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VOLUME 10, ISSUE 287 | www.orissapost.com BHUBANESWAR | MONDAY, JANUARY 18 | 2021 12 PAGES | `4.00 Vax deaths raise despair amid hope

AGENCIES must be filed. VAERS reports can be ALL IS NOT WELL filed by anyone, including healthcare New Delhi, Jan 17: While the roll providers, patients, or family members. out of Covid-19 vaccines has raised t least 55 people have perished in VAERS reports “often lack details hopes of getting relief from the pan- Athe United States after receiving a and sometimes can have information demic, many are concerned over the Covid-19 vaccine, reports Epoch Times that contains errors,” according to safety of the vaccines, especially among quoting the Vaccine Adverse Event the reporting system’s website. Still, the elderly with serious underlying Reporting System (VAERS) reports on VAERS represent “only a health conditions. small fraction of actual adverse events,” orway, which witnessed death of NAYAGARH MURDER According to latest reports, at least the site states, though underreport- N23 senior citizens Friday after 84 people have died in different coun- receiving the vaccine produced by ing is believed to be less common for tries due to complications following in- Pfizer and BioNTech SE, sees fatalities serious events. oculation, while several others have suf- climb to 29 In some cases, patients died within HC refused to monitor fered varied degrees of adverse effects. days of receiving a Covid-19 vaccine. At least 55 people have perished in the people who received vaccine in One man, a 66-year-old senior home United States after receiving a Covid- 51Delhi reported adverse effects, resident in Colorado, was sleepy and SIT probe in Dec: RTI 19 vaccine, reports Epoch Times quot- one critical stayed in bed a day after getting ing the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting Moderna’s vaccine. Early the next System (VAERS), a federal database. Meanwhile, Reuters quoted Mexican morning, on Christmas Day, the resi- POST NEWS NETWORK Norway, which witnessed death of The mother-of-two, who worked in dose of the shot to these people, even authorities saying rhat they are study- dent “was observed in bed lying still, 23 senior citizens Friday after receiv- paediatrics at the Portuguese Institute though the Health Ministry has in- ing the case of a 32-year-old female doc- pale, eyes half open and foam com- Bhubaneswar, Jan 17: In ing the vaccine produced by Pfizer and of Oncology in Porto, is not said to have sisted on giving the jab once the paral- tor who was hospitalised after receiv- ing from mouth and unresponsive,” the a new development, the BioNTech SE, saw the fatalities climb suffered any adverse side-effects after ysis heals. ing the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine. VAERS report states. “He was not Orissa High Court has to 29 Sunday. All the victims were in being vaccinated. Acevedo’s father Back in India, the Union Health The doctor, whose name has not been breathing and with no pulse.” claimed that it had declined the age group of 75 from 80. Norway Abilio Acevedo told Portuguese daily Ministry Sunday said that 447 cases of released, was admitted to the intensive In another case, a 93-year-old South the state government’s pro- has given at least one dose to about Correio da Manha: “She was okay. minor complications have been re- care unit of a public hospital in the Dakota man was injected with the Pfizer- posal to monitor the Special 42,000 people and focused on those She hadn’t had any health problems.” ported after the coronavirus vaccines northern state of Nuevo Leon after she BioNTech vaccine January 4 around 11 Investigation Team (SIT) considered most at risk if they contract A report from Jerusalem said that were rolled out across the country experienced seizures, difficulty breath- a.m. About two hours later, he said he probe into the alleged rape the virus, including the elderly. at least 13 people in Israel have suffered Saturday. In Delhi, 4,319 healthcare ing and a skin rash. She is said to have was tired and couldn’t continue with the and murder of a minor girl In Portugal, a health worker died two mild facial paralysis as a side-effect post workers were vaccinated on the first day, a history of allergic reactions. physical therapy he was doing any in Nayagarh by a sitting days after getting the Pfizer coron- Covid vaccination. The actual number among which one “serious” case was In the US, the deaths have occurred longer. He was taken back to his room, judge of the court in avirus vaccine. According to a report of people suffering such side effects reported, the ministry added. The pa- among people receiving both the where he said his legs felt heavy. Soon December last year. in the DailyMail, Sonia Acevedo, 41, could be higher than what has been re- tient, a 22-year-old security guard who Moderna and the Pfizer-BioNTech vac- after, he stopped breathing. A nurse Amid a raging contro- ted and communicated to suffered a ‘sudden death’ at home on ported; WION reported quoting the works at the AIIMS, was admitted to the cines, according to VAERS. VAERS re- declared a do-not-resuscitate order. versy on the issue, the Orissa the state government con- New Year’s Day 48 hours after re- Israeli Health Ministry. Experts are now ICU of the hospital and his condition porting system is passive, meaning re- Moderna and Pfizer didn’t respond High Court has given an ad- fidentially on December 1, ceiving the jab. apprehensive of giving the second is now ‘stable.’ ports aren’t automatically collected and to requests for comment. ditional reply to the RTI ap- 2020,” the Orissa High Court plicant who had sought in- stated in its additional re- formation related to the sponse to the RTI application. crime. The HC had earlier The high court admitted IRREGULAR by MANJUL GUNMEN KILL TWO READY FOR R-DAY claimed that it did not re- that the state government ceive any proposal from the had sent a request letter state government to moni- which was received by the FEMALE AFGHAN tor the SIT probe by a sitting Orissa High Court judge of the HC. November 28, 2020. The court SC JUDGES In its latest reply, the court further said that the earlier said that it received a pro- reply from the HC which Govt officials, scribes and activists posal from the state Home claimed that no proposal department but diverted it was received by the HC from have been targeted in recent months, to the confidential section of the state government was stoking fear, particularly in Kabul the HC office. Later, the HC “incomplete”. declined to appoint a judge “I am to inform you that REUTERS to monitor the probe the information supplied December 1, 2020. to you dated December 15, Kabul, Jan 17: Unidentified gunmen killed “The court while re- 2020 since incomplete as I don’t know what is going on. two female judges from Afghanistan’s Supreme sponding to the request of the information was ob- He hasn’t slept for the past 3 days. Court Sunday morning, police said, adding to the state government to the tained from a particular Busy deleting all his WhatsApp chats! a wave of assassinations in Kabul and other cities referred letter to accord per- section of the court, while government and Taliban representatives mission to monitor the in- whereas the matter was have been holding peace talks in Qatar. vestigation of the SIT by a dealt with in the confiden- CBI brings Rose Valley The two judges, who have not yet been named, sitting judge, pleased not to tial administrative side of chief’s wife to City were killed and their driver wounded, in an at- accept such request and thus the court…” the RTI re- tack at around 8:30 am, police said, adding the JAT contingent during the rehearsals for Republic Day Parade 2021 at Rajpath in New Delhi, Sunday PTI PHOTO the same has been regret- sponse said. case was being investigated by security forces. Bhubaneswar: The Central Bureau of A spokesman for the Taliban said its fighters Investigations (CBI) Sunday brought were not involved. Afghan President Ashraf Subhra Kundu, wife of Rose Valley Orissa HC directs Group chairman Gautam Kundu, to Ghani issued a statement condemning attacks on civilians by the Taliban and other mili- Woman hires killer to eliminate daughter Bhubaneswar for questioning in the woman to handover multi-crore chit fund scam. CBI tant groups. Ghani said “terror, horror and ` sources claimed that Subhra could crime” was not a solution to Afghanistan’s POST NEWS NETWORK Police limits, and the victim’s 8,000 two months back while as- baby to his father reveal vital clues regarding the sham problem and beseeched the Taliban to accept male friend Pramod Jena, 37, suring to give the remaining ponzi firm’s involvement in the “a permanent ceasefire”. Balasore, Jan 17: Police Sunday of Raisuan village under Basta `42,000 after Sibani was killed. PRESS TRUST OF INDIA scam. The firm has duped thousands Government officials, journalists, and ac- arrested two persons, including Police limits in the district. Pramod, who works as a of investors from various states tivists have been targeted in recent months, a woman, on charges of hiring The SDPO said that Sukanti, driver, knew Sibani as she used Cuttack, Jan 17: The Orissa High worth crores. The CBI has been stoking fear particularly in the capital Kabul. the services of a contract killer mother of the victim, tried to get to frequently travel with him Court has allowed a man to take granted five days’ custody of The Taliban has denied involvement in some to eliminate her daughter in lieu rid of Sibani as she was al- to different places, said Pal. custody of his 15-month-old son ob- Subhra Kundu for interrogation. of the attacks, but has said its fighters would con- of `50,000 with a view to “save the legedly involved in bootlegging Though Sibani was married, serving that continuance of the cus- tinue to “eliminate” important government fig- honour of her family”. The in- and other illegal activities, which she was staying near her parents’ tody of the toddler with the mother, ures, though not journalists or civil society cident took place in the Sadar were tarnishing the honour of place for the last 11 years. who is now staying separately, WEATHER members. Rising violence has complicated US- Police limits in Balasore district. the family. On the fateful day (January 12), would be detrimental to the child’s BHUB CTK brokered peace talks taking place in Doha as The body of the victim, Sibani Accordingly, she sought the Pramod took Sibani to an isolated mental and physical development Washington withdraws troops. Nayak, 36, was recovered from help of her daughter’s male place on the pretext of some and may also affect his psychology MAX 28° 27° Sources on both sides say negotiations are only under Belnala bridge in the Sunday. The police launched a friend Pramod to kill Sibani and work. Later with the help of two negatively. likely to make substantive progress once US same police station’s jurisdiction, probe after Asim Giri, brother hatched a conspiracy with him. of his associates, Pramod made The court direction came after TEMP MIN 21° 19° Forecast President-elect Joe Biden takes office and makes January 13. of the victim, filed an FIR in The Sadar SDPO said the ac- Sibani consume alcohol and watching a video in which it is Humidity 77% 83% his Afghan policy known. The number of US The startling crime was re- this connection. The accused cused Sukanti had contacted later bludgeoned her to death seen that the mother was repeat- PARTLY Rainfall Nil Nil CLOUDY troops in Afghanistan has been reduced to 2,500, vealed by Sadar SDPO Prabhas were identified as Sukanti Giri, Pramod to kill her daughter using a stone. He dumped her edly torturing and beating the the lowest level of American forces there. Chandra Pal at a press meet, 52, of Maida village under Sadar and had given an advance of body under the bridge, Pal said. child mercilessly. A Division Bench of Justices SK Mishra and Savitri Ratho Friday while allowing a writ of Habeas Corpus filed by one Chakradhar Biden ropes in 20 Indian-Americans in his administration Nayak of Puri district directed his wife to hand over the baby boy to his father within seven days. For the first time, PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Director of Management and the White House Office of Mala Adiga has been appointed as Gautam Raghavan, who served “In case of her failure to do so, Budget, would be part of the Biden Management and Budget and Dr Policy Director to the future First at the White House in the previous the police shall take appropriate the Indian- Washington, Jan administration in the powerful Vivek Murthy, who has been nom- Lady Dr Jill Biden and Garima Obama administration returns to steps in taking the child from the Americans 17: US President- White House complex. inated as the US Surgeon General. Verma would be the Digital Director the White House as Deputy Director physical custody of the mother elect Joe Biden The January 20th inauguration, Vanita Gupta has been nomi- of the Office of the First Lady, while in Office of Presidential Personnel. and handover the child to the fa- nominated has nominated the 59th in all, where Biden, 78, nated as Associate Attorney General Sabrina Singh has been named as the Among Biden's inner circle is ther”, the high court directed. for Biden at least 20 would be sworn in as the 46th Department of Justice, and White House Deputy Press Secretary. his top confidant for years Vinay “We found from the video that Indian- President of the United States is Saturday, Biden nominated former For the first time, the Indian- Reddy, who has been named as the mother was mercilessly beat- admin Americans, in- already historic in the making as for Foreign Service official Uzra Zeya Americans nominated for Biden Director Speechwriting. ing the infant on several occa- include two cluding 13 the first time ever a woman, Kamala as the Under Secretary of State for administration include two who Young Vedant Patel is all set to oc- sions. Finding the cruelty, torture women, to key Harris, would be sworn as the Vice- Civilian Security, Democracy and trace their roots to Kashmir: Aisha cupy a seat in the White House and assault to the small boy, we di- who trace positions in President of the country. Human Rights. Shah, who has been named as lower press, behind the briefing rected the police to secure the at- his incoming Harris, 56, is also the first ever “The dedication that the Indian- Partnership Manager at the White room, as Assistant Press Secretary tendance of the mother along with their administration, a Indian-origin and African-American American community has shown to House Office of Digital Strategy to the President. He is only the the child”, the high court said. y roots to record for the to be sworn in as the Vice President public service over the years has been and Sameera Fazili, who would oc- third-ever Indian American to be Married for over five years now,

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FORTUNE FORECAST Kriti’s tips on ‘Laddoos’ work more for when to take Taapsee than protein bars ARIES Mumbai: Actress Taapsee Pannu Taapsee recently concluded says she is not a ‘protein bar kind the Jharkhand schedule for the Someone new in your of a person’ and that ‘laddoos’ film and is gearing up for the next life is going to make you perfect picture work for her. schedule in Bhuj . smile; remember, how- ever, that it doesn't always have to be Taapsee posted a string of pic- fur and diamonds. A song sung straight Mumbai: Actress Kriti Sanon tures on Instagram where she from the heart makes a greater impact, has shared a tip on how and when could be seen gorging on says Ganesha. to take the perfect picture. some besan laddoos. Kriti posted a picture on her “Not a Protein Bar kind Instagram Stories, where she is of person. What works TAURUS seen sitting in a restaurant for me are ‘laddoos’ ap- dressed in a white sweater. proved by my super- Today, Ganesha sees your “When the light is perfect It’s woman feelings and emotions time for a picture,” she wrote as Twinkle still makes @munmun.Ganeriwal. running high. There is a strong possibility of an emotional the caption. Filled up with the encounter with some close to you. You are The actress is all set to start goodness of likely to be swayed and influenced by the shooting for the upcoming film Akshay’s heart flutter besan, other in course of this meeting. Bachchan Pandey starring co- Akshay Kumar. Mumbai: Akshay Kumar and Actress- She has also finished shooting turned-author Twinkle Khanna have com- GEMINI for her next with actor Rajkummar pleted twenty years of marital bliss on Sunday Rao for Abhishek Jain’s upcoming and the actor says she still makes his heart flut- You will be able to put for- comedy Second Innings. The film ter. conut, ward your proposal and explain your feelings to also stars Paresh Rawal and Dimple Akshay posted a picture along with Twinkle on nuts, gond and ghee. someone dear to you, and can expect a Kapadia, and is scheduled to re- Instagram. In the image, Akshay is seen sporting She calls it the ‘Protein positive response from them. You will lease next year. a white shirt while Twinkle is hugging the Kesari Energy Balls’ ,” she come across as honest and sincere and Kriti’s other upcoming film is star from the back dressed in a stunning royal blue wrote as the caption. hence will be accepted. An auspicious and Mimi, Laxman Utekar’s film that ensemble. Taapsee is currently joy-filled day awaits, says Ganesha. casts her as a young surrogate mother The actor captioned the image: “The surest I've busy shooting for her alongside Pankaj Tripathi, Sai ever been of a partnership...twenty years of to- next film Rashmi Rocket. Tamhankar, Manoj Pahwa and getherness and you still make my heart flutter and In the film, Taapsee CANCER Supriya Pathak. sometimes even drive me up the wall but then again plays a runner from the You will help others and I wouldn't have it any other way coz a smile is never Rann of Kutch who be cheerful, feels far when you are near...Happy anniversary Tina.” fights for her identity Ganesha. you will Ustad Ghulam Twinkle dropped a red heart emoji in Akshay's and becomes an ath- inspire and encourage others. Closeness with beloved will glad- comment section. lete. Priyanshu den you. You will be attracted to special Mustafa Khan She also shared the same picture on Instagram Painyuli plays person, and it could benefit you. and shared that Akshay is the beauty and the Taapsee’s husband brawn in their marriage. in the sports drama no more helmed by Director Akarsh Khurana. LEO Mumbai: Legendary Indian classical mu- Mumbai's You will spend the day sician Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan died SantaCruz (west) with your family and Sunday at his Mumbai residence. Music artistes Kabristan later in friends today and feel closer to them. You will such as Lata Mangeshkar, A.R. Rahman and the evening. try to help others, as always. You will Amjad Ali Khan paid their tribute to the Padma Shriya Pilgaonkar in Odia producer’s short film like to guide someone if your own situa- Vibhushan awardee. tion is comfortable today. You will be Khan was awarded the Padma Shri in 1991, able to fulfill the expectations placed Padma Bhushan in 2006 and Padma Vibhushan BHUBANESWAR: Odia ad film upon you by someone and will garner a lot of well-wishes, says Ganesha. in 2018. maker and producer Dayanidhi Melody queen Lata Mangeshkar on Sunday Dahima has roped in Shriya tweeted a photo of Ghulam Mustafa Khan and ex- Pilgaonkar, who played a major pressed grief over his demise. She said he was not role in popular web series Mirzapur, VIRGO only a great singer but also a great human being. for his next Hindi short film Sita. You will be the flag- A.R.Rahman wrote, “The sweetest teacher Produced under the banner of bearer for people of all... May the Ghafoor-ur-Rahim give you Daya Entertainment, the film also around you, spreading a special place in the next world stars Om Kanojia, Lilliput, hope and inspiration. Ganesha advises you to be the ideal #UstadGhulamMustafa.” Debesh Ranjan and Trishan family man today. By doing this you Popular Sarod player Amjad Ali Khan in pivotal roles. The film is will radiate affection and love. This was also left “very saddened” to know being directed by Abhinav will, in turn, work remarkably in culti- about the demise of Ustad Ghulam while the music has vating positive relationships. Mustafa Khan. Singer Harshdeep been scored by Aditya Kaur called him a ‘gentle soul Mohanan. Sita will and a legendary artiste’. She be premiered at var- Dayanidhi with Shriya during a shoot LIBRA considers his death to be a ‘huge ious national and loss to our music fraternity’. international film ter of veteran actor Sachin Arrest and Kaadan and web series 13 Ganesha says that today will be a day where you The last rites with state festivals and will and actress Supriya Mussorie and Crack down also earned will want to look good honours would be soon be released Pilgaonkar, became an appreciation of the audience. and feel good too. You performed at on an OTT overnight sensation playing a Earlier, Dayanidhi’s short film will be able to attract people with your Platform. pivotal character in popular Nawab was nominated for Filmfare speech and your impressive personality Sita’s main lead web series Mirzapur. Her roles Short Film Awards bringing laurels today at social gatherings. Your social stature will also rise today. Romantic Shriya, the daugh- Shriya Pilgaonkar in Hindi films Fan, House for Odisha. liaisons may take a serious turn today.

SCORPIO SUDOKU Today, you must spend post To solve the Sudoku puzzle, each row, most of the time in medi- PEANUTS CROSSWORD tation and introspection. column and box must contain the numbers If you do not meditate, 0 to 9 and the letters A to E. you will be surrounded by negative thoughts and bitterness for others. According to Ganesha, this may hinder your progress and growth in career.

SAGITTARIUS Your stars are mighty today and plan a pleas- ant day for you, says Ganesha. You are a thor- ough professional and garner compli- ments for this attitude. You also have a knack to sail through all the troubles at work. CALVIN AND HOBBES CAPRICORN Normally, others, espe- cially colleagues get jeal- ous of one's success, but yours is a different case. They will not only motivate you, but also SOLUTIONS guide you while you take up new proj- ects and assignments. Not everyone is blessed with such cooperative col- leagues, says Ganesha.

AQUARIUS Your will finally end today and you will enjoy the fruits of your hard-work. You are very good a con- sidering all the pros and cones of every situa- BREVITY CROSSWORD tion/project, drawing a plan on paper and dis- tribution of responsibilities, however, execu- tion of those plans is a problem area for you.

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POST NEWS NETWORK PANDIAN INTERACTED WITH THE TEACHERS OF THE SCHOOLS

Bhubaneswar, Jan 17: State 5T he Secretary sought suggestions Secretary VK Pandian Sunday vis- Tfrom teachers regarding steps that ited several schools in Bhubaneswar can be taken for improvement of stu- to review the available infrastruc- dents’ performance in examinations ture and preparation for the ex- he top bureaucrat also asked how aminations ahead. He also sought Tactive ‘Mo School programme’ is in suggestions from the teachers as to the schools and the benefits of the pro- how the learning process and the gramme study atmosphere can be improved in the schools. The government schools he vis- per a report, Chief Minister Naveen ited include the ones at Unit-VI, Patnaik had announced to develop Unit-I, Capital High School, Unit-IX 101 government schools in 30 dis- Girls’ High School and IRC Village tricts of the state as Centre of High School. 5T Secretary VK Pandian (L) during his Excellence. These schools will have Pandian interacted with the teach- visit to Capital High School, Sunday special infrastructure for soft skill ers of the schools. The interaction training of students where spoken featured various topics ranging We demand that the English will be introduced from from science laboratories, smart district and block level Class I. However, it has remained classrooms, library, reading room, government high schools be a decision only, said a forum mem- sports facilities and HSC results. declared Adarsh Vidyalaya ber. “We demand empowerment of Besides, the Secretary sought BASUDEV BHATT | CHAIRMAN, ODISHA government schools and new State tops list in road fatalities suggestions from teachers regard- PARENTS’ FEDERATION The Secretary takes schemes to bring students from il- ing steps that can be taken for im- a tour of a classroom and legal and unauthorised private provement of students’ perform- Parents’ federation for empow- block schools to government schools. ance in examinations. erment of govt schools level government high schools be The Andhra Pradesh government due to parking along shoulders The top bureaucrat also wished Meanwhile, Odisha Parents’ declared Adarsh Vidyalaya, instead recently shifted 2.5 lakh students to know how active ‘Mo School pro- Federation Sunday wrote to state 5T of constructing new buildings in to government schools from pri- gramme’ is in the schools and the Secretary VK Pandian demanding Odisha. “But our demands have vate schools after Covid-19 pan- A perusal of NCRB benefits of the programme. He fur- empowerment of government been ignored.” demic.” ther urged the teachers to give sug- schools in the state and to ensure Last year, the state government We had also demanded to hold the reports for the last couple gestions to improve the schools’ free and compulsory education to declared to upgrade 100 schools to closure of government schools and of years reveals that ecosystem so that teaching can be all in the schools under Article 21A. Centre of Excellence under BSE af- also requested closure of illegal fatalities in road mishaps made student-friendly, inspiring Basudev Bhatt, chairman of OPF, filiation to compete with private schools but no action has yet and scientific. said that they demand the district CBSE/ICSE affiliated schools. As been taken, said another member. due to illegal parking of vehicles in Odisha outnumber the fatalities RAJ BHAWAN PRESERVATION STF busts illegal caused by driving Despite authorities mandating helmets for pillion riders as well, denizens seem to give the norm a deaf ear and ride their bikes on a Bhubaneswar road coke depot in under the influence of sans helmet, Sunday drugs and alcohol Cuttack, 10 held n In 2019, 295 accidents took place dents while 156 succumbed to the GYAN RANJAN MOHAPATRA, OP in the state due to illegal parking injuries. On the other hand, as POST NEWS NETWORK of vehicles on road shoulders many as 114 persons died in acci- Bhubaneswar, Jan 17: Continuous dents in which the driver was found n As many as 238 people were Cuttack, Jan 17: The Special rise in the number of road fatali- driving under the influence of al- injured in the accidents while 156 Task Force (STF) of the Odisha ties has been a major cause of con- succumbed to the injuries cohol during the same period. Crime Branch Sunday busted an cern for the state government. The Only Uttar Pradesh had regis- illegal dump yard of stolen low ash authorities have failed to bring the n As many as 114 persons died in tered more deaths (178) for illegal metallurgical (LAM) coke in number of road mishaps under accidents in which the driver was parking than Odisha in 2019. Nuapatna forest in Cuttack dis- control despite taking a series of ini- found driving under the influence Meanwhile, the state tops the trict. In the process, 54 metric tiatives. of alcohol during the same period list regarding road fatalities for tonne (MT) of stolen (LAM) coke Meanwhile, the state again wit- n Only Uttar Pradesh registered parking on road shoulders in 2017 was also seized. Ten persons were nessed a disturbing spike in road more deaths (178) due to illegal and 2018. As many as 318 persons arrested for their involvement in mishaps after easing down the parking than Odisha in 2019 died while 391 sustained injuries in this illegal trade, police said Sunday. Covid-19 lockdown between 524 incidents of road accidents for The STF had concrete infor- September and October last year. vehicle parking along the roads in mation regarding the dumping of The road mishap fatalities increased factor-wise analysis of the road Odisha during 2017. LAM coke at a depot in Nuapatna by 27.5 per cent during festive mishaps and fatalities across the In 2018, the incidents of road ac- forest under Choudwar police lim- months— September and October country every year. The major fac- cidents rose to 786 compared to 524 its. Accordingly, an STF team of last year compared to the same tors mentioned by NCRB includes the previous year. The state recorded raided the depot where mafia had period in 2019. dangerous or careless driving, over- 241 deaths and 564 injuries in road been hoarding and supplying il- According to official data pre- taking, over speeding, driving under accidents caused by illegal park- legally the costly material. pared by Crime Branch, 872 people influence of drug/alcohol, lack of ing of vehicles on roads in 2018. The STF found nine trucks have been killed in road accidents road infrastructure and illegal park- Recently, the Commissionerate loaded with LAM cokes parked at during September and October in ing of vehicles at road shoulders. Police launched a week-long drive the depot. The modus operandi 2020 while 684 death cases were re- A perusal of the NCRB report for to remove unclaimed and damaged was LAM coke-loaded trucks en ported during the same period in the last couple of years revealed that vehicles parked on the road shoul- route to a particular place would 2019. fatalities in road mishaps due to il- ders in Capital. The cops removed be diverted to this depot. Then Faulty road engineering, speed legal parking of vehicles in Odisha 188 vehicles causing traffic snarls the miscreants would unload some driving, drink and drive are major outnumbered the fatalities caused in the City during the drive. of the load and send off the vehi- factors responsible for the alarm- by driving under the influence of However, the situation on na- cles to their original destinations. ing rise in road mishaps. drugs and alcohol. In 2019, 295 ac- tional and state highways still re- People involved in this illegal ac- The National Crime Records cidents took place in the state due mains the same. One can find un- tivity would then load the stolen Bureau (NCRB) in its annual re- to illegal parking of vehicles on used vehicles occupying major Governor Ganeshi Lal lays foundation stone for the retrofitting and preservation work of Puri Raj Bhawan, Sunday. LAM coke and sell it to buyers port on ‘Accidental Deaths and road shoulders. As many as 238 portions of the highways; endan- Commissioner-cum-Secretary to Governor Pramod Meherda is also seen OP PHOTO who had been fixed beforehand. Suicides in India’ makes a detailed people were injured in the acci- gering the lives of other commuters. Demand for inquiry Professionals take Pattachitra art to new heights A few steps ahead, five boys are seen cheering one who is playing a into custodial death mobile game. A loud roar is heard, I’ve mastered the art from an indication the player Joyant Lodged for more than a decade, Rabi Dulal of West my father and uncle Maharana has won. “I and my Bengal breathed his last Saturday at Jharpada special Biswanath Swain who was a brother Chandan have learnt the vil- national awardee in palm lage art from our parents. It is our jail after suffering cardiac arrest leaf engraving. My duty to take the art forward and professional degree would make Raghurajpur famous at the in- POST NEWS NETWORK help me to take the art to ternational front,” said Joyant. The another level Tourism department of the state also Bhubaneswar, Jan 17: Rabi Dulal, SHIBANARAYAN SWAIN has a development programme for an undertrial prisoner, who had the heritage village. been in jail since the last 12 years, I’m doing graduation but “We also have plans to develop the died Saturday at Jharpada Jail have learnt the art at an FILE PHOTO village Raghurajpur in near future here. He was a native of early age. I will continue to as the village has much tourist and Sanataranga village under balance studies with the art the car before passing a smile. Some tradition for not only his family but qualified people in the village. They the traders’ footfall from across the Badasaranga police station of form. Even if I decide to do a turn back to carefully paint the the approximately 160 houses in take pride in the art for the village. world. We would ensure better co- Bankura district in West Bengal. job one day I will make sure ‘Pattachitra’ while some welcome the the village. His mother Sakhi too has A man in the village is a chartered ordination between the villagers Though police had registered FILE PHOTO visitors with folded hands. mastered the art with perfection. accountant, one is a supply in- and the visitors,” said Vishal K. that I keep finding time to nine cases against him, he was ac- In the middle of the village which “This is my ancestral work, though spector and another a traffic officer,” Dev, commissioner-cum-secretary, quitted in five cases and due to into the death of the undertrial do Pattachitra and other art has houses in two rows facing each I am doing MCA, I will make sure Shibanarayan said. A few metres Department of Tourism, Odisha. long judicial process and delayed prisoner and sought handing over forms our village other, is the house of Bhagaban I take the art forward and bring away from the Swain house in the Patta means cloth and Chitra justice system he lost his mental bal- the dead body to his family mem- Raghurajpur is famous for Swain, a 65-year-old retired school more acknowledgement and pride opposite lane, separated by a tem- means paintings, so Pattachitra is ance, sources said. In the mean- bers as well as to implement the PRAGYA VERNITA DAS teacher. The four walls of the to Raghurajpur village. I have mas- ple, a young girl Pragya Vernita essentially a painting on a piece of time, he kept sending petitions to quick justice delivery system for medium sized room are packed tered the art from my father and Das stands with her younger brother. cloth. The popular forms of the Human Rights Commission of other prisoners especially for po- AGENCIES with shelves displaying the ancient uncle Biswanath Swain who was a She has beautifully displayed the var- Pattachitra are the paintings on West Bengal, NHRC and the courts litical prisoners. Pattachitra paintings beside vari- national awardee in palm leaf en- ious miniatures of deities and tem- cloth depicting scenes from mythol- where his trial was underway. But The deceased had spent more Bhubaneswar, Jan 17: As three cars ous other forms on wooden and graving. My professional degree ples on the door. ogy and epics, the Tassar cloth nothing happened and in the end than a decade as an undertrial pris- of tourists make their way into the stone carved pieces. would help me to take the art to an- “I am doing graduation but I Pattachitra are also popular world- he died due to such delayed bu- oner at Jharpada special jail in heritage crafts village of Bhagaban Swain’s son other level,” Shibanarayan Swain have learnt the art at an early age. wide. The Pattachitra etched on

reaucratic as well as the justice Bhubaneswar. As per reports he Raghurajpur in Puri district which Shibanarayan Swain, 23 is doing says as he carefully picks up a I will continue to balance studies dried palm leaves are picked up as

k y m c system, sources said. suffered a serious cardiac arrest is famous worldwide for its MCA from Odisha University of Pattachitra painting from the shelves. with the art form. Even if I decide souvenirs, also the paper mache In this context Narendra while filling up drinking water ‘Pattachitra’ art, the villagers dis- Agriculture & Technology, There are others in the village too to do a job one day I will make sure masks and paintings on coconut. Mohanty, Convener and Biswapriya Saturday morning. The authori- play anxious looks. Bhubaneswar and takes pride in who are professional degree hold- that I keep finding time to do Apart from these, artists also engage Kanungo, advisor of Campaign ties immediately rushed him to Sitting in the foyers of their houses displaying the art forms like Patta ers but have continued with the Pattachitra and other art forms in making miniature temples and Against Fabricated Cases (CAFC), the Capital hospital where the doc- which are artistically painted, they painting, Tasser painting and palm traditional art form. our village Raghurajpur is famous deities and toys of stone and wood Odisha demand a proper inquiry tors declared him brought-dead. look up curiously at the visitors in leaf engraving that has been the “There are many professionally for,” Pragya said with a smile. with paintings on them. P4 MONDAY | JANUARY 18 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR downtown

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Bhubaneswar, Jan 17: Odisha’s Covid-19 tally Sunday mounted to 3,33,310 after 183 more people tested positive for the virus, while a fresh Numbers vis-à-vis national data fatality pushed the death toll to ngul dist recorded the highest 1,900, a Health department official Anumber of 20 new cases, said. followed by Sambalpur (19) and Of the 183 new cases, 106 have Sundergarh (18) been reported from different quar- antine centres, while 77 detected he 52-yr-old male patient, who during contact tracing. Tsuccumbed to the infection, Angul district recorded the high- was also suffering from diabetes, est number of 20 new cases, fol- hypertension, chronic kidney lowed by Sambalpur (19) and disease, and had undergone renal transplantation Sundergarh (18). The Health and Family Welfare department expressed regret over so far pushing the national recov- the death of a 52-year-old male ery rate to 96.58 per cent, according Covid-19 positive patient from to the Union health ministry data Bhubaneswar, who was also suf- FILE PHOTO updated Sunday. There are 2,08,826 fering from diabetes, hypertension, active cases of coronavirus infec- chronic kidney disease, and had tion in the country which com- undergone renal transplantation. followed by Ganjam (248), over 73.76 lakh sample tests for prises 1.98 per cent of the total case- With this fatality, Odisha’s coro- Sundergarh (171), Cuttack (140) and Covid-19, including 30,798 Saturday. load, the data stated. The total navirus death toll climbed to 1,900. Puri (1,171). Odisha’s positivity rate stands coronavirus cases mounted to Besides, 53 other Covid-19 posi- Twenty-five other districts re- at 4.52 per cent, the data released by 1,05,57,985 and the death toll climbed tive patients have also died due to ported fatalities below 100, he added. the Health and Family Welfare de- to 1,52,274 with the novel coron- comorbidities, he said. Currently, the number of active partment said. avirus virus claiming 181 lives in a Of the total 1,900 fatalities re- coronavirus cases in the state stands Meanwhile, India’s Covid-19 tally span of 24 hours in the country, ported so far, Khurda district, of at 2,039, while as many as 3,29,318 of cases climbed to 1,05,57,985 with the data updated at 8 am showed. The which the state capital Bhubaneswar patients have recovered till date. 15,144 new cases in a day, while Covid-19 case fatality rate stood at is a part, accounted for 334 deaths The state has so far conducted 1,01,96,885 people have recuperated 1.44 per cent. Damaged height restriction bars near Madhupatna Railway Bridge in Cuttack pose threat to the commuters OP PHOTO BABY MARMOSET Digital database to keep an From today, each centre to CHEER FOR NZP vaccinate 200 persons daily eye on state’s forest cover POST NEWS NETWORK POST NEWS NETWORK POST NEWS NETWORK Bhubaneswar, Jan 17: The gov- ernment has decided to administer Barang, Jan 17: A marmoset Bhubaneswar, Jan 17: Chief the Covid vaccine to up to 200 per- Sunday gave birth to two babies Secretary Suresh Mohapatra sons at each vaccine centre across at Nandankanan Zoological Park Sunday chaired a review meeting the state. (NZP) here, said a zoo official. of state-level Compensatory The state Health department However, the marmoset aban- Afforestation fund Management meanwhile has also decided to in- doned one of the two babies soon and Planning Authority (CAMPA) crease the number of vaccine cen- FILE PHOTO after giving birth to them. “The and directed the officials concerned tres in the state. The government marmoset delivered the babies at to make a digital database of forest has decided that each medical col- We are going to enclosure no. 55. The mother mar- assets. lege will now have five centres increase the number of moset accepted one newborn baby Mohapatra told the Forest de- while facilities for vaccination will vaccination centres… while rejected the other. We have The newborn marmoset partment officials to ensure that FILE PHOTO also be present in other selected Each medical college will rescued the abandoned baby mar- the digital database is in public do- health centres. Each centre can MARMOSETS ARE A SPECIES OF have five vaccination moset and brought it to a rearing main and updated regularly. The top ability of health and emergency outlay of around Rs 903.39 crore. The now be allowed to vaccinate a total centres. DHH and Sub centre,” said Nandankanan deputy SMALL MONKEYS HAVING LONG bureaucrat of the state also asked services at the remote villages. major activities to be taken up of 200 persons in a day. Some of Division Hospitals will have director Bimal Prasanna Acharya. TAILS the officials to increase the green The Forest department, mean- under this included maintenance them will undertake two sessions According to Acharya, the num- areas on bald hills through plan- while, was asked to undertake solar of previous year plantation, fod- for the same like in District two sessions with 100 THEY ARE MAINLY FOUND IN beneficiaries in each session ber of marmoset monkeys at NZP SOUTH AMERICA COUNTRIES LIKE tation and regeneration activities. fencing along the forest borders by der and fruit bearing plantation, Headquarter Hospitals (DHH). has gone up to seven. “Now, we BRAZIL, BOLIVIA, COLOMBIA, The department was asked to put taking the local people onboard to bamboo culture, wild life manage- “We are going to increase the BIJAY PANIGRAHI | DIRECTOR, HEALTH AND have three male marmosets and ECUADOR, PARAGUAY AND PERU in place a robust system for ground- reduce the human-animal conflict. ment, infrastructure development, vaccination centres now. The num- FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT one female while the sexes of three level monitoring and public dis- Development Commissioner, block plantation, assisted natural ber of vaccination centres will in- marmosets are yet to be ascer- MARMOSETS REMAIN ACTIVE closure. Pradeep Kumar Jena asked the of- regeneration, bald hill plantation, crease from Monday. Each med- ployees from the Home depart- tained. We had purchased a pair DURING THE DAY AND THEY LIVE Directions were also passed to cre- ficials to undertake third party as- regeneration of bamboo forest, ca- ical college now will have five ment, Transport department, IN SMALL GROUPS of marmosets from a private ate land banks for compensatory af- sessments of before and after con- pacity building research and eval- vaccination centres each. DHH and Revenue department and others. agency in Madurai March 7, 2019,” forestation and protection of the ditions of the green cover densities uation and others. Sub Division Hospitals will have two “The list will be uploaded on the Acharya said. “Similar in appearance to squir- land through segregation to en- against each plantation project. “All CAMPA CEO Uma Nanduri told sessions with 100 beneficiaries in CO-WIN portal by the end of According to wildlife experts, rels, marmosets are tree dwelling sure human activities are not taken plantation projects should have mon- the gathering that a total area of each session,” Bijay Panigrahi, January 25. In the fourth phase, marmosets are a species of small and they primarily eat insects, on the land and regeneration hap- itorable objectives in terms of in- 56,958.73 hectares of forest area Director, State Health and Family people with above 60 years and monkeys having long tails. They leaves and fruits. Marmosets re- pens naturally. crease in green density and soil and have been diverted for different Welfare Department said. below the age of 50 years but with are mainly found in South main active during the day and Mohapatra also asked the officials moisture conservation,” he said. public and developmental purposes The state Health department co-morbidities will be given the America countries like Brazil, they live in small groups. Some concerned to make a three-year During the meeting, the in Odisha. She said that against has also issued orders to make the vaccine,” PK Mohapatra, state Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, people even keep marmosets as Action Plan for making the forest Committee approved an Annual this, afforestation has been done database for the second line of ben- Health department’s additional Paraguay and Peru. pets,” said a wildlife expert. roads motorable for easy avail- Action Plan of 2021-22 with a total in 67,828 hectares. eficiaries which will include em- chief secretary said. TWO COPS SUSPENDED IN PURI DISTRICT Srimandir ready for darshan sans Covid reports POST NEWS NETWORK was suspended on charges of ac- Sadar police Sub-Inspector cepting Rs 7,000 as bribe from a Atashi Jena was suspended from THE SJTA AND THE DIST ADMIN HAVE MADE ALL ARRANGEMENTS TO FACILITATE DARSHAN Puri, Jan 17: Puri district food vendor. her post on charges of derelic- Superintendent of Police (SP) “Puri Sadar SDPO had been tion of duty. FOR AROUND 30,000 DEVOTEES ON A DAILY BASIS Kanwar Vishal Singh Sunday sus- asked to probe the bribery allega- As per the allegation, Jena had pended two police officials on tion against Gumansingh. The ASI raided a gambling den and seized POST NEWS NETWORK sation and use of face masks are charges of bribery and dereliction was suspended from his post after Rs 14,000 and three mobile phones mandatory for the devotees,” said of duty. the allegation was found to be true. from the gamblers. However, Jena Puri, Jan 17: The Shree Jagannath the Collector. Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of The accused ASI has also been ar- did not inform the incident to the Temple Administration (SJTA) and It is worth mentioning here that Krushnaprasad police station, rested,” said the SP. Inspector In-Charge (IIC) of the the Puri district administration Srimandir, the abode of Lord Ishwar Chandra Gumansingh, In another incident, Puri police station. Sunday held a meeting to take stock Devotees wouldn’t be Jagannath, was shut for devotees in of the arrangements for allowing The meeting underway required to produce their March, last year in the wake of devotees to enter into Srimandir Covid negative reports Covid-19 pandemic. without producing the Covid neg- istration would arrange drinking to enter into the shrine After remaining shut for more BRAINSTORMING SESSION ative reports from January 21. water and toilet facilities for from January 21. All devotees than nine months, the shrine re- The meeting discussed various the devotees. The residents of would be allowed to enter opened for people December 23, issues for facilitating smooth dar- Puri can exclusively visit into Srimandir through the 2020. Initially, the family members shan to the devotees with strict ad- the shrine from 6 am to 7 Lions’ Gate. Special of servitors were allowed to visit the herence to the Covid-19 norms. am by producing their iden- arrangements are in place for shrine till December 25. “Devotees would not be required tity proofs,” Verma added. senior citizens and Subsequently, the residents of Puri to produce their Covid negative re- According to the differently-abled persons city were allowed to have a dar- ports to enter into the shrine from Collector, the SJTA and shan of Srimandir deities from SAMARTH VERMA | COLLECTOR, PURI January 21. All devotees would be the district adminis- December 26 to 31. allowed to enter into Srimandir tration have made all However, the shrine gates were through the Lions’ Gate. Special arrangements to fa- quired, we have additional plans thrown open for all devotees from arrangements are in place for sen- cilitate darshan for to deal with more number of January 3, this year. But, Covid ior citizens and differently-abled around 30,000 devo- devotees. Thermal screen- negative reports were made manda- persons,” said Puri Collector tees on a daily basis. ing, hand tory for devotees to visit the shrine. Samarth Verma. “If re- saniti- However, the provision of com- The Collector further revealed pulsory Covid negative report that the devotees would not be al- caused resentment among the devo- lowed to carry earthen lamps, flow- tees. Many of them could not visit CPM leader Janardan Pati speaks at the organisational convention of Odisha Sales Representatives’ Union in Cuttack, ers and other puja materials into the the temple in the absence of Covid FILE PHOTO

Sunday OP PHOTO 12th century shrine. “The admin- reports.

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Farmers, Cong workers block NH over mandi closure Asst executive engineer held

k y m c POST NEWS NETWORK Local Area Multiple Primary FARM WOES Cooperative Societies (LAMPS) POST NEWS NETWORK Malkangiri/Kalimela, Jan 17: The farmers put up their paddy sacks on the under Kalimela block. The farm- Traffic on National Highway-326 in highway. Commuters had a harrowing time ers wishing to sell their paddy Nabarangpur, Jan 17: An assis- Malkangiri district was severely hit as the blockade disrupted movement of stocks had applied for 9278 mandi tant executive engineer was Sunday after farmers led by the Congress vehicles from Malkangiri to Motu and Padia tokens. However, the LAMPS au- arrested in connection with the party staged a road blockade over blocks with hundreds of vehicles lying thorities issued 8618 tokens and bridge collapse incident that took the abrupt closure of mandis be- stranded on either side of the highway procured 277968 quintals from the place near Talapadar village in fore the farmers could sell their Patra alleged that The district had set a farmers. Reports said that the dis- Nabarangpur district in which a paddy stocks in Kalimela block, over 5,000 quintals target of 10.54,000 trict had set a target of 10.54,000 lakh labourer died and three others Sunday. of paddy are lying lakh quintal for quintal for paddy procurement in were critically injured. Hundreds of farmers and party unsold with the paddy procurement this year but till date only 10.31,000 Umerkote police arrested assis- FILE PHOTO members led by the district farmers in the in this year but till quintal of paddy have been pur- tant executive engineer Asit Patra Congress president Gobind Patra district due to the date only 10.31,000 chased in the district. from Tikiri in Rayagada district, bridge across Nagi River in and former MP Pradeep ‘anti-farmer policies’ quintal of paddy have When contacted, district civil police said. Talapada panchayat when the Kumar Majhi staged of the Centre and been purchased in supplies officer Ajay Kumar Rath With the arrest of Patra, the mishap occurred. They were en- state government the road blockade the district said a proposal for paddy pro- number of arrests in this case has gaged in concrete roofing when a demanding re- curement in the second phase has gone up to two. Prior to Patra’s ar- slab came crashing down. The opening of the of the highway. the state government. sured then that the paddy stocks of been send to the state government rest, contractor Ashish Biswal was labourers were without safety gears mandis. Majhi warned of Patra alleged that over 5,000 quin- all the farmers will be procured. which will resume on receiving also arrested. An FIR was lodged or safety measures. The contractor The farmers severe consequences tals of paddy are lying unsold with However, the mandis were shut approval. against Patra, Biswal and junior en- concerned allegedly had not pro- put up their in coming days if the the farmers in the district due to the down after 45 days with the au- Among others, former party gineer Niranjan Sahu. Sahu is yet vided with them safety kits. paddy sacks on administration fails to ‘anti-farmer policies’ of the Centre thorities claiming that the pro- working president Ram Prasad to be arrested. In the mishap, Mahendra Mali, the highway. purchase paddy from all and state government. The farm- curement target has been achieved. Pattnaik, Kalimela block chair- Notably, a part of Biju Setu a resident of Raighar area and a Commuters had a har- the farmers. He alleged that ers who have received tokens were This has disappointed the farm- person Mala Madhi, her Mathili (bridge) across Nagi River in Grade-IV employee were killed. rowing time as the block- over 7000 sacks of paddy are lying expecting they will soon be called ers. Many farmers have not re- counterpart Lakshmipriya Nayak, Talapada panchayat caved in Meanwhile, Santosh Bhoi (32) and ade disrupted movement of vehi- unsold in Kalimela mandi while to sell their paddy stocks. ceived their tokens while the farm- Women’s Congress president January 10 leaving one dead and Umesh Bhoi (50) from Patrapada vil- cles from Malkangiri to Motu and thousands of quintals are lying Reports said that the mandis ers who had received tokens are yet Kamala Baral and hundreds of three injured. lage and Prakash Tandi (50) from Padia blocks with hundreds of ve- unsold in other mandis of the dis- were opened in November, last to sell their paddy stocks. farmers and party workers As many as 30 labourers, in- Beherada village suffered critical hicles lying stranded on either side trict due to the ‘callous attitude’ of year. The district collector had as- There are 13 mandis under the participated in the protest. cluding women, were working at the injuries. Ghatagaon Tarini temple DUAL SAFETY reopens for devotees today

Devotees will enter the shrine from gate no- 3 where there is a saniti- sation facility and exit from gate no- 4. People coming to the shrine for puja of their new vehicles will enter from gate no-5, the temple author- ities informed. Tonsuring of children has been stopped for the time being. Similarly, there will be no cooked prasad on offer inside the temple. At any given time, there will be no more than 25 to 30 devotees in- side the shrine. At the same time, taking coconuts, flowers, bhoga of- ferings, lamps and incense sticks have also been restricted. The shops POST NEWS NETWORK and safe darshan of the goddess at inside the temple will remain closed the shrine. till further orders by the district ad- Keonjhar, Jan 17: After remain- The temple will open at 6:00 am ministration. ing out of bounds for visitors and Monday, but darshan of the god- Use of masks and maintaining devotees for over 10 months due to dess will be restricted to two phases of social distancing will be manda- the COVID-19 outbreak, the famous -- from 8:00 am to 12:30 pm and from tory inside and outside the tem- Tarini temple at Ghatagaon in 4:00 pm to 6:30 pm. The servitors of ple. Besides, barricades have been Keonjhar district will reopen the temple and their family mem- installed to ensure proper entry January 18. bers will visit the shrine between into the shrine. For crowd man- The Maa Tarini Thakurani 8:00 am and 9:00 am. agement, there would be deploy- Temple Trust Board has issued Children below 10 years have ment of police officials and Police personnel take part in an awareness drive on use of helmets for bikers and pillion riders in MV-79 area of Malkangiri, Sunday OP PHOTO guidelines to ensure devotees’ free been restricted to visit the shrine. volunteers. Denied money, youth kills mother Racket pushes bogus beneficiaries Forest cover depletes as

POST NEWS NETWORK POST NEWS NETWORK LABOUR WELFARE SCHEMES Chhatrapur, Jan 17: Benefits of mafia plunders teak wood Rajgangpur, Jan 17: A young construction labourers are allegedly man from Bahiyam village under being grabbed by the ineligible in POST NEWS NETWORK they are stocking the timbers in leged that such illegal activities Rajgangpur police limits in various parts of Ganjam district secret places before supplying them are not possible without the tacit sup- Sundargarh district Saturday through forged labour identity Boinda, Jan 17: Timber mafia has in luxury vehicles to evade the port of some unscrupulous forest night killed his mother after she cards. become active in remote dense glare of the enforcement agencies,” officials. refused to give him some money. Besides, some genuine labour- forested pockets of Dhandatopa the villagers said. “If nothing is done to check the The deceased was identified as ers are being provided fake identity range under Athamallik block of They lamented that this has been rampant tree felling, forests in the Laxmi Gouda (50) and the accused cards. Many people have allegedly Angul district. This has raised con- happening for the last two months, region will vanish,” they said. as Raju Gouda (23). been falling prey to fraudsters in cern among the local residents. but the forest department is sit- They demanded stern action According to a source, Raju Chhatrapur, Ganjam and Sheragad For the last few days, the mafia ting pretty. against the timber mafia along Saturday night asked his mother blocks. It is suspected that a racket has been chopping down valuable Forest cover in these areas has with stepping up the vigil in these to give him some money. Laxmi, or more are involved in such fraud- trees in Bipradiha, Kansab, Korab, been thinning. The villagers al- forests. however, refused to do so. This ulent activities. Maimura and Kenchuanali forests. led to a quarrel between them. Lakhs of rupees are being swin- People of Maimura village The scene turned ugly when dled from innocent labourers on People are asked to furnish labour department found the seals brought the matter to the notice of Raju lost his cool, slit his mother’s the assurance of labour Aadhar cards, photos and copies of and signatures forged. the District Collector Saturday. throat with a knife. He went out of identity cards. bank accounts. Besides, many people in Ganjam They alleged that the timber the house, leaving his mother to Various quarters have demanded Against such documents, many and Chhatarpur blocks have be- mafia has become active in these die. Laxmi died on the spot owing a high level investigation into the people have been provided labour come victims of the fraud. forested areas and is supplying tim- to excessive bleeding. frauds. identity cards in various parts. The affected people said that if ac- ber on a daily basis while no action On being informed, a team from Reports said some people are The fraud came to the fore when tion is not taken against the fraud- is being taken against the wrong- Rajgangpur police station reached running Jan Seva Kendra and Net some people of Sheragad went to the sters, they will be encouraged to trap doers. the spot, recovered the body and Zones where they are providing district labour office at Chhatrapur many people in their clutches. “Local mafia in league with tim- sent it for post-mortem. A case rations cards and labour identity along with their identity cards to They demanded that a high level ber traders from other areas has has been registered and the cops cards. apply for multiple labour benefits investigation should be conducted been running the racket. They are have launched a manhunt to nab Those interested to have such being provided by the government. into the fraud and the accused be targeting teak wood trees in dense FILE PHOTO the accused. facilities have to pay Rs 300 to Rs 400. Scores of cards were found fake. The brought to book. forests. After cutting down trees, SMASHING ACROSS THE NET Big boost to mushroom farming in Ganjam

POST NEWS NETWORK INCOME GENERATING The aim is to The DRDA will Chhatrapur, Jan 17: In a bid to aug- make the execute the ment income of rural people, par- district a project ticularly women, the District Rural mushroom hub. through the Development Agency (DRDA) has Steps have been Odisha taken up a major step to boost mush- taken to set up Livelihood room cultivation in Ganjam dis- 503 mushroom Mission. SHG trict. The aim is to make the district farms in the members a mushroom hub. Steps have been district. promoted taken to set up 503 mushroom farms Mushroom under in the district. farming will Mission This was informed by DRDA provide income Shakti will be Project Director, Shinde Dattatraya opportunities encouraged Bhausaheb on Twitter Sunday. for rural women to take up Mushroom farming will provide associated mushroom income opportunities for rural with SHGs farming women associated with SHGs. The DRDA will execute the proj- main raw material for mushroom make people self-employed. Horticulture Mission, SHGs will

ect through the Odisha Livelihood farming. As straw is abundantly The DRDA has set a target to set have to bear only 40 per cent for

k y m c Mission. SHG members promoted available, it will be made good use up 503 mushroom farms in the first the cost. Technical assistance will under Mission Shakti will be en- for mushroom farming. phase under MGNREGS. be provided by the horticulture de- couraged to take up mushroom Paddy straw mushroom is the SHGs will manage these farms. partment. OP PHOTO farming. About 80 per cent of the easiest crop for rural people. It is cul- Each SHG will be provided with It was learnt that Sabuja Ganjam population in the district depends tivated for at least 10 months in a Rs 1 lakh as assistance. Producer Company managed by Youths play volleyball at a tournament organised by Markona Athletic Association at Simulia block in Balasore, Sunday on agriculture. Paddy straws are the year. This farming has potential to Through the National SHGs will market the mushroom. P6 MONDAY | JANUARY 18 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR power post

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S President-elect Joe For many US policymakers, this Biden’s impending in- was unacceptable: if the US bears auguration has raised the costs of sustaining a world Vaccine Nationalism Uhopes that his adminis- order, they believe, it should get to tration will “make America lead ensure that its interests come first. ndia has joined the ranks of wealthier nations by beginning to inoculate again.” If the United States is to True to his promises of “America health workers on January 16 in what is going to be the world’s largest transform its rivalry with China First,” Trump withdrew the US ICOVID-19 vaccination campaign. Among the 195 countries in the world into constructive competition, this from its previous global leader- the United States, Britain, Israel, Canada and Germany have already adopted is the right approach. But whether ship commitments, pared down some measure of protection with at least one dose of vaccine. Over 35 mil- Biden can restore and sustain its engagement overseas, and built lion doses of various COVID-19 vaccines have been administered around the America’s global leadership de- a wall. He delivered exactly what world, according to the University of Oxford. India is second to the US with pends on how effectively he mends his voters wanted. But his policy 10.5 million confirmed cases, and ranks third in the number of deaths, be- domestic fractures and addresses inevitably produced a consequence hind the US and Brazil, with a toll of over 150,000 lives. deep-seated misgivings about glob- that US leaders couldn’t accept: The vaccination programme was launched in India on a day when Norway alisation held by segments of the China’s rising profile, as it stepped expressed concern about the safety of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine on eld- US electorate. in to fill the leadership vacuum the erly people after at least 29 of them died within days of receiving the shot. Biden has repeatedly pledged to US left behind. The Norwegian authorities are reported to have decided to exclude elderly restore America’s international In response, the Trump admin- people from vaccination for the time being. The most striking difference be- reputation and global standing, istration portrayed China as tween vaccination in the rich countries and in India is the fanfare the gov- which were severely damaged America’s mortal enemy, launched ernment of India is making over a life-and-death issue underplaying the risks Yuen Yuen Ang under Donald Trump. To that end, The US cannot have it both ways. It cannot a ruinous trade war, and imposed involved in order to make political capital of it. he will quickly rejoin multilat- withdraw from global leadership and refuse to a slew of sanctions. For Beijing, The government is in effect equating the drive with its political-economic eral institutions (such as the WHO) such hostility confirmed long-held slogan of “atmanirvar India” (self-reliant India) and “make in India” even THERE IS GOOD and international agreements (be- allow anyone to take its place; if it insists, suspicions that the US would never though scientists and doctors across the globe have been working overtime ginning with the Paris climate confrontation and brinkmanship will ensue accept its rise without a fight, so to find out the right remedies to fight this pandemic. It is glossing over the REASON TO agreement) from which Trump it has reacted defensively. The re- fact that one of the two vaccines being rolled out – Covaxin – has not yet com- BELIEVE THAT withdrew the US. sulting vicious cycle of mistrust and pleted the third phase of clinical trial for which fears among the people about These pledges point to a vision antagonism has yet to be broken. it, produced by Bharat Biotech, persist. They wonder whether they are MANY of the US back at the head of the neo-Nazis who stormed Capitol their grievances in any genuine For the Biden administration, being made guinea pigs by a politician-business nexus. Undermining the se- AMERICANS DO liberal international order, a po- Hill on January 6. And even those way, and has no qualms about in- two lessons stand out. First, the US riousness of the problem of unparalleled magnitude, ministers and politi- sition from which it can more ef- who do not fit into this category did citing them to mount an insur- cannot have it both ways. It can- cians are singing paeans of praise for Prime Minister Narendra Modi giv- NOT WANT fectively compete – and cooper- vote for an openly racist presi- rection and then abandoning them. not withdraw from global leader- ing him all the credit for the vaccination and making it a hilarious issue. Against THEIR COUNTRY ate – with China. But there is good dent, who refused to denounce One structural factor has made ship and refuse to allow anyone to the backdrop of the rising global COVID-19 death toll topping 2 million on reason to believe that many white supremacy. it easy for Trump and his con- take its place; if it insists, con- 15 January, the clock is ticking to vaccinate as many people as possible. But TO LEAD AGAIN Americans do not want their coun- Still, it would be simplistic to dis- spirators to dupe these voters: frontation and brinkmanship will the campaign has been uneven. Immunization drives have barely gotten off try to lead again. miss support for Trump as noth- globalisation has created many ensue. Second, America’s clash the ground in most countries and many experts are predicting another year Biden’s electoral victory in ing more than an endorsement of losers alongside winners. with China over the last four years of loss and hardship in places like Iran, Mexico, Brazil and India, which to- November fell short of the decisive bigotry. It is worth remembering The winners include big com- has been as much a divorce from gether account for about a quarter of the world’s deaths. repudiation of Trump and his that 13 per cent of those who voted panies that shifted their manu- that country as a divorce from India gave the nod for emergency use of two vaccines - one developed by toxic brand of populism that lib- for Trump in 2016 voted for Barack facturing to cheaper locations, globalisation. Oxford University and UK-based drug maker AstraZeneca, and another by erals expected. Yes, Biden won Obama in 2012. And Trump re- thereby considerably expanding This means that, if the US is Indian company Bharat Biotech - on January 4 following which 16.5 million over 81 million votes – more than ceived ten million more votes in their profit margins, and the de- to reclaim the leadership position shots have been sent to different states last week. This was done dismissing any US presidential candidate in 2020 than in 2016. veloping economies – especially that will enable it to compete con- health experts’ worry that the regulatory shortcut taken to approve the history. But Trump received more Trump draws support from a China – to which they moved. The structively with China – and retain Bharat Biotech vaccine without waiting for concrete data to show its effi- than 74 million – the second-high- motley array of sources. Racism losers include millions of American it for more than an election cycle cacy could only amplify vaccine hesitancy. At least one state health minis- est number on record – and in- and xenophobia are among them, manufacturing workers who have – the Biden administration must ter has opposed its use. creased his share across minority but so is anger among rural and lost their jobs. Mix in America’s tackle inequality and the costs The government’s hurry to be populist over COVID-19 vaccination is un- groups, compared to 2016. This is working-class voters over stag- legacy of racism and the spread of that globalisation has brought. derstandable. It has handled the pandemic in a sordid manner. The country’s despite an unprecedented parade nating incomes and rising in- fake news via social media, and the Otherwise, Trump – or, worse, a economy is in shambles and its foreign policy has been so myopic that India of scandals and a disastrously equality. Some Asian voters also result is flammable. more competent version of Trump is beset with dangers posed by a belligerent, ambitious and pro-active China. mismanaged pandemic. fell for his hawkish stance on But it is not only the working – could well recapture the presi- In such a backdrop its decision to roll out the vaccines without waiting for What explains Trump’s endur- China. As a political outsider, class that is disillusioned with dency in 2024 or 2028, and reverse clearance for their safety may not be in the best interest of the common man. ing popularity? One explanation, Trump was able to exploit re- globalisation. As the global econ- whatever progress the Biden ad- The government is trying to convince the people that the country has the advanced by Peter Singer in sentment of the political estab- omy’s center of gravity has shifted ministration makes in the com- record of successfully administering polio and other vaccines and as such November, is that nearly half of lishment, hack the Republican ap- toward emerging powers like ing term. they can trust the government during the current programme. But, the America has “lost its soul.” This paratus, and package himself as China, these countries have gained vaccination against Covid-19 is not like running childhood vaccination pro- diagnosis is certainly true of the a champion of the disaffected. a greater say in international in- The writer is a Professor of grammes. Experts say countries that get enough vaccine for 20 per cent of most disturbing elements of These voters have been mis- stitutions, which are supposed to Political Science at the University the population will not be able to stop transmission. They will be in an Trump’s voter base, which in- guided to put their faith in Trump, represent all countries rather than of Michigan, Ann Arbor. “endless cycle”. The coronavirus is not going away anywhere anytime soon. cludes the white nationalists and who never intended to address only these institutions’ architects. ©PROJECT SYNDICATE The whole world is watching how the Indian experiment pans out. The need is for an extremely cautious approach. Cynical political calculations should not dictate the timing of safe and efficacious vaccination and the sci- entific community should be given enough time to complete the due process. SPECTRUM GLOBE

WISDOM CORNER No time to spare for Paris climate promise Everything you can imagine is real. PABLO PICASSO Life seems but a quick succession of busy nothings. OVID-19 turned the world came together to conclude the Paris of unnecessary destruction under important than ever as we chart a JANE AUSTEN upside down in 2020. But it climate agreement. This was one Donald Trump. A $2 billion pay- sustainable recovery from the shock Either you run the day or the day runs you. Chas also shown us that when of the greatest triumphs of mul- ment to the Green Climate Fund by of COVID-19. JIM ROHN there is a political consensus for ac- tilateral diplomacy in recent years, the US to help meet its part of the The blunt truth is that we have tion, human ingenuity and inno- but it must not be taken for granted. $100 billion commitment would be wasted too much time in the five vation can be deployed at the scale Without an even greater commit- a concrete complement to rejoining years since Paris. The policies we and speed needed to meet global ment to action, the legacy of Paris the Paris accord. This money was need to cut emissions – including challenges. risks being squandered altogether. already pledged during Barack an end to fossil-fuel subsidies, a WORDSWORTH With unprecedented speed, we The events of the intervening Obama’s presidency, so there is no meaningful carbon price, and in- have developed, tested, and begun half-decade have created a geopo- excuse to keep it sitting in the US vestment in renewable energies – Xenotransplantation to deploy multiple effective vac- litical landscape that would be un- Treasury’s coffers. have been fitful, inconsistent, and cines for COVID-19. Now we must recognizable to those who gath- By the same token, other rich uncoordinated. But the climate cri- he shortage of suitable organs for transplants is now severe, to the bring the same resolve to bear on ered in Paris. Back then, words countries must not use the renewed sis, like COVID-19, observes no bor- Textent that the invention in the late sixties by the science-fiction fighting the other great existen- like ‘coronavirus’ or ‘Brexit’ would focus on the US as an alibi for ders and is indifferent to national writer Larry Niven of organlegging — murdering people to resell their tial threat to humanity: climate have elicited little more than a puz- backpedaling on their own com- sovereignty. body parts — no longer seems so fanciful. One solution that is being Mary Robinson change. As UN Secretary-General zled shrug; now they command the mitments. German Chancellor While attention has properly considered is the use of organs from other species, and it was reported António Guterres put it last month, fevered attention of policymakers Angela Merkel’s recent an- been focused on the virus, the world at the end of 1996 that doctors in India had successfully transplanted “our future security and prosper- and heads of state and government nouncement that she will initiate has also witnessed ever more ex- the heart of a pig into a person. Two reports on the technique the same THE CLIMATE ity depend on bold climate action.” around the world. a new international process on cli- treme weather phenomena, from year (one in the US, one in Britain) agreed that though such transplants CRISIS, LIKE And yet, even at the most recent But we cannot allow these de- mate finance next year is a wel- wildfires in Australia and California were acceptable on ethical grounds, there was legitimate concern over Climate Ambition Summit on velopments to obscure the contin- come declaration of intent. But to the costliest storm on record in the risk that infectious diseases might be introduced with the COVID-19, December 12, many leaders’ com- uing and increasingly acute need past experience shows that we can- the Bay of Bengal, which forced two transplanted organs. Pathogens such as retroviruses that might be OBSERVES NO mitments still fell far short of what for climate action, especially climate not count on lofty rhetoric. million people to evacuate their benign or even undetectable in the host animal could become virulent is needed to meet this collective finance. Over a decade ago, the Moreover, all countries in 2021 homes. when moved to the new environment of the human body. The term BORDERS AND IS challenge. To be sure, the EU, the world’s richest countries pledged must give clear proof that they are As we move from Paris to 2030, xenotransplantation is a compound of transplantation with the Greek UK, and even some of the smaller to mobilise $100 billion per year reviewing and seeking to heighten global leaders, businesses, and cit- prefix xeno-, ‘foreigner; stranger’, which also turns up in xenophobia INDIFFERENT countries that are most vulnerable by 2020 to assist poorer countries the ambitions of their nationally izens alike should expect to be and in some specialised medical terms like xenobiotic. An instance of TO NATIONAL to climate change have signifi- with climate adaptation and miti- determined contributions, the vol- judged by the actions that are (or the technique is a xenotransplant, a word which doubles as the verb; a cantly strengthened their 2030 emis- gation efforts. That deadline has untary instrument through which are not) taken today. Neither our de- person undertaking the process is rarely called a xenotransplanter. SOVEREIGNTY sions-reduction targets. But the now passed, and these countries signatories will uphold their com- scendants nor the planet will tol- US, Japan, China, and other major have yet to fulfill their promise. mitments under the Paris agree- erate more selfish short-termism. greenhouse-gas emitters still need Still, there is hope. I am delighted ment. Xenozoonosis to follow suit, preferably well ahead that US President-elect Joe Biden Solidarity and justice lie at the The writer, a former of the UN Climate Conference has reaffirmed his commitment heart of both the Paris accord and President of Ireland and the t’s long been known that many communicable diseases — such as (COP26) in Glasgow this coming to rejoin the Paris agreement im- the UN’s Sustainable Development UN high commissioner for Idiphtheria, influenza, rabies, anthrax, chickenpox and mumps — were November. mediately upon taking office. Goals, which were also adopted in human rights, is Chair of originally diseases of animals, which spread to humans once we began Five years ago, after long and American leadership is sorely 2015. These principles, and the re- The Elders. to domesticate them. The general name for such a disease is zoonosis painstaking negotiations, the world needed after the four wasted years sponsibilities they entail, are more ©PROJECT SYNDICATE (with plural zoonoses), which derives from the Greek words zoion, “animal”, and nosos, “disease”. As a result of current research into ways to transplant animal organs into humans, the risk of previously unknown diseases transferring with the grafts is greatly exercising Ego war at the cost of governance Shot in arm medical minds, leading to calls for such techniques to be banned or at least closely monitored until the risk to heath is better known. A Sir, Generally, the common people or the Opposition go on ‘fast’ or ‘dharna’ protesting against the ineffec- Sir, India kept its tryst with im- disease which might be transferred in this way is a xenozoonosis, using tive ways of a government. However, the people of Puducherry are eyewitness to a strange spectacle. munity, with over two lakh the Greek xenos, “stranger”, in the same specialised sense as it is etters Social welfare minister M Kandasamy is on a dharna seeking audience with Lieutenant Governor (LG) Kiran health workers getting inocu- beginning to be used in words such as xenotransplantation and Bedi. Chief Minister V Narayanasamy joined him for a few hours. Ever since the former police officer came lated on day one. Prime Minister xenograft, which means “something (transplanted) from a different to Puducherry as governor in 2016, tussle between the state and the governor has done no good to the ad- Narendra Modi launched the species”. The adjective is xenozoonotic. TOL THE EDITOR ministration. The ego war between Narayanasamy and Bedi has no precedence in the Union Territory. The countrywide COVID-19 vacci- Readers of Orissa POST two have clashed on major as well as trivial issues. Narayanasamy would have been a much relieved man nation drive through video-con- are most welcome to contribute letters if the Centre had recalled Bedi. Bedi has had a brush with controversy quite often. The ‘obstructionist’ in ferencing. Manish, a sanitation (200 words), articles and Bedi is an extension of her police career and the AAP stint. The LG should know she merely ‘shares’ power worker, earned the distinction LOL columns (between 750-1250 words). Contributors are with the CM and his Cabinet; she is not the ‘power’. The LG is a nominal head and the CM is the ‘real head’. of becoming the first recipient requested to send their Bedi has tried to usurp upon the domain of the government by picking holes in the government’s ambitious of the Covid vaccine in the coun- MISSING WIFE contact numbers and full rice scheme. Grants-in-aid are delayed by Bedi’s inquisitive nature. As a consequence, according to try, at AIIMS in New Delhi.

postal address/email ID. They may also Kandasamy, salaries and appointments are held-up much to the dismay of the workers. Interestingly, a few Touted as the world’s most ex-

k y m send in their valuable comments, opinion c man approached a very and suggestions, preferably by email, months ago, Kandasamy had advised the CM and the Governor to bury the hatchet for the sake of gover- tensive vaccination drive, an Abeautiful woman in the large “Why?” to: [email protected] nance in the Union Territory. The Centre’s clever ignorance to the happenings in the Union Territory under estimated 300 million people in supermarket and asked, “You know, “Because every a Congress-led Secular Democratic Alliance (SDA) government cannot be coincidental. Narayanasamy would the country will line up for a I’ve lost my wife here in the time I talk to a have been a much relieved man if the Centre had recalled Bedi. Armed with the Centre’s support, Bedi is shot in the arm. supermarket. Can you talk to me for beautiful woman my wife appears B-15, Rasulgarh Industrial Estate, unlikely to blink first. The Narayanasamy government, however, can take solace in the fact that its ‘tormentor’ NJ Ravi Chander, a couple of minutes?” out of nowhere.” Bhubaneswar-751010 has only four months left in office before her term ends. Ganapathi Bhat, AKOLA BANGALORE GUJARAT P7

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k y m Connectivity to Statue of Unity boosted Rivers remain highly polluted c AGENCIES PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Gandhinagar, January 17: The Ahmedabad, Jan 17: Prime unchecked flow of untreated in- Minister Narendra Modi Sunday dustrial effluent into rivers in flagged off eight trains connecting Gujarat has led to increasing pol- Gujarat's Kevadia, where the Statue lution in the Sabarmati, Mahisagar, of Unity of Sardar Patel is located, Narmada, Vishwamitri and Bhadar. to different regions of the country. According to data from the Ministry Modi said more tourists flock to of Environment and Forest (MoEF), the Statue of Unity than the Statue the Sabarmati is among the most of Liberty in the US, adding nearly polluted rivers in the country. 50 lakh tourists have visited the former since it opened in 2018. He referred to the Dedicated MAJOR CONCERN Freight Corridor project as "an ex- ample of the way things functioned ujarat ranks fourth among in our country in the past." Gthe top five States with "A few days ago, I inaugurated a highly polluted rivers, with as large section (of the Dedicated many as 20 rivers in the Freight Corridor). On this very im- critically polluted category portant project, in eight years work to constitute a high-level commit- COD level is in the range of 700 to was done only on paper. From 2006 ecently, a thick froth on the tee to study the rising level of pol- 1000 mg per litre. While Dissolved till 2014, not even one km track was RMahisagar, along a stretch lution in the river. Oxygen (DO) level [indicating the of several kilometres, prompted laid. Now, in the next few months, “Pollution in rivers has emerged health of a river] in perennial rivers the Gujarat Pollution Control 1,100-km work will be completed," have been made in the railway sys- he said. Board (GPCB) to constitute a as a major threat in the last few like Mahisgar should be in the he said. tem on many fronts, with the gov- The Ahmedabad-Kevadia Jan high-level committee to study years because the lackadaisical ap- range of 6 to 8 mg per litre, it is ac- Modi also inaugurated three rail- ernment's focus on self-reliance in BENEFITING Shatabdi Express, one of the eight the issue proach of the authorities has em- tually below 2.9 mg per litre,” he way stations and a broad gauge railway manufacturing and tech- LOCAL POPULACE trains, is equipped with the boldened the industries to discharge added. lineconnecting Dabhoi to Kevadia, nology being a big reason behind Vistadome coache which offers s per the official untreated effluents into flowing In December 2020, Mr. Prajapati via video link on Sunday. the change, he said. M Modi inaugurated three large viewing areas with rooftop Aparameters, if the chemical rivers,” said Vadodara-based en- and a few others wrote a letter to the The prime minister said this is Besides tourists visiting the Prailway stations and a broad glasses and seats for passengers. oxygen demand (COD), which vironmental activist Rohit Prajapati. State authorities providing evi- possibly the first time that so many Statue of Unity, the local populace gauge line connecting Dabhoi to Modi said the Vistadome coaches indicates organic pollutant load, He said that both treated and dence, including videos and pho- trains were flagged off at the same will be the biggest beneficiary of the Kevadia, via video link on trains to Kevadia will make the is higher than 250 mg per litre, untreated effluent is released into tographs, of how toxic effluents time for one destination. new rail connectivity, he said. travel attractive. then it should not be released the estuary of the Mahisagar and were being dumped into the With increased connectivity, over "Today, Kevadia is no longer a esides tourists visiting the The amount of work done to into the rivers Gulf of Cambay, flouting the guide- Mahisagar and other rivers by in- one lakh people will visit Kevadia small place in a remote area of BStatue of Unity, the local modernise the country's railway lines of the Central Pollution Control dustries. daily in the near future, he said Gujarat. It is emerging as the world's populace will be the biggest infrastructure in the recent years Gujarat ranks fourth among the Board (CPCB). “The Vadodara Enviro Channel citing a survey. biggest tourist destination," he said. beneficiary of the new rail is unprecedented, he said. top five States with highly polluted As per the official parameters, if Ltd, which runs a 55-km-long The amount of work done to Despite everything remaining closed connectivity Unlike in the past when less focus rivers, with as many as 20 rivers in the chemical oxygen demand (COD), pipeline to discharge treated ef- modernise the country's railway for months during coronavirus pan- was given to new thinking and new the critically polluted category. which indicates organic pollutant fluents into the deep sea, releases infrastructure in recent years is demic, the number of tourists vis- ernment's efforts to ensure that the technology, the approach has Recently, a thick froth on the load, is higher than 250 mg per litre, the effluents into the river. The ef- unprecedented, Modi said. iting Kevadia is increasing fast, he Railways remain environment- changed to make wide changes in Mahisagar, along a stretch of sev- then it should not be released into fluents are not getting discharged Unlike in the past when less focus added. friendly. "Kevadia station is the the railway system, and changes eral kilometres, raised serious con- the rivers. into the deep sea as required,” a for- was given to new ways of think- He said the new Kevadia rail- country's first to get green building have taken place at once on many cern, prompting the Gujarat “Most of the Gujarat rivers where mer official of the Gujarat Pollution ing and technology, wide changes way station is an example of his gov- certification from the beginning," fronts, he said. Pollution Control Board (GPCB) the effluents are dumped into, the Control Board told The Hindu . MGR remembered COURTS MUST BE OPEN ‘DEMOGRAPHY NEEDS on birth anniversary TO SCRUTINY, SAYS SALVE TO BE LEVERAGED’ PRESS TRUST OF INDIA PRESS TRUST OF INDIA PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Chennai, Jan 17: India's biggest Chennai, Jan 17: Rich tributes Ahmedabad, Jan 17: Senior strength is its 'demographic divi- were paid to Ruling AIADMK Supreme Court lawyer Harish Salve dend' and people need to fully lever- founder and former Tamil Nadu has said courts must be open to age it to fast-track the country's Chief Minister M G Ramachandran public scrutiny and criticism as progress in various sectors, Vice- as he was remembered on his 104th "institutions of governance". President M Venkaiah Naidu said birth anniversary on Sunday by Addressing a lecture organised here Sunday. leaders including Prime Minister in Ahmedabad through video-con- Naidu also called upon the youth pire to become job creators rather Narendra Modi. ference on Saturday, Salve said crit- We have accepted that of the country to be at the fore- than job seekers, he said. "Bharat Ratna MGR lives in the icism of judges, judicial overreach constitutional courts front in accelerating progress and Stating that Kalam would be re- hearts of several people. Be it the and the manner of functioning is have become scripting the country's growth story. membered for his 'indomitable world of films or politics, he was not scandalising courts, and the institutions of "One of our biggest strengths spirit" and "never-say-die attitude", widely respected," Modi tweeted. language in which such criticism governance. As an today is our demographic dividend. Naidu said the former president pur- "During his CM tenures, he ini- is addressed should be treated with institution of We need to fully leverage this sued and persisted with discipline, tiated numerous efforts towards a grin. governance it must be to fast-track progress in different hard work and confidence. poverty alleviation and also em- uted sweets to the cadres on the "We today have accepted that open to public scrutiny sectors -- from agriculture to man- "Along with the development of phasised on women empowerment. occasion. AIADMK functionaries judges, or rather courts, and espe- and public criticism ufacturing and ensuring a sus- India's indigenous satellite launch Tributes to MGR on his Jayanti," organised functions in several cially constitutional courts, have be- HARISH SALVE I SENIOR SC LAWYER Salve added. tained growth rate in coming years", vehicles, he (Kalam) is also credited the prime minister said. places of the state and paid floral come institutions of governance. As "This residue of power to deal he said, after releasing a biography with the development of India's in- Leading the birth anniversary cel- tributes to the late leader. an institution of governance it with those who are capable of in- on the former President A P J tegrated guided missile development ebrations in the state, Chief Welfare assistance was distrib- must be open to public scrutiny think a time may come when the fluencing public opinion...You may Abdul Kalam at the Raj Bhavan. programme (IGMDP)", the VP said. Minister K Palaniswami said the uted and mass feeding programmes and public criticism," he said. Supreme Court may seriously con- be in public life, influencer. The book -- 'Abdul Kalam- Kalam can be credited with lay- late leader slogged for the welfare were organised by partymen across "We have always accepted that the sider a very large number of pro- "Those are cases where courts Ninaivugalukku Maranamillai' (im- ing the strong foundation of of the people and devised many the state. decisions of courts can be criti- visions of the Official Secrets Act, must retain with itself this slender mortal memories) -- has been penned 'AtmaNirbharta' in space and de- schemes for the benefit of poor In New Delhi, AIADMK Rajya cised, including in language which how far do they square with democ- jurisdiction of addressing any rup- by A P J M Nazema Maraikayar, fence sectors on which scientists and and ordinary people. Sabha member A Vijayakumar may be impolite. So the decisions racy," he said. ture in public faith which may be the niece of the late President and engineers were building today, Deputy Chief Minister O garlanded the statue of MGR in can be criticised. Can we criticise Most of them have fallen into caused," he said. by noted space scientist Y S Rajan. Naidu said. "The legacy of self-be- Panneersevlam, showering en- the Parliament premises, a party the decision-making process? Why disuse, said Salve, who was last Salve further said "if we do need "This is the time for the youth of lief that Kalam left motivated us to comiums on MGR, said the former release said. not?" Salve said. year appointed the Queen's Counsel the principles of contempt, where the country to be at the forefront in develop our own vaccine today. Chief Minister lived in the hearts Makkal Needhi Maiam chief He was addressing the 16th for the courts of England and Wales. do we draw the lines?" accelerating the progress and script- I must compliment the gov- of the people. Kamal Haasan, who latched on to Justice P D Desai Memorial Lecture To say an institution has lost its The lines must be drawn in a ing growth story", Naidu said. ernment and scientists for their Panneerselvam and the late leader's welfare legacy in on'Criticism of judiciary, contempt independence, to say that an insti- way that the overall system of gov- Paying rich encomiums to Kalam, untiring efforts in bringing out Palaniswami, coordinator and co- his ongoing poll propaganda and jurisdiction and its use in the age tution is acting at the behest of ernance--the institutions and the crit- who was known as 'people's presi- the vaccine for COVID-19. My coordinator of AIADMK respec- Amma Makkal Munnetra of social media'. someone, to allege corruption--that, icism of the institutions--helps dent', Naidu urged the youth to hearty congratulations for the tively visited the party headquar- Kazhagam general secretary TTV "Governance has to be under the if it is established to be untrue, is everybody march forward in this take a leaf out ofthe book and be- historic vaccination drive that ters here and garlanded the statue Dhinakaran among the others paid sharp blaze of sunlight...In fact, I clearly undermining public faith, march of democracy. lieve in themselves. They must as- kicked off yesterday", he said. of MGR and hoisted the party flag. floral tributes to a statue of the The two top party leaders distrib- leader here. Microfinance lending Kolam drawings mark Biden-Harris inauguration PRESS TRUST OF INDIA the permission was cancelled. Pictures of thousands of Kolam tiles Washington, Jan 17: Kolam, a tra- ‘PRESIDENCY were on Saturday woven into a video takes a plunge in Guj ditional Indian art form of drawing geo- FOR ALL’ to welcome Biden and Harris in the metric patterns on the floors as a sign spirit of ‘Presidency for All' and to AGENCIES of welcome, was part of the virtual ictures of thousands of Kolam showcase the multi-cultural heritage kick-off ceremony of the inaugura- Ptiles were woven into a video to of America. Ahmedabad, Jan 17: Because of tion of President-elect Joe Biden and welcome Biden and Harris in the A date for the installation after the the Covid pandemic and shrink- his deputy Kamala Harris, who traces spirit of ‘Presidency for All' and to inauguration will be set up after a go- ing incomes of factory workers her origin to Tamil Nadu where these showcase the multi-cultural ahead from the local security, said and workers in the informal sector, auspicious designs adore almost every heritage of America Sowmya Somnath who is part of the microfinance lending has taken a household. ore than 1,800 individuals from Inauguration Kolam 2021 organising massive hit. Disbursals in the mi- In Tamil Nadu, where Harris has Macross the US and many from team in her volunteer capacity. crofinance portfolio shrank by 84% roots, women draw Kolams on the India participated in the online Washington DC Public Schools arts in the September quarter in Gujarat, in the region. ground to invite health and prosperity initiative to create thousands of director Mary Lambert and visual arts according to the latest quarterly The major set of borrowers in the into houses where they are displayed. Kolam designs to celebrate the manager Lindsey Vance joined report on microfinance lending by microfinance sector are factory Pictures of thousands of Kolam tiles historic event Chandrasekar to combine thousands CRIF, a credit bureau. workers, farm labourers and peo- were on Saturday woven into a video of Kolam drawings made by people The report states that Rs 785 ple working in the informal sec- to welcome Biden and Harris in the tions,” said Shanthi Chandrasekar, an from many different backgrounds to wel- crore was disbursed in the second tor including domestic workers, spirit of ‘Presidency for All' and to award-winning multimedia and mul- come Biden when he takes office in a quarter of 2020-21, against Rs 1,583 vegetable vendors, micro-enter- showcase the multi-cultural heritage tidisciplinary artist from Maryland few days. crore in the corresponding quarter prise owners, among others, ac- of America. who took the initiative along with sev- Hundreds of artists, citizens and of 2019-20. cording to lenders in the sector. More than 1,800 individuals from eral others. students from across the country col- Prime Minister Narendra Modi “Due to the lockdown, most peo- across the US and many from India The initial idea was to have these laborated online to combine thousands on Saturday announced the launch ple’s jobs were affected and their participated in the online initiative to Kolam patterns from across the coun- of local pieces. of Rs 1,000-crore 'Startup India very survival was at stake because create thousands of Kolam designs to try in front of the White House as a sym- “This is what we wanted when we Seed Fund' to support startups and more than 50% of businesses were celebrate the historic event. bol of good beginning to the new ad- planned to have thousands of Kolam

help budding entrepreneurs pursue shut, drying up their sources of “Many believe Kolams symbolise ministration. tiles in front of the White House,” said

k y m c innovative ideas. Addressing the income. As they struggled to make positive energy and new beginnings. The Washington DC police gave per- Somnath. 'Prarambh: Startup India ends meet, loan repayments suf- People of all ages from various com- mission to the organisers to have it Lambert said the District of International Summit', Modi ex- fered, in turn affecting credit,” munities collaborated from their homes near the Capitol Hill around the in- Columbia Public School arts curricu- uded confidence that the growth of said Mahesh Thakkar, director to create tiles with eco-friendly mate- auguration venue. However, due to the lum focuses on equity and believes startups will help in generating general, Finance Industry rials. What started out as a local proj- unprecedented security measures that cultural representation is an important jobs and improving lives of people Development Council (FIDC). ect spread way beyond our expecta- have been enforced in Washington DC, part of that effort. P8 Now the government sends notices COLD WAVE CONDITIONS MONDAY | JANUARY 18 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR to farmers of the country from such agencies PERSIST IN NORTH INDIA probing terrorists. What is the intention of Parts of north India remained under the (Narendra) Modi government, after it the grip of an intense cold wave on dubbed farmers as terrorists, Naxals and Sunday with night temperatures agents of China and Pakistan? What are you dropping below the 5 degrees

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of the day uote CBI arrests Interfaith marriage triggers row in Raj Congress alleges railway officer in Some people PRESS TRUST OF INDIA decided not to Rs 1 cr bribery case turn up at the Bikaner, Jan 17: An interfaith last moment. The vaccination INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE marriage here has led the Hindu programme is govt procuring vax woman's family to allege the al- completely New Delhi, Jan 17: The CBI has liance to be a case of “love jihad”, voluntary. We cannot ask anyone to nabbed a senior railway engi- prompting a Union minister to de- compulsorily take the shot even if neering service officer of 1985 mand a law in Rajasthan against the person has registered for it batch along with two others in an the alleged practice of marriage for alleged bribery case of Rs 1 crore, religious conversion. SATYENDAR JAIN | DELHI HEALTH MINISTER at inflated prices officials said Sunday. Union Minister of State for A CBI officer said, "The ar- Agriculture Kailash Chaudhary rested railway officer has been demanded the law in the state de- The video statement by her fam- the girl. On the other hand, MoS Amit Shah is identified as Mahendra Singh spite the girl in a video statement ily led the woman to issue a state- for agriculture Kailash Chaudhary, the only Chauhan and the amount has on social media and to the police as- ment, asserting that she married who is a member of Lok Sabha leader who also been recovered." serting that she married on her the man on her own will on from Rajasthan, said the matter has grown in stature The official said that the CBI own accord and police too rejecting December 10 last year and instead of Sardar Patel. Like of “love jihad” should be investi- Patel, Shah and busted a racket on the allega- the allegation. The controversy of her converting to the Islam, the gated properly. “Such incidents Prime Minister tions that some senior public erupted after Bikaner resident man himself has converted to are not good for social harmony. A Narendra Modi are ushering in functionaries of North Eastern Manisha Dudi, 18, married 22-year- Hinduism. law against love jihad should be en- revolution and taking the country to Frontier Railways were involved old Mukhtiyar Khan last month She also reached the Naya Sahar acted on the lines of Uttar Pradesh. greater heights in corrupt practices with pri- after a brief love affair, prompting police station on Saturday to give The Bharatiya Janata Party stands vate contractors for the on-going the woman's family to issue a state- her statement to the police and with Bikaner's family and assures B.S. YEDIYURAPPA | KARNATAKA CHIEF projects in the North Eastern ment on social media, terming the sought protection from it. them that the BJP will enact a MINISTER Frontier Railways. alliance to be a case of “love jihad”. The Bikaner police said it was strong law in Rajasthan to prevent AGENCIES of Medical Research (ICMR)." He said that the contractors While the woman's father, in his not a case of “love Jihad” and both such incidents on coming to power SII CEO Adar Poonawalla had were allegedly being facilitated video statement, sought the com- the youths have married as per ib state in future,” he tweeted. Leave all work New Delhi, Jan 17: The Congress said stated that his company will sell in awarding the contracts pro- munity's help in the matter, her their own free will. “The ru- The BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh and first vote. Sunday questioned the procure- cessing of subsequent bills and grandfather threatened that he The polling for Covishield for Rs 1,000 per dose in mours are baseless and the dis- and Madhya Pradesh have brought Panchayati Raj ment of Covid vaccines, alleging open market, that is Rs 2,000 for 2 release of payments by the public would commit suicide with the en- trict police appeals to ignore such in the stringent anti-conversion Institutions has that the government has procured doses required for every individ- functionaries in lieu of illegal tire family members if no justice rumours,” Bikaner police tweeted laws to tackle the alleged problem started in the state the vaccines at inflated prices de- ual. Surjewala said, "Why should ex- gratifications. is done to them. along with the video message of of “love jihad". from today spite the manufacturers claiming port of vaccine be permitted with- they would supply the vaccines out immunisation of India's JAIRAM THAKUR | HIMACHAL PRADESH CHIEF without seeking profit. population? 'Corona Vaccine For MINISTER Congress General Secretary All' should be the stated policy of FOR A CAUSE 103-yr-old casts Randeep Singh Surjewala, ad- Modi government." dressing a press conference, said, "However, the government's ap- vote in Himachal SHORT TAKES "Why should the Modi government proach on free vaccination or cost pay Rs 95 per dose more to Bharat of vaccination, cost to exchequer, panchayat polls Biotech for a vaccine that has been profit margins of companies, etc, MP hooch tragedy: developed with the expertise and for India's 130 crore people is com- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA experience of scientists of gov- pletely opaque and shrouded in se- Main accused held ernment-run ICMR and pay more crecy," he said. Shimla, Jan 17: Despite his fail- Bhopal/Morena (MP): The for a vaccine that has only been The first COVID-19 vaccine shots ing vision and aching knees, India's main accused in the January tested on 755 individuals and is yet in India were given on Saturday to first voter Shyam Saran Negi 11 Morena hooch tragedy in to be cleared after phase-3 trials?" nearly two lakh frontline health- reached his polling booth in Madhya Pradesh which The Congress leader said the care and sanitation workers as Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur to killed 24 people was price of such a vaccine must be Prime Minister Narendra Modi exercise his franchise in the pan- arrested from Chennai cheaper than AstraZeneca-Serum rolled out the world's largest inoc- chayat elections Sunday. Sunday, officials said. The Institute of India's Covishield. ulation drive against the pandemic Negi, who is 103-year-old, cast home of main accused "Why is the price of the vaccine that has caused 1,52,093 deaths and his vote at the Kalpa polling booth, Mukesh Kirar in Chhera at Rs 1,000 per dose in the open upended millions of lives in the where he was given a warm wel- village was also demolished market?" he asked. Surjewala said, country. Modi asserted that the two come by laying a red carpet by as part of the action "'Covishield' is an AstraZeneca vac- vaccines being deployed will en- the district administration. Kalpa following the tragedy, they cine manufactured by Serum sure a “decisive victory” for India went to polls in the first round of added. Additional Chief Institute of India. against the coronavirus. the three-phase panchayati elec- Secretary Rajesh Rajora said Serum Institute is supplying this According to the government, tions in Himachal Pradesh Sunday. Kirar was held from Chennai, while Jaura Sub vaccine at Rs 200/dose to govern- the shots will be offered first to an Divisional Magistrate Neeraj ment. AstraZeneca has committed estimated one crore healthcare Sharma confirmed that the to supplying the vaccine at no profit workers, and around two crore accused's home had been while 'Covaxin', manufactured by frontline workers, and then to per- brought down. Bharat Biotech, is being supplied at sons above 50 years of age, fol- Rs 295/dose. Admittedly, Covaxin has lowed by persons younger than 50 been developed by Bharat Biotech years of age with associated co- ED arrests two in partnership with Indian Council morbidities. Pet dogs with their owners participate in a rally for a better world for animals in Kolkata PTI PHOTO Chinese nationals New Delhi: The ED has arrested two Chinese Plea in HC against LVB-DBS merger Sanskrit emerges as 5th most Deputy Commissioner Hemraj nationals in connection Bairwa honoured Negi with a with its money laundering PRESS TRUST OF INDIA widely used language in RS Kinnauri 'topi' and shawl. The DC probe linked to an alleged said young voters should get in- hawala racket worth an estimated Rs 1,000 crore New Delhi, Jan 17: A plea in the INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE Service in these four languages spiration from Negi, who turned that involved shell or Delhi High Court has challenged the and Sindhi language at the be- up to cast his vote despite bad dubious firms, official scheme of amalgamation of New Delhi, Jan 17: The use hest of Rajya Sabha Chairman health. In his message to people, sources said Sunday. The Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB) with of regional languages during Venkaiah Naidu in 2018. Negi said voters should partici- central probe agency Development Bank of Singapore Rajya Sabha proceedings has Besides, six languages like pate in the election process to elect arrested Charlie Peng alias (DBS), contending that its share- increased more than five Assamese, Bodo, Gujarati, good and capable candidates. Luo Sang (42) and Carter holders have been "left in the lurch" times and parliamentarians Maithili, Manipuri and Nepali Negi, who had made a special Lee under the Prevention of and the Centre and the Reserve spoke in 10 of the 22 sched- have been used after a long appearance in a Hindi film, “Sanam Money Laundering Act Bank have failed to protect their uled languages for the first gap, a Rajya Sabha document Re”, said he never missed casting (PMLA) January 15. They interests. time during 2018-20 reveals. his vote, be it panchayat, assem- were produced before a The petition was listed before a with Sanskrit emerging as the While Hindi and English bly or the Lok Sabha polls. He ap- local court here Saturday bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and fifth most widely used Indian are the widely used languages pealed to people to elect honest that sent them to 14 days Justice Jyoti Singh on January 13, language in the Upper House. during the proceedings of the candidates for their panchayats custody, they said. but was adjourned to February 19 With 12 interventions in House, the use of 21 other in the state. after the bench was told that the Sanskrit, all during 2019-20, it scheduled Indian languages Believed to the first voter in the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has states that from the date of merger, 25, 2020 and the merger took place has emerged as the fifth most (other than Hindi) 1952 General Election, Negi was 3 kids charred moved a plea in the Supreme Court "the entire amount of the paid-up on November 27, 2020. The petition widely used language in the has increased more than five born July 1, 1917 and retired as a to transfer all pleas against the share capital and reserves and sur- has contended that the Centre and Rajya Sabha among the 22 sched- times (512 per cent) per sit- schoolteacher, as per official to death amalgamation scheme to the plus, including the balances in the RBI have failed to protect the in- uled languages after Hindi, ting in 2020 over that of the 14- records. Remembering how he be- Itanagar: Three minor Bombay High Court. The petition share/securities premium account terests of the shareholders. Telugu, Urdu and Tamil. year period between 2004-17. came the country's first voter, Negi siblings, who were at their in the Delhi High Court has been of the transferor bank, shall stand It has also claimed that DBS was Four of the 22 scheduled lan- Rajya Sabha members spoke had earlier said the India's first relative's place, were filed by lawyer Sudhir Kathpalia, written off". The petition has said chosen for the merger without guages such as Dogri, Kashmiri, in 10 scheduled languages (other General Election was held in charred to death when a who was also a shareholder in that under the scheme, DBS was not inviting bids from other banks and Konkani and Santhali were than Hindi) in the February 1952 but in tribal areas massive fire broke out at the Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB) and lost required to give any shares to the financial institutions. It has al- used for the first time in the House on 269 occasions during of the state, the voting took place residence in Kamle district of his 20,000 shares in the company due LVB investors in return and they leged that the "scheme of amalga- Upper House since 1952, fur- 923 sittings between 2004 and five months in advance October 23, Arunachal Pradesh, an to the amalgamation scheme. were "left in the lurch". mation was irregular, arbitrary, ther to the introduction of 2017 at the rate of 0.291 1951 due to fears of inclement official said Sunday. The Kathpalia has sought quashing The amalgamation scheme was irrational, unreasonable, illegal Simultaneous Interpretation per sitting. weather rendering the exercise deceased have been of the clause in the scheme which approved by the RBI on November and thus, void". impossible during winter. identified as Kabak Yani (10), Kabak Nanu (7) and Kabak Chaku (5), Deputy Commissioner Hengo Basar said. As their parents were WHATSAPP, TELEGRAM OR SIGNAL? awaySaturday, the trio were putting up at a relative's place, he said, adding that WELCOME TO THE ILLUSION CALLED DATA SECURITY the fire, which broke out around 11 pm, quickly spread to nearby homes, damaging INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE tres -- your personal and sensitive morrow. Blindfoldly relying upon rectly compromised their networks; property of neighbours. information is always at their mercy. these platforms would not suffice. they used a third-party software New Delhi, Jan 17: As millions The Telegram development team There is a need for people to in- called Orion sold by IT manage- shun WhatsApp and download new is based in Dubai. The Telegram corporate cyber security as a way ment company SolarWinds to in- chat platforms in search for a secure team had to leave Russia due to of life," Duggal told IANS. filtrate the systems even of the US 5-yr-old raped experience, mind you that security local IT regulations and has tried Be it Pegasus software attack on Department of Justice (DoJ), Banda (Uttar Pradesh): A is nothing but an illusion and there a number of locations as its base, WhatsApp or the great Twitter The suspected Russian hackers five-year-old girl was is no guarantee that Telegram or including Berlin, London and crypto hacking last year that com- installed a malware in the Orion soft- allegedly raped in a village Signal may not be hacked in the Singapore. It does not store data promised accounts of celebrities ware and accessed sensitive data be- in Banda district, and the future, especially when nation-state within the boundaries of India. like US President-elect Joe Biden, longing to at least 250 US government police said the accused actors with highly sophisticated Signal does not own its own data former US President Barack Obama, agencies and businesses. Around y has been arrested. Circle tools and huge resources are on the centres. The company is entirely Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Microsoft 18,000 private companies and gov-

officer (CO) Nareni, prowl. Cloud based, which puts data at unlike Europe which has a strong lawyer, if you are looking at com- founder Bill Gates, Amazon founder ernment agencies downloaded the

k y m c Siyaram said the 23-year-old Encryption is fundamentally risk as cyber-attacks on Cloud-based General Data Protection Regulation plete and absolute security, you Jeff Bezos (you name it), people infected Orion software. accused had lured the minor flawed and once hackers get to know services have increased in the recent (GDPR) that treats the safety of its have to realise that security is a are always facing the risk of losing At least 24 big companies, in- to a secluded spot by any vulnerability or bug in the past. In case the data is compro- users' data diligently and seriously. relative term. their data. The latest is the cluding tech giants like Intel, Cisco, offering her Rs 10. He whole data travel journey -- apps, mo- mised, India which does not have a According to Pavan Duggal, one "What was secure yesterday is SolarWinds attack that has rocked VMware Nvidia and even a cyber allegedly raped the girl bile operating system, public Wi-Fi, there. The incident took dedicated law on privacy or on cyber of the nation's top cyber law ex- not secure today and what is se- the US agencies and several tech gi- security firm FireEye, have suf- place Friday night. Cloud and the physical data cen- security, will not be able to do much, perts and a seasoned Supreme Court cure today will not be secure to- ants. It is not that the bad actors di- fered the 'SolarWinds' hack. There has ROAD SAFETY MONTH TO P9 been no case MONDAY | JANUARY 18 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR of adverse BE INAUGURATED TODAY reaction or side- National Road Safety Month is effects of COVID-19 all set to be inaugurated vaccine in Monday to create awareness Maharashtra so far about road safety and reduce y RAJESH TOPE | road accidents in India

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of the day uote Farmers to carry out Nitish woos NRIs to invest in Bihar Bringing The Bihar government is also working on the tourism sector to attract domestic and foreign tourists Karnataka- occupied INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE as well as "Swachh Bharat Abhiyan" Marathi-speaking and cultural areas in tractor rally on R-Day initiative and both these pro- Maharashtra will be Patna, Jan 17: In a bid to attract grammes will be completed under the true tribute to AGENCIES Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) of the 'Saat Nishchay Part- 2'," the those who accepted martyrdom in Bihar origin, Chief Minister Nitish Chief Minister said. "We have con- the boundary battle. We are united New Delhi, Jan 17: Farmer Kumar held talks through video structed many eco parks in Patna, and committed towards it. Respects unions protesting against the conference with members of the Gaya, Nalanda, Rajgir, Bhagalpur to the martyrs with this promise Centre's agri laws said Sunday that Bihar-Jharkhand Association of etc. We inaugurated the 'Venu Van' they will go ahead with their pro- North America (BJANA). at Rajgir a few days ago and na- UDDHAV THACKERAY | MAHARASHTRA CHIEF MINISTER posed tractor parade in Delhi on Nitish invited BJANA members ture safari, zoo and 'glass walkway' Republic Day. on Saturday evening to visit Bihar will come up in the next few weeks Addressing a press conference at and see for themselves what he said at Rajgir. Bagaha is another wildlife Doubling the Singhu border protest site, was the development undertaken in adventure spot in north Bihar ad- farmers’ union leader Yogendra Yadav said, the state in the last 15 years. cities. "We have achieved the target Kumar. "We had targeted to give joining the Nepal border," Nitish income is the "We will carry out a tractor pa- He also promised all possible to reach from any remote place to electricity to every household in Kumar said. biggest priority of rade on the Outer Ring Road in help on land acquisition and other Patna in six hours and are now villages under the 'Saat Nischay BJANA President Avinash Gupta the Narenda Modi Delhi on Republic Day. The parade necessary infrastructure develop- working to reduce the time to just Part-1' and we achieved it in October said he hoped to become a part of government and will be very peaceful. There will be ment required for setting up new in- five hours. The conversion of two- 2018. Now, we are facilitating more the development of Bihar in the that the three no disruption of the Republic Day dustrial units in Bihar. laned roads into four-laned and than 20-hour power supply to them," coming months. BJANA members central farm laws would ensure parade. The farmers will put up ‘Ready for any The Chief minister said Bihar four-laned to six-laned ones are un- he said in a statement. Ajay Jha, Sanjay Rai, Ashok manifold hike in their earnings the national flag on their tractors." had come a long way in infra- derway at many places. Besides, "The Bihar government has also Ramsharan, Ajay Singh and Consul AMIT SHAH | UNION HOME MINISTER The authorities had moved the alternative to law structure development in the last so many new bridges and roads achieved 90 per cent target of sup- General of India in New York, Supreme Court seeking an in- 15 years with road connectivity to have either been completed or 80 to plying drinking water under the Randhir Jaiswal, were present on junction against the proposed trac- repeal demand’ every village and towns with major 90 per cent complete," said Nitish "Har Ghar Nal Ka Jal" programme the occasion. It would have tor march or any other kind of been better protest by farmers which seeks to nion Agriculture and had Prime disrupt the gathering and cele- UFarmers Welfare Minister Minister Narendra brations of Republic Day January Narendra Singh Tomar on Arnab drops Modi presented an 26. The matter is pending in court. Sunday again appealed to the IN FULL SWING example like that of Another farmer union leader, farmers unions to suggest names in leaked Joe Biden, the Darshan Pal Singh, alleged that ways to resolve the deadlock president-elect of the US, by getting the National Investigation Agency over the agrarian reforms himself vaccinated. By taking the implemented by the Modi WhatsApp chats COVID-19 vaccine shot, he would (NIA) is filing cases against those who are part of the protest or sup- government. Prior to the next have injected confidence among round of talks scheduled on people of the country. People are porting it. "All farmer unions condemn January 19 with the farmer still feeling hesitant in getting unions leading the protests this," Pal said, referring to the NIA themselves vaccinated against the farm laws passed summons reportedly issued to a PRADEEP MATHUR | SENIOR CONGRESS LEADER by parliament last year, he said farmer union leader in a case re- that if the farmer unions could lated to the banned Sikhs For suggest any alternative Justice outfit. solution, apart from the repeal SHORT TAKES Thousands of farmers, mainly of the three Central farm laws, from Punjab, Haryana and western the government would Uttar Pradesh, have been protest- certainly consider it. AGENCIES Six killed in ing at various border points of Raj bus mishap Delhi for over a month now de- aimed at increasing farmers' in- New Delhi, Jan 17: The Whatsapp manding repeal of the three laws come, but the protesting farmers chat between Republic TV founder Jaipur: Six passengers were -- the Farmers' Produce Trade and have raised concerns that these Arnab Goswami and former BARC burnt alive and more than 30 Commerce (Promotion and legislations would weaken the min- chief Partho Dasgupta reveals a others injured when a bus Facilitation) Act, the Essential imum support price (MSP) and sensational nexus between the caught fire after coming in two. Latest chats revealed that the contact with a live electricity Commodities (Amendment) Act, "mandi" (wholesale market) sys- wire in Rajasthan's Jalore and the Farmers (Empowerment tems and leave them at the mercy ex-BARC CEO even asked Arnab district, police said. and Protection) Agreement on Price of big corporations. Goswami’s help in getting a media The incident occurred in Assurance and Farm Services Act. The government has maintained advisor-type job at the PMO. Maheshpura village Saturday Enacted in September 2020, the that these apprehensions are mis- The screenshots, that have also night when the bus driver lost central government has presented placed and has ruled out a repeal been leaked on social media, sug- his way and entered into a these laws as major farm reforms of the laws. School students during the rehearsals for Republic Day Parade 2021, at Rajpath in New Delhi PTI PHOTO gest bid by top BARC executives rural area where the vehicle to manipulate ratings in favour came in contact with a of Republic TV and the Hindi hanging wire and caught fire, channel Republic Bharat. Deputy Superintendent of The WhatsApp conversations Police, Himmat Singh, said. SENA, CONG CLASH OVER No ‘drama’ on Vikas Dubey have also show how Arnab Goswami dropped names insinu- VIKAS WAS KILLED IN AN ENCOUNTER JULY 10 ating that he had the backing of the I&B Ministry notice govt. The chats have already in- AURANGABAD RENAMING AFTER HIS ARREST FROM MADHYA PRADESH vited the ire of opposition leaders. to Amazon Prime Who slammed Goswami’s TRP New Delhi: The Information PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Raut stressed that Aurangzeb INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE that a book with the title "Main euphoria over the Pulwama terror and Broadcasting Ministry ERSTWHILE ALLIES, was not secular but "a cruel" ad- Kanpur Wala" was being writ- strike. Several ex-servicemen have has issued notice to Amazon Mumbai, Jan 17: The Shiv Sena THE SENA AND THE ministrator. "Aurangzeb was reli- Lucknow, Jan 17: Richa Dubey, ten by one Mridul Kapil and a also accused him of putting per- Prime, seeking its response and the Congress, which are ruling giously blind and harboured ha- wife of slain gangster Vikas Dubey, film based on this book, was under sonal gains above national inter- to the complaints against its allies in the Maha Vikas Aghadi BJP, HAVE BEEN tred towards other religions," he has sent a legal notice to the au- production. ests.The leaked conversations web series 'Tandav' starring (MVA) government, Sunday sparred PITCHING FOR wrote. The Congress leader fur- thor of a book and the mak- The lawyers said that the have also provided evidence re- Saif Ali Khan. Ministry over renaming Aurangabad city, ther said that the Sena and the BJP ers of a film on her hus- film "Hanak", was being garding conflict of interest as sources that notice has been with the Uddhav Thackeray-led RENAMING have let down the people of band's life. shot at various loca- well. The two had discussed the issued to the platform as it party saying it is not "secular" be- Aurangabad despite being in power Richa has sought tions. The lawyers Kangana Ranaut-Hrithik Roshan had released the series, and haviour if one finds "cruel and re- AURANGABAD AS in the municipal corporation. "The a ban on any mate- said the biopic as story as well. Dasgupta was ar- came as the ministry took ligiously blind" Mughal emperor ‘SAMBHAJINAGAR’ renaming issue is being raked up rial based on her well as the book, rested in the alleged TRP rigging serious notice of complaints Aurangzeb "dear". now to mislead the local people. husband's life and were a violation of scam by crime branch of the against 'Tandav'. Hitting back, the Congress ac- AFTER CHHATRAPATI Our ally in the state, the Shiv Sena, the Bikru massacre Article 21 of the Mumbai Police December 24 last cused the Sena and the opposition SAMBHAJI MAHARAJ, is worried about its votes. Hence it in which eight po- Constitution which year. A Mumbai court had earlier BJP of playing politics over re- has initiated this 'Saamana' (match) licemen were allegedly protects the right to this month rejected his bail plea, 13-yr-old gang naming and asked them why they SON OF CHHATRAPATI of renaming," Thorat said. killed July 3 last year by privacy. stating that he appeared to have did not they remember the issue SHIVAJI MAHARAJ Without naming any party, Thorat Vikas and his men. Richa Article 21 of the Indian played a vital role in the scam to raped, 7 held while they were in power in further said those who play politics has sent the notice through her constitution says that no person rig TRP as per the police's case. The Umaria: A 13-year-old girl has Maharashtra for the past five years. Sambhaji Maharaj, son of using names of Chhatrapati Shivaji lawyers and has said that if she can be denied his right to life and Mumbai Police had earlier told been allegedly raped by nine Maharashtra Congress president Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Maharaj and Chhatrapati Sambhaji did not receive a satisfactory personal freedom except through the court that Republic TV Editor- men on separate occasions Balasaheb Thorat, however, main- Writing for 'Rokhthok', the weekly Maharaj need not teach him or his reply within seven days, she would the process established by law. in-Chief Arnab Goswami had al- after being abducted twice in tained that the MVA government of column in Sena mouthpiece party about the duo. "We are Marathi file a petition in the high court. "No permission was sought from legedly bribed Dasgupta with Madhya Pradesh's Umaria the Sena, NCP and Congress in the 'Saamana', party MP Sanjay Raut people and Chhatrapati Shivaji Richa's lawyers have also sought Richa Dubey and other family "lakhs of rupees" to ramp up the city earlier this month, a state is stable. said, "secular parties like the Maharaj and Chhatrapati Sambhaji the intervention of the Union members before writing the book news channel's viewership num- police official said Sunday. Thorat, who holds Revenue port- Congress are of the view that Maharaj are our deities. We will Ministry of Information and or making the film. This is an bers fraudulently. The girl’s mother lodged a folio, also said the government Aurangabad should not be renamed not seek votes using our role mod- Broadcasting in the matter. infringement of one's right to Dasgupta,was rushed to the police complaint January 14 works as per the common mini- as Sambhajinagar". He said these els and we will strongly oppose if Her lawyers said that the book privacy. The family came to know state-run hospital in central following which seven of the mum programme (CMP) and there parties feel that minority commu- anyone does so," he added. and the film being made on the about this only when the trailer Mumbai from the Taloja Central accused were arrested Friday. is no scope for the "politics of sen- nities like Muslims will not be Notwithstanding the differences Bikru incident, sought to malign of the film was released. The film Prison in Navi Mumbai in the timent". Erstwhile allies, the Sena happy if Aurangabad is renamed in views between the two MVA al- the image of her family. The is being made by Mohan Nagar early hours of Saturday after his and the BJP, have been pitching and it will affect their vote banks, lies on the issue, the revenue min- lawyers, Prabha Shankar Mishra and is being shot in Madhya blood sugar levels shot up, a prison Curfew in parts for renaming Aurangabad as which will raise questions over ister said that the state govern- and Rishabh Raj, told reporters Pradesh," the lawyers said. official had said, adding that he was of Bhopal 'Sambhajinagar' after Chhatrapati their "secular image". ment is stable and strong. put on oxygen support. Bhopal: The Bhopal district administration Sunday Sharma was sent packing to the enough vacancies with the lowest leaders melted as Priyanka was imposed curfew in three Priyanka trying Pandemic may Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium number of ministers – just 54 very persuasive and made them police station limits Enterprises (MSMEs) under Nitin including the PM. As many as eight agree for a meeting with Sonia and prohibitory orders in to tame Pawar over by June Gadkari last year. Sharma’s sudden ministers holding charge of three Gandhi where all issues would be some other areas as a removal from the PMO had taken to four ministries as Arvind here is an interesting tale as to resolved. These leaders refused to trange it may sound but true. precautionary measure over a Kuru the bureaucratic fraternity by Sawant (Shiv Sena) & Harsimrat Twhy Maharashtra strongman meet Rahul Gandhi, sources say. SThe Modi government signed construction work by a complete surprise. Sharma is a Badal (Akali Dal) exiting and Ram Sharad Pawar suddenly developed Reason! No useful purpose will be the vaccine purchase agreement community in the old city Kolumn 1988 batch of the IAS and has many Vilas Paswan (LJP) and Suresh national ambitions and jumped into served as he will continue to be on with the two Covid vaccine area. The order, issued by years to go in service. The Angadi (BJP) died due to Opposition unity fray without his own trip. But Priyanka assured manufacturers (Serum Institute, Bhopal District Magistrate government promptly accepted his pandemic. The Janata Dal (U) actually donning the mantle of the them that his brother is only trying Pune & Bharat Biotech Ltd, Avinash Lavania, said a request to quit and a gazette remains outside the Modi Cabinet UPA chairman’s post. It was Leader to strengthen the agenda and no Hyderabad) only at the eleventh community is carrying out notification was issued late night. so far. The size of the ministry of the opposition Rajya Sabha, agenda of holding any post. hour. Many other nations including construction in the old city Insiders in the bureaucracy say could be 78 plus. Jyotiraditya Ghulam Nabi Azad who called up Another reason for Priyanka's the WHO financed billions of dollars and there is a possibility of PM’s close IAS that Sharma had fallen out with the Scindia’s name figures on the top Sharad Pawar pleading with him to worry was Congress dissidents. for vaccines. But Modi showed his opposition by locals. officer quits PMO for some unknown reason. of the list of likely inductions, who come out of Maharashtra and play Rahul Gandhi had started ignoring true Gujarati skills and waited till Pandemic may gifted Madhya Pradesh in BJP's a role at the national level. After the public. When Rahul Gandhi the end when sellers were n a surprise development, Arvind kitty single-handedly. All his MLAs Azad a couple of other dissident went to the residence of Ahmed desperate as they had stock-piled. Burning train IKumar Sharma, a top IAS officer have been accommodated in the Congress leaders also talked to Patel for the last “darshan” Anand Modi could do this largely because belonging to Gujrat cadre has Cabinet reshuffle Sharad Pawar. The moment the pandemic is receding in India y Shivraj Singh government. It is Sharma and Bhupinder Singh

Thiruvananthapuram: A fire tendered his resignation from buzz begins now Scindia’s turn to be gifted Priyanka Gandhi got a whiff of such Hooda neither wished Rahul Gandhi and there is no clamour among the

k y m broke out in a luggage van of service. Sharma who was with a coveted post in the Modi a political move, she immediately nor got up to show courtesy. people to get vaccinated like in the c a running train in Kerala considered very close to the Prime ith the BJP chief JP Nadda Cabinet. There are indications that called up Ghulam Nabi Azad, Anand Whether dissidents will listen to West. Many in the PMO say that Sunday and was doused in Minister since his days in Gujarat Wcompleting re-organisation the BJP may induct a new Muslim Sharma and others. She invited the Gandhis or Pawar will ever India will overcome the pandemic time before it could spread to as Chief Minister, served in the of the party and sending several face in the Council of Ministers to them individually over a cup of tea fulfill his national ambitions is by May-June without vaccinating 80 adjacent passenger coach, Prime Minister’s Office since 2014. leaders packing, the stage is set send a message as part of Modi’s at her Sujan Singh Park residence another story. But the day was won crore people. He may, perhaps, get averting a possible major However, in a sudden development for a Cabinet reshuffle. There are ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas.’ for a free & frank dialogue. These by Priyanka Gandhi. rid of his grown up beard then. mishap, railway source said. CARGO SHIP SINKS IN P10 Distancing rules will MONDAY | JANUARY 18 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR BLACK SEA, 2 DEAD be toughened, with people asked to stay 2 meters apart A cargo ship sank off Turkey’s instead of 1 meter. They will Black Sea coast, leaving at least also be told to wear full two people dead, an official said. protective masks in public The governor of Bartin province transport and shops announced the shipwreck off

international Inkumu in northern Turkey.

k y m SEBASTIAN KURZ | CHANCELLOR, AUSTRIA c of the day uote GUARD TROOPS POUR INTO DC UK invites PM Drug Regulatory AGENCIES Authority Harris to be sworn Pakistan (DRAP) has Washington, Jan 17: By the bus- granted approval for for G7 summit emergency use of load and planeload, National Guard in by Justice Sonia troops were pouring into the US AGENCIES the Oxford- Kamala Harris, who will script AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine capital, as governors answered the history as the first female, first across the country urgent pleas of defense officials Black and first South Asian US New Delhi/London, Jan 17: Prime for more troops to help safeguard Minister Narendra Modi has been FAISAL SULTAN | SPECIAL HEALTH ASSISTANT, vice president Wednesday, will be Washington even as they keep anx- invited by his UK counterpart Boris PAKISTAN sworn in by Justice Sonia ious eyes on possible violent protests Sotomayor, the first Hispanic Johnson to attend the G7 summit in in their own states. justice in the US Supreme Court. the UK as a guest in June this year. Military leaders spent chunks The 58-year-old vice president- The summit will be held in England's The NHS of Thursday evening and Friday elect was inspired by Justice Cornwall region from June 11 to 13. vaccination calling states in an unprecedented Sotomayor's background, ABC Last year, US President Donald programme, appeal for more National Guard News reported, ahead of the Trump had extended an invite to the biggest in NHS troops to help lock down much of the presidential inauguration event Prime Minister Modi for an ex- history, is off to a city in the days before President-elect on January 20. They have both panded G7 meeting to discuss China. the table. The statement said that strong start with previously served as former more than three Joe Biden's inauguration. On Sunday, an official statement Prime Minister Johnson's ambition In dribs and drabs, governors prosecutors -- Harris in issued by the British High is to use the G7 to intensify cooper- million people receiving the life- California, Sotomayor in New saving jab, including more than a responded, some agreeing to send On Day 1, Biden will sign a dozen actions Commission in New Delhi said ation between the world's democratic an extra dozen, 100 or even 1,000, York. Sotomayor, 66, is third that Prime Minister Johnson will and technologically advanced na- third of those aged 80 or over On the first day of his presidency, Joe Biden would sign roughly a dozen while others said no. female justice in US Supreme use the G7 presidency to unite lead- tions. Between them the 10 leaders rep- RUTH MAY | CHIEF NURSING OFFICER, actions on four overlapping and compounding crises that the US is facing Court history. The calls reflect fears that violent ing democracies to help the world resent over 60 per cent of people liv- ENGLAND -- the COVID-19 crisis, the resulting economic crisis, the climate crisis, and extremist groups are targeting the a racial equity crisis – the incoming White House Chief of Staff said. All of build back better from coronavirus ing in democracies around the world. city in the wake of the deadly in- these crises demand urgent action. In his first ten days in office, Ned Lamont, who had initially ap- and create a greener, fairer and Describing the G7 as the most surrection at the U.S. Capitol Jan. President-elect Biden will take decisive action to address these four proved sending 100 Guard and on more prosperous future. prominent group of democratic If Biden wants 6. The threats range from armed in- crises, prevent other urgent and irreversible harms, and restore America's Friday agreed to send 200 more. The G7 - UK, Canada, France, countries, Johnson said it has long to send some surgents to possible attempts to place in the world, he wrote in the memorandum dated January 16. All told, more than 130 U.S. Air Germany, Italy, Japan, the US - been the catalyst for decisive in- messages plant explosive devices at so-called Guard flights in the past 72 hours along with the EU is the only forum ternational action to tackle the about reconciliation soft targets. quest to send at least 100 more where the world's most influential greatest challenges we face. "From and bipartisan Others agreed, setting off a dizzy- have carried at least 7,000 Guard cooperation, But as Washington begins to re- National Guard troops to D.C. “I ing torrent of military flights and troops to Joint Base Andrews in and open societies and advanced cancelling developing world debt to working closely with semble an armed camp, with more didn't think that we could safely convoys into the region. Maryland, according to U.S. Officials, economies come together for close- our universal condemnation of Gen. Mark Milley wouldn’t be a bad than 25,000 Guard due in the city by fill that commitment,” Brown said. “The peaceful transfer of power who spoke on condition of knit discussions. Russia's annexation of Crimea, place to start early next week, concerns about Oregon has already agreed to is a central tenet of American anonymity to discuss internal num- The UK has also invited heads of the world has looked to the G7 to violence at state capitals has grown. send 30 to Washington, but state democracy, and Connecticut stands bers. Thousands more are in buses Australia and South Korea to attend apply our shared values and diplo- MICHAEL O’HANLON | DEFENSE ANALYST, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown said leaders are worried about violence ready to aid in the protection of and military trucks, thundering as guest countries to deepen the ex- matic might to create a more open BROOKINGS INSTITUTION she turned down the federal re- at the state capitol in Salem. our country.” said Connecticut Gov. up highways toward Washington. pertise and experience around and prosperous planet," he said. SHORT TAKES LAST RESPECTS Facebook bans Boy reported Indonesia quake ads for weapon dead at sea attachments Gran Canaria: Spanish rescuers reached a boat toll rises to 73 carrying over 30 migrants INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE and brought them safely to Power supplies and phone com- the Canary Islands, but not in munications also began to improve. San Francisco, Jan 17: Facebook time to save one child who Thousands were left homeless has announced to ban ads that reportedly died at sea. and more than 800 have been in- promote weapon accessories and Rescuers said the small boat jured, more than half still receiv- protective equipment in the US at was discovered late Friday ing treatment for serious injuries, least through January 22, as the some 160 kilometers south of Jati said. country prepares for the Gran Canaria island. On The disaster agency’s data Inauguration Day January 20. board there were 11 men, 20 AGENCIES showed nearly 27,850 survivors "We already prohibit ads for women and three children were moved to shelters. Most of weapons, ammunition and weapon travelling in very poor conditions. The survivors Mamuju (Indonesia), Jan 17: them went to makeshift shelters enhancements like silencers. But said a 9-year-old boy had Indonesian rescuers on Sunday re- that have been lashed by heavy we will now also prohibit ads for died during the journey and trieved more bodies from the rub- monsoon downpours. Only a few accessories such as gun safes, they had tossed his body ble of homes and buildings top- were lucky to have tarpaulin-cov- vests and gun holsters in the US," overboard. pled by a strong earthquake, raising ered tents. the company said in a statement the death toll to 73, while military They said they were running last on Saturday. engineers managed to reopen rup- low on food, blankets and other tured roads to clear access for re- aid, as emergency supplies were Anti-Netanyahu lief goods. rushed to the hard-hit region. protest goes on More heavy equipment “We are unable to return to our reached the hardest-hit city of destroyed homes,” said a father of Jerusalem: Hundreds of Mamuju and the neighboring three who identified himself only protesters braved a cold district of Majene on Sulawesi as Robert. night in Jerusalem on island, where the magnitude He said his bed was shaking Nepalese Buddhist monks play traditional instruments during a procession after the body of Tsikey Chokling Rinpoche, Saturday to press on with 6.2 quake hit early Friday, said when he awoke and realized arrived at the Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling monastery in Nepal, Sunday their calls for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Raditya Jati, the National that it was an earthquake. He to step down over corruption Disaster Mitigation Agencys then removed a drip from his charges against him. spokesperson. hand and ran out. He had seen Demonstrators gathered at a A total of 73 people died in several nurses helping patients Navalny plans to return to Russia Jerusalem square near Mamuju and nine in the neigh- who were unable to move before Netanyahu's official boring district of Majene. the building collapsed. residence. The weekly AGENCIES money laundering that he re- The move came after a group of protests have been taking jected as politically motivated. US senators wrote a letter to place for over seven months. Berlin, Jan 17: Leading Kremlin The European Court for Human Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Virus found on ice cream in Tianjin critic Alexei Navalny plans to fly Rights had ruled that his con- urging the company to "develop home to Russia on Sunday after viction was unlawful. and execute a Facebook policy Mexico sees 2nd PRESS TRUST OF INDIA ernment said. It said 390 sold in recovering in Germany from his poi- The FSIN said Thursday it is- permanently prohibiting adver- Tianjin were being tracked down soning in August with a nerve sued an arrest warrant for tisements of products... prima- day of 20K cases Beijing, Jan 17: The coronavirus and authorities elsewhere were agent. Navalny after he failed to report rily designed for use in lethal tac- was found on ice cream produced notified of sales to their areas. Navalny announced Wednesday to its office. The prison service, tical operations and armed Mexico City: Mexico posted its second straight day of in eastern China, prompting a re- The ingredients included New that he would return, despite motions. The Kremlin has repeat- which has asked a Moscow court combat." more than 20,000 coronavirus call of cartons from the same batch, Zealand milk powder and whey Russian authorities' threats to put edly denied a role in the opposi- to turn Navalny's 3 12-year sus- As President-elect Joe Biden cases Saturday, suggesting a according to the government. powder from Ukraine, the gov- him behind bars again. He is ex- tion leader's poisoning. pended sentence into a real one, and Vice President-elect Kamala surge in a country already The Daqiaodao Food Co, Ltd in ernment said. The Chinese gov- pected to fly from Berlin to Moscow. At the end of December, the said it's “obliged to take all the nec- Harris prepare to be sworn into struggling in many areas Tianjin, adjacent to Beijing, was ernment has suggested the dis- On Thursday, Russia's prison serv- Federal Penitentiary Service, or essary action to detain Navalny office during the 59th presidential with overflowing hospitals. sealed and its employees were being ease, first detected in the central city ice said that he faces immediate FSIN, warned Navalny that he pending the court's ruling.” inauguration on January 20, There were 20,523 newly tested for the coronavirus, a city gov- of Wuhan in late 2019, came from arrest once he returns. faced time in prison if he fails to Navalny fell into a coma while Facebook let week announced to confirmed cases Saturday, ernment statement said. There abroad and has highlighted what Navalny, who has blamed his immediately report to its office in aboard a domestic flight from block the creation of any new live after 21,366 infections were was no indication anyone had con- it says are discoveries of the coro- poisoning on the Kremlin, charged line with the terms of a suspended Siberia to Moscow on August 20. events in close proximity to the reported Friday. That was tracted the virus from the ice cream. navirus on imported fish and other that Russian President Vladimir sentence and probation he re- He was transferred from a hospital White House, the US Capitol build- about double the daily rate of Most of the 29,000 cartons in the food, though foreign scientists Putin was now trying to deter him ceived for a 2014 conviction on in Siberia to a Berlin hospital ing and any of the state capitol increase just a week ago. batch had yet to be sold, the gov- are skeptical. from coming home with new legal charges of embezzlement and two days later. buildings. Reporting normally declines on weekends, suggesting next week may bring even higher numbers. The country also recorded 1,219 more Vaccine skepticism hurts East European anti-virus efforts deaths, a near-record.

AGENCIES merly under harsh Communist division among pro-Russians and rule. Those who once routinely un- FALSE BELIEFS pro-Westerners in Serbia. Uganda Prez Belgrade, Jan 17: Vaccines from derwent mass inoculations are In neighbouring Bosnia, a war- False beliefs that the the West, Russia or China? Or none deeply split over whether to get the torn country that remains eth- wins sixth term coronavirus is a hoax or that at all? That dilemma faces nations vaccines at all. vaccines would inject nically divided among Serbs, Kampala: Uganda’s in southeastern Europe, where coro- “There is a direct link between microchips into people have Bosniaks and Croats, politics also electoral commission said navirus vaccination campaigns are support for conspiracy theories and spread in the countries that are a factor, as the Serb-run half Saturday that President off to a slow start — overshadowed skepticism toward vaccination,” a were formerly under harsh appeared set to opt for the Russian Yoweri Museveni won a by heated political debates and con- recent Balkan study warned. Communist rule vaccine, while the Bosniak-Croat sixth five-year term, spiracy theories. “A majority across the region part likely will turn to the Western extending his rule to four In countries like the Czech does not plan to take the vaccine, a Those who once routinely ones. decades, while top Republic, Serbia, Bosnia, Romania ratio considerably lower than else- underwent mass inoculations Sasa Milovanovic, a 57-year-old opposition challenger Bobi and Bulgaria, vaccine skeptics have where in Europe, where a majority are deeply split over whether to real estate agent from Belgrade, Wine dismissed “cooked- included former presidents and favors taking the vaccine.” get the vaccines at all sees all vaccines as part of the up, fraudulent results”. In a even some doctors. Only about 200,000 people applied “global manipulation” of the pan- generational clash watched Serbian tennis champion Novak demic. “People are locked up, they across the African continent for the vaccine in Serbia, a country tions, Serbian officials have gotten but where many favor closer ties “Serbs prefer the Russian vac-

Djokovic was among those who of 7 million, in the days after au- their shots on TV. with Moscow. cine,” read a recent headline of the have no lives any longer and live in

k y m with a booming young c population and a host of said he did not want to be forced to thorities opened the procedure. Yet they themselves have been Serbian President Aleksandar Informer, a pro-government tabloid, a state of hysteria and fear,” aging leaders, the 38-year- get inoculated. By contrast, 1 million Serbians split over whether to get the Western- Vucic on Saturday greeted a ship- as officials announced that 38 per he said. old singer-turned-lawmaker False beliefs that the coronavirus signed up for 100 euros (USD 120) on made Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine or ment of 1 million doses of the cent of those who have applied to Djokovic has said he was against Wine posed arguably is a hoax or that vaccines would the first day the government of- Russias Sputnik V, more divisions Chinese Sinopharm vaccine, saying take the shots favor the Russian being forced to take a coronavirus Museveni's greatest inject microchips into people have fered the pandemic aid. in a country that is formally seek- he will receive a shot to show that vaccine, while 31 per cent want the vaccine in order to travel and com- challenge yet. spread in the countries that were for- Hoping to encourage vaccina- ing European Union membership it is safe. Pfizer-BioNTech version — a rough pete but was keeping his mind open. P11 India’s economic growth FRANCE WANTS SUSPENSION MONDAY | JANUARY 18 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR is not recovering as fast as the government is showing The EU and the incoming admin of US President- because the unorganised sector elect Joe Biden should suspend a trade dispute has not started recovering and to give themselves time to find common ground, some major components of the France’s foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian services sector have not said Sunday. “The issue that’s poisoning business recovered everyone is that of the price escalation and

taxes on steel, digital technology,” he said

k y m ARUN KUMAR | ECONOMIST c of the day uote RS Mahapatro becomes ‘Will agitate against complex, arbitrary GST system’ new Chairman of Going ahead, the market ACCORDING TO CAIT, THE GST HAS BECOME A HURDLE IN THE SMOOTH RETAIL TRADE BECAUSE OF THE COMPLEXITIES NIPM, Utkal Chapter could be volatile given the AND ARBITRARINESS OF ITS PROVISIONS ongoing earning season and the INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE ties and arbitrariness of its provi- CAIT Secretary General Praveen he said. Khandelwal added that the weak global cues. sions. In a statement Sunday, the Khandelwal said that implemen- CAIT conference will also discuss Run-up to the Budget would also New Delhi, Jan 17: The traders’ body said that it will convene tation of various programmes of the e-commerce and the proposed e- add to the volatility Confederation of All India Traders a three-day conference of trade lead- central Government have become commerce policy, empowering (CAIT) has announced that it will ers of all states from February 8-10 a cause of severe pain for the women entrepreneurs, appraisal SIDDHARTHA KHEMKA | HEAD (RETAIL launch a nationwide movement at Nagpur to chalk out the future traders, of which GST is one of of Mudra Scheme, easy avail- RESEARCH), MOTILAL OSWAL FINANCIAL against the present Goods and course of action. About 200 promi- the causes. ability of finance for traders, SERVICES Services Tax (GST) system which nent trade leaders from across the The present GST violates its among others. it claims has become "extremely country are likely to participate. basic fundamentals which were He was of the view that the retail It will take complicated" because of several "Post-Covid, the retail trade is announced at the time of its im- trade stands neglected, although it another 6-8 "arbitrary" amendments. fighting hard for its survival and in trary amendments. In such a sce- plementation in 2017, he said. generates an annual business months for According to CAIT, the GST has such a situation, the GST system has nario, we have decided to oppose "In place of 'Good and Simple turnover of `80 lakh crore. As many sales to recover 100 become a hurdle in the smooth re- become a devil for the business such amendments tooth and nail," Tax', it has become an obnoxious as 8 crore traders in the country POST NEWS NETWORK per cent. By the next tail trade because of the complexi- community due to several arbi- the CAIT said in a statement. and complicated taxation system," employ around 40 crore persons. festive season, we Bhubaneswar, Jan 17: expect sales to Radhashyam Mahapatro, Director surpass numbers of the previous (HR) of NALCO, took over as the financial year Chairman of the Utkal Chapter of YOGESHWAR SHARMA | EXEC DIR & CEO, Bank credit to National Institute of Personnel SELECT CITYWALK Budget 2021: Real estate Management (NIPM). He was unanimously selected as the Chairman of the chapter in the Anything manufacturing Executive Committee meeting which is a held today here. deterrent to sector seeks input tax credit With more than three decades the demand in the of experience in Power, Oil and (auto) sector we AGENCIES Coal sectors in different capacities, should stay away muted amid Covid DEVELOPMENT OF LEASED COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES Mahapatro has been actively in- because at the end New Delhi, Jan 17: The govern- volved and contributed signifi- that will cause problem ment should allow commercial real on input services (like procure- AGENCIES cantly in various functions of MARTIN SCHWENK | MD & CEO, estate developers to set off GST ment of cement, steel, works con- Human Resources. MERCEDES-BENZ INDIA paid on inputs like cement from tract services, etc) is required to be New Delhi, Jan 17: Bank credit to During his tenure in National the tax liability on rental income to capitalised to the cost of con- manufacturing sector has remained Hydroelectric Power Corporation avoid double taxation and give a struction. Since the input GST rates muted in the current financial year (NHPC), Engineers India Limited boost to the office market to help on this score are significantly high amid the pandemic, while few sec- (EIL) and Central Coalfields SHORT TAKES India maintain its advantage in (in the range of 18% to 28% for ce- tors, including construction and Limited (a subsidiary of Coal various sectors like IT and startups, ment, steel and other big-ticket trade, have witnessed resilient India Limited), Ranchi, he was BharatPe raises realty firms and consultants said items), the developers are los- flows. instrumental in promoting and `139 cr debt Sunday. Allowing input tax credit to ing/foregoing substantial cash According to the Financial enhancing the productive work In its Budget recommendation for developers, can be a big flows on this score," Dutt said. Stability Report of the Reserve culture there. New Delhi: Fintech company the 2021-22 fiscal year, industry impetus. As of now, they have He demanded that input tax credit Bank of India (RBI) for January, muted demand weighing on the Earlier, Mahapatro had held body CII has demanded that Section credit growth in the manufactur- outlook. various positions in NIPM in- BharatPe Sunday said it has to pay GST on various goods should be allowed in commercial 16 read with Section 17(5) of the real estate properties meant for ing sector in October 2020 con- With the onset of Covid-19, retail cluding as the Chairman of NIPM, raised `139 crore (about $20 and services while CGST Act should be amended to en- leasing purposes. tracted by 2%, while that in con- credit growth (y-o-y) has suffered, Ranchi Chapter from 2015 to 2019 million) in debt from venture constructing a project debt firm Alteria Capital and able the real estate players to avail "It would immensely help the struction witnessed a growth of while wholesale credit growth has and Regional Vice-President (Easter ICICI Bank that will be used ITC (input tax credit) on procure- SAHIL VACHANI I MD & CEO, MAX VENTURES commercial real estate developers 5.1% and credit to trade, hotels and held up though at low levels. Region) of NIPM’s National Council to strengthen its lending ment of goods and services dur- & INDUSTRIES in conserving significant cash flows restaurants was up 13.9%. "With stress tests pointing to a twice. Worth mentioning that under business and provide credit ing the construction phase where and help developers to sustain them- "An analysis of sectoral credit deterioration in asset quality of his able leadership as the Chairman to merchants. Founded by the said immovable property is in- of construction, working capital selves...if such input GST is per- growth, specifically to those that are banks, early identification of im- of NIPM Ranchi Chapter, 113 life Ashneer Grover and Shashvat tended for commercial leasing or loss, increased financing costs im- mitted to be utilised to be off-set critical in terms of gross value pairment and aggressive capitali- members were inducted in 2016, Nakrani in 2018, BharatPe renting. pacting the entire supply chain," against the output GST liability," added (GVA), shows resilient flows sation is imperative for supporting which is a rare feat for any pro- offers merchants a single The denial of ITC, leads to block- CII said. Dutt said. to sectors such as construction, credit growth across various sec- fessional body in the country. interface for all UPI apps like age of funds for a real estate player, Tata Realty & Infrastructure Ltd This will keep India's competitive trade and hospitality, while bank tors alongside pre-emptive strate- An avid believer in ‘teamwork’, Paytm, PhonePe, Google Pay, it said. MD & CEO Sanjay Dutt mentioned advantage in the IT & ITES sector credit remained muted to the man- gies for dealing with potential Mahapatro’s areas of interest in- BHIM, Mobikwik, Freecharge "In case of commercial leasing that as per current GST provisions, and startups through commercial ufacturing sector," the report said. NPAs," it said. cludes improving productivity, and others. It also facilitates of properties and outlets at malls, input GST credit during the con- real estate, he added. It said that the profile of whole- As per the report, the gross non- rural development, poverty alle- loan facility for its merchant partners. the renting of such premises at- struction phase (for commercial Dutt said this would help the sale credit in first half of 2020-21 performing asset (GNPA) of sched- viation, environment conserva- tracts 18 per cent which is available properties) is not available for set- Indian office market, which wit- and in the third quarter of 2020-21 uled commercial banks (SCB) are tion and ecology. With his strength as credit to the client. Disallowance off against output GST liability nessed a decline in net leasing dur- (up to November) reflects a sub- likely to increase to 13.5% by in transparency and leadership, he of credit during the construction from earning of rental income. ing the 2020 calendar year because dued credit situation across bank September 2021 in the existing is passionate to work for reforms ‘Session for tech phase leads to the increased cost "In other words, the GST charged of the Covid-19 pandemic. groups, pointing to risk aversion and scenario. in administration, so as to make entrepreneurs’ it responsive to the needs and as- pirations of the communities. Palakkad: Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) is organising Kharif paddy procurement a special session January 19 ‘India among fastest growing for tech entrepreneurs to Samsung announces know more about the service and support system being leaps 22% in state: Report ‘Big TV offers’ provided by its incubation centre in Palakkad. The hour- markets for Amazon Prime’ POST NEWS NETWORK sale their paddy in the on smart TVs long incubation programme PACs/LAMPs/WSHGs with ease. PRESS TRUST OF INDIA would be as many people watch- would provide the participants a chance to Bhubaneswar, Jan 17: Kharif The Food Supplies and ing video online as those watch- POST NEWS NETWORK explore the ecosystem at the paddy procurement is in full swing Consumer Welfare Department is New Delhi, Jan 17: India is among ing television over the next three KSUMs centre in this city, a in all 30 districts of the state. A procuring paddy through P-PAS the fastest growing markets for to four years. Bhubaneswar, Jan 17: Samsung, press release said. The total of 35 lakh 6 thousand 183 MT and issuing advance token to the Amazon Prime Video (APV) glob- The company does not disclose India’s consumer electronics brand session would have experts of paddy has been procured so far registered farmers to make it more ally, and the content streaming plat- country-specific subscriber num- announced exciting Samsung Big providing advice on technical which is 22 percent higher in com- efficient and transparent. form is focussing its investments on bers. While previously, APV serv- TV offers on its 55-inch and above aspects and trade scene parison to last year paddy pro- So far, 6,65,048 MT of paddy has bringing more content and ex- ice was bundled with the Prime of- premium range of televisions at besides tips on support to curement till date, says state gov- been procured in Bargarh district panding the service to a larger au- fering of the e-commerce giant, the all leading consumer electronics investment and basic ernment’s report. which is 13 percent more in com- dience in the country, a top company latest partnership with Airtel will retailers across the country. Offers infrastructure. It also says that state procured parison to last year procurement official said. allow prepaid users of the telecom during the Samsung Big TV days 28, 81,475 MT of paddy by Food on this day. Similarly, 2,84,493 MT APV, which has recently part- major to watch APV content as a will be valid till January 31, 2021. Supplies and Consumer Welfare of paddy procured in Bolangir, nered with Airtel to bring a mo- standalone offering. Consumers can access unique Excise duty mop Department Last year on same 1,14,325 MT in Ganjam, 4,12,645 bile-only plan (a global first) for growing markets for Prime and Streaming services have had offers with assured benefits on day. MT in Kalahandi, 2,11,217 MT in Indian users, competes with plat- APV. Our investments in content multiple tailwinds that have fu- purchase of large screen Samsung up jumps 48% Minister of Food Supply & Koraput, 1,35,618 MT in forms like Netflix, Disney+Hotstar, across 10 languages, both originals elled its growth in India over the TVs – 55-inch, 65-inch, 75-inch, 82- New Delhi: While the Consumer Welfare, Cooperation Nabarangapur, 1,20,967 MT in Zee5 and others in the country. and films, have helped us," Amazon past few years. Factors like af- inch and 85-inch QLED TVs, pandemic pummelled tax Ranendra Pratap Swain has di- Nuapada, 3,37,233 MT in "We've been in the country for the Prime Video India Director and fordable data, ubiquitous avail- Crystal 4K UHD, QLED 8K TVs. collection across the board, rected all officials to ensure smooth Sambalpur, 2,81,435 MT in last four years and growing very Country General Manager Gaurav ability of mobile phones and en- Additionally, consumers can avail excise duty mop up jumped and hassle free paddy procure- Subarnapur, 1,02,656 MT in steadily...APV is watched in over Gandhi told PTI. gaging content have driven adoption up to 20% cashback and extended 48% in the current fiscal on ment. All steps should be taken Sundargarh and 1,03,082 MT in 4,300 cities and towns in the coun- He added that as more customers of these services, especially among warranty offers coupled with EMI the back of a record increase so that the registered farmers can Malkangiri district. try, and India is amongst the fastest opt to watch content online, there the millennials. as low as `1,990. in taxes on petrol and diesel, that more than made up for the below normal fuel sales. 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AGENCIES Australia’s lead could have been ners Mitchell Starc and Pat gutsy all through. Other than much more had it not been for a Cummins finished with two wick- the nine boundaries, Shardul hit Washington’s dad Brisbane, Jan 17: Debutant delightful 123-run partnership ets each. Nathan Lyon for a six to bring up Washington Sundar (62, 144b, 7x4, for the seventh wicket between Symbolising the courage his maiden Test 50 fifty in style. wanted a century 1x6) and Shardul Thakur (67, 115b, Sundar and Shardul, who defied shown by the visitors, Sundar In fact, Shardul 9x4, 2x6) punched above their and then attacked the rival bowl- and Shardul mixed caution with opened his ac- weights with splendid half cen- ing attack aggression to bail their team out count with a INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE turies to keep with gusto. of a precarious position. hooked six Australia at bay Pacer First, they turned unlikely off the New Delhi, Jan 17: While fans and for- at stumps on the Josh saviours after three soft dis- world’s mer cricketers are pleasantly surprised third day of the Hazlewood missals pushed India on the back- No.1 at India’s tail wagging with No. 7 and fourth and (5/57) was the foot, and in the final session, the bowler, Pat No. 8 scoring half centuries, Washington final Test at the best among the two opened up and went after Cummins. Sundar’s father is upset at his son for Gabba here Australian the world-class Australian Sundar while not getting a Test ton. Sundar was the Sunday. Riding bowlers while attack. reaching his half ninth man to be dismissed at the Gabba on the performances his pace part- Shardul was century became the Test in Brisbane after scoring 62. of the two, India first visiting crick- “I am disappointed he did not get TWO TO TANGO: Shardul Thakur and Washington Sundar have some words finished on eter in Australia in a ton. When Siraj came, he should to share during their century stand at the Gabba, Sunday BCCI PHOTO 336, just 33 Scoreboard 74 years to grab three have hit fours and sixes. He is capa- runs behind wickets and smash a 50 on ble of that. He should have gone for PRESS TRUST OF INDIA I had not batted with Australia in Australia (1st innings): 369 debut. The one before him sixes. He could have gone for pulls and Sundar much. We their first in- India (1st innings, overnight 62 for 2): was also an Indian, Dattu big hits. Perhaps, he thought of try- Brisbane Jan 17: When Shardul were not looking at nings. It Cheteshwar Pujara c Paine b Phadkar, who made 51 ing to come close to Australia’s total Thakur stepped out to bat Sunday, the scoreboard. The was a score Hazlewood 25, Ajinkya Rahane c while batting at No.8 and as the lead was very less,” his father rescuing India from a precarious idea was to spend as much which did Wade b Starc 37, Mayank took three wickets during M Sundar stated from Chennai. “I 186/6 was not the only target on his time possible in the middle not seem pos- Agarwal c Smith b Hazlewood 38, the 1947/48 tour. speak to him in Australia every day. mind. Shardul was also keen to sible when Rishabh Pant c Green b Hazlewood Earlier it seemed I told him last (Saturday) evening impress the Australian crowd after SHARDUL THAKUR India had been 23, Washington Sundar c Green b that India were on whenever you get a chance, get a big being told how ‘rewarding’ it would reduced to 186 Starc 62, Shardul Thakur b Cummins trouble as score. He said, ‘sure I will’. feel by coach Ravi Shastri. India drives coming straight out of coach- for six with the 67, Navdeep Saini c Smith b Hazlewood Cheteshwar Pujara Sundar’s father is upset because he were virtually down and out when ing manuals. “Eventually at the dismissal of 5, Mohammed Siraj b Hazlewood 13, T (25), Ajinkya feels that his son’s batting capabilities Thakur (67) joined debutant end of the day it would help my Rishabh Pant Natarajan n o 1, EXTRAS: (B-5, LB-7 NB-2) Rahane (37), are not being utilised. He is also sur- Washington Sundar. (62). team; that thought was the biggest (23). 14, Total: (all out in 111.4 overs) 336. Mayank prised that Sundar is not a part of the “When I walked in, the situa- positive,” Thakur informed. Fall: 1-11, 2-60, 3-105, 4-144, 5-161, 6-186, Australia’s Agarwal (38) Tamil Nadu Ranji Trophy team for the tion was difficult I would not deny Cheered, he definitely was by 7-309, 8-320, 9-328. openers – last three years. “He has played 12 first that. The crowd was cheering for not just the crowd, but also his Bowling: Mitchell Starc 23-3-88-2, Josh and Pant fell. David Warner Hazlewood 24.4-6-57-5, Pat Cummins All the batsmen, class matches for Tamil Nadu. He has Australian bowlers. But I remem- teammates. They gave him a stand- (20 batting) and 27-5-94-2, Cameron Green 8-1-20-0, save Pujara, after performed whenever, he has got an op- bered our coach Ravi Shastri’s ing ovation on his way back to the Marcus Harris Nathan Lyon 28-9-65-1, Marnus getting a look-in, purtnity,” pointed out M Sundar. prophecy. He said at the start of dressing room. Thakur spoke about (one batting) – Labuchagne 1-1-0-0. fell to shots that Back in 2017, he was called up for the ODI series that ‘if you perform his love for batting and how he saw out six Australia 2nd innings: could have been the (pink-ball) Duleep Trophy final just in this country, you will be re- waited for such an opportunity. overs, and ex- Marcus Harris batting 1, David Warner avoided. Pujara a month short of his 18th birthday. The warded’. This inspired me to play “I have some batting talent. tended the batting 20, Total (for no loss) 21. however, got a brute off-spinner and left-handed batsman well and I batted to the best of my Whenever the throw-down spe- home team’s Bowling: Mohammed Siraj of a delivery from picked 11 wickets and scored 130 runs abilities,” said Thakur. “That one cialists with the team are avail- lead to 54 by Washington Sundar 2-1-12-0, T Natarajan 3-0-6-0, Hazlewood which he (88 and 42) to help India Red beat an India thing was on my mind that people able, I practice. These are the mo- stumps. Washington Sundar 1-0-3-0. had to play and was Blue side that comprised the likes Ishant are going love me,” added Thakur. ments you train and wait for and Shardul Thakur caught behind. Sharma, Pankaj Singh and Jaydev Batting at No.8, Thakur im- you could so something for the Unadkat as well as Suresh Raina. pressed with his stroke-play, his team,” he aigned off. SHORT TAKES ‘Losses teach a lot’ PLAYERS COMPLAIN AFTER BEING PUT IN HARD QUARANTINE ‘UN may decide Emotional message fate of Olympics’ COVID-19 has taught me New Delhi: India all-rounder to remain positive all the COVID-19 hits Australian Open ASSOCIATED PRESS Hardik Pandya penned down Sunday an emotional letter for time. It doesn’t matter ASSOCIATED PRESS cial media posts that the rules Sydney, Jan 17: Kevan Gosper, his late father who passed when you lose, because you seemed to have changed between a former International Olympic away recently. Himanshu learn a lot from those defeats Melbourne, Jan 17: Grand Slam what they saw before travelling to Committee (IOC) vice-president Pandya, father of cricketers PV SINDHU Hardik and Krunal, died champions are among the elite Australia and what was being im- has suggested the United Nations Saturday after suffering a was spent travelling to tournaments players in hard lockdown after four posed here. may decide on the fate of the cardiac arrest. He was 71. “To and back. This was the first time I had positive tests for COVID-19 emerged Cirstea posted on Twitter: “If postponed Tokyo Olympics. The my daddy and my hero, to quality family time. I was training at from two of the charter flights they would have told us this rule be- Olympics are to open July 23 but lose you is one of the most home. One thing I’ve learned is pa- bringing players, staff, officials and fore I would not play in Australia face mounting opposition at difficult things to accept in tience, and being positive all the media to Australia for the first ... I would have stayed home. They home as COVID-19 cases surge in life but you have left us so INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE time,” added the world champion, tennis Major of the season. told us we would fly at 20% capac- Tokyo, across Japan and across many great memories that we whose life has inspired a biopic, which Some players were angry at being ity, in sections and we would be a the globe. can only imagine you New Delhi, Jan 17: World is currently under development. classified as close contacts merely Gosper is still an honorary smiling!” Hardik wrote on Champion shuttler PV Sindhu was “Last year around March and for being on board those flights IOC member. “If you were look- 4 PERSONS WHO WERE ON Instagram. “Your sons are disappointed when the Tokyo April, we were getting ready for with people who later tested positive. Victoria Azarenka is one of the ing for a third party that recog- CHARTERED FLIGHTS TO standing where they are right Olympics were postponed last year, the Olympics. Unfortunately that Therefore these players were forced players undergoing hard quarantine nises that this has gone beyond MELBOURNE HAVE TESTED now is only because of you, but she utilised the free time to got postponed. I was a bit sad, but into a harsher quarantine than the in Melbourne being an issue just related to POSITIVE ON ARRIVAL your hard work, your self- work on rectifying her mistakes. The then I took it in a positive way broader group of players who’ll be sport then it could be a case to go belief and you were always ace Indian shuttler recently re- thinking I now had a lot more time allowed out of their rooms to prac- Sylvain Bruneau, who coaches OTHERS ON THOSE FLIGHTS PUT the United Nations and seek their happy. This house without turned to the court at the Thailand to learn, rectify my mistakes and tice for up to five hours per day. 2019 US Open champion Bianca UNDER HARD QUARANTINE involvement,” Gosper told the you would be less Open but crashed out in the first work on my strokes. So, that way Three cases were announced Andreescu, posted on social media ABC’s ‘The Ticket’ programme. entertaining!” he added. RAFA NADAL AND SERENA round. Sindhu says losses remind (I learnt) to stay positive and move Saturday and Victoria state’s to say he was on the flight from The IOC and local organisers WILLIAMS CURRENTLY her of the need to come back forward in life,” the shuttler added. COVID-19 quarantine commis- Abu Dhabi and had tested positive. UNDERGOING QUARANTINE IN have said the Olympics cannot be stronger the next time. For the 25-year-old, losses are as sioner Emma Cassar told a news Two-time Open champion Victoria ADELAIDE postponed again. They will be Back after ban “I learnt a lot last year. The first important as wins. “When you conference Sunday that there’d Azarenka and the 2014 US Open cancelled this time if they can’t Dhaka: All-rounder Shakib Al thing was patience, because we start, you lose some and you win been a fourth positive test involv- runner-up Kei Nishikori were re- be held. Hasan was Sunday included in had no tournaments for a couple of some. When you lose, it is always ing a person flying in for the ported to be on the flight from Los close contact ONLY if my team or “We've done this before in the the Bangladesh squad for the months. We couldn’t step out or a sad thing (because) you always Australian Open. So far, not a sin- Angeles. All passengers from both cohort tests positive.” IOC, we’ve gone to the United upcoming home ODI series play badminton, and we needed to want to win. That doesn’t happen. gle player has tested positive. of those flights are in hard lockdown. Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal Nations to give us assistance. This against the West Indies. It have patience,” Sindhu said as she But you will learn a lot more from Three cases emerged from the Several players in quarantine, and Serena Williams at the mo- is because we are talking about thus marks his return to talked about her feelings during your losses,” she shared. “I have flight from Los Angeles to here including Sorana Cirstea of ment are in quarantine in Adelaide. something that potentially is going international cricket after a the COVID-19 crisis. learnt a lot more from my losses, while the other person who tested Romania, Belinda Bencic of They are scheduled to participate to involve representatives from one-year ban for not reporting “I spent a lot more time with my and the need to come back stronger positive was in the flight from Abu Switzerland and Yulia Putintseva in an exhibition event there 205 countries,” asserted the former a corrupt approach. The three family because (earlier) all the time the next time,” she added. Dhabi. of Kazakhstan complained on so- January 29. IOC official. match ODI series will start January 20 in Mirpur. Shakib, 33, was handed a two-year ban in October, of which one Javelin throwers Neeraj, year was suspended, after he accepted three charges of Top teams cruise to easy victories breaching the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Anti- Shivpal motivate juniors POST NEWS NETWORK Saturday night. The Odisha team Corruption Code. The all- went down to Jharkhand by 54 runs. rounder was Bangladesh's captain in T20Is and Tests at Cuttack, Jan 17: Odisha Green, After being put in, Jharkhand the time. He returns to the Odisha Red and Odisha Violet won scored 182 for four in their 20 overs. ODI squad as an ordinary their respective games of the ODI Ishan Kishan (60, 36b, 6x4, 3x6) and member with Tamim Iqbal Women’s Cricket League played Virat Singh (67, 37b, 10x4, 1x6) put leading the side. Sunday at different venues . the Odisha bowlers to sword. Only In the first game of the day, Odisha Tarini Sa (2/37) managed to make Green beat Odisha Purple by eight some impression. The two top pace wickets with 73 balls to spare. After bowlers from the Odisha side, Best-ever show being put in, Odisha Purple could Suryakant Pradhan and Sunil Roul Honolulu: Indian golfer only muster 127 all out. Alipsa went for 38 and 36 runs in their Anirban Lahiri improved on Biswal (37) top scored for them. DJ quota of four overs. his personal best at the Reddy (5/14) was the standout bowler In spite of 66-run opening part- Waialae Country Club here for Odisha Green. In reply Odisha nership in just eight overs between Shivpal Singh (3rd from left) and Neeraj Chopra (right) with budding junior Saturday with a third round Green scored 128 for two in 37.5 Gourav Choudhury (36) and Govind javelin throwers at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Sunday OP PHOTO six-under 64 for a share of the overs to win the game comfortably. Poddar (28), Odisha failed to keep 17th position at the Sony Pragyan P Mohanty (44 n o) bat- the momentum going. They were POST NEWS NETWORK shared few tips and aspects of Open here. That brought his ted well for the Green side. bowled out for 128 in 17.5 overs. Bal Javelin, encouraging them to try to 54-hole aggregate to 12-under In the second game, Odisha Red, Krishna (4/21) bowled well for Bhubaneswar, Jan 17: Olympic- better their own distance of throw in his first start on the PGA riding on a fine century by skipper Jharkhand. bound javelin throwers Neeraj without being dissuaded by con- Tour in 2021. Lahiri is five Madhuri Meheta (102, 12x4), scored From none for 66, Odisha were re- Chopra and Shivpal Singh graced tinuous attempts. behind the new leader, 198 for seven in their 50 overs. They duced to 68 for three with Choudhury, the Odisha athletics selection trials Wishing the participants, the very Brendan Steele (61) after Saturday’s round. His 65 then restricted Odisha Yellow to Poddar and Biplab Samantray (0) here Sunday at the Kalinga Stadium. best for their trials they stayed on. Friday was his previous best. 160 all out, to win the game by 38 falling in quick succession. The trials are being conducted to se- at the stadium. Lahiri’s 64 included a double runs. Anjali Singh (46) batted well Subhranshu Senapati (19) and lect the team for the National Junior On the second day of the trials, bogey on 18th, his ninth hole. for the Yellow side while Rajashree Rajesh Dhupar (13) tried to stem Athletics Championship in a total 62 events were scheduled “I think even on the front nine Swain (2/21) and Sriya Chakra the rot. However, by that time the Guwahati. Both Neeraj and Shivpal in which more than 150 boys par- (of the course) I played really (2/15) picked up crucial wickets for DJ Reddy Madhuri Meheta required run rate for Odisha had interacted with the budding ath- ticipated. The participants were y well. It was unfortunate I had Odisha Red. climbed to over 12 runs per over. It letes, inspiring them to give their either in the under-18 or under-20

a couple of very aggressive In the third match of the day, ported by Rashmita Chinhara (62). wickets apiece for the Violet side. was quite clear that they were not very best of their performances age groups. Four events were can-

k k y y m m c c lip-outs (when putted balls Odisha Violet scored 218 for five in In reply the Odisha Orange could going to win from that position. during the trials. The athletes were celled due to non-participation. touch the lip (edge) of the their 50 overs. One of the star at- only manage 153 for nine in their ODISHA LOSE 4TH GAME IN A ROW Krishna, then got into the act thrilled to have the two sports icons The selection trials are being cup and do not fall in) else I tractions of this tournament, 50 overs. Sunit Murmu was the best The men’s senior Odisha cricket again dismissing Senaptai and of javelin, amidst them. jointly organised by Sports and could have probably shot Sushree Dibyadarshinee scored a batswoman for them with 70 runs. team lost their fourth match in suc- Dhupar to put the final nail on the Neeraj and Shivpal specifically Youth Services Department, another couple of shots,” quickfire 89 of just 69 balls with 11 Sujata Mallick, Preeti Priyadarshini cession in the Syed Mushtaq Ali coffin for Odisha. The others did not engaged with the promising javelin Government of of Odisha and Lahiri said. AGENCIES hits to the fence. She was well-sup- and Tanmayee Behera picked up two T20 cricket tournament at Kolkata, get going at all. throwers of Odisha. They also Odisha Athletics Association.

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