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VOLUME 10, ISSUE 92 | www.orissapost.com BHUBANESWAR | FRIDAY, JULY 3 | 2020 12 PAGES | `4.00 China’s anti-India move blocked in UNSC The US was the second nation after Germany to defer the statement over Karachi attack. The delay was to “send a message” to Pakistan that it cannot, on one hand call former al-Qaeda chief Laden, a “martyr” and link India to the attack

AGENCIES one wants and get away with it and ex- pect the international community to United Nations, July 2: A UNSC WORLD GANGING UP AGAINST CHINA come to its assistance when one wants statement condemning the recent ter- it. “That is the message.” LONDON: British PM Boris Johnson held China in “clear and serious breach” of the Sino- ror attack in Karachi was twice stalled Using a standard template for con- British agreement under which Hong Kong had been handed over to the Chinese AFTER KAALIA by the US and Germany, delaying its authorities. “If China imposes its national security law, the British government will demning all terrorist attacks, the UNSC issuance to give a “message” to Pakistan change its immigration rules and allow any holder of these passports from Hong Kong said that its members “underlined the over it blaming India for the incident to come to the UK for a renewable period of 12 months and be given further immigra- need to bring perpetrators, organis- State plans ‘Balaram’ and Prime Minister Imran Khan call- tion rights, including the right to work, which could place them on a route to citizen- ers, financiers and sponsors of these ing Osama bin Laden a “martyr”, ac- ship,” he wrote in an article. The US too has warned China that it will not stand idle reprehensible acts of terrorism to jus- cording to sources. while it “swallows” Hong Kong into its “authoritarian maw,” a day after Beijing tice and urged all states, in accordance The 15-nation UN Security Council imposed a “draconian” national security law in the former British territory. with their obligations under interna- for landless farmers issued a press statement Wednesday tional law and relevant Security Council to condemn the “heinous and cow- US broke the silence for the second time, Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi for heed’ during a statement in Pakistan resolutions, to cooperate actively with n The new scheme will ardly terrorist attack that took place further delaying the statement from his “absurd comments” linking India Parliament. the Government of Pakistan and all ensure credit flow to in Karachi, Pakistan, June 29, 2020, being issued. to the terror attack on the Pakistan Sources said that the sentiment was other relevant authorities in this regard.” landless farmers and which resulted in several people killed.” Sources said that the delay was to Stock Exchange building in Karachi. shared among Council members that The members of the Security Council sharecroppers Pakistan’s ‘all-weather ally’ China "send a message” to Pakistan that it can- In a strongly-worded response, one cannot call a global terrorist a also reiterated that any acts of terror- n The quantum of loan is drafted the statement, which was put not on the one hand call former al- External Affairs Ministry martyr and on the other hand expect ism are criminal and unjustifiable, re- envisaged to be around ` under a silence procedure, under which Qaeda chief Laden, who masterminded Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said unequivocal condemnation of the ter- gardless of their motivation, wherever, 1,040 crore if no member state raises any objections one of the biggest terror attacks in that Pakistan cannot shift the blame ror attack. Sources added that the whenever and by whomsoever com- n The credit will be extended to the draft within a specified time pe- the world and was killed by the US on India for its domestic problems, delay in issuing the press statement was mitted. Four heavily armed militants, through JLGs and it will riod, it is considered adopted. Navy Seals in the Pakistani garrison and unlike Pakistan, India has no hes- to “send a message that you cannot have believed to be from a banned Baloch benefit 7 lakh landless Germany was the first to break the town of Abbottabad, a “martyr” and itation in condemning terrorism any- it both ways.” terror group, on Monday made a brazen cultivators in two years silence procedure, delaying the is- link India to the Karachi attack, and where in the world including in They added that the “message has attempt to take over the Pakistan Stock suance of the press statement. The on the other hand expect unequivocal Karachi. gone to them” that they cannot be ir- Exchange building in Karachi, killing POST NEWS NETWORK Manager A Chandra Sekhar deadline was extended till 10 AM July condemnation of the attack against it. Further, Pakistan Prime Minister responsible about these things. The four security guards and a police officer said, “This scheme is the 1 (local time) and it was then that the India had hit out at Pakistan Foreign Imran Khan had called Laden a ‘sha- sources said one cannot say anything before being shot dead by security forces. Bhubaneswar, July 2: After first of its kind in the coun- KAALIA (Krushak try. Through this scheme, Assistance for Livelihood the real field-level agricul- and Income Augmentation), tural activities will have IRREGULAR by MANJUL the state government in col- credit inflow of around DEITIES’ GOLDEN ATTIRE laboration with NABARD `1,040 crore.” will implement a new Each bank would finance scheme christened ‘Balaram’ at least 10 JLGs in a year. this year with a view to en- There are around 7,000 sure credit flow to landless branches of different banks farmers. and Primary Agriculture A decision in this regard Cooperative Society (PACS) was taken at a high-level in the rural and semi-urban meeting held under the areas. Each JLG would com- chairmanship of Chief prise five members. Secretary Asit Tripathy at Loan to each group could the Lok Seba Bhawan here be extended up to `1.60 lakh. Thursday. It is targeted to cover around Agriculture and Farmers 7 lakh landless cultivators Can’t we cancel elections too? Empowerment secretary through 1.40 lakh JLGs The result can be declared by taking Sourabh Garg outlined the within a period of two years. average of previous polls! different facets of the pro- The Institute of posal designed together with Management & Advance NABARD. Global Excellence (IMAGE) The credit facility will be and Agricultural Technology SHORT TAKES provided to the landless Management Agency farmers on the basis of ‘so- (ATMA) would be the nodal cial collateral’ through joint agencies at the state and dis- MP Cabinet liability groups (JLGs). The trict levels, respectively. credit would be available to It was decided to incen- expanded the sharecroppers as nor- tivize the Krushak Sathis mal crop loan. The rate of in- and VAWs through ATMA Bhopal: The Shivraj Singh terest and interest subven- for formation of JLGs, link- Chouhan-led Madhya Pradesh tion would be as per the ing them to banks, mobi- Cabinet was expanded Thursday with induction of 28 existing norms of the state lizing disbursal of credit ministers, including a dozen Lord Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra and Lord Jagannath adorned in gold ornaments on their respective chariots at the Lions’ Gate of Srimandir as part of the Suna Besha government. and facilitating repayment loyalists of Jyotiraditya Scindia, ritual, Thursday. For the first time, the unique ritual was performed without the congregation of devotees due to the COVID-19 restrictions PHOTOS: ANIL KUMAR SAHOO NABARD Chief General of the loan. whose exit from the Congress in March led to the fall of the 15-month-old Kamal Nath-led regime in the state. P8 162 killed as Myanmar ` Custodial deaths: Govt clears 38.9K cr to purchase weapons ` 5 cops arrested jade mine caves in INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE Defence Minister Rajnath Singh While the MiG-29 procurement and at an estimated cost of 10,730 crore. Thursday approved a proposal upgradation from Russia is estimated Focused on indigenous design New Delhi, July 2: Amid the tense and development, these approvals Chennai: The Crime Branch-Crime for procurement of 21 MiG-29 to cost Rs7,418 crore, the Su-30 MKIs ASSOCIATED PRESS Khin Maung Myint, a lawmaker situation at the border with China, include acquisitions, amounting Investigation Department (CBCID) fighter aircraft, along with will be procured from HAL at an from Hpakant, where the accident Defence Minister Rajnath Singh ` to `31,130 crore, from Indian in- of Tamil Nadu police have arrested upgradation of 59 Mig-29s, and estimated cost of 10,730 crore Yangon, July 2: At least 162 peo- occurred, said 54 people were in- Thursday approved a proposal for dustry. These equipment will be five policemen working in 12 more Su-30 MKI aircraft Sathankulam police station in ple were killed Thursday in a land- jured and sent to hospitals. procurement of 21 MiG-29 fighter manufactured in India by the Tuticorin district for the murder of slide at a jade mine in northern The Hpakant area in Kachin state aircraft, along with upgradation Indian defence industry with par- P Jeyaraj and his son J Bennicks, Myanmar, the government and res- is 950 kilometers north of Myanmar’s of 59 Mig-29s, and 12 more Su-30 ticipation of several MSMEs as officials said. The CBCID also cue workers said, the latest in a biggest city, Yangon, and is the cen- MKI aircraft. prime tier vendors. altered the FIR registered as a series of deadly accidents at the sites ter of the world’s biggest and most lu- To strengthen the armed forces for The indigenous content in some murder case from the earlier in recent years. crative jade mining industry. A defending the borders, the Defence of these projects is up to 80 per cent A statement from the Ministry November 2015 accident also left 113 Acquisition Council meeting, chaired of the project cost. A large number charge of suspicious death. P8 Focused on indigenous design and development, these approvals include of Information gave the death toll dead and was considered the coun- by Rajnath Singh, accorded approval acquisitions, amounting to `31,130 crore, from Indian industry of these projects have been made pos- as 116, while Khin Maung Win, try’s worst. In that case, the victims for capital acquisitions of various sible due to transfer of technology MARKET WATCH chairman of the Thingaha rescue died when a 60-meter-high mountain platforms and equipment required cost of `38,900 crore were approved,” upgradation from Russia is esti- by the Defence Research & group working at the site, said the of earth and waste discarded by sev- by the three services. a Defence Ministry statement said. mated to cost `7,418 crore, the Su- Development Organisation to in- number of the dead surpassed 113. eral mines tumbled in. “Proposals for an approximate While the MiG-29 procurement and 30 MKIs will be procured from HAL digenous industry. INDEX VARIATION

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CURRENCY POST NEWS NETWORK cials to constitute a technical com- hospitals in Bhubaneswar. GOLD `48,145 `122 WHAT IS PLASMA mittee to outline the treatment plan Meanwhile, the government has Bhubaneswar, July 2: Taking a clue for plasma therapy as well as pre- also decided to use antiviral drug THERAPY A BJP LEADER SILVER `48,000 `770 from Kerala, New Delhi and pare detailed guidelines for suc- FabiFlu and Remdesivir to treat BULLION Maharashtra, the state government AND SIX cessful introduction of this treat- critically ill COVID-19 patients. onvalescent Plasma Therapy MEMBERS OF HIS has decided to start plasma therapy ment in the state. Meanwhile, the state reported C is an experimental procedure FAMILY HAVE where plasma from the blood of a to treat critically ill COVID-19 pa- The committee will also create two more COVID-19 fatalities WEATHER TESTED COVID

recovered COVID-19 patient is tients. It has also decided to set up POSITIVE IN awareness among the people re- Thursday, taking the death toll due y BHUB CTK transfused to a critically ill a plasma bank will also be set up for BHUBANESWAR. garding the plasma therapy and to the disease to 27 in the state,

coronavirus patient. The blood of this purpose. submit a detailed report to the gov- while the total tally rose to 7,545

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riage due to travel restrictions. Hopefully, tent. FORTUNE FORECAST things will turn normal in next couple Banker Sasmita Sahoo who also got of months when we can arrange a proper hitched during the lockdown period says, reception.” “We had enough masks, gloves and bottles New normal at There are no prizes for guessing of hand sanitiser ready for our invitees to about her wedding wardrobe. ensure safety but the turnout was thin With her regular in my marriage. Many didn’t dare to come bridal attire like out of their homes. Expectedly, neither ARIES saree and gold there bands nor musical programmes on nuptials during jewellery, she the occasion.” The stars are sending had to wear a Nearly 30 guests attended the wedding out a warning today, and it will prevent you from few designer ceremony of Physician Khusboo Arora , getting cheated. Even though you manage masks to make who took the sacred vow June 19. But she to remain a step ahead of people, you are the occa- is more than happy. “I have no complaint likely to make a few enemies along the lockdown sion about the number of guests attended way. Ganesha says today is not auspicious memo- my marriage. Being a doctor, I un- for buying a house or a vehicle. rable to derstand the situation more than Sasmita Sahoo ding. some ex- anyone else which is why we took all TAURUS The offers from the wedding precautions to keep the number of at- Grooms these days are arriving planners have also been tendees on a hold,” says Khusboo. This day your mind is like- changed with things like “The pandemic can’t stop life. There ly to be blissfully drawn with just a handful of baratis, ‘Thermal Screening for is a need to move on against all odds towards your personal all wearing masks while the Guests’, ‘Mandatory Hand instead of complaining which friends and family members. Your warm Washing Stations’, ‘Hand will make us victorious in and intimate relationships will stay upper- brides’ families are no more Sanitizers’ and ‘Special N95 the long run,” she adds. most in your mind and fill the day, not leaving room for anything else. greeting them with garlands but Masks for guests’ are being Subham Mishra, a added to the existing facilities. wedding photographer with hand sanitisers A few girls who tied the knot from the city, says, “The during the lockdown shares pandemic has badly af- GEMINI ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Soumyesh and Pooja their experience with fected our profession. You will keep your emo- OrissaPOST. Earlier, apart from the tions aside and concen- Bhubaneswar: Marriage, since ages, has Pooja Mishra, a famous D-Day clicks, we used trate solely on your work been considered as one of life’s most mem- compelled people to have simpler nup- model who has also represented to have shoots during today. You will have to waste a lot of time orable events. Reason: It is believed to be tials. The groom these days is arriving the state in Femina Miss India pre-wedding events, in fulfilling the demands made by those a union of two souls. Therefore, the oc- with just a handful of baratis, all wearing contest got married June 29. She receptions and other cer- around you. However, the more demands you fulfill, the more their expectations will casion is incomplete without loud music, masks while the bride’s family is no more was all set to take the vow in April emonies which is not rise, says Ganesha. elaborate food menu, colourful decora- greeting them with garlands but with and the date was finalised much happening now.” tions and of course processions that are sanitisers in hands. The pandemic has before COVID-19 turned a pan- attended by hundreds of guests. certainly created an unprecedented situ- demic, says Pooja. However, the outbreak of novel coron- ation. So much so, that a newlywed cou- “However, it got delayed like CANCER avirus has ple in Sundargarh shunned Hataganthi, other social events. Finally, we New positive turn in life one of the most important rit- managed to do it with limited of lovers. It may lead to marriage. You will play uals of a Hindu people in attendance. We could role in bonding all mem- wed- invite a very few guests. My bers of the joint family and will meet cousins and some close friends with success. also couldn’t make it to Saif gets trolled for the mar- LEO Mishra Photography Rashami You will be busy on the work front today. It is a good day for those who playing ‘victim’ card unveils her are self-employed. Mumbai: Actress Rashami Desai Housewives will remain extremely busy Nora garners 4mn has shared the first poster from with household matters. You will be Tamas look able to work according to your desire Mumbai: Saif Ali Khan declared in an interview her upcoming project, Tamas. though, says Ganesha. that he has been a victim of nepotism, but followers on Insta In the poster, we can see Adhvik he only ended up being a target of memes Mahajan and Rashami. While and tolls in social media. Mumbai: Dancing sensation and ac- Adhvik strikes an intense close-up, Tamas.” “Nepotism in its purest form is some- tress Nora Fatehi has hit 14 million Rashami dons an ethnic look, hair Another one commented: VIRGO thing that even I have been a victim of... mark on Instagram, and to cele- neatly tied and a dupatta on her “Elegant.” You will be really very I am not going to take names but some- brate she has shared a moment head. Without revealing more details, tough today, like a man of steel, but there body’s dad has rung up and said don't that she believed has changed her A user commented: “You look Rashami shared that Tamas will is enough warmth in take him in the movie” Saif said in a life. so beautiful. Can’t wait to see you release July 7. Rashami was last your heart. Forbearance, positivity and recent interview. She posted a video in which in seen in Naagin 4 and Bigg Boss 13. extremely artistic abilities will predomi- However, the comment did not she is seen doing a belly Rashami was in a relationship nate. Ganesha advises you to pursue the go down well with netizens. dance. with television actor Arhaan arts in your studies. Your deep insight Trolls and memes started tar- Recalling the moment, Khan but the couple broke up into life will help you in serving society in a better way. geting the actor, who is the Nora wrote: “Celebrating after their stint on Bigg Boss son of renowned actress 14 million with a throwback 13. It was during the reality Sharmila Tagore and late of this video which changed show that she found out cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan my life forever! Impromptu solo that he had been previ- LIBRA Pataudi. “Saif Ali Khan: during my performance for Miss ously married and even You will be drawn I am the victim of nepo- India awards 2018 Bangalore.. has a child. towards those of the tism. Memers: Is this a this video broke the internet and Earlier, Rashami was opposite sex today says joke?,” reads a meme. got me Dilbar.” married to her Uttaran Ganesha. You will meet people who share the same wavelength “His mother bought him “I didn’t prepare for my solo, it co-star Nandish Sandhu. that you do in the afternoon, and this will the National Award over was on the spot. I was just feeling After more than three lead to a lot of interesting discussions. Shah Rukh Khan in Swades. the music. And for good luck i wore years of being married, He’d even tried to trivialize the the same outfit in the Dilbar video they got divorced in Nepotism debate at an Award too. Thank you for 14million, what a 2016. Show,” tweeted a user. journey,” she added. SCORPIO “Congratulations In a short time, Nora has established herself For you Scorpios, love #SaifAliKhan. You just gradu- as one of the best dancers in the industry with and intense passion are ated from the Ananya Pandey hits such as Manohari in Baahubali: The like a way of life. Today will not be any different, institute of Struggle!!,” reads Beginning, Dilbar in Satyamev Jayate and O for you will put these on top priority, as another sarcastic tweet. saki saki in Batla House. you mark today's planner. Well, there is no harm in it, till you know your bound- aries. At work, take it easy, for if you fail to resist yourself from making a pass at someone attractive, you may land your- self in serious problems. PEANUTS post SUDOKU CROSSWORD To solve the Sudoku puzzle, each row, column and box must contain the numbers SAGITTARIUS 0 to 9 and the letters A to E. You feel highly balanced today, says Ganesha. Being a family person, you dedicate your time equally at home and carry out responsi- bilities towards family. When it comes to work, you are at ease today. Enjoy the serenity of nature in the evening.

CAPRICORN You are beaming with CALVIN AND HOBBES optimism and positive energy. Such strong vibes will penetrate through the day and maintain the ener- gy level right till the end. Not everyone is blessed with such spirit, so will certainly SOLUTIONS have an upper hand at work, be it your profession or business, says Ganesha.

AQUARIUS The cupid may strike you today! The singles may feel the energy and excitement of budding romance. Equally blissful day for the BREVITY married couples, too, as they will CROSSWORD spend quality time with each other.

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k y m c Disaster-resilient power infra in twin city Lokayukta to hear case on RING SUPPLY SYSTEM WILL ENSURE 24X7 QUALITY POWER SUPPLY AT ALL VOLTAGE LEVELS MGNREGS irregularities POST NEWS NETWORK POST NEWS NETWORK estimated was Rs1.5 lakh. Bhubaneswar, July 2: If things go INFRA OVERHAUL The project had not been as per plan, the twin cities of he `1,600-crore project of the Bhubaneswar, July 2: Taking a se- approved by the Gram Bhubaneswar and Cuttack would Tstate govt would include rious note of lapses in implemen- Sabha. have advanced and disaster-resilient installation of 220-KV sub-stations tation of MGNREGS published in The work code was power supply system (under- at Pratappur Shasan, Balianta, this newspaper, the state Lokayukta 2403009/IAF/10518773. It grounding cabling) by December Gothpatana, Godisahi, Cuttack has suo motu registered a case (LY- was stated that the work 2020, official sources said. 603/2020) and has scheduled the was executed between May A decision to this effect was taken 32-KV sub-stations are coming hearing to July 20, 2020, a report said 27 and June 9 with the help at a high-level review meeting 1up in Unit VIII, Mancheswar, Thursday. of 95 job card holders. chaired by Chief Secretary Asit Bargarh, Satyanagar, Nayapali and The OP report, Accordingly, muster rolls Kumar Tripathy here, Thursday. Brajabiharipur published June 11, were doctored. In the second “Work out advanced implemen- Disaster-resilient 33-KV substations are also being installed in Unit VIII, Bargarh, Bapujinagar, Master Canteen, 2020, had stated that week, the job card holders tation schedule for each phase of the Satyanagar, Sahidnagar, Kharavel Nagar, Ranihat and Badambadi areas in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack while the govern- were paid Rs 1,449 for seven work and resolve the ground level ment had been lay- days. Serial number 3956 issues as and when they crop up ing a lot of stress on creating jobs in the muster roll was as- through active coordination among KV sub-stations at Pratappur till today, around 90 per cent of the and distribution losses, electrical ac- for migrant workers and locals The letter issued by the Lokayukta signed to a dead person. the departments of Energy, General Shasan, Balianta, Gothpatana, scheduled work has been completed. cidents, operation and maintenance under MGNREGS during the lock- Administration, GRIDCO and ex- Godisahi, Cuttack (near Bailashi Target was set to complete the en- costs and improve the aesthetic down, the scheme had allegedly ecuting agency,” the Chief Secretary Mauza), Garg said. tire projects in different phases by look of the city. been an instrument of massive ir- said. Tripathy also directed OPTCL Similarly, 132-KV sub-stations December end. More than 10 lakh A few days ago, the state gov- regularities in Hatadihi block of (Odisha Power Transmission are coming up in Unit VIII, consumers will benefit under the ernment had decided to put in place Keonjhar district. The report Corporation Limited) to expedite the Mancheswar, Bargarh, Satyanagar, new system, he added. disaster-resilient power infra- claimed lakhs of rupees had been implementation through close and Nayapali and Brajabiharipur, he Additional Chief Secretary and structure in the cyclone prone dis- embezzled through fake muster coordinated monitoring. “Target stated. Special Relief Commissioner PK tricts of the state with an investment rolls while no work had been done was set to complete the project by Besides, disaster-resilient 33-KV Jena, who attended the meeting, of Rs 19,000 crore. in reality. December 2020,” he said. substations are also being installed said the system should be devel- Four districts –Jagatsinghpur, What was shocking was that the GRIDCO chairman Sourabh Garg in Unit VIII, Bargarh, Bapujinagar, oped which can withstand wind Kendrapara, Bhadrak and Balasore scamsters had shown dead people, said, “The entire power transmis- Master Canteen, Satyanagar, speed of 300 km per hour. – would have disaster resilient government servants, migrants and sion and distribution system will be Sahidnagar, Kharavel Nagar, Energy secretary NB Dhal said power infrastructure with a total in- elderly people on records whom upgraded and 20 new sub stations Ranihat and Badambadi areas in the new system would meet elec- vestment of Rs 11,000 crore in the work had been provided and wages of various capacities will be set up Bhubaneswar and Cuttack. trical load demand up to 1300 MW. first phase. In the second phase, paid. The scam was reported from under the project.” OPTCL managing director It would ensure 24x7 quality power five districts – Cuttack, Puri, Khurda, Sholapata village of Shalania pan- The Rs 1,600-crore project to be Sanjeeb Singh said underground ca- supply at all voltage levels because Ganjam and Gajapati – would have chayat. As per official records, work funded by the state government bling is being laid in many areas of of the ring supply system. Besides, the kind of power infra at an esti- of a farm pond was awarded in the would include installation of 220- Cuttack and Bhubaneswar. He said it would also reduce transmission mated cost of Rs 8,000 crore. name Adhikari Nayak, 70. The cost The screenshot of the OP report e-Classes for college, varsity Deities to be offered delicious drink today POST NEWS NETWORK ADHARAPANA RITUAL students to start July 13 Puri, July 2: Lord Jagannath and his siblings Lord Balabhadra and POST NEWS NETWORK Devi Subhadra would be offered ONLINE STUDY delicious drink on their respective Bhubaneswar, July 2: The state chariots as part of the Adharapana government, Thursday, directed eachers shall conduct online ritual Friday. all the universities and colleges in Tclass with students for 2-3 hours The ritual would be performed the state to start online teaching for a day for three days in a week without the congregation of devo- students from July 13, 2020. tees, in accordance with the Covid- In a letter, Higher Education de- hey shall form WhatsApp and 19 restrictions, on the Grand Road, partment commissioner-cum-sec- Temail groups with each group said an official of Srimandir ad- retary Saswat Mishra asked the not exceeding 32 members ministration. higher education institutions to As per Srimandir tradition, the set up a helpline for teachers to THE ONLINE CLASSES MUST BE CONDUCTED BY TEACHERS FROM THE special drink would be offered to the frequently contact students tele- COLLEGE PREMISES deities in nine cylindrical earthen phonically to counsel them in this pots reaching up to their lips, there- crisis. This will also help students fore earning the ritual the name regarding queries on various mat- in e-PG Pathashala, MOOCS ployee strength from July 1 to of Adharapana. The three chariots at the Lions’ Gate of Srimandir in Puri, Thursday OP PHOTOS ters such as online teaching, ex- (Massive Open Online Course), August 31, the letter read. According to researcher Naresh aminations, projects and assign- Odisha State Open University, web- The head of the higher educa- Chandra Dash, earlier the sweet ments and scholarships. This apart, site etc. tion institutions shall decide the drink used to be offered to the deities he special drink would be issuance of books to students from Teachers shall conduct online roster arrangement of all teach- in 12 pots – three on Bahuda Toffered to the deities in 9 Trinity sparkles in golden attire libraries shall be facilitated. classes with students for 2 to 3 ers, officers and non-teaching em- Dashami, three on Ekadashi, three cylindrical earthen pots The letter also says that the teach- hours a day for three days a week. ployees to ensure that only 50 per on Dwadashi, two for Ram and reaching up to their lips UNITED NEWS OF INDIA ers shall form WhatsApp and email The online classes must be con- cent of employees attend of- Krushna on Lord Balabhadra’s char- groups of students. A group should ducted by teachers from the col- fice/duty on any given day. iot and one pot for Madan Mohan uthorities of Raghab Das Puri, July 2: Lord Jagannath, his not exceed 32 members. The teach- lege premises. Moreover, the department also on Lord Jagannath’s chariot. AMutt, Badaodia Mutt and the elder brother Balabhadra and sis- ers shall provide softcopy of Government-run universities asked the institutions to complete Nowadays, the drink is being of- Shree Jagannath Temple ter Devi Subhadra were Thursday notes/textbooks/reference to stu- and colleges shall carry out their evaluation/alternative evaluation fered in nine pots, three pots for Administration each supply three adorned with gold ornaments by the dents either through WhatsApp or official work, (except teaching in of final year/ semester students each deity, on a single day, Dash pots and the ingredients for the servitors on their respective char- email for study at home. Good dig- physical classroom mode and run- and publish their results by August said. preparation of the sweet drink iots. The administration had im- ital study material are also available ning of hostels) with 50 per cent em- 31, 2020. Authorities of Raghab Das Mutt, posed curfew and no devotee was Badaodia Mutt and the Shree s per the tradition, process allowed to witness the Suna Besha Jagannath Temple Administration Afor the Adharapana ritual of the deities due to the Supreme Servitors carrying gold ornaments to Thakur appointed (SJTA) each supply three pots and begins immediately after the Court directives in view of the the chariots, Thursday Cong for Assembly session the ingredients for the preparation completion of Madhhyahna Covid-19 pandemic. the servitors on the three chari- Home dept spl secy of the sweet drink. Dhoopa Early Thursday morning, servi- ots with an acknowledgement of in- As per the tradition, process for tors performed Mangal Alati, ventory they received. during August third week POST NEWS NETWORK the Adharapana ritual begins im- Garabadu servitors perform the Mailama, Tadaplagi, Abakash, of- Three separate dresser units mediately after the completion of puja on the three chariots. A Bhog fered Gopal Bhog and thereafter called Simharies along with some POST NEWS NETWORK Bhubaneswar, July 2: Senior Madhhyahna Dhoopa. is then offered to the deities by Sakaladhoopa was offered followed senior Daita servitors dressed the IPS officer and IG, Operations, Cheese, milk, sugar, banana, cam- Palia Pujapanda servitors. After by Madhyahnadhoopa. deities in gold ornaments. Bhubaneswar, July 2: Senior Amitabh Thakur was given addi- phor, nuts, black pepper and ex- the Bhog is offered, the pots are The process for Suna Besha It took about one and half hours Congress legislator Narasingha tional charge of special secretary tracts from holy basil are kept on broken before the deities and the began in the afternoon about 4 pm. from 4 pm to 5.30 pm to complete Mishra, Thursday, urged Chief to the state Home department. each chariot. Then three earthen drink is spilled away on the chari- Bhandar Mekap (assistant treasurer the golden adornment ritual. Minister Naveen Patnaik to convene The additional charge was given pots reaching up to the lips of the ots. of temple) in presence of Pattajoshi Apart from placing huge tiaras the monsoon session of the to Thakur after closure of Covid- deities are kept on each chariot. It is believed that the spillover Mahapatra, Deulakaran, Pratihari on their head and a number of Assembly in third week of August 19 control room opened at Home Mahasuara servitors prepare drink is for the subsidiary deities and temple police opened the Bahar necklaces of various sizes on their to resolve some crucial issues department to facilitate safe re- the drink by mixing the ingredi- placed on the chariots, evil spirits Bhandar (outer treasury com- necks the deities were given limbs emerged in the wake of coron- turn of migrant workers from ents with the holy water collected and ghostly bodies. “The evil spir- partment). like feet, hands, ear lobes and their avirus outbreak. Unconditional support other states to Odisha. The IPS of- from a well in front of Chhauni its are satiated once they consume They brought out ornaments insignia. While Lord Jagannath “We extended full support to you was extended to state ficer successfully managed the Mutt near the Lions’ Gate of the Adharapana. Therefore, devo- and jewellery of three deities kept was decorated with conch and to combat Covid-19, be it adjourn- government for public return of over 6 lakh people dur- Srimandir. tees are forbidden to partake the in three separate boxes amid tight chakra, Balabhadra was decorated ing the Assembly or outside the ing lockdown, said official sources. interest. But after lapse of Patribadu, Suarabadu and drink,” Dash said. security and handed them over to with a gold plough. House. Unconditional support was extended to state government for more than three months, public interest. But after lapse of the results of all the steps more than three months, the re- taken by state government sults of all the steps taken by state have disappointed us ‘Heart needs special care during nCoV crisis’ government have disappointed us,” NARASINGHA MISHRA I CONGRESS LEADER Mishra wrote to Naveen. MANISH KUMAR, OP According to Das several car- diac patients can avert the chances Now, more than 7,000 people have has become acute, the condition diologists are now evading elective of the developing the disease and been infected with the novel coro- of returnee migrants is becoming Bhubaneswar, July 2: Amidst CARDIAC HEALTH FIRST heart surgeries to reduce the risk keep their heart and overall health navirus and the number is in- bad to worse while farmers are un- the spread of the novel coron- of Covid-19 by exposing the pa- normal. creasing alarmingly every day, he able to sell their paddy. Moreover, avirus, cardiologists from the Since heart is part Several tients to hospitals. “First of all, they need to follow said. Admitting that Odisha is in prices of essential commodities city advised the heart patients of the respiratory cardiologists “We are trying to avoid unim- the most basic hygiene practices a better position as compared to have been sky-rocketing, he stated. to take special care of their vital system, the viral are now portant surgeries as of now to re- and must abide social distancing and some other states, the Congress “Democratic values have gone to body organ to ward off any harm- infection can evading duce the chances of Covid-19 threat mask wearing norms. They should elective heart leader said, “But at the same time dustbin. Constitutional rights have ful impact of the disease. Experts directly affect the to our patients. We are now taking also never skip their medicines at heart functioning surgeries to some other states have performed been curtailed. People's represen- claim that people who had re- care of mainly emergency cardiac this time at any cost,” said Dr Sarat and for people reduce the risk better than us. We have failed to pro- tatives are not being taken into con- cently undergone cardiac sur- living with of Covid-19 by surgeries,” he added. Behera, a Cardiologist from AMRI vide medical facilities to large sec- fidence. It is therefore necessary to geries need to be cautious of their blocked arteries exposing the Das explained that as heart is Hospital, Bhubaneswar. tions of people. Doctors are not convene the Assembly session by heart health. other obstructive patients to part of the respiratory system, the “It is also important for car- available in healthcare centres.” 3rd week of August 2020 to discuss “Like diabetes and hyperten- ailments are likely hospitals viral infection can directly affect the diac patients to eat well-cooked

Even in Bhubaneswar doctors are various problems of people and try sion, cardiac patients too, if in- heart functioning and for people and hot food and also attempts

k y m to develop more c afraid of recording blood pressure to find out solutions jointly for wel- fected, can see the aggravated severe forms of With minor change of lifestyle, cardiac patients can living with blocked arteries other should be made to eat more nu- of patients, he said, adding, “In fare of the state,” he added. form of the disease. The disease the novel avert the chances of the developing the disease and obstructive ailments are likely to de- tritious food which can supple- my district of Bolangir, doctors do The last session of Assembly could be more harmful to the peo- coronavirus keep their heart and overall health normal velop more severe forms of the ment important nutrition to them not come to the hospital and also was cancelled in mid-March be- ple who have recently undergone novel coronavirus. which in turn can help them in are not available in PHC & CHC.” fore the scheduled due to the out- some cardiac surgeries. So, special tients,” said Dr Swetanka Das, Medical-College-and-Hospital, Other cardiologists claim that fighting the disease more effec- While unemployment problem break of the deadly virus. care needs to be taken by the pa- Assistant Professor at Hi-Tech- Bhubaneswar. with minor change of lifestyle, car- tively,” Behera added. P4 FRIDAY | JULY 3 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR downtown BMC OFFICIALS Cong urges OHRC to

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k y m 229 more contract virus in state c HOME IN CITY probe tribal’s death UNITED NEWS OF INDIA 7,545 declared a containment zone as four per- Khurda Municipality Bhubaneswar, July 2: Two more Total cases sons living in POST NEWS NETWORK COVID-19 positive patients suc- railway premises office sealed cumbed to the disease taking the 2,008 tested positive for Bhubaneswar, July 2: Odisha hurda Municipality officials total casualty to 27 in Odisha while Active cases the Pradesh Congress Committee virus cases surged to 7545 with 229 virus. Khave closed the municipality (OPCC) leaders Thursday met fresh positive cases during the last 5,502 The fire office till July 5, after an Odisha Human Right Commission employee tested positive POST NEWS NETWORK 24 hours. station has (OHRC) chairman seeking justice Recoveries State Health department been de- Thursday for COVID-19. Sources for a tribal woman who died after Bhubaneswar, July 2: In yet an- Thursday stated that two patients, clared said, the employee is a resident she was allegedly raped in 27 of Telenga Sahi area under Ward other case of local healthcare homes 49-year-old male of Ganjam dis- a con- Malkangiri district. Deaths No.15 of the Khurda Municipality. violating SOPs (Standard Operation trict and 57-year-old male of Angul tainment The Telenga Sahi locality has The gruesome incident had taken woman was working as a help in the Procedure) the civic authority here district have died during treatment 2,74,672 zone as three also been declared as a place in Malkangiri district head- police canteen. A lady police offi- ordered sealing of a nursing home in hospital. firemen Containment Zone. During quarters police canteen. The tribal cer reportedly informed the at Baramunda Housing Board With the two fresh deaths, the Samples tested tested posi- contact tracing municipality woman was raped May 7 this year. woman’s husband that the victim Colony for gross negligence of virus toll in Ganjam district rose to tive. officials have come to know that The woman subsequently suc- was taken ill and admitted to the COVID-19 guidelines. 15 followed by Khordha (5), Cuttack the infected person had come in cumbed to her injuries. Malkangiri district headquarters The Ruchika Nursing Home in (4) and one each in Puri, Bargarh 13 fresh cases in Capital; 5 local contacts contact with 33 others in the OPCC spokesperson Nishikanta hospital (DHH) May 7. Bramunda was earlier given a and Angul. recent past. The Khurda district Mishra alleged that that it is a sen- The woman’s husband rushed to show-cause notice by the Official sources said out of 229 Bhubaneswar reported 13 fresh cases of COVID-19 in last 24 hours, administration has ordered sitive case and police is not being se- the DHH and found her in an un- Bhubaneswar Municipal new cases reported from 19 dis- informed Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Thursday. Out of 21 municipality officials to collect rious about it. “Therefore we urge conscious state. The victim’s hus- Corporation (BMC) after a sur- tricts in the state,193 were from COVID new cases reported in Khordha district, 13 cases belong to the swab samples of those 33 OHRC to immediately take neces- band also found several injuries prise check-up found the hospi- the quarantine centres and the rest Bhubaneswar. While 5 cases are local contacts, 8 have been detected from persons and their family sary steps including independent in- on her body and suspected it to be tal violating the mandatory guide- 36 are local contact cases. home quarantines. The government today also banned the entry of members for testing. They have vestigation by the OHRC into the case a case of rape. lines as given by the civic authority. Ganjam district has reported common people into the three main official premises - The Lok Seva also been asked to stay in home and take steps as deemed appro- The victim was later shifted to Failing to comply with the notice, maximum 1567 cases, 510 active Bhawan, Kharvela Bhawan, Krishi Bhawan and Rajiv Bhawan housing all quarantine till the test reports priate, issue notice to police and Sahid Laxman Nayak Medical the BMC ordered sealing of the cases and highest number of 15 important departments. The state capital has registered a sharp rise in come. seek report in the matter and di- College and Hospital at Koraput. nursing home. deaths. The district also reported positive cases over the past few days. So far 332 positive cases and five rect government to ensure the phys- However, her condition didn’t im- deaths were reported form the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) “The hospital was violating sev- maximum number of 1041 recov- was declared containment zone as ical and psychological safety of the prove and she died while being area. Although 192 patients were cured but still 135 active cases are under eral COVID-19 guidelines includ- eries from the disease. treatment. one was found to be corona positive. victims’ family,” Mishra said. taken to MKCG Medical College ing mandatory usage of masks The state government had al- Harihar nagar located on the Earlier, the general Secretary of and Hospital in Berhampur May 11. and enforcement of social dis- ready declared a weekend shut- rear side of Gundicha temple was the state unit of BJP, Lekhashree The victim’s husband lodged an tancing. During an inspection, it down in all the ten districts where Balwant Singh Wednesday declared This apart Mangalaghat Mullick also declared a containment zone Samantasinghar, and other party FIR with police in Malkangiri May was found that the nursing home the virus load is more and closed all five containment zones in Puri fol- sahi of ward number five has been following detection of one Corona leaders met Odisha Human Right 9 and alleged that the woman had staff was not following established the educational institutions till lowing detection of twelve corona declared a containment zone as one positive case. Two persons were Commission (OHRC) chairman been raped. He sought a proper in- protocols for COVID-19 issued by August 31. positive cases. person was tested positive and found positive from Sarvoday nagar June 24 seeking justice for the vic- quiry into the incident. But, po- the administration,” said Zonal Meanwhile, Puri district Collector Puri railway station has been Nilakanth Nagar ward number one of the city, the report said. tim. As per the complaint, the tribal lice didn’t take any step. District Commissioner (South West), Rabi Narayan Jethy. As per the order, BMC also said that the NHRC seeks ATR on hospital will be completely closed MUD-PUDDLING to the general public. However, Panic in judicial bodies rape & abortion the indoor patients who are al- ready in the hospital will be taken case from DM, SP care of till they are discharged. after lawyer tests +ve POST NEWS NETWORK

Bhubaneswar, July 2: The Record buying National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked of tribal goods Sundargarh District Magistrate and Superintendent of Police to this year: Govt submit action-taken report (ATR) in connection with the sensational POST NEWS NETWORK rape and forced abortion of a minor girl by cops at Biramitrapur. Bhubaneswar, July 2: The state The commission, while hear- government has procured minor ing a plea which was filed by ac- forest produce from tribals and POST NEWS NETWORK premises. tivist Himanshu Kumar Nayak Other Traditional Forest Dwellers On being informed, Bijay Kumar based on a report published in (OTFDs) worth Rs 28 crore this Cuttack, July 2: Panic hit Orissa Mohanty, chairman of the interim Orissa POST, asked the district season, TDCCOL, the nodal pro- High Court and other judicial es- committee of Orissa High Court Bar administration to inform the com- curement agency of the govern- tablishments in the Millennium Association said that there is an ur- mission about the compensation ment said Thursday. city after a lawyer attached to the gent need to sanitise the high court awarded to the victim along with The Tribal Development Co-op- Criminal Court Bar Association premises and sought proposals all the related proofs within four Butterflies take in salt and minerals from the ground near Vani Vihar Square, Bhubaneswar OP PHOTO erative Corporation (TDCCOL) is tested positive for Covid-19, a report from members to combat the im- weeks. implementing the Minimum said Thursday. minent danger. He has even sought Support Price (MSP) scheme. As a result, all the lower courts the opinion of the members to com- The government agency is procur- in the city as well as the offices of pletely close down the hall of the ing primarily 13 predominantly Civil and Criminal Courts Bar bar association. tribal districts such as Sal Seed, Associations have been shut down Sources said, a lawyer member Odia girl gets plum UN post Seeded Tamarind, Char Seed, Hill in view of a massive outbreak. of the Criminal Court Bar Brooms from them at the The matter came to fore after Association and a native of Niali POST NEWS NETWORK Bangladesh border where over 10 MSP decided by the Ministry Jyotindriya Mohanty, secretary of the in Cuttack district was afflicted lakh Rohingya refugees are being of Tribal Affairs. The department Cuttack Bar Association informed with coronavirus few days back. He The NHRC also warned that it Bhubaneswar, July 2: Odia girl taken care of by the UN in world’s claims that it has procured MFP worth, the interim committee of Orissa is also a member of Niali Bar can take coercive action against the Baisali Mohanty who brought lau- largest refugee camp. Rs 28.10 crore and created a record. High Court Bar Association about Association and spends most of authorities in case they failed to rel to the state by winning the pres- Baisali was born in the holy city “This year TDCCOL has pro- the development, Wednesday. He his time in the Cuttack Bar send the report within the stipu- tigious High Profile Achievement of Puri to eminent women activist cured so far 13300 MT of MFPs has informed in writing about a bar Association to attend his court lated time under Section 13 of the Award as best graduate student at & author Manasi Pradhan and Ex worth Rs 28.10 crore which far ex- member being infected and other work. It is apprehended that not only Protection of Human Rights Act, Oxford University, England, has Chief Engineer Radha Binod ceeds the total value of procure- members coming in his contact. clients but many lawyers have 1993. done Odisha proud again after Mohanty, an IIT alumnus. Baisali ment in last six years taken to- Members have been advised to came in contact with the infected Meanwhile, DGP Abhay had being appointed as United Nations completed her schooling at Blessed gether. Total value of MFPs which strictly follow social distancing individual. also apologised to the survivor Policy Officer. She took charge of her Sacrament High School in Puri was procured in last six years was norms and any violation would Various bar associations in- for the shameful conduct of the IIC new assignment recently. Baisali Mohanty and KIIT International School in only Rs 4.09 crore,” a statement force the bar authorities to an- cluding Orissa High Court Bar and other cops involved in it. The After earning her Master’s Degree Bhubaneswar. She did her gradu- from the department said. nounce a shutdown in the bar Association are also taking pre- dismissed IIC of Biaramitrapur in International Studies from Oxford gious civil service. From early 2018, ation at the prestigious Lady cautionary measures to check the Police station, Ananda Chandra University in 2016, Baisali was se- she has been serving as the OIM Shriram College, Delhi, before earn- spread. The associations have re- Majhi, was arrested by the state lected to join the prestigious Officer in the UN Mission for the ing her Master’s Degree at the cov- stricted the entry of the clients in crime branch from Handapa area International Civil Service of United Rohingyas at the coastal town of eted Oxford University writing her CLASSIFIED their premises. in Angul Wednesday. Nations, the world’s most presti- Cox’s Bazar on Myanmar- dissertation on Nuclear Diplomacy. AFFIDAVIT WESCO, BED, Bargarh LOST has been lost elsewhere All concerned that one and the same is not Handwashing no more a priority in Silver City Original Lease Deed traceable now. Shree POST NEWS NETWORK Medical College and Hospital prem- bearing No. 6958/88 Krishna Fabspin Pvt. Ltd., ue to lack of regular ises to help patients and attendants Dt.26.07.1988 of our Rly. Station Road, Dmonitoring by the district Cuttack, July 2: Handwashing admin, various government and wash their hands before entering Company M/s. Bhargavi Bargarh. norms have been pushed to back- various wards and outdoor units in Enterprises Private private establishments are burner in various business and flouting norms on handwashing the hospital premises. Limited has been lost. If AffidavitAFFIDAVIT healthcare establishments in Silver However, a reality check by this any person finds this, City with the state government eas- correspondent found liquid soaps By virtue of an affidavit I please handover the same ing the curbs on lockdown, a re- uttack Municipal Corporation missing from the water supply Ratna Manjari Pradhan, port said Thursday. stated that raids will be points with patients and visitors on the following Mobile C Wife of Subash Chandra This has happened due to lack of conducted soon to make every no more following the rules. This is No. 9861386410 or if any Pradhan, Vill/P.O.- regular monitoring by the district establishment abide by not a lone case but the situation is handwashing rules one misuse the said Talagarh, P.S.- Bantala, administration and concerned au- same in every government and pri- thorities for which various gov- document, our company Dist.- Angul hereby vate hospitals in Cuttack. Even ernment and private establishments itor to clean their hands before en- many private hospitals do not have shall not be held declaring that my Date of responsible. are no more following the rules on tering their premises. However, provisions for handwashing in their Birth wrongly mention as handwashing. As a result, hand- with passage of time, regular su- premises. 18.07.1978 in the service washing is no more a priority for pervision has become a low prior- When contacted, Abinash Rout, We would like to inform record of my Husband these establishments as visitors ity for these establishments. enforcement officer Cuttack that, our Two Original Army No. - 14638441 N easily enter their premises with- Handwashing has become a for- Municipal Corporation said raids Money Receipt 1. Rank have instead of out cleaning their hands with liq- every business and healthcare es- were found to be violating the norms gotten lore even for many of the will be conducted soon to make 067302050, Dt.19.11.2008, 18.07.1977. uid soap or sanitisers. tablishments were asked imple- were penalized. Every business hospitals in the city. However, it every establishment abide by the Amount Rs.1,78,160/- and Sources said, handwashing was ment the handwashing norms house and healthcare institutions seems it was never a priority for handwashing rules. Moreover, if Hence the Date of Birth made compulsory in various es- strictly without any fail. were asked to keep water and liq- them. needed, action will be taken against 2. 068862021, Dt.03.07.2010, may be read/corrected to tablishments during the initial In that phase, even hospital or uid soap at the entry points. They New water supply points were cre- the establishments violating the Amount Rs.1,68,814/-. 18.07.1977 to avoid all phase of lockdown in March. Then, business establishments which were also mandated to ask the vis- ated and liquid soaps kept at SCB norms, he added.

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k y m c BATTLE STEPPED UP AGAINST COVID Digapahandi in throes of community spread benefits from RSBY POST NEWS NETWORK Digapahandi: Covid infection cases tally to 16. The health department of the village was indisposed and are increasing alarmingly in tweeted Thursday that a 49-year admitted to a private hospital in Banarpal, July 2: Even though Ganjam district while the district old person died during treatment. Vishakhapatnam where he tested there are so many central and state administration has intensified ef- On the other hand, fears of com- positive for Covid. Three members government schemes to provide forts on active contact tracing and munity transmission of the virus of his family were in quarantine. free health services to people, eli- focused on right execution of pre- prevailed in Digapahandi area after Their swab test reports were found gible people of Banarpal block in ventive measures. four people tested positive at Khamri positive Wednesday. Angul district have reportedly been Bhubaneswar. But the beneficiar- On the other hand, fears of com- village Thursday. Collector Vijay Amruta Kulanga deprived of such benefits. ies of Banarpal block have been de- munity transmission prevailed in Sarpanch Santosh Kumar Patra, has ordered to shut temporary med- Banarpal community health cen- prived of this service since Digapahandi area with new local in- making use of the DM’s power, has ical centres (TMCs) in various pan- tre (CHC) has drastically failed in December, 2019. fection cases. announced a shutdown of the vil- chayats and to operationalise newly delivering any benefits under the While there are about 30, 000 Meanwhile, Covid has claimed an- lage for seven days. formed cluster temporary medical Rashtriya Swasthya Bima BPL beneficiaries in the block, 20, other life in the district, taking the Reports said, an elderly person centres (CTMC) in the district. Yojana(RSBY) and Biju Swasthya 000 of them have cards and are el- Kalyan Yojana(BSKY) to eligible igible to get free health services. But An area under Digapahandi block in Ganjam shut down beneficiaries. the beneficiaries visiting the CHC POST NEWS NETWORK Card holders of the Rashtriya allege that they are not getting any 4 of DSP’s kin test Swasthya Bima Yojana are enti- benefits even though they have Bargarh, Bolangir, Nayagarh, NO VEHICLES ON GANJAM ROADS TILL JULY 31 tled to get medicines up to Rs 30, 000. cards. To avail benefits, the pro- July 2: In view of the rising COVID- +ve for Covid-19 In case the hospital where the card cedure is to enter the details of a 19 infection cases in Bargarh, CHHATRAPUR:Despite various spread of Covid-19, the district ad- more than 1 km from their place holder is undergoing treatment card in the computer installed at the Bolangir and Nayagarh, the ad- measures to contain the spread of ministration banned the move- and urged the senior citizens to ATHAGARH: Four family members does not have the required medi- hospital office. This has been ministrations in these districts coronavirus, the virus is spreading ment of vehicles in the district till stay at home. The district admin- of a deputy superintendent of po- cines the authorities are required stopped at Banarpal CHC. have declared weekend shutdowns its tentacles to more areas in July 31. However, the district ad- istration has issued fresh guidelines lice (DSP), Athagarh sub division, to procure the medicines from out- When contacted, chief health in their districts, Thursday. From Ganjam. ministration has given a green sig- Wednesday for phase 2 of the un- in Cuttack district, tested positive side. But the cardholders in officer of the CHC Sankarshan July 4 the weekend shutdown will With 14 deaths and 1041 recov- nal to the residents to ply those locking in July keeping in mind the for the coronavirus. The DSP had Banarpal block have been deprived Gahana admitted that patients are be enforced in the three districts. eries, Ganjam has the highest num- with agriculture, goods, and health rising number of cases. According earlier tested positive for of such benefits for two years now. not getting any benefits under the All commercial establishments ber of 416 active cases. purposes. to the guidelines, the curfew will the disease. Similarly, under the Biju yojanas. “The government has and movement of private vehicles, Taking another step as a pre- Collector Vijay Amruta Kulange be imposed from 4 pm to 6 am next Berhampur community health Swasthya Kalyan Yojana, the ben- withdrawn both the yojanas from hotels, restaurants and bars ex- cautionary measure to stop the has requested people not to travel day in the district. centre (CHC), medical officer, Dillip eficiaries are entitled to get free this CHC. If these yojanas are rein- cluding essential and healthcare Kumar Das informed this Thursday. health services at any government troduced, the beneficiaries will services will remain shut for two the district. It was learnt that Covid have been declared as containment istration declared a 17-hour shut- Das said that a couple of Dhaipur hospital. People can have this facility start getting the facilities,” he days i.e. Saturdays and Sundays in infection has been transmitting zones following detection of fresh down in the district restricting area while undergoing treatment in hospitals in Cuttack and informed. Nayagarh, Bargarh and Bolangir dis- from one area to another. A 50-year cases. movement of vehicles and non-es- at a hospital in Bhubaneswar had tricts. In Bargarh district, all urban old woman of Attabira died of Covid Already, the weekend shutdown sential services from 2 pm to 7 am contracted the virus. After contact and NACs areas will be shut for Thursday. The areas were declared is in force in 10 districts – Ganjam, till July 31. However, the relaxation tracing, swab samples from 125 Plantation programme two days. This decision was inti- as containment zones. Gajapati, Khordha, Cuttack, Jajpur, has been made for only 7 hours till persons were sent for test. Of them, at Police High School mated by DIPRO Kalyani Das In Nayagarh, the shops will re- Jagatsinghpur, Balasore, 2 pm everyday. The Collector took reports of 17 persons came out pos- Thursday. main open from 7 am to 2 pm every- Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar and the step in view of the rising num- itive. They include four members CUTTACK: A plantation drive- Meanwhile, Covid-19 cases have day other than weekends. Besides, Jharsuguda – till July 31. ber of COVID cases in Malkangiri of the DSP’s family and Athagarh was organised by UDDAN Beyond touched 110 while one had died in three wards under Nayagarh NAC Meanwhile, Malkangiri admin- district. block’s ex-chairman. Dreams, a non-profit charitable trust, on the premises of Police High School, here Thursday. DFO Sudarshan Patra was the KANDHAMAL: MAOIST CAMP BUSTED chief guest. The school head- Farmers hit hard by low rainfall mistress, teachers and volun- women Maoists were present at the teers took part in Vana Mahotsav. POST NEWS NETWORK air and water pollution in the camp at Ladapadar Reserve Forest Prakash Nangalia, Lalitendu district, locals said. area. Acting on a tip-off, the SOG Mishra (trustees) and CEO Geeta Jajpur, July 2: The district has re- Poor rainfall has badly affected personnel carried out a combing Panigrahi, Sangram Patnaik, ceived 28 per cent less rainfall in June agricultural activities. Sadly, some operation in the jungle, June 29 Swadesh Rath, Madhusmita Kar this year compared to the corre- trees were felled recently by BRPL when they came across the Maoist and Deepa Nangalia, were pres- sponding period in 2019. More im- to make space for a road within its cam- camp. Though they marched to- ent at the event. portantly, the industrial complex of pus. Locals alleged that, man-made wards the camp, they did not face Kalinganagar has received 64% less changes in climatic conditions have any opposition as the Maoists rainfall in June 2020 compared to a link with scanty rainfall in June managed to escape from the spot what it had in June 2019. this year. It was forecast that the dis- in the dense forest. According to a report of the ‘Odisha trict would witness 238.5 mm rain- That said, the team seized 15 kg Rainfall Monitoring System’, the in- fall in June. But, 10 blocks recorded explosives including a rifle, urea, dustrial complex including Danagadi 172.34 mm of rainfall. Only POST NEWS NETWORK gunpowder, Maoist pamphlets, block, Duburi and Pankapal locali- Dharmasala block has normal rain- walkie-talkies, digital cameras, ties have witnessed normal rainfall for Kalinganagar, Rourkela and Talcher fall limits recording 239mm Kandhmal, July 2: In a combat infrared wildlife cameras, some seven days in June. as the five most polluted towns in rainfall. Contacted, regional officer of operation conducted by Special documents, Maoist camouflage “As the SPCB has no control over Odisha. Man-made climatic changes Kalinganagar SPCB, Pramod Kumar Operation Group (SOG) under uniforms, some daily need articles. the industrial units and rampant pol- has led to scant rainfall in Jajpur dis- Behera said, “The link between rain- Odisha Police, a Maoist camp was The SOG personnel also recov- lution is on in the region, this has re- trict. Allegedly, low quality of pollu- fall and pollution is debatable. It can- busted in Summarbandha forest ered 28 detonators, multimeters, sulted in scant rainfall here,” local in- tion control equipment installed at sev- not be expressed by simply taking area under Phiringia police lim- bag, black caps, rechargeable bat- telligentsia opined. eral industrial units and the unholy into account the local pollution level. its in Kandhamal district, recently. tery, camp equipment, Maoist A survey conducted by ‘Greenpeace nexus between SPCB officials and in- However, SPCB is on toes to curb pol- Sources said the SOG-person- banners, posters and literature India’ in January found Paradip, dustrial houses have caused acute lution in Jajpur district.” nel got information that around in the area, a press release stated 15-20 red rebels including five Wednesday night. ‘Ragi Laddus’ for Anganwadi kids to boost immunity in Keonjhar FIRST IN THE STATE courage farmers for Ragi as rator and a destoner will they will be able to sell their be set up at the SHG-level. produce at good prices. The district administration The total budget of the in partnership with A&FE, programme is set at Rs 1.5 WCD&MS, ST & SC, crore per annum and this M&BCW, FS&CW and tech- will be funded by the District nical support of NCDS, Mineral Fund. The ragi laddu WASSAN and CSIR-CFTRI, mix will be prepared by SHGs implemented the pro- with experience. To reduce gramme. PD, DRDA Dr drudgery and ensure quality Udhhab Chandra Majhi, and hygiene standards, a Orissa State Millet Mission, ragi processing unit com- state program coordinator prising a grader-cum-aspi- were present.

POST NEWS NETWORK lent among the tribal communities of Keonjhar, July 2: In a bid Keonjhar. The entitle- to boost immunity of chil- ment per child is 2 lad- dren in pre-school age group, dus of 20 gms per week. the Keonjhar district ad- Inaugurating the pilot ministration has decided to project, Thakre said “In include ‘Ragi Laddu’ in the the first phase the pro- morning snacks menu at all gramme will cover 335 Anganwadi Centres in the Anagnwadi centres of district under the Integrated Sadar block, later it will Child Development Services be expanded to (ICDS) scheme. Anganwadi centres of This innovative pro- whole district.” gramme of the district ad- “As the COVID pro- ministration is a first of its tocols are currently in kind among districts in place, pre-cooked ragi Odisha. A meeting in this laddu mix will be pro- regard was held in the vided via home deliv- Durbar hall of the Keonjhar ery for pre-school chil- Collector’s Office, Thursday. dren. Laddus will be In the meeting, Collector prepared at home by Ashish Thakare introduced mothers and served to the programme as ‘Stronger children until Children With Millets Anganwadi Centres are Power!’. opened. About one lakh It was decided that, two children under 3,257 ragi laddus per week will be Anganwadi centres in provided as morning snacks the district will be cov- to pre-school children (aged ered under this scheme 3 to 6 years) enrolled under till September 2020,” he

ICDS in the district from added. As women in the

k y m c July 2. The core objective of SHG groups will pre- the programme is to improve pare the laddus, it will the nutritional status of pre- also provide an addi- school children and revive tional source of income the age-old tradition of mil- to them. The pro- let consumption, once preva- gramme will also en- P6 FRIDAY | JULY 3 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR power post

The first and the most important thing FOCUS DISASTER MANAGEMENT is to know that life is one and immortal. Only the forms, countless in number,

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k y m everlasting is independent of any form but c manifests itself in all forms. Life then does not die... but the forms are dissolved. SRI AUROBINDO TIME FOR PREPAREDNESS

he world has been plan- ning for the future in the mistaken belief that Middle-class in crisis T it will resemble the past. But as COVID-19 coincides with cy- n the aftermath of the outbreak of COVID-19 in India and the multiple clones in South Asia and the Pacific lockdowns resulted in loss of jobs by millions of workers. The government and vast locust swarms in East I injected multiple doses of stimulus to help the poor and the under- Africa, the need to prepare for a privileged tide over this crisis. `20 lakh crore was said to have been earmarked world of unexpected shocks has be- under various heads to provide succor to these people. The massive alloca- come clearer than ever. Epidemics, tions were also expected to revive consumption. However, a lion’s share of floods, storms, droughts, and wild- this money purportedly aimed to benefit the rural poor. There was nothing fires are all expected to become much for the rural and urban middle classes. The middle class, especially more frequent and severe, affect- the salaried individuals, a big consumption driver that formed a fulcrum of ing hundreds of millions of peo- support for the Modi government in 2014 and 2019, was one of the worst-af- ple each year. fected by the pandemic. They did not benefit much from the repeated pack- The COVID-19 pandemic is a age announcements by the Union finance minister and the Prime Minister, global wake-up call. And as lead- including the Income Tax rejig. Various policy initiatives by the Centre ers of international organisations, and the state governments, in various times, have injected dollops of aid for Jagan Chapagain we understand both the grave the village poor and the working class people of the country. Such massive & Andrew Steer threat and the potential opportu- handouts have created a look-to-the government attitude for everything in nity for change that it represents. As countries emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, world leaders will face rural India. They have made these people, especially agricultural labourers In particular, COVID-19 and re- a defining moment. By ramping up investments in disaster preparedness, rather smug. They no longer have the urge or the urgency to go out and work cent climate disasters have shown in fields to feed their families. People who did not want to live off these free- THE COMING that we must step up investment they can shape their legacies and set humanity on a safer course bies and wanted to earn more headed to urban areas to work in sectors as in preparedness now, instead of varied as construction, real-estate, sales and retail, among others. The exo- YEAR waiting for the next crisis to hit. dus of working class people from rural areas to urban pockets created a crater REPRESENTS A The choice is clear: delay and pay, need international humanitarian on India and Bangladesh and killed that they be empowered to act. of shortage of farmhands in rural areas. The affluent and the land-holding or plan and prosper. aid because of floods, storms, dozens of people, early-warning Before Cyclone Amphan made class were miffed as there was a shortage of labourers who worked in their CRITICAL We know that investing in dis- droughts and wildfires every year systems saved countless more landfall, for example, the IFRC fields. The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme WINDOW FOR aster preparedness is worth it – – currently 108 million – 50 per lives. Accurate forecasts, along sent funds to the Bangladesh Red (MGNREGS), a flagship scheme by the UPA government, worked as a two- both in terms of human lives saved cent by 2030. The total could nearly with decades of planning and pre- Crescent chapter, which helped edged sword. While it alienated the rich from the government, the scheme INVESTING IN and economic returns. Research double, to 200 million people, by 2050. paredness, enabled the two coun- 20,000 vulnerable people receive dry could not deliver the number of work-days that it had promised to the ben- RESILIENCE, by the Global Commission on Moreover, the coming year rep- tries to evacuate more than three food and drinking water, first aid, eficiaries, forcing the latter to migrate to urban areas for good income. This Adaptation, for example, shows resents a critical window for in- million people and keep the death safety equipment, and trans- in a way created large-scale disillusionment against the UPA government. BECAUSE that benefit-to-cost ratios for cli- vesting in resilience, because gov- toll far lower than it would have portation to cyclone shelters. At the The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had ridden this wave to come to power mate-adaptation investments range ernments will spend trillions of been in the past. same time, the chapter helped im- in 2014. However, a barrage of policies, pre and post COVID-19 outbreak, has GOVERNMENTS from 2:1 to 10:1. dollars to restart economies after Governments and international plement COVID-19 safety meas- fast alienated these people from the government and threatens to haunt the WILL SPEND To be sure, preparing for major the pandemic. The danger is that organisations are now working ures, such as disinfecting shel- Modi government now. shocks involves substantial outlays. financial resources, and with it to make early-warning technol- ters, making additional space There is palpable middle-class anger against this government. Their sus- TRILLIONS OF Building resilience to climate im- the political appetite for change, ogy more accessible and effective available to allow for social dis- tained neglect by the Centre has alienated them. The COVID-19 and the re- DOLLARS TO pacts could cost $140-300 billion will then shrink. That is why now through a new risk-informed early- tancing, and providing personal sultant migration of labourers to rural pockets have also had a telling im- annually by 2030, while meeting is the time for the rich world to help action partnership. This initia- protective equipment. pact on urban businesses. Earlier, there was plenty of labour available in RESTART World Health Organisation min- poorer countries reboot their tive aims to make one billion peo- Local communities are also urban areas. People were up for the ask at low wages. Now that millions of ECONOMIES imum standards for pandemic economies and boost their re- ple safer from disasters by 2025, often in the best position to iden- workers have left for their homes and they are no longer confident to come preparedness will require up to $3.4 silience to future threats, includ- partly by scaling up so-called fore- tify effective solutions. After back, has hurt the labour market in urban areas – causing a temporary labour AFTER THE billion per year. ing climate change. cast-based financing, which uses Typhoon Ondoy struck the shortage. This is likely to push wages in urban areas. The small and medium But these sums are small com- One of the most important weather projections to give vul- Philippines in 2009, for example, entrepreneurs in urban areas who had already been hammered by a demand PANDEMIC pared to the costs of not being things governments can do today nerable communities the resources people living in informal settle- slump and are working with wafer-thin margins over past couple of years prepared. Natural disasters al- is invest in better collection and they need to prepare. Innovative ments worked with city officials will see their wage bills go up – making their businesses further vulnera- ready cost hundreds of billions analysis of data on the disaster financing schemes like these, to design resilient housing that ble. This could be bad news for the urban middle-class especially the salaried of dollars a year; with a 2˚C in- risks their countries face. Simply which are supported by the could withstand future flooding. individuals. They supported the Modi government, hoping that it will help crease in temperature, according having 24 hours’ notice of a storm’s German and British governments, As countries emerge from the them with policies. The economic recession over past many years has to one estimate, damages from cli- arrival or foreknowledge of an among others, can save lives and COVID-19 pandemic over the com- shaken this. At present, the unrelenting rise in petroleum products has mate change could reach $69 tril- impending heat wave can cut the reduce the damage when storms ing year, world leaders will face a also broken their back. In a way, the rural focus of the NDA government has lion by 2100. resulting losses by 30 per cent, and heat waves hit. watershed moment. By ramping pushed the urban economy into uncertainty. The middle-class is beginning The human cost is high, too. An while spending $800 million on But none of these solutions will up investments in disaster pre- to get disenchanted. The chest-thumping jingoism of the government has analysis by the International early-warning systems in devel- be effective if funding and threat paredness, they can shape their long reached its limits and they no longer cut ice with them as it used to. The Federation of Red Cross and Red oping countries would save $3-16 information don’t reach the local legacies and set humanity on a COVID-19 mismanagement and the Chinese incursions in eastern Ladakh Crescent Societies (IFRC) last year billion per year. level. Communities and local or- safer course for the next decade and may prove the nemesis of the Modi government. found that doing nothing could in- For example, although Cyclone ganisations are often the first re- beyond. crease the number of people who Amphan recently wreaked havoc sponders in any crisis, and it is vital ©PROJECT SYNDICATE WISDOM CORNER

God will not look you over for medals, degrees or diplomas but for scars.” ALBERT HUBBARD Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am SPECTRUM ENVIRONMENT wise, so I am changing myself. RUMI I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones. ALBERT EINSTEIN Business friendly, environment unfriendly WORDSWORTH n March 23, as the country can be caused to sensitive eco sys- of India’s green wealth. This is not (if any) derived by the company due faced a complete lockdown tems by unrestrained business ac- to argue that the EIA is always ef- to violation and pay for the re- O that left millions of mi- tivity that uses technology to root fective in protecting the environ- mediation of damage caused due Brainstorming grant workers stranded without out bionetworks that have taken sev- ment but as a framework, it has to violation.” It is as if damage to food and shelter, India’s eral human lifetimes to evolve and stood strong in terms of its inten- the environment can be paid off he Daily Mail ran a story that the Welsh Development Agency has sent Lekha Rattanani Environment Ministry put out a become a part of our wealth of tion and its processes. and sorted with a fine. Tits staff on training courses in which they were told not to use this draft proposal to amend the natural resources. Consider that a compendium of With this backdrop, the worry expression for fear of upsetting a person with a mental illness or disability. Environment Impact Assessment The EIA process works thus: gazette notifications, office mem- is that the proposed new version Few of us would regard the word so negatively, though we might once have THE ENVIRONMENT (EIA), with a 60-day deadline that following the environmental as- oranda under EIA notification, of the EIA under the guise of done so. That’s because brainstorm has had two distinct senses, one IMPACT has now been extended to August sessment by an Expert Appraisal 2006, produced by the government “streamlining” the process, seeks created in Britain, the other in the United States. The British one is older, 11 for public comments. The Draft Committee (EAC), a preliminary re- runs into over 600 pages. This is a to clear the way for quite a dif- recorded in a medical dictionary compiled in 1894 by George Gould. He ASSESSMENT IS Environmental Impact Assessment port is prepared, on the basis of Hindi-English document, and even ferent kind of unilateral goal – defined it as “a succession of sudden and severe phenomena, due to some THE BACKBONE (EIA) Notification, 2020, seeks to re- which the public consultation if you remove any supplicates, the which is “ease of doing business”. cerebral disturbance”, or in other words a transient fit of insanity. British place the EIA notification of 2006 process is put in place. At this stage, compilation is long and tells us a While ease of doing business is a writers used it in the following years, as PG Wodehouse did facetiously in OF ALL for all future projects. objections to the project, especially lot about how the EIA has been desirable goal, achieving this and Mike in 1909: “‘He’s off his nut.’ ‘I know. But what did he do? How did the ENVIRONMENTAL The EIA is the backbone of all from those affected by it, are heard. changed, cut, corrected, explained degrading the environment in the brainstorm burst? Did he jump at you from behind a door and bite a piece environmental clearances and sets After a further and final appraisal and even twisted. process doesn’t say much either out of your leg, or did he say he was a tea-pot?’” CLEARANCES AND out a process that assesses the po- by the EAC, the project is sent to the The latest of which came on about the business or about the cost tential environmental impact of a Ministry of Environment, Forests April 15, when an amendment was to the nation. Further, this comes SETS OUT A proposed project and decides and Climate Change, which is the introduced to ramp up availabil- at a time when the minister of in- Brand PROCESS THAT whether it may or may not pro- regulatory authority. ity and production of bulk drugs dustry and the minister of envi- ceed or need modification. It has All of this brings comfort to within a short span of time in the ronment are one and the same, a report from the Institute for Public Policy Research, a London think- ASSESSES THE been described by the ministry as those who seek to protect the en- light of the pandemic. Further, in clear conflict of interest that Atank, advocates new approaches to countering racism and negative POTENTIAL a planning tool to integrate envi- vironment and demand strict en- March 2017, the environment min- strikes at the very root of a frame- views on immigration. The report says at one point that Britain should be ronmental concerns into the de- forcement of India’s green laws istry issued a notification, pro- work that for years has been used “re-branded as an inclusive concept”. Originally brand just referred to a ENVIRONMENTAL velopmental process from the ini- but the entire process is seen as viding a six-month window to get to fight for the protection of the piece of burning wood, a word that goes back to Old English. By the 16th tial stage. As such, it is supposed anti-business and a hindrance for an environmental clearance “as a environment. The new EIA is the century, it had begun to be applied to something that happens as a result IMPACT OF A to work as a strong and independ- faster growth. There have always one-time opportunity” to units work of a government in a hurry of intense heat. One such was brand-new, in which the sense is of a thing PROPOSED ent gatekeeper of the environment, been strong lobbies against the which had not obtained prior en- to show that it is business friendly. pulled new and fresh from the furnace. A closely-related idea is that of a but in the process the EIA has also process of environmental clear- vironmental clearances as was re- mark created by touching something with a hot iron, as of a brand of PROJECT acquired the reputation of being a ance for projects and the changes quired. This was like an EIA Lekha Rattanani is the ownership on an animal, a practice that almost certainly goes back further process that delays projects. The un- now being suggested add to fears amnesty scheme! The idea, the Managing Editor of The Billion than recorded history. It was also used for the branding of convicted derlying principle at work here is that this government has found a government announced, “is to Press criminals, another course of action that was once common. So brand could preventing irreparable harm that way to please business at the cost take away the economic benefit THE BILLION PRESS have a strong negative sense of a mark of disgrace or a stigma (originally a Greek word that just means a brand). It’s part of our linguistic conservatism that we can still speak of somebody being “branded a common criminal” centuries after the literal branding of criminals ended. Custodial deaths Digital strike on China

Sir, Minimal accountability, disdain for court directives and abysmal con- Sir, A mixed bag of reactions can be seen from the print and viction rates are factors that continue to “embolden” the Indian police in electronic media on the ban on Chinese apps. The ban has def- etters a different way. When an innocent, common man fears the police, it speaks initely hurt China where it has to hurt. China’s outbursts can LOL volumes about his/her abject loss of confidence in the law enforcers. The be seen in describing the ban on apps as violation of interna- Supreme Court guidelines in all cases of arrest or detention are clear-cut. tional rules. China has issued sermons to India stating that India him” TOL THE EDITOR Prevention of unnatural deaths in police or judicial custody, mainly due has the responsibility to uphold the “legitimate and legal rights” Mexican is at border and says, Readers of Orissa POST to police excesses, was the sole intention of the Supreme Court. A care- of the international investors. The 59 apps banned include the “Ok, I’ll let you are most welcome to contribute letters ful analysis of the number of custodial deaths unequivocally proves that highly popular TikTok and UC Browser. Chinese spokesman US Border Patrol Agent catches stay if you can use 3 (200 words), articles and the court directions are flagrantly flouted. In 2019, there were, on an av- Zhao Lijian says “the Chinese government always asks the columns (between 750-1250 Aan illegal alien in the bushes right English words in a sentence”. words). Contributors are erage, five custodial deaths per month in India. The people of Tamil Chinese businesses to abide by the international rules”. Does by the border fence, he pulls him out The Mexican man of course agrees. requested to send their Nadu are up in arms over the custodial death of a father-son trader duo China think that there is need for abiding only international and says “Sorry, you know the law, The Border Patrol Agent tells him, contact numbers and full in police custody in Sathankulam town The police picked the father for rules with respect to the businesses but can violate the border

you’ve got to go back across the “The 3 words are: Green, Pink and postal address/email ID. They may also ‘violating’ the lockdown rules, and when the son protested he, too, was rounded rules? By banning the apps, it would be wrong to think that India

k y m send in their valuable comments, opinion c border right now.” Yellow. Now use them in 1 sentence.” and suggestions, preferably by email, up. Subsequently, both died in quick succession in custody. Indian police has been biting more than it can chew. Media and political ad- The Mexican man pleads with them, The Mexican man thinks really hard to: [email protected] assume they are ‘powerful and privileged’ if thrashing an arrested per- versaries of the Modi government should rally round the gov- “No, noooo Senior, I must stay in de for about 2 minutes, and then says, son defines ‘power’. Augmenting investigative techniques, providing bet- ernment in extending its moral support to combat the enemy USA! Pleeeze!” “Hmmm, Ok. The phone, it went ter facilities in rural police stations, refresher courses in wide ranging sub- countries. Criticizing every action of the government at this junc- The Border Patrol Agent thinks to Green, Green, Green, I Pink it up and B-15, Rasulgarh Industrial Estate, jects, psychological counseling – all this are some ways to ‘reform’ the police. ture will not be in the interest of critics also in the long run. himself, “I’m going to make it hard for sez Yellow?” Bhubaneswar-751010 Ganapathi Bhat, EMAIL KV Seetharamaiah, EMAIL UTTAR PRADESH

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k y m College Street’s iconic Coffee House reopens In the City of Joy, c THE HERITAGE CAFÉ, FOUNDED IN 1876, IS LOCATED OPPOSITE PRESIDENCY UNIVERSITY

AGENCIES am to 6 pm every day except morning walkers he heritage eatery has Sundays. In the pre-Covid era, the Tbeen a favourite of Kolkata, July 2: The iconic Indian Coffee House usually operated be- poets, writers, painters, Coffee House in Kolkata’s College tween 9 am and 9 pm. artists Street area – a favourite joint of “We are providing sanitiser to are back on track poets, writers, painters and artists everyone at entrance, disallowing t was frequented by over the years – reopened Thursday, anyone not wearing masks, check- Iauthor Sunil Rabindra Sarobar and Subhas Sarobar – two 103 days after downing its shutters ing body temperature of patrons Gangopadhyay, poet due to the Covid-19 outbreak and with a thermal gun and making Shakti Chattopadhyay lakes surrounded by vast stretches of lockdown. our waiters wear gloves,” the and even American poet greenery – with certain curbs in place, will be As the gates of the heritage eatery spokesman said. Allen Ginsberg during his opened at 11 am, around 25 cus- Patrons are happy to be back to sojourn to India open for three hours every day from 5.30 am tomers, most of them regulars at the their favourite joint. t was also visited by eatery, trooped in. “Whenever I used to visit College Idirector Satyajit Ray, To ensure social distancing, Street area earlier, I visited Coffee his film critic friend arrangements were made for fewer House. I befriended many people Chidananda Dasgupta, than normal customers on the two here over the years. We were heart- filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak floors of the eatery, a spokesman of broken when it was closed down To ensure social distancing, arrangements were made for fewer than normal and economist Indian Coffee House said. and we regularly inquired when it customers on the two floors of the eatery Amartya Sen “We have disinfected the entire will open again,” said Aditya Ghosh, premises and made wearing masks one of the early visitors. mandatory for both patrons and The place, a melting pot of peo- Coffee House in 1947 and was fre- Chidananda Dasgupta, filmmaker now Presidency University, and the staff,” the spokesman said. ple from the world of art and cul- quented by intellectuals such as Ritwik Ghatak and economist Calcutta University. The two insti- The authorities reopened the ture for decades, downed its shut- author Sunil Gangopadhyay, poet Amartya Sen among countless oth- tutes are located in the vicinity of joint after holding talks with the local ters March 20 this year after the Shakti Chattopadhyay and even ers. In 1958, the management de- the eatery. Students and faculty police station and health depart- West Bengal government imposed American poet Allen Ginsberg dur- cided to close down the Coffee House from several colleges and univer- ment over Covid-19 safety proto- lockdown. ing his sojourn to India. but it was re-opened the same year, sities also visit the joint, which has cols and guidelines. Started as Albert Hall in 1942 by It was also visited by director thanks to the efforts of professors become integrated with the cul- The eatery will be open from 11 the Coffee Board, it was named Satyajit Ray, his film critic friend of the then Presidency College, tural heritage of the city. Around 1,500 people had visited Rabindra Sarobar Thursday morning, 700 more than what it was on the Door-to-door Covid first day. The figures were more or less the same at ‘PERVERT’ COP GETS THE BOOT Subhas Sarobar, too SUDHIN NANDY | EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, KMDA survey in Agra is on The cop, who was video-recorded masturbating in front of AGENCIES Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority – the custodian of the two AGENCIES areas of the district, who might female complainants, has been terminated from service Kolkata, July 2: Morning walkers lakes – to allow morning strolls by be in the need of medical in Kolkata breathed a sigh of relief the waterside for a restricted period Agra, July 2: The Agra district ad- attention. AGENCIES The SHO was already as the administration here reopened of time, official sources said. ministration has begun an exten- In the last 24 hours 14 fresh suspended for Rabindra Sarobar and Subhas “We have decided to give them a sive exercise for door-to-door sur- corona cases were reported in Lucknow, July 2: A day after dereliction of duty in Sarobar – two lakes surrounded three-hour window every day, after vey in all areas to check the further Agra and 17 from Mathura. being arrested, the station house another case by vast stretches of greenery – having ensured that necessary spread of Covid-19. Two days ago, The death toll in Agra stands officer (SHO) who allegedly mas- with certain curbs in place. safety measures were in place,” the state government had an- at 88. The total number of cases turbated in front of a woman and He was caught Both the lakes will throw open KMDA CEO Antara Acharya said. masturbating in his nounced that all areas will be thor- till Thursday morning was 1,241. her daughter when they went to the gates for three hours every day Environmentalist SM Ghosh, a office June 22 when a oughly screened to ensure the in- police station to lodge a complaint from 5.30 am. The recovery rate is 83.07 per woman and her local resident and a regular at fection from the coronavirus was cent. The number of hotspots has been terminated from service daughter visited him Several people were seen stretch- Rabindra Sarobar, said, “We carried effectively stopped. now is 52. by the Uttar Pradesh police, a sen- with a complaint related ing themselves or taking a stroll by sanitiser bottles during our walks The survey began Wednesday District Magistrate PN Singh ior official said Thursday. to a land dispute the two lakes early by the lake, in the city and will cover the whole said the markets would be per- “The Police Inspector who in- Thursday. which had district by July 5. mitted to remain open for an ad- dulged in perverted behaviour in A video of the SHO’s Sudhin been out of Teams of health workers will ditional one hour in the evening. front of a female complainant in- act, recorded by the Nandy, the exec- bounds since visit homes and conduct surveys, In Mathura, the district ad- side a police station in Deoria has woman’s daughter, utive engineer of the lockdown thermal screening and look for ministration has sealed the bor- been terminated from service. went viral Tuesday, KMDA, said, began. people with respiratory ailments. ders and deployed additional per- There will be zero tolerance to- leading to demand of “Around 1,500 Morning This exercise is considered neces- sonnel to ensure no one entered wards anyone violating the dig- Representative pic strong action people had vis- walk will against him sary to reach out to people not only the district for the annual Mudiya nity of women. No one is above ited Rabindra boost our im- in the hotspots, but also in remote Poonau fair at Goverdhan. law,” Additional Director General masturbating in his office June 22 police inspector at the same Sarobar munity sys- (ADG), Law and Order, Prashant when the woman and her daugh- police station after the video Thursday morn- tem.” Kumar said. ter visited him with a complaint re- surfaced. ing, 700 more He, how- An FIR was registered against lated to a land dispute, police said. He has been booked under the than what it was on Representative pic ever, rued that Inspector Bhism Pal Singh and he The SHO was already suspended charges of voyeurism, outraging the the first day. The figures were more Cyclone Amphan had uprooted was arrested Wednesday, Deoria for alleged dereliction of duty in an- modesty of a woman, and public ser- or less the same at Subhas Sarobar, several trees in the 73-acre prem- Superintendent of Police Shripati other case related to his posting vant disobeying law, the Deoria SP too.” Security personnel and KMDA ises, home to a variety of bird Mishra said. at Salempur and was attached to the had said. staff are continuously manning species. Inspector Singh had been ab- police line. “Singh indulged in vulgar acts the two lakes to ensure people abide “Several broken branches are sconding since Tuesday and a re- A video of the SHO’s vulgar act, while talking about the land dispute. by the safety guidelines, Nandy still lying inside the park. Those ward of Rs 25,000 was declared for recorded by the woman’s daughter, The woman’s daughter made a added. have to be removed. Air quality his arrest. went viral Tuesday, leading to de- video and showed it to other mem- Over the past two months, many has substantially improved in the Singh, who was Bhatni Police mand of strong action against him. bers of her family,” the complaint green activists and fitness enthu- city, amid the lockdown and that is The survey will cover the whole district by July 5 Station (Deoria) SHO, was caught An FIR was registered against the filed against him said. siasts had been pleading with the a welcome change,” he added. BJP MLA to give free masks if one deletes Amphan victims come UP’S WILD WILD WEST Chinese applications to blows for relief aid

AGENCIES open. Local sources said that there Are the endangered swamp deer back The stampede-like were hardly any police personnel Lucknow, July 2: Former Uttar situation was witnessed to maintain the line at the BDO of- SPOTTED IN NORTH INDIA, THE SPECIES IS ALMOST EXTINCT IN SEVERAL OTHER COUNTRIES Pradesh Minister and BJP legis- fice. Earlier, West Bengal Chief lator from Bahraich, Anupama at Kultali in South 24 Minister Mamata Banerjee had AGENCIES THE RARE SPECIES Jaiswal has announced that she Parganas, one of the asked all the district administrations WAS ALMOST WIPED will provide free face masks to all to prepare a list of villagers who Muzaffarnagar (Uttar Pradesh), OUT FROM THE those who delete Chinese appli- worst-hit areas have been affected by the cyclone, July 2: Once infamous for hunters MARSHY WETLANDS cations from their mobile phones. following widespread protests in var- and poachers, Muzaffarnagar, a IN WESTERN UP AND AGENCIES ious districts over distribution of town located midway between the FOOTHILLS OF THE compensation packages. Delhi-Dehradun highway, is once HIMALAYAS Kolkata, July 2: The South 24 State Food Minister Jyotipriyo again nature’s paradise where a BORDERING TERAI Parganas district in West Bengal Mallick, however, dubbed the chaos large herd of swamp deer, a critically AREA DUE TO POACHING MENACE Thursday witnessed a near-stam- as a “BJP-sponsored incident.” endangered species, was spotted pede like situation as thousands Meanwhile, state BJP President lately. WILDLIFE EXPERTS of people queued up in front of a Dilip Ghosh said that people have Found in north India, and now ex- SAY THE DEER COULD local BDOs office to submit docu- lost faith in the government. “Many tinct in several countries, the dis- HAVE MIGRATED ments for Amphan relief. A few genuine names went missing in covery was a pleasant surprise. “I FROM JHILMIL LAKE, villagers were injured in the melee. the list owing to corruption. So was on inspection (this Sunday) A MARSHY The incident took place in Kultali, they were confused. One day they when I suddenly spotted a large GRASSLAND NEAR one of the worst-hit areas by the cy- are hearing they need to submit pa- herd of this endangered deer species RAJAJI NATIONAL The Bahraich MLA, clone Amphan. They were also pers with the panchayat and the near Jansath, (a tehsil in PARK IN HARIDWAR Anupama Jaiswal, was seen fighting for their turns. next day they come to know that Muzaffarnagar).” There was complete chaos as they need to submit the documents “By the next day our team of The deer have a happy time Minister of State for people made a dash for the counters with the BDO. This is what happens experts discovered 143 swamp of swamp deer was re- at around 10 a.m. when the gates of when the system is not right,” deer. We almost found a treasure Deer National Conservation duced to 66 when Madhya Pradesh Basic Education in the the BDO office were finally thrown said Ghosh. trove,” says Sanjay Kumar, Reserve,” said Commissioner Sanjay launched conservation work in the Yogi Adityanath Commissioner of Saharanpur Kumar, a senior IAS officer, adding Kanha National Park to protect Range of Uttar Pradesh. “let me tell you another interesting this rare species. government Innumerable poachers in the point. Swamp deer known as Similar efforts were also made by past few decades back hunted for this marshy Barasingha happens to be the state the Uttar Pradesh government India June 29 banned 59 apps rare species and almost wiped it wetland in which gave a new lease of life to this with Chinese links, saying that out from the marshy wetlands in Haiderpur was now likely to ex- I was on inspection large deer species found in marshy they were prejudicial to the sov- western Uttar Pradesh and foothills ceed 250. when I suddenly wetlands. ereignty, integrity and security of the Himalayas bordering Terai In fact, the Haiderpur wetland, spotted a large herd The Yogi Adityanath govern- of the country. area. a 45-minute detour from of this endangered ment is also contemplating to declare Jaiswal said, “After banning of Wildlife experts, who have been Muzaffarnagar town, is home to deer species the 33,000 acre of Shivalik Forests 59 Chinese apps in the country, I provided drone fitted cameras to 290 species of birds. Every year the near Jansath Reserve under the Saharanpur have started this campaign of pro- sight more such herds around the place is home to one of the largest (a tehsil in Muzaffarnagar) Division as Tiger Reserve. viding free face masks for those wetland, told IANS that swamp congregation of grey leg goose and SANJAY KUMAR | COMMISSIONER, On the basis of camera trap find- who delete these apps.” deer could have migrated from bar headed goose in India. SAHARANPUR RANGE, UP ings, movement of tigers was dis- The campaign is being run with The whole One day they (victims) are hearing Jhilmil lake, a marshy grassland “Acknowledging such rich bio- covered in the forest reserve which

the help of the party’s local Mahila chaos was they need to submit papers with the near Rajaji National Park in diversity in Haiderpur, a proposal adjoins the Rajaji National Park. The

k y m c Morcha unit. Jaiswal was Minister orchestrated by the panchayat and the next day they Haridwar. was recently sent to the state gov- animal of Uttar Pradesh.” Census (2018) reveals that Uttar of State for Basic Education in BJP. It was a BJP- come to know that they need to Till Wednesday evening around ernment to declare this as a ‘Ramsar Despite a ban on hunting swamp Pradesh has a tiger population of the Yogi Adityanath government. sponsored incident submit the documents with the BDO 150 swamp deer, including a good site’ (wetland of International im- deer under the Wildlife Protection 173, while neighbouring She was dropped from the coun- JYOTIPRIYO MALLICK | FOOD DILIP GHOSH | PRESIDENT, BJP, WEST number of fawns were spotted and portance). But now, after spotting Act, desperate poachers and hunters Uttarakhand state has 442 tigers, a cil of ministers in last year’s MINISTER, WEST BENGAL BENGAL UNIT with the help of drones the overall a large herd of rare swamp deer, we killed Barasinghas in large numbers. majority of them seen in Jim Corbett reshuffle. count of deer in 18,000 hectare of also want to declare it as Swamp Four decades back, the population and Rajaji national park. Narendra Modi and his govt BEATING COVID P8 are blinded by rage, hatred FRIDAY | JULY 3 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR and revenge against the Congress Extracts from tea and Haritaki, leadership. Unnerved by political commonly known as Harad, activism of Priyanka in UP, Modi govt have the potential to act as has stopped even further by issuing therapeutic options against house vacation notice. Such frustrated COVID-19 infection, a new study y attempts will not deter us

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of the day uote MUMBAI AIRPORT SCAM MP Cabinet expanded, I have decided to not celebrate my CBI RAIDS GVK GROUP PREMISES Scindia camp wins big birthday this year as a mark of respect The case pertains to the alleged siphoning off Rs 705 crore from the funds of the Mumbai International Airport for our soldiers who laid down their lives Limited (MIAL), a joint venture under public-private partnership (PPP) between the GVK Airport Holdings Limited

RAM VILAS PASWAN | UNION MINISTER and the Airports Authority of India (AAI) besides other investors, by showing inflated expenditure, under-reporting of revenues, fudging of records among others, the officials said

Modi ji's most PRESS TRUST OF INDIA nine companies in 2017-18, caus- trusted man ing a loss of Rs 310 crore. The pro- Mr Rakesh New Delhi, July 2: The CBI has car- moters of the GVK group allegedly Asthana, IPS, has ried out searches at the offices of misused the reserve funds of MIAL been implicated as a the GVK group in Mumbai and recipient of bribe to the tune of Rs 395 crore to fi- money which has Hyderabad after registering a case nance their group companies, the been exposed in Sandersara diary. I against its chairman, Venkata CBI has alleged. am flagging the attention of Krishna Reddy Gunupati, in con- The agency has alleged that the Narendra Modi Ji, but Congress nection with alleged irregulari- group inflated the expenditure fig- party's leader Ahmed Patel Ji has ties to the tune of Rs 705 crore in ures of MIAL by showing payments Madhya Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel administers oath to been grilled for 3 consecutive days the running of the Mumbai airport, to employees at their headquarters Mahendra Singh as a Cabinet minister in the State Cabinet, at a ceremo- by ED to unearth the nexus between officials said. and group companies, who were ny at Raj Bhawan in Bhopal. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Patel Ji and notorious The agency operation was con- not involved in the running of MIAL, Chouhan is also seen PTI PHOTO Sandesara case ducted Wednesday and continued causing a revenue loss ADHIR RANJAN CHOWDHURY | till late in the evening, they added. to AAI. In the complaint, the in- INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE Singh Dang, Rajwardhan Singh CONGRESS LEADER The case pertains to the alleged si- flated expenditure figures are pegged Dattigaon have been taken as cab- phoning off Rs 705 crore from the at Rs 100 crore, which may take the Bhopal, July 2: Madhya Pradesh inet ministers. funds of the Mumbai International total sum involved in the alleged Chief Minister Shivraj Singh While Brajendra Singh Yadav, I congratulate Airport Limited (MIAL), a joint scam to Rs 805 crore, but this has not Chouhan inducted 28 new ministers Girraj Dandotia, Suresh Dhakad the organisers venture under public-private part- son GV Sanjay Reddy, managing upkeep, operation and maintenance been included in the FIR by the CBI. Thursday including 12 from and O.P.S. Bhadoria from Scindia of the annual nership (PPP) between the GVK director in MIAL, the companies of the Mumbai airport. It is alleged Jyotiraditya Scindia's camp. Of the Ganesh festival for The agency has attached the com- camp were inducted as ministers the decision to call Airport Holdings Limited and the MIAL, GVK Airport Holdings that the promoters of the GVK plaint to the FIR and the figures of 22 Congress MLAs who resigned of state. From BJP Prem Singh off the celebrations Airports Authority of India (AAI) Limited (a GVK group company) group in MIAL, in connivance with the alleged scam may increase dur- from the Congress to join the BJP, Patel, Om Prakash Saklecha, Usha this year and besides other investors, by show- and nine other private companies their executives and unidentified ing the probe, the officials said. 14 are now in the expanded ministry. Thakur, Arvind Bhadoria and instead organise a plasma donation ing inflated expenditure, under-re- allegedly used to camouflage the AAI officials, resorted to siphoning The promoters allegedly under-re- The total strength of Scindia's Mohan Yadav were also inducted camp over the 11 days porting of revenues, fudging of inflated figures through sham deals off funds using different ways, the ported the revenue earnings of camp in the ministry is now 14 as as cabinet ministers. records among others, the offi- and unidentified AAI officials, officials said on Wednesday. MIAL by entering into contracts two former MLAs were already in- While Bharat Singh Kushwaha, P. CHIDAMBARAM | CONGRESS LEADER cials said. The Central Bureau of they added. On April 4, 2006, the The agency has alleged that they with related parties and meeting ducted in the cabinet. Officiating Inder Singh Parmar, Ramkhelavan Investigation (CBI) has booked AAI entered into an agreement siphoned off funds showing exe- their personal and family expenses Governor Anandiben Patel ad- Patel and Ram Kishore Kavre took Gunupati, a director in MIAL, his with MIAL for the modernisation, cution of bogus work contracts to using MIAL funds, they said. ministered the oath of office and oath as ministers of state. Those in- SHORT TAKES secrecy to the new ministers at a ducted from Scindia camp had re- function in the Raj Bhawan. signed as legislators in March Priyanka to Meticulous observation of COVID- which led to the toppling of 15- Two elephants POLITICKLE by MANJUL 19 protocol marked the month-old Kamal Nath shift to Lucknow 45 minute ceremony. Government. found dead All of them will contest by-polls THE TOTAL STRENGTH OF Coimbatore: Two elephants SCINDIA'S CAMP IN THE likely to be held in the state soon. were found dead in this PRESS TRUST OF INDIA MINISTRY IS NOW 14 AS TWO Twenty four assembly seats are district, one due to gunshot FORMER MLAs WERE ALREADY vacant in the state assembly. Besides wounds near Kandiyur and Lucknow, July 2: The govern- INDUCTED IN THE CABINET Chouhan, senior BJP leaders in- the other following ment order asking Congress leader cluding Scindia and union minis- suspected ill-health while the Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to vacate AMONG THOSE INDUCTED ON ter Narendra Singh Tomar among carcass of another jumbo a Delhi bungalow is set to speed up THURSDAY, 20 ARE OF CABINET others were present on the occasion. was found in nearby Nilgiris, her shifting base to Lucknow, where RANK AND EIGHT ARE The initial "mini" expansion of forest department officials party veteran Sheila Kaul's house MINISTERS OF STATE the Chouhan cabinet took place said Thursday. Two people, was renovated months back for on April 21 with the induction of five both brothers, taken into her, according to politicians here. Among those inducted on ministers, including two former custody for questioning in "Work has started in the house Thursday, 20 are of cabinet rank and Congress MLAs close to Scindia - connection with the Kandiyur today. It has been almost six months case, were arrested for eight are ministers of state. Former - Tulsi Silawat and Govind Singh shooting the elephant to since the renovation was done ministers included from the BJP are Rajput. Chouhan took oath as chief death in their farm in and it is being spruced up further Gopal Bhargava, Vijay Shah, minister for a record fourth term Mettupalayam, about 45 km to suit her. This indicates that she Jagdish Devda, Yashodhara Raje on March 23 this year, after Kamal from here, they said. will be coming soon,” party leg- Scindia, Bhupendra Singh, Nath resigned from following re- islator Deepak Singh said here Brajendra Pratap Singh and bellion by 22 MLAs of the Congress. on Thursday. Uttar Pradesh Vishwas Sarang. The total strength of Chouhan's Congress spokesperson Lalan From Scindia camp, Bisahulal cabinet is now 34 including chief Lightning kills 26 Kumar indicated that the deci- Singh, Aidal Singh Kansana Imarti minister. It has only one vacancy Patna: Twenty-six people sion was made even before she Devi, Prabhuram Choudhary, now as the total strength of the were killed after being struck got the notice to vacate the gov- Mahendra Singh Sisodia, ministry as per the constitutional by lightning across Bihar ernment bungalow in Delhi. Pyadyumna Singh Tomar, Hardeep norms should not exceed 35. Thursday, officials said. More than 100 people have died due to lightning strikes in the GOOD NEWS state in the last one week, WILL ASSESS they added. According to the 5 cops held, face murder charge state disaster management Voting rules changed FEASIBILITY department, the casualties INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE out the probe into the custodial were reported from eight TN CUSTODIAL DEATHS death of father and son Jeyaraj INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE districts -- Patna, Chennai, July 2: The Tamil Nadu and Bennicks. OF EXAM: ICAI Samastipur, East Champaran, Police's Crime Branch-Crime Meanwhile Abraham Mathai, New Delhi, July 2: The Centre West Champaran, Sheohar, Katihar, Madhepura and Investigation Department (CBCID) founder of Harmony Foundation has allowed voters above 65 PNN, AGENCIES Purnea. Samastipur have arrested five suspended po- and former Vice Chairman of years and Covid-19 positive peo- accounted for the highest licemen working in Sathankulam Maharashtra State Minorities ple under home or institutional New Delhi, July 2: The Institute number of seven deaths, police station in Tuticorin district Commission, welcomed the arrest quarantine to use postal ballot infected by coronavirus, eld- of Chartered Accountants of India followed by Patna (six), East for the murder of P. Jeyaraj and of the policemen and altering the to cast their votes in light of erly people and people with pre- (ICAI) informed the Supreme Champaran (four), Katihar his son J. Bennicks, officials said. FIR to murder case. He also said the the coronavirus pandemic. existing medical conditions Court Thursday that it would as- (three), Sheohar and The CBCID also altered the first Balakrishnan and Raghu Ganesh, outstanding intervention by the In a gazette notification issued (such as asthma, diabetes, heart sess the feasibility of conducting Madhepura (two each) and information report (FIR) registered Head Constable Murugan and court has now set a precedence last month, the Law Ministry disease) are more vulnerable CA exams, scheduled between West Champaran and Purnea on the death of Jeyaraj and Constable Muthuraj. that the courts of justice can halt gave its nod for amending the to the disease. According to a July 29 and August 16, in view of (one each), the department Bennicks as a murder case from The police nabbed Sridhar at the tide of impunity that has been Conduct of Elections Health Ministry advisory, citi- the spike in number of COVID-19 said. the earlier charge of suspicious Gangaikondan while he was trying trying to take root lately. (Amendment) Rules 2020. zens above 65 years have been cases across the country and con- death. Police have registered the to escape in his car. Ganesh was He said the order to the court to The decision follows the advised to stay indoors due to sult states and examination cen- case as two separate murders while sent to custody till July 16 on late revenue officials to take over the Election Commission's June coronavirus. On the recom- tres on this issue. Woman ends life security has been provided for Wednesday. The Madras High Sathankulam police station only proposal in which it had re- mendation of the ECI, on The ICAI's counsel told a bench Revathy, the policewomen who had Court's Madurai Bench which suo proves that the high court was more quested the Ministry to enlarge October 22, 2019, the amend- headed by Justice A M Khanwilkar New Delhi: In a shocking deposed before a Magistrate that the moto took up the case, appreciated than convinced that the police sta- the ambit of use of postal bal- ment enabling postal ballot fa- that cases of coronavirus have in- incident, a woman committed father and son were beaten through- CBCID for nabbing the policemen. tion was a "den of savages". Jeyaraj lot facility to people aged 65 cility to senior citizens (above creased and some of the states suicide with her two children out the June 19 night by the police The action of CBCID has cre- and Bennicks had been booked for years, reducing it from 80 years, the age of 80 years) and for per- have extended the restrictions im- on Thursday by jumping in at Sathankulam police station. ated the impression that justice not closing their mobile shop in and those under quarantine or sons with disability, was intro- posed amid the spike in the num- front of a train in East Delhi's The court also ordered that will be delivered, it said, as it ad- time on June 19 by the Sathankulam home isolation due to Covid- duced to provide them the choice ber of infection. Mandawali area, the police Revathy be given leave with pay. journed the case. According to police. They were sent to judicial cus- 19. Medical research has shown of voting from the comforts of He sought time from the bench, said. The woman and her two daughters died on the spot, The five arrested policemen are: Inspector General, CBCID, Shankar, tody and lodged in Kovilpatti jail while people of all ages can be their homes. also comprising Justices Dinesh while her third child, a one- Inspector Sridhar, Sub-Inspectors 12 teams have been formed to carry on June 21. Maheshwari and Sanjiv Khanna, year-old boy, survived with for contacting examination centres injuries. "We received a call at to access the ground situation and around 4 a.m. on Thursday. It explore the feasibility of con- appears to be a case of ducting the exams. suicide. The woman and her New bride shunning chores, not cruelty: Delhi HC The top court was hearing two minor daughters have through video conferencing a plea succumbed to the injuries. INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE surroundings and it is always for the as both were planning to get their which has challenged the 'opt out' One year old boy has husband's family to make the new marriage registered. However, she option provided by the ICAI to the survived. We are investigating New Delhi, July 2: The Delhi High bride feel at home and accepted as was brought back to her husband's candidates alleging that it "arbi- the matter," said DCP Court has observed that it is the a family member. place by her brother but the trarily" discriminates between the Railways, Harendra Singh. duty of the husband's family to The bench passed the obser- Appellant did not allow them to aspirants in the May cycle of CA make a new bride feel at home and vations while dismissing an ap- enter the house and the Respondent examination. The apex court, after has held that her conduct of trying peal filed by one Vishal Singh went back to her paternal house. hearing the submissions, said it 3 electrocuted to remain in her room or not show- who had approached the high After this, the woman kept apolo- would hear the matter on July 10. ing initiative in doing household court against the order of the gizing for her conduct by calling the On June 29, the apex court had Jaisalmer (Rajasthan): Three work cannot be described as cruelty. trial court which had dismissed Appellant up on her phone, at the observed that ICAI should be flex- persons, including a couple, "As such conduct of the wife of his appeal for dissolution of mar- same time, she claimed to be happy ible in conducting exams amid died allegedly of being interested in remaining in riage with Priya under the Hindu in the company of the brother of the COVID-19 pandemic and take electrocution in Rajasthan's her room or not showing initiative Marriage Act, 1955. her brother-in-law and only after care of candidates' concerns.

y Jaisalmer district while they in doing household work can by no were working near a tube Vishal and Priya got married in all this, the man filed the appeal be- It had suggested that option for

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of the day uote BABRI TRIAL Modi, Putin vow to boost ties Uma Bharti I think there is COVID-19 CASES PRESS TRUST OF INDIA no community appears before spread of New Delhi, July 2: Prime coronavirus in Maharashtra. The Minister Narendra Modi and CBI court state government Russian President Vladimir Putin has been able to CROSS 6L MARK discussed the coronavirus crisis PRESS TRUST OF INDIA trace almost every COVID-19 Thursday and resolved to patient and his or her source of strengthen the Indo-Russia ties for Lucknow, July 2: Senior BJP infection STEADY RISE jointly addressing the challenges leader Uma Bharti Thursday of the post-COVID world. appeared in person before a spe- RAJESH TOPE | MAHA HEALTH MINISTER IT TOOK 110 DAYS FOR CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS IN THE COUNTRY TO REACH ONE LAKH, WHILE JUST 44 DAYS MORE TO GO PAST THE During a telephonic conversa- cial court here conducting trial SIX LAKH MARK tion, the two leaders agreed to main- in the 1992 Babri mosque dem- Now you can tain the momentum of bilateral olition case. hear about COUNTRY'S CASELOAD INCREASED THE TOTAL NUMBER OF contacts and consultations, lead- The special CBI court is cur- only two ‘Cs’ - ing to the annual bilateral summit rently recording the statements Coronaviris and TO 6,04,641 THURSDAY, WHILE 434 RECOVERIES HAS FAST PERSONS HAVE SUCCUMBED TO THE OUTGROWN THE NUMBER OF to be held in India later this year. of 32 accused under CrPC section China. We believe in The Prime Minister conveyed 313 (court's power to examine the peace and solve DISEASE IN THE LAST 24 HOURS ACTIVE COVID-19 CASES his keenness to welcome Putin in accused), a stage in the trial that problems through discussion, but if somebody casts India for the bilateral summit. follows the examination of pros- an evil eye on India, we will give a The leaders took note of the ef- ecution witnesses. The 61-year- befitting reply. If our 20 jawans have fective measures undertaken by old saffron clad BJP leader is the sacrificed their lives, then the toll is the two countries to address the 19th accused to depose before the double on the Chinese side negative consequences of the court in the over 27-year-old case. COVID-19 pandemic and agreed on Thirteen other alleged accused, RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD | UNION MINISTER the importance of closer India- including former deputy prime Russia ties for jointly addressing the The Prime Minister gent in the military parade held minister LK Advani and senior It is shocking challenges of the post-COVID world, in Moscow June 24 as a symbol of BJP leaders MM Joshi and Kalyan to see COVID- a statement from the Prime conveyed his the abiding friendship between the Singh are yet to be examined at this 19 patients Minister's Office said. keenness to welcome people of India and Russia. stage. Their lawyers have indi- being turned down Putin thanked Modi for the phone An official statement issued by cated to the CBI court that they pre- by the hospitals due call and reiterated his commitment Putin to India for the the Russian side said the two lead- fer to appear through video con- to lack of beds. The to further strengthening the special bilateral summit ers discussed topical issues on the ferencing. government has and privileged strategic partner- Russian-Indian agenda and con- The mosque in Ayodhya was failed in its duty to protect the ship between the two countries in firmed their mutual commitment demolished in December 1992 by citizens all spheres. 2, and also for the successful com- to further strengthening the priv- 'kar sevaks' who claimed that an an- H D KUMARASWAMY | AGENCIES During their conversation, Modi pletion of the vote on constitu- ileged bilateral strategic partner- cient Ram temple had stood on FORMER KARNATAKA CHIEF MINISTER congratulated Putin on the success tional amendments in Russia, the ship and close cooperation both the same site. The CBI court is New Delhi, July 2: India's COVID- Delhi govt starts of the celebrations marking the statement said. in the bilateral format and within conducting day-to-day hearings to 19 tally zoomed past six lakh 75th anniversary of the victory of The Prime Minister noted the international organisations and complete the trial by August 31, as Thursday with a single-day in- plasma bank the Allied Forces in the World War participation of an Indian contin- associations. directed by the Supreme Court. SHORT TAKES crease of 19,148 cases, just five days plasma bank to treat novel coro- after it crossed the five lakh mark, A navirus started functioning in while the death toll rose to 17,834, Delhi Thursday, with Chief Minister Pakistan violates according to the Union Health Arvind Kejriwal saying that COVID-19 GREAT EXPECTATIONS Ministry data. patients can donate their plasma 14 ceasefire With a steady rise, the number days after recovery. Addressing an Jammu: Pakistan again of recoveries stands at 3,59, 859 online media briefing, Kejriwal said violated ceasefire on while one patient has migrated. the eligibility for being a plasma Thursday on the line of There are 2,26,947 active cases of donor is "very strict", and hoped control (LoC) in two sectors coronavirus infection presently in that with this bank the number of in J&K's Poonch district by the country. COVID-19 deaths will decrease in the using automatic gunfire and "Thus, around 59.52 per cent of national capital. The government has mortar shelling. Colonel patients have recovered so far," an set up the plasma bank at the state- Devender Anand said, "At official said. The total number of run Institute of Liver and Biliary about 9.30 a.m. today confirmed cases included foreigners. Sciences (ILBS). The chief minister said people who have recovered Pakistan initiated This is the sixth consecutive day from the virus can contact 1031 and unprovoked ceasefire when coronavirus infections in- violation by firing with small WhatsApp number -- 8800007722 -- creased by more than 18,000. There where they can get details for plas- arms and shelling with has been a surge of 4,14,106 mortars along the LoC in ma donation. The donor will also be COVID-19 cases from June 1 till Shahpur and Kirni sectors of given an appreciation letter. Poonch district. "Indian army date. retaliated befittingly". For According to the ICMR, the over a month, Pakistan has number of tests for detection Karnataka, six from Andhra been violating the bilateral of the disease crossed the nine Pradesh, five from Punjab, four ceasefire on the LoC in J&K million mark Thursday. each from Haryana and Jammu with impunity. A cumulative total of 90,56,173 and Kashmir, three from Bihar samples have been tested up to and one each from Chhattisgarh July 1 while 2,29,588 samples and Goa. have been tested on Wednesday, Maharashtra has reported Lightning kills 3 the apex health research body the highest number of cases at said. Of the 434 deaths reported 1,80,298, followed by Tamil Ballia (Uttar Pradesh): Three in the last 24 hours, 198 are Nadu at 94,049, Delhi at 89,802, persons were killed and 12 from Maharashtra, 63 from Gujarat at 33,232, Uttar Pradesh injured when lightning struck Tamil Nadu, 61 from Delhi, 21 at 24,056, West Bengal at 19,170 in Sikandarpur and Bhimpura each from Uttar Pradesh and and Rajasthan at 18,312 ac- areas of the district. The Gujarat, 15 from West Bengal, cording to the ministry data. lightning struck Wednesday. nine from Madhya Pradesh, State-wise distribution is sub- According to the government eight from Rajasthan, seven ject to further verification and rec- spokesman, ten people were each from Telangana and onciliation, it added. A farmer plants paddy saplings on a field in Nadia district, Thursday PTI PHOTO working in the fields in Mahthapar village when lightning struck. All of them received burn injuries and have been hospitalised. Man ends life after failing to buy smartphone Indian paramilitary to

INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE daughter, she refused to accept it as wife, he committed suicide by hang- he failed to attend online classes and Four die she needed an Android smartphone ing himself in a closed room in his examinations in the absence of a induct transgenders Tuticorin(TN): Four people Agartala/Guwahati, July 2: In a for her online coaching. Sukumar's home at Madhupur in western smartphone. The boy reportedly were asphyxiated in the shocking incident, a day labourer wife and daughter also scolded him Tripura's Sepahijala district committed suicide by hanging him- district Thursday when they committed suicide by hanging him- for not buying an Android smart- Wednesday. "Sukumar, a day labourer self from a tree near his house. Working upon the modalities, the Ministry of were engaged in cleaning of a self at his house in western Tripura phone," Chakraborty said Thursday. by profession, was maintaining his According to Assam police the boy, Home Affairs has sought suggestions from the septic tank in a nearby village, after he failed to provide an Android The officer said that Sukumar family, comprising three children, a resident of Salbari village under police said. The incident smartphone to his daughter for her tried to pacify his wife and daugh- his wife and himself, by his meagre Runikhata police station in Chirang Central Armed Police Forces on the matter happened in Chekkarakudi online studies. ter, telling them that he did not daily earnings that had come down district, was a student of class ten village, 25 km from here, when Sepahijala district police chief have the money to purchase the because of the COVID-19 induced re- at Tukrajhar High School. "The INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE with Male/Female in the rules two of the deceased first Krishnendu Chakraborty said that costly Android phone but they con- strictions," said Manika Bhowmik, student was supposed to attend the of CAPF (AC) Examination, 202 entered the tank to clean it and 45-year Sukumar Bhowmik after tinued to berate him. His daughter a close relative of Sukumar. online classes . After the COVID-19 New Delhi, July 2: The Indian is yet to be received from CRPF, died. When the other two being pressured by his 15-year-old broke the new mobile phone by In a similar tragic incident in pandemic induced lockdown and government has decided to in- ITBP, SSB and CISF." entered the tank to check, they eldest daughter for an Android throwing it on the ground. Assam last week, a 15-year-old class shutting down of educational in- duct members of transgender The ministry says that the were also asphyxiated, they smartphone, bought an ordinary Sukumar's close relatives said 10 student belonging to a poor fam- stitutions, many schools across the community in the country's elite forces are "once again requested said. A case was registered mobile phone. "When Sukumar that feeling humiliated by the abuse ily in Western Assam's Chirang country have started online classes," paramilitary forces ending dis- to examine" the issue and fur- and a probe is on, they added. gave the new mobile phone to his heaped on him by his daughter and district, committed suicide after a police official said in Guwahati. crimination against the margin- nish comments on July 2, 2020 alised section. positively for taking a final view Working upon the modalities in on the matter. that direction, the Ministry of Recently, the Indian govern- Home Affairs has sought sug- ment has taken several steps for Mental health needs greater attention: WHO gestions and comments from the upliftment of transgender com- Central Armed Police Forces munity. On March 17, the Minister PRESS TRUST OF INDIA health conditions which need urgent Survivors of suicide attempts and (CAPFs) on the matter. The min- of State for Social justice and attention,” Singh said. their family often face stigma and istry is working on the proposal Empowerment Rattan Lal Kataria New Delhi, July 2: With the coron- Early identification of mental discrimination in many forms. The to commission the "third gender" in Lok Sabha stated that in order avirus pandemic still accelerating, health conditions, recognition of sui- impact of suicide on families, friends as officers in the paramilitary to provide for protection of rights Early identification of impacting lives and livelihoods and cidal behaviours and appropriate and communities is devastating and forces. of transgender persons and their mental health causing fear and anxiety among peo- management through a multi-sec- far-reaching," Singh noted. It has sought opinion of all welfare, recently, The Transgender conditions, ple, the World Health Organisation toral approach is important, even as In these challenging times, we must CAPFs on the modalities on im- Persons (Protection of Rights) recognition of suicidal Thursday called upon countries in we continue to focus on arresting the work towards providing a compre- plementation of commissioning Act, 2019, has been enacted with behaviours, and the South-East Asia Region to pay a further spread of the pandemic, she hensive, integrated and responsive third gender officers as Assistant the effect from January 10, 2020. appropriate greater attention to mental health underlined. Singh said suicide claims mental health and social-care services Commandants. "As per clause 14 of the Act, the management through and suicide prevention. almost 8,00,000 lives every year glob- in community-based settings, as out- The ministry in a letter to CAPF appropriate Government shall a multi-sectoral Stigma related to COVID-19 infec- ally and is the leading cause of death lined in the WHO South-East Asia on July 1, under the subject formulate welfare schemes and tion may also lead to feeling of isolation among young people aged 15-29 years. Region's Suicide Prevention Strategy, "Central Armed Police Forces programmes to facilitate and sup- approach is and depression, Dr Poonam Khetrapal slow the spread of the virus. Evidence shows that for each adult she said. (Assistant Commandants) port livelihood for transgender y important, even as we Singh, Regional Director, WHO South- “Hitting lives and livelihoods, the who dies of suicide, there are more As individual vulnerabilities and Examination 2020 -Comments on persons including their voca-

continue to focus on East Asia Region, said. pandemic is causing fear, anxiety, de- than 20 others attempting suicide, socio-cultural factors differ between draft rules regarding" sought sug- tional training and self-employ-

k y m c arresting the further She said another precipitating fac- pression and stress among people. the WHO Regional Director said. The and within populations, the Regional gestions from the forces over the ment," the minister stated. spread of the tor impacting the mental health amid Social distancing, isolation and cop- WHO South-East Asia Region ac- Suicide Prevention Strategy guides issue. The lawmaker also stated that pandemic COVID-19 could be domestic violence, ing with perpetually evolving and counts for 39 per cent of global suicide countries on strategising and planning It stated: "...the comments for during 2019-20, an amount of `5 DR. POONAM KHETRAPAL SINGH | which is reported to have increased changing information about the virus mortality, she said. for suicide prevention through a incorporating the issues on trans- crore has been allocated for the REGIONAL DIRECTOR, WHO during the lockdowns imposed by al- has both triggered and aggravated “Though preventable, suicide is a multi-sectoral public health approach, gender as Third gender along welfare of transgender persons. SOUTH-EAST ASIA REGION most all countries in the region to existing and pre-existing mental serious public health problem. she added. NORTH KOREA NAMED 39TH P10 Good to see FRIDAY | JULY 3 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR MOST DANGEROUS COUNTRY India ban 59 popular apps owned by Chinese North Korea ranks among firms, including TikTok, the most dangerous places which counts India as one to live as its people are exposed of its largest markets to high risks of natural disaster, poverty and social injustice, a international NIKKI HALEY | AMERICAN DIPLOMAT

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We got hit very badly, Australia may offer safe worse than any country, with regard to the number of coronavirus cases and the number of deaths haven to Hong Kongers ANTHONY FAUCI | AMERICAN PHYSICIAN Kongers. "When we have made a final de- Nothing can cision on those arrangements I'll replace being make an announcement, but if in the you're asking are we prepared to step classroom, so ever up and provide support, the an- since schools, swer is yes," Morrison said. colleges and nurseries closed to British Prime Minister Boris most children, we have been Johnson on Wednesday held working hard to ensure they can China in "clear and serious reopen as soon as possible breach” of the Sino-British agree- ment under which Hong Kong GAVIN WILLIAMSON | had been handed over to the UK EDUCATION SECRETARY Chinese authorities and con- firmed that a citizenship route will now be offered to Hong Kong's Libyan Prime British National (Overseas) pass- Minister Fayez Serraj port holders. The 50-year agree- has indicated his A woman reacts after she was hit with pepper spray deployed by ment, in effect, offers Hong Kong Firefighters work at a forest fire site in the Republic of Sakha also known as Yakutia, Russia Far East. The fire has commitment to a police during a rally in Hong Kong PTI PHOTO a "one country, two systems" prin- already destroyed over a million hectares of forest PTI PHOTO dialogue within the ciple, guaranteeing it the rights 5+5 Joint Military AGENCIES and freedoms that do not exist in Commission and expressed Scott Morrison said mainland China. interest in a political solution Melbourne, July 2: Prime Minister Thursday federal Morrison said, "We think that's based on elections Scott Morrision Thursday said important and very consistent with Australia was "actively considering" cabinet will look who we are as a people and very con- Putin to remain Russia Prez till 2036 STEPHANE DUJARRI | UN an offer of safe haven to Hong Kong sistent practically with the views SECRETARY-GENERAL’S SPOKESMAN at a number of residents threatened by the impo- that we have expressed." REUTERS tution. Just over 21.2% had voted sition of a controversial security law proposals on how to In view of China moving ahead against, it said. by China that gave it sweeping pow- best help Hong Kong with the national security law, Moscow, July 2: Russians opened Ella Pamfilova, head of the com- SHORT TAKES ers over the former British territory. the US said it will stop export- the door to Vladimir Putin staying mission, said the vote had been Amidst global anger and out- nationals who may look ing American-origin defence in power until 2036 by voting transparent and that officials had rage in Hong Kong, Chinese to move to Australia equipment and will take steps to- overwhelmingly for constitutional done everything to ensure its in- ‘Smoking linked to President Xi Jinping Tuesday signed wards imposing the same re- changes that will allow him to run tegrity. Opposition politician Alexei higher risk of virus’ the legislation soon after lawmak- strictions on US defence and dual- again for President twice, but Navalny had a different view and ers voted unanimously to adopt that he was disturbed by the crack- use technologies to Hong Kong critics said the outcome was falsi- called the vote an illegitimate and London: The World Health the law that will allow Beijing to downs on protesters in Hong Kong. as it does for China's mainland. fied on an industrial scale. illegal show designed to legalise Organisation says smoking is crackdown against dissent, crimi- Replying to a question on if Canada has updated its travel ad- Official results published Putin’s presidency for life. “We’ll linked to a higher risk of nalising sedition and effectively Australia would offer a safe haven vice for Hong Kong, saying the Thursday, after 100% of ballots had never recognise this result,” Navalny severe illness and death from curtailing protests with punish- for Hong Kong residents, he said, new legislation could put been counted, showed that the for- told supporters in a video. the coronavirus in ments up to life in prison. "We are considering (it) very ac- Canadians at an increased risk. mer KGB officer who has ruled Navalny said the opposition hospitalised patients, Hong Kong police Wednesday tively and there are proposals that In a statement Wednesday, Russia for more than two decades would not protest for now because although it was unable to arrested several people under the I asked to be brought forward sev- Foreign Minister Marise Payne as president or Prime Minister had of the novel coronavirus pandemic, specify exactly how much law, which came into effect Tuesday, eral weeks ago." said, "The eyes of the world will re- easily won the right to run for two but would do so in big numbers in greater those risks might be. as thousands of agitators defied The Prime Minister said the main on Hong Kong." China rejects more six-year terms after the cur- Central Election Commission the autumn if its candidates were In a scientific brief published tear gas and pepper pellets to protest Cabinet would soon consider "to criticism of its actions in Hong rent one ends in 2024. said 77.9% of votes counted across blocked from taking part in re- this week, the UN health against the legislation. Prime provide similar opportunities" to That means Putin, 67, could the world’s largest country had gional elections or their results agency reviewed 34 Kong, on what it says are internal published studies on the Minister Morrison told reporters what the UK has offered to Hong matters. rule until the age of 83. The supported changing the consti- were falsified. association between smoking and COVID-19, including the probability of infection, 746 HELD AS CRIME hospitalisation, severity of disease and death. Hundreds of elephants Two Indian-Americans among CHAT NETWORK CRACKED IN UK Pfizer, BioNtech found dead in Botswana ‘2020 Great Immigrants’ honourees show promise Botswana is home to alerted the government in early AGENCIES May, after they undertook a flight AGENCIES Ackman Professor of Economics New York: A COVID-19 a third of Africa’s over the delta. "They spotted 169 at Harvard University, Chetty di- London, July 2: A top secret vaccine candidate, tested by in a three-hour flight. To be able New York, July 2: Two renowned rects Opportunity Insights, a re- encrypted communications the American pharmaceutical declining elephant to see and count that many in a Indian-Americans who have search lab that aims to identify system used by criminals to trade giant Pfizer, and the German population biotech firm BioNTech SE, is three-hour flight was extraordinary. contributed towards the efforts in barriers to economic and social mo- drugs and guns has been busted safe, well-tolerated, and can INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE “A month later, further in- mitigating the COVID-19 health bility and develop scalable policy in a joint operation carried out generate antibodies in vestigations identified many crisis are among the 38 immigrants solutions to overcome them, the by UK security officials, result- people, according to a study. Gaborone, July 2: Mystery sur- more carcasses, bringing the honoured by a prestigious American Corporation said. ing in 746 arrests. The research, which is rounds the "completely unprece- total to over 350.” foundation ahead of US He helped launch a resource to The UK's National Crime published in the preprint dented" deaths of hundreds of “This is totally unprecedented Independence Day monitor the real-time economic Agency (NCA) said Thursday server medRxiv and is yet to elephants in Botswana over the last in terms of numbers of elephants commemoration this year. impact of COVID-19 on people, busi- that it successfully broke into be peer-reviewed, describes two months, a media report said. dying in a single event unrelated Pulitzer Prize-winning author nesses and communities across the EncroChat, a major provider of the preliminary clinical data No one knows why the a to drought," he told the BBC. In and oncologist Siddhartha United States. This tool enables encrypted communications of- for the candidate vaccine -- nimals are dying, with lab May, Botswana's government Mukherjee, and Professor of policy makers to make evidence- fering a secure mobile phone nucleoside-modified results on samples ruled out poach- Economics at Harvard University Siddhartha Mukherjee & Raj Chetty based decisions that balance vital instant messaging service, as messenger RNA (modRNA), still weeks away, the ing as a reason, Raj Chetty have been named by the public health priorities with the part of Operation Venetic – BNT162b1. BBC report said noting the tusks Carnegie Corporation of New York In 2014, Mukherjee was awarded the economic needs of their commu- dubbed one of the largest law en- Wednesday citing had not been as ‘2020 Great Immigrants’ Padma Shri, one of India's highest nities, it said. forcement operations of its kind the government as removed. honourees, the Corporation said civilian honours. In 2020, the corporation hon- which also led to considerable Ethiopia unrest: saying. There are in a statement Wednesday. In May, he was selected by New ours 38 naturalised citizens “who criminal cash, firearms and Niall McCann of other things Born in New Delhi, Mukherjee York Governor Andrew Cuomo have enriched and strengthened drugs being seized. Dozens killed the UK-based char- which point to is a noted biologist, oncologist and to serve on a 15-member Blue- our nation and our democracy “This operation demonstrates Addis Ababa (Ethiopia): More ity National Park something other the author of several acclaimed Ribbon Commission focusing on through their contributions and that criminals will not get away than 80 people have been Rescue, told the BBC than poaching. books, including the Pulitzer Prize- improving telehealth and broad- actions,” it said. with using encrypted devices to plot killed in unrest in Ethiopia that his colleagues in "It is only ele- winning ‘The Emperor of All band access in response to the The corporation said a third of vile crimes under the radar,” said after a popular singer was the southern African phants that are Maladies: A Biography of Cancer’. COVID-19 health crisis. this year’s honorees are helping UK Home Secretary Priti Patel. shot dead this week, the country had spotted more than 350 dying and nothing else," McCann Since 2009, he has served on the Raj Chetty, who was born in New the global health crisis recovery state-run Ethiopian elephant carcasses in the told the BBC, adding: "If it was faculty of Columbia University, Delhi, has been one of the youngest efforts by serving as nurses and Broadcasting Corporation Okavango Delta since the start of cyanide used by poachers, you where he is associate professor of professors to be granted tenure in doctors, as well as scientists who are says. He was buried May.Local conservationists first would expect to see other deaths." medicine and a practising physician Harvard's history. In addition to striving to find effective treatments Thursday amid tight at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. his position as the William A. and a vaccine for COVID19. security. The deaths reported Wednesday, citing police in the Oromia region, followed the killing of Hachalu Hundessa Monday. He had been a prominent ‘Meghan felt unprotected by royals while pregnant’ voice in anti-government protests that led to a change in leadership in 2018. MEGHAN’S LAWYERS REVEAL HOW KENSINGTON PALACE’S GUIDELINES LEFT HER FEELING ‘UNPROTECTED’ AS “The NCA's relentless targeting Angry protests, including of these gangs has helped to keep three bomb blasts, followed TABLOID’S PUBLISHED ‘FALSE AND DAMAGING ARTICLES’ us all safe. I congratulate them his death in the capital, and law enforcement partners on Addis Ababa. REUTERS named friends of Meghan, who hibited from defending herself.” this significant achievement.” gave birth to Archie in May 2019, The couple are now living in Los “ I will continue working closely London, July 2: Meghan, the had put her version of events in in- Angeles after stepping down from with the NCA and others to tackle Duchess of Sussex, felt “unpro- terviews with the US magazine royal duties at the end of March. the use of such devices – giving Fire at Iran tected” by the British royal family People. Her legal team say it was un- Harry said he had fallen out with them the resources, powers and nuke site while she was pregnant with her son true she had authorised or arranged his elder brother, Prince William, tools they need to keep our coun- Archie, according to London High for her friends to tell People about and Meghan has spoken of a lack try safe,” she said. Dubai: A fire and an Court documents filed as part of the letter. “The Claimant had be- of support when pregnant and as EncroChat had 60,000 users explosion struck a building her legal action against a tabloid come the subject of a large number a new mother. worldwide, with around 10,000 in above Iran's underground newspaper. of false and damaging articles by The trial for Meghan’s case is the UK, and its sole use was to Natanz nuclear enrichment Meghan, wife of Queen the UK tabloid media, specifically not expected this year. But in May, coordinate and plan the distribu- facility early Thursday, a site that US-based analysts Elizabeth’s grandson Prince Harry, by the Defendant, which caused the judge rejected part of her claim tion of illicit commodities, money identified as a new centrifuge is suing publisher Associated tremendous emotional distress and that the paper had acted dishon- laundering and plotting to kill production plant. The Atomic Newspapers over articles its Mail damage to her mental health,” her estly and stoked the rift with her fa- rival criminals.

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k y m AJIT MOHAN | MD, FACEBOOK INDIA an investment of `500 crore c of the day uote Chingari to ramp ‘India needs `50-60L cr up hiring after Stamp duty on CIL trade unions call mutual funds will have little Tik Tok ban FDIs to boost economy’ to no impact on retail investors PRESS TRUST OF INDIA unless they invest PRESS TRUST OF INDIA several crores of for a three-day strike New Delhi, July 2: India needs for- rupees for less than 3 months. New Delhi, July 2: Homegrown eign direct investments worth `50 However, corporate investors short video sharing app Chingari to 60 lakh crore and the money can investing several crores for few ODISHA IS LIKELY TO INCUR REVENUE LOSS OF `70 CR Thursday said it is working on be tapped mainly through infra- days to a month in categories such significantly ramping up its head- structure projects as well as MSME as overnight funds may see some count to 200 people in the next sector to accelerate the wheels of impact POST NEWS NETWORK few months to meet the manifold coronavirus-hit economy, accord-

VIDYA BALA | CO-FOUNDER, PRIMEINVESTOR growth in traffic and user addition ing to Union minister Nitin Gadkari. Bhubaneswar, July 2: The min- on its platform. The Bangalore- Emphasising that at this juncture ing operations in Mahanadi Coal headquartered company claims Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) We need to boost our Fields in Angul district came to a its app downloads have already is the need of the hour, the senior technology for increasing We are really halt after the trade unions of Coal crossed the one-crore mark from minister said such funds would growth and need to focus on going to focus in the short India Limited (CIL) began a three- 5 lakh last month. benefit the country as there is a enhancing exports. PM term on promoting day nationwide strike from "We have been witnessing mas- need for pumping in liquidity into Modi's thrust is also on ease of doing Thursday protesting against the sive growth three weeks prior, the market. reducing dependence on business whether it government’s decision to allow which has accelerated further Economic activities have been sig- imports and boosting is paperwork, commercial mining of coal by pri- after the government's ban (of 59 nificantly disrupted in the wake exports. In this infrastructure import-export procedures, all. It is a vate companies. Chinese apps). We already have of the pandemic and subsequent can play a crucial role big laundry list. These steps will Coal production and coal sup- over 1.1 crore downloads and 70 lockdowns that were in place to NITIN GADKARI I ROAD TRANSPORT, make it easier for ‘Make in India’ ply has been disrupted due to the lakh users everyday on our plat- curb spreading of infections. HIGHWAYS AND MSME MINISTER and exports strike. Besides protesting against form," Chingari's co-founder and "Country at this juncture needs

COLIN SHAH | CHAIRMAN, GEM AND the inclusion of private players, Chief of Product Sumit Ghosh liquidity. Without liquidity our JEWELLERY EXPORT PROMOTION COUNCIL the trade union also is opposing the told PTI. economy's wheel will not acceler- GST track record, IT record and separation of the state-run firm’s The app gained further promi- ate... `50-60 lakh crore foreign in- good rating. Investing in these can exploration, and planning and de- nence after industrialist Anand vestment is needed in the country result in rich dividends as these do sign-arm Central Mine Planning Mahindra tweeted about the com- under present circumstances to exports also," he said. With an aim to Coal Earlier in February 2020, The strike could hit and Design Institute (CMPDIL) pany, saying: "I hadn't ever down- boost the economy," the Road "We need to boost our technology contribute production the Central government around 4 MT of coal from the company, among other loaded TikTok but I have just Transport, Highways and MSME towards and coal allowed private firms to output and coal- for increasing growth and need to circular economy, issues. supply has mine the fossil fuel for bearing states may downloaded Chingari... More Minister told PTI. focus on enhancing exports. The Danone has Earlier in February this year, been commercial use, suffer an estimated power to you..." Infrastructure sector including Prime Minister's thrust is also on developed a Central government allowed private disrupted due thereby wiping out CIL’s revenue loss of highways, airports, inland water- reducing dependence on imports ` roadmap towards companies to mine the fossil fuel to the strike monopoly 319 crore ways, railways, logistic parks, broad and boosting exports. In this in- achieving 100% recyclable for commercial use, thereby wip- gauge and metro, apart from Micro, frastructure can play a crucial packaging by 2025. In addition to ing out the monopoly of state-run the maximum loss of around `70 Pralhad Joshi said in Parliament Small and Medium Enterprises role," he said. that, we will continue to innovate Coal India Ltd. crore in three days. Other min- that the government collected `2.03 (MSMEs) can attract large scale While noting that the present and create products and solutions Due to the stoppage of mining eral-rich states like Jharkhand, lakh crore as revenue from Coal foreign investment, he noted. situation is very serious as the en- that promote healthier diets operations, state-owned power Chhattisgharh, Maharashtra and India from 2013-14 up to 2018-19. "FDI in MSME, Non-Banking tire world is facing problems,

HIMANSHU BAKSHI | MD, DANONE INDIA plants NTPC and NALCO may face Madhya Pradesh will also likely to Of the total revenue received, the Financial Companies (NBFCs) Gadkari stressed on the need to crisis of fuel supply and also ex- incur severe losses due to the maximum of `44,826.43 crore was and banks are needed... in the work on a war-footing basis on in- pected that other power plants shutdown. mopped up in 2018-19. Chingari's rival app TikTok highways sector, we are trying frastructure front. from several parts of the country According to the sources, In 2017-18, the revenue stood at was among those banned by the to bring foreign investment," Further, the minister noted that SHORT TAKES will soon see fuel storage. Chhattisgarh may incur a loss of `44,046.57 crore, while in the pre- Indian government earlier this he said. public private partnerships can `66 crore, Madhya Pradesh and ceding fiscal, it was `44,068.28 crore, week. The government said these Gadkari further said that talks help harness huge funds and would STATES MAY SUFFER `319 CR IN Jharkhand may see a hit of the minister had said. apps were "prejudicial to sover- are on with investors from Dubai have a cascading impact by gen- Petrol, diesel prices REVENUE LOSS around `61 crore each. The min- In 2015-16, the government eignty, integrity and security of the and the US for various sectors, in- erating more employment and According to the report, the ing halt will cause a loss of `27 collected `29,084.11 crore in rev- country." cluding MSMEs. boosting the economy. remain unchanged strike could hit around 4 million crore to Maharashtra. Likewise, enue from the PSU, whereas in the Ghosh said Chingari is now "Some MSMEs are already listed Besides, the minister said that 22 New Delhi: Fuel prices seems tonne of coal output and coal-bear- West Bengal is expected to lose preceding fiscal, the figure stood scaling up its operations and plans on the BSE. I have talked to in- green highways were being build, to have gone for a longer ing states may suffer an estimated `23 crore and Uttar Pradesh at `21,482.21 crore. In 2013-14, the to put in place a 100-member team vestors in Dubai and the US to including the `1 lakh crore Delhi- pause after rising in 22 of the revenue loss of `319 crore. Due to `11 crore. revenue was at `19,713.52 crore, for content moderation in the next come and invest in such MSMEs Mumbai Expressway on a new past 26 days as oil marketing strike, Odisha is expected to face In December, 2019, Coal Minister he said. six months. based on their three-year turnover, alignment. companies (OMC) kept the pump prices of petrol and diesel unchanged again Thursday. In the national BIZ BUZZ HUL rechristens capital, petrol price Thursday GOLD SALES TAKE stood at `80.43 per litre and diesel at `80.53 a litre, same Indian Bank appoints India-funded Chabahar skin care brand level as Tuesday and Wednesday when the OMCs A HIT IN STATE FGMO in City Port sets new record INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE went for a pause and kept Bhubaneswar: Indian Bank has started a new New Delhi: The strategic Chabahar Port in Iran achieved a POST NEWS NETWORK the Himalayas has affected the the prices unchanged. Office of Field General Manager at new milestone by handling a record 76 TEUs of cargo, said market share due to which price of Shipping Minister Mansukh Mandaviya. Chabahar port, New Delhi, July 2: Hindustan Bhubaneswar, July 2: The con- gold is increasing from past few Bhubaneswar with effect from June 1, 2020. GM Unilever Limited (HUL)’s flagship B Suribabu has taken over the charge of FGMO, located in the Sistan-Balochistan province in the energy-rich tinuous rising of gold prices in the days. “The gold industry is facing skin care brand Fair & Lovely will State MSME gets Bhubaneswar. Prior to this, he was heading Iran’s southern coast, lies outside the Persian Gulf and is state has been a reason of concern a serious crisis due the current Saptagiri Grameen Bank in Andhra Pradesh as easily accessed from India’s western coast, bypassing now be known as Glow & Lovely. new principal secy for the sellers as the situation. Also, due to its Chairman. Suribabu joined in Indian bank in Pakistan. “Chabahar Port is scaling up its operations "HUL today announced the next sales are dropping the lockdown, peo- the year 1988 as a clerical officer and having drastically. India Ports Global Ltd terminal loaded 76 TEUs step in the evolution of its skin care Bhubaneswar: Satyabrata every day. As on ple don’t have enough work experience in various capacities in Tamil (twenty foot equivalent unit) all refrigerated for India. This is portfolio to a more inclusive vision Sahu has joined as new Thursday the price COVID money for which Nadu, Delhi, Telangana & Andhra Pradesh. The a record single loading and is a milestone in growth path of of Positive Beauty, and introduces principal secretary of MSME, for 10 grams gold they prefer to spend Bhubaneswar FGM Office is working for 3 Chabahar Port,” Mandaviya said. Transit of export Glow & Lovely, the new name for on his return from Central for 22 carats was money wisely than states: Odisha, Chhatishgarh & Madhya consignment from Afghanistan through Chabahar the Fair & Lovely brand," the com- deputation. After his joining, `49, 030. However, EFFECT going for gold,” he Pradesh, with 7 zones in commenced in February 2019 as pany said. Sahoo met with MSME and the price for 10 said. Bhubaneswar, Berhampur, trickle and has now started Over the next few months, Glow Energy minister Dibya grams of 24 carats The association Sambalpur, Raipur, Jabalpur, showing a healthy upward trend, & Lovely will be on the shelves, and Shankar Mishra and chief was `50, 280 in had expected a rise in Satna and Bhopal. These zones he said terming the port as a future innovations will deliver on secretary Asit Tripathy. have 520 branches and game changer. IPGL terminal on Before leaving for central Bhubaneswar. the sale of gold from this new proposition. The Men's Expressing con- April 15-July 6 con- business mix of `50,000 crore June 30 loaded 76 TEUs for India range of Fair & Lovely will be deputation, he had earlier under its command area. which is a record single loading. worked as secretaries in cern over drop in sidering it being a B SURIBABU called 'Glow & Handsome'. various departments of the sales, Secretary of marriage season. Hindustan Unilever Limited state government and Odisha Jewellery However, jewellers (HUL) had earlier announcing it performed as district Association (OJA) have to wait a little to will stop using the word 'Fair' in collectors in KBK districts. He Mahesh Verma see gold sales getting Canara Bank distributes PPE kits the flagship brand 'Fair & Lovely' belongs to the 1991 IAS batch. said, “Since the air- back on track. Bhubaneswar: Canara Bank, Circle office Bhubaneswar as part with a "more inclusive vision of lines are cancelled Odisha imports of its CSR program has distributed PPE KITs to the police beauty". The brand is commit- to contain the gold from Mumbai, personnel engaged in Traffic control activity in the city on the ted to celebrating all skin tones, Tata Power to spread of COVID-19 pandemic, gold Surat, Ahmadabad, Coimbatore, occasion of 115th Foundation Day of the bank. The PPE kits HUL said. imports has been hit significantly. and Kolkata among others. Verma were handed over to Sudhanshu Sarangi, Commisioner of raise `2,600 cr All import services has also been said that they import 80% gold Police, Bhubaneswar-Cuttack by GM BL Meena, Circle Head of The flagship skin care shutdown.” from Mumbai itself. He also said that Canara Bank Bhubaneswar Circle. Sanjay Kumar Singh (Addl. New Delhi: Tata Power brand Fair & Lovely will Verma also said that the stand- Odisha on an average imports Commisioner), Sagarika Nath (DCP Traffic) along with Joginder Singh Ghangas (DGM), SN Panda (AGM) and Thursday said its board has off between India and China in nearly 750 tonne of gold in a year. other officials of Canara Bank were also present. The noble step is highly appreciated by the beneficiaries. now be known as approved a proposal to raise Meena also informed that CSR-initiated social activities will continue in future as well. `2,600 crore through issuance Glow & Lovely of preference shares to its promoter Tata Sons. "The board of directors of the HUL had announced the re- company approved issuance branding of its flagship brand of equity shares through a IndiGo expects traffic to bounce back in 5 months Fair & Lovely. Taking forward the preferential issue to the brand's journey towards a more in- promoter, Tata Sons, at a INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE Passenger air services bubble arrangements'', which will clusive vision of beauty, the com- price of `53 per equity share allow some international opera- pany will stop using the word 'Fair' for an aggregate sum of New Delhi, July 2: Despite COVID- were suspended March 25 tions between countries. in the brand name 'Fair & Lovely'. `2,600 crore, subject to 19 induced economic challenges, ''essential''," Boulter told IANS. plemented to curb the pandemic. due to the nationwide Apart from domestic services, The new name is awaiting regu- shareholder approvals," a senior executive of airline major "The encouraging aspect right Besides, the outbreak has induced the airline is operating several char- latory approvals and HUL expects regulatory filing said. IndiGo estimates a bounce back in now is that demand is sustained economic con- lockdown to check the ter services each day, either as part to change the name in the next domestic passenger traffic within the over the past weeks since restart, it traction and spread of COVID-19. of the Vande Bharat mission, or few months. next 5 months. Accordingly, the air- was not a case of a few days'' pent heavily impacted for individual entities and corpo- The brand is committed to cel- SBI donates line’s Chief Commercial Officer, up demand. Passengers are mov- the travel in- Presently, airlines are only rations. ebrating all skin tones. William Boulter is encouraged by the ing over all the routes we are dus- allowed to deploy 45% of The airline has also expanded its The Fair and Lovely brand has ambulance fact that demand has sustained since operating, there is no international and domestic cargo op- been criticised by some sections Bhubaneswar: On the the restart of operations May 25. par- their total capacity to erations. It has launched cargo op- for promoting fairness as a sym- occasion of 65th Bank Day, Passenger air services were sus- service domestic routes erations to China, Singapore and bol of beauty in an Indian milieu State Bank of India pended March 25 due to the na- Malaysia. The move to haul cargo where diversity of skin tones is Bhubaneswar Circle, donated tionwide lockdown to check the try. assumes significance as the airline prevalent. an advanced life support spread of COVID-19. Presently, air- Lately, national and in- has a massive domestic network ambulance to AIIMS lines are only allowed ternational monetary agencies Boulter said that restart is dependent and the largest aircraft fleet in India. Bhubaneswar. The to deploy 45% of have cited a range of negative 4.5 on a number of factors but the air- "Cargo demand has been buoyant ambulance was handed over their total capacity ticular pat- to 5% contractions in India’s GDP line is "ready and waiting". on many routes, owing to the lack by CGM, SBI, Bhubaneswar to service domestic tern between metros or non- growth rate. The sector is a high Last month, Directorate General of the normal passenger aircraft

Circle, Ruma Dey to the routes. metros." The airline offers close to frequency indicator of country’s of Civil Aviation had issued a cir- belly space, and has supported our

k y m c AIIMS Director Geetanjali Even with capped capacity, do- 350 commercial flights daily, due to economic growth. cular extending the suspension on ''cargo-in-cabin'' charters, where Batmanabane. DGM, Zone I, mestic airlines were able to ferry the capped capacity norms. A rebound in passenger traffic and scheduled commercial international with some minor equipment and Anand Bikram, DGM Zone II around two million passengers dur- At present, the aviation sector is aircraft movement will be taken as flight operations to and from India procedural changes we have been Kundan Jyoti and DGM & CDO ing the past one month. "People suffering from the fallout of COVID- a sign of an eventual revival in the till July 15. able to carry significant payloads on Anup Sinha were also present travel for a number of different rea- on the occasion. 19 outbreak and the consequent na- overall economy. However, Centre in the past has our A320 and A321 passenger air- sons, many of which can be seen as tionwide lockdown which was im- On international operations, hinted at the prospects of a bilateral craft," he said. P12 FRIDAY | JULY 3 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR sports

PROMISING A WIN AGAINST QATAR WOULD BE SUICIDAL, CONCEDES STIMAC Chelsea new kit’s introduction party spoiled as Yarmolenko’s late goal helps

y Hammers stun Lampard’s men 3-2 to boost English Premier League survival bid

k k y y m m c ‘WE’LL PLAY NOT TO LOSE’ c lies, and the leagues won’t kick-off either. So the task which we are facing before the World Cup Qualifiers is enormous,” he said. Due to the pandemic, the do- Out of the Blues! mestic season has been pushed back by two months with the trans- fer season set to run from August 1 to October 31. Both the Indian Super League and I-League will begin only after that. It is still not clear and the Asian Football Confederation is not in a position to say now if the upcoming scheduled matches will be played in front of spectators. But Stimac said playing behind closed doors against Qatar and Afghanistan will be a ‘great disadvantage’ for hosts India. “Everyone knows how important our supporters are to us all the way back from the start. I just pray that everything settles down until October. The team looks forward to playing in front of a full house – both in PRESS TRUST OF INDIA is possible. We are certainly not Bhubaneswar, and Kolkata,” said going to come out on the pitch to lose the former Croatia defender who New Delhi, July 2: India’s draw the game. But to promise victory was a part of the bronze winning against Asian champions Qatar in against Asian champions and such team in 1998 World Cup. a World Cup qualifier last year was a great team as Qatar would be sui- He also said that the summoning one of their best results but coach cidal,” Stimac told PTI in an in- of the national camp before the Igor Stimac does not want to put terview from his home in Croatia. matches will be in line with gov- pressure on his players by promising “We are in the process of build- ernment directives. a victory in the return leg. ing up a new respectable team and “Initially there would be tests India will play Qatar in I am trying to avoid putting our conducted on all the (national camp) Bhubaneswar October 8 before tak- youngsters under extra pressure attendees which will help us to ing on Bangladesh (away match) so they can enjoy their football and gauge how much professional and November 12 and Afghanistan in gain experience for the future.” serious they were during their stay Kolkata November 17. With international friendlies at home during the COVID-19 period. India are already out of con- and competitive matches unlikely “We intend on going in for a rig- tention for a berth in the 2022 World to be held in the next few months, orous training, and all throughout Cup but they are still in the reckoning Stimac said his players face an we aim to focus on tactical points for the 2023 Asian Cup as it is a joint ‘enormous’ task ahead of their for the Qatar game which will be ad- qualification campaign. The 52-year- game against Qatar. justed to our capacities at that stage.” old Stimac said promising victory “The (ongoing) long break isn’t Stimac said he was in constant against Qatar will be suicidal but his a concern for us. Under current touch with the national team play- SUPER SUB: Andriy Yarmolenko (No.7) is surrounded by his teammates after scoring West Ham’s winner; Willian (R), in new Chelsea kit, rushes to the centre side will play not to lose the match. circumstances – the COVID-19 pan- ers during the ongoing pandemic, with the ball without wasting any time after scoring from the penalty spot, Wednesday “With strong belief in what we demic – there’s no possibility of instructing them to stay safe and ex- do and a clear mindset, everything organising any international friend- ecute daily training regime. ASSOCIATED PRESS Champions League qualification. maintain social distancing rather It halted Chelsea’s momentum than confronting match officials. FOXES GO DOWN London, July 2: Andriy Yarmolenko after beating deposed champion Play resumed and soon there was boosted West Ham’s hopes of stay- Manchester City last Thursday and a penalty ruling that went against London: Leicester once looked cer- ing in the Premier League by clinch- then reaching the FA Cup semifinals West Ham and survived a VAR review tain of returning to the Champions Sanchez helps Inter rout Brescia League, but is now winless in four ing a 3-2 victory over Champions by eliminating Leicester Sunday. when Christian Pulisic’s fell over games after a 1-2 loss to Everton ASSOCIATED PRESS Sanchez got on the scoresheet League-chasing Chelsea. They couldn’t blame a hostile at- after being caught by Diop. Willian Wednesday. Four years after their himself 15 minutes later, striking The substitute completed a coun- mosphere, though, as more than converted from the penalty spot to shock run to the title, Leicester had Milan, July 2: Alexis Sanchez set a penalty into the bottom left cor- terattack started by Declan Rice in 60,000 seats were empty at the compound West Ham’s frustrations. been enjoying another standout sea- up two goals and scored a penalty ner after Victor Moses was tripped the 89th minute Wednesday to send Olympic Stadium due to the coro- But in stoppage time, Chelsea son. Until January at least. When the as Inter Milan thrashed relegation- by Ales Mateju. West Ham three points clear of the navirus pandemic restrictions. were beaten at another set piece Foxes beat Newcastle on New Year’s threatened Brescia 6-0 to consolidate Inter confirmed earlier in the relegation zone with six games re- But the wait for a VAR ruling as Soucek headed in from Bowen’s Day, they were 15 points clear of third place in Serie A. day that the Manchester United maining. seems even longer when the sta- corner. Chelsea was picked apart sixth place. Now they are only three Inter were already 3-0 up at half- forward will remain on loan until It had looked like being a night dium falls completely silent – as it again six minutes into the second in front of Wolverhampton. Leicester time thanks to the penalty and the end of the Serie A season. of frustration for David Moyes’ did in east London for more than half, with a slick move down the left. have only won two of their 11 league goals from Ashley Young and Danilo Inter all but wrapped the match side, which was denied an opener three minutes after Soucek’s cele- Rice played a one-two with games since January 1, with five D’Ambrosio. Roberto Gagliardini, up on the stroke of halftime when after a lengthy VAR review. That was brations were curtailed. Fornals before passing to Antonio losses. The latest came after Christian Eriksen and Antonio D’Ambrosio headed in Young’s followed at the other end by con- Soucek scrambled the ball into the on the edge of the penalty area. Richarlison struck 10 minutes in and Candreva netted after the break cross. And Sanchez set up another ceding a penalty that was converted net after connecting with a corner Antonio was nudged over by Gylfi Sigurdsson doubled Everton’s Wednesday. seven minutes after the break with by Willian. from Bowen in the 34th minute. Antonio Rudiger but, rather than lead six minutes later with a penalty. Inter moved seven points above a free-kick which was headed in Although Tomas Soucek leveled But the VAR ruled that Antonio, appealing for a penalty, he got back Kelechi Iheanacho’s second half-goal fourth-place Atalanta, which hosts by Gagliardini. in first-half stoppage time and who was flat on the ground looking up on his feet. As the ball was re- couldn’t spark a Leicester recovery. Napoli Thursday. It is eight points be- Inter coach Antonio Conte Antonio put the hosts in front at the away from goal, was in an offside cycled, it found its way to Bowen on hind league leader Juventus. Brescia brought on Candreva, Eriksen and start of the second half, Willian position and obstructing the view the right and he squared for Antonio the post. The miss proved costly. remained eight points from safety. Romelu Lukaku midway through looked like recovering a point for of Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa to slide it into the net. Rice seized possession on the Inter Milan needed to win to the second half and the latter two the Blues when he netted for a sec- Arrizabalaga. Chelsea equalized when Willian’s edge of his own area and launched hold off hard-charging Atalanta combined for Inter’s fifth in the ond time in the 72nd minute. The lengthy delay to assess the free-kick hit the inside of the post a high pass to Antonio on the in the race for third and took the lead 83rd minute, with Eriksen tapping ALEXIS With the loss, fourth-place Chelsea footage showed it wasn’t a clear de- and beat the outstretched goalkeeper halfway line. The ball was sent in the fifth minute when Young in after Lukaku’s effort was parried. SANCHEZ is now only two points ahead of cision to make, which only deepened Lukasz Fabianski. Pulisic thought crossfield to Yarmolenko, who cut was left unmarked to volley in Candreva finished off the scoring Manchester United and the West Ham irritation. But the Fabianski had been beaten again past Rudiger and struck into the bot- Sanchez’s cross. five minutes later. Wolverhampton in the pursuit of coaches and players are told to with a low shot but it crept wide of tom corner. Djoko, his wife When Grant’s life was test negative Former BCCI secretary slams Manohar PRESS TRUST OF INDIA may evaluate his tenure as Chairman of ICC and also as of at risk for giving advice for COVID-19 Rajkot, July 2: Former BCCI sec- BCCI that has been the platform. He retary Niranjan Shah hit out at may appraise what damage was the outgoing ICC chairman done to Indian Cricket and BCCI dur- Shashank Manohar urging him to ing his tenure,” Shah further added. take time off and reflect on the Shah believes that under the ‘kind of damage’ he has inflicted present BCCI leadership, it will on Indian cricket. have a strong, beneficial and con- Manohar Wednesday stepped structive representation at the ICC. down after two two-year terms as “BCCI went through much tur- he got feelers about majority op- moil in last couple of years. And ICC posing a third term for the former during these years took undue ad- BCCI president. vantage to damage cricket of India The BCCI in all these years has and BCCI in all possible manner. believed that Manohar orchestrated Shashank Manohar Niranjan Shah “However, I am fully confident move was to dismantle the ‘Big that present strong and worthy ASSOCIATED PRESS Three’ model where England, mixed feelings from what could India during his tenure,” veteran leaderships of BCCI shall have Australia and India shared the have been done for the promotion Shah, who has been BCCI secre- strong, beneficial and constructive Belgrade, July 2: Novak Djokovic larger pie of the revenue. of cricket at international level tary said in a statement. representation and initiatives at and his wife have tested negative “Shashank ji must be having and what was done to cricket in “In the relaxed phase now he ICC,” added Shah. for the coronavirus, his media PRESS TRUST OF INDIA that’s part of coaching. It makes it team said Thursday, 10 days after a hell of a journey, and I’ve really announcing they had contracted New Delhi, July 2: Former enjoyed it. I’ve still got a lot to the disease. PATHAN SLAMS Pakistan batting coach Grant learn, but I’m very fortunate to be The top-ranked player tested Tributes pour in for late Weekes Flower has alleged that ex-skip- in the position I am,” Flower said. positive for the virus after playing TWITTER USER per Younis Khan had once held a Younis was recently appointed in an exhibition series he organ- Former India cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and Anil Kumble led the way in INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE knife to his throat when he tried to as batting coach for Pakistan’s on- ized in Serbia and Croatia amid the paying tribute to legendary West Indies cricketer Everton Weekes after he offer him some advice during a going tour of England. The 42-year- pandemic. No social distancing New Delhi, July 2: Former India tour of Australia. old former batting star hasn’t yet was observed at the matches in passed away, aged 95, at his Christ Church home in Barbados Wednesday fast bowler Irfan Pathan on Thursday Asked about the tricky charac- responded to Flower’s claim. Belgrade and Zadar, Croatia. slammed a Twitter user for saying ters that he has had to coach in his The incident with Younis is likely “Novak Djokovic and his wife SACHIN TENDULKAR: Sir Everton Weekes made his Test debut at he is ‘not hiding his ambitions to be- career, the 49-year-old Zimbabwean, to have happened during the open- Weekes is no more! Had heard Jelena are negative for COVID- age 22 against England at come the next Hafiz Saeed’, referring who was Pakistan’s batting coach ing Test of Pakistan’s tour of many stories about his batting 19. That was shown by the results Kensington Oval in 1948 under to the leader of the terrorist or- from 2014 to 2019, recalled Younis. Australia in 2016 at Brisbane where along with the other legendary 2Ws. the captaincy of George Headley of the PCR tests that both had in You will be missed Sir. Rest in peace ganisation Jamat-ud-Dawa (JUD). “Younis Khan… quite tough to the batsman had scored a duck in Belgrade,” his media team said He played 48 Tests and scored Pathan has been outspoken on master,” Flower, who is currently the first innings but managed a 65 in a statement. ANIL KUMBLE: Saddened to hear 4,455 runs at an average of 58.61, topics on religious harmony in serving as Sri Lanka’s batting in the second essay. Both Djokovic and his wife had the passing of WI legend Sir including a world record five the country in recent months and coach, said during a conversation He had ended the tour with a no symptoms and were in self-iso- Everton Weekes. Had met him consecutive centuries in 1948 – this has led to a few trolls on social with brother Andy and host Neil fine 175 not out in the third Test at lation in the Serbian capital since during the ICC conference in scores of 141 against England in media. “This is the mentality of cer- Manthorp on the ‘Following On the Sydney Cricket Ground in testing positive, the statement said. Barbados. He remembered a Jamaica, followed by scores of tain people. Where have we Cricket Podcast’. January, 2017. Pakistan, however, Djokovic was the fourth player conversation we had during his 128, 194, 162 and 101 in India. In reached? #shame #disgusted,” “I remember one incident in lost the three-Test series 0-3. to come down with the virus after time as match referee. Condolences his next innings, he made 90 Pathan tweeted. A number of users, Brisbane, during the Test, at break- Flower also singled out Pakistan y to his family and friends participating in the matches in MICHAEL ATHERTON: Very sad to Weekes. He is the only Test batsman including actor Richa Chadha, fast, I tried to give him a bit of bat- opening batsman Ahmed Shehzad

Belgrade and Zadar. The others said in the replies section that the ting advice ... But he didn’t take as another ‘interesting’ character.

k k y y m m c VVS LAXMAN: Heard about the learn about the passing of Sir to score five consecutive Test c were three-time Grand Slam semi- passing away of West Indies legend Everton Weekes. A humble man centuries. He was also part of the handle that abused Pathan is a bot kindly to my advice and brought a “He’s a very skilful batter, but quite finalist Grigor Dimitrov, Borna Sir Everton Weekes. He was one of who wore his greatness lightly famous three W’s of and not a real user. “It’s fake ac- knife to my throat, with Mickey rebellious. Every team has got their Coric and Viktor Troicki. the greats of the game. My @windiescricket along with West count. Bot. Not a real person,” she Arthur sitting alongside, who had rebel. Sometimes it makes them WASIM JAFFER: Heart goes out to Djokovic’s coach, Goran Ivanisevic, condolences to his family Indies greats Sir Clive Walcott and tweeted and Pathan replied: “But to intervene.” better players, sometimes maybe not the family and friends of Sir Everton has also said he has the virus. and loved ones Sir Frank Worrell. #RIP" someone is managing that?” “Yeah, it’s been interesting. But so,” said Flower.

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