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VOLUME 10, ISSUE 338 | www.orissapost.com BHUBANESWAR | THURSDAY, MARCH 11 | 2021 12 PAGES | `4.00 China yet to vacate Indian positions along LAC: US US statement contradicts US military’s Indo-Pacific Command. Recent activities along the LAC with He also informed that the US had China have opened India’s eyes to what ROBUST STRATEGY helped India during the border conflict cooperative effort with others might declaration made by NEW DELHI: The Indian Army has by providing information, cold-weather mean for their own defensive needs, as- adopted a robust counter infiltration Defence Minister clothing and other equipment. serted Davidson. He observed that New strategy focusing on a mix of technology Rajnath Singh “The PLA has not yet withdrawn Delhi, in the very near future, will and human resources to effectively from several forward positions it seized deepen its engagement with the Quad. check infiltration in border areas, the following the initial clash. The con- It should be stated here that February government said Wednesday. Among the AGENCIES sequent escalation of tensions be- 11, Indian Defence Minister Rajnath measures taken include boosting surveil- tween the People’s Republic China Singh had told the Parliament the lance architecture and intelligence Washington, March 10: China still (PRC) and India has resulted in casu- Ladakh – around Pangong Tso – in sustained talks with China have helped gathering, Minister of State for Defence hasn’t withdrawn from ‘several for- alties on both sides,” Davidson said in late February after protracted nego- to an agreement between the two coun- Shripad Naik said in the Lok Sabha. Naik 3-member central ward positions’ it seized during clashes prepared remarks at a Senate hearing tiations. However, even then the Chinese tries regarding disengagement of said the ‘innovative’ deployment of with Indian forces along the Line of on the US Indo-Pacific Command. troops are yet to vacate certain areas troops along the north and south banks troops, proactive use of surveillance and Actual Control (LAC), top US mili- The Chinese and Indian Armed which they occupied last year in June, of Pangong Lake. However, the US monitoring devices have enhanced the tary official, Admiral Philip S Davidson Forces have completed the withdrawal Davidson further stated. He also warned declarations are completely contra- ability to detect and intercept terrorists panel formed to told lawmakers at a congressional of their respective troops from cer- that the PRC will continue to use force dictory to what the Indian govern- attempting to infiltrate into India along hearing Tuesday. Davidson leads the tain parts of the disputed border in to ‘achieve their desired outcome’. ment has said. the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir. fight forest infernos IRREGULAR by MANJUL PROJECTS WORTH `2,337 CRORE INAUGURATED BY CHIEF MINISTER CM lights up Nuapada

POST NEWS NETWORK n ALL HOUSEHOLDS IN DISTRICT Bhubaneswar, March 10: Visiting TO GET HYGIENIC DRINKING WATER BY 2022 Western Odisha for third time this POST NEWS NETWORK fire expert). What development? The fight here year, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik According to the min- is between Ram bhakts, Shiv n TWO STADIA TO BE BUILT IN bhakts and Durga bhakts? inaugurated Wednesday a slew of de- DISTRICT TO PROMOTE New Delhi, March 10: The istry, the panel will do the velopmental projects in Nuapada dis- SPORTING ACTIVITIES Union Ministry for assessment of the status trict including the much-awaited ‘Lower Environment, Forest and of fire incidents in Odisha, Indra Dam’. The total cost of the proj- the district and said it will be com- Climate Change formed a Similipal Tiger Mamata ‘assaulted’ ects is to the tune of `2337.15 crore. pleted by this December. This project three-member expert team Reserve/Biosphere Reserve Naveen had earlier visited Kalahandi will provide irrigation facility to 18,000 Wednesday to help the in particular. Further, it after filing papers district in January and Sundargarh acres of land in Komna, Nuapada, Odisha government to con- will give expert and techni- last month. Sinapali and Boden blocks. trol and prevent forest fires cal advice to the state gov- “Water containing fluoride is a major Odisha has recently become the in the state. Union ernment for containment Haldia (West Bengal): West Bengal problem in Nuapada district causing sports hub of India and the CM said Environment and Forest in control of fire in forests Chief Minister and Trinamool health problems. Earlier people had Nuapada district will also become a Minister Prakash Javadekar and will examine the sta- Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee filed Wednesday her to walk miles to get clean drinking centre for sporting activities. Two in- informed that the team will tus of loss of forest and nomination from the high-profile water. However, now 55% of the house- door stadiums will be built at Nuapada go to Odisha soon and will wildlife and its relationship Nandigram Assembly seat. holds get clean and hygienic drinking and Khariar while a sports facility provide expert technical ad- with poaching, if any. “The However, later in the evening she water in the district,” Naveen said. will be developed in Khariar vice and handholding to- team would be working till said that she had been manhandled “Over 1000 fluoride removal plants BOON FOR NUAPADA: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurates the Lower Autonomous College. It will enable wards early and effective the state attains a normal sit- by four-five persons when she was have been installed and about 900 vil- Indra dam project Wednesday as other dignitaries look on OP PHOTO talented sports persons to shine, dousing of forest fires. The uation with respect to fire in- campaigning in the evening. “I was lages have been fully freed from Naveen pointed out. expert team consists of Dr cidents,” the ministry standing outside my car and fluoride-contaminated water,” the chief Speaking during the inauguration of efited,” Naveen informed. “A total of Naveen also praised the facilities Amit Mallick, IGF, National informed. praying at a temple. Some people minister added. the Lower Indra dam, Naveen thanked 7,500 acre of land can be irrigated with available at the Nuapada district head- Tiger Conservation Earlier in the day a BJP came and pushed the door of my “All households of the district will all those who gave their land for the proj- the water from the dam,” Naveen said. quarters hospital (DHH) and said that Authority, New Delhi, delegation from Odisha led car hard on to my leg for which I get healthy and piped drinking water ect. “Due to your sacrifice, about 1.80 He also announced that a Science Park it can be compared to most of the mod- Subratt Mahapatra, DDG, by Petroleum Minister suffered a sprain, the chief minister by 2022. At an investment of `700 crore lakh people in 200 villages of Komna and Museum will be developed at the ern medical facilities in the state. He MoEF & CC Regional Office, Dharmendra Pradhan had said and added she is feeling a large number of piped water supply and Khariar blocks of Nuapada and site for which rupees three crore will also pointed out that the infant mor- Bhubaneswar and Arti met Javadekar and sought ‘feverish’ due to the assault. P8 projects are being implemented in the Bangomunda, Muribahal and Titilagarh be spent. Naveen also announced an- tality rate in the district has dropped Chaudhary, Head, his help in containing forest district,” Naveen further said. blocks of Bolangir district will be ben- other mega lift irrigation project in drastically. Silviculture – ICFRE (as fires in Odisha. Bharat bandh against `202 CR BUDGET FOR IN FULL GLORY No Sunday classes farm laws March 26 for X, XII students New Delhi: Farmer unions Wednesday called for a Bharat SRIMANDIR IN FY 21-22 from April onwards bandh March 26, when their PNN & AGENCIES n `5 crore earmarked for the POST NEWS NETWORK protest at Delhi’s borders against servitors welfare fund including the Centre’s three new farm laws Puri, March 10: As the finance com- medical expenses Bhubaneswar, March 10: The completes four months. Farmer leader Buta Singh Burjgill said mittee of Shree Jagannath Temple n Allocation of `11 for the 2021 state government Wednesday de- farmers along with trade unions Administration (SJTA) approved Rath Yatra in the budget cided to discontinue classroom ` will protest the hike in fuel prices 202 crore annual budget for 2021-22 coaching on Sundays for Class X and privatisation of Railways fiscal, the temple authorities said need to be enhanced to meet the and XII students from April 1. March 15. “We will observe a Wednesday they have set a target to expenditures. School and Mass Education complete Bharat bandh March 26, enhance the corpus fund to `1,000 Kumar informed other meas- (S&ME) Minister Samir Ranjan when our protest against the three crore by 2023. This was stated by ures like putting donation boxes at Dash said that classes for revi- farm laws completes four months. SJTA chief administrator Krishan airports and railway stations will sion of courses will begin April 1 The bandh will remain effective Kumar after presiding over the fi- be undertaken. This apart, the tem- as syllabi have almost been covered. from morning till evening,” Burjgill nance committee meeting here. ple’s stone quarries should be auc- “Attendance of students has wit- told reporters at the Singhu Kumar said the temple’s earning tioned for mining which could fetch nessed a sharp decline as they border. the farmers will observe has declined to a low this year due good revenues, the SJTA chief ad- have been focusing on self study. ‘Mandi Bachao-Kheti Bachao’ day to the COVID-19 pandemic. Efforts ministrator said. Kumar said about It’s time for revision of courses. March 19, he said. Burjgill also should be made to enhance the in- `10 crore could be generated in the There’s no need of holding regu- imformed that the unions will also come. The temple presently has a current year by granting stone lar classroom coaching anymore,” observe Shaheed Divas of Bhagat corpus fund of `650 crore which quarry leases. Amareswar temple at Buxi Bazar in Cuttack looking colourful after being decked up with lights ahead of Mahashivratri the S&ME minister said. Singh and Rajguru. P9 Notably, after a gap of almost nine months, schools across Odisha MARKET WATCH MEGHAN’S ALLEGATION REGARDING MIXED-RACE HERITAGE OF SON ARCHIE, DRAWS IRE reopened for Class X and XII January 8, amid strict adherence to COVID-19 guidelines. The de- INDEX VARIATION cision to reopen schools was taken Queen promises prompt action against racial slur by the government keeping in SENSEX 51279.51 254.03 mind the larger interest of Class AGENCIES The issues raised, Sir Keir Starmer said allegations X and XII students so that they BOURSES NIFTY 15174.80 76.40 particularly that of made in the interview should be can appear timely for all India DOLLAR 73.52 `0.01 London, March 10: Breaking its si- race, are concerning. taken ‘very, very seriously’. competitive tests, said a source. lence over Prince Harry and Meghan They have been taken very “It is really sad to see the family The Odisha government had EURO 86.69 `0.11 Markle’s explosive interview with CURRENCY seriously and will be in turmoil like this. The issues that planned to impart a 100-day class- Oprah Winfrey, the Buckingham Meghan has raised of racism and room teaching even Saturdays GOLD `44,803 `54 addressed by the family Palace said Tuesday it has taken privately mental health are really serious is- and Sundays to compensate the SILVER `67,425 `55 ‘very seriously’ their revelations sues,” said Starmer. “It is a re- losses incurred by the students BULLION and those will be addressed by the QUEEN ELIZABETH II minder that too many people ex- due to COVID-induced lockdown. family privately. On the couple’s after the interview was aired in perience racism in 21st-century In a bid to ease the burden on stu- reference to unnamed royals rais- the UK and sent the palace into tur- Britain. We have to take that very, dents, the government has re- WEATHER ing concerns over their son Archie’s moil, with crisis talks addressing very seriously,” he asserted. duced the syllabus by 30 per cent y mixed-race heritage, the palace said the damaging claims around However, the ‘racism’ allegations apart from facilitating a special BHUB CTK

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FORTUNE FORECAST Deepika Adarsh Gourav nominated at BAFTA alongside Boseman among WEF’s London: Indian actor Adarsh Blank for The Forty-Year-Old Version, ARIES Gourav has been nominated in Maria Bakalova for Borat Subsequent the Leading Actor category for Film and Dominique Fishback for Set today aside for your his role in The White Tiger at the Judas And The Black Messiah. In the hobbies and pass-times. Ganesha says doing new Young BAFTA Awards 2021. The British Leading Actor, Adarsh Gourav will things that you like will put you in Academy of Film and compete with late actor Chadwick high spirits, and it will show up in the Television Arts announced its Boseman for Ma Rainey’s Black way you behave with people you love. list of nominees for the year Bottom and Anthony Hopkins for You may not be able to fully involve Global Leaders Tuesday, which includes a The Father. The White Tiger also yourself in work but your seniors will be understanding. record breaking number of fe- received nomination for Ramin male directors. Bahrani in the Best Adapted This year also sees the most Screenplay category. TAURUS New Delhi: Actress Deepika Padukone and diverse set of nominations. IANS several Indian citizens and India-origin Notable nominees include ones in the It is quite likely that persons Wednesday joined the list of the Leading Actress category- Radha grandparents will shower love at home and seniors Young Global Leaders (YGLs) compiled by will shower favours at work, says the World Economic Forum. Ganesha. You will probably collect certain Announcing its 2021 class of YGLs, the WEF overdue payments in the afternoon. Later said these are the world’s most promising 112 to- in the day, a gamble you took in business morrow’s leaders under the age of 40 and are in- may pay rich dividends, expects Ganesha. volved in activities ranging from advocating for public healthcare to campaigning for in- GEMINI clusivity in medical research. They join a group of Nobel Prize recipients, Today, resolving issues Pulitzer winners, heads of state and chief ex- will be a tough task, but you will be able to accom- ecutive officers committed to improving the plish it nonetheless. It may take time, but state of the world, said the Geneva-based or- don't lose hope. Persistence and hard work ganisation that describes itself as an interna- will be rewarding. The grind will increase tional organisation for public-private coop- your understanding of the things happen- eration. ing around you. Others on the list include Aditi Avasthi (founder and CEO of Indiavidual Learning, India), Gazal Kalra (co-founder of Rivigo, CANCER India), Hitesh Wadhwa (vice-president for Today, in all likelihood, is strategic initiatives at Tech Mahindra, going to be a challeng- India) and Hriday Ravindranath (chief ing and complicated day technology and information officer, Global for you, says Ganesha. You are likely to be a little short on confi- Services at BT Group, India). IANS dence; either that, or you may be feeling a little subdued. You may not be as assertive as required on certain issues. PC gets into Nick’s LEO Spaceman groove You may want to carry Treat for city theatre lovers some aspirin with you today, suggests Mumbai: Actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas Ganesha. For, there are took to social media to give a push to hus- Panchamaveda to organise 5-day comedy play fest; Odia plays, painting expo at Asim Utsav strong indications that you shall be band Nick Jonas’ new album, Spaceman. up against a lot of stress and ten- sion at work. This headache-induc- Priyanka posted a video on Instagram POST NEWS NETWORK concluding day of the festival, said troupe’s ing factor aside, you have the stories, where she uses an astronaut filter, president Anupam Patnaik and working uncanny knack of beating your and grooves on a track. BHUBANESWAR: The city auditoriums, president Haren Sahu. opponents at their own game. “#Spaceman #NickJonas,” she wrote, after remaining closed for nearly a year, On the other hand, Asim Basu along with a skeleton and are set to entertain the culture aficiona- Foundation (ABF), a cultural organisa- VIRGO astronaut emoji. dos on a regularly basis. Close on the tion formed in the memory of eminent Spaceman is Jonas’ fourth heels of the National Theatre Festival actor, painter and director Asim Basu, Settling and resolving issues will be a long- studio album and is scheduled Purva Ranga, two more drama festivals will present two original Odia plays and drawn process today, to release March 12. The are on the offing here. organise a painting exhibition from March says Ganesha. album is also his first solo Panchamaveda, a city-based theatre 12 at Rabindra Mandap during Asim Utsav. However, keep at it because the results release as a singer since troupe, is organising a five-day state level On the first day, Uttar Purusha, among will be well worth the efforts you put 2016. comedy play festival from March 14 at city’s oldest theatre troupes, will stage into it. You will feel more capable to look Priyanka recently Bhanja Kala Mandap here, said troupe’s Sababahakamane (The Pallbearers), a fa- at things from others’ perspective today. shared a picture dressed secretary Prakash Maharana. mous play written by late Bijoy Mishra in a sweater knitted by Dynamic Platform, Bhubaneswar, will about 50 years back, to be directed by her mother Madhu stage Abhinetri on the first day of the fes- Chakradhar Patra. On the second day, the LIBRA Chopra, adding that tival. The other plays to be staged during 3rd Amiya Patnaik Smruti Samman in artistes of ABF will enact Cycle, a novel writ- Ganesha foresees that her family is her great- the festival are – Highway Kila by Kalinga the memory of troupe’s founder Amiya ten and dramatised by Chittaranjan today you will chart out est blessing. She also Kala Parishad(Rourkela), Ali Alok Albert Patnaik. Similarly, Pramod Satpathy (actor Chiranjit. The play will be directed by your future course of action, so that any steps had Sunday an- by Bidyakanak Srujanusthan and astrologer), Hemendra Debadutta Pati, said ABF’s secretary you take from thereon leads only to suc- nounced her own (Bhubaneswar), Hata Bahuda by Srasta Mahapatra(Playwright), Sudhanshu Pabitra Mohan Kar. cess. Sudden and unexpected profits are restaurant in New (Balasore), Somarasa by Magic Theatre Dwivedi(Play director), Manmath Works of 16 female artists will be on dis- also on the cards as on the professional York, which offers (Bhubaneswar), said the organisers. Mishra(Music director) and Namita play during the painting exhibition, curated front, increased reputation and rewards Indian cuisine for Nrusingha Mohanty, a famous theatre Bhattacharya(Actress) will be honoured by visual artist and art historian Firdausi knock on your door. foodies. IANS and film personality of Odisha, will receive with Panchamaveda Samman-2021 on the Tabassum, it was learnt. SCORPIO Today will consist of vary- ing highs and lows at work and in confronta- SUDOKU tions, predicts Ganesha. PEANUTS post To solve the Sudoku puzzle, each row, At work, you may end up quarrelling CROSSWORD column and box must contain the numbers with your peers. You will be reasonable 0 to 9 and the letters A to E. in your views and still you will find your- self on the receiving side of the argu- ment. Evening will compensate for the tough day as you kick back and relax in the company of loved ones.

SAGITTARIUS Today is most likely to be a day of mixed fortunes for you, predicts Ganesha. At the workplace, you may have a hectic afternoon, burdened with more work than you can handle. In the evening, a loved one will understand your needs, and try to bring back cheer with a home-cooked meal for dinner. CALVIN AND HOBBES CAPRICORN Whether or not your business will prosper will depend on how decisive you are, says Ganesha. Besides, it's time to test the poten- tial of subordinates you have SOLUTIONS appointed, and see if they can deliv- er their best. And if they meet your standards, you can expect quick returns by the end of the day.

AQUARIUS You may not want to, but you have to pay the bills! Okay, so you can't even remember what you bought, and are cursing the loony cred- BREVITY it cards. However, this may persuade CROSSWORD you to be a bit more organised. There is no harm in taking ideas from others, suggests Ganesha.

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WE DELIVER EMOTION, HAPPINESS DIGITAL BROADBAND IS THE TO OUR CUSTOMERS: METRO GROUP NEED OF THE WORLD: WEFE

The real estate sector in the state is yet to come on its feet post pandemic. The pandemic pushed every firm to switch to a There are issues like demand and red-tape nagging the industry, the sector work from home mode. In such emergencies, would do well if the government brings in a single window clearance hassle free internet services play a vital role. Prashant Agarwal system. Yet, Metro Group, a frontline real estate company in the state, , director of WEFE has set much store in the govt’s pro-industry focus. The company has Technology (P) Limited spoke with Orissa POST put together an aggressive plan to provide housing to different genres of highlighting the challenges faced buyers, especially the middle-class. Sofia Firdous, Director of Metro during the pandemic. Excerpts Group, talks about various initiatives of the real estate company. Excerpts Orissa POST of an interview with n What is the scope of digital ment cost of old technology is n Anything interesting that came broadband in a Smart City? also becoming zero. up after this pandemic you’d like to share? n How do you see the growth of real estate n How did you contribute to society n We already have the BDA to regulate the n Digital is the current era. n What are your plans for the City? industry in the state? during pandemic? approvals and no objection certificates. Everywhere we can see the power n I think during pandemic, every- Also, the projects having more than 500 of digitalisation. Today every n Our motto has always been to body learnt something new in n Yes, after the implementation of RERA n We provided food and daily requirement sqm or eight flats are registered under business is digitalised and every- provide highly reliable internet their life. It was either the ap- Act, we see the growth of organised real to our 300 labourers working in our proj- RERA. one knows that through digital- service to Odisha and we are fo- proach of seeing the life or busi- estate industry and the organised players ects. We also delivered daily rations and isation we can perform our task cused on that. We came with Giga ness. Pandemic was really a bad are launching good projects. However, dry food under Moquim Foundation. n Any advice to buyers in a smarter and better way. fiber concept to Odisha for the phase of everyone’s life. But at the because of the limited growth of popu- Broadband is a connectivity that first time and made Bhubaneswar same time it has taught us a lot. lation in cities where there is a good de- n What are the challenges the real estate n Buyers should ensure that builders have is part of the digital world. Covid- the First Giga City of Odisha. We are nothing in front of na- mand such as Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and sector is facing? a good credibility and they should make 19 taught us that the world never ture. So save nature and save Berhampur, we find limited scope on sure projects are RERA stops. Even during Covid-19, most n How ready are Indian ISPs and lives. growth. n Real estate itself is a challenge. Starting registered. of us were working from homes. internet exchanges for the surge from land procurement to handling on- Even students were attending in internet traffic following the n Your take on post Covid-19 Indian n The demand for houses among the site issues, labour management, liasioning n What are classes online. So digital broad- coronavirus? economy and business middle class is high. How do you with different departments for approval the buying range band is definitely the need of the revitalisation meet the demand? and occupancy, there are multiple chal- for a middle present world. And our Smart n As during pandemic everyone lenges. The state government gave a income group? City is also a part of that. was at his home and the only way n As you can see, the Indian econ- n We always try to introduce projects in boost to the real estate sector by intro- to stay updated was internet. It omy had recovered. sync with demand. We have luxurious ducing ODA Rules 2020. We have re- n n What is the current state has created a huge traffic of in- Stock market is projects, township projects, and prime quested the government to introduce a In today’s of internet connectivity here? ternet during pandemic but already reach- projects in the City. Therefore we have a single window clearance for ease of doing time, there is at the same time, corporates ing new variety of projects for different genres of business, reduction in stamp duty, on a huge demand n In our industry, we believe in were closed. So on one side heights. So we buyers so that they have an option to time RERA registration. Such initiatives for middle class doing innovations. We always ac- the demand increased are already on chose their dream house. will boost the growth of the sector. group flats which cept new things for keeping us up- while on the other hand the right path. are in the range of dated. So you can say today or corporate traffic came down. All thanks to n How many projects have you done? Any n Suggestions to young Rs 40-60 lakh. everyday our industry is im- However, the overall de- our govern- upcoming projects? entrepreneurs proving the quality of services by mand and traffic was very ment. It has introducing innovations. Ten to high. In my reckoning, the taken the right n Now our major focus is quality product. n Nothing is impossible if 12 years back, 2Mbps speed was internet pipe was handling step during the We have now Metro 100 acre township proj- you have the passion and calculated as the one of the fastest high data traffic but it was pandemic. ect which is happening in phases. We are love for your job. There internet speed and now-a-days not blasting. going to lunch a big project in Cuttack and is no shortcuts to suc- the simple FTTH connection of- we are working on another project which cess and you have to fers up to 1000Mbps of Speed. So is into its second phase in Trisula. work hard. People you can understand the differ- often judge that real ence and how fast the industry is n Tell us about the company’s estate is for men. improving. customer-centric initiatives But it’s been seven years and I feel n What are the challenges you think n A buyer’s emotion is always attached to very fulfilling. may come up during your work? his home. We respect this emotion as they invest their lifelong savings in that. n Does the state n As I said our industry is moving We always think like we are delivering emo- need a special very fast. Everyday there are bet- tion and happiness to our customers. So, law for real ter technology products coming we are determined to deliver best quality estate industry? to the market. So, old technology products at any given time. is getting outdated. And invest- Similipal blaze under control: Govt

POST NEWS NETWORK imely action taken through Bhubaneswar, March 10: Timely Tdifferent agencies has resulted in intervention and engagement of ad- containment of the ongoing forest fire ditional resources have helped in con- in the state to great extent and the taining the ongoing fire at Similipal situation is well under control Tiger Reserve totally and only 24 fire points were there in the forest area, o abate the fire, in addition to 750 said Sandeep Tripathi, chairman of Tregular staff, protection assistants, state task force on forest fire. 800 additional fire watchers have been Timely action taken through dif- pressed into service ferent agencies has resulted in con- tainment of the ongoing forest fire n a little respite, light to moderate in the state to great extent and the Irainfall measuring 1mm occurred in situation is well under control, he Mayurbhanj district including the said. Tripathi claimed that the forest forest area fire points in entire state have been come down to 268 Wednesday from 290 reported Tuesday. Ganjam and Nuapada districts to at- He said the fire in Similipal is totally tend forest fire incidents. contained and only 24 points are de- Mass awareness drive is being taken tected, which are being attended in the up conducting about 600 awareness field. meetings on forest fire prevention in- The Similipal Tiger Reserve is volving members from Panchayati spread over 2,750 sq km of which Raj Institutions (PRI), Mission Shakti, 2306.6 sq km is sanctuary. The entire local tribal leaders and volunteers in area is divided into 209 beats. To abate Similipal landscape. All the staff, the fire, in addition to 750 regular squads, ODRAF teams, fire person- staff, protection assistants, 800 addi- nel VSS, PRI members are in the field tional fire watchers have been pressed with full preparedness, he said. into service, Tripathi said. Sub-collectors, BDOs, tehsildars Two Odisha Disaster Rapid Action and IICs have started public sensiti- Force (ODRAF) teams of 25 members ODRAF personnel in action at Similipal zation programmes in fire prone areas. each have been engaged along with 20 These concerted efforts have led to fire service personnel in Similipal Mayurbhanj district including the being attended to and abated within containment of fire in Similipal. The area while another four teams have forest area. However, how much it 24 hours of reporting. No damage to state government appealed to local been sent. Around 400 leaf blowers have helped in controlling the fire has not wildlife or human has so far been re- public to cooperate with the forest now been deployed in Similipal. been ascertained till last report came ported from the field, he further said. staff to abate the forest fire and assist In a little respite, light to moderate in from the field. Another four teams of ODRAF have in dissuading miscreants from set- rainfall measuring 1mm occurred in Most of the reported fire points are been deployed in Rayagada, Deogarh, ting fire in or around forest areas.

POST NEWS NETWORK district. The deceased were identified as station IIC Debi Prasad Patra rushed to the 2 of family 58-year-old Laxmipriya Rana and four- spot. A police team rescued the critically Sakhigopal, March 10: In a tragic road year-old Lipika Priyadarshini. injured and sent them to Sakhigopal hos- killed as mishap Wednesday morning, at least two According to an eyewitness, the fam- pital for treatment.

persons of a family were killed and 12 ily was on its way to Puri Srimandir in a Later, the injured were shifted to Capital

k y m c vehicle hits others critically injured after a vehicle in Bolero from Begunia Patana area of Hospital after their conditions deterio- which they were travelling in hit a culvert Keonjhar district when the mishap oc- rated. Satyabadi police registered a case at Chanagorada area on Bhubaneswar- curred. The family had to observe the in this connection and launched a probe. culvert Puri NH-316. Mundan (tonsuring) ceremony of Lipika Police also recovered the bodies and sent The fatal road mishap took place near in Puri. them to Puri district headquarters hospital in Puri Sakhigopal under Satyabadi block in Puri On being informed, Satyabadi police (DHH) for post-mortem. P4 THURSDAY | MARCH 11 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR downtown

State targets 1L vaccinations per day HOSTEL ISSUES

k y m c POST NEWS NETWORK INOCULATING SENIOR CITIZENS State repots 69 Bhubaneswar, March 10: The Health and Family Welfare (H&FW) The Health He also asks the fresh nCoV cases department district department Wednesday decided to tate’s Covid-19 tally mounted to Additional Chief administrations inoculate around 1 lakh elderly Secretary to rope in the S3,37,929 Wednesday as 69 more people per day in the ongoing Covid- Pradipta private hospitals people tested positive for the in- 19 vaccination drive. Mohapatra writes to ramp up the fection, a Health and Family Welfare The Health department to Collectors and ongoing drive of (H&FW) department official said. Additional Chief Secretary Pradipta municipal the vaccination Of the new cases, 41 were reported Mohapatra Wednesday wrote to all commissioners to against the from quarantine centres and 28 de- the district Collectors, municipal vaccinate 1 lakh highly infectious tected during contact tracing. commissioners and others asking senior citizens disease Sundargarh district recorded the them to take steps to scale up the per day highest number of fresh cases at 14, vaccination coverage for the senior followed by Cuttack (11) and citizens. Mayurbhanj (8). “I am to reiterate that the pace The death toll remained un- of vaccination drive for the eld- changed at 1,917 as no new fatality erly persons needs to be acceler- the ongoing drive of the vacci- each district to achieve the total has been reported in the last eight ated in all districts and urban areas. nation against the highly infec- coverage of 1 lakh persons per day. days, he said. Fifty-three other It has been decided to vaccinate tious disease. The highest target of 8,413 vacci- Covid-19 patients have died due to one lakh elderly persons per day,” It also added, “You are therefore nations per day was given to Ganjam comorbidities in the state, the H&FW the letter from the health secre- requested to take steps to enhance district which had a total target of department official added. tary to the district Collectors and the pace of vaccination with special vaccinating 3,89,471 people. The state has conducted over other officials read. focus on activating private hospi- It was followed by Cuttack where 85.35 lakh sample tests for the novel The official also asked the dis- tals as Covid Vaccination Centres.” the per-day target has been fixed at coronavirus, including 23,425 trict administrations to rope in Mohapatra also gave the list of 6,256 as the total target in the dis- Tuesday, and the positivity rate Ravenshaw University students demonstrate in front of the Registrar’s office in Cuttack highlighting several issues at the private hospitals to ramp up total target and target per day for trict stands at 2,89,642. stands at 3.96 per cent, he added. the varsity’s hostel, Wednesday OP PHOTO

WASSUP TODAY PIPLI BYPOLL Sexual assault: BHUBANESWAR Congress, BJP take a dig at NHRC seeks n Shivaratri by Brahmakumaris at BJD to declare candidate Omm Niwas, Bayababa Mutt Road, report in 6 weeks 8am govt over Nuapada projects n Foundation day of National at right time: Samir Das POST NEWS NETWORK Archives of India, Eastern Regional POST NEWS NETWORK The BJD Record Centre, M-79, madhusudan government has Puri, March 10: The National POST NEWS NETWORK Human Rights Commission Nagar, Unit-IV, 10.30am polls in the region.” Bhubaneswar, March 10: ruled the state He also said, “In each panchayat Opposition parties Wednesday took (NHRC) has served a notice on n for more than Observance of classical language Bhubaneswar, March 10: The we have formed our committees a potshot at the state government Puri Superintendent of Police status to Odia by Odia Language, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Wednesday to campaign for our party and make on the issue of alleged delay in sev- two decades but hardly (SP) in connection with the al- Literature and Culture department, enough attention was Sanskruti Bhawan, 11am announced that it has intensified our presence stronger. In Delang eral pending projects when the leged sexual assault on a minor preparations for Pipli bypoll, even block and Pipli NAC, senior lead- Chief Minister dedicated new proj- given to the area. Tell girl in Delang area of the district n Gurudakshina Day by Kalashrama, before declaration of the party can- ers of the party have been given re- ects to the people of the western me when the Indra March 4. Rabindra Mandap, 6pm didate. sponsibilities to Odisha district. irrigation project was The rights body has asked Puri BJD leader take care of the Congress legislature party leader started and how much SP to submit an action-taken re- Programmes/announcements Samir Ranjan party affairs.” Narasingha Mishra said, “The state delay has been caused port on the incident within six for wassup today may be sent to Das Wednesday government had been adopting to Suktel irrigation weeks. [email protected] for The record, it must also carry the told the media Congress, step-motherly attitude to western project As per the petition, the minor sender’s mobile number for our that the prepa- meanwhile, has Odisha. The BJD government has NARASINGHA MISHRA | CONGRESS girl, a resident of Satyabadi area, verification, but not for publication. rations have also formed a ruled the state for more than two LEGISLATURE PARTY LEADER was sexually assaulted by a college started from pan- panel to find decades but hardly enough atten- lecturer. chayat level it- the right can- tion was given to the area. Tell me earlier announced in the area. What in paddy procurement. At every The victim had lodged a com- self. He said, didate to take when the Indra irrigation project is the use of announcing new proj- mandi in the district, the farm- plaint in this regard with Delang KVK LAUNCHES “You all know on the opposi- was started and how much delay has ects then? It is better for the CM not ers have their stocks of paddy police. that our party tion parties in been caused to Suktel irrigation to sell new dreams to the people of but the government is not ready However, police are yet to ar- and our leaders take right deci- the upcoming poll. project.” the region.” to buy it. The government needs rest the accused, who has been TWO FARMER sions at right time. We will be an- The BJP, on the other hand, also He also said, “There has been The BJP also fired salvos at to take care of the farmers who absconding. nouncing our candidate for Pipli by- started its internal meetings and massive delay in execution of the the government when the party are in distress now. The govern- A petition filed with the NHRC PRODUCER COS poll on time. I am going to Pipli to getting feedback from local leaders project due to the apathy of the leader Pradeep Purohit said, ment has also several pending sought the rights body’s inter- see the preparations there. Our to prepare a blueprint of their government. The government is “Many people in Nuapada are projects which are yet to see light vention in arrest of the accused and POST NEWS NETWORK party has started preparing for the game plan. yet to complete the pending projects, suffering due to irregularities of the day.” compensation to the victim.

Bhubaneswar, March 10: Krishi Vigyan Kendra-Khurda, ICAR- Sandalwood worth Central Institute of Freshwater NSG SET TO APPRAISE SRIMANDIR SECURITY Aquaculture and Promotion and 90% epileptic women Stabilisation of Farmer Producer POST NEWS NETWORK n Odisha Police has `10 lakh seized Organisation (PSFPO) jointly been asked to brief POST NEWS NETWORK launched two Farmer Producer Bhubaneswar, March 10: The NSG about the can live healthy life Companies (FPCs) ‘Divyalok’ and elite National Security Guard (NSG) security measures put Cuttack, March 10: The twin ‘Sambalit’ at Balipatna block, will reconnaissance March 18, the in place pilepsy is one of the most fers from males. Issues in women city Commissionerate Police Wednesday. world-famous Shree Jagannath n Reconnaissance is common neurological prob- with epilepsy can range from pu- Wednesday claimed to have ar- The FPCs are spread over 17 temple in Puri, official sources said part of NSG’s security Elems in India. However, berty to menopause. Women with rested a 45-year-old man after re- gram panchayatas of Balipatna Wednesday. The reconnaissance is inspection at major women population from the coun- epilepsy have many unanswered covering around 91kg illegal san- block consisting of 500 farmers part of NSGs security inspection at pilgrimages to try often bear the brunt of the ail- queries ranging from sexual de- dalwood from his possession at in 25 farmer interest groups. major pilgrimages and other sen- pre-empt possible ment more than their male coun- velopment, menstrual cycle, con- Tangi under Choudwar police lim- Shiba Shankar Giri, KVK- sitive places being done to pre-empt terrorist attacks terparts. traception, fertility, and repro- its here. Khurda head, stated that under possible attacks. Starting from social stigma, hur- duction. Briefing the media on the crack- the Union government’s initia- A five-member team of the NSG Secretary Suresh Chandra assistance including accommoda- dles in marriages to suspicion over The female hormones of estro- down, Cuttack deputy commis- tives and support, more such comprising two officers and two Mahapatra, the NSG has urged the tion, transportation and food. The their child bearing capacity, the gen and progesterone have known sioner of police Prateek Singh FPOs will be created in agri- personnel will conduct the mock state police to brief it about the se- state police have also been asked to Indian women living with the dis- influence on seizures. As the hor- said that acting on a tip-off, a po- culture sector in the district drill along with the Odisha police curity measures around the temple. give a liaison officer for better co- ease often face more discrimination mones fluctuate with monthly men- lice team, led by Choudwar sub-in- which would help small, mar- officers at the 12th-century shrine. The NSG team has also requested ordination with the reconnaissance and neglect from the society at struation cycles, puberty, preg- spector Partha Preetam Beura, ginal and landless farmers to In a letter to the Odisha Chief Odisha police to provide necessary commander, the letter said. large. nancy, and menopause, raided a secluded place at enhance their income. However, most of women often find that Biswanahakani in Tangi and made Padma Shri Sabaramatee of these assumptions the changes in hor- the arrest. Sambhav, a resource centre are far from reality. monal levels do affect “Rasananda Sahoo has been for farmers across the country Two nabbed for More than 90 per their seizures. taken into custody after 22 illegal to learn organic farming tech- IMD predicts light cent of women with Sometimes there is a sandalwood logs weighing around niques, while inaugurating laptop, mobile epilepsy have change in the frequency 91.65kg were recovered from his the ‘Divyalok’ Horticulture healthy babies. Most Many women with or pattern of seizures re- possession. The seized logs would and Allied FPC Limited un- theft in Cuttack women with epilepsy are lated to menstruation. fetch around Rs 10 lakh in the derlined the role of organic rain for three days epilepsy lead healthy When seizure occur- open market,” Singh pointed out. farming in agriculture for in- and active lives. subjected to abuse rence is linked to the come generation and health POST NEWS NETWORK at one or two places in Sundargarh, POST NEWS NETWORK Marriage rates for menstrual period, it is of the consumer. Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj and women with and violence in diagnosed as catame- Mo Bus registers 1L Bhubaneswar, March 10: The Balasore, March 13 (Saturday). The Cuttack, March 10: CDA Phase- epilepsy are lower every manner, says nial epilepsy. India Meteorological Department rest of Odisha will continue to wit- II police Wednesday claimed to than those of men It is the right time ridership again (IMD) Wednesday said light to mod- ness dry weather, it said. have arrested two persons in con- with epilepsy. Many the health expert for everyone to join erate rainfall would occur at some Wednesday, at least 10 places nection with theft of a laptop and women with hands on this occasion Bhubaneswar: The Mo Bus run by CLASSIFIED places across the state for next recorded a maximum tem- a mobile phone from the locality epilepsy are subjected to abuse of International Women’s Day to Capital Region Urban Transport three days. perature of 38 degrees January 18. and violence in every manner (i.e. spread awareness that 90 per cent (CRUT) Tuesday re-registered the A few places in or above. State’s high- Police also seized five laptops, sexual, emotional, physical, fi- of such women can live a normal daily ridership of about 1 lakh LOSTAFFIDAVIT Keonjhar, Angul, est temperature of 39 three LED TVs, 10 mobile phones, nancial or social). life, can conceive and give birth to passengers which had earlier plummeted to less than 10,000 Mayurbhanj, Balasore, degrees Celsius was four wrist watches and a digital In the past, marriage and child- normal healthy children and can I, Sri Pitabas Mishra, S/o. owing to Covid. Taking to Twitter, Bhadrak, Gajapati and camera from accused Krushna recorded at rearing were seen as inappropriate work and lead a successful life. CRUT said that Mo Bus registered Late Fakir Mohan Mishra, Ganjam districts would Sundergarh while Chandra Maharana, 26 and Sagar activities for women with epilepsy. Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome At/P.O.- Balighat Road, daily ridership of 1.02 lakh receive light to moder- the maximum tem- Das, 33, of Imam Nagar at Jagatpur, These unfortunate and misguided (PCOS) is a condition which con- passengers, that had gone ‘to the Puri have lost my file with ate rain Thursday while perature was 38.8 de- said Deputy Commissioner of attitudes were often based on the sists of disturbance in the men- bottom zero during lockdown.’ Sale Deed No. 3014 dated one or two places in grees at Sambalpur. Police (DCP) Prateek Singh. following mistaken ideas like-- struation cycle, infertility and 20.06.2001 and No. 2496 Bargarh, Jharsuguda, Jharsuguda and Maharana was earlier involved epilepsy is always inherited, the be- changes in metabolic profile. Mo Buses to run till dated 02.06.2006 while Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Hirakud each recorded a day in several theft cases in the city. He haviour of people with epilepsy is Unfortunately, women who have midnight on Shivratri comming from Gundicha Mayurbhanj, Sambalpur, Deogarh temperature of 38.6 degrees Celsius, had been booked in three cases unpredictable, hence unsuitable epilepsy are at a higher risk of With the Lingaraj temple and Angul districts would witness whereas, it was 38.5 degrees at each by Lalbag police, 10 by CDA Phase- for child-rearing. Most of these having polycystic ovarian syn- administration gearing up for Maha Temple to Balighat Road light shower the next day, said the of Angul, Talcher, Titlagarh and II police, two by Markatnagar po- have been challenged by the med- drome (PCOS). Shivratri celebrations, the CRUT, on 03.03.2021. Anybody IMD. Malkangiri. The temperatures at lice and one by Bidanasi police. Das ical science. Dr Mithalee Kar, Consultant Wednesday, announced that Mo found please contact to Light to moderate rain or thun- Bolangir and Sonepur were 38.3 had purchased the booty from When it comes to women, the Neurologist at Care Hospital, Bus service on route no 32 will be

Phone: 9583509003. dershower is very likely to occur degrees and 38 degrees respectively. Maharana, Singh added. manifestation of the disease dif- Bhubaneswar available till midnight on Thursday.

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Several hills in Kuldiha on flames Man gets 12 year RI for

k y m raping minor in Jajpur c POST NEWS NETWORK tenders and over 50 forest officials GOING STRONG are camping inside the sanctuary Sajanagad, March 10: Even as and are trying their level best to POST NEWS NETWORK dergo another three months of ad- fires have been raging for the last ires are raging in Jodachua, bring fires under control. Many lo- ditional imprisonment. six days in Kuldiha sanctuary in FKuldiha, Devagiri, Nadari, cals were roped in this exercise. Jajpur, March 10: A man of According to sources, the minor Balasore district, the forest de- Balianala and Panchalingeswar Meanwhile, reports from Khaira Samarpalu village under Barchana girl was sleeping alone in her home hills. it is said that fires are partment is leaving no stone un- said that people in Makhanpur pan- police limits in Jajpur was at Samarpalu village. Her family spreading from one hill to turned to bring the blaze under sentenced to 12-year rigorous im- another chayat under this block are pan- members had gone away to attend control. Thousands of trees, icked after hearing roaring of a prisonment (RI) Tuesday evening a cultural event organised on the plants, herbs and insects have 30-member fire squad and leopard in the area. The people have by the District Additional Sessions occasion of Ganesh Puja. been reduced to ashes over acres Aover 50 forest officials are lost their sleep over the leopard’s ap- Judge Court for raping a minor Taking advantage of her lone- of forest land in various hills. camping inside the sanctuary pearance. girl of the same village September liness at the dead of night, the con- Herbivores have been badly af- and trying their level best to About two months ago, a video 17, 2015. vict barged into her house and fected by the raging fires. They bring fires under control. went viral about a leopard wan- The District Additional Sessions dragged hereto the backward of are pushed to dangers. s fires are atop hills, dering in Dularpur forest. The for- and POCSO Court Judge Gyanendra her house where he committed On the other hand, the atmos- Afirefighters find it difficult to est department had looked into the Barik awarded RI to convict Sanjay the crime. pheric temperatures have risen ex- reach higher terrains. No sooner matter, but failed to trace the big cat. Bankira based on statements of 15 After the survivor’s family mem- ponentially on the foothill areas did forest officials contain fire at “Now, leopard roaring is heard witnesses. The District Legal Aid bers came back home, they knew due to raging fires. one place, the blaze appears at sometimes in the area,” said some Authority was ordered to pay a about the incident September 18 Fires are reported from hills like another place villagers like Sandhyarani Nayak, compensation of `3,00,000 to the morning. They filed a complaint at Jodachua, Kuladiha, Devagiri, No sooner did forest officials con- Squads have been formed to douse Bhamamani Behera and Ratnakar rape survivor. the police station in this regard. Nadari, Balianala and tain fire at one place, the blaze ap- fires while DFO Biswaraj Panda sanctuary. Majhi. Ranger Babita Soren said The convict was also imposed a Local police had registered a Panchalingeswar inside the sanc- pears at another place. As fires are and Kuladihsa ranger Bijay The DFO said all efforts are on to as forest officials are engaged in fine of `20,000 in addition to 12- case under Section 376 (ii) (f) of tuary. It is said that fires are spread- atop hills, firefighters find it diffi- Mohapatra have been monitoring extinguish fires in the sanctuary. the firefighting in Kuladiha, the year RI. In case the fine amount is the IPC and Section 6 of the POCSO ing from one hill to another. cult to reach higher terrains. the fire fighting exercise in the A 30-member fire squad with fire matter will be looked into later. not realised, the man has to un- Act in this connection. Women still on fringe in AWARENESS DRIVE politically savvy Ganjam

Usha Devi has been elected for eight times from the Chikiti Assembly segment in the district. She represented Janata Dal and BJD for six times and twice became a minister. Late Usharani Panda was elected to the state Assembly from Aska and Sorada Assembly segments twice on Congress tickets and became Kumuduni Patnaik Pramila Bisoyi Usha Devi Sugnana Deo a minister of state for a brief period in the Giridhar Gamang ministry. Among the remaining seven, Ananga Manjari Devi from Congress was elected to the state Assembly from erstwhile Badakhemundi (currently-Digapahandi) Assembly segment in 1957. Shanti Devi from Janata Dal won from Sorada Assembly segment in 1990. Nandini Devi Ratna Manjari Devi Usha Rani Panda Latika Pradhan Ratnamanjari Devi, an independent won from the Berhampur Assembly POST NEWS NETWORK It seems women cannot be segment in 1977 elections. Nandini Devi of BJD won from Berhampur, March 10: Even though in the forefront of politics in Sanakhemundi seat in 2014 Assembly Amid reports of forest fires, the forest department roping in folk artistes to perform street plays for creating public awareness on protection of women’s participation in Ganjam pol- Ganjam district as only elections. Among the seven women, six flora and fauna at Chalanguda panchayat in Malkangiri district OP PHOTO itics is increasing, only a handful of of them are from royal families. them have been able to get elected to the three women from the BJD candidates Latika Pradhan won Lok Sabha and the Odisha Assembly, a district have made it to from the Kabisuryanagar Assembly Brown sugar report said. segment, Manjula Swain from Aska Odia youth Ronit Ranjan tops NDA exam This has come at a time when women Parliament and only 10 to and Suryamani Baidya from Khallikote worth `1cr seized empowerment is the order of the day. the Odisha Assembly in the reserve seat in the 2019 election. POST NEWS NETWORK and Naval Academy for the 107th ing for the examination at the It seems women cannot be in the fore- Notably, after Odisha became a sepa- BALASORE: In a major crack- Indian Naval Academy Course Armed Forces Preparatory front of politics in Ganjam district. last 70 years rate state in 1936, A Lakshmibai from down, the Special Task Force Bhadrak, March 10: Odia youth (INAC). According to sources, Institute (AFPI) in Kolhapur of Otherwise how would one explain this Congress won from the Berhampur (STF) of Crime Branch seized Ronit Ranjan Nayak secured Ronit’s father Rashmi Ranjan Maharashtra. stark fact? Only three women from Pramila Bisoyi became an MP after Assembly segment in 1937 and 1946. around 1.5 kg of brown sugar first position in the written ex- Nayak is presently working as Notably, the written exami- Ganjam district has made it to she was elected from the Aska Lok Lakhsmibai who is also the sister of late from a person in Balasore district amination and subsequent in- a Master Chief Petty Officer at nation was held by the Union Parliament and only 10 to the Odisha Sabha segment in 2019 general elec- President VV Giri also became the first Tuesday evening. The contra- terview held for admission to INS Hansa in Goa. The youth at- Public Service Commission Assembly in the last 70 years. tions. However, only three women have woman deputy speaker of state Assembly band was valued over Rs1 crore, the Army, Navy and Air Force tributed his success to Lord (UPSC) September 6, last year. Reports said that only three women been elected to the Lok Sabha and one from May 29, 1946 to February 20, 1952. an official said. The peddler wings of the National Defence Jagannath, his parents and However, the interview was con- from Ganjam district have been elected to the Rajya Sabha during the last seven On the other hand, 16 women candi- arrested was identified as SK Academy (NDA), his family in- teachers at the AFPI. ducted by Services Selection to the Lok Sabha and 10 to the Odisha decades in a political conscious district dates from BJD and six from the Congress Munaf Hussein of Jhadeswar formed Wednesday. Ronit belongs to Bachada vil- Board of the Ministry of Defence area under Jaleswar police lim- Assembly from 1951-52 to 2019. Renubala like Ganjam. were elected from 22 wards of Berhampur The test was conducted for lage of Jagannathpur area in and the results were announced its. Acting on a tip-off, the STF Pradhan was a Rajya Sabha member Similarly, 10 women have been elected Municipal Corporation in the 2013 team conducted raids on a house the 145th course of the NDA Bhadrak district. He was prepar- March 6, 2021. from 2008-2014 while Jayanti Patnaik was to the state Assembly. Among them, V Municipal elections. BJD’s K Madhavi near Laxmannath check gate on elected to the Lok Sabha from Sugnana Kumari Deo was elected to was elected as the first woman Mayor NH-16 leading to the arrest. The Berhampur seat in the 1998 elections. the state Assembly for nine times from and Jyotshna Nayak as deputy Mayor drug peddler was strking a deal Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik won Khallikote Assembly segment and once of Berhampur Municipal Corporation. of the contraband at that time. from the Aska Lok Sabha seat in 1999. from Kabisuryanagar Assembly seg- Half the 503 gram panchayats in the As Hussein could not produce He resigned from the Lok Sabha after ment. She represented Congress party, district have woman sarpanchs and any valid document in support of he was elected to the State Assembly from Utkal Congress, Janata Party, Janata Dal samiti members. Two women, Sonam possessing the contraband item, the Hinjilicut seat in 2000 Assembly and BJD in the state Assembly at dif- Palai and Snehalata Panda have been he was arrested and produced in elections. Later, in a by-election, BJD’s ferent points of time but never becoae elected as chairperson and vice-chair- the District and Sessions Judge Kumudini Patnaik was elected. a minister. person of the Zilla Parishad. Court in Balasore district. 9-HR MAYURBHANJ BANDH PEACEFUL POST NEWS NETWORK SIMILIPAL INFERNO Baripada/Udala, March 10: Even as fires are still raging in many parts of Similipal sanctuary for over 15 days, Bhanja Sena, a local outfit, observed a nine-hour Mayurbhanj shutdown Wednesday, in protest against the government’s failure in containing the flames in the biosphere reserve. The bandh was peaceful. The protesters started picketing in the Baripada town and other parts of the district. Commercial es- tablishments, government offices and schools and colleges have remained shut. However, emergency services have been exempted from the bandh. They staged road blockades on na- tional highways and state highways by burn- Drizzle brings ing tyres while vehicular traffic came to stand- still along the highways due to the blockade. Bhanja Sena activists forced closure of mar- in small relief ket places, government offices and shops at BARIPADA: Even as efforts are being Udala. Sena activists took out a bike rally intensified to douse fires in the Similipal in Baripada town. The Sena activists ac- sanctuary, a drizzle along with hailstorm cused the government of having completely occurred in many parts of Pithabata failed in controlling the blaze in Similipal. forest range Wednesday. The rain is They accused the forest department of expected to help contain the fire to a inefficiency. All the officials from top to bot- great extent. The sudden rainfall has tom, who are in charge of the safety of the brought in a bout of respite to the public biosphere reserve, should be dismissed from as it is expected to douse the wildfire in their jobs, they shouted. major portions of the forest. Reports said, Reports from Kaptipada said, members of fires are still raging in Bhanjabasa, various outfits, political workers and staff Podadiha, Dukura, Badagaon, Bangiriposi, of various institutions have joined the fire Chahala, Barehipani, Usuki, Niana south and north, and core areas like Bokua,

fighting exercise in the sanctuary.

k y m Khejuri, Kabatghai, Burandiha. c Meanwhile, a delegation of the BJD vis- ited Baghanta hill adjoining the sanctuary area and doused fires in some stretches. Soren, Binakar Mohapatra, Ashih Kumar das, Hundred of youths accompanied by BJD Swarup Das, Bichitra Mohanty, Bijay Kumar leaders like Debasish Mohanty, Jitendra Jena and Muktikant Pahadsingh took part Mohanty, Abhay Singh, Ashirbad Das, Siru in the protests. P6 THURSDAY | MARCH 11 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR power post

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mboldened by its cost-free guardians of Chinese territory.” expansion in the South Xi said in his appeal that, “without China Sea, Chinese peace in the territory, there will Ethics in investing EPresident Xi Jinping’s be no peaceful lives for millions of regime has stepped up efforts to families.” But Xi’s “poverty alle- have always held that it cannot be a coincidence that India’s richest com- replicate that model in the viation” programme in Tibet, which munity (the Jains) and biggest business families— Ambani, Birla, Himalayas. In particular, China has steadily gained momentum I Jindal, Oswal, Munjal, Hinduja, Adani are all vegetarian. The law of Karma is aggressively building many new since 2019, has centered on cynically is clearly in play: the less hurt you cause, the more abundance you attract. villages in disputed borderlands relocating the poor to neighbour- What I have always felt deeply disappointed by, though, is that given their to extend or consolidate its control ing countries’ territories. enormous financial clout, the Jains have not used the considerable power over strategically important areas The echoes of China’s maritime of their purse to mainstream the basic tenet of their faith: ahimsa. Unlike that India, Bhutan, and Nepal expansionism extend to the the Jews in America, whose wealth has elevated their cause, brought it le- maintain fall within their national Himalayan environment. Xi’s is- gitimacy and world focus, the Jains have largely believed in separating boundaries. China is aggressively building many new land building in the South China business from belief. Such a pity because they could be such a powerful force Underscoring the strategic im- Sea has “caused severe harm to the for good. What’s needed is not the odd donation, no matter how munificent, plications of China’s drive to pop- villages in disputed borderlands to extend or coral reef environment,” accord- but an unabashed meaningful and organised incorporation of the principle ulate these desolate, uninhabited consolidate its control over strategically ing to an international arbitral of non-violence into all business dealings and decisions. It’s not investing border areas is its major buildup tribunal. Likewise, China’s con- in ethics but ethics in investing that will convert our planet into a kinder, of new military facilities there. important areas that India, Bhutan, and Nepal struction of villages and military cleaner, healthier world for all. The new installations range from maintain fall within their national boundaries facilities in the borderlands threat- Just after Independence, the Jains controlled the stock market and they Brahma Chellaney electronic warfare stations and ens to wreak havoc on the eco- decided they would not invest in meat and meat related products and in any air defense sites to underground logically fragile Himalayas, which violence rated company. Alas, this lasted only a few years and the Jains them- ammunition depots. in disputed Himalayan areas. In the bouring countries’ borderlands. are the source of Asia’s great selves started owning gelatine and bone companies and companies that CHINA’S NEWLY China’s militarised village-build- name of “poverty alleviation,” By building new border villages rivers. Environmental damage is used animal products like porcelain/bone china. ing spree has renewed the regional the Communist Party of China is and relocating people there, China already apparent on the once-pris- Many of them went into mining and jewellery BUILT BORDER spotlight on Xi’s expansionist strat- callously uprooting Tibetan no- can now invoke international law tine Doklam Plateau, claimed by that involves mining. VILLAGES IN egy at a time when, despite a re- mads and forcing them to settle in in support of its claims. Effective Bhutan, which China has trans- Many years ago Hemendra Kothari, if I re- cent disengagement in one area, artificial new border villages in iso- control is the sine qua non of a formed into a heavily militarised member correctly, was very keen to start an eth- THE HIMALAYAS tens of thousands of its troops re- lated, high-altitude areas. The CPC strong territorial claim in inter- zone since seizing it in 2017. ical investment fund. But he never got beyond ARE THE main locked in multiple standoffs has also sent ethnic Han Chinese national law. Armed patrols don’t Indian Army Chief Manoj the “whom to appoint as consultant stage.” The with Indian forces. Recurrent skir- party members to such villages prove effective control, but set- Naravane recently claimed that issues involved were complicated: what con- EQUIVALENT mishing began last May after India to serve as resident overseers. tlements do. The speed and stealth China’s salami tactics “will not stitutes ethics. All business is destructive of OF ITS discovered to its alarm that Chinese Creating a dispute where none with which China has been chang- work.” Yet even an important mil- the earth: whether construction or laying rail- forces had stealthily occupied previously existed is usually ing the facts on the ground in the itary power like India is strug- way lines, cement, chemicals or paper. So where ARTIFICIALLY mountaintops and other strate- China’s first step toward asserting Himalayas, with little regard for gling to find effective ways to to draw the line and how to draw it. I was asked gic vantage points in its north- a territorial claim, before it furtively the geopolitical fallout, also re- counter China’s territorial ag- to be on it and was very, very anxious on whether CREATED ernmost Ladakh borderlands. tries to seize the coveted area. Xi’s flects other considerations. Border grandisement along one of the we would get into ‘deep’ environmental inves- Maneka Gandhi ISLANDS IN THE China’s newly built border vil- regime frequently uses civilian villages, for example, will con- world’s most inhospitable and tigation or just skim the surface and make cer- SOUTH CHINA lages in the Himalayas are the militias in the vanguard of such strain the opposing military’s use treacherous borders. tain basic rules to make it easy for people to It’s not investing equivalent of its artificially created a strategy. of force while aiding Chinese in- China’s bulletless aggression – invest. Anyway the investment fund never SEA, WHOSE islands in the South China Sea, So, just as China has employed telligence gathering and cross- based on using military-backed happened, which is a pity. in ethics but ethics whose geopolitical map Xi’s regime flotillas of coastguard-backed civil- frontier operations. civilians to create new facts on But here it is finally-- what I’ve been nattering in investing that will GEOPOLITICAL has redrawn without firing a shot. ian fishing boats for expansionist Satellite images show how rap- the ground – makes defense chal- on about for years now: the world’s first cru- MAP XI’S Xi’s regime advanced its South forays in the South and East China idly such villages have sprouted up, lenging, because it must be coun- elty-free and climate-conscious Exchange convert our planet China Sea expansionism through Seas, it has been sending herders along with extensive new roads tered without resorting to open Traded Fund (ETF) that I hope will act as a into a kinder, REGIME HAS asymmetrical or hybrid warfare, and grazers ahead of regular army and military facilities. The Chinese combat. Although India has re- model for India. waged below the threshold of overt troops into desolate Himalayan government recently justified con- sponded with heavy military de- Here is the genesis. In 2017, three very cleaner, healthier REDRAWN armed conflict. This approach border areas to foment disputes and structing a new village inside the ployments, Chinese forces remain smart, very vegan investment professionals set world for all WITHOUT blends conventional and irregular then assert control. Such an ap- sprawling Indian border state of in control of most of the areas up Beyond Investing, a US-based registered in- tactics with small incremental proach has enabled it to nibble Arunachal Pradesh by saying it they seized nearly a year ago. So vestment advisor. 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As the world turns to ethics to save itself, investors seeking to be Changing face of JEE Farmers ready for heat ahead of the curve should consider VEGN.” Personally, I can think of no better country than India with its wealthy Sir, Joint Entrance Examination - Mains and Advanced, Sir, The agitating farmers camping at the borders of Delhi braved the harsh winter and tech savvy vegan/vegetarians, and no better time than now against the for admission to premier engineering colleges of the and now they are getting ready to cope with the heat. On March 5 they completed 100 backdrop of the pandemic highlighting the catastrophic consequences of eat- etters country (23 IITs, 31 NITs, IIITs and GFTIs) is the tough- days of protest. According to the agitating farmers, their protest is no longer against ing animals, to support and emulate this trailblazing initiative. Do good and est entrance examination. Till 1971, IIT JEE was held farm laws, they are now protesting against repression and also against labour laws. do well. What could be better? for five IITs (Bombay, Delhi, Madras, Kanpur and They believe that the government does not understand their plight and it is indifferent TOL THE EDITOR Kharagpur). In 1972, IITBHU; in 1994, IIT Guwahati and to the protest. Hence, the farmers are now devising plans to campaign in election- To join the animal welfare movement contact Readers of Orissa POST in 2001, IIT Roorkee was added. Subsequently, new bound states against the BJP. There is an urgent need to put an end to this agitation [email protected], www.peopleforanimalsindia.org are most welcome to contribute letters IITs started, Regional Engineering Colleges converted in an amicable way. Summer in the northern plains is very harsh. Given that many (200 words), articles and to National Institutes of Technology, and IIITs and GFTIs of the protesters are elderly people, there is growing concern about their health. The columns (between 750-1250 words). Contributors are added. Most of the states use JEE Mains scores for ad- government’s unfair and unscrupulous ways of dealing with the protest have aroused WISDOM requested to send their mission to engineering colleges. There are 4000 engi- resentment among the farmers. The NIA has served over 20 notices to the farmers CORNER contact numbers and full neering colleges, but 90 per cent of these fail to fill half so far. The Prime Minister and the Agriculture Minister repeatedly said that the farm

postal address/email ID. They may also the seats. The competition is for getting admission in laws would not be repealed. The farmers’ hope of finding a workable solution to the

k y m send in their valuable comments, opinion c Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes. and suggestions, preferably by email, around 200 colleges. Major companies of the country issue has been dashed. Hence, they have resigned themselves to a long wait. The gov- CARL JUNG to: [email protected] visit IITs/NITs for employment of engineers in their ernment hopes that weariness would prompt the farmers to retreat. The farmers are Life is either a great adventure or nothing. final year at high salaries, hence rush is there for get- now looking to the Supreme Court for help. It had set up a committee and it was del- HELEN KELLER Everything you can imagine is real. ting admission into these institutes and this makes it egated to start deliberations and submit its recommendations. The committee is PABLO PICASSO B-15, Rasulgarh Industrial Estate, tough to crack JEE. likely to submit its report in March. One wonders what will the committee suggest Bhubaneswar-751010 Gopal Mittal, BHUBANESWAR and what will be the Supreme Court’s order. Venu GS, KOLLAM UTTAR KERALA PRADESH P7

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INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE to mention Central committee member MV Govindan, who is re- quits Cong ahead of Kerala polls Thiruvananthapuram, March turning to parliamentary politics 10: The CPI-M Wednesday released after a gap of 15 years. its first list of 83 candidates for Another surprise in the list is PRESS TRUST OF INDIA the April 6 Assembly polls. none other than the wife of The list includes Chief Minister Vijayaraghavan -- R Bindhu, a pro- New Delhi/Kochi, March 10: In Pinarayi Vijayan, who will contest fessor by profession and a former a blow to the Congress in poll bound from Dharmadam in Kannur dis- Mayor of Thrissur Corporation. Kerala, senior leader PC Chacko trict. His son-in-law Mohammed The most shocking omission, Wednesday announced his resig- Riyaz has also been given the which came as the biggest sur- nation from the party, alleging party ticket. Many others who prise last week, was economist group interest in deciding party are known as close aides of turned Finance Minister Thomas candidates for the coming assem- Vijayan include – P Rajeev, KN Issac, who will not be contesting this bly elections. Balagopal, VN Vasavan and MB It’s going to be a high voltage campaign and this is time. Chacko, who was a former work- Rajesh have also been given tick- And on account of his failing ing committee member of the ets to contest. All four had lost for the first time that Vijayan would be leading the health, 97-year-old VS Congress, is the second senior the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. party in an election, as all along it was his arch rival Achuthanandan for the first time leader to quit the national party Among others, who got the tick- after 1996, is also not contesting. after Jyotiraditya Scindia. ets include ministers KK Shailaja in the party -- VS Achuthanandan who did it “A look into the list reveals that Scindia joined the BJP after his from Mattannur and KT Jaleel this is a list for and by Vijayan, as resignation over differences with from Thavanoor. two more to be announced later. those who had two terms should he has included only those whom Congress' Madhya Pradesh state With the first list out, it is the rul- Of the 85 seats, 74 will contest stand out, as it was meant to bring he knows. The danger is, in case, leadership. ing CPI-M in Kerala which has got under the party symbol, while nine in new faces. Then the list has things don't turn out the way that Amid demand from a group of 23 I come from Kerala bane of the Congress party in off the blocks to the upcoming are Left supported independents been vetted, discussed and debated he wishes, then it's curtains for senior Congress leaders for an or- where there is no Kerala. Kerala is facing a very cru- Assembly polls and at the first and the list includes four candi- at our various party levels, which him, but if he manages to retain ganisational overhaul of the party, Congress party as such. cial election and in this election, the look at the list of candidates re- dates who are below age 30 and is an excellent democratic process,” power, his place in the Indian pol- Chacko, who headed the Joint There are two parties people want the Congress to come leased Wednesday, it is very clear there are 12 women candidates. said Vijayaraghavan. itics will reach a new high. It’s Parliamentary Committee on 2G Congress (I) and back. But, the stumbling block is that this is a list by and for Kerala “Thirty-three sitting Legislators, The educational qualifications going to be a high voltage cam- Spectrum during the second UPA Congress (A). It's a the groupism which is practiced by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan as including five present Cabinet min- of the 83 candidates include 42 paign and this is for the first time rule, also alleged that the national coordination committee top leaders of the Congress party,” he appears to have had the final call. isters have not been re-nominated graduates, 14 postgraduates, two that Vijayan would be leading the leadership of the party has not of two parties functioning said Chacko, who was a former In the 140-member Kerala this time. Parliamentary and non- each medical doctors and PhD party in an election, as all along it been active for the last two years. Lok Sabha MP from Kerala. Assembly, the CPI-M, which leads parliamentary duties are both holders and one architect, besides was his arch rival in the party -- VS as KPCC PC CHACKO He, however, did not announce Chacko, who was also a former the Left Democratic Front this equally important and hence those 28 who have a degree in law. Achuthanandan who did it. So it's his future plans but made it clear state minister, said he had been time will contest 85 seats and its who are not nominated will be en- Another notable inclusion this the most challenging time for on his views on the BJP, saying continuously arguing with the high party secretary A Vijayaraghavan gaged in organisational work. The time is former State Minister and Vijayan,” said a media critic who the saffron party “is not a political dates in April 6 Kerala Assembly command to put an end to the released the list of 83 names, with yardstick that was applied was all Speaker -- K Radhakrishnan and not did not wish to be identified. factor” in the southern state. polls. groupism in the state but failed. “I have sent my resignation let- “I come from Kerala where there “Unfortunately, the high com- ter to Congress president (Sonia is no Congress party as such. There mand is also agreeing with the Gandhi) and to Rahul Gandhi. This are two parties Congress (I) and proposals given by both the groups Former UP bureaucrats UP khap bans jeans for decision, I have been deliberating Congress (A). It's a coordination (a reference to "A" and "I" groups),” for the last many days,” Chacko committee of two parties func- he alleged.“Today in Kerala, no- told a press conference in New tioning as KPCC,” Chacko alleged. body can be a Congressman,” women, shorts for men Delhi, announcing his decision to The two groups have been ac- Chacko said. come in farmers’ support quit over alleged undemocratic tive in the state unit of Congress Asked about his future plan in- ways in selection of candidates since the period of veteran leader cluding his views on the BJP, The Rajput community panchayat also for the Assembly polls. and late K Karunakaran and sen- Chacko said his assessment is that “No democracy left in Congress. ior leader AK Antony. the saffron party is not going to warned that those found violating the diktat Candidate list has not been dis- While the A group was then make any gain in Kerala. “In Kerala, will be punished and face boycott cussed with the state Congress headed by Antony, the I group was BJP is not a factor. They cannot win. committee,” he alleged. led by Karunakaran. Minds of Kerala people are not in PRESS TRUST OF INDIA He said these clothes are part Hitting out at the leadership of As the discussions between state favour of BJP,” he said. of the western culture. “We the two groups in Kerala's Congress Congress leadership and repre- He said the Left parties are always Muzaffarnagar, March 10: A should wear our traditional party--"A" group headed by former sentatives of the party high com- fighting against the BJP and they khap panchayat in Uttar clothes such as sarees, 'ghagra' Chief Minister Oommen Chandy mand on deciding party candidates have always supported the Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar dis- and 'salwar-kameez',” he said. and "I" group led by senior party are progressing in New Delhi, Congress. “I don't think that es- trict has barred women from Those found violating the leader Ramesh Chennithala, Chacko Chacko said the high command is sentially, ideologically we are en- wearing jeans and men from order will be punished and boy- alleged that only Chandy and "agreeing with the proposals given emies. But we are fighting as po- wearing shorts, saying they are cotted from the community, Singh Chennithala know who all are by both the groups". litical enemies. That fight will part of western culture and that said. The khap panchayat also being fielded as the party's candi- “This groupism is the biggest continue,” Chacko said. people should wear traditional protested the Uttar Pradesh gov- Indian clothes. ernment’s decision to grant reser- INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE ment should take prompt corrective The Rajput community pan- vation to Scheduled Castes (SC) measures, as the issues affect 70 per chayat also warned that those and backward classes in the up- Lucknow, March 10: The ongoing cent of the country's population which found violating the diktat will be coming panchayat polls. Kerala HC notice to Centre farmers’ agitation against the farm is engaged in agriculture. After all, the punished and face boycott. Singh said the panchayat ex- laws is now getting support from an growth of this largest segment of The panchayat was convened pressed concern over the decision unexpected quarter. Former IAS and population will ultimately reflect in March 2 in Pipalshah village and condemned it. IPS officers in Uttar Pradesh have the overall national prosperity and in- under Charthawal police sta- The state government issued on plea challenging IT Rules started supporting the farmers’ de- crease in GDP,” he said. tion. Announcing the panchayat's its reservation policy for pan- mands. Pandey said his group has also de- decision, community leader and chayat polls last month. A former Uttar Pradesh IAS officer, cided to support the Uttar Pradesh Kisan Sangh chief Thakur Puran According to the policy, seats PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Vijay Shankar Pandey, known as a cru- Kisan Mazdoor Morcha, consisting of Singh said it was decided to bar will be reserved for SCs, backward sader against corruption, and for- 22 farmer unions in the state and ag- women from wearing jeans and classes and women in the Kochi, March 10: The Kerala High mer additional director general of itating at the village level for the re- men from wearing shorts. elections. Court Wednesday sought the police SN Singh, in a joint statement, peal of the three farm laws and for Centre’s response on a plea chal- have announced their support to the passing a legislation that guarantees lenging the constitutional validity agitating farmers. MSP. “Since Prime Minister Narendra of new Information Technology They have called upon farmers to Modi has announced on various plat- (Guidelines For Intermediaries continue with their stir for the re- forms, including in Parliament, about And Digital Media Ethics Code) peal of the Centre's three new farm the continuation of MSP, we are of the Rules, 2021. laws. Vijay Shankar Pandey said that firm opinion that the farmers’ agi- Considering the plea filed by dig- he, along with his group comprising tation should also continue till the pro- ital media outlet "LiveLaw", Justice several former government officials, curement of the forthcoming wheat PV Asha directed the government fully support the farmers’ demand crop is ensured at full MSP across not to take any coercive action Considering the plea filed by digital media outlet for a law that guarantees minimum the country,” he said. against the petitioner for non-com- support price (MSP). He confirmed He further said that former civil ser- pliance of the provisions under ‘LiveLaw’, Justice PV Asha directed the government that SN Singh was a signatory to the vants and other prominent persons Part III of the new rules, which not to take any coercive action against the petitioner joint statement. would now be deputed as observers deal with digital media regulation. Pandey said he has been express- for the cluster of districts to boost According to the petitioner, the for non-compliance of the provisions under Part III of ing his concerns through the media the morale of the protesting farm- Rules notified February 25 “im- the new rules, which deal with digital media regulation over the stubborn attitude of the ers and to ensure that farmers are not poses an unconstitutional three- Union government in finding a unan- harassed by the government agen- tiered complaints-and-adjudica- imously acceptable solution to the cies. “These functionaries will also in- tion structure upon publishers, As per the petition, the mecha- sion of the Inter-Departmental farmers’ issues. teract with the respective district Gorakhpur: Youth arrested which makes the executive both nism is both arbitrary and violates Committee consisting only of mem- “The Narendra Modi government magistrates and other officials con- the complainant and the judge on the rule of law and separation of bers of the executive. should make a fair introspection of its cerned to ensure that middlemen are vital free speech questions in- powers, especially since there is Tuesday, the Delhi High Court had mistakes without any further delay eliminated from the procurement under anti-conversion law volving blocking and take down no provision for the aggrieved pub- issued a notice to the Centre on a and listen to the protesting farmers chain and that farmers get full MSP,” of online material.” lishers to appeal against the deci- petition challenging the Rules. in an unbiased manner. The govern- he said. in Shahpur police station area, On the complaint of the kidnapped a 14-year-old girl liv- girl's mother, an FIR ing in the neighbourhood and under sections of forcefully married her March 1. Mayawati turns to Kanshi Ram to regain lost ground He issued life threats to her and kidnapping and UP warned against telling anyone AGENCIES central government have been ig- Prohibition of Unlawful about the marriage and sent her STATE OF noring the interests of the people, back to her home the same day. Lucknow, March 10: Bahujan society and the nation, Mayawati Religious Conversion The girl’s mother told police Samaj Party (BSP) supremo INERTIA said they are busy trampling the Ordinance, 2020 that the accused had often been Mayawati is now turning back to n THE BSP HAS BEEN opposition and misusing power. teasing her daughter. Recently, the her mentor, late Kanshi Ram, to re- IN A STATE OF INERTIA “This is unfortunate for the democ- was lodged mother found a document in gain the lost ground in Uttar Pradesh. IN UTTAR PRADESH racy and everyone is concerned Urdu from her daughter’s school Mayawati has directed her dis- SINCE THE YOGI about it,” she said. PRESS TRUST OF INDIA bag and after inquiring came to pensation to celebrate the 87th birth ADITYANATH The BSP chief also advised her know that it was a marriage cer- anniversary of the party’s founder GOVERNMENT CAME party leaders and workers to meet Gorakhpur, March 10: A youth tificate (nikahnama). March 15 on a grand scale this year. TO POWER IN 2017 various government officials after belonging to Bihar was arrested The girl, who is a Class VI stu- Events on the occasion will be fixing appointments with them to se- in Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur dent, had not told anyone about n MAYAWATI HAS held not just at Kanshi Ram Smarak BEEN SPENDING HER cure justice for people in cases of district for allegedly kidnapping the marriage apparently out of in Lucknow, but at all the divisional TIME IN DELHI AND atrocities against them. The BSP and forcefully marrying a Hindu fear. The girl’s family is poor, headquarters across the state. PARTY CADRES statement said the party has com- minor girl, police said Wednesday. police said. This will help in mobilisation of REMAIN CLUELESS pleted the first round of district- A case of kidnapping along “On the complaint of the girl's supporters and party cadres at the ABOUT THE PARTY’S level review meetings for the prepa- with provisions of the recently mother, an FIR under sections of local level and is designed to gal- DIRECTION ration of the panchayat elections. enacted anti-conversion law of kidnapping and UP Prohibition vanise party workers ahead of the During this meeting, office bear- the state has been lodged and of Unlawful Religious Conversion panchayat elections in Uttar Pradesh, inertia since the Yogi Adityanath gov- gloom the party. ished,” said Mayawati in a state- ers of all 75 districts and 18 divi- further sections of law, if re- Ordinance, 2020 was lodged

party sources said. ernment came to power in 2017. Meanwhile, the BSP supremo ment. But, she said, the BJP with its sions presented their detailed re- quired, will be added after the Sunday and the accused was ar-

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of the day uote Mamata ‘attacked’ during campaign ‘Pak running many Sachin Vaze is terror training not Osama Bin Laden. It is not MAMATA CLAIMED THAT THE ATTACK WAS A WELL-PLANNED CONSPIRACY TO ‘REMOVE HER’ FROM THE POLL CAMPAIGN camps in PoK’ right to target a person and hang PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Sekhar Ray, who is at present in path. That is why she has been at- him and then Nandigram, said. tacked by goons. People will give a investigate Nandigram (WB), March 10: West Banerjee was seen being carried befitting reply," state minister and Bengal Chief Minister Mamata by her security personnel to the senior TMC leader Subrata UDDHAV THACKERAY | MAHARASHTRA CHIEF Banerjee alleged Wednesday that she backseat of her SUV from the front Mukherjee said. MINISTER was attacked by "four-five men" seat, which she usually occupies The BJP alleged that Banerjee who manhandled her during the during travel, as she was in pain. A was trying to turn a "simple acci- University election campaign in Nandigram, white cloth was also wrapped around dent" into a "pre-planned conspir- education because of which she was injured her injured leg. acy", and demanded a CBI investi- should instill in the left leg. The incident triggered a secu- gation. curiosity and The incident happened around rity scare as the Chief Minister "It can happen that she met with creativity in 6.15 pm when Banerjee was about gets Z-plus protection. Banerjee, an accident but to claim that she was students to leave Birulia area near Reyapara who was supposed to stay the night deliberately pushed is not accept- INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE after praying at a local temple. "I was KALRAJ MISHRA | in Nandigram, was being brought able. She has a lot of security per- RAJASTHAN GOVERNOR standing outside my car with the to Kolkata. A green corridor was cre- sonnel guarding her round the New Delhi, March 10: Pakistan door open. I was praying from there ated to rush her back to the state cap- clock," BJP's national general sec- is running many terrorist train- on seeing a temple. Few people ital from Nandigram in the Purba retary Kailash Vijayvargiya said. ing camps in occupied Kashmir I would like to came around my car and pushed the Medinipur district, around 130 km "Such tactics to gain sympathy are and using them to push terror- draw your door. The door hit my leg," she said. away. The Election Commission of unacceptable. I think the matter ists into Indian territories, the kind attention The Chief Minister said that her The incident happened around were no local policemen around India (ECI) sought a report from should be handed over to the CBI for government said in the Parliament towards a matter of leg got swollen because of the injury 6.15 pm when Banerjee was about me, neither the district police su- the state police on the alleged attack investigation," he added. State Wednesday. pressing importance and she was feeling feverish, be- to leave Birulia area near Reyapara perintendent was present at the on Banerjee. Congress president Adhir Replying to a question in the whereby multiple sides having chest pain. Pointing to after praying at a local temple. spot," she alleged. The Chief "Many people dont want her to Chowdhury said such "tactics to Rajya Sabha, Union Minister of religious heads, her leg, she told reporters, "See "Some people deliberately did it. Minister also has severe pain in campaign for the elections. They gain sympathy" would not work State for Home, G. Kishan Reddy, saints of various religions in India, how it has swollen." Of course, it is a conspiracy. There the waist, TMC MP Sukhendu want her to be removed from their this time. said the government has consis- are senior citizens but are not being tently pressed Pakistan to put an able to get vaccinated as they may end to cross-border infiltration of not have an Aadhar card or aren't terrorists and dismantle the in- technology savvy to get themselves registered for it FESTIVE FERVOUR frastructure supporting terror- TIRATH SINGH RAWAT ism on a permanent basis. PRIYANKA CHATURVEDI | SHIV SENA MP "According to reports, there are several terrorist training camps in Pakistan-occupied SHORT TAKES IS NEW U’KHAND CM Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), which are used for training and perience. I am confident that under subsequently infiltrating trained 57 students his leadership the state will con- militants and terrorists into test nCoV +ve tinue to scale new heights of Jammu and Kashmir for carrying progress," Prime Minister out terrorist activities. Some of Tirupati: At least 57 students Narendra Modi tweeted minutes these training camps are still ac- of a TTD-run vedic school at after the swearing in ceremony. tive, which are imparting training Tirumala have tested Earlier in the day, the BJP to the militants," he said. positive for the coronavirus. Legislative Party took the call to Reddy added that the govern- "TTD management has appoint the new Chief Minister. ment has repeatedly raised the shifted the students The outgoing Chief Minister issue of Pakistan's continued sup- immediately to SVIMS (Sri Trivendra Singh Rawat made the port to cross-border terrorism and Venkateswara Institute of announcement of his successor terrorist infiltration in bilateral, Medical Sciences) super post the meeting. regional and multilateral fora. To specialty hospital at Tirupati Union Minister Ramesh destroy one such terror camp, for better treatment," said a Tirumala Tirupati Pokhriyal 'Nishank', MPs Ajay India had carried out the Balakot Devasthanams (TTD) official Bhatt, Mala Rajya Lakshmi and air strike two years ago. Wednesday. However, the Naresh Bansal and BJP National On February 26, 2019, at around students were mandated to Uttarakhand Governor Baby Rani Maurya administering the oath to new Chief General Secretary and state in- 3.30 a.m., 12 Mirage 2000 fighter jets carry along with them the Minister Tirath Singh Rawat at Raj Bhavan, in Dehradun uni photo charge Dushyant Gautam were crossed the Line of Control (LoC) Covid negative test present at the meeting. and destroyed a Jaish-e- report, after the resumption INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE Governor Baby Rani Maurya The meeting was called fol- Mohammed (JeM) terror camp in of the classes. administered the oath of office lowing the resignation by Balakot. Dehradun, March 10: BJP MP to the new Chief Minister at the Trivendra Singh Rawat on Tuesday The Balakot airstrike demon- from Pauri Garhwal, Tirath Singh Raj Bhawan in Dehradun. following the direction by the strated India's prowess to retaliate Man killed, Rawat was sworn-in on Wednesday "Congratulations to Tirath BJP's central leadership after to Pakistan's sinister intentions. as the new Chief Minister of Singh Rawat on taking oath as three days of turmoil as several Codenamed as 'Operation Bandar', buried by wife Uttarakhand, a day after the res- the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. party MLAs expressed their un- the air strike was conducted by the ignation by Trivendra Singh He brings with him vast admin- happiness over the functioning A worker is cleaning the idol of Lord Shiva on the eve of Maha Shivratri at seventh and ninth squadrons of the Hyderabad: A 32-year-old Rawat. istrative and organisational ex- of the former Chief Minister. Vijay Nagar Shiv Mandir in Jabalpur UNI PHOTO Indian Air Force. woman was Wednesday taken into custody for allegedly killing her husband and burying his body in the NINE KILLED IN Bill passed to regularise compound wall area of their house here, police said. On ‘Pfizer wants to make vax in India’ the intervening night of HIMACHAL BUS unauthorised colonies in Delhi February 8 and 9, the woman AGENCIES respond to emailed queries. attacked her 38-year-old ACCIDENT While withdrawing its appli- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA The House later passed the bill husband with a knife while New Delhi, March 10: Pfizer cation in early February, Pfizer by a voice vote. Puri said the prob- he was consuming liquor and Inc has told the government it said it would again seek emer- New Delhi, March 10: Parliament lem of unauthorised colonies pre- allegedly killed him as he wants to produce its coronavirus gency use approval to launch its Wednesday passed the National dates the assumption of office by was reportedly misbehaving vaccine locally if assured of faster COVID-19 vaccine in India, po- Capital Territory of Delhi Laws the Narendra Modi dispensation in with her daughters from her regulatory clearance and freedom tentially a market of 1.35 billion (Special Provisions) Second 2014, but no previous government first marriage, they said. The on pricing and exports, two sources people, and would provide more (Amendment) Bill, 2021, to regu- took this issue up with any degree man's brother later filed a with direct knowledge of the mat- data as it becomes available. larise unauthorised colonies. of seriousness. complaint with police, ter told Reuters. On the government's demand to While Rajya Sabha had "In 1947, 17 per cent of India's sources said. The US company pulled an ap- manufacture in India, the com- passed the bill February 9 population lived in cities. The pop- plication last month seeking emer- the sources, citing Pfizer and fel- pany earlier told Reuters: "Once the in the first leg of the Budget ulation of Delhi was 8 lakh at that PRESS TRUST OF INDIA gency approval for its product in low US drugmaker Moderna Inc. pandemic supply phase is over Session, Lok Sabha passed it time.... The 1951 census showed US Defence Secy India after the drug regulator de- "They want faster approvals for and we enter a phase of regular Wednesday amid Opposition Delhi's population at 22 lakh. The 2011 Shimla, March 10: Nine people clined its request to skip a small clinical trials and emergency au- supplies, Pfizer will evaluate all ad- ruckus over farm laws. census showed Delhi's population to visit India were killed and as many injured as local safety trial. That has kept thorisation use. They fear the gov- ditional opportunities available." Minister of State (Independent at 1.6 crore. New Delhi: US Defence a private bus fell into a deep gorge its vaccine, developed with ernment will introduce price con- The Serum Institute of India, the Charge) of Housing and Urban There will be another census this Secretary Lloyd J Austin will in Himachal Pradesh's Chamba Germany's BioNTech SE, out of trol policies." world's largest vaccine maker, is Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri said year and I expect the population of be on a visit to India from district Wednesday, Deputy one of the world's biggest drug Another source confirmed Pfizer already bulk-manufacturing the in Lok Sabha that the bill would Delhi to be close to 2 crore, if not March 19 to 21 that is Commissioner D C Rana said. markets. Pfizer was the first com- was interested in manufacturing Oxford University/AstraZeneca give protection to unauthorised higher," Puri said. expected to focus on ways The DC said the accident oc- pany to apply for emergency use in India but Reuters could not find product and plans to start pro- colonies from sealing till It is a matter of great shame to maintain a free and open curred at Colony Morh in authorisation in India, proposing a second confirmation on Moderna. ducing the Novavax Inc shot from December 31, 2023. that between 2006 when the process Indo-Pacific and strengthen Bhanjraru of Churrah tehsil in the to import doses from its US and The companies did not imme- next month. "There is a public perception of regularisation started and 2014, overall defence and security morning when the private bus European facilities instead of pro- diately respond to requests for The government has not al- that the issue of unauthorised all the governments which were in ties. The defence ministry bearing registration number ducing locally. "US companies comment. The health ministry di- lowed it to sell on the higher-priced colonies has been delayed by some power in the city of Delhi did noth- said Austin's visit as part of HP73A 1316 and operated by Happy want to produce vaccines in India rected Reuters to the foreign min- private market, however, and is political parties when they were in ing, Puri said and sought coopera- his first overseas travel Bus Service fell into the gorge under joint ventures," said one of istry, which did not immediately also controlling exports. office," Puri said while replying tion from parties to bring relief to emphasises the strength of while going from Bondedi to to a debate on the bill. the citizens of Delhi. India-US strategic partnership. "Secretary of Defence of the Chamba. United States of America During the ongoing budget ses- General Lloyd J Austin will sion of the state assembly, Chief visit India from March 19 to Minister Jai Ram Thakur told the 21," it said. In June 2016, the House in the afternoon that he Hackers hit Indians with ransomware supporting farmers US had designated India a has ordered an inquiry to ascer- "Major Defence Partner". tain the exact cause of the accident. THE RANSOMWARE IS DESIGNED TO TARGET ENTITIES CONNECTED WITH FARMERS' PROTESTS IN INDIA, WITH THE Expressing grief over the deaths in the accident, the chief minister HACKER GROUP TITLED KHALSA CYBER FAUJ REPORTED TO BE LEADING THIS ATTACK IN THE COUNTRY 2 terror modules informed the House that the bus fell into about a 200-metre-deep INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE Surprisingly, threat actors 26, 2020, at various borders of the busted in J&K gorge near Colony Morh at 10.15 through this new attack technique national Capital. am. The injured have been rushed New Delhi, March 10: In a unique are infecting user devices by en- "Threat actors have constantly Srinagar: The Jammu and to Chamba Medical College, way to support protesting farmers crypting their files without asking demonstrated innovation through Kashmir Police have busted Thakur said. in India, cyber criminals have for a ransom, which is usually the their evolving attack strategies. We two terror modules and launched a new ransomware at- prevented IED blasts after The DC said an inquiry into the key objective of any ransomware. will continue to analyze the threat arresting seven persons who causes of the accident would be car- tack in the country that does not ask "Khalsa Cyber Fauj is using mil- environment and deploy safety were mostly radicalised and ried out by the SDM Tissa. A total for money but justice for the com- itary-grade encryption on system measures for our users," said Dubey. drawn to militancy through of 18 people were on the ill-fated munity, conveying a message that files to turn them useless," the com- The company advised users not social media, police said bus. Of them, nine died while as no data will be recovered until the pany mentioned. to download any attachment that Wednesday. Vijay Kumar, many were injured, he said adding demands of the farmers are met, a The news came as apart from in- comes from unknown emails and y Inspector General of Police, three of them are critical. new report revealed Wednesday. threat research and response divi- farmers' community. tensifying the agitation at Delhi's bor- messages.

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However, the government direct stakes in the protest at Delhi's borders against has maintained that the new laws maintenance of the Centre's three new farm laws will bring better opportunities to peace and stability in the country. completes four months. farmers and introduce new tech- As part of our 'Neighbourhood First' Farmer leader Buta Singh nologies in agriculture. and 'Act East' policies, India has Burjgill said farmers along with RS PROCEEDINGS DIS- supported socio-economic trade unions will protest the hike RUPTED FOR THIRD development in Myanmar and in fuel prices and privatisation of CONSECUTIVE DAY: facilitated the process of railways March 15. "We will ob- Rajya Sabha proceedings were democratic transition in the country serve a complete Bharat bandh on disrupted for the third day in a V MURALEEDHARAN | March 26, when our protest against row on Wednesday as the Congress MINISTER OF STATE FOR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS the three farm laws completes four and other opposition parties created months. The peaceful bandh will re- an uproar demanding a discussion She (Banerjee) main effective from morning till on three new farm laws of the is an outsider evening," he told reporters at the Centre. The proceedings were first in Nandigram. Singhu border. On March 19, the adjourned till 12 noon and then She does not even farmers will observe "Mandi again till 2 pm after the opposition cast her vote here. I Bachao-Kheti Bachao" day, he said. members trooped into the Well of Navy Chief Admirarl Karambir Singh and former Navy Chief Admiral (retd.) VS Shekhawat and other officers during the am not only the The farmer unions have also de- the House raising slogans. commissioning of Navy’s third stealth Scorpene class Submarine INS Karanj, at Mumbai dockyard PTI PHOTO 'bhoomiputra' (son of cided to celebrate ‘Shaheedi divas' Repeated pleas by Chairman M the soil of Nandigram), but also a of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Venkaiah Naidu and then by Deputy regular voter of the area. I have been Sukhdev, Burjgill added. Chairman Harivansh to restore HIREN CASE with the people of this place for Farmers leaders also said that order went unheeded as the oppo- several years unlike Banerjee, who copies of the new farm laws will be sition members continued to cre- Khattar govt wins trust vote comes here only during polls burnt during ‘Holika Dahan' March ate a ruckus in the House. POLICE OFFICER SUVENDU ADHIKARI | BJP LEADER 28. Thousands of farmers, mostly Amid the din, the House passed INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE his government will do everything from Punjab, Haryana and western through voice vote the Arbitration in its power to help them. SACHIN VAZE Uttar Pradesh, have been camp- and Conciliation (Amendment) Chandigarh, March 10: The Khattar said "if the MSP (mini- SHORT TAKES ing at the Delhi border points --- Bill, 2021. The bill amends the ar- Manohar Lal Khattar-led BJP-JJP mum support price) of crops will REMOVED FROM Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur --- for bitration law that would ensure government Wednesday won a trust come to end (with the execution of over four months, demanding the all stakeholders get a chance to vote that was moved by the main op- laws), both Punjab and Haryana CRIME BRANCH FIR registered in repeal of farm laws and a legal seek an unconditional stay on en- position Congress on the issue of the would be the worst losers". guarantee on the minimum support forcement of arbitral awards where three central farm laws, less than He informed the House that the INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE Delkar’s death case price (MSP) for their crops. an agreement is "induced by fraud one-and-a-half-years after the coali- government was ready to bring Mumbai: Mumbai Police have The protesting farmers have ex- or corruption". tion came to power. amendments in the MSP law. Mumbai, March 10: A day after registered an FIR on charge of While 55 members were opposed to "The MSP and the 'mandi' system Vimla M. Hiren, the widow of abetment to suicide in the no-confidence motion, 32 mem- people's trust. Showing his matu- will remain in the state. We have slain Thane businessman connection with the death of bers, comprising all 30 Congress rity and grace to convince the op- been purchasing 10 crops on the Mansukh Hiren pointed an ac- Lok Sabha member Mohan MLAs, supported it. position that the government was MSP," Khattar said. cusing finger at Mumbai Crime Delkar, a senior police official The no-confidence motion de- not against the farmers, Leader of Blaming the Opposition for pro- Branch officer Sachin Vaze, the gov- said Wednesday. Delkar (58), a bate was taken up in the Assembly the House and Chief Minister voking farmers and making them ernment has transferred him, seven-term MP from Dadra and for over six hours. MLAs pondered Khattar categorically cleared the air think that if the laws are imple- Home Minister Anil Deshmukh Nagar Haveli Union Territory, over the pros and cons of the farm saying the farm laws would not be mented, they will lose their land and said here Wednesday. was found dead in a hotel in laws, with Leader of Opposition repealed at any cost though if after income, he said, "You are forcing the "Assistant Police Inspector (API) Marine Drive area of south Bhupinder Singh Hooda claiming the laws were enforced and the farmers to think this way. Stop Vaze is currently serving with the Mumbai February 22. The FIR the ruling dispensation has lost farmers encountered losses, then doing this." Crime Branch...We have decided was registered Tuesday after to remove him from there to an- Delkar's family members other department," Deshmukh visited the Marine Drive police said. station and lodged a However, Bharatiya Janata complaint, the official said. Gangrape survivor’s Party's Leader of Opposition ‘33% sitting TN MLAs have (Council) Pravin Darekar said this was not enough and reiterated Girl killed in father dies ‘in accident’ the demand to immediately sus- leopard attack criminal cases against them’ PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Teen raped by uncle pend and arrest Vaze - attached to the elite Crime Intelligence Unit Amreli: A three-year-old girl Kanpur (UP), March 10: The fa- A 15-year-old girl was allegedly raped (CIU) of Crime Branch. was mauled to death by a Out of the total sitting MLAs from the poll-bound state, 38 (19 per cent) ther of a 13-year-old rape survivor by her uncle and left in an unconscious The development came a day leopard at a village in Gujarat's was killed Wednesday in a road state in a village in Mohanganj area after Vimla Hiren' statement to Amreli district, a forest official MLAs have serious criminal cases against them accident outside a health centre here, police said on Wednesday. The the Anti Terrorism Squad on said Wednesday. The incident in Kanpur's Ghatampur area, where incident took place on March 8 when the March 7 said: "I suspect (API) took place around 9.30 pm PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Among the major parties, 40 (47 the girl was taken for a medical girl was supposed to be taken by her Vaze must have murdered my Tuesday in Hemal village under per cent) out of the 86 DMK MLAs; examination, police said. uncle to her maternal aunt's place but husband" and demanded an in- Jafrabad taluka when the girl New Delhi, March 10: Thirty- 23 (21 per cent) of the 109 AIADMK Interacting with media persons, the instead was escorted to an orchard vestigation." and some other children were three per cent of the sitting MLAs MLAs; four (57 per cent) of the aggrieved family claimed that the where she was raped by him, the Hiren's SUV Scorpio, with 20 playing outside their houses. A victim's mother alleged in the FIR. leopard suddenly pounced in Tamil Nadu - 68 out of the 204 seven Congress MLAs have crim- girl's father was killed in a planned gelatin sticks and a purported upon the girl and dragged her - have declared criminal cases inal cases against them. manner. The prime accused in the rape typewritten threat note, was found away, range forest officer, against them, according to a report There are serious criminal cases case, Golu Yadav, son of a police sub- ter is being probed, the DIG said. abandoned near Antilia, the multi- Jafrabad, G L Vaghela said. by poll rights group ADR against 22 (26 per cent) of the inspector, was arrested earlier and ef- Five police teams, including sur- storied residence of Reliance (Association for Democratic DMK; 13 (12 per cent) of the forts were underway to nab his veillance personnel, have been Industries Chairman Mukesh Reforms). AIADMK and two (29 per cent) of brother Saurabh and friend Deepu, formed to nab Saurabh and Deepu Ambani. Serious criminal cases are non- the Congress. The poll body's re- Kanpur Deputy IG Preetinder Singh at the earliest, Singh said. According Announcing Vaze's transfer, Biker shoots man bailable offences with over five port said that the only Independent said. While the medical examina- to the police, the 13-year-old girl Deshmukh urged the Opposition New Delhi: A contractual years of imprisonment. The re- cent) are graduates and above. MLA in the assembly has also de- tion of the rape survivor was going was allegedly raped by Golu and that if they have any documents employee working with BSES port also said that 157 (77 per cent) Three MLAs are diploma holders, clared criminal cases against on at the community health centre Deepu in Sajeti area here Monday. pertaining to the case, they can sub- as a driver was critically Members of the Legislative it stated. him/her. (CHC) in Ghatampur, her father went The class 8 student had gone out mit it to the government or the injured after a biker fired at Assembly have declared their fi- The report said 78 (38 per cent) A total of eight MLAs in the as- out for a cup of tea and he was hit by to collect fodder for cattle Monday ATS, which is now probing the him in South Delhi's Andrews nancial assets to be worth crores. MLAs are aged between 25 and 50. sembly have cases related to attempt a truck, Singh said. when she was abducted by the duo and Hiren case. Ganj area Wednesday morning. About 89 (44 per cent) MLAs While 125 (61 per cent) MLAs are to murder and two MLAs have cases The minor's father was taken to taken to a secluded place where she On Tuesday, the Centre abruptly The victim has sustained a have educational qualification be- between 51 and 70 years, one MLA related to crime against women. Lala Lajpat Rai (LLR) hospital, where was allegedly raped. Saurabh had transferred the SUV case to the bullet injury in the neck and is tween fifth standard pass and 12th is 77-years-old. Out of the 204, only The report also mentioned details on he succumbed to the injuries. An allegedly threatened the minor of National Investigation Agency admitted to the All India standard pass while 110 (54 per 17 (8 per cent) MLAs are women. their financial background. FIR has been registered under rele- dire consequences if she told anyone (NIA), but the state ATS will probe Institute Of Medical Sciences vant sections of the IPC and the mat- about the incident, the police said. the businessman's death case. (AIIMS), where his condition is said to be critical. Ex Naxal held Quit smoking for better mental health: Experts Balrampur: A former Naxal commander and his associate were arrested for allegedly THE HEALTH EXPERTS EMPHASIZED THAT PEOPLE THINK SMOKING HELPS IN RELIEVING STRESS AND ANXIETY. HOWEVER, WHAT trying to extort `10 lakh from a woman sarpanch in THEY DO NOT KNOW IS THAT THE PRESENCE OF NICOTINE IN CIGARETTES CAN CAUSE ANXIETY SYMPTOMS OR MAKE THEM WORSE Chhattisgarh's Balrampur district, police said Wednesday. Praveen Khess AGENCIES that it reduces stress and anxiety and Gemma Taylor from the University heart health issues and anxiety, alias Nepali, a former ‘zonal one gets addicted to the immedi- of Bath, in the study that involved which tend to get severe with men- commander' of the rebels, New Delhi, March 10: Smoking cig- ate false good feeling," Sahil Kohli, 170,000 participants also found that tal health problems," said Rajul was held from his arettes is not merely just associ- Consultant, Neurology, Narayana people who quit smoking also ex- Aggrawal, Senior Consultant, village Mainpat in ated with different types of can- Hospital, Gurugram, told IANS. perienced more positive feelings Neurologist, Sri Balaji Action neighbouring Surguja district cers or heart diseases but it can "However, over the long term and better psychological wellbe- Medical Institute, New Delhi. while his aide Sanjay Lohar also affect your mental health, ex- nicotine dependence leads to men- ing. "From our evidence we see that As per a World Health was arrested from Rajpur perts warned Wednesday. tal illnesses including attention dis- the link between smoking cessa- Organization (WHO) report re- police station area of The health experts emphasized orders, anxiety disorders and de- tion and mood seem to be similar leased in October 2020, there are Balrampur, police said. that people think smoking helps in pression which becomes even worse in a range of people and most cru- approximately 120 million smok- relieving stress and anxiety. However, when a dependent person tries to cially, there is no evidence that peo- ers in India that account for 12 per what they do not know is that the quit smoking," said Kohli, on the oc- ple with mental health conditions cent of the world's total smoking Constable shot presence of nicotine in cigarettes casion of No Smoking Day, which will experience a worsening of their population. y can cause anxiety symptoms or is observed March 10. health if they stop smoking," Taylor The report stated that each year, New Delhi: A Delhi Police

make them worse. A study, published in the jour- said. Smoking is the world's leading over 1 million people die in India due

k y m constable Wednesday c suffered bullet injury while "Research has shown that smok- nal Cochrane Library, showed that cause of preventable illness and to the consumption of tobacco. Of chasing two men in south ing initially gives a sense of relax- people who stopped smoking for at death. However, some people be- the total Indian smoking popula- Delhi's Defence Colony ation and seems to relieve anxiety least 6 weeks experienced less de- lieve that quitting might exacer- tion, 70 per cent of the adult males area, officials said. The which is due to nicotine, which cre- pression, anxiety and stress than peo- bate mental health problems. in India smoke while the number incident took place around ates an immediate sense of relax- ple who continued to smoke. "Quitting smoking potentially of adult female smokers is between 9 am, they said. ation so people smoke in the belief The researchers, including Representative image saves one from stroke, associated 13 to 15 per cent. It’s a remarkable, JEWISH MUSEUM REOPENS P10 historic, THURSDAY | MARCH 11 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR transformative piece of Tel Aviv’s newly revamped Museum of legislation which goes a the Jewish People attempts the very long way to crushing ambitious undertaking of bringing the virus and solving our almost 3,000 years of Jewish history economic crisis and tradition under a single roof. The NANCY PELOSI | SPEAKER, US HOUSE museum, reopened to visitors this international OF REPRESENTATIVES

week after more than a decade

k y m c of the day uote Quad to hold 1st summit LAKE PLACID I went from room to room, and literally, Friday’s summit will be the first time that the Quad children that in any other place in the is meeting at the top leadership level world would be fine, they might get a little sick but they’d get recovered, habits of cooperation to address but not here in Yemen. This is hell. some of those urgent challenges It’s the worst place on earth. And they face. it’s entirely man-made Now, at the same time, I would just note that the Quad is not about any DAVID BEASLEY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, UN WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME single challenge. It’s not about any single competitor. This is an en- tity forged and formed because we share common interests... Maritime Beijing’s security is, of course, an impor- interference in tant one, but our shared interests the go well beyond that. succession of the Panchen Lama more And I think you will see reflected than 25 years ago, in the agenda the breadth of those by disappearing the shared interests in the aftermath Panchen Lama as a child and of the Quad meeting, he said in re- attempting to replace him with a sponse to a question. PRC government-chosen successor, PRESS TRUST OF INDIA in 2007, the Quad has met regu- Quad members are uniquely po- An aerial view shows rotten trees in a toxic lake, which is an ash dam composed of the ash produced from burning it remains an outrageous abuse of larly at the working and foreign sitioned to help lead the world out coal and the wastewater discharged from the power plant near Yatagan in Mugla province, Turkey REUTERS religious freedom Washington, March 10: The top minister level. Friday’s summit of the deep crises that we’ve spoken leaders of the US, India, Australia will be the first time that the Quad about recently – and, of course, NED PRICE | US STATE DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON and Japan will hold their first sum- is meeting at the top leadership that includes COVID-19 – and to- mit under the framework of the level, Psaki told reporters at her wards the more positive vision that Quadrilateral coalition Friday to dis- daily news conference Tuesday. we all seek. And it’s a vision that we Russia slows down Twitter cuss a range of issues facing the in- That President Biden has made in large part share with our fellow If you look at ternational community, the White this one of his earliest multilat- Quad counterparts, he said. REUTERS The regulator did not mention the House has announced, amidst grow- eral engagements speaks to the im- The Quad is a grouping with im- content related to opposition protests Sustainable ing global concerns over China’s in- portance we place on close coop- portant friends and allies of the Moscow, March 10: Russia said in Wednesday’s statement, but re- Development Goals creasing assertiveness in the strate- eration with our allies and partners Wednesday it was slowing down or before that the United States, and it’s a grouping ferred to what it said was illegal con- Millennium gic Indo-Pacific region. in the Indo-Pacific, she said. that is predicated on shared inter- the speed of Twitter in retaliation tent on Twitter containing child Development Goals, Announcing the virtual summit A range of issues, of course, we ests, Price said. for its alleged failure to remove pornography, information about there is a clear global compact that to be held March 12, White House expect to be discussed, I should say, Asserting that this shows this banned content, and threatened a drug abuse and calls for minors to woman empowerment is a key Press Secretary Jen Psaki said that facing the global community from the adminstration’s commitment to total block if the US platform did commit suicide. component of socio-economic US President Joe Biden will dis- the threat of COVID to economic co- the Indo-Pacific, he said it is a re- not comply with its deletion de- Alexei Navalny - which triggered na- “The slowing down will be applied development today cuss a variety of global issues rang- operation and, of course, to the cli- gion that holds tremendous prom- mands. tionwide protests - it has signalled to 100% of mobile devices and on ing from COVID-19 challenge, eco- mate crisis, she said. ise for the US, also tremendous The move, which escalates a a tougher line. 50% of non-mobile devices,” the RANDHIR JAISWAL | INDIA’S CONSUL GENERAL nomic crisis and climate change Psaki described India, Australia growing stand-off between Moscow Roskomnadzor, the state com- regulator said. IN NEW YORK challenges. The four Quad mem- during the meeting with Prime and Japan as America’s key ber countries have been highlighting and US social media firms, comes munications regulator, said in a “If (Twitter) continues to ignore Minister Narendra Modi, Australian partners. At a separate news con- their resolve to uphold a rules- weeks after Russian authorities statement that as of Wednesday the requirements of the law, the Prime Minister Scott Morrison and ference, State Department based international order in the accused Twitter and others of fail- there were more than 3,000 posts con- enforcement measures will be con- SHORT TAKES Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide spokesperson Ned Price said that Indo-Pacific. However, Price re- ing to delete posts it said illegally taining illegal content on Twitter, tinued... (right up to blocking it),” Suga. Formed in the aftermath of the summit will showcase the Quad’s frained from answering questions urged children to take part in anti- which it accused of ignoring its the regulator said. the 2004 tsunami and formalised ability to pool capabilities and build on South Korea joining the Quad. Kremlin protests. deletion requests for years. The move would affect video and Capitol troop Twitter did not immediately re- Twitter was already under pres- photo content but not text, Interfax stay extended spond to a request for comment. sure in Russia after it was named cited a regulatory official as saying. EU to debate Russia has traditionally taken as one of five social media plat- The Kremlin said there was no de- Washington: The Pentagon Be prepared to face a more hands-off role in policing the forms being sued for allegedly fail- sire to block content but that com- has announced that the declaring bloc LGBT internet than neighbouring China. ing to delete posts urging children panies had to abide by the law. deployment period of the But as domestic political tensions to take part in illegal protests, the Some activists, however, said they nearly 2,300 National Guard ‘freedom zone’ have risen this year over the ar- Interfax news agency cited a believed the curbs were linked to re- troops at the US Capitol has ‘complex and difficult’ rest and jailing of Kremlin critic Moscow court as saying Tuesday. cent protests. been extended till May 23. In a statement issued Tuesday, ASSOCIATED PRESS Pentagon Press Secretary situations: Xi tells PLA Yemen urges int'l John Kirby said that the Warsaw, March 10: The extension was approved by European Parliament is sched- probe into migrant China, Russia to build Defense Secretary Lloyd uled to debate a resolution Austin. The deployment Wednesday that would declare centre fire period was set to end this the entire 27-member European lunar research station week. “Nearly 2,300 National Union to be a “freedom zone” for Guard personnel will LGBT people. INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE ASSOCIATED PRESS continue the support mission. This represents a The resolution comes largely in reduction of nearly 50 per reaction to developments over Sanaa, March 10: Yemen’s gov- Beijing, March 10: China and cent of the current support the past two years in Poland, ernment has called for an inter- Russia said they will build a force,” Kirby said in the where many local communities national investigation into a deadly lunar research station, possi- statement. have adopted largely symbolic fire at a migrant detention facil- bly on the moon’s surface, mark- resolutions declaring themselves ity in capital Sanaa that claimed ing the start of a new era in to be free of what Polish conser- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA rity and development interests, and the lived of at least 60 people. space cooperation between the vative authorities have been call- provide strong support for the com- According to a statement re- two countries. Russia to make ing “LGBT ideology.” Beijing, March 10: Chinese prehensive construction of a mod- leased by the state-run Saba News A statement posted on the Administration, and Russian vax in Italy The towns say they are only President Xi Jinping has told the ern socialist state,” he said. Agency Tuesday, Information website of the China National space agency Roscosmos chief seeking to defend their traditional country’s military that it must be pre- Xi spoke to the military delegates Minister Muammar Iryani strongly Space Administration Dmitry Rogozin. Milan: Russia has signed a Catholic values, but LGBT rights pared to respond to a variety of of the National People’s Congress, condemned “the horrific crime Wednesday said the Russia and China will “ad- deal to produce its Sputnik V activists say they are discrimi- “complex and difficult” situ- (NPC) which is due to end its committed in a detention centre International Lunar Research here to the principle of co-con- coronavirus vaccine in Italy, natory and make gays and les- ations at any time, and six-day annual session for the African immigrants”. Station would also be open to use sultation, joint construction and the first contract in the The bians feel unwelcome. The areas to resolutely safeguard Thursday. by other countries, but gave no shared benefits, facilitate ex- European Union, the Italian current security have come to be colloquially national sovereignty. timeline for its construction. Russian Chamber of situation of our There are 288 na- tensive cooperation in the ILRS, Commerce announced known as “LGBT-free zones.” Xi, who heads the country is largely tional legislators It described the project as a open to all interested countries But the resolution also stresses ruling Communist from the armed “comprehensive scientific ex- and international partners, Tuesday. The deal was signed unstable and uncertain with Adienne Srl, the Italian that it wants to address problems Party and the mili- forces, the largest periment base with the capa- strengthen scientific research ex- XI JINPING I PRESIDENT OF THE subsidiary of a Swiss- across the bloc faced by gays, les- tary made the re- group of lawmak- bility of long-term autonomous changes, and promote human- bians, bisexuals, transgender, in- marks at a panel dis- PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF ers in the NPC which operation.” The station would ity’s exploration and use of outer based pharmaceutical CHINA company, and Kirill Dmitriev, tersex and queer people. cussion attended by has over 2,000 mem- be “built on the lunar surface space for peaceful purpose,” the CEO of the Russian Direct The resolution says the fun- representatives of the armed bers.The Parliament and/or on the lunar orbit that Chinese statement said. Investment Fund. damental rights of LGBT people forces during the annual Parliament session is taking place in the back- will carry out scientific research Russia is a participant in the have been “severely hindered” session in Beijing Tuesday. “The drop of China’s decision to pull- activities such as the lunar ex- International Space Station but recently in Hungary due to a de current security situation of our back its troops from the contentious He said that “the incident oc- ploration and utilisation, lunar- its space programme has been Portugal Prez facto ban on legal gender recog- country is largely unstable and un- area of Pangong Lake area in east- curred after launching a crack- based observation, basic sci- somewhat eclipsed by those of nition for trans and intersex peo- certain,” Xi said. ern Ladakh region in a synchro- down campaign by the Houthi entific experiment and technical China, the US, India and others. begins 2nd term ple. It cites problems in Latvia, and “The entire military must coor- nised withdrawal of soldiers by the militia that arrested African mi- verification,” the statement China has planned four crewed notes that only two member states dinate the relationship between ca- Indian Army. India has told China grants from the city’s streets and said. It said a memorandum of missions this year to work on its Lisbon: Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has — Malta and Germany — have pacity building and combat readi- that the disengagement of troops at public markets, offering them the understanding on the project first permanent orbiting space started his second term as banned “conversion therapy,” a ness, be prepared to respond to a all friction points is necessary to choice of joining the fighting or fac- was signed Tuesday by Zhang station, the core module of head of state, promising controversial and potentially variety of complex and difficult sit- bring peace and tranquillity on the ing imprisonment and deporta- Kejian, administrator of the which could be launched as “good use of European funds, harmful attempt to change a per- uations at any time, resolutely safe- border and for the development of tion,” Xinhua news agency re- China National Space soon as next month. with good management” of son's sexual orientation. guard national sovereignty, secu- bilateral relations. ported citing the Saba statement. financial resources to help the country’s post-pandemic recovery. Pope seeks answers over weapons sales post Iraq trip Pak to jab the elderly FRANCIS HAS SAID IN THE PAST THAT WEAPONS MANUFACTURERS AND TRAFFICKERS WOULD HAVE TO ANSWER TO GOD ONE DAY Islamabad: Pakistan Wednesday began REUTERS to them,” he said in his weekly vaccinating elderly people weapons manufacturers and traf- about 300,000 from about 1.5 mil- aged 60 years and above Vatican audience, held online due fickers would have to answer to lion before the US invasion and the against the novel Vatican City, March 10: Pope to COVID-19. God one day. Islamist militant violence that fol- coronavirus, according to Francis condemned weapons man- Iraq suffers from chronic mis- Calling for fraternity through- lowed. Hours after the pope left Special Assistant to the ufacturers and traffickers for sell- management, corruption and a The Iraqi people out the world, he described his meet- Monday, Iraq’s Prime Minister Prime Minister on Health ing arms to “terrorists” in com- steady level of violence often linked have a right to live ing Saturday in the holy city of Mustafa al-Kadhimi urged rival po- Faisal Sultan. The group of ments Wednesday reflecting on his to rivalry between Iran and the in peace, they have Najaf with Grand Ayatollah Ali al- litical groups to use dialogue to elderly people have been recent trip to Iraq. United States in the region 18 years a right to Sistani, one of the most influen- solve their differences, a move he planned to receive the He said he was grateful to have after the US invasion of Iraq. rediscover the tial figures in Shi’ite Islam, both said would reflect the “love and tol- vaccine in the second phase been able to make a visit that eluded The 84-year-old pope saw ruins of dignity that within Iraq and beyond, “unfor- erance” shown by the pope. of a nationwide vaccination his predecessors and described it as homes and churches in the north- belongs to them gettable”. Many in Iraq hope the papal visit

drive. Pakistan started its a “sign of hope after years of war ern city of Mosul Sunday that was He said he felt compelled to make will garner more international sup-

k y m c Covid-19 vaccination drive and terrorism and during a harsh occupied by Islamic State from 2014 POPE FRANCIS the visit to Iraq, which saw the port for Kadhimi’s government to February after the arrival of pandemic” for both Christians and to 2017. tightest security ever for a papal handle sensitive crises, including Chinese vaccine doses, with Muslims. “And I asked myself (during the trip, to be close to “that martyred reining in Iran-backed militias the frontline health workers “The Iraqi people have a right trip), who sold the weapons to the massacres elsewhere, for example, tion that I would like someone to people, that martyred Church”. whose power and influence Kadhimi given the priority for to live in peace, they have a right to terrorists, who sells weapons to ter- in Africa,” he said, departing from answer.” Iraq’s Christian community, one has sought to curb since taking of- inoculation. rediscover the dignity that belongs rorists today who are carrying out his prepared address. “It is a ques- Francis has said in the past that of the oldest in the world, fell to fice May 2020. We are looking at MSME SECTOR GETS A BOOST P11 enhancing connectivity to THURSDAY | MARCH 11 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR the Northeast now. Special emphasis Minister of Micro, Small and Medium is on the routes to Arunachal Enterprises (MSME) Nitin Gadkari Pradesh. The hiring of pilots, from Wednesday inaugurated two technology defence forces on deputation and centres at Visakhapatnam and Bhopal. induction of new aircraft in the fleet He also inaugurated three extension business are being carried out centres of big technological centres and

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k y m | , seven mobile Udyam Express c of the day uote Goldman Sachs to India’s e-Comm market to hit $111bn by 2024 invest $10 billion The banking AGENCIES projected to increase to 9% by 2024. industry is Digital wallets (40%) followed by over 10 years moving ON THE RISE Mumbai, March 10: India's e- credit card (15%) and debit card towards a more he research found that global trends in digital commerce collaborative and commerce market is expected to (15%) were the most popular payment REUTERS accelerated under the pandemic open environment increase by 84% by 2024 to $111 bil- T methods online in 2020. Data in the while focusing on lion, according to a new report ountries including India have seen a shift in consumer report shows that purchases made New York, March 10: Goldman data protection and minimising from global financial technology Cbehaviour caused by Covid-19, and new payment trends are with digital wallets are expected to Sachs Group Inc said Wednesday systemic risks. The Covid pandemic company FIS Wednesday. The shown to be on the rise increase their market share of on- it will invest $10 billion in an ini- has placed banks under extreme growth will be driven by mobile line payments by 2024 to 47%. tiative to support Black women stress as revenue sources plummet shopping, which is projected to igital wallets (40%) followed by credit card (15%) and The FIS report found that Point over the next 10 years, focusing on and credit risks rise exponentially grow 21% annually over the next Ddebit card (15%) were the most popular payment methods of Sale (POS) market in India is areas including healthcare, job online in 2020 SANJAY AGGARWAL | PRESIDENT, PHD four years, said the report. The re- projected to increase by 41% be- creation and education. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY search found that global trends in he report projects digital wallets will overtake cash as the tween now and 2024, according to digital commerce accelerated under Tmost popular in-store payment method by 2024 data in the report. the pandemic. The most popular in-store pay- SUPPORT FOR Indian Countries including India have ment method is cash at 34%, fol- BLACK WOMEN Railways has seen a shift in consumer behav- due to Covid-19 and there is sub- longer limited to just traditional ments trends across 41 countries. lowed by digital wallets (22%) and planned for iour caused by Covid-19, and new stantial room for future growth," Phil websites, and physical retail has In India, "buy now, pay later" is debit card payments (20%). The re- The bank’s “One Million Black redevelopment of payment trends are shown to be Pomford, Managing Director of blended with the digital world." the fastest growing online pay- port projects digital wallets will Women” initiative is a part of its stations by on the rise. Asia Pacific, Worldpay from FIS, The "2021 Global Payments ment method. overtake cash as the most popular commitment to impact the lives of leveraging real "The Indian e-commerce indus- said in a statement. Report by Worldpay from FIS" ex- Currently only 3% of the market, in-store payment method by 2024, ac- at least one million Black women estate potential of try has witnessed a huge upsurge "e-Commerce capability is no amined current and future pay- based on analysis in the report, is counting for 33% of payments. by 2030, the company said. land that can be spared and air Against the backdrop of protests space in and around the stations over the death of African-American PIYUSH GOYAL | RAILWAY MINISTER George Floyd last year, major com- PANDEMIC IMPACT panies have pledged to increase di- versity, donate to civil rights groups Digital Cabinet clears amendments to and change their policies. Goldman banking or will also set aside an additional $100 Figital is here Housing sales likely to million over the next decade for to stay and is the philanthropic ventures focused future but it is Insurance Act for raising FDI to 74% on African-American women. equally important to drop 34% in FY21: Ind-Ra Reducing the earnings gap for safeguard the PRESS TRUST OF INDIA She had also said that for in- Black women could potentially interests of all stakeholders vestor protection, an investor char- The recovery will likely be dominated by Grade I players, create between 1.2 million and 1.7 RAVINDRA PANDEY | DEPUTY MD AND CDO, New Delhi, March 10: The Union ter would be introduced as a right million jobs in the United States, STATEBANKOFINDIA Cabinet Wednesday gave its nod of all financial investors across all whose sales are likely to grow by 49% Y-o-Y in FY22, the company said, citing research. for amendments in the Insurance financial products. after a 14% Y-o-Y increase in FY21, finds the research Goldman created a $10 million Act, paving way for 74% foreign di- It was in 2015 when the govern- fund last year to promote racial eq- SHORT TAKES rect investment (FDI) in the sector. ment hiked the FDI cap in the in- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA uity, and had then said it invested Currently, the permissible FDI limit surance sector from 26 per cent to around $200 million over the decade BlackOpal forays in the life and general insurance 49%. New Delhi, March 10: Housing to organizations dedicated to serv- stands at 49% with ownership and Increase in FDI will help im- sales in volume terms is likely to ing communities of color. into NBFC sector management control with Indian. prove life insurance penetration decline 34% this fiscal because of Rosalind Brewer, chief executive New Delhi: Asset According to sources, the Cabinet Under the new structure, in the country. Life insurance pre- the Covid-19 pandemic but demand officer of drugstore chain management firm BlackOpal in its meeting has approval for amend- mium as a percentage of GDP is is expected to rise in 2021-22 from Walgreens Boots Alliance, and Wednesday announced its ments in the Insurance Act, 1938. the majority of directors 3.6% in the country, way below the a weak base, according to India Lisa Jackson, vice president of foray into the non-banking Finance Minister Nirmala on the board and key global average of 7.13%, and in Ratings and Research. The agency environment, policy and social finance lending space and Sitharaman in Budget 2021-22 said, case of general insurance, it is even expects the residential real estate initiatives at Apple Inc, will sit will mainly focus on "I propose to amend the Insurance management persons worse at 0.94% of GDP, as against sector to stage a sharp K-shaped re- on the advisory council of the financing stuck projects in Act, 1938 to increase the permissi- would be resident the world average of 2.88%. covery in the next financial year. new project. the real estate sector. The ble FDI limit from 49% to 74% in in- The government has earlier al- "The overall floor space sold is despite the pandemic. company has received surance companies and allow for- Indians, with at least 50% lowed 100% foreign direct invest- likely to increase by 30% Y-o-Y India Rating said the recovery license from the RBI to start eign ownership and control with of directors being ment in insurance intermediaries. (year-on-year) in FY22 after a 34% will likely be dominated by Grade Job postings rise in NBFC operations, which will safeguards." Intermediary services include Y-o-Y decline in FY21," it said in a I players, whose sales are likely to be carried out under a Under the new structure, the independent directors insurance brokers, reinsurance statement. The agency emphasised grow by 49% Y-o-Y in FY22, after a special purpose vehicle: majority of directors on the board brokers, insurance consultants, that the overall sales in FY22 could 14% Y-o-Y increase in FY21. February: Report BlackOpal Financial Services and key management persons would rectors, and specified percentage of corporate agents, third party ad- still be around 14% below FY20 "India Ratings and Research ex- Pvt Ltd. BlackOpal has level. already raised $1.5 million by be resident Indians, with at least 50% profits being retained as a general ministrators, surveyors and loss pects the performance of the res- way of minority stake of directors being independent di- reserve. assessors. The total residential floor space idential real estate sector to im- dilution, and plans to use sold in India remained largely stag- prove in FY22 from a weak base 50% of the funds in retail nant at 326 million sq ft in 2019-20. currently. segment and the rest in real February PV sales The floor space sold declined "Grade I players are likely to see estate projects. SBI bags ‘Best Performing 41% Y-o-Y in the first nine months a surge in growth from a moderately of this fiscal year, the rating agency strong base, while non-Grade I rise over 17% Y-o-Y said, and expected 34% fall in the players are likely to see a reversal Cartier roped in entire 2020-21. of the sharp decline experienced in Bank’ award for 2020-21 AGENCIES India Ratings noted that Grade FY21," the agency said. PRESS TRUST OF INDIA as Chairperson I players (large real estate firms) India Ratings said that lower in- POST NEWS NETWORK New Delhi, March 10: Low in- have managed to buck the trend. terest rate on home loans is likely Mumbai, March 10: Job post- New Delhi: Nissan Motor terest rates along with pent-up Their market share expanded to to improve the affordability of ings went up in February, mainly Company Wednesday said it Bhubaneswar, March 10: State demand accelerated domestic pas- 15.6% in the first nine months of this house ownership. India Ratings led by hiring activities in FMCG, has appointed Guillaume Bank of India (SBI) was adjudged senger vehicle sales in February fiscal year as they managed to re- and Research is a fully-owned sub- food and packaged goods sectors, Cartier as the new as the Best Performing Bank for the on both year-on-year and sequential port a 4.3% Y-o-Y increase in sales sidiary of the Fitch Group. according to a report. Chairperson for Africa, Middle East, India, Europe and year 2020-21 and was given Award basis. Monster.Com's Monster Oceania (AMIEO) region. of Excellence for Recognition of Accordingly, sales of passen- Employment Index showed that job Effective April 1, Cartier will outstanding performance in Kondhamal, Malkangiri, ger vehicles increased by 17.92% postings witnessed a six per cent lead all Nissan operations in Implementation of SHG Bank Nowrangpur, Rayagada, Gajapati, in February 2021, according to sequential growth in February. the region, which covers more Credit Linkage Programme and Puri, Nayagarh, Bargarh, Sonepur. data from the Society of Indian The report revealed that most than 140 markets across four Mission Shakti Loan-State Interest The Bank conducted 17 Mega Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) of the industries have shown continents with a population Subvention Programme for the SHG Camps and 723 Branch wise released Wednesday. growth with import/export (10%), of around 3.8 billion people, year 2020-21. SHG camps to reach out to the FMCG, food and packaged goods representing more than 30% SBI, during the current FY 2020- SHGs for credit linking them to (9%), and printing and packag- of global vehicle sales, the 21 has already credit linked 45753 support their business activities. ing (9%), BPO/ITES (7%), bank- Japanese auto major said. SHGs and the Bank is confident In the grand function arranged at ing/financial services and in- of crossing `50,000-mark before Lok Seva Bhawan, Bhubaneswar surance (7%) and garments/ March 31, 2021. The Bank has suc- by Women, Child Development and textiles/ leather /gems and jew- FinMin releases cessfully disbursed `777 cr this Mission Shakti Department, in token ellery (7%), witnessing significant year to eligible SHGs. In addition, of the genuine efforts by the Bank increase in job postings in final instalment it also sanctioned Covid Emergency and its officials, State Bank of India Overall, a total of around 281,380 February as compared to January ` New Delhi: The Finance Loans of .27 cr to 4,880 SHGs. was awarded with the Award of passenger vehicles were sold last this year. Ministry Wednesday released Despite Covid-19 situation, all Excellence and Certificate. RumaDey, month compared to over 238,622 Whereas, engineering, cement, the 12th and final monthly the staff at SBI ensured to provide the Chief General Manager (CGM) units during the same period of construction, iron/ steel declined instalment of revenue deficit adequate credit supply to SHGs. of State Bank of India, Bhubaneswar 2020. In January 2021, 276,554 units by 3%, home appliances 5%, and grant of `6,194 crore to the Door step visits by officials of SBI, Circle received the same from of passenger vehicles were sold. retail 6%. states. With the release of organising Loan distribution camps Smt.TukuniSahu, Hon’ble Minister The category includes sub-seg- In terms of year-on-year (y-o-y) this instalment, a total in presence of District Magistrates for Women, Child Development and ments of cars, utility vehicles and growth, the overall index in amount of `74,340 crore has and other important government Mission Shakti in the presence of vans. A total of 155,128 passenger February still showcases a sig- been released to eligible functionaries ensured timely dis- Chief Minister Naveen Pattnaik, cars were sold in the domestic nificant drop of 15% mainly on states as Post Devolution bursements to SHGs in Khorda, Director, Mission Shakti, Sujata market up 4.43% from an off-take account of the impact of the Revenue Deficit Grant in the Jagatsingpur, Kalahandi, Kartikeyan and other important of 148,541 units sold during the pandemic across some of the current financial year, the Sundergarh, Bolangir, Keonjhar, Government functionaries. like period of 2020. key sectors. ministry said in a statement. The Post Devolution Revenue Deficit Grants are released in monthly instalments as per the recommendations of the ‘IPL BRAND VALUE FALLS FOR FIRST TIME IN SIX YEARS’ 15th Finance Commission.

INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE tioned that depending on the ex- tent of the post Covid-19 slowdown, Vivo back as IPL title sponsor IEX inks share New Delhi, March 10: The brand most sponsorship contracts may sale pacts in IGX value of the Indian Premier League get renegotiated next year, as the NEW DELHI: Chinese smartphone firm Vivo is back as the title sponsor of (IPL) went down for the first time spending power of the advertisers the IPL, almost a year after the sponsorship deal with the BCCI was New Delhi: The Indian Energy in six years - by 3.6% over one year. and sponsors is likely to be im- suspended amid the India-China border standoff. The company, which Exchange (IEX) Thursday said From `47,500 crore in 2019, it fell to pacted by the economic slowdown," competes with players like Xiaomi and Samsung in the Indian market, that it has inked two separate `45,800 crore in 2020, the first decline Duff & Phelps said. also stated that it will expand its portfolio of premium devices, and focus on new technologies like 5G. “Vivo is back as the title sponsor of IPL and share purchase agreements since 2014, a report said Wednesday. In 2020, the IPL had lower spon- that is very encouraging and exciting for us because IPL is the biggest to sell 31% of its stake in its “Year 2020 was a challenging one sorship revenues as compared to subsidiary Indian Gas property in India and is a perfect amalgamation of sports and with economic distress and uncer- previous years. Much of this is at- entertainment," Vivo India Dir (Brand Strategy) Nipun Marya said. Exchange (IGX). The IEX will tainty due to Covid-19. The sports tributed to Vivo pulling out of the title sell 26% stake in IGX to NSE economy was not immune to this cri- sponsorship deal and being replaced Investments Ltd and 5% sis, and the pandemic disrupted by Dream11. Dream11 paid `222 gate receipts, reduced food and bev- in brand value was suffered by equity to ONGC. "Indian the sporting calendar for the year, Energy Exchange Ltd has crore for the season, as against Vivo’s erage (F&B) revenue and certain three-time champions Chennai

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Dubai, March 10: The International down measures proceed as planned, the ICC said. “The venue provides England and Wales Cricket Board Cricket Council (ICC) Wednesday for- it is anticipated that a limited num- world-class playing and training Chief Executive Officer Tom mally announced that Southampton ber of fans will be allowed into the facilities, giving both teams the Harrison added: “We are delighted will host the inaugural World Test Hampshire Bowl to watch the final,” best possible environment in which that the ICC has chosen to host the Championship (WTC) final between the ICC statement read. to prepare.” inaugural World Test Championship India and New Zealand in June and Initially, the final was supposed New Zealand were the first team Final at The Hampshire Bowl. the door in UCL a limited number of fans could be to be held at the Lord’s but the ICC to qualify for the final and they “As the world’s first fully bio-se- allowed if the easing of lockdown Board and the England and Wales were joined by India following their cure cricket venue, it has shown in the UK continues. Cricket Board (ECB) decided to 3-1 series win over England which itself capable of delivering inter- The game will be played inside change the venue to ensure that concluded Saturday. national matches to the highest of a bio-secure bubble at the Hampshire the fixture could be staged safely “The ICC World Test standards, even against the backdrop Bowl in Southampton from June 18- with the potential impact of COVID- Championship final is the pinnacle of a global pandemic. I am sure the 22. The venue was confirmed to 19 minimised for all involved. event in the Test calendar and is in- finale of the ICC World Test this agency Monday by BCCI “In selecting the Hampshire Bowl, tended to be a week-long celebration Championship will be a wonder- President Sourav Ganguly. the ICC drew on ECB’s experience of the oldest form of the game,” ful occasion.” Hockey teams to Natarajan faces race ICC RANKINGS get allowances Pant 7th in Tests, under TOPS: SAI Ashwin move to 2nd against time for T20s DUBAI: Following his breathtaking PRESS TRUST OF INDIA century in the fourth Test against PRESS TRUST OF INDIA England, young Indian wicketkeeper Sergio Oliveira scores from the New Delhi, March 10: The core batsman Rishabh Pant Wednesday spot against Juventus, Tuesday group players of both the Indian Ahmedabad, March 10: Pacer T achieved a career-best seventh men’s and women’s hockey teams Natarajan is racing against time to position in the ICC Test rankings. will be entitled to a monthly al- be battle-ready, making him doubt- Pant has jumped seven places. The ASSOCIATED PRESS minute after Bianconeri defender lowance of `50,000 under the gov- ful for at least the early part of 23-year-old shares the seventh place Haaland brace sends Leonardo Bonucci had blocked ernment’s Target Olympic Podium India’s five-match T20 series against in the batsmen rankings with Turin, March 10: Juventus and Zaidu Sanusi's effort. Scheme (TOPS) till the Tokyo England starting here Friday. compatriot Rohit Sharma, who Cristiano Ronaldo crashed out of the Dortmund into last 8 Taremi was also involved in Games in July-August this year. Spinner Varun Chakravarthy’s moved up one spot, and Henry Nicholls of New Zealand. However Champions League round of 16 on DORTMUND: Erling Haaland sent Porto’s goal as he won the penalty “The Mission Olympic Cell has failure to clear fitness tests has ` captain Virat Kohli, who remains away goals for the second succes- Borussia Dortmund into the when he was fouled by Merih sanctioned 50,000 per athlete as ruled him out of the series. fifth, is at his lowest points tally sive year as the Bianconeri were Champions League quarterfinals for Demiral and Oliveira converted out-of-pocket allowance for the Chakravarthy has repeatedly since November 2017 while were eliminated by 10-man Porto. the first time since 2017 with two goals into the bottom left corner. members of the Indian men’s and failed to clear the fitness test at Cheteshwar Pujara (13th) is under Sergio Oliveira scored in extra in a heated 2-2 draw with Sevilla. Juventus appeared transformed women’s hockey team under the the National Cricket Academy in 700 rating points for the first time time to send Porto into the quar- Haaland took his season tally to 10 after the break and drew level four TOPS,” the Sports Authority of Bangalore while yorker specialist since September 2016. R Ashwin has terfinals of Europe’s premier club goals for Dortmund to advance with a minutes into the second half as India (SAI) said in a statement. Natarajan is yet to join the squad leapfrogged New Zealand’s Neil competition despite a thrilling 2-3 5-4 win on aggregate. The Bundesliga Ronaldo controlled a Bonucci ball A total of 58 hockey players, 33 here due to an apparent ‘shoulder Wagner to the second position loss in Turin after Federico Chiesa’s team won the first leg of their last 16 over the top and knocked it on for men and 25 women, will benefit niggle’. among bowlers. He is also ranked two goals had given Juventus hope. tie 3-2 in Seville, where Haaland also Chiesa to curl into the top right from this decision. “We have many “Varun Chakravarthy was se- fourth among all-rounders, now Porto, which played most of the scored two. The Norwegian has 20 corner. players who come from very dif- lected because he recovered from ahead of Shakib Al Hasan. second leg at a numerical disad- altogether in just 14 appearances in Juve’s hopes of turning the tie ficult economic backgrounds and his shoulder injury that ruled him Europe’s premier tournament in his vantage after Mehdi Taremi’s send- around grew further five minutes an allowance of this accord will def- out of the Australia series. He did young career, and he was the key fac- ing off, advanced on away goals initely help them pursue the sport his rehab at the NCA and started tor in Dortmund moving on. Youssef later when Taremi was sent off India 2nd in T20Is after the matchup ended 4-4 on ag- after he kicked a ball away and re- through to the Olympic Games throwing normally. It is learnt that Rahul Chahar will En-Nesyri scored twice for Sevilla. DUBAI: India climbed a spot to gregate. Juventus went out in the ceived a second yellow card mo- without any hindrance,” men’s “However, he has failed to clear be inducted in the squad as he is al- second in the latest ICC men’s T20I round of 16 on away goals to Lyon ments after his first booking. team captain Manpreet Singh said. the YoYo test mark stipulated for a ready in the bio-bubble since the team rankings ahead of a five- last season. to set up a tense finale. Chiesa headed a Juan Cuadrado This will be the first time that 2km run at least twice,” a senior start of the Test series. In case of match series against top-placed Oliveira also netted Porto’s first Both sides also hit the woodwork cross into the top left corner in the the women’s team will be consid- BCCI source told this agency on Natarajan, the NCA medical staff England beginning March 12. goal, from the penalty spot, but in an end-to-end match in which the 63rd minute. The Bianconeri were ered under TOPS for OPA. “This conditions of anonymity. is trying to get him fit or at least the England are seven points ahead of Chiesa scored twice in the second momentum kept changing. Juventus made to regret their wasted op- decision taken today really goes to The question now being asked is later part of the series. India, who were third before the half to level the tie for Juventus needed to overturn a 1-2 deficit portunities as, five minutes from the show that women’s hockey is why did the Chetan Sharma led Rahul Tewatia is training with away series against Australia. and send the match into extra time. from the first leg. It had conceded end of extra time, Weston McKennie equally important, and we are committee select such a player, the Indian team in Ahmedabad as Australia’s 2-3 loss to New Zealand Porto appeared to have all but won early in Portugal and almost did so fouled Oliveira, who dusted himself being given equal benefits which who, after the month of October, has- he awaits his second fitness Test re- in a recent five-game series it before Adrien Rabiot reduced again in Turin as Taremi’s header off to fire a free-kick under the is a big encouragement for us,” said n’t played even one competitive sults. The T20s will be followed by pushed the side below India with

the deficit three minutes from time bounced off the bar in the sixth wall and into the bottom left corner. skipper Rani Rampal. game for his state Tamil Nadu. a three-match ODI series in Pune. just one point separating the two.

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