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IRREGULAR by MANJUL Padma Vibhushan for Sudarshan; Padma Shri Indian, Chinese troops for five others in state POST NEWS NETWORK

New Delhi, Jan 25:President Ram Nath Kovind has approved con- ferment of Padma awards to six em- face off at Naku La inent personalities from Odisha. Sudarshan Sahoo, an eminent sculptor from the state, has been INDIA, CHINA HOLD selected for Padma Vibhushan in the field of art. Padma Vibhushan— New exam pattern Today is the day we got our Constitution, the second highest civilian award, assuring you freedom of speech and me 16-HOUR LONG TALKS is awarded for exceptional and freedom to get you arrested! New Delhi: India and China held 16 hours-long distinguished service, the gov- marathon military dialogue to resolve an ongoing for +2 announced ernment announced Monday. border dispute and thinning of forces along the Line Significantly, five personalities POST NEWS NETWORK Earlier, January 22 the of Actual Control in Eastern Ladakh, government such as Shanti Devi in the field of Board of Secondary HOLIDAY NOTICE official said on Monday. The details of the meeting social work, Purnamasi Jani in Bhubaneswar, Jan 25: The Education revised the pat- The offices of Orissa POST will are yet to be known. The ninth Corps Commander level talks between both the countries took place at the field of art, Rajat Kumar Kar state government Monday tern of examination and dis- remain closed on the occasion in the field of literature and edu- announced a new exami- tribution of marks in dif- of Republic Day. Hence, there the Moldo Meeting point almost two months of last dialogue. It started at 10.30 am Sunday and ended at cation, Dr Krishan Mohan Pathi in nation pattern for students ferent subjects for annual will be no edition of the paper the field of medicine and Nanda appearing for Plus II annual HSC Examination, State January 27,2021. 2.30 am Monday. Lieutenant General P.G.K. Menon, the Corps Commander of Leh-based HQ 14 Corps, Prusty in the field of literature examination, following a re- Open School Certificate led the Indian delegation. India has sought complete and education have been selected duction in the syllabus owing Examination and Madhyama disengagement and withdrawing of forces from the for Padma Shri awards. to COVID-19 pandemic. Examination, 2021. SHORT TAKES disputed areas. The military commanders to convey The new question pattern The pattern can be down- the details of the meeting to Prime Minister Office. is meant for both regular loaded from the website The Ministry of External Affairs representative was and ex-regular students, reg- www.bseodisha.ac.in. As per RT-PCR report must also part of dialogue. istered in and after 2016. the revised pattern, there for visit to Kumbh The eight Corps Commander level talks had However, the question pat- will be two separate question AGENCIES The ninth Corps Commander taken place November 6. Though the talks had tern and syllabus for stu- papers in subjects- General level talks between both the coun- ended in a deadlock, both countries had agreed to dents registered in and be- Science and Social Science Dehradun: Devotees who wish to New Delhi, Jan 25: Indian and tries took place at the Moldo Meeting maintain dialogue and communication through mili- fore 2015 will remain for HSC & SOSC candidates attend the forthcoming Kumbh Chinese troops clashed at Naku La point in Ladakh region. It had started tary and diplomatic channels, and take forward the unchanged, said School and basing on old & new courses. mela must bring a COVID-19 discussions, push for the settlement of other out- in North Sikkim last week with at 10.30 a.m. on Sunday and ended Sudarshan Sahoo Mass Education Minister As per the pattern, the negative RT-PCR test report, standing issues, so as to jointly maintain peace and according to a standard many injuries reported, said a gov- at 2.30 a.m. on Monday. tranquility in the border areas. Indian Army chief Samir Ranjan Dash. examination will be held in operating procedure (SOP) ernment source. The situation is Lieutenant General PGK Menon, General Manoj Mukund Naravane earlier this month Former Japanese Prime Minister Dash said 50 per cent of 20 subjects and each paper issued by the Centre for holding said to be under control though as the Corps Commander of Leh-based said the forces are ready for a long haul along the Shinzo Abe and music legend SP the questions will have mul- will comprise 50 marks of the religious congregation. The of now. HQ 14 Corps, led the Indian dele- Line of Actual Control but hoped for an amicable Balasubrahmanyam have been tiple optional answers with objective (50X1=50) and 30 RT-PCR test must be conducted Naku La, incidentally, was one of gation. India has sought complete solution in its nine month long conflict with the awarded Padma Vibhushan. the right one giving one (3X10=30) marks of subjec- within 72 hrs of the date of the the original face-off sites, along disengagement and withdrawal of Chinese People's Liberation Army. "We are prepared Celebrated singer SP mark to the student. On tive questions. The candi- visit, stated the document by the with Pangong Tso, Galwan, Gogra, forces from the disputed areas. to hold our ground where we are for as long as it Balasubrahmanyam was conferred the other hand, 30 per cent dates need to attend each Union Ministry of Health and Hot Springs, in early-May last year. It happened after almost two takes to achieve our national goals and interest," the honour posthumously. He died of the questions will have paper in two hours. Family Welfare. The Uttarakhand The government source said the months after the last dialogue. The General Naravane had said. Since no thinning of in a Chennai hospital last year after short answers with each Similarly, the Madhyama government shall ensure that clash took place three days ago. It details of the meeting were yet to troops happened the soldiers of both the countries almost two months of treatment. fetching the students two or Examination-2021 will be healthcare and other frontline happened while both the countries' come. The military commanders are poised to remain exposed to minus 20 degrees Former Assam CM Tarun Gogoi three marks. conducted in eight subjects. workers engaged during Kumbh government and military were will convey the details of the meet- Celsius. On August 30, India had occupied critical and former Union minister Ram The students will have Even as the test will be con- Mela medical and public health readying for another round of talks ing to the Prime Minister Office. mountain heights on the southern bank of the Vilas Paswan, both of whom died options to choose from ducted for 80 marks in each operations are vaccinated on to resolve border dispute along the On June 15, 2020, India lost 20 Pangong Lake like Rechin La, Rezang La, Mukpari, last year, have been awarded the among the questions. The subject, the evaluation will priority. Only vaccinated 3,488 kilometre-long Line of Actual soldiers during a violent clash at and Tabletop that were unmanned till now. India Padma Bhushan, the third high- remaining 20 per cent of the be done for 100 marks. healthcare and other frontline Control. Galwan Valley with Chinese People's also made some deployments near the Blacktop. est civilian award posthumously. questions will have long an- The rest 20 marks will be workers be deputed for Kumbh The movement was carried out after the Chinese On Sunday, India and China held Liberation Army soldiers. Chinese Veteran playback singer KS swers. Here, the student will awarded as per marks ob- Mela duties, it said. As far as tried to make a provocative military move. Now, a 16-hour long marathon military di- never made their casualty public. Chithra has been honoured with have multiple options to possible, people must maintain a dominance at these 13 peaks allows India to domi- tained by a student for 80 six-feet distance in public places alogue that eneded at after 2 a.m. on India and China are engaged in nate Spangur Gap under Chinese control and also the Padma Bhushan as well. The choose from. Regarding fill- marks. The state govern- and wear masks, the SOP stated, Monday to resolve the ongoing a nine-month-long standoff at the the Moldo garrison on the Chinese side. At the Padma awards were announced ing up of forms to appear for ment announced to provide while the authorities have been nineth month long border dispute LAC. Despite several levels of dia- height of the standoff, India had lost 20 soldiers, Monday evening by the govern- the exams, the minister said guide books to students ap- directed to ensure the devotees and thinning of forces along the logue, there has not been any break- while the Chinese side an unknown number. ment honouring 119 prominent that the dates will be an- pearing for the annual HSC adhere to COVID-appropriate Line of Actual Control (LAC). through and the deadlock continues. personalities from various fields. nounced soon. this year free of cost. behaviour during the Kumbh.

Amazon moves HC; SIGNATURE THEME 19 from state to seeks Biyani arrest 1.77L RECEIVED get Prez’s Medals New Delhi: US online retailer POST NEWS NETWORK Amazon has filed a petition in the Delhi High Court seeking VAX 1ST DOSE Bhubaneswar, Jan 25: Thirteen detention of Future Group founders, including CEO Kishore police personnel and six firemen Biyani, and seizure of their POST NEWS NETWORK nation of the remaining regis- will receive this year’s President’s assets as it sought to block tered health workers will start Medals. The Ministry of Home Future Group from selling retail Bhubaneswar, Jan 25: With the January 28 and will continue till Affairs (MHA) Monday released a assets to Reliance Industries. In completion of inoculation of the February 10, said health director list of 946 security forces person- the petition, Amazon sought first dose of Covid-19 vaccines in Bijay Panigrahi. nel including 13 from Odisha to re- enforcement of the Singapore the pilot phase Monday, as many “The registered healthcare pro- ceive the President’s Police Medal arbitrator's ruling in October as 1,77,090 healthcare workers fessionals, who were left out in on the Republic Day. against its partner Future's have got shots. the initial phase, can get the shot Special Director, Intelligence, `24,713 crore deal with Reliance. According to official sources, during this period,” he said. The Radha Kishan Sharma, a 1995- Amazon sought the Biyani family while the health department tar- director further said that the sec- batch IPS officer, and Budhi to be directed to "disclose their geted to vaccinate 1,92,555 health ond dose of Covid-19 vaccination Bahadur Thappa, Deputy Subedar assets, including movable and workers in the initial phase, 1.77 of the health workers in the state at the Biju Patnaik State Police immovable property" and the lakh turned up at the vaccine will begin February 15 (18 days Academy, will be conferred with same be attached. Also, it centres. after the first dose). President’s Police Medal for dis- sought "detention" of Biyani, his About 3.5 lakh healthcare pro- The data base of the other front- tinguished services on the occasion. daughter Ashni and seven other members of the founder family fessionals have registered them- line workers is under prepara- The MHA also announced the as well as three other officials selves for vaccination of which 1.77 tion. After completion of vacci- names of 11 other police person- including a company secretary lakh got first doses. The second nation of the health workers, they Medics hold the Tricolour as they stand next to a model of coronavirus vaccine syringe and vial, made in honour of nel from Odisha including senior of the Group. P11 spell of the first phase of vacci- will be vaccinated, he added. corona warriors, ahead of the 72nd Republic Day, in Bangalore, Monday PTI PHOTO IPS officer and IGP (law and order), S Praveen Kumar who will receive the Police Medal for Meritorious MARKET WATCH Service. Three officials of the Directorate of Prisons and Lockdown made India’s rich richer: Oxfam report Correctional Service have been INDEX VARIATION selected to get the President’s cor- POST NEWS NETWORK ginning, it laid bare the stark in- every hour in the month of April rectional service medals for dis- SENSEX 48347.59 530.95 equalities inherent in the society 2020. The wealth of Indian billion- tinguished services. Two other Bhubaneswar, Jan 25: India’s 100 soon after the lockdown was im- aires increased by 35 percent dur- prison officials will be conferred BOURSES NIFTY 14238.90 133.0 billionaires have seen their fortunes posed,” Behar added. India intro- ing the lockdown and by 90 percent with the correctional service medal DOLLAR 73.19 `0.03 increase by `12,97,822 crore since duced one of the earliest and most since 2009 to USD 422.9 billion rank- for meritorious service. March 2020, enough to give every one stringent lockdowns in the face of ing India, sixth in the world after US, Six fire services personnel have EURO 88.66 `0.19

CURRENCY of the 138 million poorest Indians the pandemic; the enforcement of the China, Germany, Russia and France. been selected by the MHA for the ` GOLD `49,325 `185 a cheque for 94,045 each. It would lockdown brought the economy to Out of a total 122 millions who lost President’s Medals. Leading fire- take an unskilled worker 10,000 a standstill triggering unemploy- their jobs 75 per cent, which ac- man Kasyap Kumar Pattanaik SILVER `67,027 `385 years to make what this industrialists ment, hunger, distress migration counts for 92 million jobs, were lost will receive the President’s Fire BULLION made in an hour during the pan- and untold hardship in its wake. in the informal sector. The mass ex- Service Medal for gallantry while demic and three years to make what The rich were able to escape the odus on foot triggered by the sud- another leading fireman he made in a second, finds the lat- pandemic’s worst impact. den lockdown & the inhuman beat- Kamalakant Puhan will receive est India supplement of the Oxfam omists from 79 countries, commis- the biggest economic crisis in the his- The report notes that billionaires ing, disinfection and quarantine the Fire Service Medal for

WEATHER report “The Inequality Virus”—the sioned by Oxfam, reveals that 87 tory of independent India, while working in sectors like coal, oil, conditions the informal workers Distinguished Services. Four of- y BHUB CTK latest report being released at Press per cent of the respondents expect billions of people are struggling to telecom, medicines, pharmaceuti- were subjected to turned a health ficials--Assistant Fire Officer Sarat

Club of Odisha here Monday. an ‘increase’ or a ‘major increase’ make ends meet. It reveals how the cals, education, and retails increased emergency into a humanitarian Chandra Mallick, Station Officer

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TEMP MIN 20.0° 19.0° worst public health crisis in a hun- try as a result of the pandemic. ing economic, caste, ethnic, and March 2020 when India announced died due to the lockdown, with rea- ing fireman Prakash Kumar Forecast dred years. It triggered an economic “The report shows how the rigged gender divides,” Oxfam India CEO world’s biggest COVID-19 lockdown sons ranging from starvation, sui- Behera and driver havildar Humidity 98% 90% Dense fog crisis comparable in scale only with economic system is enabling a super- Amitabh Behar said. and economy came to standstill. cides, exhaustion, road and rail ac- Balabhadra Dehury will receive in early Rainfall Nil Nil morning the Great Depression of the 1930s. rich elite to amass wealth in the “While the Coronavirus was being On the other hand, data has shown cidents, police brutality and denial Fire Service Medals for The new global survey of 295 econ- middle of the worst recession and touted as a great equaliser in the be- that 170,000 people lost their jobs of timely medical care. Meritorious Service. REPUBLIC DAY SPECIAL

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k y m c FORTUNE FORECAST Indian Constitution: When Kondh ARIES Uprising shook Nourishing high ambi- tions is a good thing if they can drive you to achieve your potential. You make plans and execute them with utmost care. You may focus all your Lesser known facts the British Raj attention on attracting a member of the other sex. But Ganesha warns you not to get too swayed by it, AGENCIES Handwritten by Prem Behari 2,000 amendments TRIBAL LEADER CHAKRA BISOI ANOINTED Narain Raizada were made to the first LAKSHMI NARAYAN BHANJ, A SCION OF THE he final draft of the Indian The original Constitution draft TAURUS Constitution, which is the of India was handwritten When the draft was ROYAL FAMILY, AS THE NEW RULER OF GHUMSAR This is a day when you Tlongest in the world, was by Prem Behari Narain prepared and put up AGAINST THE WISHES OF THE BRITISH will be dying to share adopted November 26, 1949. It was Raizada in a flowing italic for debate and dis- your thoughts and feel- ings with someone near legally enforced January 26, 1950, style with beautiful callig- cussion, over 2000 and dear. You will be extremely effective the day that we celebrate as Republic raphy. The Constitution was amendments were CHAITALI SHOME,OP Chakra Bisoi took their leader- in communicating your ideas and emo- Day ever since. Here are some lesser published in Dehradun and made before it was fi- ship. He anointed Lakshmi Narayan tions and will thus develop greater close- known facts that you probably did- photolithographed by the nalised. Bhubaneswar, Jan 25: The aura Bhanj, a scion of the royal family, ness and intimacy with your loved one. n’t know about the Indian Survey of India. of Republic Day touches the pa- as the new ruler of Ghumsar The time spent with your sweetheart will Constitution. triotic nerve of every Indian. In against the wishes of the British. be full of love and warmth. January 26, 1950: The Each page was decorated by Constitution was the journey to freedom from the The Kondhs rallied behind Bisoi, ‘Babasaheb’ was ready to burn it. artists from Shantiniketan legally enforced British, Kondhs of Odisha had who eventually fought for the re-es- GEMINI “My friends tell me that I have The original Constitution Passed by the their fair share of contribution. tablishment of the native rule. You need to understand made the Constitution. But I am is hand-written, with each Constituent Assembly These indigenous people came into However, the British forces man- and respect the feelings quite prepared to say that I shall be page uniquely decorated by Members of the Constituent Assembly signing the November 26, 1949, it limelight in 1836 for their fierce aged to capture Ghumsar in 1767 of others. You will be the first person to burn it out if it artists from Shantiniketan Constitution came into effect fight against the British. and that brought untold miseries beset by financial worries doesn’t protect the interest of the including Beohar January 26, 1950. The and plagued by financial insecurity. You minorities,” said Dr Bhim Rao Rammanohar Sinha and will work with grim determination to date January 26 was achieve all your goals and will be success- Ambedkar, regarded as the Father Nandalal Bose. chosen to commemo- ful in doing so, says Ganesha. of the Constitution’ in the Rajya rate the declaration Sabha September 2, 1953 during a The original copies are of Purna Swaraj debate on amendment. stored in special helium- (complete CANCER filled cases Independence) of 1930. You will focus on near The Constitution was originally The original copies of ones and give more written in Hindi and English the Indian Constitution, Constitution of India: attention to them. You The original copies of the Indian written in Hindi and A 'Bag of Borrowings' will exude charm in your Constitution were written in Hindi English, are kept in special The Indian actions. Your kin's response will surprise you. Long-time relations will progress and English. Each member of the helium-filled cases in the Constitution is often and benefit you. Constituent Assembly that drafted Library of the Parliament called a ‘bag of bor- the Constitution, signed two copies of India. rowings’. It is called of the constitution, one in Hindi and so because it has bor- LEO the other in English It took nearly 3 years to rowed provisions from Your expectations from write it down the constitutions of PB Narain Raizada who wrote the Constitution your partner or spouse The English version has The Constituent various other coun- are likely to be unmet, 117,369 words Assembly, which first tries including Britain, so keep them low. For There are a total of 117,369 words met December 9, France, the USSR, traders and comission agents, this could be a tough day, and hence they should in the English version of the 1946, took pre- Japan, Germany and be wary of suffering from financial Constitution of India which contains cisely 2 years, the US. However, it is reversals. Important documents should 444 articles in 22 parts, 12 sched- 11 months much more than a be signed only after careful scrutiny, ules and 115 amendments. and 18 days mere copy of other Successors of tribal freedom fighters says Ganesha. to come up constitutions. Longest Constitution in the world with the British invaded the Kondh area to the subjects. Making matters VIRGO With so much of writing, the final draft. Amended only 94 to seemingly stop the Meriah sac- worse, the kingdom suffered from Indian Constitution is the longest times in over 60 years rifice, but they failed. The British a massive agricultural crisis due to Personal problems of any sovereign country in the then decided to use force against very poor rainfall. While the low which have been sim- Amended only 94 mering for quite a long world. In its current form, it has times in the first 62 them. However, they did not succeed harvest broke the backbone of the time may be resolved a Preamble, 22 parts with 448 years, the due to high altitude and difficult ter- people, levying exorbitant taxes today. Ganesha advises you to put in articles, 12 schedules, 5 ap- Constitution of rains of where the Kondhs lived. by the British on Ghumsar king A page from the Constitution that extra bit of effort. You may plan to pendices and 115 amend- Indian has stood the The British meddling in their socio- only added to the woes. The gov- start a joint venture. In the evening, you ments. test of time. As of religious rights led to a prolonged ernment demanded arrears from can dedicate your time to some much- needed socialising. January 2019, there state of warfare. the king, who in turn tried to realise The Constitution wasn’t have been 103 amend- Forced taxation by the colonial the amount from the Kondh in- typed or printed ments to the masters had infuriated the Kondhs habitants. This led to severe un- LIBRA Both the versions of Constitution of India on end. They thought that their rest among the tribals. Ganesha says that you the Constitution, Hindi since it was first en- land would be grabbed by the Speaking to Orissa POST re- will be able to impress and English, were hand- acted in 1950. British. They were never in the searcher Jitu Mishra said, “The people with your written. It is the longest PIC -Bloombergquint habit of paying taxes. The illegal Kondhs are the fiercest tribe of extraordinary abilities. handwritten consti- tax system made them broke. So Odisha. They are always conscious You will express your intention to study tution of any country much so, that the officials of the Raj about their rights. So much so, that and go in for higher studies in the evening. This decision will help you on earth. even forcibly took away their cook- after Indian Independence they understand which career field is best ing utensils. The Kondhs revolted continued to hold their own courts suited for you. Ganesha says before tak- violently against the British. where justice is delivered instantly.” ing any further decisions you should Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar signing the Constitution think about the future too.

SCORPIO SUDOKU The chemistry between post To solve the Sudoku puzzle, each row, you and your partner PEANUTS CROSSWORD would be electrifying. column and box must contain the numbers Ganesha foresees a day 0 to 9 and the letters A to E. full of romantic indulgences. Things at home front would be pretty relaxing. You are on a money saving mission today and your bargaining skills would definitely yield benefits.

SAGITTARIUS According to Ganesha, creative juices are likely to flow freely today. You are all geared up to meet new challenges in life and crack few business deals. Financial gains on the cards. However, make sure your health does not take a back-seat all this while. CALVIN AND HOBBES CAPRICORN If you are holding an authoritative position at work, today is your day, feels Ganesha. Sincere efforts and honesty will not make the SOLUTIONS current projects cross finishing line, but also fetch you appreciation and rewards from one and all.

AQUARIUS The day will kick start with you deciding to opt for higher education or a per- sonality development course. If you are a businessman or associ- ated with finance, it will be a favourable day BREVITY for you, foresees Ganesha. Through out the CROSSWORD day, you will be occupied with one or the other thing but you will not be complaining.

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tive in your dealings, and think lesser about CHECK FOR SOLUTIONS OF THE PUZZLES TOMORROW SUDOKU chasing after money, says Ganesha. COVID-19 TRACKER P3 FOGGY MORNING TUESDAY | JANUARY 26 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR INFECTED RECOVERED DEAD Vehicles pass through a World 9,98,55,528 7,18,59,270 21,40,714 fog-covered Ring Road in Cuttack, Monday India 1,06,26,586 1,02,83,240 1,53,069

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CITY DIVYANG CENTRE SHOCKER Mo School: CM seeks adoption of govt schools Naveen writes to two Union ministers, HC judges, MPs and MLAs to adopt maximum three schools each

POST NEWS NETWORK Pratap Sarangi, HC judges and law- us. It has provided us with the abil- transformation of their favorite Probe begins in sexual makers from Odisha to adopt schools ity to create a unique identity for schools. Notably, a number of bu- Bhubaneswar, Jan 25: With an of their choice in a bid to bring ourselves,” he said in the letter. reaucrats including Chief Secretary aim to boost the Mo School transformation in the school at- The Chief Minister said the pro- SC Mahapatra have already come Abhiyan, Chief Minister Naveen mosphere. A person can adopt a gramme has brought them an op- forward to adopt schools for their harassment allegations Patnaik Monday appealed to two maximum of three schools under portunity to do something for their holistic development this year. Union ministers from the state, the initiative. dearest school. “We always have The state government had POST NEWS NETWORK Orissa High Court judges, all MPs “You all have established your- an emotional link with the school launched the ‘Mo School Abhiyan’ and MLAs from the state to adopt selves in society by your own abil- in which we have studied,” he fur- on the Children’s Day in 2017 to Bhubaneswar, Jan 25: The State We have just started A special team has been government schools under the ity and talent. The school in which ther said. create a platform for people to con- Commission for Persons with an investigation. The formed to probe the initiative. you had studied has a significant Patnaik urged everyone to adopt nect, collaborate and contribute to Disabilities Monday launched a commission requires some matter and efforts are on to He has written to Union minis- contribution to that. Contribution their favorite schools, noting that revamping the government and probe into the alleged sexual ha- time to complete the probe trace the accused persons ters Dharmendra Pradhan and of schools is immense, it has shaped they can create opportunities for the government-aided schools in Odisha. involved rassment of inmates and running SULOCHANA DAS I CHAIRPERSON, STATE of a sex racket at a divyang train- COMMISSION FOR PWD UMASKANKAR DASH I BHUBANESWAR DCP ing centre at Palaspalli area in the state Capital here. A team of the commission, led The incident came to the “The disabled inmates were ANVESH PRADHAN by its chairperson Sulochana Das, fore after a video by a forced to have sexual relations visited the All Odisha with government officials. As a AWARDED PMR BAL Orthopedically Handicapped former woman employee woman employee of the centre, I Welfare Association centre and went viral on social media have also been sexually harassed,” met inmates and office bearers. she told reporters covering her PURASKAR 2021 “We have just started an inves- face and concealing her identity. tigation. The commission requires abuse of the inmates and opera- The woman said that she had POST NEWS NETWORK some time to complete the probe,” tion of a sex racket in the disabil- lodged a complaint in the Airport po- Das told reporters, adding that ity centre came to the fore after a lice station November 23 last year. New Delhi, Jan 25:14-year-old Anvesh strong action will be taken against video by a former woman employee Meanwhile, the Bhubaneswar Shubham Pradhan, a scholar from Khordha the accused persons if the alle- of the centre went viral in the so- Deputy Commissioner of Police district, has been awarded the Pradhan gations are proved. cial media. (DCP) Umaskankar Dash said a Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2021 for his The disability panel has taken The woman employee also special team has been formed excellence in the field of Scholastics. suo motu cognizance of media re- named a senior functionary of the to probe the matter and efforts According to the ministry of Women and ports on the incidents. She said that centre and accused him of running are on to trace the accused per- Child Development, since first class, Anvesh the commission has not received a sex racket and even engaging sons allegedly involved in sexual has been awarded more than 200 certifi- any formal complaint from anyone. inmates in the immoral activities harassment of inmates of the cates, prizes and scholarships by various The incident of alleged sexual by luring money. centre. reputed international, national and state level organisations like Australian Mathematics Competition and UNSW Global Australia among others. Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday interacted with all awardees via video con- R-Day ferencing mode and congratulated them on in the air their achievements. Significantly, the Union government has Members of ‘Vande been awarding the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Mataram’ hold a Bal Puraskar to the children with excep- patriotic roadshow tional abilities and outstanding accom- at Mahatma plishments, in the fields of innovation, Gandhi Marg in scholastics, sports, arts & culture, social Bhubaneswar, service and bravery. Monday, As many as 32 children have been awarded on the eve of the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar Republic Day this year. OP PHOTO The awardee children are from 32 dis- tricts of 21 states/UTs. Seven awards have been given in the field of Art & Culture, nine awards have been given for Innovation and five for scholastic achievements. Number of estuarine crocs rises AGENCIES conducted the drive in creeks, SURVEY AT BHITARKANIKA creek lets, rivers and nallahs Kendrapara, Jan 25: The Out of 1,768 estuarine The enumerators also witnessed in and outside Bhitarkanika number of estuarine croco- crocodiles spotted this year, several albinos in the wild in Wildlife Sanctuary and diles in the Bhitarkanika there were 593 hatchlings, 593 addition to a 45-year-old and a Mahanadi Deltaic region. National Park (BNP) here yearlings and 367 juveniles 12-year-old captive albinos Each unit was provided with has increased from 1,757 last a census kit (map showing the year to 1,768 this year, ac- area including river and creeks, cording to the annual status route to follow, binocular, spot survey conducted from light/powerful torch light with January 15 to 23. cells, notebook, pen/pencil, According to Bikash day and night census forms, Ranjan Das, Divisional Forest VHF and small boats were Officer (Rajnagar Wildlife used for day and night count- Division), out of 1,768 estu- ing of crocodiles. arine crocodiles spotted this The entire day and night year, there were 593 hatch- census operation was moni- lings (measuring below 2-feet- old and a 12-year-old captive and 32 crocodiles at tored and supervised by tech- long), 593 yearlings (mea- albino. Gahirmatha forest range. nical expert Sudhakar Kar de- suring between 2-3 feet), 367 Das said that 1,397 saltwa- The head count drive of es- puted from the Wildlife juveniles (measuring between ter crocodiles were spotted tuarine crocodile was organ- Headquarters, said official 3 -6 feet, 152 sub-adults meas- within Dangamala scheme ized by 22 enumerator teams, sources. BNP is the only place uring between 6-8 feet) and 336 pond and Kanika wildlife consisting of wildlife per- within India, where saltwa- adult crocodiles. range, 263 estuarine croco- sonnel, crocodile experts and ter crocodile head count drive The enumerators also wit- diles in Rajnagar wildlife researchers. has been going on every year nessed several albinos in the range, 76 estuarine crocodile The enumerators were di- since 1976, Das said. wild in addition to a 45-year- at Mahakalapada forest range vided into 54 segments and

PADDY PROCUREMENT BJP, Cong slam govt again POST NEWS NETWORK According to the itics over the issue, you (BJP) should buy paddy through Bhubaneswar, Jan 25: The FS&CW minister, FCI,” he further stated. ongoing political slugfest over none of the genuine Reacting on this issue, state issues related to paddy pro- Food Supplies and Consumer curement continued Monday farmers will be Welfare Minister Ranendra with the BJP asking the gov- deprived of Pratap Swain said the paddy ernment to use contingency procurement process is going fund to procure paddy from procurement on full swing and the state has the farmers. procured 20 per cent more Holding a press conference is asking the question because than the amount of paddy the here, state BJP president Samir no one from the government state had procured last year. Mohanty said, “Though the is seen in the mandis,” the The state has procured farmers are waiting for a long BJP leader said. 6,93,660 tonnes of paddy till time to sell their hard earned Senior Congress legislator date while the last year’s fig- paddy at various mandis, the Narasingha Mishra targeted ure as on same date was government is sitting idle. No one both the state government and 6,48,382 tonne, Swain said. is addressing their problems, Centre for non-procurement of While 33 per cent extra paddy which is highly unfortunate.” paddy from the farmers. was procured in Bolangir dis- The government had “When the farmers are com- trict, it was 11 per cent more in utilised the contingency fund plaining that they have not Kalahandi, 27 per cent in to implement the Kalia scheme. received token, the societies are Koraput, 24 per cent in Nuapada

Therefore, now also the gov- replying that they have not and 25 per cent in Sambalpur,

k y m c ernment should bring money received the target. If the gov- he pointed out. from the fund to buy paddy ernment wants to procure sur- The paddy procurement from the farmers, he said. plus paddy from the farmers, process will continue till March “Who procures paddy from why has the target not been end and none of the genuine the farmers? The miller or given?” Mishra asked. farmers will be deprived from the government? Every farmer “Inspite of doing cheap pol- it, he assured. P4 TUESDAY | JANUARY 26 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR downtown

Complete rly projects early: CS BJD to demand MSP hike in Parl

k y m POST NEWS NETWORK c POST NEWS NETWORK Out of 17 ongoing projects, eight MONTH-WISE REVIEW have been prioritised as critical Bhubaneswar, Jan 25: The ruling Bhubaneswar, Jan 25: Reviewing ones by the railways for which spe- Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has decided the railway traction power trans- Deadlines have been cial focus have been laid on early to raise several issues including set for completion of mission projects, Chief Secretary completion of the projects, Dhal demand for increase of minimum each project and OPTCL Suresh Chandra Mahapatra Monday has been asked to said. support price (MSP) of paddy and asked all concerned officials to adhere to the timeline Chairman of OPTCL Sourabh implementation of the MS complete the projects as per the Garg said, “As of now, construc- Swaminathan Commission report The Energy Secretary scheduled timeline. tion of OPTCL railway transmission during the upcoming Budget has been asked to take Deadlines have been set for com- a month-wise review of sub-stations have been completed Session of Parliament starts from pletion of each project and Odisha the work-schedule in at Nuapada, Kamakshya Nagar, February 1. Power Transmission Corporation coordination with Kendrapara, Kechobahal, Deogaon, This decision was taken at the This decision was taken at the meeting of BJD (OPTCL) was asked to adhere to concerned departments Lanjigarh and Boina road stations. meeting of BJD Parliamentary Parliamentary Party held under the chairmanship of the timeline. for expeditious Out of this, railways have started Party held under the chairman- Mahapatra asked the Energy implementation power withdrawal from 5 sub-sta- ship of BJD President and Chief BJD President and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Secretary NB Dhal to take a month- tions.” Minister Naveen Patnaik here wise review of the work-schedule 220 KV power to railway feeders transmission projects have been Commissioning of power sup- Monday. assemblies for women in the pletion of Khurda-Bolangir rail- in coordination with concerned de- from where the railways take power assigned to OPTCL out of which ply to railway lines like Titilagarh- “The BJD has always stood in Parliament, he said. way like. It would also raise the partments for expeditious imple- as per requirement of the trains seven projects have been completed Sambalpur-Jharsuguda, Singapur- support of farmers. We will raise The party would also press for demand for early completion of mentation. through power conversion sub-sta- within the scheduled time with in- Damanjodi, Lanjigarh-Junagarh, our demand for implementation constitution of Vidhan Parishad in the proposed coastal highway proj- Railways authorities were asked tions. vestment of around Rs 59 crore. Nuapada-Gunupur, Tatanagar- of MS Swaminathan Commission the state and inclusion of Ahimsa ect, Patra said. to complete construction of their Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL) Out of the remaining, 17 proj- Badampahar, Khurdha-Nuagao and report and double the paddy MSP (non-violence) in Preamble of Besides, the issues like set up power conversion sub-stations in was instructed to expedite the issue ects estimated to worth around Rs Rupsa-Bangiriposi have been ex- during the upcoming Parliament Constitution. of an international airport at Puri, pace with power supply projects of of no objection certificates (NOCs) 247 crore are in different phases of pedited. OPTCL was directed to session,” said BJD MP Sasmit As Odisha is always neglected in inclusion of Sambalpuri/Kosali the OPTCL. for Belpahar transmission tower. implementation while three oth- complete these projects in the cur- Patra. The party has also decided railways sector, the party mem- and Ho languages in the Eighth It may be pertinent here to men- Presenting details of the proj- ers are in process of tendering, he rent working season within two to to raise the issue for reservation of bers would put pressure on the schedule of the Constitution will tion that OPTCL supplies 132 KV or ects, Dhal said 27 railway traction said. three months. 33 per cent seats in Parliament and Union government for early com- be raised by the party. 62 POSTS IN SPL WING PLUS III ADMISSIONS Anganwadi workers FOR WOMEN OKAYED Third phase from January 29 POST NEWS NETWORK sion during the first two phases lines for the second phase of Plus to get mobile phones POST NEWS NETWORK 10 sub-inspectors (SIs), eight ASIs can apply during the third phase. III admissions in 2020-21. The merit and 14 constables. Besides, five Bhubaneswar, Jan 25: The Higher The Common Application Form list of the second phase was pub- Bhubaneswar, Jan 25: Chief posts of ministerial staff have also Education department Monday (CAF) fees will be deposited online lished January 2, 2021. POST NEWS NETWORK Minister Naveen Patnaik Monday been approved, the CMO said. In sent a letter to all principals of de- through SAMS website of the state The application process of Plus sanctioned 62 posts for functioning December, the CM had announced gree colleges specifying guidelines Government. The selection will be III first year admission was started Bhubaneswar, Jan 25: The Odisha of the special wing in the police de- to set up a special wing in the police and timelines for the third phase done as per merit. from September 8. The first phase government has decided to pro- partment to deal with offences to probe various crimes against Plus III admission in degree col- The last date of applying online merit list was published September vide mobile phones to all the an- against women and children. women and children. leges (Plus III first year) for the CAF through www.samsodisha.gov.in 28. In the first phase, out of a total ganwadi workers for timely dis- Recruitment of 60 police personnel, Addressing the valedictory ses- session 2020-21. is February 2, 2021. The merit list will of 2,13,959 students, 1,58,540 have semination of information. a cyber forensic expert and an IT sion of the senior police officers’ con- As per the timeline, the process be published February 3. The online been selected for admission in the State Women and Child expert has been approved. ference, Patnaik had said, “Crime for third phase of admissions into admission and data updation of stu- first phase which was held from Development Minister Tukuni This special police wing will be against women and children re- Plus III courses in degree colleges dents selected in Phase-III selection September 29 to October 2. Sahu said that mobile phones will headed by a senior IPS officer of mains our focus area. I announce the across Odisha will commence from will continue from February 4 to Earlier, the government also no- help to strengthen their work. Inspector General (IG) rank while creation of a special wing in Odisha January 29. February 9, 2021. tified about spot admission to be con- The government has also de- there will be two additional SP rank Police to look after offences against Candidates who have not applied Earlier December 21, the de- ducted between November 23 and cided that each anganwadi cen- officers, 10 DSPs, nine inspectors, women and children.” for admission/not taken admis- partment sent guidelines and time- November 27. tre will be provided with a weigh- ing machine to check the weight According to Women of children, she said Sunday on the Industech celebrates FAKE SCRIBE HELD sidelines of a meeting organised and Child Development HEALTH FIRST by the All Odisha Anganwadi Minister Tukuni Sahu, ninth foundation day Bhubaneswar: Commissionerate Police Workers and Sahayikas' Monday arrested a fraud scribe on the Association in the Ganjam mobile phones will POST NEWS NETWORK charges of extortion and blackmailing. district. According to sources, the accused, In an attempt to intensify ac- help strengthen the Bhubaneswar: Industech Somya Ranjan Samantray of Tangi, is tions in addressing various forms Engineering Services Pvt. Ltd the owner of a web channel, Durniti of discrimination and violence anganwadi workers (IESPL) Bhubaneswar celebrated Live. Samantray used to extort money against women, the department in their work its ninth foundation day at a hotel from business persons threatening to also released a communication here Monday. publish defamatory news against package on the occasion of the them. A bus owner’s wife recently The occasion was attended by National Girl Child Day. women and has a set of animated lodged a complaint with Khandagiri luminaries of various disciplines police accusing Samantray of demand- While the government has been videos and posters with 'Tiki Mausi' from industries, academics, banks ing Rs 5 lakhs from her husband for not taking several steps for strength- -- the mascot of the department as and law enforcement. The digni- showing defamatory news in his web ening institutional mechanisms the protagonist. taries were Khilwan sahu (JSPL channel. Samantray had also allegedly that cater to the needs of women Through these initiatives, the Vice President), Professor Barun threatened the bus owner to frame him and girls, including implementa- state hopes to check gender-based Dandpat (US), A Gayen (NSIC,Govt. in a false sexual case showing fake tion of legislations, a 360-degree ap- prejudices that compromise the of India) , BB Mohanty, (AGM nude videos. Another bus owner from proach in communication is being human rights of women that are Indian Bank), SK Dash (former ex- Nabarangpur district alleged adopted to create awareness and guaranteed under the law, said ecutive director NALCO), A Rakshit Samantray of demanding a hefty to change the mindset of the com- Anu Garg, the department's (Principal Kalinga DPS), Professor amount as well. Samantray had earlier munity with respect to women's secretary. AK Samal (HOD cardiology, been arrested by Commissionerate rights and entitlements, a senior "The communication package fo- HITECH Medical college), Saroj Police for allegedly duping a person of official said. cuses on issues such as male child Pattnaik (former chief engineer, several lakhs on the pretext of helping The communication package, preference, gender discrimina- minor irrigation, Govt. of Odisha). the victim to start a media channel few developed in collaboration with tion, child marriage, dowry, do- months ago. Khandagiri police Monday the United Nations Population mestic violence, and sexual ha- arrested Samantray after registering a Fund, aims to address discrimi- rassment at the workplace," A health camp in progress at Madhupatna Traffic Police Station in Cuttack, Monday, to mark the National Road Safety case (865/20) in this regard. He was nation and violence faced by she said. Month OP PHOTO sent to judicial custody by a local court. XUB holds 2nd The program included presen- Local artiste uses augmented reality to create tattoos tation on the growth of the com- edition of TEDx pany and its mission and vision. POST NEWS NETWORK During the deliberation, MD POST NEWS NETWORK (AR) is taking the art of tattoos a step tattoo artists and studios are still Ranabir Kumar Dey indicated A step further. This technology combines struggling to bring in some income. Bhubaneswar, Jan 25: Xavier that the company, with the support Bhubaneswar, Jan 25: Body art image recognition, keyed with the During the unlock phase amid the University, Bhubaneswar conducted of the Odisha industries and state further has emerged as one of the best ways tattoo along with real-time anima- Covid crisis in the country, busi- the second edition of TEDxXUB government organisations, is plan- of expressing one’s passion, love tion mapping. We hope that this nesses are starting to get back to amid fanfare here recently. THE CONCEPT OF A ning to achieve a target of Rs 75 and feelings. Where people find a mil- new style will attract more people normal and so is the tattoo industry. The event was premiered on ‘MOVING TATTOO’ IS crore turnover by 2025. ACHIEVED lion ways to express their thoughts towards tattoo art.” Since tattooing cannot be a contact- Youtube and was watched by var- THROUGH AR in the form of a tattoo, the artists find less activity, there’s a lot of fear ious stakeholders, including stu- TECHNOLOGY. IT billion ways to make the art form among clients to get inked.” dents from the diverse schools in COMBINES IMAGE more creative. “It’s a big deal as of now and the Xavier fraternity. CLASSIFIED RECOGNITION, In this context, city-based tattoo clients have major concerns. Getting The theme for the event was KEYED WITH THE artist Om Acharya, through his stu- a tattoo takes a minimum of an ‘Decoding the Millennials’. The LOSTAFFIDAVIT TATTOO ALONG dio Skivas Studios, has achieved hour or more. It’s not like going to theme aims to explore the varying WITH REAL-TIME something that has happened for a garment store and browsing around trends and cultures that shroud the I, Gitanjali Dash, W/o. ANIMATION the first time in India. and then leaving in 15 minutes. Here millennials. Millennials have seen Simanchal Dash, At: MAPPING Om recently attempted India’s the chances of you contracting the the world grow and change at a fast first fully animated “Agumented virus are much more because you’re rate. They have been both criticised Simanchal Marg, P.O.- Reality Tattoo” with International in constant contact with the artiste and lauded for their ways but have Buguda, Dist.- Ganjam, FOR CENTURIES, Dance Choreographer Shifu Ash, who meets a whole lot of other peo- always been true to their instincts. inform that my land CREATING TATTOOS who came to Bhubaneswar all the ple throughout the day,” Om added. The topics covered under document in Mouza: MEANT RUBBING way from Mumbai recently. Decoding the Millennials were CUTS WITH ASHES, To simplify the concept, let us re- concept when Om, along with his ‘Coffee-nomics’, ‘Gourmet: Khainchipada having OR PRICKING THE Khata No. 29/42, Plot No. SKIN AND visit the scene from Disney ani- team, tattooed an image of a dragon Transcending Borders’, ‘Power 190/205, Sale Deed INSERTING DYES. mated movie Moana, which is full and a wolf showcasing the balance Dressing: Armour to Transforming Registered No. 288/1987, AUGMENTED of tattoo animations. The concept of yin and yang. The beasts even in- Thoughts’ and ‘Road Less Taken’. is achieved through AR technology teracted with each other in the art This technology combines The event was hosted by four es- dated 18.04.1987 has lost REALITY (AR) IS image recognition, keyed with TAKING THE ART by Shifu Ash. This AR technology form. teemed speakers. somewhere. If any kind FORM A STEP combines image recognition, keyed Om Acharya said, “For centuries, On the impact of Covid-19 on the the tattoo along with real-time Varun Painter, executive editor, person get it, may contact FURTHER with the tattoo along with real-time creating tattoos meant rubbing cuts tattoo industry, Om said, “The im- animation mapping. We hope Power Drift, addressed the topic with Mobile No. animation mapping. with ashes, or pricking the skin and pact of the lockdown and the na- this attracts more people ‘Road Less Taken’. He explained how 9437561557 / 8763651634. Life was breathed back into the inserting dyes. Augmented reality ture of the pandemic are such that OM ACHARYA I TATTOO ARTISTE to take a path less travelled – to do what

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HORSESHOE CRABS FACE EXTINCTION THREAT PLEDGE FOR DEMOCRACY

k y m They are termed living fossil as they have survived four mass extinctions during their existence of c 30 crore years, but it seems that the humankind may wipe them off the face of the earth

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Mahakalapara, Jan 25: An en- ALARM CLOCK dangered marine creature, horseshoe crab, is on the verge of extinction TICKING allegedly due to rampant smug- he horseshoe crab outlived gling to foreign countries by some Tthe dinosaurs and has unscrupulous traders, a report said. survived four previous mass The rare marine creature is in extinctions, but is now menaced danger. The crabs are being pushed by the pharmaceutical industry, into extinction despite their tenac- fishing communities, habitat loss ity in surviving around 450 million and climate change too. years. There are four types of the Abundant three decades ago, this marine creature found in the Pacific living fossil, which is actually and Indian oceans. However, two The more closely related to spiders types of horseshoe crabs are found than crabs, was put on the blue blood of the vulnerable list by the in the marshy mangrove forest and horseshoe crab is used sandcast areas on the state’s coast. International Union for the in preparation of medicines Conservation of Nature in 2016. Moreover, the movement of tains copper instead of iron. for many dreaded disease for Scientists say the crab’s decline mechanised fishing boats, which the Forest department Horseshoe crabs use a chemical symbolises the huge economic Government officials and people take oath on 11th National Voters’ Day at a function to mark the occasion at Jubilee trawlers and use of plastic nets should take adequate steps for called hemocyanin to carry and health costs of biodiversity Town Hall in Berhampur, Monday OP PHOTO for fishing has also proved detri- oxygen through their blood. their security and growth of their loss worldwide. Since 1992, more mental to the population of this Because of the copper present than 30 per cent of the planet’s endangered species. populations. This apart, the in hemocyanin, their blood is fishermen should be taught on ecological wealth – the estimated Two species of the horseshoe blue. value of species, forests, rivers 5 arrested for former block chief’s murder crab are abundantly found mi- the importance of these crabs Their blood contains amebo- and soil – has been lost, with grating to breed regularly along and their protection cytes, which plays a similar role profound consequences not just POST NEWS NETWORK angle and occurred purely due to for opportunity to settle scores the coast of the state. But unregu- SAMARENDRA MAHALI I to that of white blood cells of for conservation but for the past enmity over different reasons,” after the latter beat him up on one lated fishing activities along the ENVIRONMENTALIST vertebrates in defending health and wellbeing of hundreds Berhampur/Beguniapada, Jan DIG (Southern range), Satyabrata occasion over some issue. Barik pro- coast and lack of awareness among the organism against of millions of people. 25: Police Monday arrested five Bhoi said. “Barik was nursing a cured firearms to execute the crime the local fishermen about the crab’s pathogens. The chemical present persons in connection with the mur- grudge against Debraj and looking with the help of his accomplices.” economic importance are leading to Environmentalists apprehend if in their blood helps in detecting diseases like cancer. The der of Debaraj Sahoo, the former their dwindling population. Every urgent steps are not taken then the disease in the blood of the humans. Gahirmatha sanctuary is a safe block chairman of Beguniapada. year, horseshoe crabs die in large day is not far-off when this creature These crabs have been observed breeding place for these crabs. Police seized three pistols, five numbers after getting entangled in will get extinct from our state. lying in the marshy lands of man- When contacted, environmen- magazines, 63 bullets, a car, the mo- fishing nets near the Madali mouth. Reports said that horseshoe crabs grove forest, river and creeks and talist Samarendra Mahali said that bile phone of the deceased and These crabs are found in large are claimed to be living on this in sandy areas. the blue blood of the horseshoe some cash from the possession of numbers in the Gahirmatha sanc- planet even before the advent of di- The mating of these crabs usu- crab is used in preparation of med- the accused persons. tuary of Mahakalapara block, nosaurs. A medical analysis con- ally takes place on new moon night icines for many dreaded disease Police however, ruled out any Hukitola Island in the Bhitarkanika ducted in 2019 stated that horse- and full moon night when hoards for which the Forest department political angle in the murder while sanctuary, Madali sea mouth, shoe crabs have been living on this of crabs could be seen moving to- should take adequate steps for their attributing the incident to a re- Launchghola of Kendrapara dis- planet for more than 30 crore years wards the sea beach. Pair of crabs security and growth of their pop- venge killing over past enmity. The trict and in rivers and creeks flow- and have survived four mass ex- could be seen mating on the beach ulations. This apart, the fishermen mastermind of the crime is Ajay ing in the Mahanadi delta region. tinction events for which they have from November till February. The should be taught on the importance Barik, police said. However, off late the survival of been classified as a living fossil. blood of these crabs is used in of these crabs and their protection, “It is basically a revenge killing. these crabs is under serious threat. The blood of these crabs con- preparing medicines for dreaded he added. So far, there is no clue of political 3 yrs on but Saubhagya Yojana Former Begunia- Bolagarh MLA New-gen Akash missile fails to ward off darkness here passes away at 68 POST NEWS NETWORK successfully test-fired BHUBANESWAR: Former Kesinga, Jan 25: A total of 40 Begunia-Bolagarh MLA Surendra AGENCIES and control system, on-board avionics beneficiaries of Bahadurpadar vil- Nath Mishra passed away at a pri- and aerodynamic configuration of lage of Patharla gram panchayat vate hospi- Balasore, Jan 25: India Monday suc- the missile was successfully validated under Kesinga block in Kalahandi tal here cessfully test-fired the new-genera- during the trial,” the statement said. district are yet to get any benefits Sunday tion Akash missile from an integrated During the test launch, the entire from the ‘Saubhagya Yojana’ evening. He test range off the Odisha coast, an of- flight path of the missile was monitored scheme. was 68. ficial statement said. and the flight data was captured by The ‘Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli nections has allegedly been skip- Chief The surface-to-air various range Har Ghar Yojana’ is also known ping the dates. Complaints have Minister missile was launched instruments. as ‘Saubhagya Yojana’. The scheme been lodged with the concerned Naveen from Chandipur ITR The multi-func- was launched September 25, 2017 SDO alleging that the contractor Patnaik in the afternoon, it said. tion radar was by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. has taken bribes of `200 to 300 from Monday The Akash-NG (new- tested for its ca- Under this scheme, free electricity some beneficiaries to get them took to his twitter handle to express generation) missile will pability of in- connection would be provided to all power connection. his deep grief. His tweet in Odia be used by the Indian tegration with APL and poor families in rural According to the villagers, life read, “I am saddened to learn of Air Force to intercept REPRESENTATIVE PIC the system, and urban areas. The deadline to without electricity means a lot of MLA Surendranath Mishra’s high-manoeuvring low sources said. identify such households was set difficulties. “Our children are not death. As a people’s representative, radar cross-section aerial threats, it The Akash-NG system has been de- for December 31, 2018. able to study in night whereas their he will be remembered for his said. “The missile intercepted the veloped with better deployability com- In the year 2017-18, the Saubhagya friends in neighbouring villages charitable works. I pray peace and target with textbook precision. The pared to other similar systems. The test Yojana scheme was launched in are enjoying the same. We also can- tranquility for the departed soul launch met all the test objectives by launch was carried out by a combined Kesinga block. The 40 poor bene- not work in darkness, without and express sympathies to the performing high manoeuvres during team of DRDO, BDL and BEL in the ficiaries were identified to receive power during summer we cannot family members.” He had been ill the trajectory.” presence of the Air Force represen- power connection. The equipment have the benefits of lights and for the last couple of days. “The performance of the command tatives, the statement said. required to provide power like fans,” alleged a beneficiary on the meter boxes and wires were in- condition of anonymity. He added stalled at their houses. However, it that they have taken up the issue is 2021 and yet electricity does not with the concerned department Youth livestreams flow through the meter boxes and officials but to no avail. wires installed in their homes. When contacted, SDO Mati Babu suicide in Dhenkanal The contractor who is respon- said he would take steps after an in- sible for setting up the power con- vestigation. POST NEWS NETWORK

Dhenkanal, Jan 25: A youth committed suicide by consuming poison while streaming it live on Restart Puri-Barbil Intercity a social networking site under Sadar police lim- its in Dhenkanal district, Sunday evening. However, the reason behind the youth taking Express, urges Keonjhar MP the extreme step is yet to be ascertained while police on its part started an investigation into the POST NEWS NETWORK ing `15 crore as revenue every day incident. from Keonjhar district. Yet, the The youth, working as a mobile phone tower Keonjhar, Jan 25: Keonjhar MP district is being subjected to step- mechanic, has blamed a lady member of the Chandrani Murmu has urged motherly treatment,” she alleged. family and some others for his extreme step. Railway Minister Piyush Goyal to Expressing her concerns over They had been allegedly torturing him for restart Puri-Barbil Intercity Express the suspension of the train, she the last two months and were not giving him at the earliest. further said that the said train was food to eat. Moreover, they were allegedly Murmu said the train has been withdrawn after making it opera- blackmailing him. off the rails since March 2020 due tional only for three days in last Family members rescued and rushed him to to COVID-19 outbreak. As of now, October citing losses as a cause. Cuttack-based SCB Medical College and Hospital things have returned to near nor- “The resumption of the train will in a critical condition. He however, breathed his malcy. Educational institutions help at least 3,000 people a day travel last while undergoing treatment in the hospi- have already been opened. to different destinations,” she added. tal. A pall of gloom descended on the village fol- “While Puri-Bangiriposi train “If the train service is not re- lowing the death of the youth. His last rites to Mayurbhanj district has been re- sumed, general people, as well as po- were performed in the village. sumed, the Puri-Barbil Intercity litical parties, will resort to agita- Meanwhile, the local police is also said to Express train service is yet to be op- tion and halt goods train services,” have started an investigation into the matter, Sadar erational. The Railways is earn- she warned. police IIC Sandhyarani Behuria said. Adulterated edible oil unit raided

detained and being ques- tioned in this connection. The oil samples were col- lected and sent for labora- tory examination in Bhubaneswar. The owner has denied any adulteration in oil manufacturing in the POST NEWS NETWORK its in Ganjam district on unit. charge of manufacturing The firm Global Agrotech

Gopalpur/Berhampur, Jan and selling of adulterated was procuring the oil from a

k y m c 25: Police and food security edible oil, Monday. Paradip-based company and officials raided an edible pal- Police seized plastic refining them at his unit. molein oil manufacturing pouches, 200 litres of oil and Later, he used to sell it in the unit at Suduru Sahi in 10 packets of oil worth `1 market under ‘Pure Gold’ Ramchandrapur village lakh during the raid. The and ‘Fresh Drop’ brands’ under Gopalpur police lim- owner Kalicharan Sahu was names, sources said. P6 TUESDAY | JANUARY 26 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR power post

FOCUS UNION BUDGET Whatever is the difficulty if we

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k y m come. c THE MOTHER A GROWTH BLUEPRINT

want to see a post-pan- scheme for incremental loans to demic budget never seen MSMEs has been beneficial in before in 100 years,” helping them tide over the cash Vox Populi “IFinance Minister flow loss during lockdowns, and this Nirmala Sitharaman confidently scope might be further extended for he country celebrates the 72nd Republic Day in the midst of a global and boldly stated on 18 December, small businesses, and thereafter to pandemic-induced gloom, a ravaged economy and protests by farm- 2020 at an industry association other segments and sectors, promi- Ters on an unprecedented scale against a controversial legislative ex- conference. What might we, the nently, agriculture and farm loans. ercise. The star attraction of the celebrations throughout the country is the people of India, expect to see in Well-designed credit guarantees magnificent parades by regiments of the Indian Army, Navy, Air Force, po- such a Budget? can minimise direct fiscal spends lice and paramilitary forces at Rajpath in the national capital. This year, a The uniqueness of this Budget while ensuring a significant flow tractor ‘parade’ by lakhs of aggrieved farmers is to be witnessed soon after is, of course, both in the context of prudent loans to borrowers. the grand parade is over. The venue will shift from Rajpath to the Outer Ring of the public health crisis and The Budget pulpit should be Road in Delhi and the forces on duty at the Republic Day parade would be consequently in the very process used to provide a vision of India’s remobilised to keep vigil on the tractor march. The organisers have as- of the Budget preparation itself, development strategy for the next sured the police the march would be held peacefully. forcing routine physical interac- The Budget will have to juggle growth stimulus half decade and beyond, acceler- It is a story unfolding like never before, that hundreds of thousands tions to digital modes. Since most with higher spends and deficits. This will be an ating the initiatives under the um- farmers, both young and old and their womenfolk are showcasing to the na- of the background data analysis brella of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat.’ tion and the world their plight - fighting for their bread and butter - in this Saugata and collation will have been done opportunity to implement the promise of Increased capital expenditure is fashion. Bhattacharya in virtual mode, with limited phys- “Minimum Government, Maximum Governance” needed to enhance India’s pro- It would not have come to such a pass had the government at the Centre ical interactions between various ductivity and growth potential. not been inflexible in its stand and even vindictive, while adopting the strat- government departments, this in Hence a fiscally strapped Budget egy of tiring out the farmers agitating at the Delhi borders for the past two itself is an enormously complex creased, but should be concen- can help deepen initiatives to in- will have to attract private sector full months against three contentious farm laws. Eleven rounds of discus- THE BUDGET coordination exercise. And a sig- trated within a small section of crease the access of the disadvan- investment which will be critical sions had taken place between the government and the farmers since the ag- nificant achievement. As to the con- the highest income earners, and taged to economic opportunities. in healthcare and education. itation beginning on 26 November, 2020. But the talks remain inconclusive PULPIT SHOULD tent, this is the culmination of a preferably be temporary cess and As part of a broader shift in Expansion of the Production as both sides refuse to budge from their respective positions. Only lately did BE USED TO year of escalating policy responses surcharges, levied only for a cou- strategy of support to economi- Linked Incentives programme the government slightly climb down announcing the laws would be put on whereby the government re- ple of years till household incomes cally weaker sections, there is likely that encourages ‘Make in India’ hold for about 18 months so that the farmers can discuss what amendments PROVIDE A sponded, with RBI support, and a stabilise. to be a shift in delivery of subsidies manufacturing will be part of the they want to the laws. This means the government will not concede the farm- VISION OF “Survive, Revive and Thrive” strat- The bulk of the required rev- away from the current channels broader efforts to attract global ers’ demand for repealing the laws. The latter turned down the offer and it- egy, to the Covid-induced crisis. enues, however, will have to come of food and fertiliser subsidies to supply chains which are looking erated their demand. In fact, the last round of discussions made matters worse. INDIA’S India’s 2020-21 GDP is officially from the disinvestment of gov- a Direct Benefit Transfer. The to set up alternative manufactur- The farmers charged agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar with ‘in- DEVELOPMENT estimated to be 7.7 per cent lower ernment companies. The big-ticket Budget is also likely to widen the ing locations outside of China. sulting’ them by keeping them waiting for hours only to tell them he had asked than the previous year, the result sales of stakes in marquee com- coverage of insurance schemes – So many things to be done! them to consider the government’s proposal and then said he has ended the STRATEGY FOR of the stringent lockdown, al- panies will need to be speeded up. from the existing medical and ac- Balancing the multiple trade-offs process of meetings. though we expect that the ongoing The government also owns phys- cident insurance – to widen the given limited resources to ensure The government had earlier moved the apex court to do its work of find- THE NEXT HALF signs of a faster than expected re- ical and financial assets – whose scope of social security nets for vul- the biggest bang for the buck will ing a solution to the stalemate and also to restrain the farmers from going DECADE AND covery in many sectors will mean cost value was over Rs 15 lakh nerable segments of society. require decisions to be data driven. ahead with their tractor march. The court strayed into unchartered terri- that the contraction might be less, crore a few years ago, now worth The fiscal and reform measures One of the major opportunities tory by taking it upon itself the task of mediating on the resolution of con- BEYOND, in the range of 6-7 per cent. The much more – which can be mon- of the Budget will have to be synced to have emerged is the rapid dig- flict over the controversial farm laws. But, it smartly nixed the move to in- ACCELERATING truth is the pandemic will have per- etised, both to earn revenue and with multiple monetary, credit, italisation, and explosion of data. volve it in the tractor march by dumping the responsibility on the Delhi police. manently cost India a large amount increase efficiency in the operations insurance, market, trade and in- Increased efficiencies in the de- The Delhi Police had no option but to chalk out with the agitating farm- THE INITIATIVES of output and income. of these assets. These include land, dustry policies in order to max- livery of services can leverage the ers the routes for the tractor parade. Special Commissioner of Police UNDER THE The Budget is an opportunity to roads, waterways and much more. imise the collective impact for capabilities of India’s world class (Intelligence) Dependra Pathak told the media an agreement had been regain some of this loss. The first For instance, the Railways have growth. The Budget will continue digital infrastructure. Availability reached with the Bharatiya Kisan Union that the march would be carried UMBRELLA OF priority will be to raise revenues been trying innovative models to with measures to boost loan flows, of well-designed dashboards – out after Republic Day celebrations at Rajpath and that there should be no for the government, since the gov- increase private sector participa- including re-capitalisation of PSU even for public use – will be an disturbance during the parade. ‘ATMANIRBHAR ernment will be the main enabler tion and investment in stations, banks, further measures to de- important channel to communicate Likewise, the Sanyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) assured the administration BHARAT’ of higher expenditure. Given the more coaches on tracks and so on. velop corporate bond markets and the resolve for outcome-based mon- that only tractors and trolleys with tableaux would be allowed in the march scarring in a large section of house- Current high valuations in stock facilitating access to cheaper for- itoring of key programmes high- and no one would carry a weapon, “not even sticks.” A maximum of five peo- holds’ income and earning ability, markets will also help in garner- eign capital. lighted in the Budget. ple can ride on one tractor and no one will ride on the bonnet, bumper or the required boost in consump- ing handsome returns. One widely expected step is an In brief, the opportunity for the roof of tractors. tion demand will have to origi- The Budget, however, is much announcement of a “bad bank,” Budget to be one “never seen be- The group made it clear that through the tractor parade the farmers seek nate from government spending. more than just a statement of taxes into which the existing bad loans fore in 100 years” is striking. The to tell the country and the world about their plight and their aim is “not to The overall collections will be and spending. The pandemic has of the banking sector can be trans- Budget will have to juggle growth conquer Delhi, but to win the hearts of the people of this county.” helped by a significant increase in sharply accelerated economic, tech- ferred. A much more radical step stimulus with higher spends and The symbolism is not lost. The farmers have indeed their back to the wall. the nominal GDP growth, which nology and financial trends which will be a Financial Holding deficits. This will be an opportu- They fear the three laws would not solve the problem of lower returns from is likely to be projected in the 14 are likely to increase inequality Company for PSU banks, which nity to implement the promise of agriculture, as claimed by the government. On the contrary, they would be – 16 per cent range. Some tax rev- and concentration of incomes. One will remove their constraints in “Minimum Government, pushed to a situation where they would be left at the mercy of private op- enues, like fuel cess, will have sig- point of continuity from earlier raising capital by divesting gov- Maximum Governance.” erators buying agricultural produce from them on their terms without in- nificant buoyancy, given the ex- Budgets will be an accelerated ernments’ holdings below the tervention from the government or legal protection as designed by the laws. pected increase in transport and focus on social sector, particularly statutory 51 per cent floor. The writer is Executive Vice The farmers have shown how much they can withstand to get their de- freight traffic, but growth in the farming and rural community. In A second initiative will be the in- President and Chief mand for the annulment of the laws. As mentioned earlier in this col- other streams is likely to have a addition, a holistic perspective on creased use of credit guarantees to Economist of Axis Bank. umn, it is imperative in any democracy for the government to listen to more limited upside. Some tax spending on healthcare, vaccination, enhance fund flows to stressed sec- Views are personal. the vox populi. rates will probably have to be in- education, water and sanitation tors. The emergency ECLGS ©THE BILLION PRESS

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If you do not tell the truth about yourself you cannot tell it about other people. VIRGINIA WOOLF All quiet on the populist front? Two roads diverged in a wood and I - I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference. ROBERT FROST iberals around the world are populist kleptocrats might also re- Trumpism might not be such an ef- follow formal rules and practices to daring to hope that there is a sort to violent street mobilisations fective strategy after all. It should maintain a patina of neutrality and Lsilver lining to the violent de- if they are ever truly cornered. go without saying that what works create plausible deniability for political nouement of Donald Trump’s presi- Liberals often claim to appreciate in one political culture might not acts. Unlike Trump, these leaders WORDSWORTH dency: namely, that the inciter-in- the world in all its complexity, work in others. Much also depends understand that street violence by an chief ’s ignominious exit from the whereas populists are great sim- on the decisions of actors who are uncontrollable movement could trig- political stage will chasten authori- plifiers. But it is liberals who have not populists themselves: In the ger a backlash both within their own Zoilism tarian populists elsewhere. pushed the highly simplistic nar- US case, Trump benefited from the country and among international Unfortunately, their optimism is naive. rative of a global populist wave, as collaboration of established con- audiences. To be sure, if cornered, correspondent identified only as J Hooker wrote a disgusted Contrary to the cliché about a if one need not consider particular servative elites and the Republican any populist might resort to Trump’s Aletter to the Lady’s Newspaper of London in January 1863 about populist ‘wave’ sweeping the world national contexts very carefully. Party. In fact, with the possible ex- endgame methods: trying to coerce slovenly and unhygienic rural servants in France: If I were to do in recent years, the rise and fall of According to this domino the- ception of Italy, no right-wing pop- elites into committing fraud to pre- more than hint at their hydrophobic habits, their pulicidal, Jan-Werner Mueller populist leaders tends not to have sig- ory – which was enthusiastically ulist party has come to power in vent a transfer of power, or de- pulicivorous, and even phtheirophagous propensities, I should call nificant transnational effects. Just embraced by populists themselves Western Europe or North America ploying right-wing extremists on down, not undeservedly, the Zoilism of our correspondents. The as there is no honour among thieves, – Trump’s unexpected triumph in without conscious help from sup- the ground to intimidate lawmak- writer — from the tone of the piece he is likely to have been the POPULISTS there was no solidarity among the 2016 was supposed to trigger vic- posedly centre-right actors. ers. These desperate acts signaled famous biologist Joseph Dalton Hooker — must have had an CLEVERER THAN supposed Populist International tories for right-wing populists in Moreover, even if the parties Trump’s weakness. But it is im- uncommonly large vocabulary, or a talent for word coining, for that when it really mattered. More im- Austria, the Netherlands, and and governance styles associated portant to note that most Republicans set of alliterative insults is uncommon. The first two — pulicidal and TRUMP SMOTHER portant, while Trump has been om- France. In fact, the opposite hap- with right-wing populism end up still did not disown Trump even pulicivorous — have not reached the pages of the Oxford English DEMOCRACY nipresent, he has never been a typ- pened. In Austria, Norbert Hofer, resembling each other, it does not when confronted with his blatant Dictionary, though their form suggests “flea-killing” and “flea- ical populist. Right-wing populists the presidential candidate of the far- follow that the rise of populists lawlessness on January 6. eating”, from Latin pulex. The third word, phtheirophagous, is from SLOWLY THROUGH in government tend to be more right Freedom Party, lost after has the same root causes every- Populists cleverer than Trump Latin, based on a Greek word that literally means louse-eating but careful when it comes to main- adopting Trumpist antics that made where. A much more likely expla- smother democracy slowly through was used figuratively for persons with unsavoury habits. The LEGAL AND taining a façade of legality and him seem un-presidential. In the nation for the similarities is that pop- legal and constitutional machina- original epithet was applied by the Roman writer Strabo to a tribe CONSTITUTIONAL avoiding direct association with Netherlands, the far-right dema- ulist leaders have selectively learned tions. But right-wing populist klep- living near the Black Sea, the Sulae, whom he disgustedly renamed street violence. Because the storm- gogue Geert Wilders had Trump’s from one another. For example, it is tocracies based on a fusion of big the Phthirophagi. Zoilism is another unfamiliar term. This is MACHINATIONS ing of the US Capitol on January endorsement but ultimately un- now standard populist practice to business and bigotry, in the words Greek and its initial capital letter gives the clue that it’s an eponym, 6 was clearly a sign of desperation, derperformed. And in France, pressure pesky NGOs through os- of Indian journalist Kapil Komireddi, a noun derived from a personal name. Zoilus was a Greek it does not necessarily foreshadow Marine Le Pen’s loss to Emmanuel tensibly neutral legal changes. In might not go down quietly. grammarian of the 4th century BC, who wrote savage criticisms of the fate of populist (and radical Macron in the 2017 presidential what some observers have called The writer is Professor of such Greek literary worthies as Homer, Plato and Socrates. He right-wing) movements elsewhere. election confirmed what had al- “autocratic legalism,” many right- Politics at Princeton gained the nickname Homeromastic, one who assaults or chastises The only real takeaway is that other ready become clear: Euro- wing populists in power studiously University. ©PROJECT SYNDICATE Homer. Writers with good Greek but poor knowledge of word histories assumed that Zoilus and Zoilism were from the Greek word for zeal. This usually means an enthusiastic devotion to something (originally religion) but at one time could also imply jealousy or Republic Day Vaccine hub Oli in soup envy. This false connection caused people to assume that critics described as Zoilist were panning the work of others through Sir, The nation is celebrating today the 72nd Republic Day. The Sir, India has become a coronavirus Sir, The decision to expel Nepal resentfulness or spite. There having never been any shortage of past seven decades have witnessed remarkable changes in the vaccine hub and has started com- Prime Minister KP Sharma critics, Zoilus gained the plural Zoili. It and the other terms are now etters functioning of this Republic by bringing in landmark amend- mercial export by sending 20 million Oli from the Nepal Communist almost unknown, though bitter and carping criticism by envious ments to the Constitution to make the largest democracy of the doses each of ‘Covishield’ to Brazil Party’s general membership hacks has not yet vanished from the world. world move ahead comfortably, keeping in pace with the de- and Morocco. Earlier, India had by the splinter faction led by TOL THE EDITOR velopments taking place around the world. Sovereignty that forms gifted the vaccine to neighbouring Pushpa Kamal Dahal Readers of Orissa POST the vital element of its Preamble has been threatened a num- countries. This vaccine is produced ‘Prachanda’ was on the cards. are most welcome to contribute letters ber of times, but the resolute Indian defence forces have never at the Pune plant of the Serum Oli was expelled for alleged (200 words), articles and succumbed to the evil designs of the intruders except in 1962 Institute of India. Another vaccine anti-party activities and could columns (between 750-1250 LOL words). Contributors are Sino-Indian clash when the country was backtracked and be- ‘Covaxin’ of Bharat Biotech is under also face the ignominy of being requested to send their fooled following a wrong foreign policy. With the changes in global trial stage and has been approved forced out of office amid an Accident pull from contact numbers and full arena, the policy makers have been giving out befitting replies for emergency use. Tata Medicals & internal tussle for power fol-

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k y m SC refuses UP’s petition to transfer Ayodhya mosque may be named after 1857 warrior c anti-conversion law cases from HC During the freedom struggle, Maulvi Ahmadullah Shah had launched revolts in the Awadh region PRESS TRUST OF INDIA and larger part of Awadh region, he used the premises of this mosque The top court had January 6 agreed to examine the constitutional validity Ayodhya, Jan 25: The proposed to hold meetings with rebel leaders. mosque in Ayodhya that is set to be According to researcher and his- of the anti-conversion laws enacted by Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, but built following the Supreme Court torian Ram Shankar Tripathi, refused to stay the controversial legislations verdict in the Babri Masjid case “Besides being a practising Muslim, may be named after Maulvi Shah was also the epitome of reli- Ahmadullah Shah, the warrior of gious unity and Ganga-Jamuni cul- INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE The Chief Justice responded the 1857 mutiny against the British. ture of Ayodhya. In the revolt of that if the High Court was already The Indo Islamic Cultural 1857, royalties like Nana Sahib of New Delhi, Jan 25: The Supreme seized of the matter, the apex court Foundation, the trust constituted by Kanpur, Kunwar Singh of Arrah Court Monday declined to entertain would not hear it. the Sunni Waqf Board to oversee the fought alongside Shah. His 22nd a plea by the Uttar Pradesh gov- Narasimha contended that the construction of the mosque, is se- Infantry Regiment was commanded ernment to transfer all petitions top court had already issued notice riously considering to name it after by Subedar Ghamandi Singh and against the anti-conversion ordi- in the matter. Shah, who was known as the Subedar Umrao Singh in the fa- nance pending in the Allahabad “We have issued notice but it ‘Lighthouse of Rebellion’ in the The blueprint of the mosque. mous Battle of Chinhat.” High Court to itself. does not mean that the High Court Awadh region, Trust Secretary The apex court November 9, 2019 A bench headed by Chief Justice cannot decide. People are making Athar Hussain said follower of Islam, according to Malleson and Thomas Seaton have had ruled in favour of the con- SA Bobde said it would like to take light of High Courts these days. The After the Trust was formed, there Trust sources. Hussain said, “The made a mention of his courage, struction of a Ram temple a the advantage of a decision by the High Court is a constitutional have been discussions on whether Trust is thinking very seriously valour and organisational capa- disputed site in Ayodhya and di- High Court, where the matter is court,” said the bench. the mosque should be named after over the proposal of dedicating our bilities. Malleson has repeatedly rected the Centre to allot an alter- slated for hearing in February. January 6, the top court had Mughal emperor Babar or some Ayodhya Mosque project to the mentioned Shah in the History of native five-acre plot to the Sunni Senior Advocate PS Narasimha, ter earlier. “If the High Court is agreed to examine the constitu- other name be given. The Babri great freedom fighter Maulvi Indian Mutiny, a book on the Indian Waqf Board for building a new representing the UP government, going to decide the cases, why tional validity of the anti-conver- mosque was named after Babar. Ahmadullah Shah. We have got revolt of 1857. mosque at a ‘prominent’ place in the said that identical petitions chal- should we interfere?” the bench sion laws enacted by Uttar Pradesh To make the Ayodhya mosque suggestions regarding the same During the freedom struggle, holy town in Uttar Pradesh. lenging the ordinance were pend- remarked. and Uttarakhand, but refused to project a symbol of communal from different platforms. It is a Shah had launched revolts in the The state government allotted a ing in the High Court. The counsel for the respondents stay the controversial legislations. brotherhood and patriotism, the good suggestion. We will officially Awadh region. He made the local five-acre land in Dhannipur village The top court said that it was submitted that the High Court had The top court had issued notices Trust has decided to dedicate the announce it after deliberations.” mosque, Masjid Sarai, located in in Sohaval Tehsil of Ayodhya. The aware of the High Court cases listed the matter for hearing to the two states on the petitions project to Shah, who represented Shah was martyred 5 June, 1858. Chowk area of Faizabad his head- blueprint of the mosque was un- when it issued notice in the mat- February 2. that challenged the laws. these values and was also a true British officers like George Bruce quarters. As he liberated Faizabad veiled December 19. Negative RT-PCR report UP police withdraw ‘ban’ Now, a cap on liquor must to visit Kumbh limit for UP homes The Uttarakhand government shall ensure that order on fuel to tractors healthcare and other frontline workers engaged during Kumbh Mela medical and public health INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE The SP said he had issued di- hand, imposed complete ban on rections to ensure movement of movement of tractors on the high- operations are vaccinated on priority Ghazipur, Jan 25: The Ghazipur fully fit tractors on roads, espe- way till January 26. police have withdrawn the orders cially highways, to prevent acci- Saidpur inspector started issu- issued by two police stations, ask- dents in view of the ongoing Road ing notices to tractor owners men- ing petrol pumps to stop giving Safety Month, but this order was tioning that in view of national fuel to tractors, in view of the pro- misinterpreted by cops of the two festival, flag marches and move- posed tractor rally on January 26 police stations. ment of school children on roads, as part of farmers' agitation. Police officials at Suhwal po- movement of tractors will not be The Samajwadi Party had shared lice station issued an order asking allowed. If any tractor is found a news report on Twitter that said petrol pumps not to give fuel to on road during checking as part of farmers are being kept under house tractors. road safety week, legal action arrest by the UP Police in order to This order stated, “In view of would be initiated against them. restrain them from participating January 26, high alert has been The matter came to light after the in the January 26 tractor rally. sounded in state and prohibitory Samajwadi Party wrote on Twitter Superintendent of Police, orders under Section 144 CrPC are that, “To stop the Farmers' tractor Ghazipur Om Prakash Singh, said effective. In view of the possibil- parade, which will take place on he was shocked when he learnt ity of farmers taking out tractor January 26, the BJP government PRESS TRUST OF INDIA distribution of free masks to those about the orders issued by the in- rallies, a ban is imposed on move- is keeping the farmers of who cannot afford them, it said. charges of the Suhwal and Saidpur ment of tractors. You are directed Purvanchal under house arrest Dehradun, Jan 25: Devotees who Enforcement agencies should police stations and has asked ASP to stop giving oil to tractors, in and stopping petrol pumps from giv- wish to attend the forthcoming levy penalties on defaulters for not (rural) to probe the matter. drums or containers from January ing diesel to them. In the greed of Kumbh Mela must bring a COVID- wearing masks or face covers or for He also made it clear that no 22 till 26 in order to maintain corporates, the blind government INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE year 2021-22, against Rs 28,300 19 negative RT-PCR test report, ac- not following physical distancing such restrictions have been im- peace.” is doing all sorts of atrocities on crore in the year 2020-21 of the cording to a standard operating norms, the SOP stated. posed in the district. The Saidpur police, on the other the Annadata.” Lucknow, Jan 25: The Yogi Excise Department. As a result, 7.5 procedure (SOP) issued by the Those aged more than 65 years, Adityanath government in Uttar per cent increase in annual li- Centre for holding the religious pregnant women, children below Pradesh has now made it manda- cense fees for country liquor, for- congregation. the age of 10, those with underly- tory to have a license to keep liquor eign liquor retail shops, and model The RT-PCR test must be con- ing comorbid conditions such over the prescribed limit at home. shops for the year 2021-22. There ducted within 72 hrs of the date of should be discouraged to attend As per the revised excise policy has been no increase in the retail the visit, stated the document by the the Kumbh Mela, it said. in Uttar Pradesh, “individuals shop license fees of beer,” said ad- Union Ministry of Health and The Kumbh Mela administra- will have to obtain a license to ditional chief secretary, excise, Family Welfare. The Uttarakhand tion should identify spatial bound- purchase, transport or keep in Sanjay Bhoosreddy. government shall ensure that health- aries of the fair-ground keeping private possession liquor in ex- He further added, “To promote care and other frontline workers en- in view the physical distancing re- cess of the prescribed retail limit.” liquor production in the state gaged during Kumbh Mela med- quirements and prepare a detailed According to the new policy, the under the new policy, the liquor pro- ical and public health operations are site plan which would facilitate limit of purchasing, transport, or duced in the state from the fruits vaccinated on priority. compliance with thermal screen- private possession of only six litres produced in the state will be ex- Only vaccinated healthcare and ing, physical distancing and sani- of alcohol per person or in a house empted from consideration duty for other frontline workers be deputed tisation. Kumbh Mela adminis- is fixed. the next five years.” for Kumbh Mela duties, it said. tration should make arrangements In order to consume more liquor However, the new policy has As far as possible, people must for adequate ambulances and build than this, a license has to be ob- caused considerable resentment maintain a six-feet distance in pub- a temporary hospital with 1,000 tained from the Excise Department. among people. lic places and wear masks, the SOP beds which can be being expanded The Excise Department will A retired bureaucrat, termed stated, while the authorities have to 2,000 beds. provide the license at an annual fee the new policy, as 'unwarranted'. been directed to ensure the devo- The likely dates for the event of Rs 12,000 while Rs 51,000 will “How the government limit the tees adhere to COVID-appropriate are from February 27 to April 30. have to be deposited as security quantity of liquor that one keeps behaviour during the Kumbh. It is expected that about 10 lakh money under the stipulated at home? Six litres is unrealistic Mask dispensing kiosks at gov- people will attend the fair on a nor- conditions. because when you host a small ernment-approved rates may be mal day and about 50 lakh people “The state government has set party or have guests, the con- set up at entry points and parking will attend the mela on a revenue target of Rs 6,000 crore sumption of liquor invariably lots. Provision should be kept for auspicious days. more than Rs 34,500 crore in the exceeds the limit,” he said. 100 camera traps at Rajaji to Women’s safety should be priority, says 1-day CM keep vigil on relocated tigers SHRISHTI GOSWAMI WAS MADE UTTARAKHAND’S CHIEF MINISTER FOR A DAY ON THE OCCASION OF NATIONAL GIRL CHILD DAY PRESS TRUST OF INDIA PRESS TRUST OF INDIA from the hill areas which will be sub- ing which Shrishti reviewed the mitted to the Chief Minister through workings of different government Rishikesh, Jan 25: One hundred Dehradun, Jan 25: Issues related Uttarakhand Commission for departments including the Police camera traps have been installed to women’s safety and children Protection of Child Rights,” she and PWD that gave their presenta- in the western part of Rajaji Tiger should be the priority of all gov- said. tions on crime control measures Reserve to keep a constant watch ernments, said Shrishti Goswami, Spelling out some of them, she taken and infrastructure building on the movement of relocated tigers, who was made Uttarakhand’s Chief said she has requested the DGP to respectively. Leader of Opposition officials said Monday. Picture used for representation Minister for a day Sunday to mark devise ways to protect school or in the Children's Assembly Asif Recently, two tigers, one male the National Girl Child Day. college going girls from the problem Hasan also raised issues related to and the other female, were relo- days after its relocation there ear- Shrishti, 20, who has made her rec- of eve-teasing so that they feel more public interest during the session cated from Corbett Tiger Reserve lier this month, dropping behind ommendations to the state gov- secure while commuting. to which Shrishti and members of to Rajaji to increase their popula- its radio collar. “We are studying ernment on a range of issues, says She said she has also sought a total her Child Cabinet replied one by one. tion in its western part. methods adopted by other tiger re- though women’s safety situation ban on sale of all types of intoxicants Chief Minister Trivendra Singh “We have set up 100 camera traps serves in the country for radio col- has certainly improved over the within a radius of 500 metres around Rawat said the event was a way of in the western part of Rajaji to laring relocated tigers. If all the years, a lot still needs to be done. educational institutions. honouring the girls of the state keep an eye on the relocated tigers. institutions partnering with us in “After all we are still talking about “Children are the future of our After all we are still talking about women’s safety. which can help them find an iden- We are getting pictures of their the tiger relocation project agree, women’s safety. That means the nation and issues related to them That means the sense of insecurity among women tity of their own. “Children are movement in the reserve regularly. we may try to radio collar the tiger sense of insecurity among women deserve to be addressed on priority,” persists and we must address it further to improve the our future leaders. Such exercises We are also actively exploring again,” Singhal said. persists and we must address it fur- Shrishti who is doing her gradua- situation SHRISHTI GOSWAMI can make them aware of contem- whether the relocated male tiger A decision on deploying captive ther to improve the situation,” said tion in agriculture said. porary issues and legislative busi- who ran away from its enclosure at elephants to maintain a vigil on a beaming Shrishti who was full On her experience of having a ness to some extent to enable them Motichoor range of the reserve the relocated tigers at the reserve

of excitement after chairing a ses- one-day stint as CM, she said it exciting. her the opportunity. to drive the nation in the right di- can be radio collared once again,” may also be taken soon, Singhal

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of the day uote India to show military NCPCR seeks appeal against Bombay might, cultural heritage China for resolving We should always respect the at R-Day parade disputes through talks valuable right to HC’s judgment on sexual assault PRESS TRUST OF INDIA vote. The right to vote is not a simple Xi Jinping cautioned that any type of confrontation, be it right. People around PRESS TRUST OF INDIA ational Commission for New Delhi, Jan 25: India will in the form of “cold war, hot war, trade war or tech war”, the world have struggled a lot for NProtection of Child Rights has show its military might on Tuesday this New Delhi, Jan 25: National asked the Maharashtra govern- with Rafale fighter jets taking part would eventually hurt all countries’ interests Commission for Protection of Child ment to file an urgent appeal in the Republic Day flypast for RAM NATH KOVIND | PRESIDENT OF INDIA Rights (NCPCR), India’s apex child against Bombay High Court’s the the first time and the armed PRESS TRUST OF INDIA rights body, has asked the recent judgment that an act can- forces showcasing T-90 tanks, the Maharashtra government Monday not be termed as sexual assault if Samvijay electronic warfare sys- New Delhi/Davos, Jan 25: When Babar to file an urgent appeal against there is no "skin-to-skin" contact tem, Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter jets, Committing to bridge differences came to India Bombay High Court’s recent judg- among others, said the Defence by dialogue and resolve disputes he chose to ment that an act cannot be termed NCPCR chairperson Priyank Kanoongo Monday said the words “skin-to-skin with ministry Monday. through negotiations with other destruct Ram as sexual assault if there is no sexual intention without penetration” in the judgment also needs to be reviewed Total 32 tableaus – 17 from countries, Chinese President Xi temple in Ayodhya and the state should take note of this as he understood ‘skin-to-skin’ contact. states and union territories, six Jinping Monday warned against that the living force The Bombay High Court ruled from the Defence ministry and ‘beggar-thy-neighbour’ policies of the country rested there that groping without ‘skin to skin’ con- the top worn by the child or slid their nine from other Union ministries and said the strong should not bully tact is not sexual assault as defined NCW to challenge hand within the child’s garment. and paramilitary forces – de- the weak by “showing off strong PRAKASH JAVADEKAR | UNION MINISTER under the Protection of Children Bombay HC judgment The judgement has drawn the picting the nation's rich cultural muscles or waving a big fist”. from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. ire of child rights bodies and ac- heritage, economic progress and He also cautioned that any type The ruling was pronounced by a sin- New Delhi: The National defence prowess will roll down of confrontation, be it in the form ures adopted by a country to address Solving your tivists across the country. gle judge bench of Justice Pushpa Commission for Women on The NCPCR chief said it seems the Rajpath at the Republic Day of “cold war, hot war, trade war its own problems, but they worsen (people of Monday said it will challenge in Tamil Nadu) Ganediwala January 19. that the identity of the victim has parade, the ministry said in a or tech war”, would eventually the situation for other countries. Asking the Maharashtra gov- the Supreme Court the Bombay been disclosed and the commis- statement. hurt all countries’ interests and While he did not name any coun- issues will be my High Court judgment which said ernment to file an urgent appeal sion is of the view that the state School children will perform undermine everyone's well-being. try, China’s relationship with a few first job. The first groping without "skin to skin" 100 days of my against Bombay HC’s judgement, contact is not sexual assault as should take note of this and initi- folk arts and crafts displaying “We should respect and accom- countries, mainly the US and India, government will be in a letter to the state chief secre- defined under the Protection of ate necessary steps. skills and dexterity handed modate differences, avoid med- has deteriorated badly in the recent dedicated to solving your problems tary, NCPCR chairperson Priyank Children from Sexual Offences “Therefore, in view of the above down from generations – Bajasal, dling in other countries’ internal past. It remains to be seen what on a war-footing Kanoongo Monday said the words (POCSO) Act. This judgment will and considering the seriousness one of the most beautiful folk affairs, and resolve disagreements might change in US-China rela- MK STALIN | DMK CHIEF “skin-to-skin with sexual intention not only have a cascading effect on of the issue, the commission being dances of Kalahandi in Odisha, through consultation and dialogue,” tions under the presidency of Joe without penetration” in the judg- various provisions involving safety the monitoring body under sec- Fit India Movement and he said in a special address at the Biden, who took charge as the US ment also needs to be reviewed and and security of women in general tion 44 of the POCSO Act, 2012 re- Aatmanirbhar Bharat,” the min- World Economic Forum’s week- president less than a week ago. the state should take note of this as but also subject all women to quests you to take necessary steps istry noted. A 122-member proud long online Davos Agenda Summit, China has also faced a lot of flak SHORT TAKES it seems to be derogatory to the ridicule, National Commission for in the matter and file an urgent contingent of the Bangladesh which will also be addressed by from some quarters for its initial minor victim in the case. Women (NCW) Chairperson Rekha appeal against the aforesaid im- armed forces will also march Prime Minister Narendra Modi handling of COVID-19, which was In the January 19 judgment, the Sharma said. It has trivialised the pugned judgment of the Hon’ble on Rajpath Tuesday, the min- Thursday. first reported in late 2019 in the Woman killed Nagpur bench of Bombay High legal provisions provided by the High Court.” istry said. “We have been shown time and Chinese city of Wuhan. by leopard Court ruled that there must be legislature for the safety and “You are requested to provide de- "The Bangladesh contingent again that to beggar thy neighbour, President Xi said China will con- physical contact “ie skin-to-skin security of women, she said. tails of the minor victim [main- will carry the legacy of legendary to go it alone, and to slip into ar- tinue to take an active part in in- Pithoragarh (U’khand): A 40- contact with sexual intent without taining strict confidentiality] so that Muktijoddhas of Bangladesh, who rogant isolation will always fail," ternational cooperation on COVID- year-old woman was killed by penetration” and mere groping opined that touching a minor’s the commission can provide help fought against oppression and President Xi said. 19, as containing the virus remains a leopard in a village here would not amount to sexual assault chest would not amount to sexual such as legal aid etc. in the best in- mass atrocities and liberated ‘The Beggar thy neighbour’ poli- the most pressing task for the in- Monday, officials said. Seema Devi (40), a resident of Harali under the POCSO Act. The court assault unless the accused removed terest of the child,” Kanoongo said. Bangladesh in 1971," it added. cies typically mean economic meas- ternational community. Agar village in Devalthal area of the district, was attacked by the leopard when she was Two minor boys cutting grass in a field along READY FOR THE SHOW with other local women, Andhra couple murders SDFO of Pithoragarh forest beaten to death division Navin Pant said. The leopard dragged the woman daughters to resurrect them PRESS TRUST OF INDIA for a few metres but ran away leaving her behind as INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE while the younger one Sai Divya Ranchi, Jan 25: Bodies of two the other women (22) studied BBA. Divya was also minor boys were recovered in accompanying her raised an Madanapalle (Andhra Pradesh), a student of AR Rahman Music Chanho area of Jharkhand’s alarm, he said. Jan 25: A highly superstitious School in Chennai. On Sunday, Ranchi Sunday. According to po- teacher couple killed their two one of Naidu’s colleagues alerted lice, the motive behind is sus- daughters, believing that they the police and when the police ar- pected to be land dispute. The bod- Labourer crushed could be resurrected at rived, the couple tried to prevent ies were recovered in a small hut Madanapalle in Andhra Pradesh’s them from entering their house. in the fields. to death Chittoor district. However, on entering the house, Police have detained three sus- Palanpur: A labourer sleeping V Purushotam Naidu, lecturer police found one girl lying dead in pects in connection with the matter by the Roadside in Palanpur in a government women's degree the prayer room while other girl and are investigating the case from town of Gujarat's college and his wife V Padmaja, a was found in another room with all angles. The two boys have been Banaskantha district was maths teacher in Masterminds some ritual material on her body identified as Manish Oran (12) and crushed to death by a IIT Talent School committed these and a red cloth. Incidentally, the Ganesh Bhagat (16). Manish was dumper truck early Monday murders Sunday evening. parents asked police to keep their found hanging while Ganesh’s body morning, police said. Two “It appears that they were fol- daughters bodies in their home it- was recovered from inside the hut. people who were injured in lowing some superstitious beliefs self for a day as they believed that Meanwhile, angered villagers the accident, which took like after death they will be res- they would return to life. blocked roads and National place on Mansoravar Road urrected and life can be put into According to police, parents as Highway connecting Ranchi to around 6:30am, have been them,” Chittoor superintendent of well as the daughters were devo- Palamu in protest against the hospitalised. “Deceased police S Senthil Kumar told this tional to the extent that they Dancers perform during the full dress rehearsal for the Republic Day parade in New Delhi, Monday REUTERS PHOTO killing of the two boys. Megan Degadia, a native of news agency. thought God will save them. Danta taluka, had come to Kumar said Naidu and Padmaja “They performed some puja in Palanpur to work at a are currently in a deranged men- the house itself because they are construction site. The truck MAN TIED TO TREE, veered off the road and tal state and it appears that they saying that ill will come out of SC rejects PIL for free, fair Assembly polls in Bengal climbed onto the pavement were living in occult practices, their daughters. They killed them BURNT ALIVE IN UP where the deceased and which he said is the motivation within the house,” said a police of- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA The plea alleged that in Telengana have got themselves reg- others were sleeping," he them to kill their daughters. ficial. One of girls was bludgeoned istered as voters in West Bengal INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE said. Of the murdered two, elder with a dumbbell and police found New Delhi, Jan 25: The Supreme last few years, there have and “Hindu voters are not allowed daughter Alekhya (27) completed both of their bodies naked when Court Monday refused to entertain been incidents of to go out to vote in places where Bareilly (UP), Jan 25: In a shock- a forest studies diploma in Bhopal they entered. a plea seeking directions to the Muslims are in majority”. ing incident, a 45-year-old man “systematic killings of ED raids Omkar Centre, the West Bengal govern- He also alleged BJP leaders, in- was tied to a tree with barbed ment and the Election Commission political leaders especially cluding its national president JP wires and set on fire in Sheeshgarh group premises to ensure “free, peaceful, safe and Nadda, were attacked in West area of Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh, fair” Assembly polls scheduled this belonging to BJP” Bengal. “Free and fair elections over an old enmity. Mumbai: The Enforcement year in the state. are not possible in the state in such The charred body of Dharampal Directorate (ED) Monday A bench headed by Justice Ashok condition,” Dhanda urged, adding, was found late Saturday night and carried out raids at 10 Bhushan, while declining to en- through video conferencing. “free and fair election is possible an FIR against two persons was locations in Mumbai linked to tertain the PIL of one Puneet Kaur The plea, filed through lawyer under the watchful eyes on the filed on late Sunday evening. the Omkar Group builders and its officials Babulal Dhanda, said it was open for her to Vineet Dhanda, had sought several apex court”. Station House Officer (SHO) of Verma and Kamal Kishore take other remedy as permissible reliefs including a direction to the The public interest litigation Sheeshgarh, Rajkumar Bhardwaj, Gupta in connection with a in law. CBI to probe alleged killings of po- (PIL) had made Union Ministry of said: “Our forensic team has col- money laundering case. An “You take other remedies avail- litical activists and adversaries of Home Affairs, West Bengal gov- lected samples and we have also ED official wishing not to be able under the law,” said the bench the ruling All India Trinamool ernment, the Election started investigation. The cir- named said, “Today ED’s which also comprised justices Congress Party in the state. Commission, the state poll panel, cumstantial evidence suggests the raids included seven Hemant Gupta and R Subhash During the brief hearing, the the Director General of Police man was forcefully tied to the tree residential and three office Reddy in the proceedings conducted lawyer said Rohingya voters from and CBI as parties. and set on fire.” premises belonging to Omkar Group, one of the leading builders in Mumbai.” Why Chinese interest in financial frauds in India is alarming Naxals kill deputy sarpanch WITHIN A SPAN OF 15 DAYS, TWO MAJOR FINANCIAL FRAUD CASES INVOLVING CHINESE NATIONALS HAVE COME TO THE FOREFRONT Kondagaon: A deputy sarpanch was killed by INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE ple for illegitimate purposes. against them by the Interpol. The Delhi Police have also hinted Naxals in Chhattisgarh’s When it arrested Chinese na- Additional Director General (law two Chinese nationals Yangqing Kondagaon district, over 200 New Delhi, Jan 25: Within a span tionals Chaohong Deng Daoyong , and order) Prashant Kumar said, Zhang and Bao Peng, are the king- kilometres from state capital of 15 days, two major financial 27, and Wu Jiazhi, 54, the Delhi “The UPATS arrested the two for pur- pins of this criminal conspiracy Raipur, police said Monday. fraud cases involving Chinese na- Police said the accused were in- chasing SIM cards by submitting to cheat and defraud Indian citi- The incident took place late tionals have come to the forefront. stalling malware in devices of peo- forged documents and then making zens and hack into their devices Saturday evening in Soon after the Delhi Police un- ple in the garb of a multi-level mar- fraudulent monetary transactions through malicious mobile appli- Permapal village under earthed a transnational malware keting application. with those SIMs via banks. It is for cations. This is a serious concern Bayanar police station limits and fraud syndicate and arrested two Police said that around 40,000 con- the first time that the ATS has ar- as kingpins of Chinese origin are when the victim, identified as Chinese women in a gang of 12 in firmed victims have been identified rested Chinese nationals.” hatching the conspiracy from lo- Bajjaram Korram, was in his multiple raids starting January 13, who have been cheated of crores in He further said, “We traced the cations outside India house with his family, an two Chinese have been caught by the two months. Almost `4.75 crore of duo after interrogating 14 persons Not just financial frauds but al- y official said. As per UP ATS from Noida for fraudulent cheated money has been blocked in arrested last week from Delhi and leged Chinese involvement have

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of the day uote Lalu seeks bail Every second person in Delhi infected with nCoV in Jharkhand HC Obscene INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE fection are found in 60 per cent of content is the population, then, in this case, we being served New Delhi, Jan 25: While on the FIFTH SERO SURVEY on OTT platforms. can assume that the rest of the pop- Young children are one hand vaccination has started ccording to the latest sero ulation which does not have anti- also getting affected against coronavirus in full steam in Asurvey, 1 in 2 people in Delhi bodies can also be protected from due to Internet and India, the results of the fifth sero- were likely infected by COVID-19 the infection. mobile phones logical survey in Delhi have brought and then got cured Dr Gupta further said that the re- both relief and surprise. According sult of sero survey in Delhi is very SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN | MADHYA he preliminary trend of to the latest sero survey, 1 in 2 peo- good. “This is why the outbreak of INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE PRADESH CM ple in Delhi were likely infected by TDelhi’s fifth sero survey coronavirus is decreasing in Delhi. COVID-19 and then got cured. revealed that 60 per cent of Also, the way the vaccination drive Ranchi, Jan 25: Former Bihar people in one particular district Multiple rounds of sero sur- is going on, Delhi will soon get over Chief Minister Lalu Prasad’s in Delhi have been found to have You can chant veys have been conducted by the COVID-19,” he said. lawyer Monday filed a reply in Jai Shri Ram COVID-19 antibodies Delhi government to assess the The fifth sero survey of Delhi is the Jharkhand High Court and thousand spread of coronavirus infection in sought bail for the RJD president. times, but at the largest sero survey to date. A total temples, at religious the national capital. The fifth and first understand what herd immu- of 28,000 people were sampled in this In the reply, Devarshi Mandal, functions, at your the largest sero survey of Delhi was nity is. If a large population has survey. 100 samples were taken from the lawyer of Lalu Prasad, argued place but not in this conducted in January 2021. In a in one particular district in Delhi vey indicates that around 1 crore pop- an antibody against a disease, then every municipal ward of Delhi. that his client has completed half fashion at a government sero survey, samples of blood are have been found to have COVID-19 ulation has been cured after being it stops the spread of that disease The survey has been conducted of the sentence period in jail and programme to commemorate an collected from the person’s body antibodies. This means that they infected with coronavirus. and the rest of the population can from January 10 to January 23. The he should be granted bail. icon like Netaji and then medical team tests were unknowingly infected with The high prevalence of coron- be saved from infection. first serosurvey in Delhi was con- He argued that Lalu Praasd has whether antibodies have been coronavirus and got cured later. In avirus antibodies indicates that the Second, herd immunity can occur ducted in June-July in which anti- spent 42 months and 23 days in ABHISHEK BANERJEE | TMC LEADER formed against coronavirus in other districts, more than 50 per capital may have reached the stage in two ways -- one by the natural bodies were found in 23.4 per cent jail, which is half of his seven- the blood or not. cent of people were found to have of herd immunity. spread of infection or by vaccina- people. Antibodies were found in 29.1 year jail term. Mandal also ap- According to Delhi government antibodies and had, therefore, come Dr Arun Gupta, president of tion. As scientists and doctors, we per cent of people in August. This pealed for an early hearing on the We are very sources, the preliminary trend of in contact with coronavirus. Delhi Medical Council, has ex- always wish that herd immunity was followed by antibodies in 25.1 bail petition. interested Delhi’s fifth sero survey has re- Delhi has a population of more plained herd immunity in three comes from vaccination. per cent in September and 25.5 per The reply was filed in connec- that this seat- vealed that 60 per cent of people than 2 crores and the fifth sero sur- parts. First, it is very important to Thirdly, if antibodies against in- cent in October. tion with the Dumka treasury sharing (between fraud case, in which Lalu Prasad Congress and Left has been awarded a prison sen- parties in West tence of seven years. Bengal) is finalised Sources in the CBI said that so that we can concentrate on joint PATRIOTIC FERVOUR programmes which will lead to vote Security beefed up two seven-year sentences have transfer more easily been awarded to Lalu Prasad, which amount to 14 years. The JITIN PRASADA | CONGRESS LEADER CBI may oppose the bail plea on in Delhi ahead of the same ground. Lalu Prasad has been convicted SHORT TAKES in four fodder scam cases with a prison sentence of up to 14 years. R-Day, farmers’ rally At present, the RJD strongman Schoolgirl found is undergoing treatment at the All India Institute of Medical dead in Kolkata PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi. housands of armed Kolkata: The body of a Tpersonnel have been schoolgirl was found in a pool New Delhi, Jan 25: Thousands of deployed at the Rajpath and of blood in northeast armed personnel have been de- several border points of the Tata in talks to Kolkata's Bangur area, police ployed at the Rajpath and several national capital which has been said Monday. It is suspected border points of the national cap- brought under a multi-layered launch Moderna that the teenage girl, a ital which has been brought under security cover resident of Lake Town, died a multi-layered security cover in by suicide after jumping off a view of Republic Day celebrations rotesting farmer unions said COVID-19 vax in India multistoried building in as well as the proposed tractor pa- Ptheir parade will not enter Bangur Block A where the central Delhi and it will start rade by farmers Tuesday. REUTERS body was found Sunday Protesting farmer unions op- only after the official Republic Day parade concludes evening, they said. A posing the three contentious farm Mumbai, Jan 25: Tata Group's purported suicide note was laws said their parade will not healthcare venture is said to have found beside the body along with a mask, an officer said. enter central Delhi and it will start route from Rajpath. started initial discussions with The girl, a student of a well- only after the official Republic Day A five-layer security cover com- Moderna Inc for a partnership to known school in Salt Lake, parade concludes. prising of border pickets, inner, launch its COVID-19 vaccine in had left home to get pens and The unions claimed that around middle and outer security has been School children holding Tricolour masks pose for a photograph on the eve of Republic Day in Mathura, Monday PTI India, the Economic Times re- noodles from a local two lakh tractors are expected to par- deployed in and around the city to ported Monday. stationery shop, police said. ticipate in their parade which will maintain law and order during the Tata Medical & Diagnostics move into the city from three bor- Republic Day ceremony and the pro- could team up with the India's der points – Singhu, Tikri and posed tractor parade, a senior police Council of Scientific and Industrial Ghazipur (UP Gate). officer said. Deputy Commissioner Padma Vibhushan for Japan Research to carry out clinical tri- COVID +ve I-T For Republic Day celebrations, an of Police (New Delhi) Eish Singhal als of Moderna's vaccine candidate officer hangs self official said around 6,000 security said more than 6,000 police person- in India, the report said, citing personnel have been deployed to nel will be deployed at Rajpath for officials familiar with the matter. Jaipur: An income tax maintain vigil. Facial recognition Republic day celebrations. Moderna did not respond to inspector who was sentenced ex-PM Abe, Balasubramaniam system of Delhi Police has also Following COVID protocols, only Reuters request for a comment to jail last week in a bribery been set up at vantage points for sus- 25,000 people will be allowed to at- AGENCIES outside business hours, while Tata case allegedly committed suicide at a hospital here pect identification, the official said. tend the ceremony at Rajpath as op- Medical & Diagnostics did not im- where he was admitted after Checking and frisking staff de- posed to over one lakh spectators New Delhi, Jan 25: The govern- mediately respond. he tested positive for ployed at Rajghat will be done by who usually attended the event ment Monday conferred the Padma coronavirus, police said personnel in PPE kits, with mask every year, he said. Bhushan award posthumously Monday. Vinay Kumar and face shield, keeping in line The parade will also be shorter on former Union Minister Mangla, 45, was caught by with COVID-19 protocols, official this year. Instead of marching up Ram Vilas Paswan, former Assam the CBI in 2016 while taking a said. On Tuesday, sharpshooters to Red Fort, the parade will end at Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and bribe of `1 lakh. A court in and snipers will be deployed on National Stadium and only the former Gujarat Chief Minister Jaipur had awarded him a top of high-rise buildings to keep tableaux will be allowed to per- Keshubhai Patel. sentence of five years last watch on the eight-km-long parade form at Red Fort, he also said. One of the tallest Dalit leaders Friday, Deputy Commissioner from Bihar and the founder of the The government also conferred served as Principal Secretary to Prime of Police (East) Abhijeet Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) Paswan the Padma Bhushan award to former Minister Narendra Modi between Singh. He was found hanging passed away October 8 last year, Gujarat Chief Minister Keshubhai 2014 and 2019. The government also Unlike Pfizer's vaccine, which in the COVID ward of the just ahead of the crucial Bihar as- Patel posthumously. Patel became the conferred the Padma Bhushan on must be kept at minus 70 degrees hospital Monday morning. sembly polls. He had undergone first BJP Chief Minister of Gujarat former Rajya Sabha Member of Celsius or below, Moderna's can be heart surgery days before his death. in 1995. He passed away October 29 Parliament Tarlochan Singh. stored at normal fridge tempera- He was the Union Minister for last year after recovering from Covid The government also conferred tures, making it more suited for 4 killed in Consumer Affairs in the Narendra at the age of 93. Patel was a worker the Padma Shri award on former poorer countries such as India Modi-led Union government. of the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Union Minister and former BJP where cold chains are limited. road mishap The government also conferred Sangh (RSS) and was popularly MP from Assam's Guwahati Bijoya Data released in November from Jaipur: Four men were killed three-time Assam Chief Minister called Keshubapa in the state. Chakravarty. Moderna's late-stage study showed when their motorcycle and veteran Congress leader Tarun Besides these three tall leaders, the The list of the Padma Shri win- it was 94.1% effective with no se- collided with a truck in Gogoi with Padma Bhushan posthu- government also conferred the Padma ners included Colonel Quazi Sajjad rious safety concerns. The shot Banswara district of mously. Gogoi passed away Bhushan on former Lok Sabha speaker Ali Zahir, who defected from the was approved for use in the United Rajasthan, police said November 23 last year after recov- Sumitra Mahajan and former bu- Pakistani Army to join the States in December and in Europe Monday. The incident ering from Covid-19. reaucrat Nripendra Mishra, who Bangladeshi Liberation War in 1971. earlier this month. occurred on Sunday night near Katumbi Adibhit area in Ambapura. The four Mukesh (26), his brother Sohan (20), Dilip (22) and Dinesh (26), India among top 10 hit by climate change: Germanwatch were on their way to Banswara city when a truck hit the motorcycle. The bodies were handed over to German said vulnerable people in developing countries suffered the most from extreme weather events like storms, floods and heat waves their family members after post mortem, police said. INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE Mozambique and Zimbabwe the only a small proportion of this has been pointing towards extreme risk two most affected countries in 2019. been provided for climate adapta- an emerging market such as India New Delhi, Jan 25: India is among The Bahamas rank third after tion. The Climate Adaptation is going to face due to very rapidly the top 10 most affected countries the devastation of Hurricane Dorian. Summit starting today must ad- changing climatic conditions.” Sasikala moved in the Global Climate Risk Index 2021 In the past 20 years (2000-2019), dress these problems.” “India is blessed by many ecolo- out of ICU published Monday by the Bonn- Puerto Rico, Myanmar and Haiti Eight of the 10 countries most af- gies – glaciers, high mountains, based environmental think tank were the countries most affected fected between 2000 and 2019 are long coastlines as well as massive Bangalore: Expelled AIADMK Germanwatch. by the impacts of such weather developing countries with low or semi-arid regions which are the leader VK Sasikala, who is It said vulnerable people in de- events. lower middle income per capita. hotspots for climate change. Global serving a jail term in veloping countries suffered the These are some of the main re- India ranked as the seventh worst- warming is leading to an increase Bangalore in a corruption most from extreme weather events sults of the Global Climate Risk hit country in 2019. in the frequency of cyclones, the case, has been moved out of like storms, floods and heat waves, Index 2021, published only a few Responding to the ranking, Anjal melting of glaciers at much faster the ICU after her coronavirus while the impacts of climate change hours before the Global Climate Prakash, Research Director and rates, and heatwaves. symptoms reduced, the are visible around the globe. Victoria Hospital authorities Adaptation Summit begins. Adjunct Associate Professor at “A majority of the Indian popu-

said in a statement. The Being the deadliest and costliest “The Global Climate Risk Index Bharti Institute of Public Policy lation is dependent on agriculture, y former aide of late Tamil tropical cyclone in the South-West shows that poor vulnerable countries and Coordinating Lead Author of which is being severely affected by

Indian Ocean, tropical Cyclone ‘Idai’ face particularly great challenges IPCC’s special report on oceans the impacts of climate change. This

k y m Nadu Chief Minister J c Jayalalithaa, who is set was labelled “one of the worst in dealing with the consequences of and cryosphere, said it was not sur- year, India saw many of its cities to be released from prison weather-related catastrophes in the extreme weather events. They ur- prising to know that India appeared drowning due to variability of the January 27, contracted history of Africa” by UN Secretary gently need financial and technical to be in the top 10 most affected monsoon system. Many global re- coronavirus January 20 and General Antonio Guterres. assistance,” said David Eckstein of countries in the global climate risk ports, including IPCC reports, have was later admitted to the It caused catastrophic damage Germanwatch. recent studies show that the 100 the industrialised nations will first index of 2021. been pointing this out year after Bowring Hospital. and a humanitarian crisis, making “Therefore, it is concerning that billion dollars per year pledged by not be reached, and second that “As an IPCC scientist, we have year,” he said. I call on people who feel REPUBLICANS COME P10 that politics doesn’t TUESDAY | JANUARY 26 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR represent them, to those who feel TO TRUMP’S RESCUE that politics doesn’t hear their As the House prepares to bring voice, come home. Even if the the impeachment charge against Labor Party wasn’t your home in Donald Trump to the Senate for the past, I promise to represent trial, a growing number of international all of you Republican senators say they are

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k y m | opposed to the proceeding c of the day uote US military in SCS not ‘Buy American’ in Prez Biden’s agenda Guided by AGENCIES their iden’s order would modify expertise, Baltimore, Jan 25: President Joe Bthe rules for the Buy breadth of American program experience and Biden plans to sign an executive good for peace: China order that aims to boost govern- he United States has shed following the science, these ment purchases from US manu- Troughly 5,40,000 factory jobs Department of Energy appointees facturers, according to adminis- since last February The strategic South China Sea, through which trillions tration officials. will contribute to creating a clean he goal of the order would The United States has shed energy economy that produces of dollars in trade flows each year, has long been a focus Tbe to use the $600 billion the millions of good-paying American roughly 540,000 factory jobs since federal govt spends on jobs and safeguards the planet for of contention between Beijing and Washington last February as the coronavirus procurement to boost domestic future generations pandemic hurled the world’s largest factories and hiring TARAK SHAH | CHIEF OF STAFF, DEPARTMENT AGENCIES China Sea, where Vietnam, economy into recession. The goal OF ENERGY, USA Malaysia, the Philippines, Brunei of the order would be to use the Beijing, Jan 25: The United States and Taiwan all have competing $600 billion the federal government of job growth and achieved mixed often sends ships and aircraft into claims. The carrier group entered spends on procurement to boost old and price preferences, the dif- more competitive position. results. The government helped I regret to the South China Sea to “flex its the South China Sea at the same domestic factories and hiring, said ference in price over which the gov- To help enforce these goals, the save the automotive sector after inform you muscles” and this is not good for time as Chinese-claimed Taiwan re- officials who insisted on anonymity ernment can buy a foreign prod- order establishes a job at the White the 2008 financial crisis, but the that I am peace, China’s Foreign Ministry ported incursions by Chinese air to discuss the forthcoming an- uct. House Office of Management and number of factory jobs has been infected with Covid- said Monday, after a U.S. aircraft car- force jets into the southwestern nouncement. The order also has elements that Budget to monitor the initiative steadily shrinking over the course 19. The symptoms rier group sailed into the disputed part of its air defence identification Biden’s order would modify the apply to the separate Buy America and focus on ensuring the govern- of four decades. are mild but I’m waterway. zone, prompting concern from rules for the Buy American pro- program, which applies separately ment buys more domestically made The number of U.S. manufac- already under gram, making it harder for con- to highways and bridges. It seeks to medical treatment. As always, I am goods. It also requires federal agen- turing jobs peaked in 1979 at 19.5 mil- optimistic. We will all move forward tractors to qualify for a waiver and open up government procurement cies to report on their progress in lion and now totals 12.3 million, POWER PLAY sell foreign-made goods to federal contracts to new companies by purchasing American goods, as according to the Labor Department. ANDRÉS MANUEL LÓPEZ OBRADOR | agencies. It also changes rules so that scouting potential contractors. The well as emphasizing Biden’s support Biden’s predecessor, Donald Trump, PRESIDENT, MEXICO U.S. carrier group led by more of a manufactured good’s order would create a public website for the Jones Act, which mandates famously promised a factory ren- AUSS Theodore Roosevelt components must originate from U.S. for companies that received waivers that only U.S.-flag vessels carry aissance, yet manufacturing em- and accompanied by three factories. American-made goods to sell foreign goods to the govern- cargo between U.S. ports. ployment never returned to its pre- There wasn’t a warships, entered the water- would also be protected by an in- ment, so that U.S. manufacturers can Past presidents have promised to Great Recession levels before the hint of way Saturday to promote crease in the government’s thresh- have more information and be in a revitalize manufacturing as a source coronavirus struck. cynicism or “freedom of the seas” lack of commitment to at least trying to t holds significance as it work something out. Ihappened just days after Joe If they were just Biden became U.S. President FEAST FOR YOUR EYES Finally, Israel trying to jam this through, I don’t he carrier group entered the zone at the same time as Chinese-claimed Taiwan think it would have interrupted the Treported incursions by Chinese air force jets into the southwestern part of its air opens its Packers game defence identification zone ANGUS KING | SENATOR (INDEPENDENT), UAE embassy MAINE, USA The strategic South China Sea, Washington. through which trillions of dollars China has not commented on AGENCIES in trade flows each year, has long what its air force was doing, and SHORT TAKES been a focus of contention between Zhao referred questions to the de- Tel Aviv, Jan 25: Israel has an- Beijing and Washington, with China fence ministry. nounced that it has opened an particularly angered by U.S. mili- He reiterated China’s position embassy in the United Arab Burial ceremony tary activity there. that Taiwan is an inalienable part Emirates (UAE), following a nor- triggers tension The U.S. carrier group led by of China and that the United States malisation deal signed last year to the USS Theodore Roosevelt and ac- should abide by the “one China” establish diplomatic ties between Islamabad: The body of companied by three warships, en- principle. Taiwan President Tsai the two nations. Karima Baloch, a 37-year-old tered the waterway Saturday to Ing-wen visited a radar base in the Taking to Twitter Sunday, the Pakistani dissident from the promote “freedom of the seas”, north of the island Monday, and Foreign Ministry said: “The Israeli ethnic Baloch community and embassy in Abu Dhabi officially a prominent women’s rights the U.S. military said, just days praised its ability to track Chinese activist, who died in after Joe Biden became U.S. forces, her office said. opened today with the arrival of mysterious circumstances President. “From last year until now, our the Head of Mission Ambassador while in exile in Canada, was “The United States frequently radar station has detected nearly Eitan Naeh.” brought home and buried in sends aircraft and vessels into the 2,000 communist aircraft and more “The Israeli embassy in the her village in the restive South China Sea to flex its muscles,” than 400 communist ships, al- United Arab Emirates will pro- Balochistan province amid the foreign ministry spokesman, lowing us to quickly monitor and mote the full range of relations be- tight security, officials said Zhao Lijian, told reporters, re- drive them away, and fully guard tween the two countries in all Monday. Karima, who was sponding to the U.S. mission. “This the sea and airspace,” she told of- areas and expand ties with the highly critical of Pakistan’s is not conducive to peace and sta- ficers. Emirati government, economic security agencies and bility in the region.” Taiwan’s defence ministry added entities and the private sector, ac- campaigned extensively China has repeatedly complained that just a single Chinese aircraft ademia, the media and more.” against disappearances and about U.S. Navy ships getting close flew into its defence zone on Monday, human rights violations in the to islands it occupies in the South an anti-submarine Y-8 aircraft. A herd of deer walks through the snow in Windsor, Britain REUTERS troubled Balochistan province, was found dead in Toronto downtown waterfront December 22. Ten miners’ bodies retrieved from MORE SANCTIONS AWAIT RUSSIA Pressure mounts AGENCIES The EU needs to send on AstraZeneca gold mine in China a very clear and In a separate statement pub- Brussels, Jan 25: The European decisive message lished on its website, the Ministry Brussels: The European Union A total of 22 miners were Union will consider fresh sanctions that this is not acceptable said that until a permanent loca- is pressuring the on Russian individuals after more tion is found, the embassy will GABRIELIUS LANDSBERGIS | FOREIGN pharmaceutical company trapped underground than 3,000 people were arrested operate from temporary offices, MINISTER, LITHUANIA AstraZeneca to deliver more following a blast at the across Russia Saturday to demand which will be inaugurated in the coronavirus vaccine doses to the release of Kremlin critic Alexei coming days. its 27 nations and to stick to mine in Qixia, January 10 Navalny. In central Moscow Saturday, In the statement, Minister of its initial promises once the Lithuania’s foreign minister, ar- where Reuters reporters estimated Foreign Affairs Gabi Ashkenazi jab gets EU approval, AGENCIES riving in Brussels for a meeting of up to 40,000 people had gathered said: “The Ministry of Foreign especially since the bloc has the bloc’s 27 top diplomats, said “a in one of the biggest unauthorised Affairs continues to lead the im- already invested in enhancing Beijing, Jan 25: A day after 11 change is in the air in Russia” that rallies for years, police were seen plementation of the peace and production capacity. trapped workers were rescued the bloc must support, especially roughly detaining people, bundling normalisation agreements in the from a gold mine in China’s after Navalny’s detention as he re- them into nearby vans. Gulf and to advance Israel’s in- Shandong province, authorities turned to Russia from Germany. Germany and France, the EU’s ternational status.” Lee won’t appeal Monday retrieved the bodies of “The EU needs to send a very main powers, will be central to de- “The opening of the mission prison sentence the 10 other miners, while one clear and decisive message that ciding if the bloc goes ahead with will enable the expansion of bi- was still reported to be missing. this is not acceptable,” Gabrielius tions on Russian officials close to more travel bans and asset freezes. punitive measures on Russia, a big lateral ties between Israel and the Seoul: Samsung scion Lee A total of 22 miners were trapped Landsbergis said in a video state- President Vladimir Putin in re- Romania publicly backed sanctions oil and gas exporter to the bloc, al- UAE, and the full and quick im- Jae-yong and prosecutors underground following a blast at ment, calling for more sanctions sponse to Navalny’s poisoning in Monday. though no detailed list of names is plementation of the potential in- have decided not to appeal a the mine in Qixia January 10, re- on Russian individuals. August. German Foreign Minister Heiko expected to be decided Monday. herent in our relations.” court ruling that convicted ports Xinhua news agency. The EU already has economic Fellow Baltic countries Latvia Maas demanded the immediate re- Navalny says Putin was behind Israel’s announcement came him for bribing South Korea's sanctions on the Russian energy, fi- and Estonia support more EU sanc- lease of protesters who braved ex- his poisoning last August, a ver- just hours after the Council of former president for business nancial and arms sectors over its tions on Russian individuals, and treme cold to call for Navalny’s re- sion that the Kremlin rejects. The Ministers of the UAE approved favours, confirming a prison 2014 annexation of the Crimea Italy’s foreign minister said Sunday lease, but did not make further Kremlin says it has seen no evi- the establishment of an embassy term of two and a half years peninsula and has imposed sanc- that Rome was ready to support comment. dence that Navalny was poisoned. in Israel’s Tel Aviv city. for the country's most influential corporate leader, according to lawyers and court officials Monday. But Lee’s legal troubles aren’t over. He has been indicted China pushes fringe theories on Covid origins separately on charges of stock price manipulation, “We will not stop searching for breach of trust and auditing the missing miners,” said Chen AGENCIES China, to investigate the origins of they might be true. violations related to a 2015 Fei, mayor of Yantai, adding that the virus. Inflaming doubts and spreading merger between two the rescue work is extremely dif- Taipei, Jan 25: Chinese state media While fringe theories may raise conspiracy theories might add to Samsung affiliates. ficult as the underground water is have played up questions about eyebrows overseas, the efforts also public health risks as governments very deep. Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine and target a more receptive domestic try to dispel unease about vaccines, According to Chen, the 11 res- whether it could be lethal. A gov- audience. The social media hash- she said, saying: “That is super, Bangla receives 1st cued miners are receiving proper ernment spokesperson suggests tag “American’s Ft. Detrick,” super dangerous.” medical treatment, and DNA tests the coronavirus could have emerged started by the Communist Youth In the latest volley, state media vax consignment are being conducted to confirm from a US military lab. League, was viewed at least 1.4 called for an investigation into the identities of the deceased. As the ruling Communist Party billion times last week after the deaths of 23 elderly people Dhaka: Bangladesh Monday The investigation into the cause faces growing questioning about a Foreign Ministry in Norway after they received received the first The of the accident is still underway. China’s vaccines and renewed crit- consignment of the 5 million spokesperson called Communist the Pfizer vaccine. An anchor at Mining accidents are not un- icism of its early COVID response, for a WHO investi- CGTN, the English-language sta- doses of Covishield vaccines Party sees the WHO from India under a common in China, where the in- it is hitting back by encouraging gation of the bio- tion of state broadcaster CCTV, dustry safety regulations can be fringe theories that some experts say logical weapons investigation as a and the Global Times newspaper procurement agreement, four political risk because it days after New Delhi gifted poorly enforced, according to a could cause harm. lab in Maryland. accused Western media of ig- two million doses of the BBC report. State media and officials are sow- “Its purpose is focuses attention on noring the news.

In December 2020, 23 miners ing doubts about Western vaccines to shift the blame China’s response known for expos- sentiment in China.” Health experts say deaths un-

k y m vaccine to Dhaka. A special c Air India flight carrying the died after a carbon monoxide leak and the origin of the coronavirus from mishandling JACOB WALLIS | SENIOR ANALYST, ing faked degrees Yuan Zeng, an expert on Chinese related to the vaccine are possible Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID- at a coal mine. in an apparent bid to deflect the at- by (the) Chinese gov- AUSTRALIAN STRATEGIC and other fraud in media at the University of Leeds in during mass vaccination cam- 19 vaccine co-manufactured In September, 16 workers were tacks. Both issues are in the spot- ernment in the pan- POLICY INSTITUTE Chinese science. Great Britain, said the govern- paigns, and a WHO panel has con- by SII reached the Hazrat killed at another mine on the out- light because of the ongoing rollout demic’s early days to con- “The tactic is ment’s stories spread so widely cluded that the vaccine did not Shahjalal International skirts of Chongqing, also due to of vaccines globally and the recent spiracy by the U.S.,” said Fang quite successful be- that even well-educated Chinese play a “contributory role” in the Airport earlier in the day. carbon monoxide. arrival of a WHO team in Wuhan, Shimin, a now-U.S.-based writer cause of widespread anti-American friends have asked her whether Norway deaths. P11 TCS BECOMES MOST VALUED DOMESTIC FIRM TUESDAY | JANUARY 26 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR Steel prices have increased Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Monday surpassed by 65 per cent in the last six Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) to become the country’s months. The rates of steel most valued firm by market capitalisation. During and cement will reduce the afternoon trade, the market valuation of TCS once cheaper alternatives was at `12,45,341.44 crore while that of RIL was are available

business at `12,42,593.78 crore on the BSE

k y m NITIN GADKARI | UNION MINISTER c of the day uote Panasonic opens third store in City WFH norm creates tax challenges for SEZs We realised the grim POST NEWS NETWORK situation of The pandemic-induced WFH has created doubts over continuation of income tax holiday the skill gap in India. extended to IT and ITeS units operation from SEZs as the current functioning of staff is akin to This (inclusive Bhubaneswar, Jan 25: Japan’s academic learning) leading appliances brand employees delivering services virtually from their home location and not from the SEZs is done with a Panasonic Monday inaugurated its central and unified approach exclusive store at Saheed Nagar come the flagbearers of country’s whether services delivered by em- duced disruptions do not impact to enhance and connect skills market building in City. It is the resilience to the pandemic, grow- ployees of SEZ-based IT-ITeS units, functioning of businesses, sources of candidates to potential company’s third store in the city ing both their operations and rev- virtually from their home loca- said that a clarification over treat- employers with a dual objective: and tenth in Odisha. enues even during the current tion, shall be eligible for income- ment of services rendered from elevate employability and The new brand shop was in- difficult period. tax holiday. This would not only en- work from home in case of IT and increase the ROI for firms augurated by Durgesh Shukla, The pandemic-induced WFH has sure that future litigation is ITeS companies may come in

VIKRAM KUMAR | CEO, LRNABLE GROUP branch head of Panasonic, in created doubts over continuation minimised but also provide some Budget 2021-22. the presence of proprietors of income tax holiday extended to elbow room to the sector to drive This would provide big relief to Aditya Patodia and Snehal IT and ITeS units operation from higher operational efficiencies," companies operating in the sec- Patodia. Area manager of Special Economic Zones (SEZ) as said Naveen Aggarwal, Partner, tor where WFH had almost ac- For a nascent Panasonic Trupti Kanta Das and INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE special challenges even for the gov- the current functioning of staff is Tax, KPMG in India. and disruptive quired levels of permanency. Some industry like Marketing Manager SK ernment to mould tax regulations akin to employees delivering serv- While the tax officials said that organisations have announced EV that is heavily Raffiqullah were also present New Delhi, Jan 25: The Covid-in- that take note of the new norm. ices virtually from their home lo- this issue should not be a concern long term plans on WFH while a few dependent on duced work from home (WFH) One such issue is coming in the cation and not from the SEZs. as the department is constantly have already made this arrange- government norms at workplaces has presented IT and ITeS sectors, who have be- "There is a need to clarify, working to see that pandemic-in- ment permanent. policies, there needs to be an effective approach that would drive the market of EVs in the country. The industry is still lagging behind the desired target ‘Govt’s primary spending Amazon moves SOHINDER GILL | DIRECTOR GENERAL, SMEV

during the inauguration cere- Though job Delhi HC; seeks mony. Home appliances like re- postings and to grow 4.6 pc in FY22’ frigerators, LED TV, washing ma- searches have chines, microwaves, mixer and seen a dip from others will be available for the cus- pandemic-induced According to a report on the state of economy, the government would be able to arrest of Biyani restrictions on tomers. The store is also offering lu- mobility, while fear crative discounts, financing serv- narrow fiscal deficit to 5.5 pc of GDP in FY22 from expected level of over 7 pc in of the virus kept consumers away ice and sure gifts for the buyers, FY21, but this would assume a 19% growth in total receipts in FY22 AGENCIES from traditional vacation spots, Shukla said, “We have planned to there is hope in a new year and a set this store much earlier but New Delhi, Jan 25: US online re- new season of travel. we had to delay owing to the INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE tailer Amazon has filed a petition lockdown. We provide best qual- in the Delhi High Court seeking SASHI KUMAR | MD, INDEED INDIA ity products with a wide range.” New Delhi, Jan 25: With con- detention of Future Group founders, Shukla also mentioned that the new strained revenue position running including CEO Kishore Biyani, store will generate `5 millions of well into next financial year and and seizure of their assets as it SHORT TAKES turnover. He also said that Panasonic country’s fiscal position under sought to block Future Group from IN THE PETITION, AMAZON takes 9% of market share in LED in strain, the government would have selling retail assets to Reliance SOUGHT ENFORCEMENT OF THE the country and 13% in Odisha. It ex- no option but to limit its expendi- Industries. SINGAPORE ARBITRATOR'S RULING IN OCTOBER AGAINST ITS pects the market share to increase by ture to come back on path of fiscal In the petition, Amazon sought Thomas Cook, PARTNER FUTURE'S `24,713 2% in the post-covid period. consolidation and reduce its heav- enforcement of the Singapore ar- CRORE DEAL WITH RELIANCE MMPRC ink pact ily enlarged deficit. bitrator's ruling in October against ` New Delhi: Travel services According to a report on the its partner Future's 24,713 crore THE PETITION BY AMAZON JUST provider Thomas Cook India BoA gives special state of economy by Motilal Oswal deal with Reliance. DAYS AFTER THE FUTURE-RIL has signed an agreement Institutional Services, the gov- Amazon sought the Biyani fam- DEAL RECEIVED THE NOD FROM with the Maldives Marketing ernment would be able to narrow ily to be directed to "disclose their MARKET REGULATOR SEBI AND and Public Relations pandemic bonus to fiscal deficit to 5.5% of GDP in assets, including movable and im- BOURSES Corporation (MMPRC). The FY22 from expected level of over 7% stimulate the economy, the numbers, the brokerage said that movable property" and the same be agreement will leverage to 97% of its 1.7L staff in FY21, but this would assume a report said. this year’s budget would be tracked attached. BIYANI HAD PREVIOUSLY STATED promote the Maldives as a 19% growth in total receipts in Although there was no massive for announcement in three areas: Also, it sought "detention" of THAT HE WAS FORCED TO STRIKE preferred destination, Thomas PRESS TRUST OF INDIA FY22 and an increase of just 5.6% fiscal stimulus in CY20-various es- the lack of receipts has led to de- Biyani, his daughter Ashni and A DEAL WITH RELIANCE AFTER Cook India said in a filing to in total spending by the Central timates put it between 1.5% and bates related to one-off cess/sur- seven other members of the founder HELP THE GROUP SOUGHT the BSE Monday. “We are Mumbai, Jan 25: Bank of government. This indicates that 2.5% of GDP, of which 0.7% of GDP charge. However, the govern- family as well as three other offi- FROM AMAZON delighted to partner with the America (BoA) is rewarding its primary spending (excluding in- was on account of food subsidies, ment may consider keeping the cials including a company secretary MMPRC to jointly promote the over 1.7 lakh staff worldwide, in- Maldives as the destination of terest payments) would grow just which is unlikely to affect the fis- taxation regime unchanged, of the Group. The petition by Amazon just choice for our range of Indian cluding over 24,000 in India, with 4.6% in FY22 (vs 6% growth in cal balance-a significant shortfall helping to sustain and bolster Amazon, which wants the deal days after the Future-RIL deal re- traveller segments,” Thomas a cash award of $750 each to those FY21), marking the second lowest in receipts likely led to the dou- the economic momentum. to sell retail assets to Reliance to be ceived the nod from market regu- Cook (India), President, earning under $1 lakh in annual growth in four decades, the bro- bling of the fiscal deficit to 7% of The other area, the brokerage stopped, also asked the court for a lator SEBI and bourses. Rajeev Kale said. compensation for the apprecia- kerage said in its report. GDP in FY21 (from the budgeted said, is that close monitoring would direction for "detention of the di- In the petition, Amazon has said tion of their work through the The finance minister will pres- 3.5%), Motilal Oswal said. be done to see whether the Union rectors (of Future Group entities) the interim injunctions granted pandemic. ent the Union Budget 2021-22 The assumption (based on ac- Budget includes measures to re- in civil prison". by the Emergency Arbitrator (EA) February 1 in this contained en- tual data available up to Nov'20) vive residential real estate demand Biyani had previously stated are enforceable under the Indian ‘RIL’s Ebitda back vironment. As always, expecta- is gross taxes would decline 5.3%, in the country. Also, it would be that he was forced to strike a deal laws under the Arbitration and to pre-Covid levels’ tions are running high. However, total receipts would fall 12.4%, and interesting to note whether the with Reliance after help the Group Conciliation Act as the order is the government's fiscal response in total expenditure would grow 7.2% Government can continue to sup- sought from Amazon to wriggle deemed to be an order of the Court New Delhi: Reliance 2020 indicates certain inflexibil- in FY21. port the rural sector as much as it out of piling debt burden wasn't and is enforceable under the Code Industries Ltd (RIL) has seen ity and the lack of resources to Besides these all important macro has in the past couple of years. forthcoming. of Civil Procedure. pre-tax profit recover to pre- pandemic levels on the back of continued growth in consumer businesses, BUDGET 2021: GOVT MAY TWEAK ‘` Moody's Investors Service 1.10L cr credit potential for Odisha’ said Monday. The oil-to- Called 'delivering together' com- retail-to-telecom behemoth pensation awards, the bank ex- CUSTOMS DUTIES ON HOST OF GOODS Friday reported a 0.7% Ebitda pects over 97% of its employees to POST NEWS NETWORK been enhanced by 22.5% from the (earnings before interest, tax get the special one-time cash bonus. PRESS TRUST OF INDIA and hard board) used for furniture year 2020-21. “The projection for and depreciation and In an internal memo sent to the manufacturing and copper con- Bhubaneswar, Jan 25: National credit to agriculture sector was amortisation) growth for the employees worldwide, which has New Delhi, Jan 25: The govern- centrate. Bank for Agriculture and Rural pegged at `46,460.40 crore which is quarter ended December 31, been accessed by PTI, BoA chief ment may tweak customs duties "Expensive raw materials im- Development (NABARD) Monday 7.34% more than the projection of 2020, compared with the executive Brian Moynihan said in the Budget next week on sev- pact India's price competitiveness assessed a total credit requirement the year 2020-21,” statement said. corresponding quarter in the in appreciation for the outstand- eral goods, including furniture raw in the international market. The of `1, 10,735 crore for the year 2021- “Keeping in view high credit previous year. ing efforts, the management team materials, copper scrap, certain country's exports of furniture is 22 with greater emphasis on crop growth in MSME sector with a po- and board have decided to recog- chemicals, telecom equipment and very low (about one per cent), while diversification, animal husbandry tential generate rapid employment nise employees with 'delivering rubber products, to promote do- countries like China and Vietnam and fishery sector apart from greater under various sectors and sub sec- in the post-Covid period, a projec- Indian Oil Corp together' compensation awards. mestic manufacturing and exports, are major players in the sector," thrust on enhancing credit flow to tors in all the agro climatic zones tion of 41867.10 crore for credit to During the first quarter of 2021, sources said. they added. Self Help Groups. of the state. Udayabhaskar solicited MSME sector has been made with raises `1,290 cr all eligible employees with $1 lakh They said that while import du- The government may also con- The credit plan was announced co-operation of state Government, a growth of 37.46% compared to New Delhi: Indian Oil or less in annual total compensa- ties could be tweaked on over 20 sider reducing customs duties at the State Credit Seminar 2021-22, banks and other stake holders to- the previous year. Also, in order Corporation Ltd (IOC), the tion will be paid a cash bonus of products such as cut and polished on coal tar pitch, and copper held Monday. wards achieving the credit growth to improve flow of credit to SHG, nation’s top oil firm, has $750 each. Those in the US will diamonds, rubber goods, leather scrap, while raising the levies Chief General Manager of required to realise the potential the projection for loan under the cat- raised `1,290.20 crore in debt receive this award in late February garments, telecom equipment and on certain finished goods like Nabard C Udayabhaskar said that identified under plan. egory has been kept at `6,295.77 to refinance existing and those outside the US will re- carpet, the customs duties could be refrigerator, washing machine the credit projections for Odisha for According to NABARD’s state- crore which will also increase the borrowings and meet ceive the payment in March, removed on select raw materials and clothes dryer, one of the 2021-22 is `1, 10,735 crore which is ment, the projected credit flow to pri- average loan for SHG, the state- business expenses. In a stock Moynihan said. (like wood in rough, swan wood sources said. based on the potential assessed ority sector for the year 2021-22 has ment revealed. exchange filing Monday, IOC said it has issued "5.60 per cent unsecured, listed, rated, taxable, redeemable, non- WEF COALITION convertible debentures of ` 10 lakh each aggregating to `1,290.20 crore on private placement basis". Infy, TCS, Cognizant join hands to tackle workplace racism

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA headquarters in three continents, BlackRock, Bloomberg, Boston Coca-Cola, Depository Trust & ‘IT spending the WEF said. Consulting Group, Bridgewater Clearing (DTCC), Thermo Fisher New Delhi/Davos, Jan 25: Indian It further said companies must Associates, Centene, Cisco, Scientific, Uber, Unilever, to grow 6.2 pc’ IT majors Infosys and TCS Monday put racial and ethnic justice on Cognizant, Dentsu With UPS and Willis Towers San Francisco: After a joined global giants like Microsoft, their board's agendas, take at least International, just 1 per cent of Watson. decline in the pandemic-hit Facebook, Google and Bank of one firm action and set a long-term Deutsche Bank, Fortune 500 companies The WEF said 2020, worldwide IT spending America (BoA) in an international strategy to become an anti-racist or- EY, H&M, led by Black chief the COVID-19 pan- is projected to total $3.9 coalition launched by the World ganization and build equitable and Henry Schein, executives, the need to demic continues trillion in 2021, an increase of Economic Forum (WEF) to tackle just workplaces for professionals HP and IKEA. tackle racial under- to widen inequal- 6.2 per cent from the racism in workplaces. with under-represented racial and Other mem- ities, with dispro- previous year, according to representation in business Announcing the coalition dur- ethnic identities. bers are Jacobs is urgent and obvious portionate reper- the latest forecast by ing its week-long online Davos Examples of business commit- Engineering cussions for Gartner Monday. Worldwide Agenda Summit, the WEF said it ments towards racial and ethnic Group, Jefferson SAADIA ZAHIDI | MD, WORLD disadvantaged

IT spending declined 3.2 per would work towards improving justice range from allocating fi- Health, Johnson & ECONOMIC FORUM groups and

k y m c cent in 2020 as Chief racial and ethnic justice in the nancial and human resources to the initiative's starting points will under-representation in business is Johnson, Kaiser minorities. information officers (CIOs) workplace. racial justice work, setting repre- be Black inclusion and addressing urgent and obvious," WEF Managing Permanente, Kearney, LinkedIn, At the ongoing summit global prioritised spending on The founding members include technology and services that sentation goals for all seniority lev- anti-Blackness. Director Saadia Zahidi said. ManpowerGroup, Mastercard, Mayo leaders will discuss what policies, were deemed "mission- 48 organizations representing 13 els, and establishing mentorship "With just 1 per cent of Fortune The founding members of the Clinic, McKinsey, Nestle, PayPal, practices and partnerships are critical" during the initial industries, with more than 55 lakh programmes for racially and eth- 500 companies led by Black chief ex- coalition also include AP Moller- Procter & Gamble, PwC, Salesforce, needed to embed equity and inclu- stages of the pandemic. employees worldwide and with nically diverse employees. One of ecutives, the need to tackle racial Maersk, AlixPartners, AstraZeneca, SAP, Standard Chartered Bank, sion into our economic systems. P12 TUESDAY | JANUARY 26 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR sports

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k k y y m m c MAN UTD EDGE PAST REDS c the ball roll through to Salah who squeezed a shot through Henderson’s legs. The introduction of Fernandes was transformative — as so often since he arrived a year ago. Presented with a chance to grab a winner from a free-kick, the Portugal midfielder seized it, bending the ball around the wall into the net. CHELSEA ADVANCE In snowy conditions at Stamford Bridge, Tammy Abraham scored a hat trick as Chelsea beat Luton 3- 1 — the first two coming in a seven- minute span in the first half. There was a rare start these days for Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga but familiar error, which allowed Jordan Clark’s shot to go through him. But Abraham struck again in the 74th minute. Not even a cup game could help Timo Werner find the net again. The German missed a late penalty to leave him with only one goal in Frenkie de Jong pushes the ball into the net as the Elche custodian and a defender look frustrated, Sunday two months, which came in the pre- vious round. ASSOCIATED PRESS Only the cup run is going well for ATLETICO RALLY AGAIN TO WIDEN THEIR LEAD Chelsea at the start of 2021, with Madrid, Jan 25: Barcelona picked MADRID: Atletico Madrid haven’t flinched in their quest to win the Spanish league Frank Lampard’s side losing five of up their second win in a row with- title for the first time since 2014. Coming from behind for a second straight time, its last eight Premier League games. out the suspended Lionel Messi, Atletico defeated Valencia 3-1 Sunday to strengthen their hold on the league lead Bruno Fernandes curls in a free-kick for the winner against Liverpool as Manchester United’s other scorer Marcus FOXES’ COMEBACK defeating Elche 2-0 to regain third entering the second half of the season. Joao Felix, Luis Suarez and Angel Correa Rashford looks on, Sunday Leicester staged a second-half place in the Spanish league. scored to give Atletico their seventh straight league win and a seven-point gap to comeback to beat Brentford 3-1 after Frenkie de Jong scored in the second-place Real Madrid with a game in hand. Diego Simeone’s team are 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS defense. It was a 0-0 draw with But the lead lasted only six min- conceding after six minutes from 39th minute and set up Riqui Puig’s points ahead of Barcelona. Atletico had also needed to rally to win its previous United a week ago that helped Ole utes. Paul Pogba’s tackle gained Mads Bech Sorensen. 89th-minute goal to give Barcelona league match, against Eibar. Valencia opened the scoring with a beautiful curling Manchester, Jan 25: A scream Gunnar Solskjaer’s side stay top possession, Donny van de Beek re- James Maddison teed up Cengiz their fourth league win in a row as long-range shot by Uros Racic in the 11th minute, but Felix restored parity off a from Andy Robertson was a forlorn of the standings in the pursuit of the leased Rashford on the left flank Under to equalize and Youri Messi served the second of his two- corner kick in the 23rd and Suarez put the hosts ahead with a well-placed low attempt to distract Mason team’s first Premier League title by the halfway line and a diagonal Tielemans put Leicester ahead from game suspension for hitting an op- shot into the far corner in the 54th from a Felix pass. Correa sealed the victory by Greenwood beginning Manchester since 2013. pass landed perfectly at the feet of a penalty after being tripped. ponent. completing a cross from Marcos Llorente in the 72nd. Suarez, who netted a late United’s comeback. The defender The excitement lacking in the Greenwood, who withstood the Maddison tapped in a rebound to seal The Catalan club moved a point winner against Eibar last weekend, is now one of the league’s leading scorers won’t be the only one shrieking Anfield league encounter was on yelling of Robertson to maintain his the win. in front of Sevilla, who Saturday with 12 goals, along with Sevilla’s Youssef En-Nesyri. Valencia, which was unbeat- at Liverpool after going out of the show a week later at a freezing and composure to score. BURNLEY ADVANCE beat Cadiz 3-0. Barcelona was three en in five matches in all competitions, stayed in 14th place. FA Cup. fan-free Old Trafford with the high- The favor was returned three Jay Rodriguez struck twice for points behind second-place Real Not that everything went wrong est scoring match between these minutes into the second half. Burnley in a 3-0 win at Fulham — Madrid — which won 4-1 at Alaves fielder made a well-placed cross Cornella in the round of 32 of the for Liverpool, with Mohamed Salah fiercest of English rivals since 2010. Greenwood played in Rashford the 31-year-old striker’s first goals Saturday — and seven points behind for Puig’s late header for his first- Copa del Rey Thursday, when Messi scoring twice. The Liverpool striker’s United was joined by Chelsea, through the center and the striker since July. Rodriguez turned leader Atletico Madrid. ever Spanish league goal. served the first match of his sus- opener was cancelled out by Everton, Leicester and Burnley placed the ball in bottom corner provider for Kevin Long for the It was the first time Barcelona Marc-Andre Ter Stegen made a pension for hitting an opponent Greenwood and he levelled after Sunday in advancing to the round for his 15th goal in all competitions third. won four consecutive league crucial foot-save to keep Barcelona in the team’s 2-3 loss to Athletic Marcus Rashford put United in of 16 where it will play West Ham this season. But United was made EVERTON THROUGH matches this season, with all four ahead in the 56th after Elche forward Bilbao in the Spanish Super Cup front. But Bruno Fernandes bent in next month. to pay for its slackness. Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored victories coming in away matches. Emiliano Rigoni entered the area final January 17. The Argentina a free-kick in the 78th minute to Liverpool have gone 483 minutes A sideways pass from Edinson his first goal in 50 days after re- They haven’t lost in nine straight in a one-on-one situation. The break- playmaker will be allowed to re- send United into the fifth round without a league goal but remem- Cavani was too casual and was in- turning from injury to set Everton league games. away for the hosts was prompted turn to action in Barcelona’s visit with a 3-2 victory Sunday. bered where the net is in the cup. tercepted by James Milner. After on its way to a 3-0 victory over De Jong scored into the open net after a blunder by Barcelona de- to Rayo Vallecano in the round of Losing compounded a miserable Roberto Firmino threaded a pass to passing to Firmino on the left of Sheffield Wednesday. Corners from after the Elche defense failed to fender Oscar Mingueza, who gave 16 of the Copa del Rey Wednesday. 70 hours that also saw Liverpool Salah who lifted a shot over Dean the penalty area, Milner was in- James Rodriguez were headed in by fully clear a cross from Martin the ball away near midfield. Elche, winless in their last 13 league beaten at home by Burnley Henderson from close range in the side the box as the return pass came Richarlison and Yerry Mina in the Braithwaite to Antoine Griezmann Barcelona was coming off a 2-0 games, was second-to-last in the Thursday in a further blow to its title 18th minute. across. But Milner’s stepover let second half. inside the area. The Dutch mid- win over third-division club 20-team standings. Six sportspersons, MCFC blunder gifts CFC a point Blues fire Lampard;

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including Mouma, Bambolim, Jan 25: A terrible late likely to hire Tuchel error in the box by Ahmed Jahouh and Chennaiyin FC’s (CFC) im- ASSOCIATED PRESS awarded Padma Shri proved second-half display helped them hold Mumbai City FC (MCFC) London, Jan 25: Frank Lampard PRESS TRUST OF INDIA tional record holder in the event, to a 1-1 draw in the Indian Super was fired by Chelsea Monday she has represented India at in- League (ISL) here, Monday. However, halfway through his second sea- New Delhi, Jan 25: Veteran table ternational events since 2005. the result meant the Islanders ex- son in charge after being unable to tennis player Mouma Das and the Singh is an Asian champion tended their unbeaten run to 12 replicate his success as the club’s legendary PT Usha’s coach and has won two gold and four games, matching FC Goa’s record. record scorer in his first Premier Madhavan Nambiar were among silver medals at various editions Mumbai grabbed the lead through League managerial job. six sportspersons awarded the of Asiad and the continental Bartholomew Ogbeche (21st minute) Chelsea have lost five of their last prestigious Padma Shri by the championships. She had repre- but his goal was cancelled out by eight Premier League games and Government of India on the eve of sented India at two consecutive Esmael Goncalves (76th) as dropped to ninth place, despite the country’s 72nd Republic Day. Olympic Games, in 2012 and 2016. Chennaiyin rallied to earn a hard- Lampard benefiting from nearly club, the board and personally, I Besides Mouma and the great Nambiar is a 1985 Dronacharya fought point. USD 300 million spent on new play- would like to thank Frank for his athletics coach, better known awardee. Virender is a bronze The opening 45 minutes were ers for this season. work as head coach and wish him as OM Nambiar, former India medal-winning wrestler in the 1992 nothing short of entertainment Chelsea said the performances every success in the future. He is an women’s basketball team cap- World Wrestling Champion-ship with both the sides creating ample Chennaiyin FC players celebrate after scoring the equaliser, Monday had ‘not met expectations’ and left important icon of this great club and tain P Anitha, long-distance run- at Cali, Colombia. He also won a sil- chances and testing each other. the team ‘without any clear path to his status here remains undimin- ner Sudha, former Indian ver medal in Commonwealth C’ship However, Mumbai proved more Eli Sabia, who got a free header the all-time scoring charts. sustained improvement’ — making ished. He will always be warmly wel- wrestler Virender Singh and in 1995 (Senior, 74kg, freestyle). clinical than their opponents in but saw his effort sail over the cross- Chennaiyin began the second a change of managers necessary comed back at Stamford Bridge.” para athlete KY Venkatesh have Venkatesh was a para athlete the attacking third and deservedly bar. half strongly in search of an with former PSG coach Thomas Lampard leaves with the lowest also been honoured with the who has his name in the Limca led at the break. Those missed opportunities equaliser but neither side was able Tuchel set to be hired. points-per-game record of the dozen country’s fourth highest civil- Book of Records for winning Chennaiyin dominated the open- would haunt Chennaiyin as to fashion clear-cut chances as the Reflecting Lampard’s statement managers since Abramovich bought ian award in the sports category. the highest number of medals in ing exchanges and created a chance Mumbai broke the deadlock. The game progressed. at the west London club, the fir- the club in 2003. As the pressure has Mouma, who won the Arjuna the World Dwarf Games, 2005. He as early as in the second minute. Islanders have scored the most However, they were fortunate to ing was announced in a rare state- grown, the cracks were showing Award in 2013, became only the also represented India at the Goncalves won the ball in midfield goals from set-pieces this season win a penalty after an error from ment by owner Roman Abramovich. ahead of this weekend's FA Cup second table tennis player after first International Paralympic and played Thoi Singh on the right and opened the scoring in a simi- Ahmed Jahouh. The midfielder “This was a very difficult deci- win over Luton, when Lampard Achanta Sharath Kamal to win Committee (IPC) Athletics World flank, whose cross was flicked by lar fashion. was deemed to have tripped Jakub sion for the club, not least because hit out at perceived negative cov- the Padma Shri. Sharath won Championships in Berlin, Mourtada Fall just outside the box. After Amey Ranawade’s throw Sylvestr in the box. Goncalves I have an excellent personal rela- erage of the team. the recognition in 2019. Germany in 1994. It fell towards Lallianzuala Chhangte was cleared away poorly, Rowllin stepped up to take the spot-kick tionship with Frank and I have the Chelsea brought back its mid- Sudha, who was awarded the Anshu Jamsenpa is an Indian who unleashed a shot on his weaker Borges found Bipin Singh on the left. and sent Amrinder the wrong way utmost respect for him,” owner field great as coach in 2019 despite Arjuna in 2012, is the second- mountaineer and the first woman foot which was parried away by The winger delivered a delicious to draw Chennaiyin level. Roman Abramovich said. “He is a him having only a single season’s ex- most renowned athlete to bag in the world to scale the Mount Amrinder Singh. cross at the far post for Ogbeche, who Mumbai piled on the pressure in man of great integrity and has the perience in management in the sec- the recognition. She is an Indian Everest twice in a season, and the Another chance went begging thumped a brilliant header to notch the last quarter of the game but highest of work ethics. However, ond division with Derby. He achieved Olympic athlete in the 3000 me- fastest double summitter to do so for Chennaiyin, this time from a set- his fifth goal of the season. That was Chennaiyin’s defense stood tall to under current circumstances we be- Champions League qualification in tres steeplechase event. A na- within five days. piece. Chhangte whipped a dan- his 32nd ISL goal as he overtook deny their opponents any chance lieve it is best to change managers. his first season by securing a fourth- gerous cross through a corner for Marcelinho to climb to third on of finding a winner. “On behalf of everyone at the place finish in the EPL. ‘We’re not allowed to Plane crash kills 4 Juventus close gap FINALISTS TOGETHER footballers, club’s with AC Milan, Inter share lift with Aussies’ president in Brazil

ASSOCIATED PRESS on points with fifth-place PRESS TRUST OF INDIA honest. Both India and Australia ASSOCIATED PRESS Atalanta. were in the same bubble. But when Milan, Jan 25: Weston McKennie Juventus had lost 0-2 at Inter New Delhi, Jan 25: Senior off- Australian players were in the lift, Rio de Janeiro, Jan 25: Four play- scored to help Juventus beat last week but boosted morale by spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has they won’t allow Indian players in- ers and the president of Brazilian Bologna 2-0 in Serie A and bounce beating Napoli by the same score- revealed that the Indian players side it,” Ashwin said. football club Palmas died in a plane back from their demoralising loss line Wednesday to lift the Italian were not allowed to share the lift The seasoned spinner made the crash Sunday in the northern state to title rival Inter Milan. Super Cup. with their Australian counterparts revelation during a YouTube video of Tocantins, the team said. The The American netted Juve’s sec- Andrea Pirlo’s side needed during the Sydney Test, something chat with India’s fielding coach R cause of the accident was not im- ond goal, in the 71st minute, after a stroke of luck to take the the visitors found ‘too difficult to Sridhar. Ashwin added, “Seriously mediately known. The statement Arthur had given the Bianconeri lead against Bologna in Turin, digest’. guys? We felt so bad at that time. We didn’t identify the type of plane. the lead in the first half. with Arthur’s somewhat The third Test of the recently-con- are in the same bubble. But you The accident occurred when Juventus moved within seven hopeful shot deflecting into cluded four-match series was played get into the lift and you can’t share the plane suddenly plunged to the points of Italian league leader the bottom right corner in at the SCG and throughout the the space with another person stay- ground at the end of the runway y AC Milan, which were beaten 0- the 15th minute. tour, players and support staffs of ing in the same bubble. It was too while on takeoff, the club reported.

3 at home by Atalanta Saturday. It was Arthur’s first goal for both the teams stayed in a bio bub- difficult for us to digest. We are all The players were on their way to

k k y y m m c c Second-placed Inter Milan also Juventus since joining from ble due to threat posed by the in the same bubble, but you get Goiania, in the central region, to dropped points with a 0-0 draw at Barcelona in June. COVID-19 pandemic. into the lift and share the lift space!” play a match against Vila Nova. Udinese. It took Juventus until the 71st Members of the SOA Aluminiz team (champions) and CCC (runners-up) “We reached Sydney, they locked The Test was also marked by al- The victims were identified as Nine-time defending champi- to get the second when McKennie pose, Sunday, with the trophies after the final of the Corporate Cricket us with severe restrictions. There legations of racial abuse against president Lucas Meira and play- ons Juventus have a match in headed in a corner for his fourth League, which was organised by WE4YOU January 22-24 at Mulapadia was a unique thing that happened Indian pacers Mohammed Siraj ers Lucas Praxedes, Guilherme hand. Juventus are fourth, level goal for the Bianconeri. in Sydney. It was strange, to be and Jasprit Bumrah. Noe, Ranule and Marcus Molinari.

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