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VOLUME 10, ISSUE 291 | www.orissapost.com BHUBANESWAR | FRIDAY, JANUARY 22 | 2021 12 PAGES | `4.00 5 killed in Serum Institute plant fire

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Pune, Jan 21: At least five persons suf- focated to death as a major fire broke out in an under-construction build- ing in a plant of global vaccine giant, the Serum Institute of India (SII), here Thursday afternoon, shocking the country. COVID VACCINE SAFE Biden reverses Health Minister Rajesh Tope and n Pune Mayor Murlidhar Mohol an- Though sabotage has been ruled out, nounced that five persons, including in view of the national and global concerns, Maharashtra Deputy Chief one woman, had perished in the blaze Minister Ajit Pawar announced a key policies of and their bodies were found during the thorough probe into the incident cooling operations. Another four per- n sons were rescued from the blaze Police Commissioner Amitabh Gupta said which erupted on two upper floors of that the affected building was an upcoming SII facility for its BCG vaccines, Donald Trump the SII building which was being read- scheduled to be operational in a month or so ied for a BCG vaccine plant. Allaying nationwide concerns over n SII officials said that Covishield the fate of the Covid-19 vaccines being vaccine is produced and stocked at its manufactured by the company, Chief Hinjewadi manufacturing facility, Minister Uddhav Thackeray held a which is located around 30 km away from Manjari press conference while SII CEO Adar Smoke billows from a fire at Serum Institute of India, which is involved in producing Covishield, in Pune, Thursday PTI PHOTO Poonawalla issued a personal state- Chairman and Managing Director ment of reassurance. viewed the situation and was informed to apprise themselves of the exact sce- Mayor Mohol, PMC Commissioner said families of each deceased will “I would like to reassure all gov- that the Covid-19 vaccine production nario. Though sabotage has been ruled Vikram Kumar, Collector Rajesh get a compensation of `25 lakh. ernments and the public that there was not affected in any manner, and out, in view of the national and global Deshmukh and other official minutely As thick clouds of dark-grey would be no loss of Covishield pro- the priority was to bring the blaze concerns, Pawar announced a thor- monitored the situation. smoke billowed out of the nearly- duction due to multiple production under control and save people. ough probe into the incident, while Police Commissioner Amitabh ready Manjari complex, social buildings that I had kept in reserve to Similarly, Union Minister reiterating that the Covidshield line Gupta, who rushed to the site, said media went wild with speculation AGENCIES deal with such contingencies at SII,” Information & Broadcasting Minister was unaffected. that the affected building was an up- whether even the crucial Covid-19 China sanctions Poonawalla said, seeking to quell anx- Prakash Javadekar, Deputy Chief The fire, which broke out around 2.15 coming SII facility for its BCG vac- vaccines had also been snuffed out Washington, Jan 21: On Trump officials ieties among the company's global Minister Ajit Pawar, Health Minister pm, was brought under control within cines, scheduled to be operational in in the flames, but the clarifications day one in office, US clientele. After speaking with top of- Tope, FDA Minister Rajendra Shingne, three hours by a team of firemen and a month or so. by the SII and authorities scotched President Joe Biden has BEIJING: A Chinese Foreign ficials, Thackeray said that he had re- and others called up the SII top brass around a dozen fire tenders, while Meanwhile, Cyrus Poonawalla, SII all conjectures. signed 15 executive orders, Ministry spokesperson reversing some of the key announced Thursday that foreign policies and national the government has decid- security decisions of his ed to impose sanctions IRREGULAR by MANJUL Protesting farmers predecessor Donald Trump. against former US Secretary The executive orders of State Mike Pompeo and reject Centre’s Naveen unveils draft Konark 27 other high-ranking offi- ranged from rejoining the cials of the Trump adminis- Paris agreement on climate tration, accusing them of proposal to put change, halting America’s “prejudice and hatred” Heritage Area Development plan withdrawal from the World against Beijing. The farm laws on hold Health Organisation (WHO), announcement came a day POST NEWS NETWORK revoking Muslim travel ban after Joe Biden was sworn in PRESS TRUST OF INDIA and stopping immediate as the 46th President of the Bhubaneswar, Jan 21: As part of its construction of Mexico bor- US Wednesday. New Delhi, Jan 21: Protesting 5T initiative, the state government has der wall. farmer unions Thursday rejected conceptualised Konark Heritage Area “I’m proud of today’s ex- the government's proposal to sus- Development Plan (KHADP) to transform ecutive actions, and I’m masking challenge, asking pend three farm laws for 18 months, the physical infrastructure in and around going to start by keeping Americans to mask up for and said they want nothing but a the temple complex and enhance the the promises I made to the 100 days. I’ve stopped going to comedy shows. I spend that time following news complete repeal of all these con- visitor’s experience. American people. A long The President signed an related to our judiciary! tentious legislations. The Works department Thursday way to go. These are just executive order reversing “In a full general body meeting made a detailed presentation of the executive actions. They are Trump's decision to with- of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha KHADP before Chief Minister Naveen important, but we’re going draw from the World Health today, the proposal put forth by Patnaik, who asked the officials to de- to need legislation for a lot Organisation, she said. 28 dead in Baghdad the government yesterday, was re- velop the Konark temple area as world of the things we're going to “This will strengthen our jected. A full repeal of three cen- class tourist destination. An artist’s impression of the open theatre at the re-developed Konark Heritage Area do,” Biden told reporters in own efforts to get the (coro- twin suicide bombings tral farm acts and enacting a leg- The main goals of the project are to the Oval Office of the White navirus) pandemic under islation for remunerative MSP for celebrate the grandeur of the Sun Temple, outer ring road to divert all traffic and While street vendors will be relocated House as he signed the first control by improving global ASSOCIATED PRESS all farmers were reiterated as the enhance visitor’s experience and provide boost connectivity of Konark with the to one corner through systematic plan- lot of executive orders health, and tomorrow we pending demands of the move- economic boost to local businesses and main urban areas and tourist destina- ning and uniform construction, the ex- Wednesday. are not wasting any time,” Baghdad, Jan 21: Twin suicide ment,” Samkyukt Kisan Morcha, tourism-based economy not only in tions such as Puri, Kakatpur and isting parking area in the north-east The President said he will she said. bombings ripped through a busy an umbrella body of protesting Konark, but in the entire Puri district Bhubaneswar, sources said. corner of the temple will be extended be signing a number of ex- Biden also officially ap- market in the Iraqi capital unions, said in a statement. and whole state, official sources said. All access roads from the outer ring and improved to accommodate buses, 4- ecutive orders over the next pointed a Covid-19 response Thursday, killing at least 28 peo- The conceptualised plan aims to im- road to the Konark Heritage Zone will wheelers along with para-transit serv- several days of the week. coordinator, a position and ple and wounding 73 others, offi- prove and develop the physical infra- be improved to facilitate movement of ices and e-vehicles with charging points. “And I’m going to start team that he had already cials said. structure around the Konark complex visitors by creating pedestrian-friendly Similarly, the existing open-air the- today on the compounding previously announced but The rare suicide bombing at- and integrate it seamlessly with the an- streets. All major junctions leading to atre near the temple will be devel- crisis of Covid, along with made it official today to tack hit the Bab al-Sharqi com- cient heritage. About 35 acres of areas Puri, Kakatpur and Bhubaneswar will oped to provide round-the-year visitors’ the economic crisis follow- create a unified national mercial area in central Baghdad near the Sun Temple will be beautified be improved to facilitate smooth traffic experience. ing that, and climate crisis, response to the pandemic. amid heightened political tensions with landscaping and other tourist movement, while dedicated drop-off The government has appealed to every- racial equity issues,” he He re-established the na- over planned early elections and amenities. and pick-up points will be developed one to submit their suggestions on this said. tional security team re- a severe economic crisis. Blood Under the project, the government for the convenience of tourists as well master plan to [email protected] His first executive order sponsible for global health, smeared the floors of the busy plans to construct a 3.4 km long 6-lane as traffic management. by neat February 17. was launching his 100-day security and bio-defence. market amid piles of clothes and shoes as survivors took stock of the disarray in the aftermath. No one immediately took re- Two persons suffer sponsibility for the attack. Iraq’s In a first, BMC engages transgender military said at least 28 people The government, during their adverse reactions were killed and 73 wounded. tenth round of negotiation with the agitating farmer leaders post vaccination Wednesday, proposed to suspend group to collect parking fees in City MARKET WATCH the three farm laws for 1-1.5 years POST NEWS NETWORK and set up a joint committee to POST NEWS NETWORK parking zone (off-street) in front of find an amicable solution in the in- Epari Sadashiv Jewellers, Kharvel Bhubaneswar, Jan 21: Two health INDEX VARIATION terest of the farming community. Bhubaneswar, Jan 21: As a part Nagar parking zone (off-street) from workers in the state developed The two sides had also decided of an initiative to include the trans- Narula General Stores to PC Chand visible adverse reactions after re- SENSEX 49624.76 167.36 to meet again Friday after the gender community in the main- Jewellers, Kharvel Nagar parking ceiving the Covid-19 vaccination union leaders told the three Central stream of society, the Bhubaneswar zone (off-street) in front of at Thursday. BOURSES NIFTY 14590.40 54.30 government ministers that they Municipal Corporation (BMC) has Godabarisha Sahitya Sansad and The state Health department DOLLAR 73.58 `0.10 will hold their own internal con- assigned an NGO to employ them Kharvel Nagar parking zone (on- said that one of them is a staff sultations on Thursday to decide for collecting parking fees. The street) in front of Hotel Keshari. nurse from Bargarh district, while EURO 88.73 `0.48

CURRENCY on the Centre’s new proposal. NGO is run solely by transgenders. Dressed in uniform and with the other is an ASHA worker GOLD `49,438 `96 During the internal meeting, The BMC is of the view that this ini- handbags, members of TG Swikruti from Jagatsinghpur district. One which lasted for over four hours, tiative will help the transgenders have already started collecting fees of the patients developed fever, SILVER `67,200 `210 the farmers also asserted that they lead a normal life. from two-wheeler and four-wheeler while another fainted following BULLION “will not go back to their homes In the presence of officials, BMC BMC Commissioner handing over identity cards and jackets to members of owners at the above-mentioned the inoculation. until their demand to repeal the commissioner Prem Chandra the transgender-run NGO TG Swikruti Group to collect parking fees in Capital parking lots. According to BMC Bijay Panigrahi, state Health three contentious farm laws is ac- Chaudhary Thursday assigned City on an experimental basis OP PHOTO Deputy Commissioner Shrimanta and Family Welfare Director, said WEATHER cepted by the government”. NGO TG Swikruti to collect fees at Mishra, that the duty has been as- that both are stable and there was BHUB CTK “The SKM pays homage to the two main parking lots in the city. two junctions. The first one extends is spread between the Royal signed on an experimental basis nothing serious about their health y 143 farmers who have been mar- After handing over of the assign- from Khadim’s showroom to Midtown Hotel and Narayan for two months. The monthly fee for conditions. “Two health workers

MAX 29.8° 29.6° tyred in this movement so far. ment, the NGO has started working Sreeleathers showroom, while the Ayurved Bhawan showroom. the first parking lot has been ear- Thursday developed adverse ef-

k y m c These companions are separated with immediate effect. second one is between Royal The second parking lot covers the marked at `2.23 lakh per month, fects following Covid-19 immuni- TEMP MIN 20.2° 18.0° Forecast from us while fighting this mass The first parking lot covers the Midtown Hotel and Arya Palace area from Master Canteen to Shriya while it is `1.46 lakh for the second sation (AEFI). When an individual Humidity 89% 74% Fog or mist movement. Their sacrifice will area between Raj Mahal Square Hotel. The third parking lot ex- Square. The parking zones in this lot one. The NGO has submitted a se- requires hospitalisation post vac- in the ` Rainfall Nil Nil morning not go in vain and we will not go and Master Canteen Square. There tends from Ashok Market to City include Kharvel Nagar (off-street) curity deposit of 7,380 to get the job cination, he/she is classified as back without the repealing of these are four parking lots between these Residency Hotel, while the fourth opposite Hotel Swosti, Kharvel Nagar at the two parking lots. ‘AEFI serious,” Panigrahi said. farm laws,” the statement said. COVID-19 TRACKER P3 ROAD SAFETY FRIDAY | JANUARY 22 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR INFECTED RECOVERED DEAD An awareness programme World 9,74,48,856 7,00,10,271 20,86,697 in progress at a private hotel in Bhubaneswar, India 1,04,95,816 1,01,28,457 1,51,564 Thursday, to mark the

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Vaccinate servitors, kin: SJTA POLITICKLE by MANJUL

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Bhubaneswar, Jan 21: With strict Need of the hour Over 25K devotees visit shrine rules mandating Covid negative report for entry into Srimandir he SJTA has further proposed lifted, the temple administration Tthat all 500 temple staff urged the state government to vac- should also be inoculated along cinate all servitors and their fam- with the temple servitors ily members. In view of this, the chief ad- arlier, the matter had been ministrator of the Shree Jagannath Eraised at the Chhatisha Nijog Temple Administration (SJTA) meeting and it was unanimously Krishan Kumar has urged Odisha decided to put forth such a health department to consider the proposal inclusion of Srimandir servitors and their family members for inocula- t least 18 servitors including tion on a priority basis, so that Athree members of the temple daily rituals at the temple do not get management committee have affected. already died of Covid-19 This apart, SJTA has urged the health department to also vacci- vaccination of the temple servi- nate around 500 temple of- tors and their family members on ficials who run the priority basis. LORD’S DARSHAN: Devotees in large numbers throng Srimandir, Thursday risk of contract- It Kumar has further pro- ing the virus is expected posed that all 500 SJTA n the opening day of the It further disallowed taking flow- during this pe- that a large number employees should also entry into the temple with- ers/bhoga/deepa inside the tem- riod. of devotees will be be inoculated along with Oout a mandatory COVID neg- ple. There will be no lighting of “It is ex- visiting daily. The the temple servitors and ative report, more than 25,000 devo- deepa inside the temple, the SOP State to provide free guide pected that a chances of servitors their kin. tees visisted the world-famous highlighted. large num- getting infected cannot Earlier, the matter shrine, temple management com- The temple will remain closed ber of devo- be ruled out had been raised at the mittee said. for public darshan on all Sundays tees will be vis- Chhatisha Nijog meet- The temple management, how- in order to sanitise the shrine prem- KRISHAN KUMAR I CHIEF books to 6.2 lakh students iting daily. The ing and it was unani- ever, has issued a standard operat- ises, it added. ADMINISTRATOR, SJTA chances of mously decided to ing procedure (SOP) as part of A separate queue was made for POST NEWS NETWORK students and waived the exami- medium government, aided and Sevayats getting in- put forth such a pro- which a devotee has to wear masks the senior citizens and persons nation fee of the students in view private school students as the cost fected on account of Covid-19 posal before the state government. at all times,inside and outside of with disabilities. Bhubaneswar, Jan 21: The state of the Covid 19 pandemic.” of the book is solely borne by the virus cannot be ruled out as they will At least 18 servitors including the temple premises. The Puri temple is one of the government Thursday announced The annual High School state government. be coming in close contact with the three members of the temple man- The SOP also prohibited chewing four "Dhams" or most sacred places to provide guide books to students Certificate Examination being con- As per the notification, Odisha devotees,” Kumar said in his let- agement committee have already of tobacco/paan (betel leaf) and of pilgrimages for the Hindus in the appearing for the annual ducted by the Board of Secondary School Education Programme ter to the ACS. died of COVID-19 during the pan- spitting in the temple premises, country. High School Certificate exami- Education Odisha is scheduled to Authority (OSEPA) will bear For uninterrupted performance demic, while about 200 of them besides devotees have to maintain The four Dhams are Jagannath nation (HSc) this year free of cost commence from May 3 next. |the cost of paper and printing of of various rituals of the Trinity have tested positive for the virus so social distancing and also sanitise Puri in the East, Dwarika in the to help the students prepare for Highlighting the importance of the books. inside the temple, the SJTA has far, a senior servitors said seeking their hands before entering West, Badrinath in the North and examinations. the book, Dash said, “Due to vari- The manuscript of the book has urged the government to conduct safety for the community. the temple. Rameswaram in the South. PRINTING ON PRIORITY BASIS ‘Disclose tuition fees’ ` s per the notification, Odisha School 2 CRORE AGRI SUBSIDY BHUBANESWAR: Odisha Parents AEducation Programme Authority Federation (OPF) Thursday wrote a (OSEPA) will bear the cost of paper and letter to Chief secretary Suresh printing of the books Mohapatra urging him to ensure EMBEZZLED IN CAPITAL proper implementation of a he manuscript of the book has been notification of Department of Tprepared by the Board of Secondary EMPLOYEE OF A BANGALORE-BASED AGROTECH FIRM MISUSES School and Mass Education on the Education (BSE) and the Text Book fee waiver issue as per the Production & Marketing (TBP&M) will print POSITION TO MISAPPROPRIATE AGRI SUBSIDY directions of Orissa High Court. As the book on priority basis per the notification, district he 700-page guide book titled as collectors are directed to take POST NEWS NETWORK Varushapriya Agrotech ‘Pariksha Darpan’ will contain probable necessary steps to implement it. T questions with answers. This year, over six Pvt Ltd, which supplies The federation also wrote a letter Bhubaneswar, Jan 21: A local lakh students are scheduled to appear for to all 30 district collectors to representative of a Bangalore –based the exam various agricultural comply with the court’s judgment agriculture technology firm has machineries to and call a meeting with officials of reportedly misappropriated agri- private schools of the districts. State School and Mass Education ous reasons, the students were not been prepared by the Board of culture subsidy amount to the tune farmers under govt OPF chairman Basudsv Bhatt Minister Samir Ranjan Dash said able to utilise online education Secondary Education (BSE) and ` of 2 crore through details of ghost schemes, has expressed his gratitude to the the 700-page guide book titled as properly for which they lost many the Text Book Production & farmers and forged documents of Orissa High Court and the state ‘Pariksha Darpan’ will contain crucial days. To help them, we de- Marketing (TBP&M) will print the agricultural equipment. approached the government on the fee waiver probable questions with answers. cided to provide this book which con- book on priority basis. The company, Varushapriya police alleging fraud decision. “The high court clarified This year, over six lakh students are tains probable questions and an- In this regard, the OSEPA has di- Agrotech private limited, that the state government indeed scheduled to appear for the exam- swers exclusively meant for the rected all the District Education Wednesday registered a complaint has power over private schools. It ination. Class X Annual Matric Exams-2021 Officers (DEOs) to submit the en- with the Bharatpur Police here in is victory for all the parents of Dash said, “Earlier, the gov- to be conducted by the Board of rolment figure of Class X students this regard. state government on the equipment. According to the complaint, the Odisha. We are also obliged by all ernment had condensed the syl- Secondary Education (BSE).” in a prescribed format by January According to sources, the com- Subsequently, he would check the sta- company authorities came to know friends from print and electronic labus of the students by 30 per The books will be provided free 22. Accordingly the books will be pany, which has been empanelled tus of claims, monitor the disbursal about the fraud committed by Rana media for their support,” he said. cent to reduce the stress of the of cost to all the students of Odia printed and supplied to the students. with Odisha government, supplies of subsidies and upload the Aadhaar after the state directorate of various agricultural machineries and other documents of farmers Agricultural and food production including paddy-transplanters to who had purchased the equipment suspended the authorised log in farmers under various government from the company. credentials of the company in July GUV APPOINTS AK DAS MOHAPATRA AS NEW OSOU VC schemes. The company has its local Taking undue advantage of the 2020. The company immediately office at the Housing Board Colony authorisation, Rana misrepresented removed Rana from services and ini- POST NEWS NETWORK State Open University Thursday. University. Universities (Amendment) Act in Baramunda area here. machine and chasis numbers of tiated enquiry to know the reasons He will serve for a period of three Earlier, Professor Sanjiv Mittal 2020, Odisha Governor and The accused employee, Srinath the equipment and also fake docu- for suspension. Bhubaneswar, Jan 21: Following years with effect from the date he was appointed as the VC of Chancellor of Universities Rana was authorised by the company ments, savings bank accounts of The Bhartatpur police have the appointment of Sambalpur assumes office as such or until fur- Sambalpur University by the state Professor Ganeshi Lal appointed to register the sale of equipment the company to misappropriate the started probe into the matter after University’s vice chancellor (VC) ther orders, whichever is earlier. government. Professor Mittal as the VC of on the state government’s website subsidy amount. Rana allegedly registering a case on the basis of the Wednesday, Governor Ganeshi Lal Mohapatra was working as a In exercise of powers conferred Sambalpur University for a pe- on behalf of the company. He also duped the state exchequer of over complaint lodged by the Director of appointed Arka Kumar Das Professor of Business by Sub Section(1) with Sub riod of four years with effect from used to claim subsidies offered by the `2 crore. the agrotech company. Mohapatra as the new VC of Odisha Administration in Sambalpur Section(7) of Section 6 of Odisha the date he takes over. STAGE SET FOR ADIVASI MELA Anti-airfield weapon test fired

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Bhubaneswar, Jan 21: State-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Thursday successfully test fired a Smart Anti Airfield Weapon (SAAW) from the Hawk-i aircraft off the coast of Odisha. The aircraft flown by HAL test pi- lots Wing Commander (Retd) P Awasthi and Wg Cdr (Retd) M Patel executed the weapon release in a text book manner and all mission ob- he indigenous stand-off weapon, jectives were met. Tdeveloped by Defence Research The indigenous stand-off weapon, The Company owned and Development Organisation's developed by Defence Research and Hawk-i platform is Research Centre Imarat (RCI), is the Development Organisation's first smart weapon fired from an being extensively Indian Hawk-Mk132 Research Centre Imarat (RCI), is the used for certification of first smart weapon fired from an systems and weapons he aircraft flown by HAL test Indian Hawk-Mk132, the HAL said developed indigenously by Tpilots Wing Commander (Retd) in a statement. DRDO and CSIR labs P Awasthi and Wg Cdr (Retd) M The telemetry and tracking sys- Patel executed the weapon release tems captured all the mission events R MADHAVAN I CMD, HAL in a text book manner and all mis- confirming the success of the trials. sion objectives were met “The Company owned Hawk-i The HAL said it was in discus- platform is being extensively used sions with Indian Armed Forces into a potent combat platform dur- for certification of systems and for integration of various weapons ing conflict. weapons developed indigenously on Hawk platform. The SAAW is an aircraft launched,

by DRDO and CSIR labs,” R The Hawk-i is HAL’s internally advanced, precision strike weapon

k y m c Madhavan, CMD, HAL, said. funded program offering the Indian of 125 kg category used to attack and Preparation for the annual Adivasi Mela (tribal fair), which is scheduled to kick-start at Adivasi Ground in Bhubaneswar January 26, in full swing Thursday. Arup Chatterjee, Director, Armed Forces an upgrade and com- destroy enemy airfield assets such The fair not only provides the City dwellers a platform to know about the lifestyle, culture, tradition and practices of various tribes residing in Odisha, Engineering and Research and bat capability for the Hawk, trans- as radars, bunkers, taxi tracks, run- but also offers a chance for the denizens to buy authentic tribal and forest products from the native people PHOTOS: BIKASH NAYAK Development, HAL said HAL is in- forming it into an Advanced Jet ways within a range of 100 kms. digenously enhancing the training Trainer providing training on sen- SAAW has been earlier success- and combat capability of Hawk-i. sors and weapons in peacetime fully test fired from Jaguar aircraft. P4 FRIDAY | JANUARY 22 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR downtown

Top cop to pay `1 lakh fine VIRUS DEATH TOLL AT 1,903 Panel to examine

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According to more fatality pushed the coastal The lone fatality was reported from Cuttack cuss how to control environment sources, the complainant, Banaja state’s toll to 1,903, a senior Health pollution in the state. Khurda has accounted for 334 Covid-19 deaths The committee will also Manjari Mishra, had sought informa- and Family Welfare (H&FW) de- The panel has decided to form tion in connection with the arrest of an followed by Ganjam (248), Sundargarh (171), Cuttack examine the orders partment official said. (141) and Puri (119) three Sub-Committees to study en- accused in a fraud case in 2016. Of the fresh cases detected in 23 vironment pollutions caused by issued by NGT to control Though the applicant received a reply of Odisha’s 30 districts, 84 have various sources including industries to her queries from some police sta- Odisha has thus far conducted over 74.77 lakh sample been reported from different quar- and make necessary recommen- pollution in the state tions, she failed to get any reply from tests for Covid-19, including 25,737 Wednesday the SP office in response to a specific antine centres, while the remaining dations to control it. The positivity rate stands at 4.46 per cent query sought from it. After failing to get are local-contact cases. It was decided at the meeting to other water bodies while another the answer, Mishra moved the OIC in Puri district recorded the high- hold the next meeting of the panel panel led by Congress leader 2017. The commission issued several est of 23 new infections followed by February 1 where reports of Narasingha Mishra was formed notices to the top cop for personal Sundargarh (17) and Sambalpur Capital Bhubaneswar, has accounted cent, data released by the H&FW de- Meanwhile, India’s Covid-19 case- Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water, to give necessary recommenda- appearance, but he ignored. Finding no (16). Seven other districts—Bhadrak, for 334 Covid-19 deaths followed by partment said. load crossed 1.06 crore with a total Housing & Urban Development and tions to control environment pol- other way, the OIC Thursday ordered the Dhenkanal, Kandhamal, Malkangiri, Ganjam (248), Sundargarh (171), The state intensified the ongoing of 15,223 infections being reported Forest & Environment departments lution in villages, cities and other top cop to pay Rs 1 lakh fine. Nayagarh, Nabarngpur and Cuttack (141) and Puri (119). inoculation drive by setting a tar- in a day, while the recoveries have on environment pollution will be dis- urban areas. Rayagada— did not register any Odisha now has 1,589 active get of administering Covid- 19 vac- surged to 1,02,65,70, according to cussed. The committee will also ex- Besides, the third House Sub- fresh case, said the official, adding case, while 3,30,321 patients have re- cines to 37,076 frontline workers, the Union Health Ministry data up- amine the orders issued by National Committee headed by BJD legislator Organ donation fraud: that the lone fatality was reported covered from the disease, said comprising health and sanitation dated Thursday. Green Tribunal (NGT) to control pol- Badri Narayan Patra will study re- from Cuttack district. the official. workers in 436 session sites. The total cases have increased to lution in the state. lease of charcoal by sponge iron fac- CP to take accused As many as 53 other Covid-19 It has thus far conducted over In a span of four days till 1,06,10,883. The death toll mounted A sub-committee headed by tories. The three Sub-Committees positive patients have also died due 74.77 lakh sample tests for Covid-19, Wednesday, 68,743 people have re- to 1,52,869 with 151 daily new fa- Opposition chief whip Mohan will submit its report to the on 3-day remand to comorbidities, the official said. including 25,737 Wednesday. The ceived the jabs, Health director talities, the data updated at 8am Charan Majhi will study the re- Assembly before beginning of the Khurda district, comprising state positivity rate stands at 4.46 per Bijay Kumar Panigahi said. showed. lease of waste water to rivers and Assembly session. BHUBANESWAR: The Commissionerate Police was Thursday granted permis- sion to take Himanshu Bhushan Nanda, the accused of organ donation fraud, on a three-day remand from Friday. ATTACK ON OPCC CHIEF NETAJI BIRTH ANNIV AHEAD The court had earlier allowed Nayapalli police to take Nanda on remand for three days in a case lodged by Pratap Chandra Mishra for allegedly duping Patnaik has ‘proof’ him on the pretext of arranging a kid- ney donor. Later, another victim of Kendrapara also lodged a complaint with police against Himanshu and his against saffron party associate of defrauding him. POST NEWS NETWORK “There have been allegations from the BJP that I am indulging CLASSIFIED Bhubaneswar, Jan 21: Odisha in drama and trying to politicise the Pradesh Congress Committee issue. BJP MLA Mohan Majhi AFFIDAVIT (OPCC) President Niranjan Patnaik claimed that the attacker was AFFIDAVIT Thursday apparently furnished not a BJP worker. But we have Before the Notary Public, proof of involvement of a BJP enough proof to show that one of worker in the recent attack on the the attackers was an active BJP Sambalpur, I Ramehar, Congress leader. worker,” he said. S/o. Sher Singh Patnaik refuted the allegations “There are several photos of BJP Choudhary, R/o- C/o. of the BJP that the saffron party events where he was seen partici- Pramod Mistry, P.O.- had no links with the attack. pating with full enthusiasm. His Bareipali, Dist.- He identified one among the at- photos with the BJP MLA have Sambalpur declares that tackers and claimed that he was a also been taken more than once. my true and correct name local BJP worker. In a press Such evidence is enough to counter conference conducted at the the baseless arguments of the BJP. is Ramehar. But in SBI Congress Bhavan here, the leader They cannot discredit the attacker Pass Book my name has showed pictures of the alleged who is an active BJP worker. This been wrongly mentioned BJP worker. shows direct link of the attack on as Rambir Choudhary The OPCC President cited sev- me and the BJP,” he added. instead of Ramehar. That eral instances with the help of the Patnaik said that during the ini- above both the names pictures showed by him where the tial phase of the attack, there was belongs to one and same alleged attacker was seen partici- little clue on the attackers but pating in BJP sponsored events, slowly it was revealed that there was person. taking pictures with BJP MLA involvement of a BJP leader. Netaji Birthplace Museum at Odia Bazar in Cuttack being decked up ahead of the 125th birth anniversary of the legendary freedom fighter, January 23; Mohan Majhi besides pasting pro- Earlier, BJP leader Mohan Majhi district Collector Bhabani Shankar Chayani, DCP Prateek Singh and other senior officials check arrangements at the museum and a state-level art expo By virtue of an affidavit BJP posters. He also reportedly had claimed that there was no link organised by Odisha Lalit Kala Akademi and Odia Language, Literature & Culture department in progress on the museum premises, Thursday OP PHOTOS before Notary Public, admitted to be a BJP worker. of the party to the attack. Bhubaneswar dated 21.01.2021 that I Malpa Reddy Upender Naidu, State suspends Age-46, S/o Malpa Reddy BJD MPs urge Goyal to lift surplus rice Kala Parishad gets new chairman Ramamurty of POST NEWS NETWORK Odisha from the Centre. The other limiting the delivery of parboiled POST NEWS NETWORK Das said, “The indigenous and an- 15 PACS officials Bhubaneswar, Khurda MPs are—Chandrasekhar Sahu, rice from Odisha and stopping it en- cient art of Odisha, Jhoti should have that my name has been Bhubaneswar, Jan 21: A delegation N Bhaskar Rao, Sarmistha Sethi, tirely for the Rabi season. Bhubaneswar, Jan 21: Eminent a GI tag, and Utkaliya Jhoti Diwas POST NEWS NETWORK wrongly written Malpa of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MPs Anubhav Mohanty and Sasmit During the talk, Goyal assured painter Keshu Das was appointed should be celebrated every year to Reddy Upender Rao on Thursday met Union Minister for Patra. Goyal assured that the pend- that there would not be any im- as the chairman of Biswa Odisha popularise the craft. Diverse com- Bhubaneswar, Jan 21: The state SSC Certificate. Now I Consumer Affairs, Food and Public ing subsidy claims would be trans- mediate stoppage of procurement Kala Parishad by Speaker Surjya petitions at state, national and in- government Thursday suspended want Aadhaar name M.R. Distribution, Piyush Goyal through ferred at the earliest and advised his of rice from Odisha despite the Narayan Patro at Assembly con- ternational levels will be organised 15 officials including secretaries, Upender Naidu for all video-conferencing and discussed senior officers present in the meet- FCI letter that was sent to the state ference hall here Thursday. to benefit Jhoti artistes financially.” assistant secretary and chief ex- about lifting of surplus parboiled rice ing to take early steps in this regard, government in early January. Interacting with Orissa POST, Odisha Sahitya Akademi mem- ecutive officers of various Primary purposes. and release of pending subsidy dues. BJD said in a press statement. For the Rabi season, he said, Patro said, “Odisha’s culture, art, ber and Poet Bahadur Pattasani Agricultural Cooperative Societies The delegation led by BJD The delegation comprises of there would be a consultation craft, food and lifestyle should be said, “To celebrate Jhoti Diwas (PACS) for violating government LOST Parliamentary Party leader in Lok members from both the Houses of meeting in mid-February, 2020 be- propagated across the globe in the every year, we must appoint orders and misconduct in pro- Sabha, Pinaki Misra urged Goyal Parliament apprised the Union tween the FCI and the state gov- coming days. Getting a GI tag for Goodwill ambassador in various na- curement of paddy. I, M.P. Prithviraj, S/o. to release the pending subsidy Minister about the recent letter of ernment officials to work out so- Odisha Jhoti art is an important tions across the globe according Cooperation department has Late M.B. Pyariraj, R/o. claims of Rs 6039 crore payable to Food Corporation of India (FCI) lutions to ameliorate this situation. step to popularise our art.” to the suggestion of Patro.” suspended the secretaries while Ganesh Nagar, P.O./P.S.- a data entry operator has been Rengali, Dist.- Sambalpur sacked from service. As part of the 5T principle of govern- would like to inform ment, the department will en- general public that I have Naveen inaugurates crafts fair amid huge fanfare sure zero tolerance towards lost my original sale deed corruption, said Cooperation No. 452/2003 dated POST NEWS NETWORK (short stone). Minister RP Swain. 24.10.2003 relating to Interacting with Orissa POST, The suspended secretaries are— Khata No. 116/194 of Bhubaneswar, Jan 21: The 15th edi- Behera said, “It has come as a Radhakanta Bhoi of Nuamara Mouza- Pandaloi, P.S.- tion of Toshali National Crafts Mela surprise to me, but now I am re- PACS, Saroj Das of Dahama soci- Katarbaga, Dist.- was inaugurated by chief minis- lieved that my hard work of eight ety, Asit Pradahn of Charamala, ter Naveen Patnaik virtually amid months has finally paid off. I am Krupasindhu Sahu of Sahaspur, Sambalpur. If anyone huge fanfare at Janta Maidan here now eyeing a national award in Pramod Bhoi of Samarbag, finds kindly contact me at Thursday. sculpture work.” Pradeep Saa of Lakhanpur, Dillip 9078002001. The event was organised by Other participants who have won Suna of Baidyanath, Rabi Mishra Odisha Handloom, Textiles and prizes were Dillip Kumar Swain of Mahuli & Khari, Netrananda I, Gitanjali Das, W/o. Handicrafts Department and for Taalpatra carving stating Jain Purohit of Baghiapada, Nirod Simanchal Das, At: planned by SIDAC. story and Priyanka Patra from Patra of Ramagarh and Simanchal Marg, P.O.- Padmini Dian, Minister, HT&H, Khordha for Patta Hati work in Dinabandhu Jena of Sodha. Buguda, Dist.- Ganjam, Ashok Chandra Panda, Minister, CM Naveen Patnaik inaugurates Toshali National Crafts Mela virtually; people checkout sarees at the fair OP PHOTOS Mrutika Shilpa. Similarly, the assistant secre- Science & Technology, Public The fair features 250 stalls out of tary Sukadev Rout of Sadha PACS inform that my land Enterprises, Social Security & Patnaik said, “Odisha is the land of quite an amazing feat by the state tisans who have participated in the which 170 stalls were from Odisha was also suspended while data document having Khata Empowerment of Persons with unbelievable artisan work and government to organise such a craft fair. He also appealed each artisan and 80 stalls were from other states. entry operator of the society Manoj No. 29/42, Plot No. 190/205, Disability, Bhubaneswar Central Konark is a living example. Our mela while following Covid guide- and craftsmen to offer their finest The fair doesn’t feature any food Kumar Nayak was removed from Registered No. 288/1997, MLA Ananta Narayan Jena, addi- artisans are beyond comparison lines. All weavers and artisans will so that buyers from the state and oth- court or cultural programs keeping the service. dated 18.04.2007 has lost tional secretary HT&H Subha and Toshali National Crafts Mela is definitely recoup from their fi- ers may appreciate their crafts. the pandemic situation in mind. Chief executive officers somewhere. If any kind Sharma and Kailash Chandra the biggest fair in East India. nancial crunch during the mela. The winner of State Handicraft The fair will continue from Ghanashyam Pradhan (Jatesingh person get it, may contact Sahoo, Additional Secretary to Therefore, I request all to follow This year, we are hopeful to earn Award 2019, sculptor Dibyajyoti January 21 to February 4. The vote PACS), Ramakrushna Padhi Handlooms, Textiles & Handicrafts Covid guidelines rigidly and make more than `23 crore.” Behera from Balasore crafted of thanks was given by Basanta (Ulunda) and Prabhat Sahu with mobile No. Department, attended the event. the fair a grand success.” Panda stressed on buying Samudra Manthan and Vispaan by Kumar Das director Handloom and (Murasundhi) have also been

9437561557 / 8763651634. While inaugurating the event, In her speech, Dian said, “It’s swadeshi and encouraging the ar- Lord Shiva with Khadipathara Cottage craft Odisha government. suspended.

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FAKE SPICES MANUFACTURING WODC chief vets Boudh, Sonepur projects

k y m POST NEWS NETWORK Pherighat road, Tileswar-Ramgarh c road and other road projects Bhubaneswar, Jan 21: Chief ad- Similarly, around 1985 projects FACTORY BUSTED IN BERHAMPUR viser to the Chief Minister and worth `100 crore sanctioned under Chairman of Western Odisha WODC fund in Subarnapur district POST NEWS NETWORK Development Council (WODC) Asit were also reviewed. Against this Tripathy reviewed the progress of as of now 1,505 projects have been Berhampur, Jan 21: In another development in Boudh and completed with investment of busting of a fake sauce, turmeric Subarnapur districts at the con- around `84 cr and the balance 480 and chili powder, pan masala and ference hall of the Boudh projects are in different phases of ghee making unit, Berhampur po- Collectorate, Thursday. implementation. lice Thursday swooped down on a Tripathy asked local officers to Tripathy also inspected the dis- fake chili and turmeric powder identify the youths with entrepre- trict museum at Boudh and directed manufacturing unit at neurial talent and handhold them Collector Lalatendu Mishra to de- Pandabnagar under Badabazaar to start their ventures. He said, velop it in coordination with IN- police limits here in Ganjam “Boudh district has proven poten- TACH and the State Museum. district. tial for horticulture, fishery, hand- used for creating the infrastruc- cultural auditorium, construction Lalatendu Mishra and his The police had the information loom, handicraft, poultry, rice bran ture in maintaining the supply of new library in Boudh Panchayat Subarnapur counterpart Manisha that a fake chili and turmeric pow- oil and vegetable processing units. chain in these sectors,” he said. college, piped water supply scheme Banarjee, Boudh SP V Raghunath der manufacturing unit was run- The local entrepreneurs could The progress of the projects in Boudh block, children’s park at Rao, CEO, WODC SK Patel, proj- ning in Pandabnagar area. On the be linked with various bulk pur- under WODC fund was reviewed at Khaliapali, Biju Patnaik stadium at ect director Babita Dalabehera basis of the tip-off, a police team chasers and online marketing plat- the meeting. These include estab- Kantamal, improvement of along with senior officers of the was formed and the team con- forms to sell their products at prof- lishment of an agro polytechnic Harbanga-Dhalpur Road, im- concerned departments partici- ducted raids at the location. itable rate. “WODC funds would be institute at Boudh, construction of provement of Jagati village- pated in the review meeting. During the raid, the police seized a huge quantity of fake chili and turmeric powder packets, chemi- Daughter-in-law of cals, artificial colours, machineries, BJP PROTEST packaging materials and other min draws salary ancillary items. SPURIOUS PRODUCTS The police have detained one sans duty for 2 years in this connection, it was learnt. POLICE HAD THE INFORMATION A JOINT SQUAD OF THE ODISHA Notably, a joint squad of the THAT A FAKE CHILI AND TURMERIC POLICE AND FOOD SAFETY POWDER MANUFACTURING UNIT OFFICIALS HAD BUSTED AN Odisha Police and Food Safety of- POST NEWS NETWORK WAS RUNNING IN PANDABNAGAR ADULTERATED SAUCE AND ficials had busted an adulterated AREA. ON THE BASIS OF THE TIP- PICKLE-MANUFACTURING UNIT sauce and pickle-manufacturing OFF, A POLICE TEAM WAS FORMED AT PAHAL, ON THE OUTSKIRTS Dhenkanal, Jan 21: Minister of unit at Pahal, on the outskirts of AND THE TEAM CONDUCTED RAIDS OF BHUBANESWAR CITY Steel & Mines and BJD MLA from Bhubaneswar city Wednesday. AT THE LOCATION WEDNESDAY Kamakhyanagar Prafulla Mallick The team raided the unit and has courted a controversy after CUTTACK SADAR POLICE HAD ALSO BUSTED AN ADULTERATED seized a huge quantity of adul- TOBACCO-MAKING UNIT AT SASOL VILLAGE UNDER THE POLICE LIMITS IN THE it was alleged that his daughter- terated sauce and pickles. The of- MILLENNIUM CITY AND SEIZED SUBSTANDARD TOBACCO PRODUCTS WORTH in-law drew salary from a college ficials also seized packaging ma- `22 LAKH BESIDES ARRESTING THE UNIT’S OWNER without attending office for two chines, chemicals, artificial colour, years. essence and raw materials in- 12. The team seized a huge quan- seized substandard tobacco prod- The matter came to the fore tended to make the edible com- tity of adulterated ghee packets ucts worth `22 lakh besides ar- after a response to an RTI query modities. A joint team of the Quick from the spot. Earlier January 15, resting the unit’s owner. revealed that the minister allegedly Action Team (QAT) and Airfield Cuttack Sadar police busted an Barchana police in Jajpur dis- abused his powers and compelled police had busted a fake ghee-man- adulterated tobacco-making unit trict had busted an adulterated the authorities of Kamakhyanagar ufacturing unit at Trilochan Vihar at Sasol village under the police sauce manufacturing unit January Police had a tough time controlling crowds as BJP party workers tried to enter the RDC office in Sambalpur during a College in Dhenkanal district to in Sundarpada area here January limits in the Millennium City and 8 night. ‘Chasi Adhikar’ rally, Thursday. Over 50 party leaders and workers courted arrest during the meet OP PHOTO show undue favours to his daugh- ter-in-law. Mallick’s daughter-in-law Lipsa Rourkela police Pradhan had allegedly received Nayagarh school students win hearts her salary every month from 2016 bust sex racket, 4 5 killed in road mishap to 2018, even during her absence from the college during this period. including kingpin held for music video on traffic awareness According to RTI activist Jayakrushna Behera, Pradhan is POST NEWS NETWORK pursuing her PhD with Utkal POST NEWS NETWORK accounts, both Patnaik and Gadkari University in Bhubaneswar. Rourkela, Jan 21: In a major appreciated the students for their However, the Controller of crackdown, the Rourkela City po- Nayagarh, Jan 21: The students creativity. Examinations at Utkal University lice busted a sex racket here of Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya at Notably, the music video has se- denied the existence of Pradhan’s Wednesday afternoon which was Notar in Nayagarh district have cured the first position in Online name in the PhD registry. operating from an abandoned staff earned nation-wide recognition for Idea Competition-2020. The school “This is to inform you that on quarters of Rourkela Steel Plant their music video on traffic students had garnered admiration verification of records on the sub- (RSP) in Sector-13 area under awareness. in the past by creating awareness ject regarding PhD registration Sector-15 police limits in At a time when the state observes videos on various social issues. of Lipsa Pradhan, Lecturer in Sundargarh district. Road Safety Week under this year’s Song for the music video was POST NEWS NETWORK sustained grievous injuries in a Zoology, Kamakhyanagar According to sources, police ar- theme ‘Sadak Suraksha-Jeevan Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik penned by a music teacher of the fatal mishap near Gopalmal Chhak Mahavidyalaya, no such name is rested four persons in this con- Raksha’, the school students have and Union Minister for Road school Bibhu Prasad Sahu. Another Bargarh, Jan 21: In a tragic road on Kantamal-Manmunda Road in found in the PhD registration reg- nection including the kingpin of created sensation among the neti- Transport & Highways Nitin teacher Kuresh Sahu composed its mishap, a woman and her daugh- Boudh. ister for the academic session 2015- the sex racket, two sex workers zens with their video. The short Gadkari. music, a student who has partici- ter died on the spot and her husband According to an eyewitness, a 16 and 2016-17,” mentioned the and a pimp. The four were for- music video was appreciated by Taking to their respective Twitter pated in the video said. seriously injured after the bike woman along with her two chil- reply of the Examination warded to a local court in the city. they were riding on had a head- dren, including a minor, was on Controller. Acting on a tip-off regarding on collision with a sand-laden trac- her way to Palasagora area in the On the other hand, the Minister illegal flesh trade, a team of Sector- tor. The incident occurred near district in an auto-rickshaw. Near rubbished the allegations while 15 police conducted simultaneous Burda under Bheden block in Gopalmal Chowk, a pitch-laden dubbing them ‘baseless’. raids on the abandoned staff quar- Man’s murder case cracked Bargarh district Thursday. hyva truck coming from the op- “My daughter-in-law has con- ters (A/191 and A/192 in Sector-13 The deceased have been identi- posite direction hit the auto-rick- ducted classes at the college reg- area), a police official stated. POST NEWS NETWORK At a secluded place, they stopped fied as Saptanjali Barik, 40, daugh- shaw (OD-31 F-7726) leading to the ularly and also evaluated exami- However, one person managed Md Aftar and asked him to give ter Pratiksha, 4, of Bendra village mishap. nation answer sheets. The records to escape during the raid and two Sambalpur, Jan 21: One and a them some money for liquor. It was in Bolangir district. The deceased’s The three deceased were iden- of her evaluating the sheets can- sex workers from neighbouring half months after recovering the when he denied that they beat him husband—Mandhata Barik, who tified as Surusuta Nag (45), Sarojini not be falsified. The allegations West Bengal were apprehended. body from a pond near Sunapali up and forcibly took `90 from his was riding the motor cycle--has Nag (25) and Babula Nag (13). The are concocted and baseless,” Police seized objectionable items village under Dhanupali police lim- pant pocket and left the spot leav- been hospitalized. auto driver identified as Ganesh Mallick said. like condoms, two mobile phones, its in Sambalpur district, the police ing Aftar injured. As Aftar cried for Source said, the trio was coming Tandi (40) was seriously injured. one motorcycle, cash of `1,600, cracked the case. The accused have been identi- help, they returned and attacked him towards Bheden. As they were ap- Aadhaar cards and debit cards. Informing about the investigation, fied as Ajay Munda (25) and Rakesh with a brick on his head. It was proaching Burda, Mandhata lost The pimp of the sex racket was Sambalpur SP Battula Gangadhar Khamari (30), residents of when he dropped on the ground control over his vehicle and col- identified as Manas Ranjan informed journalists at a presser Dikshitpali area. that they threw him on the pond lided head-on with the tractor com- Mohanty. Following interroga- here Wednesday that the police According to police, Ajay and bank and fled from the spot. On the ing from opposite direction. tions of Manas and the two sex have arrested two persons for their Rakesh were returning home from basis of family members’ allegation, In a separate incident, tragedy workers, the kingpin of racket involvement in the crime. He said Gengutipal, December 5. Md Aftar the police had registered a mur- struck a family after three of its Bharati Patra of Sector-17 area the accused duo had murdered one was also returning to his home der case (Case No- 492/20) and members were killed and another was arrested. Md Aftar (45) for just `90. along the same road. launched an investigation. Geo-tube seawall at Pentha coast fails to deliver goods

POST NEWS NETWORK away the large stones and rocks COASTAL packed inside the gabion boxes of Kendrapara, Jan 21: The fear of EROSION the geo synthetic tube walls. It has tsunami to 64 seaside villages under even sandcast over 2 sq km of area Rajnagar block in this district has THE CONTINUOUS nearby during these period. come to haunt the residents as the DAMAGE OF GEO The construction of the geo geo synthetic tube sea walls built TUBE SEAWALL HAS synthetic tube wall at Pentha was at Pentha coast have failed to check ALSO SPARKED FEAR the fallacious effort of the au- coastal erosion due to onslaught of ON THE VISIT OF thorities to save the areas from high tides, a report said. THE RARE OLIVE the onslaught of the marching sea. The pounding tidal waves have RIDLEY TURTLES TO Geo-synthetic tubes have failed in become very rough nowadays. The THE SEA COAST OF the past in Pondicherry, Kerala, THE DISTRICT AND sea waves have gnawed away at a Tamil Nadu, and Digha in West ON THE FATE OF 64 large volume of the rocks and TSUNAMI PRONE Bengal and even at Pentha, said stones packed inside the gabion VILLAGES Hemant Rout, secretary of nets and threatened to topple the Gahirmatha Marine Turtles tube. The gabion nets have also Conservation and Mangrove been torn in the high tides. As a re- A 600-METRE GEO-SYNTHETIC TUBE WALL UNDER THE IT HAS BEEN OVER THREE YEARS SINCE THE Protection Society. He claimed that sult, the 200 mtr long sea beach INTEGRATED COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT (ICZM) GEO SYNTHETIC TUBE WALL WAS the area was not witnessing much ` has been reduced to 20 mtrs over PROGRAMME WAS BUILT AT A COST OF 34 CRORE WITH CONSTRUCTED BUT IT HAS FAILED TO CHECK erosion before the construction of last one and half years. The con- TECHNICAL SUPPORT OF IIT-CHENNAI TO PROTECT THE THE EROSION OF THE COAST. THE SEA HAS Paradip Port but the coastal erosion tinuous damage of geo tube seawall SEASIDE PENTHA VILLAGE AND ITS NEARBY AREAS FROM HIGH ONLY BECOME ROUGH NOWADAYS INSTEAD OF has only intensified in recent days TIDES, CYCLONES AND EVEN TSUNAMI has also sparked fear on the visit REMAINING CALM following the stone packing un- of the rare Olive Ridley turtles to dertaken for the Paradip Port. the sea coast of the district and ure. Now his fear has come true a if the coastal erosion continues at siding in 64 villages near Pentha He said there is a need for more on the fate of 64 tsunami prone year later. this rate. Notably, A 600-metre geo- coast from the onslaught of tidal assessment of the sea coast and villages. The damage of the geo Social activist Khitish Kumar synthetic tube wall under the waves. It was even claimed that a growth of mangrove forests is the tube seawall has proved the fear of Singh said the coastlines at Pentha Integrated Coastal Zone new beach will be created after the primary solution to the problem. naturalists true. In 2019, attending were eroded by 13 mtrs in 1999. Management (ICZM) programme construction of the geo synthetic The area which was earlier opened a workshop on sea erosion in Prior to this, the coastline was get- was built at a cost of `34 crore tube wall. It has been over three for tourists now stands closed after

Kendrapara town, marine expert ting eroded by six to eight mtrs. The with technical support of IIT- years since the geo synthetic tube two youths drowned in the sea. He

k y m c Dr K Nageswar Rao of Andhra state government decided to check Chennai to protect the seaside wall was constructed but it has demanded to invite the marine ex- University had said the geo-tube the sea erosion by constructing Pentha village and its nearby areas failed to check the erosion of the perts and find a solution to the walls are not the long-term solution geo synthetic tube walls in 2008. He from high tides, cyclones and even coast. The sea has only become problem. When contacted, ADM to save the coastlines from ero- apprehended that 64 villages which tsunami. It was then expected that rough nowadays instead of re- Basant Kumar Rout said that the sion. The geo tube walls can only are tsunami prone will soon be ex- the geo synthetic tube sea walls maining calm. coastal erosion has been informed be a temporary anti-erosion meas- tinct from the map of the district will protect over 35,000 residents re- The high tidal waves have washed to the state government. P6 FRIDAY | JANUARY 22 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR power post

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he election of a European for the nomination. Indeed, Söder party leader – one of has been angling nonstop for the roughly 200 in the top prize. A good move T European Union – is nor- What does Söder stand for? A mally not big news. But it is when more accurate question would be, he tenth round of talks between farmer unions and the Centre has of- the party is the strongest political “What doesn’t he stand for?” Söder fered a distant ray of hope for an eventual end to the ongoing impasse force in the EU’s largest and rich- has been shifting his positions T over the three new farm laws. The government Wednesday suggested est country. with great alacrity, moving that it would suspend operation of the three laws for one and half years. It Over the weekend, Germany’s smoothly from right to left and has also proposed to set up a joint committee to find an amicable solution in Christian Democratic Union (CDU) back, be it on domestic security, im- the interest of the farming community. The farmer unions have not accepted anointed Armin Laschet, the unas- migration, “family values,” lock- the government’s offer. However, pending their response, the latest move by suming, friendly-faced Prime downs, industrial policy, or a the government on the contentious laws needs to be welcome. It has not come Minister of North Rhine- German version of the “Green a day too soon. We can now safely assume that the Republic Day celebration Westphalia, as its chairman. As Chancellor, Laschet would not defy Russia New Deal.” Söder has insisted on in Delhi would pass off smoothly. But, it is disconcerting to note that a sec- Laschet is not exactly a star on Russia sanctions, but he has also tion of the protesting farmers has cold-shouldered the government's offer. the world stage. But remember by cutting the Nord Stream 2 pipeline that will made nice with Russian President Their stand is they will not settle for anything short of a complete repeal of the name. Statistically, a Christian pump Russian gas directly into the country, Vladimir Putin while visiting the the three laws. The two sides have decided to meet again Friday after the union Democrat is the odds-on favorite Kremlin. leaders hold internal consultations Thursday to decide on the government's for the Chancellor’s job. circumventing Poland and Ukraine and Is there much of a difference be- offer. The three laws have already been stayed by the Supreme Court till fur- Five of Germany’s eight postwar increasing German energy dependence on the tween the two leaders of the two ther order and a committee of experts has been formed to resolve the dead- Chancellors have hailed from the Kremlin. Nor will Germany exclude Chinese wings of German Christian lock. The panel has been asked by the apex court to submit its report within Josef Joffe CDU – from Konrad Adenauer to Democracy? Laschet, to repeat, is two months after consulting all stakeholders. the current incumbent, Angela 5G technology from its networks “Merkel minus Angela.” Söder is The government’s offer to suspend the implementation of the three laws Merkel. And Merkel’s party cur- a politico who tries to project assumes a lot of significance. This is first time that the Modi government, THE ELECTION rently leads in national polls by a charisma and fortitude, though ever since it came to power in 2014, has agreed to revisit a legislation that it wide margin, making it a safe bet race for the top party job, Laschet’s Asian countries, including China, his past suggests relentless flexi- has brought in. It has always withstood pressure to roll back its laws, be it OF A EUROPEAN that Merkel’s successor will again two rivals – Friedrich Merz and concluded the previous month – bility, also known as indecisive- goods and services tax and demonetization, among others. Suspension of the hail from the conservative camp Norbert Röttgen – promised to re- the EU-China deal has left the US ness or opportunism. implementation of the laws will give a good deal of time to reorient the dis- PARTY after the general election in balance German interests in favor out in the cold. For the rest of the world, it mat- cussions. One and half years is a pretty long time to iron out the sticking points. LEADER – ONE September. of “Westernism”: more for defense On Europe, the future under ters little whom the party nomi- Both sides need to be accommodative of each other's view points. A zealous Laschet faces a two-step process: and NATO, fewer goodies for Russia Laschet also promises continuity. nates in March. German multi- determination by the farmer unions for nearly two months brought the gov- OF ROUGHLY 200 first CDU chair, then Chancellor and China. Laschet, though, would That means open spigots for the party coalition politics is not ernment down to its knees. However, having said that, the farmer unions should IN THE candidate. Historically, the party follow in Merkel’s footsteps. European Central Bank, together designed for sudden lurches, as not take it as a victory. Give and take is intrinsic to the success of any dia- chair has had first dibs as standard- Call it “diplomatic centrism.” with an ever-larger shift of spend- in the case of Donald Trump fol- logue process. The government has done the right thing by conceding to sus- EUROPEAN bearer, but not necessarily a lock Don’t let the United States drag ing and taxing powers to the lowing Barack Obama in the US. pend the laws. The ball is now in the court of the farmer unions to recipro- UNION – IS on the nomination, which is sched- Germany into conflicts with the European Commission, the EU’s It is always a few degrees to the left cate the move. Talks at different levels must continue. The Supreme Court uled for March. two giants to the East. Keep your unelected executive. or the right, plumbing the depths has rightly shown its disappointment to the aspersions cast on its four-mem- NORMALLY NOT But, before we get to the com- distance from Washington. Try In her early years as chancellor, and steering clear of treacherous ber panel. Doubting the integrity of the members of a committee even be- plications, let’s look at Laschet, to be on good terms with each and Merkel fought massive transfers shoals – all while remaining finely fore they start hearing the case is premature. The farmers have demanded BIG NEWS. BUT who went into the convention pre- all, as befits Berlin’s position in the of clout and cash to the EU tooth tuned to the changing moods of the a legal guarantee to the minimum support price (MSP) of food grains. The IT IS WHEN THE dicted to lose. With his surprise vic- heart of Europe. and nail. Now, the debt and trans- electorate. Centre is not willing to do that even as they assure that they will never tory, he is now the front-runner for As Chancellor, Laschet would not fer union is locked in, never mind Laschet or Söder for Chancellor? tamper with the MSP. There is no harm in bringing in some sort of a mech- PARTY IS THE the Chancellor candidacy. So, let’s defy Russia by cutting the Nord who the next chancellor is. Even Merkel-plus or a Bavarian posing anism that could inspire confidence among farmers with regard to opera- STRONGEST posit that he will form the Stream 2 pipeline that will pump out of power, Merkel will thus as a strongman? The third player, tion of MSP. The minimum support price has always been an upwardly mo- next government. What is to be Russian gas directly into the coun- continue to shape the EU’s future. of course, is Covid-19. Last year, the bile subject. Therefore, giving a written assurance that it will remain so should POLITICAL expected? try, circumventing Poland and Although probability suggests efficient Germans excelled at hold- not be a problem. The climb down by the Centre is a good move but it is just FORCE IN THE In three words, “Merkel minus Ukraine and increasing German that Laschet will be Chancellor ing the pandemic at bay. Today, the first step. A lot needs to be done by both the sides before the impasse over Angela” – maximum continuity. energy dependence on the Kremlin. once the Federal election ballots the country is staggering from the three farm laws goes for good. EU’S LARGEST Laschet does not promise a new Nor will Germany exclude Chinese are counted September 26, he will lockdown to lockdown as infec- dawn, or a break with 16 years of 5G technology from its networks. have to strain hard to unify the tions soar. If the crisis continues, AND RICHEST Merkel’s centrism and its creep- A sign of things to come is the CDU and its Bavarian sister party, the German electorate might pre- WISDOM CORNER COUNTRY ing leftward tilt. That shift has EU-China Comprehensive the Christian Social Union (CSU). fer a roly-poly, predictable uncle now been accelerated by the Covid- Agreement on Investment, con- Coming from behind at the con- from the Rhineland to the unbri- You’ve gotta dance like there’s nobody watching, love like you’ll 19 pandemic, which is driving a cluded under German leadership vention last weekend, he barely dled ambition of a would-be king never be hurt, sing like there’s nobody listening, and live like it’s massive expansion of govern- just three weeks before US made it on the second ballot, win- from Bavaria. heaven on earth. WILLIAM W. PURKEY ment spending and redistribu- President-elect Joe Biden's inau- ning just 521 of 1001 votes. tion across the West. Trillions of guration. With the CAI, Biden's Worse, in nationwide polls, just The writer, a fellow at Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons euros are being showered on in- hope of recruiting the EU into a one-third of respondents thought Stanford University's Hoover exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten. NEIL GAIMAN dividuals and “system-relevant” strategic coalition against China Laschet might “make a good chan- Institution, serves on the edi- corporations. evaporated. Indeed, together with cellor candidate.” Some 55% opted torial council of the German When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we Expect “Merkelism” in foreign the Regional Comprehensive for the CSU's boss Markus Söder, weekly Die Zeit. look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has policy as well. In the three-way Economic Partnership – which 15 who is sure to challenge Laschet ©PROJECT SYNDICATE been opened for us. HELEN KELLER

WORDSWORTH SPECTRUM THE HUMAN BRAIN Bright t’s a noun, not an adjective. If you say, “I’m bright”, that’s an immodest (and Ipossibly inaccurate) statement. But “I’m a bright” says that you don’t believe in God, more strictly that your view of the world is naturalistic, free of Why we read headlines first what its inventors describe as “supernaturalism and mystical elements of all kinds”. The term has only recently been coined by Paul Giesert and Mynga hy we look at the news- ably to some select stimuli and no- Futrell, two educators from Sacramento, California. They modelled it on gay, paper headlines and then Why we look at the newspaper headlines and table amongst them is that the mes- to provide an umbrella term for a potential coalition of all those who felt Wproceed to read the con- then proceed to read the contents if it seems saging should be contrastable and themselves isolated and without political influence in the USA because they tents if it seems interesting? Why interesting? Why we read the first and the last memorable. An attention-grabbing professed no religious belief. The philosopher Daniel Dennett has taken it up we read the first and the last page headline which is different (or sen- and publicised it in newspaper articles, from two of which the quotations of a newspaper as soon as we pick page of a newspaper as soon as we pick it up? sational) will capture System 1 at- below have been taken. Somehow, I don't think it's going to catch on. it up? Or for that matter why we Or for that matter why we jump into our favorite tention instantaneously and then jump into our favorite section like it will prompt System 2 to go into Crossword or Sudoku puzzle? section like Crossword or Sudoku puzzle? the details. Primal brain loves short, Bringing Home the Bacon This is due to the supremacy of crispy, visual descriptions or Shivaji Mohinta our primal brain (or reptile brain) rhyming sentences which has high t’s also been said that ‘bringing home the bacon’ refers to the old in our day to day behavior which de- thing over something else is con- at the end. The middle pages are gen- impact. As the primal brain deletes, Ifairground contest of catching the greased pig, whose prize was the pig, so termines almost 85% of our decision trolled by our primal or old brain erally not seen with the same level filters and generalises information the winner brought home the bacon. Your story reminded me at once of one WHY IS HEADLINE making. Our primal brain, which rather than what we generally be- of intensity or forgotten altogether constantly the “Contrastable & of the tales told in that infamous e-mail about life in the 1500s that endlessly has been referred to as System 1 lieve as our rational or left brain. In unless our primal brain is aware Memorable” information gets re- circulates online. That claims “it was a sign of wealth that a man could ‘bring MANAGEMENT SO by Nobel Prize winner and noted be- their book “The Persuasion Code” of something worthwhile is there tained by the primal brain. System home the bacon’.” That’s true today, though usually in a broader sense of IMPORTANT IN havioral economist Daniel they say primal brain always looks due to past awareness or habits 1 avoids waking up System 2 which supplying material support to one’s family or achieving success, but it’s hard Kahneman, generally looks for for WIIFM (What’s In It For Me) (like Crosswords or quiz etc.). This is otherwise lazy and for this rea- to assert with a straight face that it was so back in 1500 or 1300. We can’t NEWSPAPERS? quick gratification with minimum due to its selfish nature and latches is due to the limited storage ca- son the former decides all by itself absolutely prove it wasn’t around then — proving a negative is always OUR PRIMAL BRAIN effort. System 1 has is intuitive and on to those articles which attracts pacity of our Primal brain (System what to read or avoid. Reading and difficult — but its total absence from the historical record before 1906 rather has very little attention span. us. More than 80% of our deci- 1). It remembers only the opening understanding long text messages gives a pointer to its being modern. The first recorded user of the expression RESPONDS Therefore, it gets hooked on to some- sions are influenced by our reptile and the closing news items. requires System 2 participation was Mrs Gans, mother of Joe. He was a famous boxer at the end of the FAVORABLY TO thing which it finds interesting, brain and thereafter we try to ra- This brings to an interesting which requires additional effort nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth, the first native-born self-centered or memorable. If these tionalise it, not vice-versa. question. Why the editorial columns and intensity. This is the reason black American to win a world title. That was in 1900, when he was 26. Six SOME SELECT basic conditions are met then it ac- If we take the analogy of news- are on the middle pages? If they why we selectively read the news- years later he fought Oscar “Battling” Nelson in Goldfield, Nevada, now tivates System 2, (thinking part of paper reading with the behavior of carry important views of the ex- paper and not the whole contents. virtually a ghost town but then a booming community, the largest in the STIMULI AND the human brain) to read the rele- primal brain then it is quite worth- perts which is intended for the Due to the dominance and nature state. The match has been rated as the greatest lightweight championship NOTABLE AMONGST vant article in detail and comprehend while to observe that we spend readers then is the positioning cor- of our primal brain it is quite un- bout ever contested, whose fame has endured enough that its centenary the same. Otherwise, it shuts off some time in the first page and rect? The primal brain will gen- derstandable why we are keen to was recently marked in the area. Various stories say that after he won the THEM IS THAT THE and shifts attention to something else. then roll over to the second page and erally miss the middle part as the manage headlines and why we read fight (it ended in Gans’s favour after 42 rounds when his opponent hit a low MESSAGING SHOULD Taking this framework forward, then to the last page. Many, in fact, total number of pages is around 14- “Headlines First”! blow and was disqualified) he sent a telegram back to his mother in Patrick Renvoise and Christophe start from the last page, the sports 16. There is every chance that this The author is the Country Baltimore: “Bringing home the bacon”. Other reports claim that what he BE CONTRASTABLE Morin have done some invaluable page, which I normally do. This is article of mine will also get missed! Head of Greenlam Industries really said was that he wasn’t only bringing back the bacon but the gravy, AND MEMORABLE work in the field of Neuro-Marketing, called the Regency-Primacy effect. Next, why is headline manage- Ltd & a Master NLP coach. He too. These are probably later elaborations of what clearly soon became a suggesting that human decision We are primed to capture only what ment so important in newspapers? can be reached at widely known story. Was Mrs Gans repeating a saying that was already well making behaviour in choosing some- is mentioned in the beginning and Our primal brain responds favor- [email protected] known to her? Perhaps, even probably.

LOL Welcome news Doubts on vaccination Lawyer in heaven divorce in Sir, It is really wonderful to learn that the state government plans to Sir, The Union Health Secretary Rakesh Bhushan has said that the heaven? After connect all the blocks and gram panchayats with broadband con- Covid vaccine was completely safe and there was no need to fear or n their way to get married, a yet another month, etters nectivity by May end. It is really a good attempt to provide Internet panic. So far, only 0.18% of those who have been vaccinated in India Oyoung Catholic couple is involved St. Peter finally services in every nook and corner of the state because Internet con- have had a mild side effect. But there are some facts that are worth in a fatal car accident. The couple returned, looking somewhat nectivity is a basic requirement for maintaining high growth rate in discussing. Scientists have trusted the Prime Minister that the vac- found themselves sitting outside the bedraggled. "Yes," he informed the TOL THE EDITOR the rural sector. It will also help empower the citizens and in capac- cine is safe and the effect is good. But reports say that people cannot Pearly Gates waiting for St. Peter to couple, "You can get married in Readers of Orissa POST ity building besides adding to quality education and healthcare serv- trust this vaccine. RML Hospital health workers in Delhi have asked process them into Heaven. While Heaven." "Great!" said the couple, are most welcome to contribute letters ices. It was found that the students were facing problems in attend- for a Covishield to be taken by the Serum Institute instead of Covaxin. waiting, they began to wonder: Could "But we were just wondering, what if (200 words), articles and ing online class due to the poor network connectivity. Students were Of course, people don't have faith, faith is a big thing. People who are columns (between 750-1250 they possibly get married in Heaven? things don't work out? Could we also words). Contributors are found sitting on the trees, roaming in the forest and hilly areas and weak and uneducated have to believe that it is safe and effective When St. Peter showed up, they asked get a divorce in Heaven?" St. Peter, requested to send their on the highways risking their life to get access to the Internet facil- that it has not yet happened. The new US President, Joseph Biden, him. St. Peter said, "I don't know. This red-faced with anger, slammed his contact numbers and full ities. All government offices and schools, medical facilities, banks, telemed- has been vaccinated for this belief, In fact, trust increases from work

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FORTUNE FORECAST Nila Madhab’s next based Alaya F sets Fans compare on environment set in future Panaji: Filmmaker Nila vironment project, set in the Madhab Panda, acclaimed future. It’s a new genre for ARIES for projects like Kadvi Hawa me. It’s almost like how would Isabelle to and I Am Kalam, says he is you survive without rivers? Today, you may want to the floor on fire currently scripting his next, The writing is going on, it’ll wear your power suit, says Ganesha. If you a crime environment film set take at least a year to go on notice people bending and bowing a bit, in the future. floors. The idea was with me understand that your hard work has Mumbai: Actress Alaya F (and dancing with me): Panda said the yet-unti- for a long time but I’m finally paid off! If not, then you need to get set temperatures soaring @utkarshc21 tled film will further his drive working on it,” Panda said more organised. Either way, there's Thursday with her dance #kalank." Katrina to chronicle stories of cli- on the sidelines of the work to be done. moves on the title track of Daughter of ac- mate change on International Film Festival of Kalank. tress Pooja Bedi, Mumbai: Budding actress Isabelle Kaif screen. India (IFFI). TAURUS Twinkle toes Alaya posted Alaya made her Thursday shared the first look of her upcom- “My At the festival, Panda’s a video of her dancing on Hindi film debut ing film Suswagatam Khushaamadeed with next is a Odia film Kalira Atita, You will win the heart of Instagram. Alongside the clip, with Jawaani actor Pulkit Samrat, and social media could crime in- which deals with the your family members she wrote: "Decided to make Jaaneman ear- not stop noticing how much she resembles her vestiga- impact of climate today, forecasts Ganesha. Try and delay auction bids or sealed ten- a dance reel on one of my lier this year. sister, top star Katrina Kaif. tive en- change ,was screened in ders. Job aspirants may look forward to favourite songs!?? hope you She has a three- “Namaste - Aadaab Ab hogi jaldi aapse mulaqaat the Indian Panorama belated success in interviews. guys enjoy this so all the film deal with (We will meet soon). So excited to share with you Non feature film bruises on my leg today are producer Jay guys the first look of #SuswagatamKhushaamadeed,” section. worth it. Choreographed by Shewakramani. IANS Isabelle posted on Instagram along with photos in The 46-year-old film- GEMINI which she and Pulkit are seen in black and golden traditional maker is known for outfits. highlighting social and Interactions with member of the opposite sex may Netizens couldn’t stop comparing her to her sister Katrina. environmental yield positive and pleasur- One commented: “Wow! Looking good. Just like your causes through able results today. Public servants will get sister.” his work. the much-needed encouragement and Another wrote: “Ditto Katrina.” PTI moral support from bosses and family mem- Directed by Dhiraj Kumar, Suswagatam bers. In academics, you will be able to solve whatever problem you set your mind to. Khushaamadeed is being billed as an entertainer with an un- derlying message on so- CANCER cial harmony. It will have Pulkit essaying Today, you are likely to remain open-minded the role of a Delhi boy, while dealing with oth- Aman, with Isabelle play- ers. However, it doesn't ing the role of Noor, who mean that you will always be soft on hails from Agra. IANS others. Later in the day, your approach may be different and stub- born. In the evening, you will enjoy the company of family and friends. Proud to see response to BAFTA LEO Pack your bags, and don't forget the sun- screen and the shades. initiative in India: Rahman Look at the stars today — Ganesha foresees for you a strong Mumbai: Oscar and Grammy- submission of applications for prospect of going on a tour. If not an winning Indian composer BAFTA Breakthrough India by individual backpacking adventure, then an elaborate family holiday, but AR Rahman is proud to two weeks, from January 25 to travel you shall. see the response to February 8. the BAFTA “I am extremely proud to see Breakthrough the response that BAFTA VIRGO India initiative in Breakthrough India has received the country, and from across the country. We have You will pen down the things to be done says he wants to received applications from across today. However, encourage more the nation, proving that talent Ganesha suggests individuals can be found in all corners of that just making a note of them is not from across India,” said Rahman, who has enough; you need to set practical film, games and been roped in as ambassador of goals according to priority. Moreover, Ganesha warns that items you mark television to get the BAFTA Breakthrough ini- on the top of the list will demand involved in the tiative in India. immediate action. project. “We are so pleased with the up- It was an- take and I am delighted to see nounced BAFTA extend the deadline to LIBRA Thursday that February 8. I encourage talented British individuals from across film, Ganesha says that your Academy of games and television to get in- day today will be extremely busy and as a Film and volved and submit their appli- result you will be agitat- Television cation for what could be a life ed today. Your happy nature will have to Arts changing experience,” he added. ture up to five talents working in part of the Academy’s year-round bear the brunt of the sad circumstances (BAFTA) The initiative marks BAFTA’s film, games, or television in effort to support new talent, op- and situations that life will shower on you has ex- first steps into India. The tal- India. erating alongside their Awards but you will be able to face the situation with your inner strength. tended the ent hunt initiative will enable the The exercise, known as BAFTA ceremonies, and is supported deadline for Academy to identify and nur- Breakthrough India initiative, is by Netflix. IANS

SCORPIO Negative thoughts are SUDOKU likely to surround you post To solve the Sudoku puzzle, each row, today, try to avoid it. You PEANUTS CROSSWORD may feel lonely and left- column and box must contain the numbers out when the day begins. However, a long 0 to 9 and the letters A to E. list of activities and responsibilities will keep you occupied throughout the day.

SAGITTARIUS Beauty therapies or a new hair do, pick one; makeover and personal grooming is on your mind. Once you decide to shop, nothing in the world can stop you. You have decided to de-stress yourself with shopping. Clothes and jewellery is what your wardrobe is awaiting for, says Ganesha.

CAPRICORN CALVIN AND HOBBES The day will sail smooth, but your mind will wreak havoc by forcing you to act on the spur of the moment, says Ganesha. However, this will not ruin your reputation with bosses and peers. You may also see some of SOLUTIONS your dreams come true, but don't fly too high; you may climb up the ladder of success but with every step you leave behind there is always one more to go.

AQUARIUS With no major highs or lows, you will have a bal- anced day today. You will handle everything with great efficiency and Ganesha gives you a BREVITY pat on your back for that. Continue to CROSSWORD work hard for the day as your efforts will get noticed and not only that, you will also understand the value of your hardships.

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k y m Andhra rural local bodies polls to go ahead Factionalism hits c THESE ELECTIONS WERE ORIGINALLY SUPPOSED TO BE HELD IN 2018 WHEN THE TENURE OF THE LOCAL BODIES EXPIRED Saffron’s Raj unit AGENCIES Ramesh Kumar. AHEAD OF BY-POLLS IN FOUR CONSTITUENCIES, SETBACK TO JAGAN These elections were originally Amaravati, Jan 21: In a major supposed to have been held in 2018 THE PARTY PROMOTES ANTI-RAJE CADRES ON setback to the YS Jagan Mohan he Division Bench of AP HC when the tenure of the local bodies Reddy government Thursday, a Theaded by the Chief Justice expired back then but were not MANY SIGNIFICANT POSITIONS Division Bench of the Andhra clears the decks Thursday vide its held. However, Chief Minister Y.S. Pradesh High Court, headed by judgment, to hold gram panchayat Jagan Mohan Reddy thought of Chief Justice Arup Kumar elections in the state going to the polls in March 2020 Goswami, gave green signal to the but Kumar did not give the green sig- Gram Panchayat elections, which onduct of the rural local nal citing the Coronavirus pan- were recently cancelled by a sin- Cbodies’ elections has emerged demic, leading to a major standoff as a major bone of contention gle bench judge. between the two. between the government and the “The Division Bench of AP High State Election Commissioner Reddy accused Kumar of acting Court headed by the Chief Justice Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar at the behest of opposition leader cleared the decks today vide its Nara Chandrababu Naidu and even judgment, to hold gram panchayat tried to replace him, which backfired elections in the state,” said a state- The elections will take place in four ter to notify the collectors. government. Government in turn as the SEC has Constitutional pro- ment from the State Election phases -- February 5, February 9, "The commission will hold a shall take all the necessary meas- tection similar to a Supreme Court Commission. February 13 and February 17," said meeting with the chief secretary and ures to ensure safety of poll staff as judge. According to the SEC's office, the statement. the director general of police and well as the voters fully," it said. With just two more months left the state government had already Following the Court order, the with district collectors and super- Without elaborating, the state- as the SEC, Kumar is keen on con- submitted a binding undertaking to SEC statement highlighted that the intendents of police regarding poll ment said that law and order con- ducting the polls which the state gov- a division bench of the high court model code of conduct has come arrangements at the earliest," said tinues to be a focus area for the ernment is opposing, citing the Sahara MLA Kailash Trivedi died in that they shall do everything pos- into effect, directing ministers not the statement. However, the com- commission in the light of past ex- Coronavirus pandemic and the gi- AGENCIES October last year sible for holding the elections and to be associated with the distribu- mission highlighted that it is par- periences. gantic vaccination drive. also not seek change of dates. tion of welfare benefits in rural ticularly concerned about the safety Conduct of the rural local bodies' It remains to be seen what new Jaipur, Jan 21: Amid factionalism, The Sujangarh Assembly seat "The State Election Commission areas so as not to influence the elec- of poll staff as well as voters. elections has emerged as a major developments will transpire as some feuds and tussle over leadership further fell vacant after the death accordingly is going ahead with torate. "Comprehensive safety protocol bone of contention between the stakeholders have already given status, the opposition BJP in of Congress MLA gram panchayat elections as per It said that the chief secretary had has already been incorporated in its government and the State Election feelers that the apex court will be Rajasthan has started campaigning the already notified programme. already been addressed in this mat- proceedings by way of guidance to Commissioner Nimmagadda approached to halt the elections. for the Assembly by-elections to Later, BJP MLA from Rajsamand be held in four constituencies, how- Kiran Maheshwari died in ever, the dates for the same are November 2020, leaving her SONTHABOMMALI NANDI ROW MASK UP & NO FEAR awaited. constituency vacant Assembly by-polls shall be held in Sujangarh, Rajsamand, Sahara January 20, Vallabhnagar (Udaipur) Gajendra Singh (Bhilwara) and Vallabhnagar Shaktawat passed away Andhra cops see (Udaipur) after the deaths of the members of legislative assembly fol- Eventually, the strength of the lowing illness in last four months. legislators in the 200-member The by-polls shall be held during Assembly has been reduced to 196 conspiracy angle interesting times when fractions within BJP have come out open with the hard work of party work- recently. Former Chief Minister ers." He further said that the party AGENCIES tion. We are taking a legal view if Vasundhara Raje's followers re- shall break the trend of Rajasthan this comes under the purview of cently announced the formation under which BJP and Congress Sonthabommali (Andhra idol desecration," said the IPS of- of an outfit supporting her and de- passes power to alternate hands Pradesh), Jan 21: Andhra Pradesh’s ficer. Based on the opinion of the manded that she be declared as after tenure of five years. Srikakulam district police are in- archaeological department and the chief ministerial candidate for "We shall break this trend and en- vestigating the angle of conspir- sculptors, he said the police would the 2023 Assembly election. sure that BJP emerges as an unde- acy and continuing the hunt for proceed accordingly. The BJP has however officially feated and unconquered party for- more people involved in illegally Though Bardar did not invoke the maintained silence on the issue ever in the state in coming electins," shifting a Nandi idol from a temple names of any political parties, re- and downplayed any further at- he added. Poonia was supposed to after arresting six persons. portedly the pedestal was being tempts to project any individual travel to Chittaurgarh, Pratapgarh, Srikakulam superintendent of readied to set up a statue of former as the CM. However, the party has Banswara and Dungarpur on police Amit Bardar said a group of chief minister Y. S. Rajasekhar promoted anti-Raje cadres on many Thursday on his election campaign. people shifted a Nandi (cow) idol Reddy. significant positions. However, he cancelled it in the wake from a local temple and tried to "There are signs of it which do Meanwhile, BJP state president of last rites for MLA Gajendra Singh place it on a nearby point out towards this Satish Poonia, starting the by-poll Shaktawat being performed in his pedestal on the mid- Somebody angle as well," he said, campaigning after offering prayers home town. However, his visit to dle of the road wanted to have observing that a closer at Salasar Balaji temple, said, "We Rajsamand is scheduled on January Thursday. something there examination of their shall make a strong win in by-polls 22 and to Bhilwara on January 23. “Somebody wanted (on the pedestal) and social media profile due to the people-friendly policies He shall also visit Shaktawat's res- to have something these people in order points to their affilia- With their masks on, students in an Ajmer school attend classes with strict Covid protocols in place PTI PHOTO launched by PM Narendra Modi and idence on Friday, said party sources. there (on the pedestal) to lay claim over that tion to a particular po- and these people in have taken out one of litical party. order to lay claim over the idols from inside In the video footage, that have taken out one the premises the accused were seen of the idols from in- taking photographs of AMIT BARDAR | 2.5K vehicles flagged off for doorstep ration delivery side the premises,” said SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, the idol, raising sus- Bardar. He said the peo- SRIKAKULAM picions as to what they AGENCIES THE STATE GOVT HAS BOUGHT ple involved ignored would use those im- 9,260 VEHICLES IN TOTAL AT A the due process and hurriedly did ages and footage for. "Even if you Amaravati, Jan 21: Andhra COST OF RS 539 CRORE this act, which was all caught on ignore the things happening in the Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan camera, right from the time they state, just this incident itself is so Mohan Reddy Thursday flagged off THE RATION WILL BE SUPPLIED TO took the idol out of the temple and disturbing to see," said Bardar. a fleet of 2,500 ‘Mobile Dispensing THE ELIGIBLE RATION CARD also at the pedestal. According to the SP, some of the Units’ (MDUs) as part of the pub- HOLDERS AT A SUBSIDY OF 60 PC "It gives an impression that these accused were members of the tem- lic distribution system. The vehicles THROUGH VARIOUS CORPORATIONS UNDER THE persons would disturb the har- ple committee, who were told only will supply ration and quality rice EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE mony in this village. So this is the a couple days ago what precau- at the doorstep of the beneficiaries SCHEME FOR UNEMPLOYED YOUTH complaint we got. Subsequently tions to take to secure the religious across the state. we have taken up the investiga- place. “Starting February 1, quality rice and ration provisions will be ing their fingerprints and supply- delivered by 9,260 vehicles at the ing ration in reusable bags with doorsteps. The government will be precise weight. Every rice bag is spending Rs 830 crore more on this sealed and tagged with a unique scheme,” an official said. code which leaves zero scope for The Civil Supplies department adulteration,” he said. Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan Mohan Reddy flags off the vehicles, Thursday has incorporated changes in procur- Besides, the delivery vehicles are ing rice to reduce husk and chipped also fitted with GPS devices, re- ity rice at the doorstep of the ben- With each vehicle costing Rs 5.8 corporation and 1,800 through the rice. It will also supply sortex rice quiring each of the vehicles to de- eficiaries. These will be supplied to lakh, the subsidy works out to Rs EWEB corporation. to beneficiaries without stones or liver goods within 18 days of each the eligible ration cardholders at a 3.48 lakh. As many as 700 vehicles Civil Supplies Minister Kodali damaged grains. month. subsidy of 60 per cent through var- will be allotted through ST cor- Sri Venkateswara Rao and other “Using the volunteer system, The state government has bought ious corporations under the em- poration, 2,300 through SC corpo- senior officials accompanied the quality rice will be distributed at the the 9,260 vehicles at a cost of Rs ployment guarantee scheme for un- ration, 3,800 through BC corpora- Chief Minister during the flagging doorstep of the cardholders by tak- 539 crore to supply ration and qual- employed youth. tion, 660 through minorities off ceremony. BOY, SET AFIRE BY FATHER Rajasthan’s unemployment index touches record high CMIE data: The desert state is placed second in the unemployment index behind Haryana at 32.5 pc

OVER STUDIES, SUCCUMBS AGENCIES in the state, the travel industry too put the onus on the ruling party, ac- Jaipur, Jan 21: The unemploy- cusing it of ignoring the plush The accused, inebriated, ment index of Rajasthan, as per travel and tourism industry which the Centre for Monitoring Indian supports 22 per cent of the workforce first beat up the Class 6 Economy (CMIE) data, touched the in Rajasthan, generating 30 per student even as the boy’s highest ever rate of 28.2 per cent in cent of the state's GDP. January 2021, same as December "As many as 22 per cent of the mother tried in vain to 2020, which is four times higher workforce in Rajasthan is supported save him. An infuriated than the country’s average national by tourism, while 30 per cent of Balu then poured unemployment rate of 7.3 per cent. the state's GDP comes from it. The The desert state is placed sec- tourism sector has been badly hit turpentine oil on Charan Representative pic ond in the unemployment index since March 2020, but the govern- and set him ablaze behind Haryana at 32.5 per cent. ment did not come out with any Police said Charan’s labourer riated Balu then poured turpen- The national unemployment Rajasthan unemployment index as against the national average of significant plan to improve the sce- AGENCIES father R Balu had set him afire tine oil on Charan and set him index touched its highest mark in did not reflect a very sharp fluctu- 6.68 per cent, in October it was 24.1 nario, thus giving rise to rising un- Sunday night at their shanty in a ablaze. April 2020 following the imposition ation during this period. per cent in the state against a na- emplyment in the state. The prom- Hyderabad, Jan 21: A 12-year-old private school campus in Kukatpally The boy ran out of the house, of nationwide lockdown to check the In March 2020, Rajasthan's un- tional rate of 7.02 per cent, in ises made to us were great, but boy set ablaze by his father for not Housing Board Colony under where area residents doused the spread of the coronavirus pan- employment rate was 11.9 per cent November it was 18.5 per cent in nothing was done," said Randhir taking his studies seriously and Cyberabad police commissioner- flames and rushed him to a hospi- demic. However, in Rajasthan, the against a national rate of 8.75 per Rajasthan against a national aver- Vikram Singh, President of the

not attending online classes suc- ate. Balu's wife worked as an at- tal. Police later arrested Balu, orig- unemployment rate touched a peak cent, in April it was 17.7 per cent age of 6.50 per cent, while in Indian Heritage Hotels Association,

k y m c cumbed to his injuries at a gov- tendant at the school. inally hailing from Nagarkurnool. of 28.2 per cent in December 2020, against a national average of 23.5 December it was 28.2 per cent in the adding that neighbouring states ernment hospital here Thursday, po- A police officer said that an ine- Police said that the boy was res- nearly 10 months after the imposi- per cent, while in May it was 15.7 desert state against a national rate like Madhya Pradesh are giving lice said. briated Balu first beat up the Class cued in 2019 under 'Operation Smile' tion of lockdown. per cent in Rajasthan against a na- of 9.06 per cent. subsidies on film shoot, but despite R Charan, who had sustained 60 6 student over his educational ac- while he was working at a bike-re- While the national unemploy- tional average of 21.73 per cent. While many in the political cir- having all the assets, Rajasthan is per cent burns, breathed his last at tivities even as the boy's mother pair shop, following which police had ment index showed up and down In September 2020, Rajasthan's un- cles blame it on the poor gover- left behind because of no similar ini- the Gandhi Hospital. tried in vain to save him. An infu- counselled his parents. movement after April 2020, the employment rate was 15.3 per cent nance by the Congress government tiative by the government. P8 VACCINE HESITANCY FRIDAY | JANUARY 22 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR The MPs should meet the Prime 39% IN DELHI-NCR Minister also on the issue of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy is as high Karnataka-occupied areas and as 39 per cent in the Delhi-NCR with the long-standing demand of about one-fifth of the respondents the people there to be saying that they will not take the jab,

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of the day uote Bird flu confirmed in more places in Maha, ‘SELF-RELIANCE IMA announces relay hunger The BJP government MP, Chhattisgarh has extended a proposal to defer strike of doctors from Feb 1 the implementation PRESS TRUST OF INDIA A STRATEGIC of the farm laws for PRESS TRUST OF INDIA the next one and a New Delhi, Jan 21: The Centre half year. The move is illogical and Thursday said bird flu cases have New Delhi, Jan 21: The IMA on without any rationale been confirmed in poultry birds Thursday announced a pan-India in a few more districts of relay hunger strike of doctors start- AKHILESH YADAV | SAMAJWADI NECESSITY’ Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh ing February 1, in protest against PARTY PRESIDENT and Chhattisgarh. Army Chief Gen Naravane said red-tapism has made a notification issued by the Central So far, avian influenza in poultry Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM) has been confirmed in six states the defence acquisition process a ‘vicious cycle’ that authorises post-graduate prac- Health -- Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Kerala, titioners in specified streams of workers in few Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra Ayurveda to perform general sur- numbers have come up for and Punjab. gical procedures, stating that it will awareness on the issue across the among the public and apprise var- vaccination. This is In a statement, the Ministry of lead to "mixopathy". country, the statement said. ious associations from different also due to the Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and The Indian Medical Association "All IMA members shall update countries of this "unscientific" no- rhetoric between Dairying said bird flu has been (IMA) is giving immediate directives their Members of Parliament and tification, it said, adding that the the two vaccine manufacturers for confirmed in poultry samples from to all members across the country MLAs regarding the true picture of global voice of modern medicine commercial reasons. Yesterday, Thane (Kalyan), Yavatmal (Dhunki, to launch the "Save Healthcare the notification and the integra- shall echo the feelings of the Indian Bharat Biotech released guidelines Pusad), Wardha (Chakni, India Movement", the doctors' body tion policy. The IMA will also give Medical Association and its mem- regarding its vaccine. If these Hingaghat), Gondia (Nimba, said in a statement. its representations to all state gov- bers. The IMA has condemned the guidelines were already issued, Goregaon), Ahmednagar Under the campaign, the IMA ernments. Under this movement, all notification issued by the CCIM, a people would have had more trust (BhumirChavan) and Hingoli will launch a massive awareness NGOs will be updated about the statutory body under the AYUSH in the vaccine (Pimpri Khurd) districts of drive across the country as this is core issues," it added. Ministry, authorising post-graduate ASHOK GEHLOT | RAJASTHAN CHIEF MINISTER Maharashtra. a clear threat to the safety of health- Besides, all IMA members will practitioners in specified streams The disease has also been con- care of people. write and convey their feelings to of Ayurveda to be trained to perform firmed in poultry birds in Raisen INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE 2020 has about 681 pages but it has Doctors will take turns to sit on the prime minister, the association surgical procedures such as exci- (Gairatganj) district of Madhya not been able to fast track the the hunger strike 24x7 from said. Representatives of the IMA sions of benign tumours, amputa- This place Pradesh as well as Dantewada dis- New Delhi, Jan 21: Self-reliance process of acquisition. "It is be- February 1 and the IMA will re- shall visit various places across tion of gangrene, nasal and cataract (Rajgir) is trict of Chhattisgarh. is a strategic necessity but to achieve cause we try to cater for every con- lease posters and banners to raise the country to raise awareness operations. famous for its However in Uttar Pradesh, the it a revolution is needed in bu- hot springs. tingency and plug every loophole. However, in those disease has been confirmed in reaucratic affairs, Indian Army This results in every acquisition days this had also geese in Hadha, Sikanderpur, Chief General Manoj Mukund process being tied up in knots," he BSF threatening resulted in non- Karan of Unnao district. According Naravane has said while pointing said. availability of cool water for the to the ministry, the control and out that defence modernisation is In the end what happens is that voters in border PLAY TIME locals who had sought Guru Nanaks containment operations are going often held hostage to the processes the processes and procedures rather help when he came here on in the affected epicentres of and procedures involved. than product become paramount areas: TMC complains Chhattisgarh, Kerala, Madhya Gen Naravane said red-tapism and these impede defence mod- NITISH KUMAR | CHIEF MINISTER OF BIHAR Pradesh and Maharashtra. has made the defence acquisition ernisation, Gen Naravane said. PRESS TRUST OF INDIA The central team formed for process a "vicious cycle". He further pointed out that a monitoring the situation in the "We need a revolution in bu- qualitative requirement, for ex- Kolkata, Jan 21: Ruling SHORT TAKES affected areas of the country has reaucratic affairs to realise the vi- ample, is formatted in a very strin- Trinamool Congress in West visited Parbhani district of sion of self-reliance," he said while gent manner. "We want the best of Bengal Thursday met the full Maharashtra to monitor the epi- speaking on the occasion of 25 what is available across the world bench of the Election Commission Six wanted centres of the outbreak and to years of Army-industry partnership without realising overarching tech- of India (ECI) and alleged that conduct epidemiological studies. at a virtual conference. nological limitations that come the BSF is threatening people in criminals held The viral disease in crow/mi- Talking about the Defence with every feature that is expected the border areas of the state to cast Gurugram: In a major break- gratory birds has been confirmed Acquisition Procedure (DAP) 2020, in an equipment," Gen Naravane their votes in favour of a partic- through, the crime branch in 10 states so far -- Chhattisgarh, he said it has been aligned to em- said. He explained that to com- ular political party. unit of Gurugram police has Delhi, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, power domestic industry. He ap- pound the issue, vendors also tend The Border Security Force (BSF) arrested six most-wanted Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, preciated the government's initia- to overpromise and it ultimately be- is yet to issue a reaction to the criminals carrying a reward Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh tive to increase the FDI in defence comes undeliverable. Gen Naravane TMC's allegation. The full bench of Rs 5,000 each, from and Uttarakhand. The Central production to 74 per cent from the said the labourious, time consuming of the ECI, led by Chief Election Dwarka Expressway, government is taking continuous existing 49 per cent. But he made and often rigid acquisition process Commissioner Sunil Arora, ar- officials said Thursday. The efforts to generate awareness about a point that more needs to be done. also in itself creates delays in the rived in the state Wednesday arrested accused were the disease through multiple plat- "While all these initiatives are acquisition cycle. "During the cycle evening on a three-day visit ahead involved in around 60 cases forms, including social media, it quite appreciable, there is a lot of better version of the equipment of the assembly polls, the dates of of murder, attempt to added. work that still needs to be done," said is available than is in the original which are yet to be announced. murder, dacoity, kidnapping, Gen Naravane. He also quoted late contract. But there is still no scope "We have informed the CEC loot, snatching, NDPS Act Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar for negotiation to incorporate these and other ECI officials that the BSF and Arms Act registered against them in Delhi, as saying that the "entire pro- new features and to make any mid- is threatening voters in the bor- Gurugram and Jhajjar. curement process is based on dis- course correction," he said. der areas. We have received in- trust". "There are certain inher- He also pointed out that any con- puts that officers of the paramil- ent procedural lacunae that have templated change takes this al- crept into the acquisition process ready delayed cycle back to the Woman kills son, which primarily arises due to the starting point and then it has to start commits suicide overbearing nature of our rules, reg- once again. "It becomes a vicious ulations and guidelines in trying cycle," he said. "Since we have made Hamirpur (UP): A 30-year-old to ensure zero error," said Gen rules, we should have latitude to woman allegedly killed her Naravane adding, "This is also ag- override them. There is no excuse A flock of White Egret at Perumbakkam marshland, near Chennai PTI PHOTO five-year-old son by giving gravated by our own interpreta- or there is no provision. We made him milk laced with tion of rules." He said DPP 2016 the rules. We should have the over- powdered glass to drink and which is about 450 pages and DAP ride facility.” then committed suicide by consuming the same at her parental house in Hamirpur CRPF inducting women district of Uttar Pradesh, itary force are visiting various police said Thursday. Soni Maha Cong to agitate for Arnab’s arrest Nishad along with her son villages and asking people to cast warriors in CoBRA force Shani was living with her their votes in favour of a partic- parents in Sahurapur village INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE BJP which is dangerous not only for ular political party. "This is a dan- in Lalpura police area for the the press freedom, but also the gerous situation and the ECI must INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE for setting up of sanction of 10 past six-seven months after Mumbai, Jan 21: Terming the re- country's security and democracy," look into it," TMC secretary-gen- unattached battalions of the differences with her in-laws. cent revelations of WhatsApp chats Thorat pointed out. eral Partha Chatterjee told re- New Delhi, Jan 21: The Central Commando Battalion for of two media personalities Arnab Claiming that Goswami is not porters after meeting the ECI del- Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is Resolute Action (CoBRA) for Goswami and Partho Dasgupta as 'the only culprit', the Congress chief egation here. Chatterjee also alleged in the process to induct women guerrilla and jungle warfare Man robbed "extremely serious and violative alleged that many Central ministers that the BSF personnel were telling warriors of the force into its elite type operations for dealing with of the Official Secret Act, 1923" the have violated their oath to help the the villagers that "none but us will CoBRA Battalion to engage in extremists and insurgents. Two at gunpoint Maharashtra Congress on Thursday Republic TV chief earn commercial remain in the border areas through- the fight against the Maoists - Battalions of CoBRA force were announced state-wide protests on gains, and action must be taken out the year to look after you". - the first of such raised in 2008-09. In Mumbai: A case has been Friday (Jan. 22) demanding their ar- against all those who were party to Reacting to the TMC allegations, kinds of initiatives 2009-10, the number registered against four rest and prosecution. the entire episode. BJP state chief Dilip Ghosh said taken in the Maoist of the Battalion was unidentified persons who allegedly robbed a State party President and demanded. The Congress leader Referring to the ongoing TRP ma- that the BSF only protects the bor- warfare duties. increased to four. businessman at gunpoint at Revenue Minister Balasaheb Thorat pointed out that the WhatsApp nipulations scam and Republic TV ders and no fingers should be Outgoing CRPF Later, four more his home in the western said that the chats between the chats indicate how Goswami en- illegally using Doordarshan's satel- pointed at the force. Director General Battalions of the suburb of Andheri here, Republic TV Editor and the ex- joys very close ties with Prime lite frequencies causing huge losses "Those levelling the allegations A.P. Maheshwari, force were raised in police said on Thursday. BARC head had some serious rev- Minister Narendra Modi, Home to Prasar Bharati, Thorat said even know better what prompted them who is to retire on 2010-11. This is the According to the police, four elations related to national security Minister Amit Shah and other min- after DD lodged a complaint, the then to say such things," Ghosh said February 28, made first time when robbers entered and pertaining to the retaliatory sur- isters in the Bharatiya Janata Party Information & Broadcasting after meeting the ECI delegation. the announcemet women are being in- businessman Ebrahim gical strike by India in Balakot, government, many ministers or Minister Rajyavardhan Rathore He said the BJP urged the ECI while addressing ducted into the Sanaullah Chowdhary's flat Pakistan. high-ranking officials have helped failed to take cognizance of the for the deployment of central the media in his CoBRA force. at Viraj Tower in Andheri "How did Goswami get the in- him out by flouting rules, and the matter and set it aside. forces in each booth during the first interaction during the Currently, the 3.25 lakh strong January 17. The unidentified formation on the air-strikes of Feb. Pulwama attack pointed to vested Last week, Home Minister Anil elections. "The party also in- Covid crisis. "We are induct- Central Armed Police Force accused allegedly assaulted 23, 2019, three days before the action interests of some big functionary. Deshmukh had said that the state formed the ECI about the abnor- ing women warriors in the (CAPF), have 246 Battalions him, tied him up and was taken? Who is the 'Big Name' "The chats mention that 'he will government will seek legal opinion mal rise in the number of voters CoBRA force, the anti-Naxal that include 208 executive, six threatened him at gunpoint, in the government that he refers to? win elections' on the issue - so did to examine how it could proceed possibly due to the inclusion of in- wing," Maheshwari said. The women, 15 RAF, 10 CoBRA, five an official said. With whom did Goswami share the BJP use the martyrs' sacrifice against the Republic TV head in filtrators in the list and urged Ministry of Home Affairs Signal, one Special Duty Group such sensitive information that is only to win polls? What is the con- the matter which concerned na- the poll panel to look into the (MHA) had accorded approval and one Parliament Duty Group. violative of the OSA, 1923," Thorat nivance between Goswami and the tional security. matter," Ghosh said. Assailants slit girl’s throat Patna: Soon after the murder of Indigo Airlines Nearly two-third Indians want Bharat Ratna for Dalai Lama state head Rupesh Kumar Singh, unidentified men slit INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE spondents said no to this question. On one hand this could be con- Indians are willing to risk wors- no further elaboration. It took just the throat of a 14-year-old Among the age groups, the sup- sidered a great achievement of as- ening ties with China on the issue about ten odd questions in the sur- girl in Patna's Jakkanpur New Delhi, Jan 21: Two thirds of port is higher in the 55 plus age similation, but on the other hand it of human rights in Tibet. This is the vey and 5 minutes discussion from area, an official said respondents in the IANS C Voter group with 73.1 per cent supporting also tells that not being aggressive most significant finding of this sur- the respondents to recalibrate the Thursday. The deceased, Tibet poll have endorsed the de- the Bharat Ratna for Dalai Lama. on China front has diluted the vey. Almost two-third of Indians moral compass of the respondents. Anshu Kumari, was alone at mand for conferring Indias highest Among the regions, the support Tibetan brand identity of Dalai want to support the issue of Tibet The good part of this finding is that y home when some civilian honour, Bharat Ratna on the is highest in North India with 67.6 Lama, the survey said. even at the cost of worsening rela- majority of Indians will support

unidentified men entered Dalai Lama. per cent supporting the idea. Therefore, a similar number sup- tionship with China. The brand eq- the cause if they are informed

k y m c the house and attacked her More than 62 per cent respon- Two third of respondents ac- port the conferment of highest civil- uity of China has taken a beating enough and start thinking about with sharp-edged weapons. dents (62.4 per cent) support the knowledge Dalai Lama as an im- ian award, Bharat Ratna to The over last one year and majority of it. Bad part of this information is As per the statement of the conferment of highest civilian portant cultural and spiritual in- deceased's father, his wife Dalai Lama. This emotion is just an Indians have further become anti- that they actually need to be pushed and he had left for work and award, Bharat Ratna to The Dalai fluencer of modern India. In fact, them consider Dalai Lama as an extension of the emotions expressed China in their perceptions. into this conversation. Worst part Anshu was alone at home Lama. the qualitative response from the Indian Spiritual leader, not as a in previous question by the Nearly 80% Indians support free of this information is to know that Wednesday. As per the poll, 21.7 per cent re- sample suggest a huge number of foreigner. respondents. Tibet. This is significant and needs virtually nobody if doing it. STREET IN DELHI TO BE P9 India is FRIDAY | JANUARY 22 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR committed to enhance NAMED AFTER SSR the defence engagements A stretch of road in Andrews Ganj with Indonesia as part of in south Delhi will soon be named the Comprehensive after the late actor Sushant Singh Strategic Partnership Rajput as the area's civic body y national RAJNATH SINGH | has cleared a proposal for it,

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of the day uote 92 countries post request STRICT VIGIL People are opposing projects everywhere. The Tamnar project has seen opposition too. for Made-in-India vaccines As you know it is a 400 KV line which is coming from INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE Karnataka to Goa. If the Tamnar UNITED WE STAND n Highly placed sources (power) line is not drawn over the New Delhi, Jan 21: Ninety-two said that scores of coun- next two years, then we will not be countries have approached India for tries are approaching able to use ACs and fans Covid-19 vaccines, bolstering New Delhis credentials as the vaccine hub India, as the word PRAMOD SAWANT | GOA CHIEF MINISTER spreads that Indian vac- of the world. cines are showing negligi- In a letter to PM Modi Tuesday, ble side-effects, since the The way in Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit which our BJP immunisation drive in the of the Dominican Republic, has Government is country began Saturday undertaking housing also requested for inoculation, sig- n India is sending its projects in the nally that the demand for Indian jabs domestically developed country in rural as has acquired a transcontinental vaccines to several well as urban areas, appeal. "As we enter 2021 and per- neighbouring countries I have full assurance that by August severe in our fight against Covid- Boxes of COVID-19 vaccines arrives in Dhaka, including Nepal, 15, 2022 everyone in the country will 19, Dominica's population of 72,100 Bangladesh PTI PHOTO Bangladesh, Myanmar be facilitated with a house to live in is in urgent need of enough doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vac- Eduardo Pazuello said the docu- to be able to inoculate all of its vac- AMIT SHAH | UNION HOME MINISTER cine. I, therefore, request, with mentation is ready for bringing cinable population. great humility and respect, that the AstraZeneca-Oxford University The sources said that in tune The paradox is you assist us by donating the doses vaccine being produced at the Serum with Prime Minister Modi's message that countries we need to make our population Institute of India. Brazil's Anvisa that India's vaccine approach are across the globe are asking us safe (optimally 70,000 first and sec- has scheduled a meeting for next intended to heal humanity, India for access to the ond doses)," wrote Skerrit. Sunday to decide on the emergency would not be averse to provide vac- vaccines, while a In other parts of Latin America, use of the vaccine developed by cines to Pakistan, as part of a drive section of our own is Brazil, which has the second high- AstraZeneca and Oxford as well as to eliminate the virus globally. fomenting misinformation and est number of coronavirus cases in one by developed by China's Sinovac And in the course of time if the doubt for narrow political ends the world next only to the United Biotec. Meanwhile the Bolivian Chinese vaccine does not work, States, has sent a special plane to government had also signed a con- India would not hesitate to supply HARSH VARDHAN | UNION HEALTH MINISTER pick up Indian vaccines from Pune. tract with India's Serum Institute jabs to Beijing as well. The sources A Brazilian plane is expected to for the supply of 5 million doses of pointed out that India's vaccine ex- fly the first 2 million doses of a AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine. ports to China may go a long way Covid-19 vaccine purchased by the President Luis Arce said that com- in addressing India's adverse trade SHORT TAKES government's Fiocruz biomedical bined with a recent deal to buy 5.2 balance with the Middle Kingdom. institute. According to a Reuters re- million Sputnik V vaccine doses So far, China's vaccine has shown Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel stand guard on the Jammu-Srinagar highway ahead of Republic Day Protests against port from Sao Paulo, Health Minister from Russia, Bolivia now expected patchy results. 2021, in Jammu PTI PHOTO Tandav in Jammu Jammu: The Rastriya Bajrang Mumbai police Dal and some other Key data of over 3.25L organisations staged separate WOMEN’S GROUP SET UP SOLAR PANEL protests against web series summon Kangana 'Tandav' in Jammu Thursday, accusing its cast and crew of MAKING UNIT IN MAHARASHTRA VILLAGE Indian users leaked PRESS TRUST OF INDIA said. The unit, set up by the Tejaswi lage where majority of the women depicting Hindu deities in an objectionable manner and Solar Energy Backward Women's belong to backward classes," the hurting religious sentiments. Wardha, Jan 21: A women's self- Industrial Society, comprising 214 women's industrial society's di- Hundreds of Rastriya Bajrang help group has set up a solar panel members which include 200 from rector, Sangita Wankhede, said. Dal activists led by its president in BuyUCoin hack manufacturing unit at a village backward classes, will be inau- "We received training under the Rakesh Kumar took out a rally here in Maharashtra, as part of a gurated by district Guardian zilla parishad's UMED campaign in the winter capital of Jammu The data leak includes names, e-mails, mobile project aimed at encouraging Minister Sunil Kedar on January and now, we are manufacturing and Kashmir and demanded numbers, encrypted passwords, user wallet details, women to take up jobs and sustain 26, he said. solar panels, street lights and that the makers of the series be their livelihood, officials said. These women, who are unedu- lamps in our village," she said. arrested. "The makers and Talking to PTI Thursday, cated, took up the project and The Maharashtra State Rural artistes of 'Tandav' have hurt order details, bank details, KYC details (PAN Wardha Zilla Parishad's Chief made efforts towards gaining tech- Livelihoods Mission-UMED PRESS TRUST OF INDIA religious sentiments by depicting number, passport numbers) and deposit history Executive Officer Dr Sachin nical proficiency in solar panel Abhiyan aims at creating efficient Hindu gods in an objectionable Ombase claimed it to be the first Mumbai, Jan 21: Mumbai po- manner," Kumar told reporters. construction and manufacturing, institutional platforms for the INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE such unit set up by a rural women's the official said. The Indian rural poor for a sustainable liveli- lice have summoned Bollywood self-help group in the state. Institute of Technology (IIT) hood. Wankhede said they re- actor Kangana Ranaut in a defama- New Delhi, Jan 21: In yet another "The project is aimed at helping Bombay has provided technical cently received an order of street tion case filed by veteran writer-lyri- 3 BJP activists held data breach, sensitive data of nearly women in rural areas towards support for the project, he said. lights worth Rs 40 lakh from the cist Javed Akhtar, an official said. Chandannagar (WB): Three BJP 3.25 lakh users of India-based global sustainable employment and to "Through this project, we are try- zilla parishad. Kangana has been asked to ap- activists including its Hooghly cryptocurrency exchange and wal- raise their standard of living," he ing to be entrepreneurial in a vil- pear before the Juhu police here district youth wing chief Suresh let, BuyUcoin, have been exposed on Friday, the police official said. Shaw have been arrested for on the Dark Web. Akhtar filed a criminal complaint allegedly raising 'goli maro...' The data leaked include names, against Kangana in November (shoot the traitors) slogan at a e-mails, mobile numbers, encrypted last year before the Andheri met- roadshow of party leader passwords, user wallet details, NCB unearths Dawood ropolitan magistrate for allegedly Suvendu Adhikari here, police order details, bank details, KYC making defamatory and baseless said Thursday. Some BJP details (PAN number, passport comments against him in televi- activists had allegedly raised numbers) and deposit history. sion interviews. the slogan at a party According to independent cyber link in drugs factory raid He claimed that she dragged programme in West Bengal's security researcher Rajshekhar his name while referring to a "co- Hooghly district on Wednesday, Rajaharia, the 6GB file on MongoDB terie" existing in Bollywood, in following which the district database contains three backup all over the world," Victoria INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE Dawood Ibrahim." The official said Chinku Pathan's residence. The TV interviews after the death of police registered a suo motu files containing BuyUcoin data. Kivilevich, threat intelligence an- that Lala was the original under- official said that in a parallel raid, actor Sushant Singh Rajput in case and arrested them late at "This is a serious hack as key fi- alyst at Kela Research, told Mumbai, Jan 21: In a mega action world don of Mumbai. "This cartel Rahul Kumar Verma, a DJ and June last year. night, an officer said. nancial, banking and KYC details SiliconANGLE. against the drug cartels in Mumbai, was basically being run by the rapper by profession, was inter- The complaint said Kangana have been leaked on the Dark Web," "We have seen collaborators of the Narcotics Control Bureau has Pathani gang and they were also hav- cepted in Mumbai's Bhiwandi area. had falsely claimed that Akhtar Rajaharia told IANS and shared Shiny Hunters selling and leaking found the links of fugitive ing relations with the Dawood gang," The official said that the DJ is sus- threatened her to keep silent about Jawan killed some screenshots of the leaked other dumps in the recent months." underworld don Dawood Ibrahim he said. pected to be one of the suppliers her alleged relationship with actor Jammu: An Army jawan was data.Researchers at cyber security BuyUcoin was yet to react to the re- Kaskar after the agency busted a The official said that Chinku of mephedrone of Chinku Pathan. Hrithik Roshan. It noted that killed when Pakistan violated firm Kela Research and Strategy Ltd port. ShinyHunters has also leaked drugs factory in Mumbai's Dongri, Pathan's partner Bhujwala is the The official added that after the ar- Kangana's remarks had tarnished the ceasefire and resorted to first discovered the stolen data, 1.9 million user records stolen from which was being operated by Karim biggest supplier of drugs in rest of Lala's grandson, the NCB Akhtar's public image. The court firing on forward positions linked on the same forum, from free online photo editing applica- Lala's grandson Parwez Khan aka Maharashtra. It began Wednesday achieved a major breakthrough on January 17 allowed the police along the Line of Control (LoC) Wongnai Media Co Ltd, Tuned tion Pixlr. According to Rajaharia, Chinku Pathan. morning, when the agency sleuths as the drug law enforcement team time till February 1 to file a re- in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch Global Pvt Ltd, BuyUcoin, the hacker is the same who ear- The NCB sleuths also recovered arrested Chinku Pathan along with carried out raids at the residence port of their probe into the defama- district Thursday, officials said. Wappalyzer, Teespring Inc and lier leaked BigBasket and JusPay cash to the tune of Rs 2.18 crore from his associate Zakir Hussain Fazal of Bhujwala in Dongri area on tion complaint. The Pakistan Army resorted to Bonobos.com, which looks the data in India. the premises of his associate Arif Huk Shaikh and seized 2.9 grams Wednesday evening which con- unprovoked firing along the LoC handiwork of infamous hacking In November last year, one of Bujhwala, another kingpin. An of heroin and 52.2 grams of tinued till early morning Thursday. in the Krishna Ghati sector of group ShinyHunters. India's popular online grocery NCB official connected to the probe, mephedrone or 'MD' from his res- During the raids, the NCB team Top court grants Poonch, the officials said. The "Over this past summer, stores BigBasket found that its requesting anonymity told IANS, idence at 7th Floor, 'B' Wing, recovered one revolver and unac- Indian Army responded to the ShinyHunters was seen publish- data of over 20 million users had "Chinku Pathan, who was nabbed Progressive Signature CHS, counted cash amounting to Rs 2.18 enemy fire in a befitting ing leaked data for free, exposing been hacked and were on sale on by the NCB yesterday is the grand- Ghansoli. The NCB team also re- crore, which is believed to be the sale bail to actress manner, they added. millions of personal records from the dark web for over $40,000. son of Lala, who was the mentor of covered one 9 mm pistol from proceeds from drug trafficking. Ragini Dwivedi

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Poor roads, high prices, garbage hit Goa tourism: Study New Delhi, Jan 21: The Supreme Court Thursday granted bail to Kannada film actress Ragini INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE edition of the Journal of Hospitality timents," the study says. The study study in detail the tourists' sensitivity Dwivedi in the drugs racket case. and Tourism Management is based has also categorised tourists' anx- towards pricing and incorporate A bench of justices R F Panaji, Jan 21: Safety issues, poor on 31,295 reviews posted to the ieties which find reflection in their that; and food companies could Nariman, Navin Sinha and K M roads and garbage management, Tripadvisor portal by tourists vis- comments and suggests that the open outlets at the places where Joseph set aside the November 3 as well as exorbitant prices and iting the coastal state. hospitality sector and other service negative comments have been posted order of the Karnataka High Court theft are some of the key reasons for "The results show that top reasons providers could look to address owing to the non-availability of any refusing to grant bail to Dwivedi the decline in tourist growth in for the decline of tourism in the them real-time. food joint in the vicinity." and others in the case registered Goa, a big data study conducted by state in recent years were safety, "Firstly, businesses such as hotels, Speaking to IANS, Nilesh Shah under various provisions of the the Goa Institute of Management roads, and garbage; while other restaurants, shopping complexes, etc of the Travel and Tourism Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic has revealed. reasons were high prices, theft, could make focused efforts in han- Association of Goa said, the as- Substances (NDPS) Act. The study authored by Shikha food, etc," the study states describ- dling the negative aspects of a sociation has been requesting the During the hearing conducted Aggarwal and Alekh Gour, faculty ing the reasons as "major concerns tourist destination. For example, Goa government for years for car- through video conferencing, members at the state's top B-school leading to negative sentiments" it has been observed that parking rying out a detailed data-based senior advocate Siddharth specialising in operations man- about tourism in Goa. has been a concern for some places study of the tourism sector. "We Luthra appearing for Dwivedi y agement and big data analytics, re- The study coincides with the help the tourism industry spot la- "This is unprecedented and can in the state. Hotels and restaurants have been telling the Goa govern- said the 31-year-old actress is

spectively, have also said that big data findings of a white paper released cunae -- many of them glaring -- in lead to an understanding of over- could offer a free pick and drop fa- ment to set up a data centre in in jail while three other co-ac-

k y m c analytics could help address the by the Confederation of Indian the functioning of the tourism sec- all tourist behaviour and patterns cility to attract and comfort tourists," Goa to track tourism-related data. cused are on bail. He said that coastal state's tourism travails by Industry (CII) on the Goan econ- tor, through the study of sponta- for a given city or country. the study states. Big data analysis We had even suggested that ex- September 2 last year, acting quick assessment of real-time data omy which warns of declining neous and first hand responses and Henceforth, a comprehensive model of the pool of data available online perts in the Goa University or the on information allegedly re- uploaded to the internet and social growth rate in tourist footfall in reviews made by tourists them- is developed that can be used to in- could also help new businesses iden- Goa Institute of Management could ceived by the police, she was media by visiting tourists. Goa. The big data study compiled selves through novel methodology vestigate the trends in tourism over tify the gaps in the tourism indus- be roped in to analyse the data arrested but no recovery of con- The study published in the latest by Aggarwal and Gour may well based on web analytics tools. a period and detect changes in sen- try so that "service providers could collected," Shah said. traband was made from her. I believe that we GAS EXPLOSION IN P10 need to ensure FRIDAY | JANUARY 22 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR that the committee begins MADRID BUILDING to move from ‘preparing’ a A powerful gas explosion constitutional reform to tore through a residential ‘drafting’ one, as it is building in central Madrid, mandated to do killing four people and GEIR PEDERSEN | ripping the facade off the international UN SPECIAL ENVOY FOR SYRIA

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k y m c of the day uote Arunachal part of southern Tibet: China Dragon is hopeful of a As we begin our new Reacting to a report about China building a new village in Arunachal Pradesh, the country says ‘better’ future with US Council term eight years later, it development and construction activities “within its own territory” is “normal” and beyond reproach is indeed AGENCIES disheartening to note that the AGENCIES Beijing, Jan 21: A visibly relieved ongoing crisis in Syria still has no PASS FOR TRESPASSERS? China Thursday warmly congrat- end in sight and the political Beijing, Jan 21: The Dragon nation ulated new US President Joe Biden n Indian news channel process is yet to take off Thursday reiterated that it does and urged him to heal and rebuild “not recognise” the “so-called Ashowed two images of the the severely damaged bilateral ties TS TIRUMURTI | INDIA’S PERMANENT area in Arunachal Pradesh where Arunachal Pradesh” and “the region by his predecessor Donald Trump. REPRESENTATIVE TO THE UN AMBASSADOR it said a new village has been set is part of southern Tibet.” up by China and it consisted of Chinese Foreign Ministry China’s development and con- about 101 homes spokesperson Hua Chunying, of US politicians made so many Our new struction activities “within its own known for fiery retorts against the lies and incited so much hatred ccording to the channel, the business plan territory” is “normal” and beyond US, welcomed Biden’s first moves and division.” first image dated August 26, involves reproach, the Chinese Foreign A to join the Paris Climate Accord “Chinese and Americans have 2019 didn’t show any human strong interventions Ministry said here Thursday, re- and the World Health Organisation fallen victims to this,” she said and habitation but the second one of in the companies’ acting to a report about China build- (WHO) which was trashed by Trump asked the new US administration November 2020 shows a row of debt structure and ing a new village in Arunachal as a puppet of China over its con- to bring the damaged China-US structures the inflow of 4 to 5 Pradesh. duct to deal with the COVID-19. ties on the right track. billion kroner in fresh capital. The “China’s position on the Zangnan our own territory is normal.” it keeps a constant watch on all de- “We express congratulations on “We have different social sys- plan appears more robust than the region (South Tibet) is consistent “This is beyond reproach as it is velopments having a bearing on safeguard its sovereignty and ter- the inauguration of President tems, development stages and his- one we said no to in October and clear. We never recognised the in our territory,” Hua added. the country’s security, and takes ritorial integrity,” it said. Biden. I noted many US media say torical culture. It is only natural for ISELIN NYBOE | TRADE MINISTER, NORWAY so-called Arunachal Pradesh,” In a report, NDTV news channel necessary measures to safeguard its The India-China border dispute this is a new day in America…After us to have differences. Just as Biden Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesper- showed two images of the area in sovereignty and territorial integrity. covers the 3,488-km-long Line of travelling an extraordinary period, said democracy should allow the son Hua Chunying told a media Arunachal Pradesh where it said a The Ministry of External Affairs Actual Control (LAC). The report we believe our two peoples deserve right to dissent and disagreement All countries briefing while responding to a ques- new village has been set up by in New Delhi said India has stepped about China setting up a new village to embrace a better future. We hope must not lead to disunion, this must do this, tion. China and it consisted of about 101 up the construction of border in- in Arunachal Pradesh comes amid Biden will be successful in gover- should also be true to international and if a China claims Arunachal Pradesh homes. According to the channel, frastructure, including roads and a military standoff in eastern nance,” she said. relations,” she said. neighboring country as part of southern Tibet, while the first image dated August 26, bridges for the improvement of Ladakh for over eight months. “I noticed the word unity has “Countries with different ide- doesn’t do this we India’s consistent stand has been that 2019 did not show any human habi- livelihood of its citizens. India and China have held several been mentioned several times in his ologies, social systems and culture can hardly protect the northeastern state is an integral tation but the second one of “Government keeps a constant rounds of military and diplomatic inaugural speech. This is what is can live in harmony and achieve the ourselves against and inalienable part of the country. November 2020 shows a row of watch on all developments having talks to resolve the face-off in east- urgently needed in our bilateral goal of common development and the mutation; and then even Hua said China’s development structures. In a cautious reaction a bearing on India’s security and ern Ladakh, but no significant head- relations,” she said, adding that peace and development for the tougher entry measures on our and construction activities “within over the past four years “a handful internal borders are unavoidable to the report, India Monday said takes all the necessary measures to way has been made so far. world,” she said.

HELGE BRAUN | ANGELA MERKEL’S CHIEF OF STAFF FEAST FOR YOUR EYES SHORT TAKES Twitter locks account of D’Souza receives Trump’s pardon Chinese Embassy in USA New York: Donald Trump in IN A JAN 7 TWEET, FLIP-FLOP one of his last acts as President has pardoned CHINA’S EMBASSY IN witter first said that Dinesh D’Souza, an Indian THE US REFERRED TO Tthe Chinese American writer, filmmaker Embassy’s “baby- and conservative political MUSLIM UYGHUR making machines” tweet activist convicted of making is not against its rules illegal political contributions. WOMAN AS “BABY ut reversed its Trump said that D’Souza had MAKING MACHINES” decision by removing been “treated very unfairly B it later, saying it by our government.” He was PRIOR TO ITS GOVT’S “violated the Twitter one of 73 people whose Rules” pardons were announced INTERVENTION Wednesday morning. Seventy he move is others had their sentences AGENCIES Tsignificant as it came commuted. Last month, a day after Joe Biden Trump pardoned Charles New Delhi, Jan 21: Twitter has was sworn in as the 46th Kushner, the father-in-law of The removed tweet President of the US his daughter Ivanka Trump. locked the official account of China’s Embassy in the US over a contro- tion change in Xinjiang published Chinese embassy’s “baby-making The Aurora Borealis is seen in the sky over Muonio in Lapland, Finland REUTERS versial post that referred to Muslim by the Xinjiang Development machines” tweet is not against its Uyghur women as “baby-making Research Center defending China’s rules, which ban “the dehumani- Tighter Covid machines” prior to government in- oppression of Uyghur Muslims. sation of a group of people based norms in S’pore India gifts over 2mn tervention. The report said that the Muslim on their religion, race, or ethnic- IRAN TRADERS SEEK The tweet was originally shared women in Xinjiang Uyghur ity” but reversed its decision by re- Singapore: Singapore may vax doses to Bangla January 7. The micro-blogging plat- Autonomous Region (XUAR) are moving it, saying it “violated the introduce new restrictions form removed the tweet, with a no- “no longer baby-making machines” Twitter Rules.” and safeguards against AGENCIES tification that it is no longer avail- and that the decrease in popula- Much has already been written COVID-19 ahead of the LIFELINE IN IRAQ able. tion growth throughout the province about the Chinese government poli- Chinese New Year period Dhaka, Jan 21: India Thursday Now, the account has also been has led to a drop in terrorism. cies aiming at reducing birth rates when large community Iran’s economy is in tatters amid crippling US sanctions officially handed over 2 million permanently locked, according to The tweet backing the Chinese among Uyghurs including invol- intermingling is expected, a doses of COVID-19 vaccine as a several media reports. government’s policies against the untary abortions and sterilisations. media report Thursday AGENCIES Trump administration’s maximalist gift to Bangladesh. “We have taken action on this Muslim community in spite of sev- quoted the co-chair of the It has been revealed that in 2018, 80 country's coronavirus multi- policy on Iran that has seen the The vaccines were provided to Tweet for violating our policy eral reports revealing shocking per cent of all the Intrauterine ministry task force as saying. Dohuk (Iraq), Jan 21: Piles of U.S. pull out of Tehran’s 2015 nuclear Bangladesh at a crucial time when against dehumanisation,” Twitter data on involuntary abortions and Device (IUD) placements in China Lawrence Wong, who is also plush carpets line the floors of a deal with world powers and levy pun- the number of coronavirus cases had said in an earlier statement. sterilisations performed over the were performed on women in the Singapore’s Education northern Iraq shopping centre ishing sanctions on the country. in this country was rising. China has faced fierce criticism years in the region, invited instant Uyghur Region, despite the region Minister, said the restrictions hosting traders from neighbour- Tens of thousands of Iranian pil- “India had stood by Bangladesh of its treatment of minority Uighur scathing criticism from all corners making up only about 1.8 per cent are being planned as the ing Iran who hope the spangle of grims visit holy sites in Najaf and during the (1971) Liberation War, Muslims living in the Xinjiang of the globe. of China’s total population. number of community cases their ornate handicrafts might Karbala every year, boosting Iraq’s and today, when the pandemic is province. In a statement which “It is utterly appalling & shame- A Chinese Foreign Ministry has been “creeping up”. offer a lifeline out of poverty. fledgling tourism sector. Over 100 rattling the world, India again came less than 24 hours before leav- ful for the @ChineseEmbinUS & spokesperson announced Thursday In their own country, the econ- trucks ferry construction materi- came with gifts of vaccines,” ing office, former US Secretary of Communist #China to justify its that the government has decided to omy is in tatters amid crippling als, food, medicine and appliances Bangladesh foreign minister Dr AK State Mike Pompeo declared that genocidal policy in the #Uyghur impose sanctions against Pompeo Ahmadis’ website U.S. sanctions. into Iraq every day. Abdul Momen said. China “has committed genocide region. I call on the international and 27 other high-ranking officials “Our money is so devalued, so The dependence on Iraqi markets A chartered Air India plane, against the predominantly Muslim community to join USCIRF in con- of the Trump administration, ac- to face ban in Pak when we come to this side — apart has only deepened as economic carrying the Covishield vaccine Uyghurs and other ethnic and re- demning #CCP in the strongest cusing them of “prejudice and ha- from the cultural exchange conditions worsen in Iran. landed at Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal ligious minority groups in terms,” USCIRF (US Commission tred” against Beijing. Islamabad: Pakistan has that we share — from a Our U.S. sanctions bar International Airport Thursday. Xinjiang.” on International Religious Freedom) The announcement came a day ordered a US-based website money is so propagating the faith of financial perspective American companies Indian High Commissioner In a tweet January 7, the Chinese Commissioner Nury Turkel had after Joe Biden was sworn in as it’s more profitable devalued, so when we and foreign firms Vikram Doraiswami handed over Embassy in the US had shared a tweeted. the 46th President of the US Pakistan’s minority Ahmadis come to this side — apart shut down over allegedly for us,” said from dealing with the vaccines formally to Momen. China Daily report on the popula- Twitter first said that the Wednesday. blasphemous content, one of Iranian Ramiyar from the cultural exchange Iran affecting the site’s managers said Parwiz, the or- that we share — from a Iran’s energy, ship- Thursday. Harris Zafar said ganizer of the ex- financial perspective it’s ping and financial Pakistan’s Communication hibition who is orig- more profitable for us sectors, causing for- World leaders laud US return to climate fight Authority earlier this month inally from RAMIYAR PARWIZ | ORGANISER eign investment to issued a legal notice for him Sanandaj. “The money OF THE EXHIBITION dry up. Oil ex- and fellow American Amjad we receive … whether in ports have been AGENCIES (2.2 F) since pre-industrial times. Mahmood Khan, who also dollars or dinars has a higher hardest hit and Iran’s econ- Italy said the U.S. return to the manages Trueislam.Com, value on our side and it’s worth a omy contracted with dreary fore- Berlin, Jan 21: World leaders Paris accord would help other coun- demanding that the site be lot.” At least 24 businesses from casts for the future. Unemployment breathed an audible sigh of relief tries reach their own climate com- shut down. Zafar said the 15 Iranian cities set up shop this rose and rural populations were that the United States under mitments. “Italy looks forward to website is based in the US, week in the city of Dohuk in the disproportionately affected. President Joe Biden is rejoining working with the U.S. to build a where both he and Khan live Kurdish-run northern region of The exhibition of Iranian busi- the global effort to curb climate sustainable planet and ensure a bet- and work. Iraq. From Sanandaj to Bijar, they nesses is typically held every year change, a cause that his predeces- ter future for the next generations,” brought luxurious carpets. From in the city of Sulimaniyah, which sor had shunned. Premier Giuseppe Conte tweeted. Isfahan, Yazd and Hamadan, pre- borders Iran. This is the first year British Prime Minister Boris The Vatican, too, was clearly pleased Strong quake cious gems, copper and pottery. the traders have ventured to Dohuk, Johnson and French President future. Stronger to protect our efforts to bring Washington back in given the decision aligns with Pope Iran is among Iraq’s largest trad- which shares closer economic ties Emmanuel Macron were among planet.” The accord, forged in the step with the rest of the world on Francis’ environmental agenda and hits Philippines ing partners and this cooperation to neighboring Turkey, in hopes those welcoming Biden’s decision French capital in 2015, commits the issue. “A cry for survival comes belief in multilateral diplomacy. In Manila: A powerful has deepened since 2018 amid the of enticing new customers. to rejoin the the Paris climate ac- countries to put forward plans for from the planet itself,” Biden said a front-page editorial in Wednesday’s earthquake shook parts of cord, reversing a key Trump policy reducing their emissions of green- in his inaugural address. “A cry L’Osservatore Romano, Vatican the southern Philippines in the first hours of his presidency house gases such as carbon dioxide, that can’t be any more desperate or deputy editorial director Alessandro Thursday night, but Wednesday. “Rejoining the Paris which is released from burning fos- any more clear now.” Gisotti noted that Biden’s decision authorities said it was too Agreement is hugely positive news,” sil fuels. Former President Donald Experts say any international to rejoin Paris “converges with Pope deep to cause major damage Johnson wrote on Twitter. Britain, Trump had questioned the scientific efforts to keep global warming well Francis’ commitment in favor of and no tsunami warning was which is hosting this year’s U.N. warnings about man-made global below 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 the custody of our common home.” issued. The quake measured climate summit, looked forward to warming, at times accusing other Fahrenheit), ideally 1.5C (2.7F), as German Chancellor Angela

a preliminary 7.0 magnitude working with the Biden adminis- countries of using the Paris accord agreed in the Paris accord would Merkel was more muted in her re-

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k y m MANISH KUMAR | MD AND CEO, NSDC c of the day uote BMW 3 Series Gran WHATSAPP PRIVACY POLICY Limousine launched The India not far from attaining POST NEWS NETWORK government Parl panel flags concerns should Bhubaneswar, Jan 21: BMW simplify requirements under India has launched the new BMW WhatsApp representatives who appeared before the GST by allowing 3 Series Gran Limousine in the Parliamentary Standing Committee on IT said the companies to adjust positive growth, says RBI country. Locally produced at BMW input credit of one state against the Group Plant Chennai exclusively proposed changes are aimed at bringing in more tax payable situation in another for the Indian market, the car is transparency and the chat and calls on platform still state as GST is a central levy AGENCIES available in both petrol and diesel variants at all BMW India deal- remain end-to-end encrypted ASITAVA SEN | CEO, CROPLIFE INDIA Mumbai, Jan 21: India’s GDP is erships from today onwards. within the striking distance of at- The long wheelbase ‘Gran PRESS TRUST OF INDIA taining positive growth, the Reserve Limousine’ is a new addition to the The pandemic caused a Bank said observing that the letter BMW 3 Series family. It is the long New Delhi, Jan 21: Members of a significant "V" in the V-shaped recovery stands wheelbase version of the highly parliamentary panel Thursday number of for vaccine. successful BMW 3 Series. It has flagged the issue of proposed changes smartphone owners The Indian government launched been launched in India consider- in the privacy policy of WhatsApp to avoid or delay the world's biggest vaccination ing the clientele’s preference for and highlighted concerns of Indian new purchases. Key drive January 16 to protect people long sedans. The new BMW 3 citizens, sources said. secondary markets India and Latin from Covid-19. Series Gran Limousine takes on WhatsApp representatives who America saw 20% and 24% "What will 2021 look like? The the position of the longest, most appeared before the Parliamentary Ministry of Electronics and declines, respectively, during H1- shape of the recovery will be V- spacious and comfortable car in its Standing Committee on Information Information Technology had ear- 2020 due to strict and extended shaped after all and the 'V' stands Technology said the proposed lier this week said the proposed lockdowns for vaccine," said an article on the e-Commerce and massive 23.9 per cent in the first changes are aimed at bringing in changes to the WhatsApp Terms of GLEN CARDOZA | SENIOR RESEARCH ANALYST 'state of economy' in the RBI's quarter and 7.5 per cent in the sec- more transparency and the chat Service and Privacy Policy, without January Bulletin. digital technologies ond quarter on account of the Covid- and calls on platform still remain giving users an option to opt-out, India has launched the biggest 19 pandemic. end-to-end encrypted, some of the "raise grave concerns regarding Retail sales in vaccination drive in the world, will likely be the The article further said that in members said. the implications for the choice and the US and backed by its comparative advan- bright spots in India’s the first half of 2021-22, GDP growth Some other members who at- autonomy of Indian citizens". China have tage of having the largest vaccine will benefit from statistical sup- tended the meeting maintained The letter noted that with over grown by about manufacturing capacity in the recovery in a world in port and is likely to be mostly con- that the company was "evasive" in 400 million users in India, the 3-5%, which would world and a rich experience of mass which there will be sumption-driven. its reply on the issue of how it can changes will have a dispropor- provide the industry inoculation drives against polio With Rabi sowing surpassing the segment and sets a new bench- bring in changes which are not tionate impact on the country's cit- sustained and measles. rebounds for sure, but normal acreage way before the mark in the class. conducive for Indian users. "They izens. WhatsApp had earlier this momentum over the medium term "If successful, it will tilt the bal- pre-pandemic levels end of the season, bumper agri- The new BMW 3 Series Gran had no reply," said a member. month begun asking its 2 billion SUBODH RAI | CHIEF RATINGS OFFICER, CRISIL ance of risks upwards," said the of output and culture production is expected in Limousine is available in one The member also claimed that users worldwide to accept an update RATINGS LTD authors who among others include 2021. diesel variant (BMW 320Ld Luxury company representative agreed of its privacy policy if they want RBI Deputy Governor Michael employment are "India being the global capital Line) and two petrol variants that data was being monetised. to keep using the popular mes- Debabrata Patra. a long way off for vaccine manufacturing, phar- (BMW 330Li Luxury Line and The committee interacted sep- saging app. The new terms caused The RBI, however, said the views maceuticals exports are expected BMW 330Li M Sport ‘First Edition’) arately with representatives of an outcry among technology ex- SHORT TAKES expressed in this article are those to receive a big impetus with the which are locally produced. Facebook, Twitter and Ministry perts, privacy advocates and users of the authors and do not necessarily scape have brightened the outlook, start of vaccination drives glob- The ex-showroom prices of of Electronics and Information and triggered a wave of defections Sebi slaps represent the views of the central with GDP in striking distance of at- ally. Agricultural exports remain re- BMW 330Li Luxury Line, BMW Technology. to rival services such as Signal and ` bank. taining positive territory and in- silient and under the recent pro- 320Ld Luxury Line and BMW After the meeting, a WhatsApp Telegram. 1 cr fine E-commerce and digital tech- flation easing closer to the target." duction linked (PLI) scheme, food 330Li M Sport ‘First Edition are spokesperson said in a statement, In the updated policy, it got a New Delhi: Sebi Thursday nologies will likely be the bright India's GDP is estimated to con- processing industry has been ac- `51,50,000, `52,50,000 and `53,90,000 "We wish to thank the Honorable right to share data it collected from imposed a penalty of `1 crore spots in India's recovery in a world tract by a record 7.7 per cent dur- corded priority," it said. respectively. Customers enjoy has- Parliamentary Committee for giv- WhatsApp users with the broader on HDFC Bank for invoking in which there will be rebounds ing 2020-21 as the Covid-19 pan- Harnessing the synergies by sle-free ownership with low ing us an opportunity to appear Facebook network, which includes securities pledged by stock for sure, but pre-pandemic levels of demic severely hit the key transforming low-value semi- monthly payments starting `59,999, before them and provide our views. Instagram, regardless of owning broker BRH Wealth Kreators output and employment are a long manufacturing and services seg- processed agri-products through assured buy-back up to four years We look forward to assisting the any accounts or profiles there. in violation of the regulator's way off, they said. ments, as per government projec- food processing would not only im- and flexible term-end options. Hon'ble Committee in future as Some businesses, as per the new pol- interim directions. In The article further said: "Recent tions released earlier this month. prove productivity but also boost Exclusive interest rates will also well.” In a strongly-worded letter icy, were to use Facebook-owned addition, the bank has been shifts in the macroeconomic land- The economy contracted by a India's competitiveness, it added. be applicable for a limited period. to WhatsApp CEO Will Cathcart, the servers to store messages. directed to transfer `158.68 crore along with 7 per cent interest per annum into an escrow account till the issue INDO-US RELATIONS PE investments in of settlement of clients' BRNL signs pact with CDPQ securities is reconciled, Sebi real estate down said in an order. ECONOMIC TIES TO BE OF HIGH 40% in 2020 PRIORITY FOR BIDEN ADMIN for sale of road project Morgan Stanley PRESS TRUST OF INDIA invests `180 cr AGENCIES POST NEWS NETWORK New Delhi, Jan 21: Private equity Mumbai: Morgan Stanley New Delhi, Jan 21: The Bhubaneswar, Jan 21: Bharat investments in real estate fell 40% India Infrastructure Thursday Confederation of Indian Industry Road Network Limited (BRNL), year-on-year to $4.06 billion in said it has invested `180 (CII) Thursday said it believes that one of India’s leading road devel- 2020 because of the Covid-19 pan- crore to acquire stake in India-US bilateral economic ties opers, signed an agreement with demic, according to Knight Frank LEAP India. Founded in 2013, would be a high priority for India Highway Concession Trust, India. Private equity (PE) invest- LEAP India is an asset President Joe Biden-led adminis- an infrastructure investment trust ments in 2019 stood at nearly $6.8 pooling company dedicated tration in America. set up by Caisse de dépôt et place- billion. to providing dependable and "The Indian industry feels that ment du Québec (CDPQ), a global “India attracted private equity cost-effective solutions to with President Biden and Prime institutional investor, for the sale The SPA provides for investments to the tune of $38,149 supply chains across India, Minister (Narendra) Modi at the of a BOT road project in the state million in the calendar year 2020. according to a statement. helm, the two countries would play volved in many of the achieve- of Odisha. BRNL is currently the the complete transfer Of the total PE investment, the The company has an asset pool of approx 4 million a strong role in re-shaping the ments in the India-US partnership, largest shareholder with a 40% of ownership of Shree real estate sector claimed 11% global economic agenda together," including the US-India Civil Nuclear stake in this project. share in 2020 with $4,068 million, units, including pallets, Jagannath Expressway foldable large containers CII President Uday Kotak said. Agreement, the designation of The Share Purchase Agreement closing 21 deals during the year,” (FLC), crates and utility Congratulating Biden on as- India as a US 'Major Defense provides for the complete transfer Private Limited, and its transaction is expected to help Knight Frank said in a statement. boxes, it said. suming charge as the 46th President Partner', and the US' support of of ownership of Shree Jagannath BRNL in reducing its debts and As per the data, investments in of the US, Kotak said, "President India's permanent membership on Expressway Private Limited, the operation and will also provide the company with office assets fell to $2,509 million Biden's experience in re-building the UN Security Council. special purpose vehicle (SPV) en- maintenance of a funds for reinvesting in its existing last year from $3,258 in 2019. the US economy during the Great He also congratulated Kamala gaged in the development, operation assets under construction.” In retail real estate, the inflows Bajaj Auto’s Recession would help strengthen the Harris on taking oath as the new and maintenance of a 67-kilometre 67-km toll road project Executive Vice-President and declined to $220 million from $922 PAT jumps 23% US and global economic recovery vice-president of the US and said, toll road project from Bhubaneswar from Bhubaneswar Head of Infrastructure of CDPQ million. PE investment in ware- in the aftermath of the pandemic." "Vice-President Harris has made his- to Chandikhole, in Odisha. Project Emmanuel Jaclot said, “It will be housing decreased to $971 million Mumbai: Bajaj Auto He added that Biden has long tory as the first woman, as well as operations started in December to Chandikhole the first asset integrated into the new from $1,895 million. Thursday reported a 23% been a supporter of the India-US re- the first person of South Asian 2011, with an initial concession pe- CDPQ-owned roads platform in jump in profit after tax (PAT) lationship and "we believe that bi- heritage, to take the office." "We look riod of 26 years. holder value creation through port- India, which we set up and staffed at `1,556 crore for the lateral economic ties would be a forward to working with her to Managing Director of BRNL folio assets reallocation while fo- in 2020.” December 2020 quarter. The ‘Diamond industry company had posted a PAT high priority for the new admin- strengthen India's multi-dimen- Bajrang Kumar Choudhary said cusing on enhancing operational ex- The transaction is subject to reg- of `1,262 crore in istration". sional partnership with the US," “The transaction is in line with cellence and increasing financial ulatory approvals and other closing expected to cap corresponding quarter of the Kotak said Biden was directly in- Kotak said. BRNL’s strategic plan for stake- efficiencies in existing assets. The conditions. previous financial year, Bajaj revenue loss at 20%’ Auto said in a statement. Its sales from operations during October-December 2020 rose 17% to `8,910 crore, Biden, Budget to power markets’ bull run further compared with `7,640 crore in the year-ago period. The INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE higher-than-expected sales during firm sold a total of 13,06,810 A FASTER-THAN-ANTICIPATED the festive season. vehicles during the Mumbai, Jan 21: The bull run in MACRO RECOVERY HAS "If the recovery in growth and cor- December 2020 quarter. India’s equity market will last at least REMAINED INTACT. IT HAS BEEN porate earnings, currently under- till the Union Budget FY’22, even as SUPPLEMENTED BY THE way in India, gathers momentum, the barometer index S&P BSE VACCINE ROLL-OUT the markets may further surprise AGENCIES CRED invests in Sensex mounted the 50,000-level PROGRAMME on the upside. But it is important mark. Accordingly, the Union Budget to appreciate that the market is Mumbai, Jan 21: Recovery in new venture FY’22 is widely expected to be ex- OTHER FACTORS SUCH AS AN overvalued from the short-term key export markets and pent-up de- ABUNDANT GLOBAL AND New Delhi: Kunal Shah, the pansionary in terms of massive perspective," said VK Vijayakumar, mand are likely to arrest the de- DOMESTIC LIQUIDITY AS WELL founder of fintech company stimulus spending to aide the econ- Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit cline in revenue of the country's AS RISING CONSUMPTION CRED, has invested in omy's faster recovery. Financial Services. diamond industry to 20 per cent at TREND WILL CONTINUE TO OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei's Even positive global cues such as "At high levels, the market is vul- $15 billion, according to a report. POWER THE BULL RUN new venture. The amount a massive stimulus plan being pro- nerable to a correction. Investors can Crisil Ratings in the report said invested has not been posed by the new US administration utilise the current euphoria to get that when the Covid-19 pandemic disclosed. Pei had co-founded under President Joe Biden and the jectory of inflation and interest rid of low-grade stocks from the took hold, the industry was ex- OnePlus, which now ranks ongoing global vaccination pro- rates in India and the world," said portfolio." pected to see a third of its rev- among premium smartphone gramme are seen as solid signs by Deepak Jasani, Head of Retail Furthermore, S Hariharan, Head enue shaved off this fiscal. companies, in 2013. He quit investors to hold on to their current Research at HDFC Securities. of Sales Trading, Emkay Global "However, this could now get ar- OnePlus in October last year positions. continue to power the bull run. brought these FIIs to India's shores According to Siddhartha Khemka, Financial Services said: "We ex- rested at around 20 per cent." to start a new venture. "Carl In fact, a faster-than-anticipated Notably, the FIIs are expected to even in December. Earlier, the lock- Head - Retail Research, Motilal pect strong margin expansion for The recent upsurge in spending Pei has now received seed macro recovery has remained intact. continue pumping up the never down induced market crash led to Oswal Financial Services: "This consumer facing companies, as ef- on diamonds, riding on a combi- investment from India with It has been supplemented by the ending bull run during the unusual cheaper valuations which attracted trend is likely to last as expecta- ficiency gains and savings on A&P nation of pent-up demand and re- Kunal Shah, founder of CRED,

vaccine roll-out programme. pandemic period. foreign investors. tions of better Q3 results, com- spends continue to drive earnings. covery in retail offtake in key mar-

k y m adding Carl's London based c Consequently, market partici- Till now in the fiscal, they have "Post the forthcoming Union pany's outlook commentary and Moreover, a strong festive sea- kets such as the US and China, is venture into his portfolio," a ` statement said. Details of pants' expectations have soared, es- pumped in 2,38,527 crore or $32.15 Budget we may witness a temporary the build up to Budget will boost both son has driven sales growth well expected to help India's diamond Pei's new venture will be pecially of healthy Q3 results. billion. Analysts across the board brake to the uptrend and further up- Nifty and Sensex to new highs." above earlier expectations. Hence, industry contain its decline and announced January 27, Other factors such as an abundant opined that such a scenario was moves from hereon will depend on Besides, India Inc is widely ex- the consumer universe can be ex- close this fiscal with a revenue of it added. global and domestic liquidity as visible during last several month. the pace of economic and corpo- pected to come out with healthy pected to deliver more than 20 per over $15 billion, Crisil Ratings well as rising consumption trend will The search for a decent 'RoI' has rate earnings growth and the tra- third quarter results on the back of cent earnings growth." said in the report. P12

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Rahane, with his daughter and wife, during his welcome celebrations Rohit Sharma walks out of the Mumbai Airport PTI PHOTOS Red carpet welcome FOR TEAM INDIA

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA national capital early this morning. However, more surprises awaited ditional manner as he walked towards T Natarajan, who was originally the reticent batsman after he drove the entrance of the building. Dhol Mumbai/New Delhi/Hyderabad, picked as a net bowler but became the straight to his housing society in sub- tasha is usually played to celebrate Jan 21: Chants of ‘Aala re aala Ajinkya first Indian cricketer to make his in- urban Matunga, where residents had special achievements and during joy- aala’ headlined a red carpet welcome ternational debut across all three for- made elaborate preparations to accord ous occasions. for Ajinkya Rahane on his triumphant mats during the same tour, landed in their hero a royal welcome. An injury-ravaged India beat return from Australia with some other Bangalore and then took off for his Rahane was welcomed with the beats Australia by three wickets in the series- teammates but the mood was sombre village in Tamil Nadu’s Salem. of dhol, while others showered the deciding fourth Test in Brisbane in Hyderabad as one of his warriors, The players from Chennai, includ- cricketer with flower petals. Rahane was Tuesday to clinch the rubber 2-1 and re- Mohammed Siraj, headed straight to ing veteran off-spinner Ravichandran also joined by his wife and two-year-old tain the Border Gavaskar Trophy. his father’s grave. Ashwin, rookie Washington Sundar daughter in the celebration. Stepping in after the catastrophe in The chants (meaning here comes and bowling coach Bharat Arun are cur- Soaking in the carnival-like atmos- Adelaide in the absence of Virat Kohli, our Ajinkya) were heard amid the beat- rently in Dubai and are expected to phere, Rahane acknowledged the love Rahane led by example with a classic ing of the traditional dhol tasha and reach the country early morning Friday. and adulation showered on him by the century in the second Test at Melbourne, showering of flower petals at Rahane’s On arrival in Mumbai, Rahane, people of the city, many of whom waited guiding India to a series-levelling vic- residential complex. Shastri, Rohit, Shardul and Shaw were for his team at the airport wearing tory. Besides stand-in captain Rahane, felicitated by Mumbai Cricket masks amid the COVID-19 pandemic. There was no looking back after that also arriving in Mumbai were coach Association (MCA) officials, including In his society, residents and video- as Rahane inspired a heavily-depleted Ravi Shastri, star batsman Rohit President Vijay Patil and Apex Council graphers jostled to capture the mo- Indian team to an unbelievable series Sharma, pacer Shardul Thakur and members Ajinkya Naik, Amit Dani ments and the unassuming batsman triumph against a full-strength opener Prithvi Shaw, while Brisbane and Umesh Khanvilka. Rahane also posed happily for them. Australian team that possessed the Ajinkya Rahane gives a thumb-up upon his arrival at the Mumbai Airport, Thursday Test hero Rishabh Pant landed in the cut a cake to celebrate the team’s win. Rahane was then greeted in a tra- world’s best bowling attack. Pant wants a name for himself Siraj heads straight to father’s NEW DELHI: The compar- a name in Indian cricket, be- grave from airport, offers prayers isons with the iconic MS Dhoni cause it’s not good compare are flattering but young Indian some legend with some young- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA second match in Melbourne and wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh ster.” finished the Border-Gavaskar series Pant Thursday said he wants The 23-year-old also scored Hyderabad, Jan 21: Mohammed with 13 wickets - the most by any to carve his own identity in a 97 in the drawn third Test in Siraj went straight to the grave- Indian bowler as the team came the game after playing a key Sydney. And he wants to savour yard on his return from a historic from behind to script a memorable role in the side’s historic Test the triumph for now. “I think tour and paid his last respects to his 2-1 series win. series win in Australia. the whole team is very happy father who died two months ago Having got the backing of his Pant is often compared with with the way we played the se- while the India speedster was doing family, Siraj’s brave decision to the two-time World Cup win- ries in Australia,” he said. national team duty in Australia. stay back not only saw him make ning former captain and wick- India made a stupendous As Siraj stood and prayed in his India debut but also play an in- etkeeper batsman, who retired fight-back after being bowled front of his father Mohammed strumental part in the team’s vic- last year after a glorious in- out for a record lowest score of Ghouse’s grave, his two-month long tory while fulfilling his father's ternational career. 36 in Adelaide and went on to wait finally came to an end. He laid dream of representing the coun- “You feel amazing when you win the series despite their flowers at his father’s grave while try in the highest form of the game. are compared to someone like captain not being available for offering prayers before heading to “It was my (late) father’s dream MS Dhoni and you compare the remainder of the contest his home in Al-Hasnath colony. that Siraj should represent India me with him,” Pant told re- and many key players lost to Siraj’s 53-year-old father, who in Tests. He always wanted to see him porters after landing here from injuries. was an auto driver, had died (Siraj) in blue and white jersey to rep- Australia where his match and They won the second Test in November 20 due to a lung ailment resent the nation, so the dream got breached on Tuesday after 32 years. series-winning effort of 89 in Melbourne and drew the next – barely a week after his son landed fulfilled,” Siraj’s brother Mohammed “It was a great achievement by the second innings of the fourth at the SCG before pulling off a in Australia with the Indian team. Ismail had told this agency. the Indian team and my brother Test won him all-round praise. remarkable victory at the He was given the option of re- Siraj bowled his heart out and Siraj has achieved what our father “It’s amazing but I don’t Gabba – where Australia had turning home but the pacer chose picked up a maiden five-wicket dreamt. We are happy that Siraj want to be compared with any- not lost since 1988 – to clinch to stay back with the team for the haul (5/73) at the Gabba in Brisbane, was able to contribute to the victory,” one, I want to make myself as the series. tour. He made his Test debut in the Australia’s fortress which was Ismail said. Thailand Open: EUROPEAN FOOTBALL AT A GLANCE Williams helps ATKMB Satwik-Ashwini, Sameer in last 8 Man Utd back to top Third division club edge past Chennaiyin of Premier League Alcoyano upset Real

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA LONDON: Paul Pogba scored a long- MADRID: Third-division club range winner for the second time in Alcoyano came from behind to Bangkok, Jan 21: India’s Sameer a week as Manchester United came eliminate Real Madrid 2-1 in the Verma continued his impressive from behind to beat Fulham 2-1 and round of 32 of the Copa del Rey. The run at the Toyota Thailand Open move back to the top of the Premier small club from eastern Spain Super 1000 tournament, stunning League. Pogba created space for scored in the 80th minute to force himself just outside the corner of extra time and again in the 115th to World No.17 Rasmus Gemke of the penalty area and bent a make it to the last 16. Alcoyano had Denmark in a second round match powerful shot past Fulham gone a man down because of a red to advance to the men’s singles goalkeeper Alphonse Areola and card just minutes before Juanan quarterfinals, here Thursday. into the far corner of the net in the Casanova scored the winner from The World No.31 Indian, who 65th minute. Fulham had taken the close range after a quick had shocked Malaysia’s eighth lead in the sixth minute when counterattack. Based in eastern seed Lee Zii Jia in the opening Ademola Lookman slotted home Spanish city of Alcoy, the small club round, needed just 39 minutes to after beating United’s offside trap and running clean through, only for of Alcoyano made it to the Copa quarterfinals in 1946. It has played four see off Gemke 21-12, 21-9. Edinson Cavani to capitalize on a mistake from Areola to bring the visitors seasons in the first division, but not since 1950-51. Real were seeking their This was Sameer’s third vic- level. Leicester and Manchester City — with a 2-0 win over Aston Villa hours first Copa title since 2014, which was the last time it reached the final. It tory over Gemke. The Indian had before kickoff of the Fulham-United match — had moved to the summit in was eliminated by Zaragoza in the round of 16 last season. defeated the World No.17 Danish the past 24 hours. AGENCIES created only in the 74th minute. shuttler in their previous two Lewandowski lifts In a goalmouth action, Bagan had clashes. Sameer will face third CR7 helps Juve claim Goa, Jan 21: ATK Mohun Bagan a free-kick on the right side just out- seed Anders Antonsen of Bayern Munich (ATKMB) claimed a well-deserved side the box. Javier Hernandez Denmark, who received a walkover, Italian Super Cup title win against Chennaiyin FC, thanks struck a stupendous set-piece and in the quarterfinals. BERLIN: Robert Lewandowski’s to super-sub David Williams’ header Vishal Kaith dived to his left to The mixed doubles pair of MILAN: Cristiano Ronaldo scored to penalty was enough for Bayern from a corner-kick right at the end make a brilliant reflex save. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and help Juventus win a record- Munich to consolidate its of their ISL match, Thursday. However, it set the stage for Ashwini Ponnappa also made extending ninth Italian Super Cup Bundesliga lead at the halfway The Mariners close the gap to Bagan, who finally penetrated the it to the quarterfinals with a by beating Napoli 2-0. Napoli stage of the season with a 1-0 win league leaders Mumbai City to just Chennaiyin defence in dying min- stunning 22-20, 14-21, 21-16 win missed the chance to take the at Bavarian rival Augsburg. two points. The Islanders play their utes of the game. But, in the clos- match to extra time when captain Lewandowski’s spot-kick in the over World No.17 German duo of game in hand Friday against SC ing seconds, Bagan defence almost Lorenzo Insigne missed a late 13th minute was Bayern’s only Mark Lamsfuss and Isabel penalty and Alvaro Morata sealed reward for dominating the first East Bengal. conceded the equaliser before a

Herttrich in a match that lasted the result with the last kick of the half, while the visitors had to hold ATKMB dominated the game goalline clearance by Tiri saved y close to an hour. game. It was Juve’s ninth Super Cup on in the second with Augsburg from the word go and created quite their day.

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