y k y cm FITNESS FREAK APOLOGIES FROM WISTRON MILLIONS ENTER LOCKDOWN Actor Shama Sikander has taken to Nearly a week after violence erupted at Wistron’s A surge in the infection rate caused by a new variant pole dancing during her vacation Karnataka factory, the firm apologised and of nCoV has led to millions entering stringent lockdown in the UK in Dubai to stay fit LEISURE | P2 removed its top executive TWO STATES | P7 INTERNATIONAL | P10 VOLUME 10, ISSUE 259 | www.orissapost.com BHUBANESWAR | MONDAY, DECEMBER 21 | 2020 12 PAGES | `4.00 IRREGULAR by MANJUL MARITAL DISPUTE BJD-BJP ‘understanding’ ends Police register case FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE 2019 GENERAL ELECTIONS, BJP LEADERS against Anubhav RAISED THEIR VOICE AGAINST THE CENTRE’S NEGLECT TOWARDS THE STATE POST NEWS NETWORK Cuttack, Dec 20: The Purighat police Sunday registered a case against Odia film actor and MP Anubhav Mohanty and two of his aides on a fresh complaint filed by Mohanty’s actress wife Varsha Priyadarshini. Nepal Parliament dissolved, I love our PM. The police also quizzed Mohanty and his two He has got a wonderful aides in connection with the complaint filed by wardrobe. Varsha, sources said. general elections next year In her complaint, Varsha Saturday claimed that Mohanty and his two aides had locked her room. PRESS TRUST OF INDIA mid-term election will be SHORT TAKES (Left) CM Naveen Patnaik addresses the BJD executive body meeting through videoconferencing, Sunday. Leaders of As a result, she had to wait outside for some time. held April 30 and May 10 the regional party at the meet in Bhubaneswar OP PHOTOS Varsha had also lodged a complaint with po- Kathmandu, Dec 20: for the second phase, ac- lice Friday and claimed that a conspiracy is being Nepal’s embattled Prime cording to a notice issued by Pari murder case: POST NEWS NETWORK are dumb, as they have been sidelin- glecting the implementation of the made to tarnish her image. In a related develop- Minister KP Sharma Oli the Rashtrapati Bhawan. ing the interests of the state. Their Swaminathan Committee report, ment, Mohanty Sunday wrote to Director General Sunday sprang a surprise on The 275-member House One arrested Bhubaneswar, Dec 20: Nineteen only aim is to keep the central lead- special category state status and spe- of Police (DGP), Abhay, and sought protection for his rivals and got the of Representatives, which is months after the 2019 general ers in good humour so as to grab cial package,” the Puri MP alleged. him and his family. In his letter to the DGP, President to dissolve the lower house of Bhubaneswar: The Special elections, Chief Minister Naveen ministries and positions, he said, BJD leader Pramila Mallick said Mohanty alleged that some people are conspir- Parliament, a controversial Parliament, was elected in Investigation Team (SIT) Patnaik and senior leaders Biju adding, they have failed in raising that Odisha Chief Minister is num- ing against him and his family. He reportedly men- move amidst a prolonged 2017 for a five-year term. investigating the Pari murder Janata Dal (BJD) seem to have de- their voice in the state’ interests. ber one in the Covid management. tioned the names of the conspirators, sources said. tussle for power between The upper house is the case in Nayagarh arrested one cided raise their voice against the Such change in the Chief “When people of Odisha were left Mohanty also urged police to examine the him and former premier National Assembly. person in connection with crime, Sunday. The accused Modi government at the Centre for Minister’s stand against the Centre jobless in other states due to lock- authenticity of an audio clip of Varsha’s con- Pushpa Kamal Dahal The move comes as the will be produced before the the first time. signaled that the party will go to the down and were stranded, the Chief versation with her two sisters. The audio clip went “Prachanda”. intra-party feud reached cli- POCSO Court tomorrow. This was apparent when all BJD people against the Centre. Minister made arrangements to viral on social media a few days ago. President Bidya Devi max in the ruling NCP According to official sources, leaders openly criticised the Centre Speaking at the executive com- bring them back,” she added. It is worth mentioning here that Mohanty Bhandari dissolved which has been witnessing the accused is a resident of at the party’s executive body meet- mittee meeting, senior BJD leader She said that the grassroots work- and Varsha have been engaged in a marital dis- Parliament’s House of months long tussle between Jadupur village under ing here Sunday. Prasanna Acharya said that some ers should work to apprise people pute for last several months. Varsha had filed a Representatives at Oli’s rec- two factions, one led by Nayagarh Sadar police limits. A Earlier, the BJD had been cribbing parties have pointed their fingers about the Central neglect towards case in the Cuttack SDJM court seeking main- ommendation and announced 68-year-old Oli and Party’s case has been registered under about the financial neglect of the at the BJD’s relevance at the pres- the state. Opposition parties will not tenance from Mohanty. mid-term general election in chairman and another Sections 364, 302, 376 (AB), 376 Centre towards the state, but since ent time. “Many have raised ques- be allowed to win a single seat in April-May, a decision criti- led by 66-year-old (A) and 201 of IPC read with the last elections, the party had com- tions about the future of the BJD, civic body polls, she added. cised by the Opposition as “Prachanda”, also the ex- Section 6 of POCSO Act. pletely fallen silent against the Modi but the party will gain confidence Senior BJD leader Kishore unconstitutional. ecutive chair of the party However, the investigation government. People perceived such of the people in future too and will Mohanty said that the treasury of Earlier, an emergency and former premier. team did not provide the cryptic silence of the BJD against form the government,” he asserted. Odisha was empty when the re- meeting of the Cabinet Spokesperson of the rul- details of the person arrested the Centre was fallout of a secret un- Puri MP Pinaki Mishra pointed gional party came to power for the chaired by Oli decided to ing NCP Narayankaji in connection with the minor derstanding between the two parties. out that a big survey agency has first time in 2000. But, the state had recommend the President Shrestha has termed Oli's girl murder case. Official Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik placed Odisha at the fifth slot for a surplus Budget under the BJD rule for the dissolution of move as “undemocratic, sources said lie detection test first broke his silence at the exec- Covid-19 management, while Utttar in 2008, he added. Parliament, a senior anti-constitutional and au- of the concerned person had utive body meeting of the Biju Yuba Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh Speaking at the meet, Kalikesh Standing Committee mem- tocratic”. been carried out. Janata Dal recently. have failed to fare well in pandemic Singh Deo said that a political party ber of the ruling Nepal He said that the ruling Lancnhing a scathing attack on management. is collecting members through Communist Party (NCP) party will hold its Standing Cold wave to sweep the BJP, Patnaik said that the lead- “People know which party is rul- missed calls but BJD does not fol- told PTI. Committee meeting to dis- several districts ers of the national party in the state ing these states. The Centre is ne- low that method. The couple in happier times. The first phase of the cuss the matter. Bhubaneswar: Severe cold wave condition is likely to prevail at one or two places ‘Progeny, termination; DESIRES Mahanadi port over the districts of Mayurbhanj, Angul, Jharsuguda, Bargarh and Sundargarh during next 24 fundamental rights’ project gains steam hours. Weather office sources said cold wave condition is also POST NEWS NETWORK termination of pregnancy more likely to prevail at one or two than 20 weeks old is not permitted. PNN & AGENCIES (PPP) mode with a capacity of 54 places over the districts of Cuttack, Dec 20: While allowing However, a Division Bench of MTPA at an investment of `4,000 Koraput, Kandhamal, Balasore, a rape victim to terminate her preg- Justices SK Mishra and Savitri Bhubaneswar, Dec 20: Ahead of crore. In the first phase, the port will Cuttack, Keonjhar, Boudh, nancy after 20 weeks of concep- Ratho mentioned about the Medical signing of the MoU with the Centre have the capacity to handle 22 Sonepur, Kalahandi, Nuapada, tion, the Orissa High Court recently Termination of Pregnancy for setting up of `4,000 crore river- MTPA cargos at an investment of Dhenkanal, Deogarh during ruled that right to progeny and ter- (Amendment) Bill, 2020, currently ine port project in Mahanadi, a `2,562 core, an official said. next 24 hours. Under its impact, mination are pending before high-level delegation Sunday vis- While the Paradip Port Trust an increased likelihood of both fundamen- Orissa HC recently ruled the Rajya Sabha, ited the proposed site in Kendrapara will develop supporting project in- various illnesses like tal rights en- which permits district, officials said. frastructures like rail and road running/stuffy nose or shrined under that right to progeny termination of The delegation connectivity and nosebleed, which usually set in Article 21 of the and termination are pregnancies up comprising Chief The riverine port dredging require- or get aggravated due to Constitution of to 24 weeks.