA president Debopam perience and gender, all the doctors POST NEWS NETWORK Respecting the sentiments of rollback of the decision to shift- Friday constituted a team to investigate the alleged sale of a 10-day-old child here Chatterjee said that condition of the are at risk of getting attacked. the people of Odisha, the state ing of warrior-horse statue from Bhubaneswar, June 18: Resident doctors in the country has become “Therefore, we are participating in Bhubaneswar, June 18: The state government should protect it and Master Canteen Square. a few days ago. The Childline officials Health department Friday said came to know about the issue from the Doctors' Association (RDA) of AIIMS, miserable amidst this pandemic. the protest wearing black consider beautifying the master The Bhubaneswar Smart City that a total of 1,42,970 persons were reports doing rounds on various social Bhubaneswar Friday participated They have been fighting Covid on bands/mask/shirts with a single canteen without relocating the Limited (BSCL) had proposed re- media platforms. As per the sources, a in a nationwide protest organised by the frontline for more than a year. point agenda concerning violence vaccinated against Covid-19 during warrior-horse replica, location of the sculpture for a couple sold their infant to some middle- various medical associations on the Amidst this, incidents of violence against doctors,” he added. the drive Friday. Pradhan said. multi-modal hub project at the men for Rs 10,000 in Master Canteen occasion of National Protest Day, con- against the doctors have skyrock- RDA secretary Ashish Das said, The inoculation drive was con- It is a replica of a warrior and Bhubaneswar Railway Station. area. Childline director Benudhar demning violence against doctors eted throughout the country. “We request various governments to ducted at 1,001 vaccination sites a horse sculpture found at one of The proposal was approved at a Senapati urged the Chairperson of and demanding strict implemen- The recent attacks in Assam, implement Central Protection Law planned for Friday. The depart- the gates of Konark Sun Temple meeting chaired by Director of OCPCR, Child Welfare Committee, DCPO tation of Central Protection Law Karnataka and West Bengal re- and invoke NSA 1980 on such ment has planned a total of 996 which was adopted as a part of the Culture Ranjan Das last June 8. and DCP to probe the matter. for healthcare workers. vealed that irrespective of age, ex- assaults.” more drives for Saturday. DENOUNCING STATUE RELOCATION PLAN Heavy rain may lash state from Monday

POST NEWS NETWORK Heavy rainfall is very likely to occur at one or Bhubaneswar, June 18: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) two places in Kalahandi, Friday said that heavy rains are Kandhamal, Keonjhar likely to lash different parts of the state from Monday onwards for and Mayurbhanj districts next few days. The weatherman said that four mm rainfall during the last 24 districts could see heavy rainfall hours. Phulbani recorded the low- Monday. Issuing yellow warning, est temperature of 18 degrees C the IMD and said, “Heavy rainfall Friday while the maximum tem- is very likely to occur at one or perature of 32.1 degrees C was two places in Kalahandi, recorded in Raygada. Kandhamal, Keonjhar and Predicting weather for the Capital Mayurbhanj districts.” in different parts of interior Odisha seen across the state Tuesday. city for Saturday, the IMD said, The Met department also said, and at a few places of coastal dis- Nevertheless, the department “Generally cloudy sky with one “Thunderstorm with lightning is tricts. has not issued any warning for or two spells of rain or thunder- very likely to occur at one or two Similarly, heavy rainfall could Saturday and Sunday while light shower is likely to prevail. places of Bargarh, Bolangir, also lash one or two places in to moderate rain could be seen Maximum and minimum tem- Sonepur, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Koraput, Malkangiri, Nabarangpur, across the state besides thunder- perature are very likely to be around Boudh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, storms. 33° C and 26° C respectively.” Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Nuapada Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara The highest rainfall of 48.6 mm The IMD has warned the fish- Congress leaders, including Suresh Routray, protest the proposed relocation of the warrior-horse statue at Master and Balasore districts.” Jagatsinghpur and Cuttack while was reported from Jharsuguda dis- ermen not to venture into deep

Canteen Square in Bhubaneswar, Friday OP PHOTO Light to moderate rain may occur light to moderate rain could be trict while Malkangiri saw 28.2 sea till June 19.

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OSPCB in dock over granting perform last rites HITTING THE STREETS

k y m of Covid victims c consent to mine excess sand POST NEWS NETWORK Bhadrak, June 18: Even as deaths POST NEWS NETWORK due to Covid-19 are on the rise in the district, incidents of family mem- New Delhi, June 18: The National bers and relatives abandoning their Green Tribunal (NGT) has ques- loved ones for fear of being infected tioned the decision of the Odisha with coronavirus are also increas- State Pollution Control Board ing on a daily basis. Amid this, a (OSPCB) of granting consent to block development officer (BDO) sand mine operators to mine sand and sarpanch in Bhadrak district from the Subarnarekha river in have set an example by perform- excess of what was allowed in the ing the last rites of a man suc- environment clearance. cumbed to Covid. A bench of the NGT comprising Dhamnagar BDO Durgacharan judicial member B Amit Sthalekar Murmu and local sarpanch Manoj and expert member Saibal Dasgupta Ray Mohapatra cremated the body observed that the consent to oper- of Basudev Mishra Thursday ate was granted for 20,000 CM3 by evening after he died of Covid-19. the PCB considering the princi- REPRESENTATIONAL IMAGE The deceased was a resident of ple of sustainable sand mining. Earlier, the state PCB had filed past one-and-a-half year is 49,995 Badatirana village of Nadigaon However, the tribunal found that as an affidavit stating that the sand CM3. Then the excess amount of panchayat in the district. per the environmental clearance miners had extracted 19,995 CM3 sand mined would be 42,495 CM3 According to sources, Basudev granted by the SEIAA in December of sand in excess of the permissi- as per the condition granted in the was put in home isolation after test- 2017, mineable reserved are 20,000 ble quantity of 30,000 CM3 and environmental clearance and not ing positive for Covid-19 a few days ago. CM3 of sand against the environ- penalty for the excess mining of 19,995 CM3,” the tribunal held. However, the elderly man’s family ment clearance for only 5,000 CM3 sand for this period was realised by The NGT asked SEIAA to file members refused to cremate his body annually with the specific condition the tehsildar of Jaleswar from the an affidavit within four weeks an- after he died. When the matter came that the annual extraction of sand sand miners. swering the queries of the tribunal to the knowledge of the BDO and Members of Cuttack chapter of IMA stage a demonstration at IMA House in the Silver City, Friday, protesting the shall not exceed 5,000 CM3 allow- Significantly, the tribunal also and responding to the averments sarpanch, they rushed to Badatirana alleged attacks on doctors in several parts of the country OP PHOTO ing for replenishment of 25 per questioned the calculation of the made in the additional affidavit of village and cremated the body. cent of the mineable reserve over PCB that only 19,995 cm3 of sand the state PCB. the lease period. has illegally been mined and that It may be mentioned here that the “The question is how the consent recovery has been made by the tribunal’s order came following an to operate was granted by the Odisha Tehsildar only for this excess application filed by Laxmidhar Palai Nayagarh minor State Pollution Control Board for amount of 19,995 CM3 of sand. alleging irregularities and viola- Here’s how Covid waves fail to 20,000 Cm3 when the environment “It appears from the affidavit tions of pollution norms by the sand raped prior to clearance was only for 5,000 CM3 per filed by the state PCB that the ac- mining operators in Subarnarekha annum,” the tribunal observed. tual amount of sand mined in the river in Jaleswar tehsil. touch this Koraput panchayat murder, says SP POST NEWS NETWORK Farmers stage dharna AGENCIES came serious about their safety. KHEMUNDUGUDA Some neighbouring villages have Nayagarh, June 18: The Pakidi hills sees boom over delay in paddy Koraput, June 18: When the also started emulating us in en- Superintendent of Police, Nayagarh, world is struggling hard to keep PANCHAYAT IN forcing Covid-19 protocols seri- Sidhharth Kataria said that the six- procurement away from Covid, Khemunduguda, KORAPUT DISTRICT ously,” sarpanch Dambarudhar year-old girl from Dhundugadia in peacock population a panchayat in tribal-dominated Guntha said. under Banigochha police limits, Nandapur block of the district, HAS NOT RECORDED A Sources said that villagers from who had gone missing a few days ago, POST NEWS NETWORK has remained untouched by the SINGLE INFECTION the neighbouring panchayats tested was raped prior to being murdered. PRESS TRUST OF INDIA pandemic, thanks to the aware- positive in both the waves, but peo- The minor girl had gone missing Bargarh, June 18: Hundreds of ness among the villagers about SINCE THE OUTBREAK ple from this panchayat remained June 12, 2021. Police found her mu- Berhampur, June 18: As mon- farmers from Salhepali area under the deadly virus. untouched by Covid-19. tilated body at an isolated location soon clouds loom over the lush- Bheden block in Bargarh district The panchayat covering 12 vil- OF THE PANDEMIC Those who returned from other near Dhundugadia village in green Pakidi hills, a boom in the Friday staged a sit-in before the lages with around 15,000 people IN 2020 states and far-off places were kept Nayagarh June 16, the SP said. He local peacock population has seen district collectorate alleging delay has not reported a single case of in quarantine for at least 14 days also stated that the victim was droves of peacocks and peahens de- in paddy procurement. Covid-19 since the pandemic began in the panchayat itself, Guntha raped and murdered by a 22-year- scend on villages and highways The farmers said that though last year. pointed out. old youth of the same village. in this picturesque area in Ganjam they have been bringing their pro- About eight per cent of the protocols such as social distancing, According to the sarpanch, it During preliminary investiga- district. duce to the procurement centres dwellers of Borgiput, Maligutha, wearing facemasks and cleaning was possible with the coordinated tion, it was ascertained that the The national bird has thrived and their produce is not being pro- Kurmaput, Salab, Bariapakhana, hands regularly. effort by the villagers, youth and accused took the girl to a banana its population has increased over cured under various pretexts. Kjudgipaar, Bhitar Rukba, Those who go out for work are the healthcare workers of the pan- plantation near the village on the the past few years, partly because The agitating farmers claimed Padarukba, Parjabuda and many required to follow all safety pro- chayat. pretext of showing her his mobile of the lockdown and partly as vil- that they had registered themselves other villages depend on agricul- tocols. Interestingly, most of them “In accordance with state gov- phone. The youth raped and then lagers in the area have helped pro- and also been issued tokens for pro- ture for their livelihood, while oth- produce vegetables. Instead of vis- ernment policy, Asha and an- strangled her with a plastic rope, tect and feed peacocks, believing curement. Even though the district ers do odd jobs. iting wholesale markets, they ap- ganwadi workers conduct door-to- the police official stated. they bring `good luck. is yet to meet its procurement target, The coronavirus is said to have proach the villages of the farmers door surveys in the villages on a “The accused had concealed the The population of the national THE POPULATION OF paddy is not being procured inten- failed to spread its tentacles into to collect vegetables in order to regular basis for health check- body of the girl victim after raping bird in the area has grown mani- tionally, many farmers rued. As a re- the villages due to the awareness ensure that social distancing is up of villagers. Asha workers and murdering her. We nabbed fold to around 2,000 over the last few THE NATIONAL BIRD sult, the farmers continue to wait for among the villagers about the maintained. have ensured that every eligible him and during interrogation he years, Ghumusar South Divisional IN THE AREA HAS procurement with over 10,000 sacks virus and strict adherence to Covid "We are happy that we haven't person is vaccinated against confessed killing the girl. He also Forest Officer (DFO) Satya Narayan of paddy kept in the open during protocols. recorded any Covid case yet or Covid. Almost all in the panchayat told us about the place where he hid Behura said. GROWN MANIFOLD TO the rainy season. Low pressure-in- Since the pandemic began last lost anyone to the deadly virus. above the age of 45 have been in- the body. The body was recovered The peacock population in the duced rain has already partially year, residents of the panchayat With the second wave of Covid-19 oculated with the first dose,” the Wednesday. The accused has been hill area has increased due to the AROUND 2,000 OVER spoiled some of their produce. have strictly complied with safety striking the country, everyone be- sarpanch said. forwarded to court,” the SP said. involvement of local people in THE LAST FEW YEARS their protection, he added. Aska Forest Range Officer PK Sahu explained that villagers This multi-talented cop wears many hats around Pakidi hill help protect the The committee had received the birds even though they often eat prestigious Biju Patnaik Award standing crops, as they believe for Wildlife Conservation, the high- POST NEWS NETWORK Biju Patnaik Film and Television Watching him playing ‘Khanjani’ sighting peacocks brings good luck. est award in the state for protect- Institute in Cuttack. He completed (a traditional percussion instru- The villagers of ing the wildlife, for its effort to Deogarh, June 18: He is a police a diploma course in ‘acting’ from ment found in Odisha and West Sobhachandrapur, Ambuabadi, conserve the national bird habitat officer, a writer, an actor, anchor, di- there. Before joining the police de- Bengal) is a delight indeed. Kerikerijhola, Bharatapalli, in 2006. rector and a social activist – all partment, Tapan was a teacher at Tapan has also lent his name to Cheramaria, Sameiguda and “We have created awareness rolled into one. Meet Tapan Kumar the Khirod Basini Kanyashram at many social activities. Besides Karnoli are credited with helping among the people about the im- Nayak, the multi-talented person- Katada village in Angul district. being the president of Angul-based peacock flocks by allowing them to portance of the protection of the ality who has donned all the hats After completing his Diploma in human rights organisation ‘Think’, co-exist with humans. birds in the area regularly,” Sameer successfully. Elementary Education (DEl.Ed) he is associated with National Good forest cover in the hill Pradhan, the president of the pea- Born at Para village under from the District Institute of Human Rights and Anti-Corruption area and lack of forest fires are also cock protection committee, said. Riamal block in Deogarh district, Education and Training (DIET) in Bureau, Help India, Anti-Corruption some of the reasons for an in- The villagers are not only pro- Tapan is presently posted at CID, Angul, he started his career as a Foundation of India, Bhagat Singh crease in their population in the tecting them from the poachers, but Crime Branch office in Cuttack as teacher. During this period, he did Yuvasena, Odisha, and area, officials added.. also feed them and set up water pots a sub-inspector. many stage programmes as a mim- ‘Dukhasukha Ra Sathi’. This apart, As the air and noise pollution lev- near the village during summer for He says his acting skills were icry artiste. For his extraordinary he has been appointed as an officer els came down because of the lock- their drink, Pradhan said. first noticed when he was a stu- imitating skills of Odia and Hindi of National Crime Research down, many peacocks started com- “As their population increased dent of Shendha High School. film actors, he became a ‘go-to’ per- Intelligence Bureau. ing out on the roads too, Behura manifold, some of the birds have Thereafter, he kept on honing his son for guaranteed entertainment. Tapan said he is happy for as he added. now migrated to other areas like acting, dancing and mimicry skills. Besides performing in many op- is able to divide his time between The villagers have also consti- Bandhaguda and Baramundali,” The desire to do better in the en- eras, Tapan has also written plays profession and passion, which tuted a committee to protect them. he said. tertainment field led him to join the and directed many of them. proves to be a hard task for many. RUSH AMID LOCKDOWN RSP pipes for mega lift irrigation projects

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Rourkela, June 18: Rourkela Steel Plant, a unit of SAIL, supplied 3,100 metres of spiral welded pipes to mega lift irrigation THE STATE projects in Odisha, a company statement GOVT said Thursday. AIMS AT The state government had TAKING UP planned to take up 174 MEGA 174 mega lift irrigation projects LIFT in the river basins of Vansadhara, IRRIGATION Indravati, Mahanadi, PROJECTS IN Brahmani, Baitarani, Tej, Burhabalanga, THE RIVER and the periphery of BASINS

Hirakud and Rengali

k y m c reservoirs. The spiral welded pipes manufactured by the RSP are used for irrigation, power plants, slurry transportation, water supply, sewage disposals, grain silos and other Rajmahal Square in Bhubaneswar witnesses heavy traffic even during the lockdown, Friday OP PHOTO purposes. P6 SATURDAY | JUNE 19 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR power post

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n July 1, the Communist focus from the dam-saturated rivers Party of China (CPC) in its heartland to rivers in the will stage a patriotic ex- ethnic-minority homelands the A twist in the AI tale Otravaganza to celebrate CPC annexed, China's economi- the 100th anniversary of its found- cally and culturally marginalized ing. Among the achievements it will communities will suffer the most. he Air India divestment has got stuck between a rock and a hard land- celebrate is the Baihetan Dam, lo- And there is little doubt that ing! The second wave of the Covid pandemic has now delayed it fur- cated on the Jinsha River, on the this will happen. The CPC has Tther. It is beginning to seem that the government may have been a tri- southeastern edge of the Tibetan now set its sights on building the fle too ambitious and optimistic about closing this chapter. While there is Plateau. The dam will start oper- world’s first super-dam, on the no dearth of suitors of the beleaguered carrier, the Civil Aviation Ministry ations on the same day. Yarlung Zangbo river – better babus have come up against a new stumbling block – the potential seizure The CPC loves a superlative. It known as the Brahmaputra – near of Air India’s assets by Cairn Energy, after India lost the tax dispute case is the world’s largest manufac- Tibet’s heavily militarised border against the company in an international arbitration tribunal. turer and exporter, with the world’s with India. Civil Aviation Secretary Pradeep Singh Kharola actually now has a new largest foreign reserves. It boasts The Brahmaputra curves headache to deal with, even as the government is still to finalise the time- the world’s highest railway and around the Himalayas in a U-turn line for completion of the stake sale or the valuation of the airline and its the highest and longest bridges. It and forms the planet’s longest and assets. Too many loose ends! is also the world’s most dammed The CPC loves a superlative. It is the world’s deepest canyon, as it plunges from The loss to Cairn is a major blow and loss of face for the Modi sarkar. Of Brahma Chellaney country, with more large dams largest manufacturer and exporter, with the an altitude of 2,800 meters toward course, the Centre says that it will defend any attempt by Cairn to take over than the rest of the world com- the Indian floodplains. Damming the airline’s assets and has in fact challenged the arbitration award, but until bined, and prides itself on hav- world’s largest foreign reserves. It boasts the it means building at an elevation the case is resolved and the award overturned in India’s favour, Kharola and THE CPC VIEWS ing the world’s biggest water-trans- world’s highest railway and the highest and of more than 1,500 meters – the his cohorts in the Civil Aviation Ministry cannot rest easy. In fact, as a re- fer canal system. highest at which a mega-dam has sult of this new threat, civil aviation babus are now scurrying between ITS CENTENARY The dams themselves are often longest bridges. It is also the world’s most ever been built. And because the their ministry and the Law Ministry to deal with this legal threat. This saga AS CAUSE FOR superlative. The Three Gorges dammed country, with more large dams than gorge holds the world's largest un- may have a few more seasons left to go. Dam is the world’s largest power tapped concentration of river en- CELEBRATION. station, in terms of installed ca- the rest of the world combined, and prides ergy, the super-dam is supposed to UP on BJP’s mind BUT THE REST OF pacity, and the Baihetan Dam is itself on having the world’s biggest have a hydropower generating ca- Senior about-to-retire babus of two BJP-ruled states are a miffed lot with billed as the world’s biggest arch water-transfer canal system pacity of 60 GW, nearly three times the appointment of former Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary Anup Chandra THE WORLD dam, as well as the world’s first proj- that of the Three Gorges Dam. Pandey as the new Election Commissioner of India having been done and SHOULD SEE THE ect to use a giant one-gigawatt The fact that the gorge is one of dusted in a surprise move. But it was clearly in the works in Delhi, long be- (GW) hydro-turbine generator. In the ensuing decades, the coun- the 1975 Banqiao Dam failure alone the world's most biodiverse re- fore the skirmishes between UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and the Big PARTY FOR WHAT With 16 such generators, Baihetan try has made the most of this ri- killing up to 230,000 people. Of gions seems to be of little concern Two spilt out into the open. Thanks to the need for surprise, even babus in ranks as the world’s second-largest parian advantage. For example, course, China has raised its dam- to the CPC, which is far more in- his home cadre were left gasping. IT IS: REPRESSIVE, hydroelectric dam (behind the by building 11 giant dams on the building prowess dramatically terested in being able to use water Many see the appointment of Pandey as the Centre’s initial steps to focus on GENOCIDAL, AND Three Gorges Dam, at 22.5 GW). Mekong, just before the river since then, and Baihetan was com- as a weapon against India, its Asian retaining Uttar Pradesh and remote central control on the coming Assembly polls. All of this makes great fodder crosses Southeast Asia, China has pleted in just four years. But as its rival. China has already set the But the incumbents will walk on eggs since the ghost of election com- ENVIRONMENTALLY for CPC-fueled nationalism – es- secured the ability to turn off the early dams age, and weather be- stage for construction, recently missioners past still lurks over RAPACIOUS sential to the party’s legitimacy. region’s water tap. comes increasingly extreme, cat- completing a highway through the Nirvachan Bhavan as an appro- BABUDOM China often flaunts its hydro-en- But the CPC is failing to consider astrophic failures remain a seri- canyon and announcing the start priate landing spot has not yet been gineering prowess, including its ex- the high costs of its strategy, which ous risk. of high-speed train service to a found for former Chief Election BYTES ecution of the most ambitious extend far beyond political fric- Moreover, dam projects have military town near the gorge. This Commissioner (CEC) Sunil Arora. inter-river water transfers ever tion with neighbors. The party’s displaced an enormous number of will enable the transport of heavy Pandey has joined Sushil Dilip Cherian conceived, to highlight its mili- insatiable damming is wreaking Chinese. In 2007, just as China’s equipment, materials, and work- Chandra and Election tary and economic might. (To be environmental havoc on Asia’s mega-dam-building drive was gain- ers to the remote region, which Commissioner Rajiv Kumar at the poll panel. Not surprisingly, given Pandey’s sure, there are also superlatives major river systems, including ing momentum, then-Prime was long thought inaccessible be- background questions are being raised about his appointment. Some point China will not be flaunting at its mainland China’s dual lifelines: the Minister Wen Jiabao revealed that, cause of its treacherous terrain. out the significance of the fact that all three election commissioners are from upcoming centenary – beginning Yellow and the Yangtze. since the CPC’s rise to power, The CPC views its centenary UP! Current CEC Sushil Chandra did a long stint in the state’s Revenue with the world’s largest network Giant dams damage ecosystems, China had relocated 22.9 million as cause for celebration. But the Department and EC Rajiv Kumar is a former Finance Secretary of the state. of concentration camps.) drive freshwater species to ex- people to make way for water proj- rest of the world should see the Besides his tenure as the state Chief Secretary under Chief Minister Yogi But China’s dams are not merely tinction, cause deltas to retreat, and ects – a figure larger than more party for what it is: repressive, Adityanath until 2019, Pandey was also the state’s industrial development symbols of the country’s great- often emit more greenhouse gases than 100 countries' entire popu- genocidal, and environmentally commissioner. ness. Nor is their purpose simply than fossil-fuel power plants. More lations. The Three Gorges Dam rapacious. And it should prepare Prepare for more babu surprises to emerge in and around UP as the polls to ensure China’s water security, than 350 lakes in China have dis- alone displaced more than 1.4 mil- for what the CPC’s second draw near. as the CPC claims. They are also appeared in recent decades, and, lion people. century may bring. intended as a source of leverage with few free-flowing rivers left, This doesn’t seem to bother the Babu crisis at the Centre that China can use to exert control river fragmentation and deple- CPC much. Baihetan’s inunda- Brahma Chellaney is There is a crisis of babus in the Modi sarkar. The Department of Personnel over downstream countries. tion have become endemic. tion of vast stretches of a sparsely Professor of Strategic Studies and Training (DoPT) Secretary Deepak Khandekar has informed his multi- The CPC’s 1951 annexation of the The social costs are no less se- populated highland has forced at the New Delhi-based Center ple bosses that despite the government repeatedly requesting the states to de- water-rich Tibetan Plateau – the vere. For starters, given shoddy local residents, mostly from the rel- for Policy Research and pute more officers at the Centre nothing is moving, and nobody is willing. It starting point of Asia’s ten major construction in the first three atively poor Yi nationality, to farm Fellow at the Robert Bosch has reportedly asked for more officers at the deputy secretary, director and river systems – gave China tremen- decades of communist rule, about more marginal tracts at higher Academy in Berlin. joint secretary levels. Most states, however, say they are dealing with their dous power over Asia’s water map. 3,200 dams collapsed by 1981, with elevations. As China shifts its ©PROJECT SYNDICATE own shortage of officers, leading to senior state officials holding several portfolios in many states. Though both Karnataka and Himachal have prom- ised to help recently, this to-ing and fro-ing has been going on for several months now, with the states’ response to the Centre being seen as decidedly poor. Sources say that the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has SPECTRUM CITYSCAPE made a fresh request to the states last week stating that their lack of appropriate response to the Centre’s request is creating a cadre management problem for the Centre. But sources say there is a veiled new warning in the Modi sarkar’s latest missive to the states on the issue. Apparently, the letter from DoPT says that the cadres who have not sent adequate nominations for the Central Staffing Scheme at various may find that they have to settle for fewer A monumental blunder! additional Senior Duty posts in the future. Will the states take note? Is this a babu pushback or due to political masters unwilling to allow their best to hubaneswar, besides being difficult to be removed from their of Athens and Sparta have im- would be lost with every shovel- migrate to Delhi? the capital city of Odisha and heart and mind; for the residents, posed more prominence on full of soils you will dig out to up- Bone of India’s smart cities, it is of an insurmountable cultural Hellenism than Hebraism. English root and shift it, irrespective of ut- Share a babu experience! Follow [email protected]. has been a city of historical im- pride and memory that every sun- dramatist Oscar Wilde, a vehement most engineering care. Five hundred Let’s multiply the effect. portance due to its temples, archi- rise kindles in them. It is, therefore, critic of Karl Marx’s egalitarian- years ago, Shakespeare, envision- tectures and urban planning. The repugnant to the nature and art of ism, observed that millionaires ing the mischief of grave robbers, historically sacred geographies in urban planning to think of shifting cannot take care of culture. I think pleaded in his epitaph not to tamper its vicinity and the urbane archi- such a monumental wonder to a he would have reiterated this, had with his grave: “Good friend, for WISDOM CORNER tectures inside the city are sculptural new and alien place. I wish the he heard that an over-bridge is Jesus’ sake forbear, to dig the dust and architectural wonders for every poor horse could protest against being considered more valuable enclosed here. Blessed be the man Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a body’s eyes – residents, migrants and such decision of the metro-men! than a marvelous work of art. A that spares these stones, and cursed WARREN BUFFETT Dr. Panchanan Dalai tree a long time ago. daily foot fallers. Such beauties, Great writers like William Hazlitt bridge at the cost of a beauty is be he that moves my bones.”I think Two roads diverged in a wood and I - I took the one less traveled by, historical and modern, justify the said ‘Art’ is immortal, but human snobbery of city planning, which Fakir Mohan Senapati and and that has made all the difference. ROBERT FROST IT IS IRONIC THAT etymological significance of lives are not. However, life can be is no less deplorable than any other Rabindranath Tagore too were wise SOON AFTER THE ‘Bhubaneswar’- ‘God of made immortal, if we model our snobbery that has inflicted our enough to leave the city spaces and Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the the universe’. lives as per the virtues of art and metro mentality. retreat to the idyllic places such as life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases It is shocking, therefore, to no- aesthetics. That is why Leonardo Read what Joseph Addison had Santi Kanan (Balasore) and by being shared. BUDDHA SAD DEMISE OF tice how terrible beauties are born, da Vinci is as immortal as his to warn England against in eigh- Santiniketan (Birbhum). Otherwise, PADMA almost on a daily basis, in such an ‘Monalisa’. City planners think- teenth century, when England was they would have had to face the VIBHUSHAN abode of art and aesthetics – the lat- ing of concrete-beautification of gradually shaping into a planned bulldozers to be uprooted and shifted est one being the decision to shift a city should learn that real beauty city - “As a foreigner is very apt to like the Warrior-Horse. WORDSWORTH RAGHUNATH the ‘Warrior-Horse’ monument to is born in the hands of artists, not conceive an idea of the ignorance It is ironic that before forgetting MOHAPATRA, another corner of the city. For of engineers. They should also or politeness of a nation from the the sad demise of Padma Vibhushan Cahoot every Odia, this stony wonder is a learn that to shift the horse mon- turn of their public monuments and Raghunath Mohapatra, Odisha has ODISHA HAS TO no Trojan horse, but a magnificent ument from its original place to inscriptions, they should be sub- to witness an imminent threat to very British Internet financial start-up trumps the last in the silly-names WITNESS AN repository that proudly harbours another is like shifting a line on mitted to the perusal of men of the maestro’s signature art in the Egame. Maybe it’s an attempt at off-beat individuality, or perhaps all the glorious history, racial magnifi- Monalisa’s lips. learning and genius.” I think the form of the ‘Warrior-Horse’ cur- sensible names have been taken. We’ve had one e-bank called Egg (halfway IMMINENT THREAT cence and cultural distinctiveness Similarly, a city can be immor- Warrior-Horse in the city of rently installed at the Master sensible, suggesting nest-egg), another entitled Smile and a third delighting in of Odisha. It is a jewel on tal not because of able adminis- Bhubaneswar is one such monu- Canteen Square in Bhubaneswar. the name of Marbles. And now the British bank Abbey National has TO THE MAESTRO’S Bhubaneswar’s neck, which is too tration or bureaucracy, but because ment of Odia antiquity and achieve- announced an online service called Cahoot. Hang on a minute, you chaps. SIGNATURE – THE precious to fiddle with. For the vis- of its respect to the history, in- ments. Let us not be ignoble, there- The writer is Associate There’s only one common expression in English which uses the word, and itors, it is the guiding star to the tegrity and dignity of its people fore, to shift and tamper with its Professor, Department of that’s in cahoots with, meaning that a person is in some partnership or ‘WARRIOR-HORSE’ city’s topography; for the departing and culture enshrined in their mar- original habitation. Many ideas, English, Faculty of Arts, association with another. Presumably that’s the idea the namers of the new guests, it is a haunting host who is vels and monuments. City stories histories, memories and prides Banaras Hindu University. enterprise have in mind — you and your bank looking after your money together. But there’s a problem or two. The lesser one is that the word and the phrase, originally American, are still slightly foreign to British ears and eyes. The other is that, as Jessie Sheidlower put it in one of his Jesse’s Word of the Chirag in the soup Game of spinning money Day columns once, it almost always has “a suggestion of some questionable or nefarious purpose”, or as Jonathon Green says in his magisterial Cassell Sir, Blood is thicker than water is a well known saying. This aptly suits the coun- Sir, How does one murder cricket in the name of Dictionary of Slang, it usually implies “a slightly disreputable or surreptitious try’s political system. Earlier, politics wasn’t a profession; it was a passion. The cricket? The answer is the Indian Premier League, alliance”. Questionable, nefarious, disreputable, surreptitious — even when etters decline in political discourse of the country began with the onset of dynastic pol- one of the world’s biggest sports leagues, that is at the qualified, these are hardly the words to associate with an enterprise, itics. Not that the political families always prospered in the process – affection and receiving end of critics for being the ugliest spectacle especially one concerned with safeguarding your money and mine. amicability often gave way to bad blood, betrayal and belligerence. Chirag Paswan of the country at a time which is unprecedented and TOL THE EDITOR will know better because he is “shell shocked” by the action of his uncle Pashupati extraordinary by any standard. The decision of the Board Readers of Orissa POST Kumar Paras who ‘rebelled” against his nephew for ‘disrespecting’ him. The of Control for Cricket in India to continue the IPL LOL are most welcome to contribute letters brother of the late Ram Vilas Paswan was made to eat his own words after Chirag amid prevailing Covid-19 crisis in India is in-congru- (200 words), articles and ordered him to retract his statement praising Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. A hu- ent with the larger social reality the cricket-loving na- columns (between 750-1250 CHRISTIAN LION if the lion is words). Contributors are miliated Pashupati along with five members of the Lok Jan Shakti Party (LJP) tion is currently facing. The country can’t afford to run still chasing requested to send their ‘expelled’ Chirag from the party and the latter, in turn, removed the five MPs from a cricket tournament which is providing cricketers wo guys are walking through a and he sees the lion contact numbers and full the party. During Paswan’s time, dissent or dissatisfaction with his leadership in lavishly-designed bio-bubbles and, thus, helping them

game park & they come across a on its knees. Happy to postal address/email ID. They may also the LJP was unheard of. Powerful, pragmatic and polite, his pristine traits gave to bypass the catastrophe that a common citizen is

k y m T send in their valuable comments, opinion c lion that has not eaten for days. The see his prayer answered, he turns and suggestions, preferably by email, no scope for unhappiness within the cadres. Chirag, of course, is youthful and, otherwise forced to face. Once postponed, the tourna- lion starts chasing the two men. They around and heads towards the lion. As to: [email protected] as some say, brash. Disgruntlement about Chirag’s style of functioning had come ment ought to have been once for all for this season. run as fast as they can and the one he comes closer to the lion, he hears to the forefront when a couple of LJP senior leaders switched sides some time ago. Instead we are putting a cover and playing in the guy starts getting tired and decides to the lion saying a prayer: "Thank Instead of introspection, the young leader’s detached look appeared to have sur- Emirates as in the last season. When people die we play say a prayer, "Please turn this lion you Lord for the food I am about B-15, Rasulgarh Industrial Estate, prised his supporters. LJP’s poor show in the Assembly elections seems to have the game in the name of making money. into a Christian, Lord." He looks to see to receive." Bhubaneswar-751010 emboldened his rivals in the party. Ganapathi Bhat, AKOLA MR Annanthambal Yayanthy, CHENNAI P7

WEST MAHARASHTRA BENGAL

SATURDAY | JUNE 19 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR

k y m c MAMATA VS SUVENDU Over half crore in Maha fully HC defers Nandigram poll result hearing vaccinated in five months INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE PRESS TRUST OF INDIA BANERJEE HAD FILED A PETITION Kolkata, June 18: The Calcutta AGAINST HER ONE-TIME AIDE Mumbai, June 18: More than half High Court Friday deferred to June ADHIKARI, IN THE CALCUTTA HIGH a crore people in Maharashtra COURT CHALLENGING HIS WIN IN 24 the hearing on the petition filed have become fully vaccinated THE ELECTION FROM NANDIGRAM by West Bengal Chief Minister AND PRAYED TO THE COURT FOR against coronavirus over the last Mamata Banerjee challenging BJP DECLARING THE ELECTION NULL five months as they have been ad- leader Suvendu Adhikari’s AND VOID ministered both the doses of vac- Nandigram win in the 2021 cines, a report by the state health Assembly polls. IN HER PETITION, BANERJEE department has revealed. The Chief Minister had filed a ALLEGED THAT ADHIKARI HAS A total of 53,72,219 people have petition against her one-time aide COMMITTED CORRUPT PRACTICES, got both the doses till now, it said. and now the Bharatiya Janata INCLUDING OFFENCES OF CORRUPT As per the Election Commission Party (BJP) Leader of Opposition, PRACTICES OF BRIBERY, UNDUE of India's data shared ahead of Adhikari, in the Calcutta High INFLUENCE, SPREADING ENMITY, 2019 Assembly polls, there are a Court challenging his win in the PROMOTION OF HATRED AND total of nine crore people in election from Nandigram and ENMITY AMONGST THE CITIZENS Maharashtra who are above 18 prayed to the court for declaring the OF INDIA years of age. Considering that, the ‘People’s laxity may bring about 3rd wave’ election null and void. Banerjee state has been able to vaccinate Mumbai: A possible third wave of the coronavirus infection could take place had contested and lost the election with Section 100 of the slightly over five per cent popula- if people do not follow outbreak norms like maintaining hygiene and from Nandigram against Adhikari. Representations of People Act, tion in the last five months. The na- wearing masks, Maharashtra health minister Rajesh Tope said Friday. The In her petition, Banerjee alleged practices in the counting process pliances in the same. 1951," the petition said. The election tionwide vaccination drive began minister also said there may be as many as 5,000 unreported Covid-19 that Adhikari has committed cor- conducted by the Returning Officer "The election in Nandigram has results for the West Bengal Assembly on January 16 this year. deaths in the state, and these would be reconciled with the overall tally after rupt practices as envisaged under on 2 May 2021. Accordingly, Banerjee been conducted in complete con- poll were declared May 2, more than Maharashtra Health Minister all information about them is verified. He told a regional news channel that Section 123 of the Act, including of- and her party colleagues had sought travention to the constitution and a month ago. As per the Election Rajesh Tope has several times it was not the crowd on the street that could trigger off a Covid-19 third fences of corrupt practices of a recount of votes. However, such the laws governing elections in Commission, Adhikari, who joined claimed that the state has an in- wave, but "people not wearing masks and not following hygiene". "Nobody bribery, undue influence, spread- requests were rejected without due India. Suvendu Adhikari has en- the BJP after quitting the Trinamool, stalled capacity of inoculating can exactly predict a third wave. But by wearing masks and maintaining ing enmity, promotion of hatred and cause and the Returning Officer gaged in several corrupt practices defeated Mamata Banerjee by 1,956 eight lakh people on a daily basis. appropriate behavior, we can postpone its arrival and keep the impact to a enmity amongst the citizens of signed the Form 21C, declaring the that have enhanced his winning votes. While Adhikari had polled However, the data revealed that minimum," Tope said. On the issue of Covid-19 deaths and the updating of India, seeking votes on the basis of elections in favour of Adhikari, chances and materially altered 1,10,764 votes, Banerjee had got the state has managed to administer unreported cases on later days, Tope said the Maharashtra government religion, taking the assistance of the the petition read. Mamata Banerjee's chance of suc- 1,08,808 votes. Adhikari's vote per- average two lakh doses daily. would never hide such figures, but, in some cases, private hospitals are government officials for furtherance The petition also said that upon cess in the election. centage stood at 48.49 while that of Of the fully vaccinated people, delaying in informing local civic authorities about fatalities in their facilities. of the prospects of the respon- a review of the Form 17C (Account Therefore, there are substantial Banerjee was 47.64. 34,99,679 are from the above-45 age dent's election and booth capturing. of votes recorded and Result of grounds for declaring the afore- Justice Kausik Chanda, who was group category, followed by 8,47,938 age group, the report said. the first dose, while as many as The plea said that there were counting) Banerjee discovered glar- said election of Nandigram (AC- supposed to hear the case on Friday, frontline workers, 8,05,318 health A total of 1,55,11,585 people from 12,38,085 health care workers have several discrepancies and mal- ing discrepancies and non-com- 2010) null and void in accordance deferred the case till June 24. care workers and 2,19,284 under-45 above-45 age group have received got the first jab, the report said.

SHOT OF HOPE OBC quota in local Bengal announces bodies: BJP’s Shelar evaluation pattern for attacks Maha govt AGENCIES

Nagpur, June 18: BJP leader Class X, XII board exams Ashish Shelar Friday said the Maha Vikas Aghadi government could not Secondary Education gave 50 per save the OBC reservation given in cent weightage each to the marks Maharashtra local bodies by the pre- obtained by the students in Class vious Devendra Fadnavis dispen- IX annual exams and the internal sation, and accused ruling parties formative assessments in Class X. in the state of falsely blaming the The West Bengal Council of Centre on this issue. Higher Secondary Education de- The Supreme Court had re- cided to segregate the theoretical cently ordered that the number of AGENCIES marks into two parts, giving 40 per reserved seats, after taking into ac- cent weightage to the marks ob- count those earmarked for SC, Kolkata, June 18: After the West tained in Madhyamik and another ST categories etc, cannot exceed Bengal government decided not 60 per cent weightage to the subject 50 per cent of the strength of the to conduct the Madhyamik marks of the Class XI annual exams. local body. (Secondary) and Uccha Madhyamik In addition to this, the students He pinned the blame on dis- (Higher Secondary) board exami- will also get the marks scored in the continuation of OBC quota in local nations this year in view of the practical exams or project works. bodies on Maharashtra minister Covid-19 pandemic, the respective "We have two sets of marks for Vijay Wadettiwar and Chhagan boards Friday announced the eval- Class X students -- first, the marks Bhujbal and state Congress unit uation pattern for Class X and obtained in Class IX exams, and sec- chief Nana Patole. Class XII students. ond, the marks obtained in inter- The BJP leader said the two peo- However, the boards announced nal formative assessments in Class ple who had approached Supreme that the students will have the X. We will give equal preference (50 Court against OBC quota in local chance to appear for the exams if per cent) to both the numbers and bodies were close to the Congress, they are not happy with the eval- prepare the final marksheet," said including one being the son of a for- uation whenever they are con- Kalyanmoy Ganguly, the President mer MLA from Washim, and asked ducted, and in that case the marks of West Bengal Board of Secondary obtained in the exams will be con- Examination. The results are ex- A medical worker inoculates a beneficiary with a dose of the Covishield vaccine, at a theatre hall turned vaccination centre in Kolkata, Friday PTI PHOTO sidered as final. pected to be out in July this year, The West Bengal Board of Ganguly added. Police nab 5 for Covid vax SC agrees to hear Mamata, Law Min on affidavits INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE spondents. Let a copy of these pe- appearing for Ghatak, had said titions be served upon the office of NARADA CASE that the minister was attending fraud at housing society New Delhi, June 18: The Supreme the Solicitor General. At the joint the cabinet meeting and was not on Court on Friday agreed to hear request of the parties, list the mat- the court premises at the time of INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE Police, Mumbai North Region, the appeals against the Calcutta ters on June 22. We hope that the hearing. He emphasised the CBI had Dilip Sawant said that no permis- High Court order denying West High Court will not take up the addressed the court virtually. Patole to come clean on this link. Mumbai, June 18: In a major sion of the BrihanMumbai Bengal Chief Minister Mamata matter June 21 and June 22." The allegations levelled are that Shelar also claimed the Uddhav breakthrough, the Mumbai Police Municipal Corporation (BMC) had Banerjee and Law Minister Moloy The top court asked the High Trinamool leaders played key role Thackeray government did not col- have arrested five persons in con- been taken for the private vacci- Ghatak from filing affidavits on Court to consider the matter after in stopping the CBI from performing lect any sort of empirical data on nection with the allegedly fraud- nation camp conducted at the so- their role on the day of arrest of four the apex court considers the ap- its legal duty after arresting four OBC numbers in local bodies over ulent Covid-19 vaccination drive ciety. Trinamool Congreess leaders May peals of the state and Ghatak party leaders May 17 in the case. a period of 15 months ahead of the conducted at a posh housing soci- After the society’s complaint, 17 by the CBI in Narada case. against the order. Solicitor General Mehta had court case. ety in Kandivali in May end, a top the police moved swiftly and man- A bench comprising Justices A five-judge bench of the Calcutta contended before the court that After the court order on OBC official said Friday. aged to arrest five persons -- Hemant Gupta and V High Court on June 9, hearing the Court, had said it will consider the affidavits cannot be accepted on quota, parties like the NCP and The action follows a complaint Mahendra Kuldeep Singh, 39, Ramasubramanian, in its order, CBI's application for transfer of later the affidavits by Banerjee the ground of delay as they were Congress were putting the lodged by the Hiranandani Sanjay Gupta, 25, Chandan Singh, said, "Tushar Mehta, SG has put ap- the Narada sting tape case from and Ghatak. filed after the completion of blame on the BJP-led Centre, Residents Welfare Association of the 32, Karim Akber Ali, 21 and Nitin pearance on behalf of the re- the special CBI court to the High Senior advocate Rakesh Dwivedi, his arguments. Shelar alleged. posh Hiranandani Heritage Society More, 32 within 72 hours. in Kandivali west with the local "So far, we have picked up five police Wednesday. persons, including four from The society management had Mumbai and one from a railway organised a private vaccination station at Madhya Pradesh, who Farmer faces ‘social boycott’ for damaging village deity camp for its residents and in-house is being brought here for the staffers like security personnel, probe," Sawant said. The shaken INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE The incident occurred sacrifice to appease the deity, and drivers or domestic helpers May 30. residents said that a facilitator construct a small temple at the site Of the 435 flats in three residen- claiming to represent the reputed Gondia, June 18: In a bizarre de- June 9 when the peasant to prevent any such accidents in fu- tial towers, around 390 residents Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani velopment, a farmer has been was carrying out the ture. Pardhi said in his police com- had been inoculated during the Hospital (KDAH) had negotiated slapped with a penalty of `21,000 plaint that he was not financially drive that day, but belatedly realised to provide 400 vaccine doses for for allegedly damaging a stone idol ground levelling work in well-off and hence could not af- that they may have been cheated. `1,260 each and around `5 lakh symbolising the village deity at his farm where the stone ford to pay the fine, after which Additional Commissioner of was paid to him. his farm and also threatened with the Panchayat warned him of a 'social boycott' if he failed to cough idol got accidentally 'social boycott'. out the money, a Gondia police of- damaged, enraging Nale revealed that besides the ficials said here Friday. Sarpanch Meshram, eight others, The incident occurred June 9 the Sitepar village of including the village Police Patil, when the peasant, Tikaram P around 2,600 people have been booked under sections Pardhi was carrying out the ground of Maharashtra Prohibition of levelling work in his farm where People from Social Boycott the stone idol got accidentally dam- lieve the stone deity is their 'Kul- (Prevention, Prohibition and aged, enraging the Sitepar village Devta' and as per traditions, they Redressal) Act, 2016 and served of around 2,600 people, said Amgaon kick-off the new annual crop season them notices.

Police Inspector Vilas Nale. during monsoon by worshipping The accused include: Police Patil

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of the day uote ‘Vaccine reduces FUN TIME Punjab government had said that they had procured 4.29 lakh doses of Covishield at `13.25 hospitalisation crore, which on average costs `309 per dose. They had also procured 1,14,190 doses of Covaxin at `4.7 crore, which on average costs `412 per dose. They chances by 80%’ sold vaccines to private hospitals at a profit of `750 per dose Currently, India is facing a vaccine shortage causing a HARDEEP SINGH PURI | UNION MINISTER delay in the nationwide vaccination programme

The DMK government is 62,480 fresh cases totally With 62,480 new coronavirus responsible for the infections being reported in a rise in prices, within day, India's total tally of Covid- a month of the DMK 19 cases rose to 2,97,62,793, under Stalin while the death toll climbed to assuming office, the prices of 3,83,490 with 1,587 fresh essential commodities have shot up. fatalities, the lowest in 61 days, Children dive into the Arabian Sea during high tide in Mumbai PTI PHOTO The prices of construction material, AGENCIES according to the Union Health especially cement, have gone up. Ministry data updated Friday. The price of a bag of cement is now The active cases have fallen ` ` New Delhi, June 18: Studies have 520, which was 370 before the shown that following vaccination below 8 lakh after 73 days and Guj registers first DMK came to power the chances of hospitalisation re- the national Covid-19 recovery rate has crossed 96 per cent. case of ‘Love Jihad’ L MURUGAN | TN BJP PRESIDENT duce by 75-80 per cent even after con- Stalin meets Sonia, Rahul The active cases have declined tracting Covid and oxygen re- INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE to 7,98,656 comprising 2.68 per quirement comes down to 8 per cent of the total infections, Public worship This is the first meeting cent, the government said Friday. while the national Covid-19 Gandhinagar, June 18: Within will be allowed Almost 85 per cent decline has recovery rate has improved to between Stalin and just three days of coming into ef- in temples as been noted in daily new cases since 96.03 per cent, the data updated fect in Gujarat, the state registered soon as the Covid-19 Sonia Gandhi after the the highest reported peak May 7, at 8 am showed. its first case of violation of the cases are under it said. About 78.6 per cent decline DMK-Congress alliance 'Gujarat Freedom of Religion control and the state has been recorded in total active swept the April 6 (Amendment) Act 2021' in Vadodara reports zero deaths Covid-19 cases since the peak re- virus, then we need to not only fol- Thursday, officials said Friday. due to Covid ported May 10, it added. low Covid appropriate behaviour, Assembly polls in Tamil The police in Vadodara have ar- PK SEKAR BABU | A sharp decline of 81 per cent has but also look at the way vaccines Nadu, with the rested a Muslim man for marrying TAMIL NADU MINISTER FOR HR&CE been noted in weekly case posi- are rolled out. "If starting July 1, a Hindu woman by introducing tivity rate. It was the highest at we are able to administer 50 lakh Dravidian party coming himself as Sam Martin - a Christian. 21.6 per cent between April 30-May vaccines a day then we can reduce to power in the state One Samir Abdulbhai Qureshi, SHORT TAKES 6, the government said. the virus impact by 25 per cent 25, residing in Tarsali area of There are 513 districts with and by 50 per cent if this is scaled after a decade Vadodara, has been arrested fol- Covid-19 positivity rate less than 5 up to 70 lakh by mid-July. We may lowing a complaint registered on 92% scribes per cent, it said. The country's even flatten the curve if we are PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Thursday. A Hindu woman, 25, receive vax Covid curve can be flattened by able to vaccinate about 90-lakh peo- filed a complaint against Samir July end if the government is able ple in a day by the end of the month," New Delhi/Chennai, June 18: schemes and policies in Tamil chief minister last month, also up- for marrying her under the false pre- Agartala: In collaboration with to vaccinate a whopping 90-lakh Trehan said. Meanwhile, early this Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Nadu, where the Congress is a jun- loaded pictures of his meeting text of being a Christian. the Agartala Press Club, the people a day, said healthcare ex- month, the government has said DMK president M K Stalin Friday ior partner. with the Congress chief and Rahul “The Hindu woman has com- Tripura government has so far pert at a webinar. that there will be enough doses by met Congress chief Sonia Gandhi Both Rahul Gandhi and Stalin Gandhi along with his wife. plained that she was lured into a administered the first dose of The webinar held Thursday was mid-July or August to vaccinate in New Delhi in the presence of took to Twitter to share about the Referring to the ties with the relationship through Instagram by Covid vaccine to around 92 hosted by MeraDoc, a personalised one crore people per day. "We are con- Rahul Gandhi and described the meeting. “Congress President Smt. Congress' top leaders, Stalin said Samir, who said that he was a per cent of the journalists in healthcare platform that connects fident of vaccinating the whole meeting as “close to the heart.” Sonia Gandhi and I had the pleas- it was a “relationship continuing Christian, Sam Martin. She has the state, with many of them highly experienced health practi- population by December," Indian This is the first meeting between ure of meeting Tamil Nadu Chief since the days” of his father and late complained that the accused had receving the second shot as tioners with people. "We invited Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Stalin and Sonia Gandhi after the Minister, Shri M K Stalin and Smt. DMK president M Karunanidhi. forced her into physical rela- well, officials said here Friday. the second wave and if we were to Director General Balram Bhargava DMK-Congress alliance swept the Durgavathy Stalin earlier today,” “It felt close to the heart,” the tionship and had photographed the The secretary of Agartala repeat the same, then God help us! had said. The Health Ministry April 6 Assembly polls in Tamil Rahul Gandhi said in the tweet. chief minister said about the moments. And he threatened her Press Club (APC), Pranab Nadu, with the Dravidian party Sarkar, said that besides With a near double mortality ver- Friday said that a total of 26,89,60,399 “We will keep working with the meeting. Earlier, Stalin had met with making them viral if she vaccinating the mediapersons, sus the first, the second was a people have been vaccinated so far coming to power in the state after DMK to build a strong and pros- Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not marry him. They mar- all the print and electronic shocker," Dr Naresh Trehan, in the country, including 32,59,003 a decade. perous state for the Tamil people,” Thursday and presented a num- ried in 2019,” SV Chaudhary, in- media houses in Tripura are Chairman and MD, Medanta who were administered vaccines in The leaders are learnt to have dis- he added. Stalin, in his first visit ber of demands pertaining to spector at Vadodara's Gotri po- also being sanitised regularly. Hospital. "If we were to beat the the last 24 hours. cussed the new government's to Delhi after being sworn in as Tamil Nadu. lice station, said.

Man held for Covid-19 third chit fund fraud Stray firing by forest guards kills RLYS APPROVES New Delhi: A man has been wave: J’khand arrested for allegedly cheating people by luring Royal Bengal Tiger in Assam on high alert them to invest in his chit fund 660 MORE TRAINS scheme after offering Set up in 1908, the KNP & TR, is one of India's seven UNESCO world heritage PRESS TRUST OF INDIA INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE handsome returns, police said Friday. Mool Chand was sites and extends across Assam's Golaghat, Nagaon, Sonitpur, Biswanath nabbed by the Economic New Delhi, June 18: With the Ranchi, June 18: Taking lessons Offences Wing of the Delhi and Karbi Anglong districts along the Arunachal Pradesh border flattening of the coronavirus curve, from the second wave of Covid-19, Police Thursday for fraud and the Indian Railways has added 660 the Jharkhand government is cheating, and was tracked via INDO-ASIAN NEW SERVICE more trains in June to facilitate preparing to tackle the expected surveillance and local the movement of migrant labour- third wave of the pandemic. intelligence, they said. Police Golaghat (Assam), June 18: A ers and clear the waiting list in To understand the nature, impact said the accused lured people Royal Bengal Tiger has died due to various origin-destination clus- and preparations needed to fight from his locality to invest in "accidental firing" by forest per- ters, it said in a statement. against the anticipated third wave, his chit fund scheme by sonnel Friday in the fringe areas During the pre-Covid times, Chief Minister Hemant Soren is offering handsome return and of the world famous Kaziranga about 1,768 mail and express trains having regular interactions with liquid funds. National Park and Tiger Reserve were operating daily on an average. experts and doctors from across (KNP & TR) in eastern Assam, of- As Friday, about 983 mail and ex- the nation. ficials said. press trains are being operated Experts anticipate that in the Sonowal in Delhi Director of the KNP & TR, daily, which is about 56 per cent of third wave children will be at Karmashree P. Sivakumar said a detailed inquiry into the inci- tried to attack them. After finding the pre-Covid level. The number of greater risk but this does not give New Delhi: Former Assam that a carcass of the approx 10- dent," Sivakumar said. "The tiger no other option, the forest guards trains is being enhanced gradu- any guarantee of adults being un- chief minister Sarbananda year-old male Royal Bengal Tiger had killed a buffalo two days back fired in self-defence," the senior IFS ally in accordance with the de- ways," it said. These include 552 affected. Experts suggest that the Sonowal is in the national was found near Japoripothar, and reappeared Thursday evening. officer said. mand and commercial justifica- mail and express trains and 108 coronavirus is mutating at a fast capital to meet senior BJP Karuabari area (fringe area KNP Forest guards were immedi- Sivakumar said that since the tion, the railways said. holiday special trains. pace and any kind of lethargy may leaders, sources said Friday. & TR) by the forest personnel. "On ately sent to the area after the tiger was old, it possibly could As June 1, about 800 mail and The zonal railways have been lead to serious complications. With His arrival here this afternoon comes amid enquiry, it is found that the tiger died local people had informed about not hunt in the forest and strayed express trains were in operation. advised to restore trains in a the inputs received from the ex- speculation of an impending due to bullet wound suspected to be the presence of the tiger. out looking for livestock. This is "During the period from June 1 graded manner, keeping in view perts, the state government is on reshuffle in the Union accidental firing while trying to On Friday morning, the tiger the third instance in the recent to June 18, approval for operating the local conditions, the demand high alert. Cabinet and his possible scare away the tiger from the pub- and the forest guards came very past in which a tiger carcass was 660 additional mail/express trains for tickets and the Covid situation Efforts are being made to en- induction into it. Sonowal lic area. We are further conducting close to each other and the tiger recovered from KNP & TR. has been given to the zonal rail- in the region. hance and upgrade the existing was chief minister of the medical infrastructure. The gov- BJP-led Assam government ernment is also working on gen- from 2016 till last month. erating awareness among people. Even though the BJP-led Along with the government, par- alliance returned to power, Southwest monsoon advances further into Guj, Raj, MP ents are also expected to discharge Sonowal was not made chief their responsibilities. minister and was replaced by Hemant Soren has also unveiled Himanta Biswa Sarma. DELHI WILL HAVE TO WAIT LONGER FOR MONSOONAL SHOWERS. THE WIND SYSTEM IS EXPECTED a book which has detailed infor- TO REACH THE CAPITAL AROUND THE USUAL DATE OF JUNE 27, OFFICIALS SAID mation on Preparation, Prevention and Planning for Covid-19 in the Minor girl raped PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Uttar Pradesh and remaining parts reach Delhi by June 15, 12 days third wave. Most children infected of Madhya Pradesh during next early. Normally, the monsoon with Covid-19 may not show any Nagaon: A minor girl was New Delhi, June 18: The south- the next 24 hours, the IMD said. reaches Delhi by June 27 and cov- symptoms or may exhibit very allegedly raped by her maternal west monsoon has further advanced The Northern Limit of Monsoon ers the entire country by July 8. mild symptoms. Common symp- uncle in a village in Assam's into some more parts of Gujarat, (NLM) passes through Junagarh, Last year, the wind system had toms include fever, cough, shortness Nagaon district, police said Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Deesa, Guna, Kanpur, Meerut, reached Delhi June 25 and covered of breath, fatigue, body ache, run- Friday. The 11-year old girl was Uttar Pradesh, the India Ambala and Amritsar, the weather allegedly raped by her uncle the entire country by June 29, ac- ning nose, sore throat, diarrhoea, when her parents were away Meteorological Department said department said. cording to Skymet Weather, a pri- loss of taste or smell. from home. Initially, the alleged Friday. “The impact of mid-latitude vate forecasting agency.

rapist had told the parents Delhi will have to wait longer for westerly on the monsoon is likely Mahesh Palawat from Skymet y that the girl was molested by monsoonal showers. The wind sys- to continue till June 23, and hence Weather said westerly winds have

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of the day uote AGUSTAWESTLAND SCAM Chirag approaches EC Court dismisses Where is the Top court refuses to stay Chirag was removed as leader of the LJP in the Lok crisis in our Michel's bail pleas party? The Sabha Monday after five out of six MPs, including his same leaders who uncle Paras, staged a coup against him have been levelling PRESS TRUST OF INDIA allegations for the last couple of months AGENCIES New Delhi, June 18: A Delhi are still making the noise, and these Pinjra Tod activists’ bail Court Friday dismissed the bail leaders have not even been able to New Delhi, June 18: Amid the pleas of alleged middleman secure an appointment with Arun AGENCIES crisis in the Lok Janshakti Party Christian Michel in connection Singh, the BJP in-charge for (LJP), a five member delegation with alleged AgustaWestland scam Karnataka New Delhi, June 18: The Supreme led by Chirag Paswan, son of party related corruption case filed by

BS YEDIYURAPPA | K’TAKA CHIEF MINISTER Court Friday expressed its dis- founder and former Union Minister the CBI, and the money laundering pleasure over the Delhi High Court late Ram Vilas Paswan, approached case by the Enforcement Rajasthan will discussing the entire anti-terror the Election Commission claim- Directorate. soon become law UAPA in a bail matter, and ing that he was elected as party Special CBI Judge Arvind Kumar self-reliant in made it clear the high court's ver- chief in 2019 for a period of refused to grant relief to the British medical oxygen dicts granting bail to three student five years. national, who was extradited from generation as activists in a north-east Delhi riots The Lok Janshakti Party dele- Dubai in 2018. The court noted that manufacturing plants case will not be used as a prece- gation met the Election Commission the stage was not fit to grant him are being set up by dent in any court in the country. Friday. Speaking to the media after bail. In his bail applications moved various institutions The top court, however, refused meeting the Election Commission, prised the Commission that 10 peo- on both the cases, the accused had

RAGHU SHARMA | RAJ HEALTH MINISTER to stay the verdicts early this week dent Asif Iqbal Tanha seeking portant and can have pan-India Chirag said, "A five member dele- ple, including five MPs have been said he was not required for the pur- on an appeal by the Delhi police. "It their responses. While refusing to ramifications". gation met the Commission and suspended from the party. He said pose of investigation, and expressed is surprising that in a bail appli- stay the high court verdicts grant- "We would like to issue notice and kept the matter before it." that we also informed the poll panel willingness to cooperate with the The BJP is upset cation, there is 100-page judgement ing bail to the three accused, the hear the other side," it added. Mehta He said that they apprised the that these people are trying to claim investigation. over its defeat in discussing the entire law. That is bench said these judgements will urged the apex court to stay the Election Commission that in 2019 to be the LJP and are using the The applications said that the ac- the panchayat what is troubling us. not be treated as a precedent by high court verdicts, saying the he was elected the national presi- symbol of the party. "And as cused never sought to evade the elections. Not having "There are many questions which any party before any court. "In the findings arrived at in these judge- dent of the LJP and the national ex- Pashupati Kumar Paras is claim- process of law, and that no pur- the numbers, the arise as legality of the UAPA was meantime, the impugned judgment ments "virtually record acquittal ecutive has passed the resolution ing to be the President of the party, pose will be served by keeping him distraught BJP not challenged before the high shall not be treated as a precedent for these accused" and other ac- for the same. Chirag said, "I was thus it was necessary for us to pres- in further custody. leadership is court. These were bail applica- and may not be relied upon by any cused would also seek bail relying elected as LJP President for a pe- ent out side with the poll panel They said Michel made no at- misusing the government tions," it observed. of the parties in any of the pro- on them. “The way the Act has riod of five years and after every and apprise them of the entire tempt to suborn witnesses, tamper machinery to ensure that their The issue of reading down of ceedings. It is clarified that the re- been interpreted, probably it will five years election for the party situation." with documentary evidence, or in party nominees win the posts of zila UAPA(Unlawful chief is held." any other manner to obstruct the panchayat chairpersons lease of the respondents (Narwal, require interpretation by the Chirag said, "We have told the Activities(Prevention) Act)is "im- Kalita and Tanha) on bail is not Supreme Court. That is why we Before me, the party founder Commission that few people can judicial process. AKHILESH YADAV | SP PRESIDENT portant" and can have "pan-India being interfered at this stage," the are issuing notice,” the bench said. Ram Vilas Paswan was the party claim to be the LJP leaders, and The `3,600-crore alleged scam ramifications", said a vacation bench said in its order. "Issue no- Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, ap- President and his tenure was till as per the Constitution of the party relates to the purchase of 12 VVIP bench of Justices Hemant Gupta tice," it said, adding, "Let the counter pearing for the student activists, said 2020, but due to his health issues he I am the president of the LJP till 2024 helicopters from AgustaWestland. SHORT TAKES and V Ramasubramanian, adding affidavits be filed within four weeks. there is no doubt that the apex stepped down from the post as he and the entire national executive is this law will require interpreta- List in the week commencing July court should consider the ramifi- was also having responsibilities working with me. And I have re- tion by the apex court. 19, 2021 on a non-miscellaneous cations and interpretation of the as an Union Minister, he said. "Thus quested the Commission if any- Fragments of nCoV UP ATS arrests The apex court agreed to hear the day". Taking note of Solicitor UAPA so that there is a judgement he resigned from the post and the one claims that he is the President four Rohingyas appeals filed by the Delhi Police chal- General Tushar Mehta's submission on the issue from the top cour At national executive gave me the of the LJP, we should be given a genes found in lenging the verdicts of the high that the entire UAPA has been the outset, Mehta referred to the charge of party chief," Chirag said, chance to provide evidence." He Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh court and issued notices to JNU stu- "turned upside down" by the high judgements of the high court and adding that he apprised the poll said that the poll panel has assured Sabarmati river police on Friday arrested four dents Natasha Narwal and court in granting bail in the case, said, “the entire UAPA has been panel about the same. him of informing him if someone Rohingyas, saying they were Devangana Kalita and Jamia stu- the bench said, "The issue is im- turned upside down on its head”. Chirag said that we have ap- claims to be from the LJP. PRESS TRUST OF INDIA living illegally in India and part of an organised gang Ahmedabad, June 18: A recent involved in human trafficking. study by researchers at the Indian The gang members were BRAVING THE ODDS arrested from Meerut, Institute of Technology (IIT) Decision on pending Gandhinagar in Gujarat has es- Aligarh and Bulandshahr districts, the Anti-Terrorism tablished the presence of coron- Squad (ATS) of the Uttar avirus in water samples from the Pradesh Police said in a entrance exams of JEE, Sabarmati river and two lakes in statement. According to the Ahmedabad. police, the gang was While the study, funded by the involved in preparing forged UNICEF, did not reveal if the genes voter cards, Aadhaar cards NEET soon: Edu Min of coronavirus found in the water and passports besides samples were dead or alive, human trafficking. PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Institutes of Technology and the Professor Manish Kumar, who led National Institutes of Technology, the research, has emphasised the New Delhi, June 18: The Ministry was also postponed. The exam was need for further probe on the sub- Naxal killed of Education is expected to soon de- scheduled July 3. ject to avert any future tragedy. cide on conducting the two re- While no further decision was Following the revelation, the in encounter maining editions of the engineer- taken on NEET-UG, the registration Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation ing entrance examination for the exam, which was supposed (AMC) has decided to send samples Raipur: A woman Naxal was killed in a gun-battle with JEE-Mains and the medical en- to commence from May 1, was kept from these water bodies to the security forces inside a forest trance test NEET in August, ac- in abeyance. The ministry is also Gujarat Biotechnology Research in Bastar district of cording to officials. yet to decide on the fate of the Centre (GBRC). " We have been Chhattisgarh Friday, a senior "The situation is being reviewed Central University Common sending samples to them since the police officer said. Three to decide on the schedule of the Entrance Test (CUCET). last one year and they submit their weapons and a huge cache of pending editions of JEE-Mains The Central Board of Secondary report to the state government. Maoist camping material were and whether NEET-UG can be con- Education (CBSE) Thursday an- We have no idea about the IIT's re- recovered from the encounter ducted August 1," a senior official nounced the marks tabulation pol- search. However, we will now send site, he said. The gunfight said. icy for the Class 12 exams, which samples of these water bodies to the took place around 8 am in the From the current academic ses- were cancelled on June 1 in view GBRC for a similar analysis," said forest of Chandameta- sion, JEE-Mains is being conducted of the Covid situation. The sched- Harpalsinh Zala, the AMC's city en- Pyarbhat villages when joint four times a year to offer flexibil- ule for the subsequent entrance Commuters wade through a waterlogged road during heavy rain in Prayagraj PTI PHOTO gineer for Water Resources. teams of security forces were ity to students and a chance to im- examinations is expected to be de- out on an anti-Naxal prove their scores. The first phase cided soon. According to the policy operation, Inspector General in February was followed by the sec- decided by a 13-member panel set of Police (Bastar range) ond phase in March, while the next up by the board, the theory paper Sundarraj P said. phases were scheduled for April evaluation formula is that a 30-per IMA seeks protection for healthcare workers and May. But those were postponed cent weightage will be given to the after an exponential rise in the marks obtained in Class 10, an- Cases of violence against doctors and other and created awareness about the sit- them. Nurses, cleaners, techni- Tiger killed number of Covid-19 cases during other 30-per cent weightage to the uation of doctors in India. cians, ambulance workers and jun- the second wave of the pandemic Class 11 marks and a 40-per cent healthcare workers have been reported lately from Sarika Verma, secretary of IMA, ior doctors looked after patients Umaria: A tiger was killed in the country. The JEE-Advanced weightage to the Class 12 marks ob- Gurugram, said: "88 per cent doc- till their last breath. Whenever a after being mowed down by a some parts of the country, including Jammu and exam, which is conducted for ad- tained in the unit test, mid-term and tors are afraid of violence at their doctor died, it impacts the mental vehicle while crossing a national highway in Gunghutti mission to the prestigious Indian pre-board exams. Kashmir and Assam among other places workplace and every death be- health of doctors from all over the range of Umaria forest comes a cause of stress in the hos- country. division in Madhya Pradesh INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE mand a zero tolerance on violence pital. "Several doctors are hesitant to early Friday, an official said. against health workers." No one can ensure whether the make their children doctors be- The incident occurred on NH- Gurugram, June 18: Amid a spike "Around 1,500 doctors have died patient will remain alive or not cause of the fear of assault inside 43, around 35 kms away from in the number of attacks on doctors during Covid pandemic and it is and it is important to understand hospitals. This violence has gone Umaria district headquarters, in various parts of the country, now time for a central protection that doctors are on a very difficult on too long and has to end now," said he said. “It appears that some the Indian Medical Association act for the health workers so that task. There is no role of a violence a doctor. light vehicle hit the big cat (IMA) on Friday staged a protest anyone who attacks a doctor or in a civilised society." IMA members also submitted a around 3 am. The body parts here, demanding implementation damages hospital property will be Doctor Karan Juneja said: "We memorandum to Prime Minister of the tiger were intact,” of central protection act for the arrested under non bailable as junior doctors have spent 15 Narendra Modi through Umaria Divisional Forest healthcare workers. charges," she said. months wearing PPE kits and per- Gurugram's Deputy Commissioner, Officer (DFO) Mohit Sood told Representative image Vandana Narula, president of During the protest, doctors from formed our Covid duty, when pa- seeking implementation of cen- PTI over phone. IMA, Gurugram, said : "We de- IMA Gurugram wore black masks tients' kin would not look after tral protection act.

Standalone buildings soon Climate change to increase sea level in Lakshadweep: Study Chandigarh: The Punjab Cabinet led by Chief Minister SEA LEVEL WILL RISE AROUND THE LAKSHADWEEP ISLANDS IN THE RANGE BETWEEN 0.4 MM PER YEAR TO 0.9 MM PER YEAR Amarinder Singh Friday gave the go-ahead for regularisation of standalone PRESS TRUST OF INDIA A team of scientists studied the in the Arabian Sea, the Science nerable to sea level rise, and ex- buildings constructed outside climate projections of sea level and Technology Ministry said. pected to experience land loss the municipal limits, without New Delhi, June 18: Sea levels will rise and associated coastal inun- "Sea level will rise around the along 60 per cent of the existing approval of the Housing and rise around the Lakshadweep dation in atoll islands, a ring- Lakshadweep Islands in the range shoreline. Sea level rise effects are Urban Development Islands between 0.4 mm per year to shaped coral reef or island. between 0.4 mm per year to 0.9 seen to have the least impact on Department but with strict 0.9 mm per year and will affect air- The team included Aysha mm per year," the study said. Androth Island under all emis- adherence to the building by- port and residential areas, ac- Jennath, Athira Krishnan, Saikat It estimated that smaller is- sion scenarios. The research that laws. The on-time settlement cording to a study projecting dif- Kumar Paul, Prasad K Bhaskaran, lands Chetlat and Amini are ex- was published in the journal policy, for which applications ferent greenhouse gas scenarios. jointly from the Department of pected to have major land loss. 'Regional Studies in Marine Science, y will be accepted till March 31 The study highlights that the Architecture and Regional Projection mapping indicated that Elsevier recently showed that the

next year would enable such worst possible inundation sce- Planning and Department of Ocean about 60-70 per cent of existing coastal inundation could have wide

k y m buildings to be regularised c narios projected for Lakshadweep Engineering and Naval Representative image shoreline would experience land socio-economic impact. with payment of a nominal Islands are almost similar under fee and statutory Architecture, IIT Kharagpur, with loss in Amini and about 70-80 per According to the team, pro- government dues, besides different emission scenarios and support from the Department of One of the major threats in the climate model projections have cent in Chetlat. jected inundation due to sea level bringing them within the all the islands in the archipelago Science and Technology, coming years is the rising sea level been used to assess the potential The present work highlights rise can impact the islanders as res- ambit of planning and ensure would be vulnerable to impact Government of India under the and its significant impact on small areas of inundation over the ar- that larger islands Minicoy and idential areas are quite close to safety of public. from the rise in sea levels. Climate Change Programme (CCP). islands. This is for the first time that chipelago of Lakshadweep Islands the capital Kavaratti are also vul- the present coastline. The truth is, it’s simply WORLD’S 3RD LARGEST DIAMOND P10 not enough to SATURDAY | JUNE 19 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR commemorate Juneteenth. After A 1,098-carat diamond believed to be all, the emancipation of enslaved the third-largest gem-quality stone Black Americans didn’t mark the ever to be mined has been discovered end of America’s work to deliver in Botswana, according to a joint on the promise of equality, it venture between Anglo American’s only marked the beginning De Beers and the government

JOE BIDEN PRESIDENT, US

k y m international | c of the day uote Delta variant becoming HEAT WAVE BAKES WEST Iran votes for next globally dominant: WHO Any action carried out by PRESS TRUST OF INDIA the President as per Article 76 of Prez with hardliner Geneva, June 18: The Delta vari- the Constitution cannot become a ant of Covid-19, first identified in subject of any India, is becoming the globally petition and this cannot be an issue dominant variant of the disease, the for a judicial review Raisi as frontrunner World Health Organization’s chief scientist said Friday. BIDYA DEVI BHANDARI | PRESIDENT, NEPAL Soumya Swaminathan also voiced disappointment in the fail- ure of CureVac’s (5CV.DE) vaccine On the S-400, candidate in a trial to meet the they discussed WHO’s efficacy standard, in par- it. There was ticular as highly transmissible not a resolution of the issue. There was variants boost the need for new, a commitment to effective shots. continue the Britain has reported a steep rise dialogue on the S-400, and the two in infections with the Delta variant, teams will be following up on that while Germany’s top public health coming out of the meeting official predicted it would rapidly become the dominant variant there JAKE SULLIVAN | NATIONAL SECURITY despite rising vaccination rates. ADVISER, US The Kremlin blamed a surge in If elected, Raisi would be 1988, as well as his time as the head Covid-19 cases on reluctance to of Iran's internationally criticized have vaccinations after record new Innovative the first serving Iranian judiciary — one of the world’s top infections in Moscow, mostly with An aerial view shows houseboats anchored in low water levels at Lake Oroville, which is the second-largest reservoir instruments to executioners. the new Delta variant, fanned fears in California and according to daily reports of the state’s Department of Water Resources is near 35% capacity, near allow debt president sanctioned by It also would firmly put hard-lin- of a third wave. Oroville, California REUTERS restructuring and the US government even meaningful debt ers in control across the Iranian gov- reduction can help before entering office over ernment as negotiations in Vienna middle-income his involvement in the continue over trying to save NUCLEAR TUSSLE Nepal SC interim order countries expand their fiscal space Tehran’s tattered nuclear deal with to boost investment and steer a mass execution of political world powers, as it enriches ura- against export of sand, resilient and sustainable recovery prisoners in 1988 nium to the closest point yet to from the crisis weapons-grade levels. pebbles, stones to India Tensions remain high with both Kim ready for confrontation with US ANTONIO GUTERRES | SECRETARY-GENERAL, UN PRESS TRUST OF INDIA the US and Israel, which is be- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA lieved to have carried out a series PRESS TRUST OF INDIA The need to get prepared for Dubai, June 18: Iran voted Friday of attacks targeting Iranian nu- both dialogue and Kathmandu, June 18: Nepal’s SHORT TAKES in a presidential election tipped clear sites and assassinating the sci- Seoul, June 18: North Korean confrontation, especially to Supreme Court Friday issued an in- in the favour of a hard-line pro- entist who created its military leader Kim Jong Un ordered his gov- get fully prepared for terim order against the govern- tege of Supreme Leader Ayatollah atomic program decades earlier. ernment to be prepared for both di- confrontation in order to ment’s decision to export sand, Indian-origin judge Ali Khamenei, fuelling public ap- Raisi, wearing a black turban alogue and confrontation with the protect the dignity of our stones and pebbles to India in a elected to Canada SC athy and sparking calls for a boy- that identifies him in Shiite tradi- Biden administration — but more state and its interests for bid to bridge the widening trade cott in the Islamic Republic. tion as a direct descendant of Islam’s for confrontation, state media re- independent development deficit, after environmentalists Toronto: Indian-origin Justice State-linked opinion polling and Prophet Muhammad, voted from a ported Friday, days after the United and Opposition leaders raised con- KIM JONG UN | NORTH KOREA LEADER Mahmud Jamal has become analysts put hard-line judiciary mosque in southern Tehran, wav- States and others urged the North cerns that the move will have se- the first non-white person to chief Ebrahim Raisi as the domi- ing to those gathered to cast ballots. to abandon its nuclear programme rious environmental implications be nominated to the Supreme nant front-runner in a field of just “I beg everyone, the lovely youths, and return to talks. for the Himalayan nation. Court of Canada. He has been four candidates. Former Central and all Iranian men and women Kim’s statement indicates he’ll Biden’s administration has A joint bench of Chief Justice elevated from the Court of Bank chief, Abdolnasser Hemmati, speaking any accent or language likely push to strength his nuclear worked to formulate a new ap- Cholendra SJB Rana, justices Mira Appeal for Ontario where he is running as the race’s moderate from any region and with any po- arsenal and increase pressure on the Korean Central News Agency proach on North Korea’s nuclear Khadka, Hari Krishna Karki and has served since 2019. “I am candidate but hasn’t inspired the litical views, to go and vote and Washington to give up what North said. program that it describes as “cal- Bishwambhar Prasad Shrestha pleased to announce the same support as outgoing President cast their ballots,” Raisi said. Korea considers a hostile US pol- In 2018-19, Kim held a series of ibrated and practical.” asked the government of belea- nomination of Justice Hassan Rouhani, who is term lim- There are more than 59 million el- icy, though he’ll also prepare for summits with then-President Details of his North Korea pol- guered Prime Minister K P Sharma Mahmud Jamal to the ited from seeking the office again. igible voters in Iran, a nation home talks to resume, some experts say. Donald Trump to discuss his ad- icy haven’t been publicized, but US Oli not to implement its policy to Supreme Court of Canada. If elected, Raisi would be the to over 80 million people. However, During an ongoing ruling party vancing nuclear arsenal. But their officials have suggested Biden would extract sand, pebbles and stones for Respected around the world, Canada’s Supreme Court is first serving Iranian president the state-linked Iranian Student meeting Thursday, Kim analysed negotiations fell apart after Trump seek a middle ground between export until there is a final decision known for its strength, sanctioned by the US government Polling Agency has estimated a in detail the policy tendencies of the rejected Kim’s calls for extensive Trump’s direct meetings with Kim on the case. independence, and judicial even before entering office over turnout of just 42 per cent, which US under President Joe Biden and sanctions relief in return for a and former President Barack excellence, “ PM Trudeau said his involvement in the mass exe- would be the lowest ever since the clarified unspecified steps to be partial surrender of his nuclear ca- Obama’s “strategic patience” to while nominating Justice cution of political prisoners in country’s 1979 Islamic Revolution. taken in relations with Washington, pability. curb Kim’s nuclear program. Jamal to the apex court.

UK to jab all adults ISRAELI FORCES ATTACK amid Delta surge UK’s Conservatives suffer London: The UK’s health During the unveiling of the officials Friday opened up the AL-AQSA PROTESTERS budget for fiscal year 2021-22, country’s Covid-19 vaccination Finance Minister Bishnu Paudel programme to all adults, in defeat in ‘Blue Wall’ seat PRESS TRUST OF INDIA had announced that the govern- what has been dubbed as the This time, the police “final push” to offer protection PRESS TRUST OF INDIA ment would export these materials against the deadly virus. The Jerusalem, June 18: Palestinians refrained from entering to reduce the widening trade deficit National Health Service (NHS) London, June 18: In a surpris- protested after Friday prayers at the compound and facing the country. said everyone aged 18 and ing result, British Prime Minister the Al-Aqsa mosque compound Currently, Nepal has put a ban over is being urged to arrange Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party in Jerusalem and briefly clashed appeared to act with on the export of sand, stones and a jab if they have not had one has been easily defeated in a spe- with Israeli police, leaving three more restraint, possibly pebbles. Nepal’s Opposition par- as it begins sending around cial election for a seat that it has held demonstrators wounded. ties have also taken serious objec- 1.5 million texts to people for decades. A series of far more violent on the orders of tion to the government’s decision aged 18-20. According to the The Liberal Democrats, which clashes at the site in April and Israel’s newly to export sands and pebbles. latest figures, around eight in was in a coalition government with May helped ignite last month’s Environmentalists have also 10 adults have had their first the Conservatives between 2010 11-day Gaza war. The site is the sworn-in government warned the government against dose while more than half and 2015 before seeing its electoral third holiest in Islam and the holi- the decision, pointing to its serious have had their second dose. fortunes wane dramatically, won est for Jews, who refer to it as the implication to the country’s envi- Thursday’s election in Chesham and Temple Mount because it was the rubber-coated bullets. ronment. Amersham, 35 miles (57 kilome- location of the biblical temples. Hundreds demonstrated after They had raised concern that HK paper executives ters) northwest of London. It has frequently been the scene Friday prayers in response to a this decision, if implemented, Sarah Green, the Liberal Democrat said Friday. Her party leader, Ed of factors, notably Johnson’s in- of Israeli-Palestinian violence. rally held by Jewish ultranation- would destroy the Chure range of charged with collusion candidate, picked up around 57 per Davey, said the result sent a “shock- sistence that he would ensure that The Red Crescent emergency alists Tuesday in which dozens had hills near the southern border of Hong Kong: Hong Kong police cent of the vote and won a seat the wave through British politics” by Britain leaves the European Union service said two Palestinians chanted “Death to Arabs” and “May the country and invite environ- charged the chief editor and Conservatives have held since it was showing that the “Blue Wall” of after years of parliamentary hag- were wounded by rubber bullets your village burn.” mental disasters. chief executive of pro- created in 1974. She added around 30 Conservative seats in southern gling. Having secured that, Johnson and a third by a stone that was The Palestinians protested The Supreme Court in its in- democracy tabloid Apple Daily percentage points to the party’s re- England could be vulnerable. has managed to capture more sup- thrown. against insulting Islam’s Prophet terim order said that the govern- Friday with collusion with a sult from the 2019 general election. The Conservatives have made port in Labour’s heartland by prom- Young Palestinians could be Muhammad, after online video ment’s decision violates Articles 30 foreign country, a national “This Conservative Party has big inroads into Labour’s “Red ising to “level up” Britain through seen throwing stones at police sta- showed some of the participants and 51 of the Constitution, said security case that has sent taken people across the country Wall” in recent years, winning a big infrastructure spending and tioned at an entrance to the com- in the Tuesday march denigrating senior advocate Dinesh Tripathi, chills through the city’s media. for granted for far too long,” Green swathe of seats on a combination other initiatives. pound, who fired stun grenades and him. one of the writ petitioners. The raid on the paper’s offices followed by the arrests Thursday marked the first time the sweeping national security law, which Beijing imposed on Hong Kong last year, was used Scientists teaching drones to hunt down human screams against the media, one of the symbols of civil liberties in the THE ENGINEERS FROM THE INSTITUTE HAVE ALREADY BUILT A DRONE PROTOTYPE DESIGNED TO FIND PEOPLE BY DETECTING semi-autonomous city that don’t exist elsewhere in China. HUMAN SCREAMS AND LISTENING FOR OTHER SIGNS OF DISTRESS

AGENCIES totype designed to find people by assess the damage when disasters recognise the difference between detecting human screams and lis- strike. Some drones have thermal human cries, animal calls and Fighting in 200 Berlin, June 18: A team of German tening for other signs of distress. imaging capabilities to scan the sound of nature. It might also need Afghan areas researchers is teaching drones to Macarena Varela, one of the heat signature from body, while to identify patterns associated with hunt for human screams and while lead engineers demonstrated the de- larger drones are helpful in carrying other human activities like kicking Kabul: Fighting between the that sounds quite grim, a bit ter- velopment of their project last out the medical supplies and other and clapping which people create Afghan National Security and rifying, the technology is being week at an annual conference goods to people in need. to get the attention of the rescue Defence Forces (ANDSF) and developed for an extremely good hosted by the Acoustic Society of The Aerospace Corporation is teams. the Taliban were reported cause. America. The engineer added that working on drones which can vi- While all these challenges are al- across 200 areas in 24 hours The researchers from Germany’s the gadget would be ideal for post- sually identify dogs and share their ready prevailing, engineers at FKIE amid escalating violence in Fraunhofer FKIE institute have disaster scenarios linked with nat- location with rescue teams. The are preparing a database of “im- the war-torn country, official developed a drone-carried acoustics ural calamities like earthquakes, University of Zurich developed a pulsive” human noises to train the data revealed. The Defence system to find people stuck in dis- Ministry Thursday claimed that hurricanes and wildfires. The drone to change shape midflight to drone. They have recorded them-

tressed situations. The idea will drones could hover over an area fit into oddly shaped crevices. selves screaming, tapping and cre-

k y m 148 Taliban fighters were killed c in the fighting with Afghan come in handy if a person is stuck where the rescue crews are facing The German start-up to make ating other noises that might be a security forces, and more than under a pile of rubble after a nat- difficulty reaching and it can pin- drones is looking to convey three sign of people in trouble. After 160 others were wounded. ural disaster and first responders point the exact location where the rescuers or trained dogs on the they can’t fly to or get to them- separate packages: To locate peo- this, they analysed each sound fre- Meanwhile, the Taliban couldn’t locate him. affected people may be trapped. ground,” Varela said. “If there’s a selves.” ple using aerial acoustics which quency to find common “signa- claimed to have killed over 50 The engineers from the insti- “[Drones] can cover a larger collapsed building, it can alert and Unmanned aerial vehicles and presents its own fair share of ob- tures” and used those to train security force members. tute have already built a drone pro- area in a shorter period of time than assist rescuers. It can go places drones are a better alternative to stacles. An auditory system that can artificial intelligence software. Closing the global skills GOOGLE’S ADTECH BIZ P11 gap is one of the most SATURDAY | JUNE 19 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR pressing issues of our time. That is TO FACE EU PROBE why I’m proud of these Alphabet unit Google could face its partnerships, which will help biggest regulatory threat, with EU people of all backgrounds acquire antitrust regulators set to open a formal the skills they need to thrive in a investigation into its lucrative digital fast-changing global economy advertising business before the end of the

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k y m business year, said people familiar with the matter c of the day uote Ferrari, Amazon’s AWS PMC BANK RESOLUTION ‘Support from all sides needed enter agreement on data I am happy to REUTERS inform that the RBI clears way for banking sector Milan, June 18:Ferrari and was in strong position when Covid Amazon Web Services (AWS) have hit. The preliminary to nurture economic recovery’ entered an agreement to make Centrum to set up SFB data suggest that in Amazon's cloud computing unit terms of CRAR that has been PRESS TRUST OF INDIA the luxury carmaker's cloud stor- AGENCIES improved upon, the profitability has age, machine learning, and ar- been improved upon, provision Mumbai, June 18: Reserve Bank tificial intelligence provider, AWS Mumbai, June 18: Clearing the coverage ratio that has also been Governor Shaktikanta Das has said Friday. decks for the takeover of crisis- improved over the previous year pitched for policy support from all The deal will help Ferrari ridden Punjab and Maharashtra

MK JAIN | DEPUTY GOVERNOR, RBI sides: fiscal, monetary and sec- streamline design and testing of Cooperative (PMC) Bank by toral, to nurture recovery of the its cars, and allow its Scuderia Centrum Financial Services, the economy hit by the second wave of Ferrari Formula One racing team Reserve Bank of India has India needs all the coronavirus pandemic. to launch a digital fan engage- granted its “in principle” ap- kinds of The dent on economic activity ment platform, AWS said in proval to it for setting up a small technology to due to the second wave of the pan- a statement. finance bank (SFB). The central bank serve its digital demic during April-May necessi- "Together, the companies will The "in-principle" approval has ambitions, and the tated continuation of monetary accelerate the pace of innovation been accorded in specific pursuance will consider granting technology-neutral measures to support the process of across the entire Ferrari organi- to Centrum Financial Services a licence for stance will serve as a economic recovery to make it zation", including their road cars Ltd's offer dated February 1, 2021, prime catalyst for the required durable, Das had said while par- department, GT Competitions, in response to the Expression of commencement of growth ticipating in the meeting of the the Ferrari Challenge, and the Interest notification dated banking business under PD VAGHELA | CHAIRMAN, TRAI Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) Formula One team, it added. November 3, 2020, published by earlier in the month. Ferrari will rely on AWS's the PMC Bank, the RBI said in a Section 22 (1) of the "Overall, the second wave of Overall, the second external demand, which may be advanced analytics, machine statement Friday. Banking Regulation Act, The second Covid-19 has altered the near-term wave of Covid-19 has partially offset by the terms of learning, compute, storage, "The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) 1949, on being satisfied wave of Covid outlook, and policy support from altered the near-term trade loss on account of the rise in and database capabilities "to has today decided to grant 'in-prin- may worsen all sides – fiscal, monetary and sec- outlook, and policy support international commodity prices, rapidly achieve insights into ciple' approval to Centrum Financial that the applicant has stressed assets in the toral – is required to nurture re- from all sides, fiscal, particularly crude oil, he noted. car design and performance Services Ltd (the applicant) to set complied with the banking system, covery and expedite return to nor- monetary and sectoral, Patra further said the MPC has on the road and track," AWS up a small finance bank under gen- adding pressure on malcy," Das said, as per the minutes is required to nurture created the necessary conditions for said. eral 'Guidelines for on tap Licensing requisite conditions laid the financial stability of the meeting released Friday. recovery and expedite supporting growth by maintain- of Small Finance Banks in the down by the RBI as part RAKESH MOHAN | Going forward, the governor return to normalcy ing the policy rate at its lowest Private Sector' dated December 5, FORMER DEPUTY GOVERNOR, RBI said the pace of vaccination and the level ever. 2019," it said. of “in principle” approval speed with which the second wave SHAKTIKANTA DAS I GOVERNOR, RBI "The onus is on the Reserve Bank The central bank will consider can be brought under control will to operationalise the MPC's guid- granting a licence for commence- SHORT TAKES have considerable bearing on the Debabrata Patra -- had voted for ance on an ongoing basis by en- ment of banking business under binding offers from certain in- evolving growth as well the infla- keeping the policy repo rate un- suring congenial financial condi- Section 22 (1) of the Banking vestors for its reconstruction, in re- tion trajectory. changed at 4 per cent. tions across the system as well as Regulation Act, 1949, on being sat- sponse to the EOI dated November AAI staff warn of The Reserve Bank remains com- RBI Deputy Governor Patra ob- for specific sectors, instruments isfied that the applicant has com- 3, 2020 floated by the bank. mitted to undertake pro-active con- served that unlike in the first wave, and institutions," he said. Ferrari said in a separate plied with the requisite conditions The RBI and the PMC Bank are ‘industrial action’ ventional and unconventional meas- supply conditions have remained RBI Executive Director Mridul statement that the engagement laid down by the RBI as part of "in presently engaging with prospec- Mumbai: A joint forum of AAI's ures and to effectively channelling relatively resilient in the second K Saggar said the solace is that platform it will with AWS was principle" approval. tive investors in order to secure employees and officers has the systemic liquidity to alleviate wave, but aggregate demand bar- economic growth has not fallen aimed to increasingly connect In March, the RBI had further best possible terms for the depos- warned the management of stress of critical sectors which ring net exports has been dented off the cliff in Q1 as it did a Formula One fans with the extended the restrictions on the itors and other stakeholders while "industrial action" if it goes have borne the brunt of the second and needs counter-pandemic pol- year ago. daily life of its racing team bank till June 30. The central bank ensuring long term viability of the ahead with a recent proposal wave, he said. icy support. It is possible that that initial and its drivers, "through per- had then said that the process of re- reconstructed entity, the RBI had of reduction or deferrals in Das, and the other five members Even the turnaround in net ex- GDP estimates do not provide full sonalisation tools, exclusive construction will be commenced as said in March, adding that given the salary perks, as part of the of the MPC: Shashanka Bhide, ports is fragile and heavily de- visibility and the impact on in- content and interactive appli- soon as the aforesaid objectives are financial condition of the PMC national airport operator's Ashima Goyal, Jayanth R Varma, pendent on the strength of the vac- formal and unorganised economy cations". Financial details of achieved to the best possible extent. Bank, the process is complex and economic revival plan amid Mridul K Saggar and Michael cination propelled revival in may be deeper, he said. the deal were not disclosed. The PMC Bank had received is likely to take some more time. the pandemic. The Joint Forum of Unions and Associations of AAI dubbed the proposal discussed at various video Air India to sell real conferences (VCs) with the RETAIL INFLATION FOR FARM, management with a BOJ to boost funding to estate assets; may recognised union and other RURAL WORKERS UP IN MAY associations as "unscientific". garner up to `300Cr help fight climate change AGENCIES Ampere Vehicles Mumbai, June 18: Disinvestment- cuts scooter prices REUTERS bound Air India is looking to raise `200 to 300 crore by selling com- Mumbai: Greaves Cotton's e- Tokyo, June 18: The Bank of mercial and residential real estate mobility arm Ampere Vehicles Japan surprised markets Friday by assets in different parts of the Friday cut the prices of its unveiling a plan to boost funding country. Air India Friday sought ` scooters by up to 9,000 for fighting climate change, joining bids for a slew of properties, in- following the government a growing number of central banks cluding flats and plots. increasing subsidy for stepping up efforts to address its eco- "Air India through MSTC in- electric two-wheelers by 50 nomic and financial fallout. vites e-auction bids for sale of the per cent under the FAME-II scheme. Following this The central bank also main- properties located across India," downward revision in the AGENCIES during May 2020. tained its massive stimulus to sup- according to a public notice. prices, Ampere's Zeal will Food inflation based on CPI-AL port the economy and extended a A residential plot and a flat in carry a price tag of `59,990 as New Delhi, June 18: Retail in- and CPI-RL stood at 1.54 per cent September deadline for its pan- Mumbai, five flats in New Delhi, a against `68,990 earlier, the flation for farm and rural work- and 1.73 per cent, respectively, dur- demic-relief programme, suggesting residential plot in Bangalore, and company said. Similarly, ers rose to 2.94 per cent and 3.12 per ing May 2021. They had stood at 1.24 that Japan will lag well behind the four flats in Kolkata, are among Magnus Pro model is now cent, respectively, in May as certain per cent and 1.54 per cent, respec- United States in ending crisis-mode the properties that have been put priced at `65,990 from `74,990 food items turned costlier. The in- tively, in April 2021; and 10.40 per policies. on sale. Besides, a booking office and earlier, it said. flation rates in April had stood at cent and 10.21 per cent in May last "In Japan, inflation had not staff quarter in Aurangabad, a res- 2.66 per cent and 2.94 per cent, re- year. reached 2% even before the pan- idential plot along with Airline spectively. All-India CPI-AL and CPI-RL for demic. As such, we must continue House in Bhuj, six flats in Nashik, India’s mineral "Point-to-point rate of inflation May this year rose eight notch with our ultra-loose monetary pol- booking office in Nagpur and a based on the CPI-AL (Consumer each to 1,049 and 1,057 points, re- icy even after the pandemic sub- residential plot in production up 37% Price Index for Agricultural spectively. sides, in order to achieve our 2% tions that increase loans and in- ment, which recently flagged steps Thiruvananthapuram and two flats Labourers) and CPI-RL (Consumer The major contribution towards inflation target," BOJ Governor vestment for activities aimed at to promote green in its policy blue- in Mangaluru are for sale, as per New Delhi: India’s mineral production rose by 37.1% in Price Index for Rural Labourers) the rise in general index of agri- Haruhiko Kuroda told a briefing combating climate change. While print," said Naomi Muguruma, the notice. April 2021 over the same stood at 2.94 per cent and 3.12 per cultural labourers and rural labour- after the policy decision. details have yet to be announced, senior market economist at month a year ago, according cent in May 2021," the labour min- ers came from food, with (+) 6.67 The BOJ said it will launch the the BOJ said it will be modeled Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley to the mines ministry. The istry said in a statement. points and (+) 6.16 points, respec- climate change scheme by the end after a similar programme that of- Securities. index of mineral production of It added that the inflation rates tively. This was mainly due to a of this year, and will release a pre- fers cheap loans to financial insti- "It is also jumping on the band- mining and quarrying sector based on CPI-AL and CPI-RL in rise in prices of wheat atta, meat liminary outline of its plan at its tutions that boost lending in areas wagon of the rising tide among for the month stood at 108, April 2021 had stood at 2.66 per goat, fish fresh, mustard oil, ground- next policy-setting meeting in July. considered to be growth industries. central banks towards linking mon- which was 37.1% higher from cent and 2.94 per cent, respectively; nut oil, pulses, and vegetables Under the scheme, the BOJ will "The BOJ probably wanted to etary policy to climate change," the level in April 2020, the and 8.40 per cent and 8.12 per cent and fruits. provide funds to financial institu- move in tandem with the govern- she said. ministry said. The production level of important minerals this year includes coal 516L tonnes, natural gas (utilised) 2,583 million cubic metre, EXPLAINED petroleum (crude) 25L tonnes, bauxite 16.61L tonnes, chromite 6.36L tonnes and gold 120 kg. Mystery behind near `2tn slump in Adani Group shares REUTERS Reuters. The exact date of the Group companies as on June 11, cal- listed on Indian exchanges. Aster partners freeze is unknown and the accounts culations based on an e-mail sent Indian stock exchange data with Dr Reddy’s Chennai, June 18: Shares of com- remained frozen Friday, accord- by Adani executive to NSDL and re- shows most shares of Adani Group panies controlled by Indian bil- ing to the website. viewed by Reuters showed. companies are held by trusts con- New Delhi: Aster DM lionaire Gautam Adani recorded DENIALS, CONTRADICTIONS Two other Mauritius-based funds trolled by Adani. Foreign portfo- Healthcare Friday said it has their biggest weekly losses ever. The Adani Group firms, in iden- that are also investors in Adani lio investors are the next largest tied up with Dr Reddy's The six stocks cumulatively lost tical statements issued to stock ex- companies - LTS Investment Fund shareholders, while retail and do- Laboratories to administer the 1.91 trillion Indian rupees ($25.83 changes, rejected media reports, in- and Asia Investment Corp - are mestic investors typically control Covid-19 vaccine Sputnik V as billion) of value over five days cluding in the Economic Times, also registered at the same address. about 5%. part of a limited pilot soft through Friday. as “blatantly erroneous.” Reuters was unable to find a THE IMPACT launch. The Kochi-based THE FUNDS The companies, which are in website for all five funds, and calls After falling 0.4-8.5% Monday, healthcare provider would According to an Indian news- the businesses of operating air- to the phone numbers provided to the day of the Economic Times re- initially inoculate paper that reported Monday the ports and ports, power generation Mauritius regulators went unan- port, Adani group stocks fell be- beneficiaries in (Kochi) Kerala accounts of three Mauritius-based and transmission, coal and gas swered. tween 7.1%-22.6% over the week- and Kolhapur (Maharashtra) funds, which are among the top as part of the initiative. "We trading, said the accounts in which The five funds deployed 94.4%- compared with last Friday's close, look forward to building a foreign investors in Adani group the funds hold Adani shares were 97.9% of their total capital in Adani wiping out nearly 22% of the gains strong partnership with Dr companies, had been frozen by the not frozen. NSDL and India’s se- companies' shares, data by Indian in the year preceding this week.

National Securities Depository Ltd curities regulator SEBI did not re- Adani shares were held in other ac- Investment Fund, Cresta Fund and stocks analysis firm Trendlyne The decline saw the firms' cu-

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P12 SATURDAY | JUNE 19 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR sports Copa America: Brazil Depay, Dumfries lift Dutch overpower Peru 4-0 Neymar celebrates his goal against Peru as Richarlison, one of the other scorers, De Bruyne helps Belgium seal win joins the party

COPENHAGEN: Substitute Kevin de Bruyne set up one goal and scored the winner himself to give Belgium a 2-1 victory over Denmark in a Euro 2020 game marked by an emotional tribute to Christian Eriksen in the first half. De Bruyne came on after halftime for his first appearance since sustaining a facial fracture in the Champions League final and squared the ball for Thorgan Hazard to equalise in the 55th minute. He then scored in the 71st with a low shot from outside the area. It was Denmark’s first game since Eriksen’s collapse, and the hosts started at a furious pace at a raucous Parken Stadium. Yussuf Poulsen scored with a low shot inside the far post in only the second minute. Players from both teams then halted play after 10 minutes as the 25,000 fans rose for a minute of thunderous applause in tribute to Eriksen, who wears the No.10 shirt for Denmark’s national team. The players joined the applause as well, as did referee Bjorn ASSOCIATED PRESS Qatar. Six players who missed the Kuipers. Eriksen remains in a nearby hospital after suffering cardiac arrest 3-0 win against Venezuela were in in the team’s opening game against Finland. The victory gave Belgium a Sao Paulo, June 18: Brazil changed the starting line-up against Peru. spot in the round of 16. Denmark can still advance with a win over Russia half of their starting line-up to Brazil opened the scoring in the Monday if the Belgians beat Finland. face Peru in their second Copa 12th minute after Gabriel Jesus America match and still cruised crossed and Sandro hit it home from Dutch, whose only major tourna- to a 4-0 victory. It was the Selecao’s close range. But the new players ment victory came at the 1988 TODAY’S MATCHES ninth consecutive victory, and an- didn’t adapt as well as the coach ex- European Championship, finished other display that suggests the tour- pected. HUN v FRA third at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. nament hosts are the favorites to de- Everton Ribeiro and Richarlison Austria rarely threatened to equal- Time: 06:30 pm fend their South American title. stepped in, and Brazil appeared ize against a well-ordered Dutch Defender Alex Sandro, Neymar, more assured in the second half. In defense led by Matthijs De Ligt on POR v GER midfielder Everton Ribeiro and the 68th, Neymar received the ball RIGHT ON THE MONEY: Memphis his return from a groin injury. striker Richarlison scored the goals at the edge of the Peruvian box Depay reacts after scoring from the The closest Austria came was a Time: 09:30 pm at the Nilton Santos stadium in and beat goalkeeper Pedro Gallese spot for the Netherlands’ first goal long-range shot by Alaba in the Rio de Janeiro. with a low crossed shot. against Austria as Frenkie de Jong 82nd minute. The team had slightly ESP v POL The result puts Brazil atop the Peru stepped up the pressure, rushes on with another teammate for more possession than the Group B standings with six points. but Brazil moved further ahead in celebration, Thursday night Netherlands but only managed one Time: 12:30 am (June 20) Colombia are two points behind the 89th when Ribeiro scored from shot on target in the entire game. Telecast: Sony TEN Network after their goalless draw with close range, his first for the na- ASSOCIATED PRESS for his 27th goal in 66 international at the incident on a screen. Dumfries’ goal and overall per- Venezuela. tional team. Richarlison, who went matches. Dumfries then scored his Dumfries, a wing back who has formance again vindicated De The Netherlands will play their As coach Tite promised, Brazil on at halftime, scored the last goal Amsterdam, June 18: This time, second goal of the tournament — played a role in all five Netherlands Boer’s decision to ditch the tradi- final Group C match against North are using the Copa America to pre- of the match in added time after two the Netherlands never looked like following his late winner against goals at the tournament, was asked tional Dutch system of four de- Macedonia Monday. pare for next year’s World Cup in saves by Gallese. throwing away their two-goal lead. Ukraine — in the 67th after an un- after the match if his tournament fenders, three Memphis Depay and Denzel selfish pass from PSV Eindhoven was beginning to resemble a boy- midfielders and Dumfries scored a goal in each teammate Donyell Malen. hood dream. three forwards half as the Dutch comfortably beat A foul by Austria captain David The Netherlands is playing at a in favor of Austria 2-0 Thursday to advance to Alaba on Dumfries earned the major international football tour- three defend- the round of 16 at the Euro 2020. Dutch penalty at the Johan Cruyff nament for the first time in seven ers, five mid- Depay sent a penalty kick low Arena, although only after referee years and qualified for the knock- fielders and two into the corner in the 11th minute Orel Grinfeeld had a second look out stage with a game to spare. The forwards.

WTC final: Rain plays spoilsport on Day 1 An Indian fan with the Tricolour on his back looks on as rain played spoilsport on the opening day of World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand in Southampton, Friday. As a result, the reserve day is all set to be brought into equation. As per ICC playing conditions guidelines for the WTC final, if required the reserve sixth day can now come into effect with six hours of play lost on Day 1 itself. There was forecast of rain and thundershowers and the heavens opened up last evening with relentless downpour continuing till afternoon. With puddles forming throughout the outfield, even the best drainage system couldn’t have possibly forced some action on the opening day. Umpires Michael Gough and Richard Illingworth, after multiple inspections, called off the game at 7:30 pm IST (3 pm local time). Peerless Shafali leads India fightback

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA India trail by 82 runs overall with nine second innings wickets in hand and they Bristol, June 18: Shafali Verma (55 n o, still need to do a lot of work to save the 68b, 11x4) became only the fourth player match on the final day Saturday. in the history of women’s Tests to smash Only 45.5 overs were possible on the day two half centuries on debut, taking India with three rain delays or interruptions. to 83/1 at stumps on the third day of one- The Verma-Deepti duo defied the England off Test against England. The day’s play bowlers for 20 overs and added 54 runs in ended after the third session was washed the post-lunch session after losing Smriti out by rains. Mandhana in the morning session for 8. Another debutant Deepti Sharma, who Earlier, India Women were left with a was promoted to No.3 after her resolute mountain to climb after being shot out for 29 not out in the first innings, was giving 231 in their first innings, half an hour be- Verma company on unbeaten 18 after fore lunch. India were forced to follow-on in the one- off Test. Vanessa Bowen (Sri Lanka) were the BRIEF SCORES: England 396/9d; Before Verma, Lesley Cooke (England), other players who have scored two 50- India 231 & 83/1 (f/o) (Shafali Verma 55 Jessica Louise Jonassen (Australia) and plus scores in their debut matches. n o). Match to continue. Ministry extends deadline to submit applications

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Till 2019, applicants needed recom- NAT’L SPORTS AWARDS mendations to be able to apply but the con- New Delhi, June 18: The Sports Ministry 21st June, 2021 to 28th June, 2021,” read dition was waived off last year as the Friday extended the deadline to submit a circular issued by Under Secretary to COVID-19 lockdown prevented smooth applications for this year’s National the Government of India, Sudershan movement of people. y Sports Awards by a week, enabling the on- Garlapati. The Sports Ministry had in- Last year, 74 recipients were bestowed

line process to continue till June 28. vited applications for the national sports with the awards. The prize money was also

k k y y m m c c Earlier the last date of submission of awards May 20, allowing eligible ath- increased significantly with the Khel nominations and applications was fixed letes, coaches, universities and other en- Ratna awardees receiving Rs 25 lakh, at June 21. tities to self-nominate and apply online Arjuna awardees Rs 15 lakh, “It has been decided to extend the last for a second year running because of the Dhronacharya (Lifetime) Rs 15 lakh, and date for submission of applications from COVID-19 pandemic. Dhyanchand winners Rs 10 lakh.

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