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POIGNANT RADHIKA NATH SLAMS CENTRE AUSTRALIA IN CONTROL Actor Radhika Madan says she feels her MP Cong chief Kamal Nath alleges that the Marnus Labuschagne and Will Pucovski put Angrezi Medium co-star late Irrfan Khan’s Centre wants to privatise the farm sector Australia in a commanding position against India in Sydney Test presence everyday in her life LEISURE | P2 with its new agri laws TWO STATES | P7 SPORTS | P12
VOLUME 10, ISSUE 277 | www.orissapost.com BHUBANESWAR | FRIDAY, JANUARY 8 | 2021 12 PAGES | `4.00 US Capitol turns warzone Ten hours that CHAOS, VIOLENCE, FOUR DEAD, AS shook America PRO-TRUMP MOB ` PRESS TRUST OF INDIA OCCUPIES US Nalco’s 30K cr Washington, Jan 7: In an unprecedented attack CAPITOL; THREE on democracy, thousands of angry supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump stormed the WHITE HOUSE expansion plan US Capitol and clashed with police, resulting in multiple injuries and forcing a delay in the con- AIDES QUIT POST NEWS NETWORK He said `22,000 crore will stitutional process to affirm Joe Biden’s victory be spent on the expansion of in the November presidential election. Bhubaneswar, Jan 7: the company's aluminium The police, outnumbered by the protesters, had Union minister Pralhad smelter unit and construc- a tough time in managing the crowd, as hundreds Joshi Thursday said state- tion of a 1400-MW feeder of protesters made their way into the US Capitol, run National Aluminium captive power plant (CPP) in where members of the US Congress were going Company Ltd (NALCO) will Angul. through the process of counting and certifying invest around `30,000 crore Over `7,000 crore will be the Electoral College votes. Both the House and for its ambitious expansion used for the fifth stream re- Senate and the entire Capitol were placed under and diversification projects finery, development of a lockdown. in the next six to seven Pottangi bauxite mine Members of the US Congress were asked to get years, which will and Utkal D&E coal hold of the gas masks under their seats as the help achieve the blocks. police resorted to tear gas to disperse protes- Centre's goal of Joshi said the tors. Multiple officers have been injured with at ‘Atmanirbhar Centre is keen to least one transported to the hospital, CNN reported, Bharat’. utilise natural citing multiple sources. Four protesters, in- Addressing resources opti- cluding a woman, were killed in police firing. the 41st founda- mally for the wel- President Trump has called for his support- tion day function of fare and develop- ers to “remain peaceful”. the Navaratna PSU ment of Odisha and is “I am asking for everyone at the US Capitol to here, the coal and mines extending full support to remain peaceful. No violence! Remember, WE are minister said the growth the mineral-rich state so the Party of Law & Order – respect the Law and Biden’s win confirmed, Trump concedes defeat plans of the company are in that the production of strate- our great men and women in Blue. Thank you!” line with the country's ob- gic raw materials continues Trump said in a tweet. “Please support our jective to become self-suffi- without any interruption. Capitol Police and Law Enforcement. They are Trump released a statement pledging an ‘orderly transition’ but cient in production of the “To expedite mineral pro- truly on the side of our Country. Stay peaceful!” metal. duction in the state, we have Trump said in another tweet. suggested he would remain in frontline politics “NALCO has made am- approved the proposals to President-elect Biden said he was shocked bitious business growth allot two iron ore blocks to and sad to see the US “come to such a dark mo- WASHINGTON: Congress formally certification was announced. that he may run again in 2024. plans for which the com- Odisha Mineral Corporation ment”. “At this hour, our democracy's under certified Joe Biden as the next US The affirmation of Biden’s 306- “Even though I totally disagree pany will be investing and one mine to Odisha unprecedented assault. Unlike anything we’ve president Thursday, dealing a ham- 232 victory over Trump in with the outcome of the election, around `30,000 crore in the Mineral Exploration seen in modern times. An assault on the mer blow to Donald Trump. November essentially closes the and the facts bear me out, neverthe- next six to seven years (by Corporation Ltd on the re- citadel of liberty, the Capitol itself. An as- Lawmakers in the Senate and door on the unparalleled and deeply less there will be an orderly transi- 2027-28)," the minister said. quest of the state,” he said. sault on the people’s representatives and the House of Representatives success- controversial effort by Trump and tion on January 20th,” he said. Capitol Hill police, sworn to protect them. fully beat back Republican efforts to his loyalists to overturn the results “I have always said we would con- And the public servants who work at the deny Biden the electoral votes needed of the 2020 election. tinue our fight to ensure that only legal heart of our Republic... ,” Biden said in an ad- to win, prompting loud The President immediately re- votes were counted. While this rep- Petrol price breaches dress to the nation. cheers when the leased a statement pledging an resents the end of the greatest first “Let me be very clear. The scenes of chaos at “orderly transition” but sug- term in presidential history, it’s only the Capitol do not reflect a true America. Do not gesting he would remain in front- the beginning of our fight to Make all-time high level represent who we are. What we're seeing are a line politics, amid speculation America Great Again!” small number of extremists dedicated to law- INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE lessness. This is not dissent. It's disorder. It's PRICES IN BHUB chaos. It borders on sedition. And it must end now," New Delhi, Jan 7: Petrol Petrol - `84.88/LTR (+`0.27) Biden said. He also urged Trump to address ‘Beautiful sight’: China mocks prices have breached all-time Diesel- `81.02/LTR (+`0.28) the nation to end the high levels in the new year as standoff. BEIJING: China’s Internet Kong's mass pro-democracy rising global oil prices pushed In other metros, though erupted in mirth at America’s demonstrations, which at that fuel marketing companies to the price of petrol has not troubled democracy after sup- time were mostly peaceful. raise the pump price of auto yet breached the all-time porters of President Donald “It remains yet to be seen fuels for the second time this high levels, it has reached Trump broke into the US whether she will say the same year Thursday. very close to that level and Capitol, with Beijing criticising about the recent developments Accordingly, petrol prices may cross it this week if the “sharp contrast” between in Capitol Hill.” China’s in Delhi increased by 23 paise fuel price increases further Washington’s response to the in July 2019 with Wednesday’s Communist Youth League also a litre Thursday, the second in coming days. chaos and the 2019 Hong Kong Washington riots. described the unrest as a “beau- successive day of fuel price In Mumbai, petrol price anti-government protests. “@SpeakerPelosi once re- tiful sight” on the Twitter-like rise, to `84.20 a litre from increased to `90.83 a litre On Thursday morning, state ferred to the Hong Kong riots Weibo platform. Beijing’s `83.97 on the previous day. Thursday just 51 paise media tabloid Global Times as ‘a beautiful sight to behold’,” Foreign Ministry echoed those This is the highest level of short of all-time high level tweeted side-by-side photo com- the Global Times said in the sentiments, saying “the reac- retail price of petrol in the na- of `91.34 reached October parisons of Hong Kong pro- tweet, referring to Speaker of tion of some people in the US, tional capital after October 4, 2018. In Chennai, the testers occupying the city's the House Nancy Pelosi's June including that of some media 4, 2018 when its price had petrol price currently is Legislative Council Complex 2019 comment about Hong outlets, is completely different.” risen to `84 a litre. `86.96 a litre.
IRREGULAR by MANJUL Anonymous letter claims Woman gangraped R-Day rehearsal: Farmers in Sambalpur threat to CM Naveen’s life POST NEWS NETWORK
POST NEWS NETWORK Sambalpur/Kuchinda, Jan 7: A take out tractor march woman was allegedly gangraped Bhubaneswar, Jan 7: An anony- by two persons in a jungle under mous letter mentioning about a PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Kuchinda police limits in conspiracy to kill Chief Minister Sambalpur district while returning Naveen Patnaik has been received New Delhi, Jan 7: Ahead of talks home alone, police said Thursday. by Naveen Niwas here. with the government, thousands She lay unconscious for five Subsequently, the Home depart- of farmers Thursday took out trac- hours following the act before she ment has asked the police to take tor-march from protest sites of could regain her sense and manage steps to tighten the security of the Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur borders to reach home with much diffi- Couldn’t Trump wait for 6 months, promise Cabinet berths to couple of Electoral College Chief Minister. to Odisha,” it said. The letter men- and Haryana's Rewasan against culty. She narrated her ordeal be- members and become President again The letter stated that some con- tioned about a vehicle number reg- the three agriculture laws amid fore her family members following tract killers have been hired to istered with Maharashtra. heavy police deployment. which the latter lodged a complaint murder the Chief Minister and The anonymous letter listed 17 According to the protesting farm with the police Wednesday. they have been equipped with lat- cars with registration numbers of unions, this is just a “rehearsal” for Police rushed to the spot with a TECH INSTITUTES TO est weapons like AK-47 rifles and Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Punjab, their proposed January 26 tractor of the three farm laws. and moved towards Kundli-Manesar- forensic team and started an in- REOPEN JANUARY 11 semi-automatic pistols. It further Odisha, Delhi, Haryana, Sikkim parade that will be moved into the The eighth round of talks be- Palwal Expressway amid heavy de- vestigation. Two persons have been said that these contract killers are and Maharashtra. Meanwhile, the national capital from different parts tween protesting unions and the ployment of Delhi Police personnel arrested in this connection and Bhubaneswar: State government professional criminals and they state functionaries have been put of Haryana, Punjab and Uttar central government is scheduled to and their counterparts from medical examination of the victim Thursday ordered reopening of all can kill the Chief Minister at any on high alert after the letter was re- Pradesh. be held Friday. Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. and the accused was also conducted. technical and professional time. “These criminals can attack ceived at the CM’s residence. Bharati Kisan Union (Ekta The last meeting remained in- Perched on their tractors, protest- Reports said that the woman
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The kids will In the picture posted Thursday, Radhika took to tioned the video. Irrfan battled neu- demand a Jumbo Berry ice cone. on Instagram, social media to remem- roendocrine tumor for a year and was Malaika poses ber the time she had getting treated in the UK. He came with a mic, worked with him. back to India in February 2020 and TAURUS acing the The actress shared a video passed away on April 29, 2020, leav- bang hair- on Instagram where she beau- ing Indian entertainment You will wake up feeling style. tifully expressed how Irrfan’s industry in a state of shock. IANS determined and decisive “The today, says Ganesha. Be careful as your rigid views may make you days KOLKATA INTERNATIONAL ONLINE FILM FESTIVAL seem stubborn. You may not be willing to when I come half way during a conflict and will could rock make a habit of articulating your viewpoint. my bangs n in my head Odia animation think am a rock GEMINI star .... #throwback- thursday #fakemike pic @far- filmmaker bags award The day promises sensi- rokhchothia,” Malaika wrote with tivity and compassion for you, predicts Ganesha. the picture.9178117056 POST NEWS NETWORK more than that of the You may plan a trip with your family mem- Earlier this month, Malaika regular feature films. This bers. You may also invest your money in made her relationship with Bhubaneswar: movie has won Best various financial companies, as securing actor Arjun Kapoor official on Machines were created Experimental Movie award the future of your family will be foremost Instagram with a loved-up pic- to make life easier but hu- at KIOFF and Best on your mind. Moreover, you will also save some hefty amount to meet future needs. ture. She started the New Year mans have ended up heav- Animation Movie Award with a picture with Arjun. ily depending upon artifi- at Sprouting Seed “It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day , it’s cial intelligence in their International Film Festival, a new year ..... 2021 #eternallygrate- daily lives. Maharashtra. These hon- CANCER ful,” she captioned the image on Based on this concept, ours will certainly inspire It is high time that you Instagram. Odia animation filmmaker me to present better films dedicated yourself to In the image, Malaika has her arm on Ritwik Das made a short to the viewers in future.” your work. If you are Arjun’s shoulder. She is seen in a shimmery film Break The Stereotype The animation of the looking to try new which bagged the Best things, today may not be a very good pantsuit while Arjun is seen in a vibrant shirt movie was done by Subrat day to do so. Stick to doing things the with brown pants. Experimental Movie Award the young filmmaker said, Bindhani while the script way you have been doing them so far, While Arjun and Malaika have not denied their at Kolkata International “I believe, in a fast-paced was developed by advises Ganesha. All you need is a little relationship, they don’t post many photos Online Film world we live in, short an- Ashutosh Patnaik. The attitude adjustment. together on the Internet. IANS Festival(KIOFF) Wednesday. imation films having strong sound was scored by Speaking to Orissa POST, messages affect our psyche Parag Behera. LEO You might be the man of the house, but to make that house a home, you need a fami- ly. So keep that in mind, says Ganesha, Social media influencers make their way to acting and remember that your family is the foundation of your success. Make every possible effort to make your family’s AGENCIES Kiara Advani, and Varun Dhawan. as Kapil’s wife Romi Dev. Harsh Beniwal roots stronger. The film is directed by Raj Mehta. Shirley Setia Harsh, who is a YouTube sen- hey were already famous, hav- “The bar has been set high and Shirley, who is a social media sation, made his debut with Student ing creating a fiercely loyal I’m keeping my fingers crossed sensation and singer, will make her VIRGO Tfan base over the years with to meet the expectations of every- debut in Nikamma, which also Today might just bring their prowess as social media in- one around me as best as I can,” stars Abhimanyu Dassani. Another those emotions to the fluencers. This year, many of them said Prajakta, widely known for her highlight of Nikamma is that the fore that have been lying in the closet of will cash in on their digital fame to film marks Shilpa Shetty’s come- your heart since long. You will even try and carve a career in acting. back on the big screen after a hia- develop a bonding – a sentimental Here is a list of social media tus of 13 years. It is directed by attachment – with your belongings. But, influencers whose acting debuts Sabbir Khan. if and when you don't find the surround- deserve attention: ings to your liking, you shall be like a fish CarryMinati project because I had the op- After hosting several gigs, he out of the water. Ajey Nagar, popular as portunity to play myself and bring will be making his debut in Ranveer CarryMinati on social media, is all my alias, Carry Minati alive on the Singh-starrer ‘83. Sahil will be set to enter Hindi film industry 70 mm screen,” CarryMinati said. seen in the role of wicket-keeper Of The Year 2. He shot to fame LIBRA with a role in the Amitabh Syed Kirmani in the film, which with his videos on Dubsmash that Unleash the artist in you Bachchan-Ajay Devgn starrer, Prajakta Koli also stars Saqib Saleem, Pankaj went viral in 2015. Later, he started today! Don't be sur- MayDay. He will play a social The Indian YouTube sensation Tripathi, Boman Irani, Harrdy creating comedy vines and gar- prised if you happen to media sensation. will walk into the Tinsel Town Sandhu, Ammy Virk, Jiiva, Chirag nered a huge social media fol- discover a love for the “In the past I’ve got offered film with the film Jug Jug Jiyo, which YouTuber alter-ego MostlySane. Patil and Adinath Kothare in key lowing. He was also seen in a web fine arts. The stars bestow on you refined aesthetic sense. As a result, roles but I agreed to be a part of this stars Neetu Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Sahil Khattar roles, along with Deepika Padukone show Who's Your Daddy? your penchant for interior decoration is sure to get a boost.
SCORPIO SUDOKU Family matters have been post To solve the Sudoku puzzle, each row, screaming for long for PEANUTS CROSSWORD your attention now. Your column and box must contain the numbers estranged spouse may 0 to 9 and the letters A to E. deal the final blow to sever all ties, foretells Ganesha. But keep calm, and hold that tongue, advises Ganesha. Your priority should be to secure your family's peace.
SAGITTARIUS Expect a call to late- night revelry and a chance to binge. But you don't seem to be in the mood to let your hair loose and party, says Ganesha. However tempting it may be, your serious side will take over and you shall deny the offer. No wonder they like that sensible head on your shoulders. CALVIN AND HOBBES
CAPRICORN God helps those who help themselves, like- wise, your sincere efforts SOLUTIONS will be paid off well, today. If you're dealing with shares and stocks, it maybe your day, today. Your life partner will proved to be lucky for your success, so give him/her the credit he/she deserves, suggests Ganesha.
AQUARIUS A productive day, as you will receive unrestrained BREVITY support from your bosses CROSSWORD and colleagues. Your creativity will reach its zenith and the resulting work will augment your reputation.
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Mass Education Minister Samir advised to go through reservation of seats for the stu- Union Coal and Mines Minister Ranjan Dash Thursday visited sev- vacant seat positions dents of government high schools Born in Jajpur in 1958, justice Pralhad Joshi informed this eral schools in the state and re- in engineering and medical courses. Mishra completed his MA in po- through his Twitter handle after viewed the situation there as the in- and cut-off mark details The committee will be headed by litical science from Utkal University meeting Chief Minister Naveen stitutions are set to reopen for at SAMS website retired judge of Orissa High Court and LLB, LLM from Madhusudan Patnaik at Naveen Niwas here, Classes X and XII Friday. AK Mishra while Skill Development Law College, Cuttack. He has done Thursday. The schools had remained closed and Technical Education joint sec- his Ph D in 2002 on “Right to Speedy Proposals to allot two iron ore for around 10 months due to Covid- In a letter to the PG council retary AK Nayak has been ap- Trial”. He has earlier been Director mining blocks to OMC and one 19 pandemic. chairpersons and controllers of pointed as member convenor of Odisha Judicial Academy, special block to OMECL have been ap- The minister took stock of the examinations of all public uni- the panel. judge CBI and Registrar General proved. It will expedite iron ore pro- arrangements that include saniti- versities and principals to all de- Other members of the Committee Orissa High Court. duction in Odisha, boost economy sation of classrooms, offices and toi- gree colleges, officer-in-charge, are—former vice chancellor of December 28 last, the Cabinet and employment opportunities lets, availability of hand wash and Performance Tracking Cell, Mihir Utkal University Ashok Kumar had taken the decision to constitute in the state, Joshi said. sanitisers in classrooms and bath- Kumar Das, said that the dates Das, DMET CBK Mohanty, Council a committee for reservation of “In my meeting today with CM rooms, temperature record equip- for document verification, pay- of Higher Secondary Education seats for the students of govern- of Odisha, Shri @Naveen_Odisha ment, sitting arrangement in class- ment of fees and the admission of (CHSE) chairman BS Poonia and ment-run high schools in engi- ji, discussed about auction issues rooms and others. S&ME Minister Samir Ranjan Dash reviews arrangements at Laxmisagar selected candidates are January 21 director of technical education neering and medical colleges in of various minerals in the State As per guidelines issued by Health and 22. and training G Reghu. the state. High School in Bhubaneswar, Thursday OP PHOTO and also deliberated on facilitat- and Family Welfare department, As per the guidelines, the can- ing forest clearances, opera- hands of the children must be sani- didates who had enrolled them- tionalisation of closed mines & tised before entering the schools. A POINTS TO REMEMBER selves in PG courses after their se- other issues to ensure smooth distance of 5 feet between the stu- lection in the merit lists can Act against squatters in govt mining activities in Odisha,” the dents would be maintained while ands of the children must be arents will submit written participate in spot admissions if Union Minister further said. sitting in classrooms. Parents will Hsanitised before entering the Pconsent for sending their they want to change their streams According to sources, Jilling- submit written consent for sending schools wards to schools and institutions. quarters: NHRC to Chief Secy Langlotta and Guali iron ore blocks their wards to schools. If the child distance of 5 feet between the f the child feels unwell, s/he Those who were unable to get in Keonjhar district have been re- feels unwell, s/he won’t be asked to Astudents would be maintained Iwon’t be asked to attend classes themselves enrolled even after POST NEWS NETWORK appropriate action within eight served for OMC. attend classes physically. while sitting in classrooms physically their selection in the merit lists can weeks since the receipt of its order. There will also be an isolation also participate in the spot ad- Bhubaneswar, Jan 7: The National The complainant has alleged room in the school to meet emer- with Heath and Family Welfare de- with safety guidelines and make missions. Besides, candidates who Human Rights Commission (NHRC) that several government quar- gency situations. partment which would make weekly sure that no classroom has more had appeared for the Common PG Thursday directed the state gov- ters have been illegally occupied Covid toll mounts Dash said, “After the review of review of the situation at all the than 20 students for maintaining so- Entrance Test (CPET-2020) but ernment to take appropriate ac- by 308 retired government officers schools, we are assured that schools schools. cial distance.” could not find a place in the 1st, 2nd tion against the government offi- and other employees in differ- to 1,888 in state are ready with all safety measures Headmistress of Capital High The students of Class X and XII & 3rd selection lists are also eligible cials who have been in illegal ent grades since 2009. The ac- PNN & AGENCIES for the students. Students must fol- School Sonamika Ray said, will be taught for 100 days includ- for spot admissions. The candi- possession of government quar- tivist quoting data from the de- low the guidelines and wear masks. “Sanitisation of classrooms and ing Saturdays and Sundays. Classes dates are advised to go through the ters despite retiring from services partment of General Bhubaneswar, Jan 7: With 230 If any student or teacher feels sick, bathrooms is in full swing and we will be held for Class X students from university/college-wise vacant for long. Administration alleged that rent more people testing positive for the he/she should avoid coming to the will make sure that all the students January 8 to April 26 while Class XII seat positions and cut-off mark The commission while hearing for the quarters to the tune of infection, state’s Covid-19 tally school.” wear masks and have sanitisers students will attend their classes details at SAMS website and give a plea filed by rights activist Akhand Rs 4, 28, 71,771 has been pending Thursday mounted to 3,31,151, He added that he had discussed with them. We will also comply from January 8 to April 28. their options for spot admissions. directed the Chief Secretary to take against the officials. while one more fatality pushed Odisha’s coronavirus death toll to 1,888, a senior Health and Family (H&FW) department official said. Purandeswari The new cases were detected Helpline launched to Bird flu scare: Govt forms in 23 of the coastal state’s 30 dis- slams govt over tricts with 134 reported from dif- ferent quarantine centres and 96 rein in cybercrime Mahanga case from local contacts. Sundargarh district recorded teams, opens control room POST NEWS NETWORK the highest of 30 new cases, fol- POST NEWS NETWORK Citizens of lowed by Angul (24) and Bolangir (18). POST NEWS NETWORK Bhubaneswar, Jan 7: In-charge The H&FW department said that one Bhubaneswar, Jan 7: The Bhubaneswar can of Odisha BJP D Purandeswari Covid-19 positive patient in Khurda Commissionerate Police Thursday now dial 7440006709 Bhubaneswar, Jan 7: The state gov- Thursday visited the family mem- succumbed to the infection launched a dedicated ‘Sahayata’ ernment has formed special su- bers of deceased BJP leader Wednesday. Apart from 1,888 fatal- help desk and helpline number in to report cases of pervisory teams and rapid response Kulamani Baral at Mahanga and ities reported so far, 53 other Covid- an attempt to rein in the spiraling cybercrime teams for active surveillance and attacked the government on the 19 patients also died due to comor- cybercrime cases in Capital city. monitoring of birds for any sign of murder case. bidities. Of the total 1,888 fatalities, “A help desk with Mobile No the help of the help desk on the suspected avian influenza. She said, “The deceased BJP Khurda district of which the state 7440006709 has been established receipt of any cybercrime related The Fisheries and Animal leader from Mahanga had been capital Bhubaneswar is a part, alone for citizens of Bhubaneswar by case as there is a dearth of trained Resources Development (F&ARD) trying to work on exposing the ir- accounted for 327 deaths followed by @dcpbbsr to provide assistance in police staffers at all the police sta- department has formed nine special regularities in rural housing Ganjam (247), Sundargarh (167), cybercrime: please report to the tions here. supervisory teams at state-level to scheme in his area. He tried to Dead birds at Begunia in Khurda district OP PHOTO Cuttack (140) and Puri (117). helpdesk or dial 100,” said the of- He also urged the citizens to in- immediately proceed to any sus- expose how the people close to the Twenty-five other districts re- ficial Twitter handle of form the police about any suspicious pected location of bird flu in the through faecal droppings, shared Laboratory (RDDL) at Kolkata. ruling party used to get the ben- ported less than 100 fatalities, said Commissionerate Police. URL address while searching for state. Further, all chief district feed and drinking water of the Until now around 11,000 samples efits of the housing scheme but the the official. Odisha has so far con- Addressing the media about the some helpline numbers of banks, veterinary officers (CDVOs) have birds. The state government is vig- have been collected and tested dur- real deserving people were de- ducted over 70.86 lakh sample tests initiative, Commissioner of Police financial institutions on popular been directed to constitute 10 to 15 ilant and is continuously observing ing the current migratory season. prived of this.” for Covid-19, including 21,652 Sudhashu Sarangi Thursday said, search engine ‘Google’. Rapid Response Teams (RRT) at any unnatural deaths and behavior So far all samples have been tested She also added, “The family Wednesday. The state's positivity “The first one hour of the occur- Upon receipt of information, the district level for prompt re- of birds at the places where there negative for avian influenza. members of the deceased have rate now stands at 4.67 per cent, the rence of crime is most crucial in cy- the desk will try to ‘block the fraud sponse to any reports of suspected is concentration of migratory birds, Asked about reports on death of named Law Minister Pratap Jena data released by the H&FW de- bercrime related incidents. So, cell number, track the involved case of the disease, an officials said said Bibhu Ranjan Das from di- birds in Govindpur village in in the case but the police are yet partment said. please contact our officials through money trail and freeze the last des- here Thursday. rectorate of Animal Husbandry & Begunia block of Khorda district, to take any action against him. Second vaccine dry run today Sahayata helpline number. The of- tination account. Make arrange- Similarly, a state-level control Veterinary Services. Animal the official said, “We have visited Why the police are protecting him? The state government is all set ficers in charge of the Sahayata ments to block or delete fake cell room headed by the joint director, Disease Research Institute (ADRI) the place and found that around120 I want to urge the Chief Minister to conduct its second dry run for desk will immediately help the vic- number and URL from the search disease control (telephone no 0671 at State level, Clinical Investigation poultry birds have been dead. Five to listen to the woes of the people.” Covid-19 vaccine Friday. Health tim.” He said that cops would block engine.” 2414310) has started functioning at Laboratory (CIL) and State of the dead birds have been taken BJD leader Sasmit Patra said, and Family Welfare department the phone number and bank ac- He also said that women and the directorate of Animal Veterinary Laboratory (SVL) at re- to ADRI for laboratory investigation. “The statement of the leader shows has issued instructions to all the count used by fraudsters if the vic- children were often being harassed Husbandry & Veterinary Services, gional level and District Diagnostic All five samples have been tested that she is unaware of the fact Collectors to ensure smooth ad- tims inform the helpdesk about the due to repeated phone calls from un- Cuttack. People can consume Laboratory (DDL) at district level negative for Avian Influenza virus.” that most accused in the case have ministration of the vaccine to the cybercrime within the first hour of known numbers. He urged the vic- chicken meat, eggs and other poul- has been geared up with full strength The birds died due to some other been arrested. She needs to un- selected health workers. The vac- the occurrence of the crime. Sarangi tims to report the numbers so that try products produced in the state for collection and testing of the reason. The birds have not been derstand that the government has cination drive has been planned be- stated that the cyber criminals have police can block and deactivate the with proper cooking, he said. samples, he said. provided food and water for last zero tolerance towards violence. tween 10 am to 12pm at medical col- been getting away with the crime SIM card. Migratory birds are the carri- The samples are also sent to the two days. That might be the reason, In Mahanga case the accused are leges, District Headquarter due to lack of proper coordination The desk comprising an official ers of the influenza and it spreads Regional Disease Diagnostic Das said. going to face strict action.” Hospitals and other setups. between victim and the police. and seven assistants will function They have been duping several under the special squad of persons using a single sim card. The Commissionerate Police till the MARKET WATCH officers in charge of police sta- commencement of proposed cyber tions have also been asked to seek police station in the city. NGT bans constructions on forest land in City INDEX VARIATION Most establishments operated on the forest land without necessary environment clearance SENSEX 48093.32 80.74 Odisha first to constitute POST NEWS NETWORK part of the state machinery in per-
BOURSES NIFTY 14137.40 8.90 ENCROACHMENT IN mitting violation of the stringent pro- DOLLAR 73.7375 `0.30 Food Commission: Merkap Bhubaneswar, Jan 7: The National JAYDEV VIHAR visions of the Forest (Conservation) Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered Act, 1980, the ministry shall be at lib- EURO 90.0900 `0.25 POST NEWS NETWORK Commission is mandated to mon- halting of new construction work erty to take appropriate action CURRENCY he NGT, in its latest order, cited itor and evaluate implementation by the 41 erring government and under… the Forest (Conservation) GOLD `50,885 `376 Tconstructions on forest land with- Bhubaneswar, Jan 7: State Food of three major schemes under non-government institutions which out the nod of the Ministry of Act, 1980 read with Rule 9 of the SILVER `69,930 `513 Commissioner PK Merkap NFSA in the state,” he added. started their operations on forest Environment and Forest Forest (Conservation) Rules, 2003 BULLION Thursday briefed the media about Merkap said that efforts have lands in Jaydev Vihar Mouza here. against those responsible for per- he forest land in Jaydev Vihar the initiatives taken by the de- been initiated at various levels by The tribunal in its latest order mitting such infractions,” it added. Mouza was indeed encroached, partment to ensure monitoring of the Commission to make wide pub- cited constructions on forest land T said the green tribunal This comes nine years after a re- WEATHER food security system in the state. lication of rules which are available without the nod of the Ministry of port from the Comptroller and Merkap said that Odisha was in official websites of Food Environment and Forest. In its writ- THE COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL OF INDIA FOUND THREE ESTABLISH- Auditor General of India (CAG) BHUB CTK the first state in the country to con- Commission and in all district of- ten order, the NGT said that the MENTS OPERATING FROM THE FOREST LAND CLASSIFIED UNDER JUNGLE II KISAM found three establishments oper- MAX 33.5° 31.5° stitute a Food Commission after fices. forest land was indeed encroached, WITHOUT ADEQUATE APPROVALS WAY BACK IN 2012 ating from the forest land classi- the National Food Security Act “In regular monthly meetings while ordering blanket ban on new fied under Jungle II Kisam land TEMP MIN 19.3° 18.0° Forecast (NFSA), 2013 came into force. with district officials, it has been construction activities. undertaken without obtaining the activity shall be taken up without without adequate approvals way Humidity 87% 83% He said that Odisha State Food advised to strictly comply with the “In view of the acknowledged mandatory clearance under the complying with the requirements back in 2012. This was an alleged Fog/mist in Rainfall Trace Nil the morning Commission was constituted March provisions of the rules for benefit encroachment of forest land and, Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, we of law,” the order said. gross violation of the Forest
15, 2016. “The Odisha State Food of the people,” he added. diversion of forest land having been are of the firm view that no further “If there are infractions on the Conservation Act, 1980.
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k y m c POST NEWS NETWORK Department and Nabendu Das of THREE OFFICIALS SUSPENDED CCD Mechanical Department – Rourkela, Jan 7: The Steel Authority have been suspended over the of India Limited (SAIL) constituted mishap. a high-level committee Thursday A three member team appointed to probe the toxic gas leak that oc- by the RSP has taken charge of in- curred Wednesday at the Rourkela vestigation while a team from Steel Plant (RSP). Four persons died Factories and Boilers department after inhaling the toxic gas. launched a probe into the mishap. “A high level committee has been Stringent action will taken against formed to inquire into the cause persons found guilty for the mishap, of the incident and all emergency RSP deputy director Bibhu Prasad protocols have been immediately ac- said. Notably, at least four workers tivated in the plant,” the steel major died while undergoing treatment at said in a statement. SAIL authorities have termed the deaths The RSP authorities Thursday hospital and six others got severely SAIL authorities have termed of four contractual workers inside RSP suspended another senior intoxicated following a gas leak- the deaths of four contractual work- premises as ‘unfortunate’. Six persons are official of the plant for his age at coal chemical department ers inside RSP premises as ‘unfor- still undergoing treatment after inhaling alleged involvement in the gas of the Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP). tunate’. Six persons are still un- the toxic gas which leaked from the coal mishap that claimed four lives The unfortunate incident oc- dergoing treatment after inhaling chemical division at the plant Wednesday curred at around 9.45 am, the toxic gas which leaked from Wednesday. the coal chemical division. claimed four lives at the plant CEO Dipak Chattaraj released the The four deceased were identified Meanwhile, the RSP authorities Wednesday. suspension order against Sahu, as Ganesh Pailo, Abhimanyu Saha, Thursday suspended another sen- The suspended employee was Thursday. Meanwhile, two Deputy Babu Panda and Rabi Sahu of a ior official of the plant for his alleged identified as Assistant Manager General Manager (DGM) rank of- construction company on the RSP involvement in the gas mishap that (safety) Smruti Ranjan Sahu. RSP ficials - Gopabandhu Barik of EMD premises. Devp fast-tracked in Swabhiman Anchal Bird census starts in
POST NEWS NETWORK Life for Since 2011 buildings are being constructed at a Hirakud reservoir thousands of when former fast rate. The administration is also Chitrakonda, Jan 7: The district ad- people living in Collector R putting in place projects like safe POST NEWS NETWORK ministration has gone an overdrive 26 villages of Vineel Krishna drinking water, panchayat office, to fast-track development in vari- Dhuliput was kidnapped Anganwadi buildings, a market com- Sambalpur,Jan 7: The mid- ous panchayats of Swabhiman panchayat under and later plex and a panchayat godown. winter waterfowl census started Anchal of Malkangiri district since Chitrakonda released by Maliguda river has still been a in Hirakud reservoir, Thursday the Gurupriya bridge was commis- block in Maoists, the roadblock for communication for morning. The head counting of Swabhiman sioned in the area which was once pace of people in 26 villages of Dhuliguda the migratory birds started 6 Anchal had been development cut off by the reservoir. panchayat and several other villages am and will continue till 1 pm, miserable as they had completely Reports said, life for thousands were confined to slowed down in Ralegada panchayat. official sources said. of people living in 26 village of the cut-off area for fear of Left Significantly, a bridge is being In the bird census, 21 teams Dhuliput panchayat under all through the wing constructed across the river. Once comprising forest staff of Chitrakonda block in Swabhiman year extremism completed, their commuting woes will Samablpur, Hirakud and Anchal had been miserable as they be over, they added. Jharsuguda divisions have been Hirakud Dam towards mid- were confined to the cut-off area all rocky terrains, hills, creeks and In 2011, former Collector R Vineel June 2019. BDO Lariman Kharsel People were reeling from dark- engaged in the exercise. November 2020. The forest de- through the year. Basic development rivers, was once a hotbed of Maoists, Krishna was holding a public contact and junior engineer Sibasish Biswas ness since independence. The dark- Jitendra Kumar Behera, as- partment made elaborate was a dream for them. Constant fear who held their sway through vio- programme at Badapada to know reached Dhuliput panchayat. The ness has gone now as electricity has sistant conservator of forest arrangements to protect the from Maoists added to their mis- lence. It was known as Red Corridor. the grievances of people when area received panchayat status four been supplied. Street lights have (ACF), Hirakud Wildlife Division winged guests with regular pa- eries. Many former Collectors like Maoists had kidnapped him. years ago. As elections were can- been installed in these six villages. informed, “The Hirakud reser- trolling on boats. The government was unable to Balwant Singh and R Vineel Krishna Since then, the pace of develop- celled for some reason, the panchayat Moreover, 84 people in the panchayat voir has been divided into 18 sec- “Bird protection teams have carry on development in the inac- had made good pioneering efforts ment had completely slowed down has no people’s representatives. have been provided ration cards. tors while the power channel been deployed at several places cessible area on the Odisha-Andhra to usher in development here, but con- for fear of Maoists. Years later, the Now, the area is witnessing de- Importantly, a new road of 3-km has been divided into three sec- including Zero Point, Borders in the absence of commu- nectivity through the reservoir was administration resumed efforts to velopment with various projects stretch has been laid from Badapada tors. 14 non-motorised boats, six Barakhandia, Parbatitong and nication link. The area, marked with the biggest stumbling block. push development expeditiously in having been taken up. Roads, official Maliguda to Dhuliguda via Luharam. motorised boats and one other ve- Gobindpur around the reser- hicle have been deployed for the voir to curb bird poaching,” in- movement of the census team.” formed the ACF. Staff with designations like In 2019, the wildlife teams Swift police action guards, ACFs, range officers, spotted a total of 92 bird species Keonjhar Baldevjew foils robbery bid Funeral procession veterinary surgeons, ornithol- and around 1,45,946 avian guests ogists, wildlife enthusiasts and in Hirakud (WL) Division and for- local bird club members are en- est divisions of Sambalpur & temple to get facelift POST NEWS NETWORK gaged in the census. Jharsuguda during the annual for bull like human Students from Odisha census drive. Kalahandi, Jan 7: Swift action by University of Agriculture and The birds mostly arrived from POST NEWS NETWORK the Kegaon police in Kalahandi dis- POST NEWS NETWORK Technology in Bhubaneswar Caspian Sea, Aral Sea, Mongolia trict foiled a dacoity bid in the lo- have also been roped in for the besides Central and South East Keonjhar, Jan 7: The famous Lord cality Wednesday night. Five mem- Marshaghai, Jan 7: Bahakandia drive. Behera said, “The teams Asia. Meanwhile in 2018, a total Baldevjew temple in this district will bers of the gang were arrested as village under Marshaghai block in have been provided with GPS, of 82 bird species and 1,36,835 mi- get a facelift, informed District well. Kendrapara district was witness to a route charts, maps, binoculars gratory birds had been spotted Collector Ashish Thakare. While four of the five arrested rare funeral procession Wednesday. and sophisticated cameras for in Hirakud reservoir. In com- Informing about the development, persons have been identified as The procession was taken out in the counting the migratory birds at parison, the recently conducted Thakare said the beautification Prasanta Machhakund, Nirakar honour of a bull with all the villagers the reservoir.” census showed a marginal in- work will be completed by the end Tandi, Kapilas Meher and Dharma mourning the death of the animal. As per forest authorities, avian crease in the head count of avian of 2021. Patel, the fifth one is yet to be The bull was roaming around in the Bol’. Then the animal was cremated species started flocking to species during the winter season. He also said the state govern- identified. locality. It suddenly fell ill three at the village cremation ground with ment has sanctioned `1 crore to During the last few weeks, cases months ago, restricting its move- the villagers giving a tearful adieu to carry out the beautification drive. of snatching, loot and dacoit have ment. The female folks of the village the animal. Sources said, in the first phase, been reported time and again from came forward to treat the sick bull. The village committee is learnt to Bhajan Mandap, Snana Mandap, different locations in the district. They offered it food and medicines too. be going to host a feast in memory of Bhoga Mandap will be renovated Kegaon police were tipped off Despite their three-month long ef- the bull inviting all the villagers of and in the second phase, a toilet com- Wednesday that a gang of dacoits forts, they could not save the animal. Bahakandia village and the ones of plex and hand and feet washing were preparing a blueprint to rob It breathed its last Wednesday. The neighbouring villages. zone will come up. Other mainte- a house or loot passersbys. The grief-stricken villagers then decided The village committee decided to nance works will be carried out. police taking the tip-off seriously to give the animal a decent farewell. build a tomb on cremation ground The temple located in Old Town swung into action and a team of They decided to accord a grand within 21 days of the animal’s death. area in Keonjhar district is situated Kegaon police station conducted procession to it. Its body was placed on 1.96 acres. Lord Baldev Jew and Gundichaghagi waterfall, Kanjhari a raid at a secluded place at Kegaon on an open trailer of a tractor. Treating his siblings Lord Jagannath and dam, Ghatagaon Maa Tarini tem- village under the same Kegaon its body like that of a human being, Devi Subhadra are worshipped ple, Sitabinj and Gonasika, visi- tehsil Wednesday night. The five the women weeping all the while ap- here. That apart, there are tem- tors throng this district all the year were arrested from the spot. plied ‘gulal’ or ‘abhir’ on its body, ples on the temple premises dedi- and a tour is not complete with- The cops also seized a car, one draped a piece of white cloth on it and cated to other gods and goddesses. out a visit to Baldev Jew temple. gas cutter, one toy pistol, three then decorated the trailer with flow- As Keonjhar is blessed with a With the announcement of ren- iron rods, red chili powder packet ers and garlands. number of tourist spots and reli- ovation work, people of the dis- and five mobile phones from their The bedecked tractor was then gious places like Sanaghagara wa- trict hope the temple will definitely possession. A detailed probe is taken out in a procession through terfall, Badaghagara waterfall, attract more visitors. underway, it was learnt. the village amidst chanting of ‘Hari 32 yrs on, MCIP project yet to be completed POST NEWS NETWORK The plan outlay was impediment. The canal bed is getting silted due to lack Kendrapara, Jan 7: Even as only `39.94 crore in of water flow. When con- 32 years have passed since 1989 which rose to tacted, ADM Basant Kumar work started on the ` Rout said a meeting was con- Mahanadi-Chitrotpala Island 395.46 crore in 2012. vened in December 2020 and Irrigation Project (MCIP), The project work has it was decided to finish the the project is halfway project very soon. through. stopped after the term Work on the project had of the lending firm started in 1988-89 under the state plan and `45.81 crore Asian Development was spent till 1995-96. The FILE PHOTO Bank expired in 2019 MCIP project was launched with an aim to providing ir- firm Asian Development Zilla Parishad member, said It took off after a voluntary rigation facilities to over Bank expired in 2019. the then Patkura MLA Bijaya outfit Jana Surakshya Manch 19,542 hectares of farmland Farmers and residents Mohapatra had decided to launched an agitation for in Kendrapara and claimed lack of political will provide irrigation facilities completion of the project in Jagatsinghpur districts. has delayed the project. to their farmlands through 2012. The plan outlay was The project had stirred Sribatsha Samal, a farmer, construction of canals in raised to `395.46 crore and it hope among farmers of get- of Marshaghai alleged that 1989. The state government was decided to finish it any- ting irrigation facilities in the construction of the canal sanctioned `39.94 crore for way by 2014. However, that Garadpur, Marshaghai, to the left of the Paika river the project the same year. was not to be as the work Mahakalapara blocks of has stopped near Batira while The project work received was shelved again. It Kendrapara district and in the construction of the canal a boost after Mohapatra be- restarted in 2016-17 but is
Tirtol block of to the right of Chitrotpala came the irrigation minister. yet to be completed.
k y m c Jagatsinghpur. river has stopped near Construction of siphon Pramod Kumar Swain, a The plan outlay was only Kalabuda. Irrigation for farm and bridges was constructed social activist, said the soil `39.94 crore in 1989 which lands can happen only after till Krishnandapur in Tirtol in Kendrapara district is rose to `395.46 crore in 2012. construction of branch and at an expenditure of `45.81 conducive for all types of The project work has stopped sub-canals, he added. crore during the period. crops but lack of irrigation after the term of the lending Ganesh Chandra Samal, a Later, the project stopped. facilities has come up as an P6 FRIDAY | JANUARY 8 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR power post
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merica’s relationships standing up for human rights. with its core democratic Resolute condemnation of China’s partners are set to re- unwillingness to grant basic free- Reboot economy Abound dramatically after doms to its citizens will put China’s President-elect Joe Biden takes leadership on the defensive in the he Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs (CCPA) has recom- office. Allies in Europe and Asia court of international opinion. mended that the budget session of Parliament commence from relish the prospect of an American And it will help repair the ero- T January 29 and the Union Budget is presented February 1. Unlike in President committed to adhere to sion of American's moral authority the past, the coming Budget will test the nerves of the Central government. democratic traditions at home, under Trump. With negative economic growth and the Covid-19 playing havoc with peo- honour strategic commitments Democratic leaders can further ple and their livelihood, the stakes are extraordinarily high for the government. abroad, and be a team player. raise the costs to China's rulers There are too many challenges facing Union Finance Minister. With the coro- Solidarity among the world’s by imposing sanctions on those navirus yet to be tamed, unemployment has come up as a huge challenge. democracies is especially impor- responsible for oppressing the Resources have fast thinned out. Jobs are gone. There is a drastic fall in pub- tant when it comes to standing up Uighur minority in Xinjiang and lic consumption. Demand is tepid. In this backdrop, expectations of people to China. But the European Union’s China’s headstrong ways motivate the world’s cracking down on Hong Kong. from the finance minister are sky high. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman decision last week to sign an in- democracies to band together against it. Yet its When China resorts to economic has already dropped hints that the coming Budget will be the most unusual Charles A. vestment accord with that coun- coercion to punish countries for crit- Budget in the nation’s history. The biggest challenge for the FM and her team try underscores the potential for growing geopolitical heft and the allure of icizing its human rights record, of policy makers will be how to pull the economy out of the deep abyss it Kupchan & serious discord. Even though the as it is doing with Australia, the has found itself in and put it back on the growth trajectory. This would call Peter Trubowitz Biden camp cautioned the EU Chinese trade and investment also tempt many world's democracies should re- for extraordinary efforts and resources. It would mean enhancing invest- against moving ahead with the countries to curry favour with its government. spond in kind. ment in infrastructure projects that generate employment and will have a agreement, it nonetheless sealed Working to build a consensus domino effect on the economy. Health sector will be a big guzzler of resources the deal (pending ratification). Accordingly, Biden should launch early in his around these three principles given the vaccination drive and the allied expenses and the need to strengthen AMERICA’S To be sure, China’s headstrong presidency a concerted effort to forge a united would not only signal the depth of the health infrastructure in the country. Agriculture infrastructure in- ways motivate the world’s democ- the Biden administration's com- cluding building up of scientific storage and cold-chain infrastructure will RELATIONSHIPS racies to band together against it. democratic front on China guided by the mitment to work with its part- be another priority area for the government more so due to the ongoing farmer WITH ITS CORE Yet its growing geopolitical heft and following three principles ners. It would also play to America’s unrest. At any cost, the government will try to do whatever possible to re- the allure of Chinese trade and strongest suit when it comes to deem its image as farmer-friendly. The three new farm laws have come up DEMOCRATIC investment also tempt many coun- handling China: its alliances. as a thorn. Similarly, the allocations to rural job scheme such as MGN- PARTNERS ARE tries, democracies included, to especially when it comes to required to push back against China has only one ally – North REGA are also likely to be higher this time given massive unemployment curry favour with its government. Taiwan's autonomy and freedom China's harmful trade practices, Korea – while the US has loyal scenario in rural India exacerbated by the Covid-19. SET TO Accordingly, Biden should launch of navigation in the Asia-Pacific. including state subsidies and in- partners worldwide. China's econ- But where will the government find the resources to allow such big spend? REBOUND early in his presidency a concerted But the US and China should aim tellectual property theft. Though omy will be the world's largest by Even a moderate increase in the expenditure will mean government has to effort to forge a united democratic for shared leadership in the re- full-scale decoupling is not in the the end of the decade, but its GDP think out of box to raise revenues. With growth getting deeper into negative DRAMATICALLY front on China guided by the fol- gion – a strategic objective that cards, the US should join with its will remain roughly one-third the territories, revenues have dried up. The current boom in the stock markets lowing three principles. would enjoy ample support among democratic allies to pull back from collective size of the world's major might push the government to sell stakes in PSUs. The proposed sale of Air AFTER First, the United States should US allies already fearful of the es- China when it comes to sensitive democracies. As long as they stand India and other PSUs like Shipping Corporation and BPCL was thwarted this PRESIDENT- dial down the rhetoric and treat calating Sino-American rivalry. technologies, such as semicon- together and aggregate their geopo- year due to coronavirus-related difficulties. The government may go in for China as a formidable competi- Second, the US and its key allies ductors and artificial intelligence. litical and economic heft, the main aggressive disinvestment of some loss-making and a few profit-making PSUs ELECT JOE BIDEN tor, not an implacable foe. A US need to link arms to confront The same holds for imposing new democracies will outclass China such as Neelachal Ispat Nigam and Concor. The time may also be opportune TAKES OFFICE strategy of rigid containment or China on trade and investment. export controls, scrutinizing and for the foreseeable future. to find good valuations for government assets. But this is not going to be an aggressive rollback would find Economic decoupling is not in the regulating Chinese investment Biden will need to summon all all end all option. Offloading government stake in PSUs has always faced few adherents in either Europe offing; China is far too integrated abroad, steering clear of Huawei of his persuasive skills to forge a with opposition and this time around this is not going to be different. or Asia, implying that it would into the global economy. when it comes to building 5G net- coordinated approach toward Moreover, any attempt to offload stake in cash cows like LIC will not be easy. backfire strategically. Nonetheless, import competition works, and repatriating high-end China. But his task is made easier Another option for the government could be raising import duty in order Democrats and Republicans may from China and its unfair trade production. by the fact that even as they eye the to encourage domestic production. This will also not be a very prudent be seeking to outdo each other when practices have cost the developed These steps would align well benefits of more commerce with step as protections of domestic markets will kill efficiency. Further, public it comes to calls for getting tough democracies millions of jobs over with the domestic measures that China, democracies in Europe should not be deprived of the freedom of choice on what to buy and avail with China. But if foreign part- the past two decades. Pressing the Biden administration and the and Asia are anxious about China's value for money. The pandemic must have already pushed the country's fis- ners see Biden as spoiling for a China to level the playing field governments of many other democ- intentions. They will welcome a US cal deficit beyond 7 per cent. And any rash decision on this score will fur- fight, the US will do more to divide can work to their economic ad- racies are poised to take to generate president who respects allies and ther push the economic health to the brink. The FM must ensure that than unite the world's major democ- vantage. more jobs and better pay for blue- appreciates the need for teamwork India's debt levels do not become unmanageable, failing which interna- racies. China already has significant America and its allies need to collar workers. The goal must be to deal with China. tional rating agencies will further downgrade the ratings. Indian banks are geopolitical and economic clout in team up to maximize effective- to ensure that economic growth and not in the pink of health. The Covid-19 moratorium and the lending cut would Asia and beyond – especially through ness. Acting unilaterally, as gains from trade are more inclu- Charles Kupchan, a member have definitely dealt a blow to the books of banks whose NPA levels would the Belt and Road Initiative, its President Donald Trump did – sive. Spending on infrastructure, of the National Security have become unimaginable. While recapitalization of banks would be a massive investment program in and as the EU is now doing – only education and retraining, research Council under President Bill challenge, a bigger challenge for the government will be finding private play- global infrastructure and com- plays to China’s strength by di- and development, and renewable Clinton and President Barack ers to buy into these while elephants. The great dream of India achieving mercial development. The genie luting the collective bargaining energy can help the major democ- Obama, is Professor of a 5 trillion dollar economy is contingent on the health and performance of cannot be put back in the bottle. power of the world’s democracies. racies maintain their competitive International Affairs at its banks. Vaccination has come up as a massive challenge for the govern- Pragmatic realism, not bom- Trump's tariffs have done little to edge over China. Georgetown University, Senior ment. The government needs funds somewhere between `40,000 crore and bast, should guide US strategy to- liberalis China’s market or bring Finally, the US and its demo- Fellow at the Council on `60,000 crore to vaccinate the world’s second populous country. We will wait ward China. Of course, the US down the US trade deficit. cratic partners should speak with Foreign Relations. to see how Sitharaman is beating these challenges to reboot the economy. should make clear its red lines, Instead, global pressure will be a single voice when it comes to ©PROJECT SYNDICATE
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I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed. MICHAEL JORDAN How to make climate pledges stick It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up. BABE RUTH hina’s pledge in September bon per person per year to ten). GHGs, not just the emissions from starters, all rich countries should to pursue carbon neutral- Similarly, Germany needs to cut a given year. Because GHGs dissi- aim to achieve carbon neutrality on City by 2060 was followed by its per capita carbon consumption pate slowly, the cumulative emis- the consumption side, not just on WORDSWORTH a similar pledge from Japan a from about 80% above the current sions from the Industrial Revolution the production side, no later than month later. With these commit- Chinese level to below the current onward – especially those since 2050. Those that can reach this tar- Break-out space Shang-Jin Wei ments being made at a time when Chinese level (from about ten to 1900 – do more damage than the get sooner should of course do so. the US has withdrawn from the six metric tons per person per emissions in, say, 2018-20. From Moreover, all of today’s middle- current management fashion involves at least partly reinventing the Paris climate accord, it is easy to year). And the Chinese need to cap this cumulative point of view, the income countries should aim to office. In such environments, workers no longer have their own desks A TO BRIDGE THE interpret them as part of the on- their per capita emissions before US and Europe are responsible for achieve carbon neutrality by 2060. and workspaces. Instead, in a technique called hot-desking, they are allocated a location each day according to their needs, storing working GAP BETWEEN going geopolitical competition for the end of the decade, while also an overwhelming majority of at- Because the carbon intensity of de- materials and personal belongings in portable lockers overnight. This vastly global leadership. But managing cli- moving toward carbon neutrality. mospheric GHGs, dwarfing the veloping countries’ exports is often increases flexibility for the employer, who no longer needs to keep PLEDGES AND mate change is not a zero-sum To those accustomed to hearing contributions of all other coun- higher than that of their imports, expensive office space available for workers who may only be there part of TANGIBLE RESULTS, game. Here, national competition that China is the world's largest tries combined. a net-zero emissions pledge is a the time, but it causes problems of rootlessness for staff whose territorial to strengthen ambitions and poli- greenhouse-gas (GHG) emitter, And yet, not all advanced-econ- taller order on the production side sense is well developed. Several jargon terms have been created for aspects WE WILL NEED TO cies benefits everyone. these recommendations may come omy citizens feel this responsibil- than it is on the consumption side. of this new system; it is too soon to determine whether they will enter the To bridge the gap between as a surprise. In terms of annual ity, for at least three reasons. First, The international community needs lexicon. One such is lagoon, describing a group of workers all engaged on a LOCK IN THESE pledges and tangible results, we contributions to atmospheric GHGs, we hear constantly from politi- to provide technical and financial common task. Another is break-out space, which is a quiet area away from RECENT will need to lock in these recent China is indeed the world leader, fol- cians and the media that China is assistance to low- and lower-middle- the bustle of the workplace where informal meetings can be held (a common commitments and create incen- lowed by the United States. But in the "largest emitter," which, though income countries, conditioned on technique is to make participants stand up to stop sessions extending COMMITMENTS tives for other countries to increase terms of individual annual con- true, is not the whole truth. Second, their efforts to achieve near-car- beyond need). The process is called breaking out. AND CREATE their own climate targets. While tributions, an average German Europe and the US are doing a bon neutrality by 2075. Covid-19 lockdowns have reduced leads a life that is about 80% more much better job than China (and We can do better than relying Briar pipe INCENTIVES FOR global carbon dioxide emissions this carbon intensive than the average most other developing countries) just on national pledges and vol- OTHER COUNTRIES year, intensive pre-pandemic emis- Chinese; and the average at controlling more visible forms untary compliance. his is a classic case of folk etymology, in which English people have heard sions are likely to return with a American's footprint is about 200% of particle pollution, which is not Tan unfamiliar word from another language, in this case French, and TO INCREASE vengeance in 2021. larger than the average Chinese. necessarily the same thing as lim- The writer, a former chief econo- turned it into one that sounded more sensible to their ears. The wood from How can we start truly reducing These differences are shown in iting planet-warming GHGs. mist at the Asian Development which briar (or brier) pipes are made is actually a type of heather, the white THEIR OWN emissions in a timely, efficient, the figure below, which traces per To go beyond the currently de- Bank, is Professor of Finance heath, which grows in the south of France as well as in other parts of the CLIMATE TARGETS and fair manner? Over the next capita consumption versus pro- ficient commitments under the and Economics at Columbia Mediterranean coast. The pipes are carved from the root. In French, this ten years, Americans need to reduce duction of GHG emissions in the US, Paris climate agreement – and to Business School and Columbia plant is called bruyer, which is from bruyère, heath. When the wood was their per capita carbon consump- Germany, and China from 1995-2015. make up for the time lost under University’s School of introduced into Britain in the 1860s, its French name was quickly changed tion from about 200% to about 80% It is no less important to bear in outgoing US President Donald International and Public because people confused it with the native word that referred either to the Affairs. bramble or the wild rose. above the current Chinese level mind that climate change is caused Trump – we need both new pledges (from about 18 metric tons of car- by the entire stock of atmospheric and new sticks and carrots. For ©PROJECT SYNDICATE
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k y m ‘Govt wants to privatise farm sector’ Guv okays regulating c inter-faith marriages PRESS TRUST OF INDIA On January 23, farmers would TUSSLE GOES ON gherao the Raj Bhawan (governor's Bhopal, Jan 7: Madhya Pradesh house) here over the demand for a Congress president Kamal Nath nacted in September, the three farm laws repeal of the three new agri laws, Thursday alleged that the Centre Ehave been projected by the Centre as the Congress veteran said. wants to privatise the farm sector major reforms in the agriculture sector The Congress will launch a farm- with its three new agri-marketing owever, the protesting farmers have ers' awakening programme from laws, which are being opposed by Hexpressed apprehension that the new Chhindwara in Madhya Pradesh thousands of cultivators. laws would pave the way for eliminating the on January 16, the leader of oppo- Talking to reporters here while safety cushion of the MSP sition in the state Assembly said. announcing the launch of his party’s Nath said he will address his protest against the government and party's first awareness meeting for an awakening drive for farmers RSS and the Bharatiya Jana farmers on January 16. which will continue till January 23, Sangh were votaries of The party would hold such meet- Nath claimed the “RSS and the privatisation since the ings at different places, he added. Bharatiya Jana Sangh were votaries beginning. They also opposed Enacted in September, the three of privatisation since the beginning.” the nationalisation of banks farm laws have been projected by “They (the two organisations) carried out by former prime the Centre as major reforms in the also opposed the nationalisation of minister Indira Gandhi agriculture sector that will remove banks carried out by former prime KAMAL NATH I PRESIDENT, MP CONGRESS the middlemen and allow farmers AGENCIES According to the minister Indira Gandhi,” the former to sell their produce anywhere in the state chief minister claimed. country. Bhopal, Jan 7: Governor ordinance, reconversion “The (present) government wants claimed. issues. "chakka jam" (road blockades) will However, the protesting farmers Anandiben Patel Thursday signed to embrace one’s to privatise the farm sector with Thousands of have been camping "Our protest (against the gov- be held from noon across the state, have expressed apprehension that an ordinance for its promulgation the three agri-marketing laws,” he at several Delhi border points for ernment) for the farmers' cause at he said. the new laws would pave the way for to regulate inter-faith marriages in ‘ancestral religion’ will alleged. over 40 days, demanding repeal of various levels including blocks The Congress would also hold a eliminating the safety cushion of the Madhya Pradesh. not be considered a The farmers of Madhya Pradesh the new farm laws and a legal guar- and districts across the state - will massive "kisan mahapanchyat" MSP and do away with the "mandi" The ordinance provides for two are simple and the three new laws antee on minimum support price continue till January 23," Nath said. (farmers' meet) on January 20 in the (wholesale market) system, leaving to 10- year imprisonment and a crime, as per the official are against their interests, he (MSP) for their crops, besides other On January 15, a two-hour-long state's Morena district, he said. them at the mercy of big corporates fine up to Rs50,000 for anyone found guilty of “forcing women, minors, hibited too...,” says the ordinance. and people from Scheduled Castes It provides for annulment of and Scheduled Tribes to undergo inter-faith marriages solemnised religious conversion”. by “misrepresentation, allurement, ‘No problem with Stone-pelters may face life term: CM According to the ordinance, re- threat, coercion, undue influence, conversion to embrace one’s “an- and fraud”. The ordinance seeks to PRESS TRUST OF INDIA cestral religion” will not be con- provide parental property rights to sidered a crime, as per the official. children born out of such mar- renaming airport’ Indore, Jan 7: Madhya Pradesh An official said Patel has signed riages and maintenance to the Chief Minister Shivraj Singh the drafts of all the 12 ordinances woman and children. Chouhan reiterated that a strin- that the state cabinet approved and The cases registered under the gent law with a provision of life sent for her consent and promul- ordinance are cognisable and non- imprisonment will be enacted to gation on December 29. The ordi- bailable and sessions courts are curb the incidents of stone pelt- nances were issued as the state as- authorised to hear them. ing in the state. sembly’s winter session was The ordinance has a provision He said this during a public meet- postponed due to the Covid-19 pan- for punishing organisations, which ing here. We are enacting a strong demic. They include the one that organise such conversions. A per- law against the stone- pelters. (Under provides for life imprisonment for son embracing another religion the proposed law) They will be sen- those found guilty of adulteration voluntarily and the priest getting tenced to life imprisonment. They of food and drugs. it done will have to inform the dis- will not be allowed to be released The Madhya Pradesh Dharmik trict magistrate at least 60 days from jail before that, he said. Swatantrata (Freedom of Religion) prior to the scheduled date of con- Stone pelters throw stones every- work in Madhya Pradesh at any Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Ordinance defines ancestral religion version. where. They try to spread terror in cost, in which our naive daughters Religion Bill 2020, which provides as that of a person’s father at the Over two dozen Muslim men public, the chief minister said. are allured and their lives are spoilt. for prison term of up to 10 years and time of birth. It replaces the 1968 have been arrested in neighbour- His statement comes in the wake We have enacted strong laws to pre- fine of `1 lakh for conversion Madhya Pradesh Freedom of ing Uttar Pradesh since a similar of recent incidents of violence and vent such incidents. through marriage or by any other Religion Act and prohibits con- ordinance was enacted there last stone pelting during right wing or- People who play with the lives of fraudulent means. The bill got the version and attempts on conver- month. Other Bharatiya Janata PRESS TRUST OF INDIA ganisations recent rallies in west- sisters and daughters should think state cabinet's approval recently. sion done through “misrepresen- Party-ruled states like Haryana, he Maharashtra cabinet in ern Madhya Pradesh to raise aware- that now (from the court) they will The chief minister inaugurated tation, allurement, threat, force, Karnataka and Assam are plan- Aurangabad, Jan 7: AIMIM MP TMarch 2020 decided to ness about the construction of Ram not get only a small punishment. and performed the 'bhoomi pujan' undue influence, coercion mar- ning to bring in similar anti-con- from Aurangabad Imtiaz Jaleel rename the Aurangabad temple in Ayodhya. They will be sentenced to life im- of 16 development works worth riage, and any fraudulent means”. version laws that critics say are Airport, situated in Thursday said they have no prob- Chouhan further said, I will not prisonment, he said. more than `200 crore during his “Conspiracy and abetment to re- vague and being used to target Chikhalthana area here, after lem if the airport here in Sambhaji Maharaj tolerate 'love jihad' or any such He was referring to the he day-long visit to Indore. ligious conversion have been pro- inter-faith couples. Maharashtra is renamed after Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, he Shiv Sena, which shares but the city's name should not be Tpower with the NCP and the changed. Congress in Maharashtra, has Jaleel’s comments came a day been demanding for the past BMC LODGES COMPLAINT AGAINST SONU after Chief Minister Uddhav couple of decades that Thackeray urged the Centre to Aurangabad be renamed as AGENCIES Juhu's AB Nair Road. reach their homes during the issue a notification at the earliest Sambhajinagar "It was found that accused Mr lockdown. for renaming the Aurangabad Mumbai, Jan 7: The Sonu Sood and Mrs Sonali Sonu The complaint by BMC was Airport after Chhatrapati Sambhaji arlier, BJP RS member Brihanmumbai Municipal Sood have instituted/com- lodged on January 4 at Juhu po- Maharaj. EDr Bhagwat Karad also Corporation (BMC) has lodged a menced/undertaken/carried out lice station, as per a report. The Maharashtra cabinet in urged Civil Aviation Minister complaint against Bollywood actor development or changed the user In the complaint, BMC stated March 2020 decided to rename the Puri to rename the airport Sonu Sood, alleging that he has of land as detailed below: that Sood converted the Shakti Aurangabad Airport, situated in converted a residential building Unauthorised addition/alteration Sagar Building on AB Nair Road into Chikhalthana area here, after Chhatrapati Sambhaji, why not in Juhu into a hotel without per- beyond approved plans and unau- a hotel without permission. Sambhaji Maharaj. we rename our new industrial city mission, a police official said thorised change of user from res- “It has been found that Sonu The Shiv Sena, which shares after him. We also have a world Thursday. idential to residential hotel build- Sood has made a change in the use power with the NCP and the class Samruddhi Expressway (be- The K-West ward of the BMC ing without taking technical of land by himself. Apart from Congress in Maharashtra, has been tween Mumbai and Nagpur) which filed the complaint at Juhu Police sanction from competent au- this, the residential building has demanding for the past couple of can be renamed after him," the Station on Monday. thority," the BMC said in its com- been converted into a residential decades that Aurangabad be re- Lok Sabha member said. Vishwas Mote, assistant munic- plaint. hotel building by making addi- named as Sambhajinagar. However, Earlier, on Tuesday, BJP Rajya ipal commissioner of K- West ward, As per the complaint, the BMC tional construction out of the the Congress has said it is against Sabha member Dr Bhagwat Karad confirmed that the complaint has had issued a notice to Sood fixed plan. For this, they have not any such move. also urged Civil Aviation Minister been filed against Sood for alleged in October last year in this even obtained the necessary tech- Asked about the All India Majlis- Hardeep Singh Puri to rename the violation of the provisions of the connection. nical approval from the authority,” e-Ittehadul Muslimeen's (AIMIM) airport here after Chhatrapati Maharashtra Regional and Town "The land was one again inspected Livehindustan reported the BMC stand over the issue, Jaleel told Sambhaji Maharaj, saying the lat- Planning (MRTP) Act. on Monday and it was found that the as saying. PTI that, "We have no issue with re- ter is the symbol of Maharashtra's In the two-page complaint let- accused had not complied with the Sources in the Juhu police station so that we can take further steps," Reacting to the matter, the actor naming of the Aurangabad air- self-respect. ter, the BMC alleged that the actor requistitions and was continuing to said that no FIR has been regis- the police official said. said that he had already taken per- port after Chhatrapati Sambhaji. Karad also demanded financial did not take any permission from carry out unauthorised develop- tered against the actor so far. Sood, who is known for films mission from BMC and is now But, we definitely have a problem aid for development of areas sur- the authorities before carrying ment even after the notice was "We are waiting for the BMC of- like "Dabangg", "Jodha Akbar", and waiting for approval from with renaming of the city." rounding some of the heritage sites out the structural changes in Shakti served to him," the BMC said in ficials to tell us in detail about the "Simmba', came into spotlight for Maharashtra Coastal Zone "Considering the work of in Aurangabad. Sagar, a residential building on the complaint. unauthorised structural changes his work in helping migrants Management Authority. World’s largest floating solar plant to come up in MP DRUGS CASE Shwetha gets judicial custody AGENCIES the project, he said. It is es- GREEN We timated that in 2 years, Actor Shwetha Kumari was arrested by the Narcotics Bhopal, Jan 7: The world’s largest will execute the project will start Control Bureau (NCB) from a hotel in Mira Bhayander floating solar energy plant has been POWER 1776-MW floating providing cheap and solar plants in the four area of Thane district proposed to be built on the nternational good quality power. Omkareshwar Dam reservoir in IFinance dams of Maithon, Tilaya, In September, it Madhya Pradesh. Corporation (IFC), Konar and Panchet. The was announced PRESS TRUST OF INDIA At 600 MW – the world’s largest World Bank and the project will be executed in that state-owned floating solar energy plant has been Power Grid have three phases and the first thermal power Mumbai, Jan 7: South Indian proposed to be constructed on the granted in-principle will be of 50 MW major Damodar actor Shwetha Kumari, arrested Omkareshwar Dam reservoir on consent for Valley Corporation in connection with a drug seizure PRABIR KUMAR the Narmada river in Khandwa providing aid for the MUKHOPADHYAY I MEMBER (DVC) will focus only case, was remanded in judicial cus- district of Madhya Pradesh. project SECRETARY, DVC on solar projects tody by a court here on Thursday. The project, as per a statement to add new ca- Kumari was arrested by the he primary by state new and renewable en- pacity to its portfolio. Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) feasibility study ergy minister Hardeep Singh Dang T from a hotel in Mira Bhayander of the project has According to a top company official, will begin power generation by the been completed in the firm had already mooted 1776 area of neighbouring Thane district year 2022-23. collaboration with MW of floating solar projects in on Monday following the seizure 400 400grams of MD on January 2. The The estimated investment in this the World Bank. The four of its dams in West Bengal grams of mephedrone (MD). investigation into the seizure led to project stands at `3,000 crore. And project is likely to and Jharkhand, the two states that As her NCB custody ended on the search of the hotel in Mira the International Finance begin power jointly own the corporation along Thursday, she was produced be- Bhayandar, following which Kumari Corporation (IFC), World Bank and generation by year with the Union government. fore a magistrate court here, which was arrested.
the Power Grid have granted in- 2022-23 “We will execute 1776-MW float- remanded her in 14-day judicial The NCB has been probing a
k y m c principle consent for providing aid ing solar plants in the four dams of custody because the probe agency drug related angle into the Sushant for the said project development. Maithon, Tilaya, Konar and Panchet. did not press for her further re- Singh Rajput death case. Actor The primary feasibility study of generation by year 2022-23, as per area to Khandwa sub-station by project area is also being issued. The project will be executed in three mand. Rhea Chakraborty, her brother the project has been completed in the Minister. He further added that power grid this month. Madhya Pradesh Power phases and the first will be of 50 As part of its crackdown against Showik and suspected drug ped- collaboration with the World Bank. the work of transmission line route The tender for the study of the en- Management Company has agreed MW,” DVC member secretary Prabir drug supply in Maharashtra and dlers were arrested in the case. The The project is likely to begin power survey will begin from the project vironmental and social impact of the to purchase 400 MW power from Kumar Mukhopadhyay had said. Goa, the probe agency had seized siblings are currently out on bail. The ARNAB FAILS TO APPEAR P8 Congress will FRIDAY | JANUARY 8 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR not be fighting in BEFORE COURT Tamil Nadu on its own, TV journalist Arnab Goswami, an it is going to be part of accused in an abetment of suicide the alliance being put case, failed to appear before a court together by the DMK in Raigad district of Maharashtra on y MANI SHANKAR AIYAR | Thursday, prompting the prosecution national SENIOR CONGRESS LEADER
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of the day uote 38 tribal women kidnapped from Sonia slams govt over NEP touches Centre writes to 4 states upon the Raj by MP villagers fuel price, farmer stir interdisciplinary PRESS TRUST OF INDIA studies and PRESS TRUST OF INDIA integrated course Kota, Jan 7: In a brazen case of curriculum in higher on new Covid-19 strain mass kidnapping, a group of over New Delhi, Jan 7: Congress pres- education for wider learning 100 people belonging to a Madhya ident Sonia Gandhi on Thursday opportunities, with an aim to AGENCIES Pradesh village allegedly ab- attacked the Modi government over provide value-based holistic ducted 38 tribal women and chil- the ongoing farmer agitation and education, development of New Delhi, Jan 7: Union Health dren from Rajasthan on suspicion the hike in fuel prices, and said scientific temper and imparting skill Secretary Rajesh Bhushan has writ- that their men were involved in the country is today standing at training to the youth of India ten to Maharashtra, Kerala, stealing their bikes, police said the crossroads for the first time RAMESH POKHRIYAL | Chhattisgarh and West Bengal, urg- on Thursday. since Independence. On the hike of a collapsing economy due to the UNION EDUCATION MINISTER ing them to take steps to curb the The Rajasthan police, how- in fuel prices, she accused the gov- coronavirus pandemic, the Modi spike in coronavirus cases. ever, managed to secure the re- ernment of profiteering and said government is trying to turn the dis- These states are reporting an lease of the kidnapped women it is turning a disaster into an op- aster as an opportunity to fill its cof- The upsurge in the number of daily and children from Madhya portunity to fill its coffers. fers. She said while the price of mahayagya to new cases in the recent days, and Pradesh within hours of the of- She also alleged that the gov- crude oil is USD 50.96 per barrel - modernise the comprise 59 per cent of the total ac- fence and arrested six of the al- ernment is breaking the back of the - just Rs 23.43 per litre interna- country's tive cases in the country. About leged kidnappers and seized their poor, the farmers, and the middle tionally -- diesel is being sold for Rs infrastructure is 28.61 per cent cases are in Kerala, more than ever by the Union Health and personal indulgence of health arms and ammunition and the class due to its "insensitivity". 74.38 and petrol at Rs 84.20 per litre now picking pace followed by 22.79 per cent in Secretary. The health authorities in ministers, principal secretaries car used for the abduction on "I demand from the government in the national capital. NARENDRA MODI | Maharashtra, 3.99 per cent in the states have also been advised to and additional chief secretaries of Wednesday afternoon. that the rates of excise duty on This is the highest in the last 73 PRIME MINISTER Chhattisgarh and 3.89 per cent in proactively promote wearing of states and union territories to lead The brazen offence of inter- petrol and diesel be made similar years, she alleged. West Bengal. mask and other Covid appropriate the second nationwide mock drill state kidnapping of tribal to that during the UPA regime and "The country is standing at the These states have been advised behaviors even while the vaccina- on the COVID-19 vaccination sched- women was committed in Unhel provide immediate relief to the af- crossroads today for the first time Prime Minister to maintain strict vigil and to take tion drive is about to begin. uled to be held on January 8. police station area of Jhalwar fected people. "I once again appeal in the history of independent India. Narendra steps to keep a check on the rising It is important to ensure that The drill will be held at three district in Rajasthan by the peo- to the government to repeal the On one hand, the country's 'anna- Modi has cases, especially in view of the new there is no complacency in the col- session sites of 736 districts across ple of Kalasiya village under three farm laws immediately and data' is standing on the borders of started coronavirus strain observed in cer- lective efforts in containment and 33 states and union territories, the Alot police station of Ratlam fulfil all the demands of farmers," Delhi for the last 44 days in support development in tain countries, which has also been management of Covid-19, the Health health ministry said in a statement. district in Madhya Pradesh, she said in a statement. of their legitimate demands, while Jammu & Kashmir reported in a few states in India. Secretary has strongly reiterated. Vardhan interacted with the Unhel police station's SHO Congress leader Rahul Gandhi the country's autocratic, insensitive by ridding it of The Health Secretary has drawn Bhanwar Singh said. also accused the government of terrorism and separatism The states have been assured of health ministers and principal sec- and ruthless BJP government is the attention of the states to their all necessary support of the Health retaries and additional chief sec- Singh said several families "looting" the people by imposing busy breaking the back of the poor, AMIT SHAH | UNION HOME MINISTER low and declining testing rates, Ministry required to manage the retaries through video conference of ‘Kanjar' tribe community heavy taxes on fuel and alleged farmers and middle class," she said stating that any laxity at this cru- pandemic. In view of the above, a to review the preparedness for the live in makeshifts tents at the in- that this is the reason it is not in a statement. cial junction may squander the re- high-level central team led by Dr S.K. mock drill. terstate border under his po- bringing them under the purview The Congress chief said de- SHORT TAKES sults of collective actions in con- Singh, Director, National Centre "The objective of the mock drill lice station area. of the Goods and Services Tax spite lower international prices, taining the transmission. for Disease Control (NCDC), has on COVID-19 vaccination is to sim- These tribal people are often (GST). the government has broken all They have been advised to ana- been rushed by the Central gov- ulate the actual vaccine adminis- suspected to be involved in vari- "There has been unprecedented records of profiteering by exor- Ticket refund: lyze the surge at the district and sub- ernment to Kerala. The team will tration event," the ministry said. ous crimes in the area by locals, 'development' in prices of petrol bitantly raising excise duty in- Rlys extends time district levels to understand the review the public health interven- The entire planning of the vac- he added. and diesel. The Modi government stead of passing on the benefits reasons for this rise and plan ade- tions in management of Covid-19 cination drive including benefici- The provocation for this dar- is looting the public by charging to common people. New Delhi: The Ministry of quate measures proactively to curb by the state government and sup- ary registration, microplanning ing offence of mass kidnapping was heavy taxes on fuel. This is the rea- In the last six-and-a-half years, Railways has extended the the same. Aggressively imple- port the state health authorities in and vaccination at the planned ses- the theft of a motorbike of some- son why the government is not the Modi government has increased time limit for cancellation of mentation of the 'Test-Track-Treat" these measures. Union Health sion site will be tested under the lead- one belonging to Kalasiya village willing to bring petrol-diesel under excise duty to recover about Rs counter tickets for train strategy adopted by the country Minister Harsh Vardhan on ership of district collector or dis- in the neighbouring Ratlam dis- GST," he said in a tweet in Hindi. 19,00,000 crore from the pockets of journeys between March 21 has been strongly advised now Thursday sought keen oversight trict magistrate. trict, he added. Sonia Gandhi said in the midst common people, she said. and June 30, 2020 from the present six months to nine months in view of the coronavirus crisis. "Ministry TENT CITY NIA raids 6 locations of Railways has decided to extend the time limit beyond Delhi records season’s in J&K, Punjab six months and up to nine months from the date of INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE journey for cancellation of highest power demand PRS counter tickets and New Delhi, Jan 7: The National refund of fare across Investigation Agency (NIA) on reservation counters for the PRESS TRUST OF INDIA BYPL -- successfully met the power Thursday carried out raids at journey period March 21, demand of 2,187 MW and 1,093 six locations in Punjab and 2020 to June 7, 2020. It is New Delhi, Jan 7: Delhi's peak MW in their respective areas. Jammu and Kashmir, including applicable only for regular power demand clocked 5,265 MW Delhi's peak power demand had the residence of alleged kingpin time tabled trains cancelled Thursday, the highest so far this crossed the 5,000 MW for the first Gurpratap Singh, in connection by Railways," the ministry winter, due to the continuing chilly time this winter January 1, he with the Babbar Khalsa said in a statement. weather, discom officials said. said. On December 1, 2020, Delhi's International (BKI) narco-terror The peak power demand of the peak power demand was 3,504 case, officials said. city has increased by over four MW. Since then, the city's peak "The agency is carrying out Cops to file FIR per cent since January 1. It reg- power demand has increased by searches at six locations in Punjab istered an increase of over 50 per over 50 per cent. and Jammu and Kashmir," an against Chhabria cent since December 1 and by 67 Delhi's peak power demand this agency official related to the probe Mumbai: Mumbai Police are per cent since November 1, 2020, winter can go up to 5,480 MW, sur- told IANS. in the process of filing a case they said. passing last year's winter demand, The official said that the agency of misappropriation and "Delhi's peak power demand projected the discom officials. is carrying out searches at five cheating against car designer continues to increase due to the Last year, it had risen to 5,343 MW. locations in Jammu and one lo- Dilip Chhabria over a city's chilly weather. Today, the The peak winter power demand cation in Punjab's Tarn Taran in complaint lodged against him peak power demand clocked 5,265 in BRPL and BYPL areas had connection with investigation of by comedian Kapil Sharma a MW, the season's highest of this reached 2,020 MW and 1,165 MW a narco-terror module case re- few months back for winter, pipping this season's pre- respectively during last winter. lated to seizure of about 61 kg of allegedly duping him to the vious high of 5,021 MW recorded This year, it is expected to reach heroin along with arms and am- tune of Rs 5.30 crore, which on January 1," said a spokesper- 2,200 MW and 1,270 MW for BRPL Farmers rest inside their makeshift tents at Delhi-UP Ghazipur border, during their protest against new farm laws, in munitions on September 20 last he had paid for son of BSES. and BYPL respectively, said the Ghaziabad PTI PHOTO year at International Border at manufacturing a vanity bus, BSES discoms -- BRPL and BSES spokesperson. an official said. Chhabria was BKI NARCO arrested last week, after the Crime Intelligence Unit (CIU) TERROR CASE of Mumbai police unearthed JEE-Advanced test for IITs July 3 Arnia in Jammu. a major DC Avanti car financing and forgery scam. The official said the raids "Comedian Kapil Sharma on PRESS TRUST OF INDIA The relaxation in admission re- started in several locations on Thursday visited Mumbai quirement of 75 per cent marks in Thursday early morning and Police Commissioner's Office New Delhi, Jan 7: The JEE- class 12 which was announced last were conducted at the residences in South Mumbai and lodged Advanced test for admission to year in view of COVID-19 pandemic of six accused persons, namely his complaint against Dilip Indian Institutes of Technology will be offered this year as well," Jasraj Singh, Sham Lal, Bishan Chhabria Designs Pvt Ltd," (IITs) will be conducted July 3 and Nishank said. Dass, Ajeet Kumar, Gurbaksh the official said. the eligibility criteria of 75 per The Ministry of Education had Singh and Gurpartap Singh. cent marks in class 12 has been re- last month announced that JEE- An NIA spokesperson said laxed, Union Education Minister Mains for admission to engineering that all six were arrested earlier Man stabbed Ramesh Pokhriyal "Nishank" an- the top 20 percentile in their colleges will be held four times a year for hatching a criminal con- nounced Thursday. qualifying examinations. While starting 2021 to offer flexibility to spiracy for carrying out anti- to death in TN For admissions to IITs, apart JEE-Mains is conducted for ad- students and a chance to improve national and unlawful activi- from qualifying the Joint mission to engineering colleges their scores. ties, and to help the terrorist Karur (TN): A 28-year old Entrance Examination (JEE)- across the country, it is considered The first edition of the Joint organisations by collecting funds man was allegedly stabbed to death by the kin of a Advanced, the candidates are as a qualifying test for JEE- Entrance Examination-Mains (JEE- and channelising the proceeds teenaged girl for 'harassing' required to secure either mini- Advanced. Mains) will be held from February of drugs for furthering the ac- her to accept his love and mum 75 per cent marks in class "JEE-Advanced will be con- 23 to 26, followed by rounds in tivities of such terrorist or- five people, including her 12 board exams or rank among ducted by IIT Kharagpur on July 3. March, April and May. ganisations like BKI. father, have been arrested in connection with the killing, police said here Thursday.
Several Goa Cong Man marries both his girlfriends at same mandap AGENCIES The marriages were attended falling in love again. Chandu con- Times’. However, in spite of leaders booked by over 500 people. fessed to Haseena that he was al- everything going on peacefully, Raipur, Jan 7: Well they say ‘love ‘Love’ first entered Chandu’s life ready in a relationship. However, that villagers started questioning Panaji: Goa Police on bug’ can bite any time. However for when he was on work. He is a farmer- did not matter to the already ‘smit- Chandu’s live-in relationship Thursday filed cases against Chandu Maurya it is a case of the labourer and stays in a remote vil- ten’ Haseena. She insisted that they with two women. Fed up with several local Congress ‘love bug’ biting him twice. What is lage in the Maoist-affected Bastar leaders and social activists a keep in touch over the phone. their constant questioning, day after violence broke out all the more significant is that district of Chhattisgarh. Chandu had “Both Haseena and Sundari Chandu decided to marry both. in the state's Sattari tehsil Chandu has married both the women gone to the Tokapal locality to set were aware about each other and “I decided to marry both of them over the proposed Indian he loves. He tied the nuptial knot with up electric poles when he met still agreed to have a relationship because they both loved me. I can’t Institute of Technology (IIT) the two in the same ceremony in front Sundari. It was love at first sight and with me. We were in touch over the betray them. They agreed they both campus at the nearby Shel- of his family and friends. The fam- there was no looking back. They phone but one day Haseena landed will live with me forever,” said y Melauli village, an official ily of one of the girls was present; kept in touch over the phone mur- at my home to live with me. When Chandu. The family members of
the other’s skipped the function. muring sweet nothings to one an- Sundari came to know that Haseena came to attend the marriage
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of the day uote J&K L-G announces SC expresses concern over new industrial NCW team visits There is no case of bird flu development scheme in Delhi yet and asked officials PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Badaun gangrape to keep a close gatherings amid pandemic watch on poultry Jammu, Jan 7: The Jammu and birds coming in Kashmir administration Thursday from neighbouring states to prevent PRESS TRUST OF INDIA FARMERS’ PROTEST announced a new industrial de- victim’s family any infection velopmental scheme (IDS) with a New Delhi, Jan 7: The Supreme total outlay of Rs 28,400 crore to en- MANISH SISODIA | DELHI DEPUTY CHIEF Court Thursday asked the Centre courage new investment and to MINISTER whether the farmers protesting take industrial development to against the new farm laws at Delhi the block level. borders are “protected” against "In a major decision of far- A common the spread of COVID-19 and said that reaching consequence, effluent the guidelines to contain the virus Government of India has approved treatment should be followed. a new Industrial Developmental plant (CETP) would The apex court was hearing a Scheme for Jammu and Kashmir," be established over 26 acres of land in plea seeking various reliefs in- Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Erode for the benefit cluding CBI probe into the matter announced at a press conference of the people related to assembly of people at here. "The scheme will go a long Anand Vihar Bus Terminal and way in ushering an era of socio- K PALANISWAMI | TAMIL NADU CHIEF the Tablighi Jamaat congregation economic development of the re- MINISTER at Nizammudin Markaz in the na- tioner, Thursday told the bench plete the investigation within the gion and for catering to the aspi- tional capital after the nationwide that the police has not said any- time frame to submit the charge rations of people," he said. lockdown was announced last year thing about the whereabouts of sheet in the trial court. It had told Sinha said that this scheme is Manoj Tiwari to contain the pandemic. Nizamuddin Markaz chief Maulana the top court that due to fake media from the period of date of notifi- INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE to meet the visiting delegation. had promised “You must tell us what is hap- Saad. The bench told Parihar, “Why reports and circulation of certain cation up to the year 2037 with a The wife and daughter of the that there will pening. The same problem is going are you interested in one person? misinformation in the areas of total outlay of Rs 28,400 crore. He Badaun (UP), Jan 7: A two-mem- accused, Jashpal, demanded jus- be no scarcity of to arise in farmers' agitation. I do said that it is for the first time ber team of the National tice for themselves and claimed money in the MCD We are on the issue of COVID. Why Delhi, thousands of migrants gath- because the BJP will not know if farmers are protected do you want controversy? We are ered at Anand Vihar Bus terminal any industrial incentive scheme Commission for Women (NCW) that he was innocent. "My hus- directly bring from COVID. So, the same prob- interested that COVID guidelines and Ghazipur border areas here is taking development to the block Thursday met the family of the band got a call that there is a pa- money or funds from the Central lem is going to arise. It is not that should be followed”. March 28, last year. level and added that it will promote 50-year-old woman who was al- tient and went to do his job. He government. Tiwari misled the everything is over,” said Chief The apex court said it is try- On the steps taken by Delhi Police, far-flung areas of Jammu and legedly gang-raped and murdered came to know about the case people of Delhi by making false Justice S A Bobde, who was head- ing to ensure that COVID-19 does the MHA in its affidavit had said that Kashmir. in Badaun district January 3. later," said Jaspal's wife, claiming promises and did not bring a single ing the bench which also comprised not spread and the guidelines probe in Markaz matter is being "The scheme will encourage The NCW team also visited the that he is being framed. According penny from the Centre. He should Justices A S Bopanna and V are followed. conducted on a day-to- day basis, in new investment, substantial ex- crime site. to police, the 50-year-old woman, resign from the post of MP Ramasubramanian. “Issue notice. In the meantime, accordance with the mandate of pansion and also nurture the ex- Chandramukhi Devi, one of the who was an Anganwadi worker,
SAURABH BHARDWAJ | AAP CHIEF The top court asked Solicitor respondents shall file their reply law and all efforts are being made isting industries in the Union members of the team, said that was gang-raped and murdered SPOKESPERSON General Tushar Mehta, appearing affidavit, if any,” the bench said to finalize investigation and submit territory. It will also provide em- she was not satisfied with the role in the Ughaiti area of Badaun for the Centre, whether protesting in its order. The Centre had June a report under section 173 CrPC ployment to 4.5 lakh people be- of the police in the incident. "If district when she had gone to a farmers are protected from COVID- 5 last year told the top court that (charge sheet) before the trial court sides leading to equitable, bal- the police would have shown swift- temple Sunday evening. 19. Mehta replied, “Certainly not”. probe into assembly of people at in a time bound manner. anced and sustainable ness in the matter, perhaps they The post-mortem report of the SHORT TAKES Mehta said that he will file a Anand Vihar Bus Terminal in The MHA had alleged that socio-economic development of could have saved the victim," she deceased confirmed rape, injury report within two weeks on what east Delhi during nationwide Maulana Saad and others had al- the region," the LG said. He said said after her visit. in her private parts, and fracture has been done and what needs to lockdown and the Tablighi Jamaat lowed a huge gathering to assem- that manufacturing and service Before paying a visit to the vic- in her legs. UP may get a ‘new’ be done. event is being conducted on a ble inside a closed premise, over a sector units in the union territory tim's family, the team also had a An FIR was registered against The plea, filed by advocate day-to-day basis by Delhi Police protracted period of time, without will benefit and noted that the meeting with the SSP of the area three accused, including a priest, political party Supriya Pandita, has alleged that and there was no need for CBI any semblance of social distances scheme visualises a larger role of and went through the details of at the Ughaiti police station under Lucknow: The anti-CAA and Delhi police had failed to control the investigation. or provision of masks and sani- Jammu and Kashmir in the the incident. Sections 376 (d) and 302 of the NRC protesters in Uttar gathering of people at Anand Vihar The Ministry of Home Affairs tizers and have caused a situation Indian economy. "The scheme Interestingly, even as the NCW Indian Penal Code (IPC). Two of Pradesh are now planning to Bus Terminal last year during the (MHA) had earlier given the de- where a highly infectious disease will optimise utilisation of the team was at the house of the vic- the accused persons have been form a political party that will lockdown. Advocate Om Prakash tails of steps taken by Delhi Police such as COVID-19 may spread and local strengths of Jammu and tim, the wife and daughter of one arrested while the priest is still raise their issues. The Parihar, appearing for the peti- which is making all efforts to com- threaten the lives of inmates. Kashmir," he added. of the accused in the crime tried absconding. proposed political party will be named Rashtriya Justice Party and efforts are on to Woman gives up assets bring protesters from every DAILY NEEDS Covid ‘alert’ on Jallikattu district on one platform. worth `1.5 cr for love
INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE Jallikattu is typically celebrated in the southern Srinagar-Jammu state of Tamil Nadu as part of the Pongal highway shut Bhopal, Jan 7: A woman in Bhopal has given up her property worth Rs celebrations, on the Mattu Pongal day, which Srinagar: The Srinagar- 1.5 crore to be with the love of her life. Jammu National Highway The romance that began at the occurs annually during this month was shut for traffic for the workplace between a 44-year-old fifth consecutive day man and his 54-year-old woman col- INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE events. The letter signed by 50 doc- Thursday in the wake of league, soon turned serious after tors, states, "To prevent the rapid heavy snowfall over the she expressed her wish to stay Chennai, Jan 7: Over 50 doctors spread of Covid-19 and to protect past four days, even as the with him. It was, however, not and people for the Ethical public health, as well as to ease minimum temperature easy as the man was already mar- Treatment of Animals (PETA) the pressure on the healthcare pro- across the valley stayed ried with two daughters -- one India appealed to the Tamil Nadu fessionals, non-essential activities below the freezing point, aged 16. His wife soon got a whiff government to immediately with- such as Jallikattu events, which lead officials said. The 260 about the presence of another draw the permission for the an- to unnecessary gatherings of peo- kilometre-long highway, the woman in her husband's life fol- nual bull taming event -- 'Jallikattu'. ple, must not be allowed." only all-weather road lowing which fights took place. Over 50 doctors have signed a let- The letter also states, "Since the connecting Kashmir with The matter eventually reached ter to the Tamil Nadu Chief Tamil Nadu government legalised the rest of the country, was the court. According to Sarita Minister, Edappadi Palaniswami Jallikattu in 2017, at least 22 bulls blocked by the accumulation of snow and Rajani, a court counsellor, the and Health Minister C. and 57 humans have reportedly landslides Sunday. man's wife put a condition before Vijayabaskar urging them to im- died, while 3,632 humans were in- leaving her husband. Rajani said mediately withdraw the permis- jured in events organised through- the man's girlfriend agreed to his sion, which the doctors warn poses out the state." wife's condition and transferred her a grave risk to the general public PETA India Research Associate Woman killed approximately Rs 1.5 crore-worth because of the ongoing Covid-19 Dr. Ankita Pandey further cau- in fire in Maha property in her name. Finally, pandemic. tions that more people are expected both the husband and wife de- The appeal is in response to the to die this year, not only because Nagpur: A 45-year-old woman cided to part ways. People purchasing dried vegetables from a vendor after a heavy snowfall in Srinagar UNI PHOTO Tamil Nadu government's recent of Jallikattu itself but also be- was killed in a fire that order allowing the conduct of cause of Covid-19. erupted due to short circuit Jallikattu events with hundreds "If Jallikattu events are not at a car parts shop in of people present, People for the stopped, if huge crowds gather to Maharashtra's Nagpur city Ethical Treatment of Animals torment bulls, society will be tor- Thursday, police said. The All Guj villages to get day-time agri power supply by 2022-end (PETA) India has also asked the mented, too," she urges the TN blaze broke out at the shop state government to stop Jallikattu government. on ground floor of a residential building in Chaoni PRESS TRUST OF INDIA to create the necessary infra- are beingcovered in a phase-wise area in the morning hours, a structure for this ambitious 'Kisan manner, Rupani said. fire official said. Ahmedabad, Jan 7: Farmers of Suryoday Yojna' (KSY), Rupani "Farmers have been demanding all 18,000-odd villages in Gujarat said addressing a gathering that they be given agricultural will get power supply during the Tilakwada town in Narmada power supply during the day, as day time for agriculture purposes while launching the project for 39 going to fields in the night to ir- PLFI member by the end of the year 2022, Chief villages of the district. rigate the crop is dangerous. That arrested Minister Vijay Rupani announced In October last year, Prime is why we have approved this Thursday. Minister Narendra Modi launched to farmers for irrigation and farm- scheme having a budget of Rs Lohardaga: Police has The BJP government in the the scheme, aimed at providing ing purposes, for the entire state, 3,500 crore," the Chief Minister arrested a Naxalite from state has allocated Rs 3,500 crore electricity during the day time and villages of different districts said in his address. FILE PHOTO Jharkhand's Lohardaga district, a senior police officer said. Superintendent of Police Priyanka Meena said based on secret information a police team ‘Air pollution linked to increased risk of pregnancy loss in India’ arrested Sanjay Bhagat alias Sanjay Kujur, a member of the banned Peoples PRESS TRUST OF INDIA gion from 2000-2016, they said. For a pregnancy can have knock-on den of pregnancy loss was pre- midity, seasonal variation, and long- Liberation Front of India air pollution above WHO air qual- mental, physical and economic ef- dominantly borne by rural women term trends in pregnancy loss. (PLFI) Wednesday. New Delhi, Jan 7: Pregnant women ity guideline of of 10 µg/m3, ex- fects on women. aged under 30 years old in recent The researchers calculated the in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, who posure may have contributed to 29 These, Guan said, include in- years, the burden attributable to number of pregnancy losses that are exposed to poor air quality, may per cent of pregnancy losses, ac- creased risk of postnatal de- PM2.5 also affected older moth- may have been caused by PM2.5 in be at higher risk of stillbirths and cording to the study. pressive disorders, infant mor- ers, aged 30 years or over, in rural the whole region for the period 2000- Yogi meets PM miscarriages, according to a mod- "South Asia has the highest bur- tality during subsequent areas because of their high sus- 16 and looked at how many preg- New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh elling study published in The Lancet den of pregnancy loss globally and pregnancy, and increase the costs ceptibility to the adverse effects of nancy losses might have been pre- Chief Minister Yogi Planetary Health journal. is one of the most PM2.5 polluted related to pregnancy, such as loss pollution, they said. vented under India's and WHO's Adityanath met Prime Researchers found that an esti- regions in the world," said study of labour. "Therefore, reducing The team combined data from air quality standard. Minister Narendra Modi mated 349,681 pregnancy losses per lead author Tao Xue, from Peking pregnancy loss may also lead to household surveys on health from In the study, they included 34,197 y here on Thursday and had year in south Asia were associated University, China. knock-on improvements in gender 1998-2016 and estimated exposure to women who had lost a pregnancy,
a discussion on the with exposure to PM2.5 concen- "Our findings suggest that poor equality," Guan, one of the au- PM2.5 during pregnancy through including 27,480 miscarriages and
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“As you know, madness is like gravity...all it takes is a little push,” this is what the Joker infamously says in the 2008-movie ‘The Dark Knight’; this got manifested by Trump who told the mob, “You will never take back our country with weakness,” and the show began!
VIOLENT MEANS: Supporters of President Trump clash with police officers outside of the NOT JULY 4 FIREWORKS: An explosion caused by a police munition at the Capitol Building, US Capitol Building in Washington, January 6 January 6 REUTERS PHOTOS THE CLIMB: Supporters of President Trump climb a wall at the Capitol Building THE 25TH AMENDMENT A social media Can Trump be declared unfit for office? reckoning FACEBOOK AND TWITTER INDEFINITELY BAR TRUMP
AGENCIES NEW YORK: All it took for social- pany required the removal of three media giants Twitter and Facebook of Trump’s tweets, including a Washington, Jan 7: Democratic Congress to even temporarily bar President short video in which he urged those Disgraceful scenes in U.S. members are telling Vice President Pence that Donald Trump from addressing supporters to “go home” while also Congress. The United States Trump cannot remain for full term as the lat- their vast audiences was a violent repeating falsehoods about the in- stands for democracy ter is not ‘mentally sound’. insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, tegrity of the presidential elec- around the world and it is Calls are growing in the United States for fueled by years of false statements, tion. Trump’s account deleted those now vital that there should President Donald Trump to be removed from conspiracy theories and violent posts, Twitter said; had they re- be a peaceful and orderly office after he failed to condemn his sup- rhetoric from the President. mained, Twitter had threatened transfer of power porters for storming the US Capitol Building Wednesday, in an unprece- to extend his suspension. BORIS JOHNSON | as members met to certify Joe Biden as the dented step, the two companies Facebook and Instagram, which PM, UNITED KINGDOM country’s next president. temporarily suspended Trump Facebook owns, followed up in the Broadcast network ABC News, citing multiple from posting to their platforms evening, announcing that Trump sources with direct knowledge of the move, re- after a mob of his supporters wouldn’t be able to post for 24 hours ported that some members of Trump’s cabinet stormed the house of Congress. following two violations of its poli- were discussing an unprecedented move to in- It was the most aggressive ac- cies. The White House did not im- voke Section 4 of the 25th Amendment of the tion either company has yet taken mediately offer a response to the ac- constitution, as several Democratic members against Trump, who more than tions. of Congress urged Vice President Mike Pence a decade ago embraced the im- While some cheered the plat- to lead the charge in declaring Trump as “unfit” mediacy and scale of Twitter to forms’ actions, experts noted that to remain as president. rally loyalists, castigate enemies the companies’ actions follow years “President Trump revealed that he is not and spread false rumors. of hemming and hawing on Trump mentally sound and is still unable to process Twitter locked Trump out of his and his supporters spreading dan- and accept the results of the 2020 election,” account for 12 hours and said that gerous misinformation and en- they wrote in a letter that was signed by all future violations could result in a couraging violence that have con- Democratic members of the House Judiciary permanent suspension. The com- tributed to Wednesday’s violence. Committee. “President Trump has shown time and again that he is unwilling to protect WHAT DOES SEC 4 OF THE AMENDMENT SAY? Distressed to see news our Democracy and carry out the duties of henever the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive about rioting and violence in the office.” W departments or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit to the President Washington DC. Orderly and The Washington Post newspaper’s edito- pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration peaceful transfer of power rial board also called for Trump’s removal, say- that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall must continue. The ing, “every second he retains the vast powers immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting President. Thereafter, when the democratic process of the presidency is a threat to public order President transmits to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of cannot be allowed to and national security”. It was a view echoed Representatives his written declaration that no inability exists, he shall resume the powers and duties be subverted through by The Miami Herald newspaper: “His com- of his office unless the Vice President and a majority of either the principle officers of the executive department or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit within four days to the unlawful protests ments were no mere dog whistle to his ma- rauding posse. This was a full-throated President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written NARENDRA MODI | declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office. Thereupon PM, INDIA war cry,” the paper said in an edito- rial. “With his un-American words Congress shall decide the issue, assembling within forty-eight hours for that purpose if not in session. and his anti-democratic acts, If the Congress within twenty-one days after receipt of the latter written declaration, or, if Congress is not in session within twenty-one days after Congress is required to assemble, determines by two- Trump led this insurrection thirds vote of both Houses that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his every bit as much as if he office, the Vice President shall continue to discharge the same as Acting President; otherwise, the were storming the President shall resume the powers and duties of his office. Capitol himself.” Capitol has seen violence, but not like this
NEW YORK: In more than 220 years, scarred by violence. Over the centuries, 1998, when a mentally ill man fired at In 1814, just 14 years after the the U.S. Capitol had seen nothing like events have made a mockery of the in- a checkpoint and killed two Capitol building opened, British forces in the it: a roiling mob, forc- scription on the rostrum of the House Police officers. One of the dying officers War of 1812 tried to burn it down ing its way past its chamber — “Union, Justice, Tolerance, managed to wound the gunman, who was In 1856, Rep. Preston Brooks attacked majestic marble Liberty, Peace.” The building has been arrested and later institutionalised. abolitionist Senator Charles Sumner columns, dis- bombed several times. There have been A nearby statue of Vice President with his cane on the floor of the rupting the pas- shootings. One legislator almost killed John C. Calhoun still bears a bullet Senate after the Senator gave a sage of power, another. mark from the incident. speech criticising slavery desecrating the The most deadly attack on the The most famous episode occurred seat of the world’s Capitol occurred in in 1954, when four Puerto Rican greatest democ- nationalists unfurled the island’s racy. flag, shouting ‘Freedom for Puerto But this was Rico’ NOT EVEN far from the In 1915, a German man planted three first time the sticks of dynamite in the Senate DURING Capitol has reception room been THE MOST DEADLY ATTACK ON THE CIVIL WAR CAPITOL OCCURRED IN 1998, WHEN A This is the first time in the USA’s history MENTALLY ILL MAN FIRED AT A that the Confederate flag has appeared CHECKPOINT AND KILLED TWO inside the halls of the Capitol CAPITOL POLICE OFFICERS The flag represented the seven southern Confederate States of America (CSA) that seceded from the union in 1861 after the election of Abraham TRICOLOUR AT THE Lincoln as President WRONG PLACE Four more states joined them later; Lincoln was in favour of banning slavery in US territories which were not states. The hat grabbed the attention of many southern states, heavily dependent on slave labour, saw this as a grander plan to abolish slavery completely and thereby an attack W on the social media was the presence
of the Indian flag in the pool of protesters.
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k y m than Bezos, according to the report c of the day uote Tata Power Employment scenario worsens in December takes over power We may see INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE CMIE noted that the primary continuation The unemployment rate distribution in Odisha reason of the rise in unemploy- in ongoing RISING JOBLESSNESS New Delhi, Jan 7: The employ- in the country increased AGENCIES outperformance of ment in December was the failure banking sector in ment scenario in the country, which sharply to 9.1% in of the farm sector to absorb the in- coming days. Also, improved post the lifting of the December from 6.5% in flux of labour. Farming is the last New Delhi, Jan 7: Tata Power we continue to lockdown, has worsened in resort of many who are rendered Thursday announced that it has maintain our bullish stance in December, according to data from November, according jobless, but December is not the taken over the management and insurance space and advise traders the Centre for Monitoring Indian to data from the suitable month for absorption of operations of Odisha’s power dis- to use buy on dips strategy on the Economy (CMIE). labour, it said. tribution utilities WESCO and same The unemployment rate in the Centre for Monitoring This is the month when farming SOUTHCO upon completion of country increased sharply to 9.1 per sheds jobs. In each of the past five the sale process. JAY PUROHIT | Indian Economy TECHNICAL & DERIVATIVES ANALYST, MOFSL cent in December from 6.5 per cent years since 2016, labour employed With this, WESCO and in November, as per the data. The in farming in December has shrunk SOUTHCO will operate under the numbers indicate that the stress in months, and has made the situa- compared to November. In December company name as TP Western Some issues the economy is far from over and the tion worse. He also raised concerns 2019, the job loss from farming was Odisha Distribution Ltd (TPWODL) are easier to road to normalcy would be longer. that the sharp increase in unem- 10 million. In December 2020, this sec- and TP Southern Odisha fix and some According to CMIE's MD and ployment strengthens worries re- tor shed an estimated 9.8 million Distribution Ltd (TPSODL) re- others (ties with CEO Mahesh Vyas, the December garding the recovery process. jobs, showed the CMIE data. spectively. Qatar) will take a number is the highest unemploy- As per the think tank, the rise in LPR is a measure of an econ- and the labour force increased from As of December end, India had As per order issued by the longer time ment rate since the beginning of unemployment in December is the omy's active workforce. It is calcu- an estimated 421 million in around 38.7 million unemployed peo- Odisha Electricity Regulatory ANWAR GARGASH | India's recovery from the lockdown result of a partial recovery of the lated by dividing the labour force by November to 427 million in ple compared to 27.4 million in Commission (OERC), Tata Power MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS, UAE in June. He noted that the rise in un- labour participation rate (LPR). the total working-age population. December. But, labour markets November, registering a massive in- holds 51 per cent of equity with employment comes along with high The LPR had fallen to 40 per cent in In December, the LPR recovered were not ready for this six-million crease of 11.3 million. This huge in- management control and the state- inflation, which has been in the November from 40.7 per cent in the partly, to 40.6 per cent. The influx surge in labour, leaving them largely crease places the unemployed higher owned GRIDCO will have the re- It’s a very bad vicinity of 7 per cent in recent preceding two months. of people looking for work swelled unemployed, Vyas said. than it was before the lockdown. maining 49 per cent equity stake policy and in the company. there’s enough money in Asia, lots and WESCO, SOUTHCO getting bigger, that Fiscal deficit likely to TPWODL is responsible for the one shouldn’t force distribution and retail supply of these companies out of America ‘Covid-hit GDP expected electricity in five circles of WESCO THOMAS CALDWELL | CHAIRMAN, CALDWELL covering 2 million consumers with INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT be over 7% in 2020-21 annual input energy of 7,520 MUs in Rourkela, Burla, Bhawanipatna, REUTERS Bolangir, and Bargarh areas, while SHORT TAKES to contract 7.7% in FY21’ TPSODL will be responsible for the New Delhi, Jan 7: India’s fiscal distribution covering 2.3 million INDIA’S ECONOMY IS SET FOR ITS BIGGEST ANNUAL CONTRACTION SINCE 1952 deficit for year ending in March is consumers with average energy Activa hits 2.5 cr likely to be over 7% of gross do- input of 3,470 MUs and retail sup- customer-mark mestic product, three sources told ply of electricity in six circles of AGENCIES THE CONTRACTING NUMBERS Reuters, as revenue collections suf- SOUTHCO in areas of Ganjam city, New Delhi: Two-wheeler fered from a lockdown and re- Berhampur, Aska, Bhanjannagar, major Honda2Wheelers India New Delhi, Jan 7: India’s First Real GDP or GDP at strictions to rein in the spread of Jeypore and Rayagada. on Thursday said its scooter Advance Estimate of national in- Constant Prices (2011-12) COVID-19. With this takeover, the com- brand 'Activa' has achieved come Thursday showed a contrac- in the year 2020-21 is likely India’s government had pro- pany’s distribution circles will to attain a level of 2.5 crore customers' mark. tion of 7.7 per cent in real GDP for jected a fiscal deficit of 3.5% of expand to the western (TPWODL) `134.40 lakh crore According to the company, 20 FY21. On a year-on-year basis, Asia's GDP for the current year last and southern part (TPSODL) of years ago when the scooter third largest economy had grown The growth in real GDP February. It estimated government vestment of state-run companies Odisha with geographical spread market in India was fast ` by 4.2 per cent in 2019-20. during 2020-21 is estimated borrowing of 7.8 trillion, later re- could be as much as 7 trillion ru- of more than 47,000 sq km each. It declining, Honda made its "Real GDP or GDP at Constant vised to `12 trillion, to provide re- pees. will manage a network of more solo entry with its first two at -7.7% as compared to Prices (2011-12) in the year 2020- the growth rate of lief to millions of people and busi- A finance ministry spokesman than 100,000 CKT kms each for a wheeler - the 102cc Activa in 21 is likely to attain a level of nesses hurt by the pandemic. declined to comment on the matter. license period of 25 years. 2001. "Powered by true 4.2% in 2019-20 `134.40 lakh crore, as against the A fiscal deficit of more than 7% The government has yet to release technology leadership and provisional estimate of GDP for THE GROWTH IN THE AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING; MINING AND would be higher than some pri- evolution ahead of times, it any revised fiscal deficit estimates. the year 2019-20 of `145.66 lakh QUARRYING; MANUFACTURING AND CONSTRUCTION IS ESTIMATED TO vate economists have projected. The pandemic and stringent took the Activa brand 15 BE 3.4%, (-) 12.4%, (-) 9.4% AND (-) 12.6%, RESPECTIVELY LIC begins campaign years to achieve the initial 1 crore, released May 31, 2020," the Many of them forecast an uptick lockdown measures imposed by crore customers in 2015," the First Advance Estimates of in tax collections in the second India in the early stages hit India company said in a statement. National Income for financial from March 25, 2020. Though the lic administration, defence and half of the fiscal year. But gov- hard. Asia’s third largest economy to revive customers’ year 2020-21 said. restrictions have been gradually other services at (-)21.4 per cent, (- ernment sources say the uptick recorded its first-ever recession "The growth in real GDP dur- lifted, there has been an impact on )0.8 per cent and (-)3.7 per cent, re- won’t be enough to compensate for with a contraction of 23.9% in the lapsed policies ing 2020-21 is estimated at -7.7 per the economic activities as well as spectively. earlier losses. April-June quarter and a 7.5% fall Flipkart to set up cent as compared to the growth on the data collection mecha- The growth in the agriculture, “The fiscal deficit will be big- in the September quarter. POST NEWS NETWORK 1st training centre rate of 4.2 per cent in 2019-20," it nisms," the National Statistical forestry and fishing; mining and ger than what is estimated by some India is set to release its first added. Office (NSO) said. quarrying; manufacturing and con- ... Our revenue collections suffered advance estimates of GDP for the Bhubaneswar, Jan 7: To encourage Bangalore: Flipkart, Indias As per the estimate, real GVA at In terms of sectors, the estimates struction is estimated to be 3.4 per due to the complete lockdown in the 2020/21 fiscal year later on Thursday. continuation of risk cover amid homegrown e-commerce basic prices is estimated at `123.39 showed that GVA at basic prices cent, (-)12.4 per cent, (-)9.4 per cent first three months and that is hard Another senior government the Covid-19 pandemic, LIC marketplace, Thursday lakh crore in 2020-21, as against by economic activity at 2011-12 and (-)12.6 percent, respectively. to recover,” said a source with di- source said government finances launched a special revival cam- announced an MoU with the `133.01 lakh crore in 2019-20, show- prices showed a contraction in The GVA at basic prices for rect knowledge of budget discus- were in poor condition because of paign from January 7 to March 6 Logistics Skill Sector ing a contraction of 7.2 per cent. trade, hotels, transport, commu- 2019-20 from electricity, gas, water sions. “What we’re looking at is a the shortfall in tax receipts, but for its customers in order to re- Council, an organisation set up by the Ministry of Skill "With a view to contain the nication and services related to supply and other utility services 7% plus.” the government has limited room vive their individual lapsed policies. Development and spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, broadcasting; financial, real estate sector is expected to grow by 2.7 Two of the sources said the rev- to cut spending as revival of the It has also authorised 1,526 satellite Entrepreneurship through certain restrictions were imposed and professional services; and pub- per cent. enue shortfall from tax and di- growth remained top priority. offices to revive policies where spe- National Skill Development cial medical tests are not required. Corporation of India and Under this Special Revival Karnataka Skill Campaign, policies of specific el- Development Centre. As Revised mining policy likely igible plans can be revived within part of this MoU, Flipkart Inox Leisure gears up to five years from date of the First has launched an industry- Unpaid Premium subject to terms first Centre of Excellence to to come up by Feb: Union Min & conditions. Certain concession build a skilled and trained in health requirements are also workforce for the fast- POST NEWS NETWORK be considered during reformation. welcome back audience being offered, subject to eligibility. growing e-commerce The central government has Most policies can be revived only industry in India. Bhubaneswar, Jan 7: There will considered some relaxation in POST NEWS NETWORK lows you to check in with your QR on the basis of a Declaration of be some changes in policies and norms to expedite the auctioning code, second, which shows the au- Good Health and a Covid-19 ques- laws in mining sector to reform the of mineral blocks in Odisha. The Bhubaneswar, Jan 7: As the state ditorium’s seat chart and the lo- tionnaire to be submitted by the Tata Sons sector in a significant way, said Minister has requested Odisha government allowed the opening of cation of your seat on the seat chart, proposer/life assurer. ` Pralhad Joshi, Union Minister of CM Naveen Patnaik to expedite cinema halls across the state, Inox so that you don’t have to enquire The campaign is launched to raises 10K cr Coal and Mines. auction in the state. Thursday announced that it is all with anyone. The third link pro- benefit those policy holders who New Delhi: Tata Sons Pvt Ltd, Addressing the press meet, Joshi “The state government has set to welcome back movie lovers vides you access to the F&B menu were not able to pay premiums the holding company of salt- said, “We are changing some poli- promised to speed up the auction from today, by following all pre- to place the order while the fourth amid the pandemic; resulting in to-software Tata Group, has cies to bring reforms in the min- and also said that they will bring cautions directed by the govern- Inox will resume its operations at DN link allows you to download the their policies getting lapsed. ` raised about 10,000 crore ing sector. With this, good numbers about 11-12 mines for auction im- ment. Over and above the standard Regalia Mall and Symphony Mall, today complete e-ticket with all the details. LIC values its policyholders from selling close to 1 per of mines will be brought for the mediately,” he said. SOPs, it will also be introducing a Food ordering can be done by scan- and their desire to continue their cent holding in Tata auction in the country. The re- Joshi also mentioned that Coal slew of measures which would and only e-Tickets will be issued. The ning the QR codes placed at the ‘insurance cover’. This campaign Consultancy Services (TCS) vised policy is expected to come up India is also investing on nu- make cinema viewing safe, secure walk-in guests can also make the food counters.” is a good opportunity for the pol- in the IT firm's recently by February, 2021. We have also merous projects in Odisha. He and comfortable. booking by scanning the QR codes Inox will offer private screen- icyholders to revive their policies concluded share buyback A asked state to make changes in believed that the reform will bring Regional Director at Inox (East) placed near the Box Office. ings for smaller groups of friends and restore life cover to ensure regulatory filing by TCS on their policy as well.” major changes in economy ac- Amitava Guha Thakurta said, Inox has also developed a fully and families, wherein we pamper financial security for their family. Wednesday had shown that The minister said that several tivity in the state. When asked “There will be a lot of focus on the loaded all-in-one booking confir- the guests with our signature hos- LIC currently offers services to Tata Sons tendered 3.33 crore ` suggestions have been taken from about state’s request on royalty digital way of life. Inox will dis- mation SMS. This SMS comes with pitality while screening a movie almost 30 crore policy holders shares worth 9,997 crore Odisha government and those will of mines, he said. continue the use of papers tickets four different links, one which al- of their choice. across the nation. during the buyback offer that opened on December 18, 2020. Among others, LIC and RBC Emerging Markets Equity Fund tendered around 16.69 lakh and 7.69 lakh ‘Businesses aim to tap consumers directly in 2021’ shares of TCS, respectively. The payment gateways and e-commerce platforms have on-boarded more than 2 lakh small businesses from tier-II and tier-III cities during lockdown MG launches INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE entrepreneurs had no prior online port on the e-commerce outlook for "As more entrepreneurs emerge new SUV Hector presence. Small businesses 2021 which draws the experiences from smaller towns and cities in Bangalore, Jan 7: As businesses owners are mak- of more than a million small busi- India, accelerators and incubators New Delhi: MG Motor India prepare lean and flexible models Small ing necessary nesses across the country, including are also expanding their serv- Thursday launched the that operate in an online-offline businesses changes to Instamojo’s merchants like ices into markets to help nurture seven-seater version of its mix in the post-pandemic world, their brands, LegalWiz, Syrow, Profitbooks and the upcoming businesses. popular SUV Hector priced in India are the focus for digital platforms in to the way MSMEx. Industry reports indicate that 40 between `13.35 lakh and today evolving India will be on selling directly to they operate, `18.33 lakh (ex-showroom), themselves as According to the findings, en- per cent of investors will come as it enhances its product the consumers in 2021, a new re- per the consumer and and also the trepreneurs today understand the from Tier II and Tier III cities," portfolio with an eye on port said Thursday. industry requirements. They way they power of online presence and dig- said the report. selling a total of 50,000 "Small businesses in India are are hungry for growth and deal with ital operations. "There has been a As a large number of businesses today evolving themselves as per the their cus- 3 times growth in unique businesses vehicles in the country this much more resilient than went online in 2020, they also recog-
consumer and industry require- tomers online creating online stores," the report nised the importance of a wide so-
k y m year. The company, which we could've imagined c also launched the 2021 ments. in order to sur- mentioned. MojoVersity, Instamojo's cial media presence. version of its SUV Hector "They are hungry for growth and vation is the key differentiator," more than 2 lakh small AKASH GEHANI I vive in the e-learning platform for entrepre- The number of businesses up- COO & CO-FOUNDER, range priced between `12.89 much more resilient than we said Akash Gehani COO & Co- businesses from tier-II and growing e- neurs, saw a 9 times growth in en- dating their social media han- INSTAMOJO lakh and `19.13 lakh, also could've imagined. Merchants have founder, Instamojo. tier-III cities during the lock- commerce rollments and 11 times growth in the dles on their Instamojo online plans to launch a smaller SUV come to understand the diverse na- The payment gateway and e-com- down period. space," Gehani explained. number of merchants getting dig- store went up an average of 30 per later this year. ture of consumers and that inno- merce platform has on-boarded "More than 70 per cent of these The company has launched a re- itally certified in 2020. cent (Q-o-Q). P12 FRIDAY | JANUARY 8 | 2021 | BHUBANESWAR sports
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k k y y m m c POST DAY 1 PLAY REACTIONS c Aussies in command Will Pucovski ON DEBUT: It was a pretty incredible experience. It's PRESS TRUST OF INDIA meant everything to be honest, that I am putting in a A 4-HOUR RAIN lot of hard yards on and off the field, hopeful that Sydney, Jan 7: In signs ominous for this day would come and it was a very special day. India and encouraging for Australia, INTERRUPTION the beleaguered Steve Smith looked ON ASHWIN: Playing your first game, I would say dangerous and his understudy SYDNEY: Play was resumed Ashwin, probably, is the one who is the most unique Marnus Labuschagne struck an after the sun shone brightly in a way. Obviously (Jasprit) Bumrah has his unique unbeaten half century as the hosts following a four-hour rain action but Ashwin just with his different variations reached 166 for two on a rain-marred interruption on the opening day and how he uses the same to sort of bowl. But yes his opening day of the third Test here. of the third Test between India little-different variations, was something that I hadn’t really experienced before, so that was quite At stumps, Labuschagne was un- and Australia here Thursday. challenging. beaten on 67 and Smith, after his un- Groundsmen at the Sydney characteristic run of low scores Cricket Ground worked PARTNERSHIP WITH LABUSCHAGNE: He has been so far, seemed out of the woods relentlessly, including using a amazing the last couple of years, so just feeding off with 31 confident runs, which in- blower to go with the super- his experience a little bit. I was honestly telling him sopper, to get the surface ready cluded five authoritative bound- how much I was loving it to be honest, he was a great for resumption at 3pm local support out in the middle, so it was awesome to bat aries. Labuschagne found the fence time. Scheduled close of play eight times. with such a good player and start to learn a bit about was extended to 6.30pm with Test cricket. This was after debutant Will extra 30 minutes permitted to Pucovski, riding on some luck, ensure minimum overs. The made 62 on debut to break the shack- home team batted only 7.1 Mohammed Siraj les for the under-fire side. Smith overs when play was looked positive from the word go and interrupted at the Sydney ON PITCH: It is very a flat wicket. Our plan was to was determined to not let the Indian Cricket Ground. build pressure and not try too much as it is a very bowlers dictate terms to him. easy wicket for the batsman. Even the bouncers are Having entered the match after not carrying as well it was in the earlier games. But registering scores of 1, 0 and 8 in his the early signs were ominous for Test cricket it is all about patience and we must keep last three innings, Smith’s first con- India and skipper Ajinkya Rahane that in mind. WONDERFUL DEBUT: Will Pucovski plays during his maiden Test innings, Thursday fident shot came against India’s brought back his nemesis ON HIS TEARY EYES: Just remembered my father at PICS: ESPNCRICINFO pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, Ravichandran Ashwin into the at- that time (when the Indian national anthem was important to move on and focus on the next over. who was nicely driven through the tack, but the Australian was equal played out before the start of the game, Siraj got mid-on for his first boundary of to the task on this occasion. teary-eyed). I was really emotional. He wanted me to the series. A tossed up delivery was whipped see playing Test cricket. Wish he could see me Steve Smith His confidence up after dis- off pads through mid-wicket and playing for India. ON HIS STRATEGY: (It was) nice to spend a bit of time missing Pucovski for his first Test then Smith danced down the track ON SAINI: Saini and I have played a lot of matches out there, nice to stitch in a partnership with Marnus. wicket, debutant pacer Navdeep to loft Ashwin on the onside for an- together for India A, so we bond really well. I was just I wanted to put him (Ashwin) under a little bit of Saini got carried away and was other boundary. telling him to do what we did in domestic cricket and pressure which I haven’t done this series. guilty of bowling too full to Smith, Meanwhile, Labuschagne was in India A. who latched on to them with a cou- his element after he had settled in CHANGE IN TECHNIQUE: I was just trying to hold the ple of fours. and played a few pleasing drives ON DROP CHANCES: It is part of the game and you do grip a bit tighter, I’ve been struggling, so I was With Smith looking in fine fettle, on both sides of the wicket, hav- get upset as a bowler when it happens. But it is getting into good positions today. I was good to get a something we can’t do much about. It becomes couple of boundaries early.
SCORECARD Australia 1st innings Will Pucovski lbw b Saini 62, David Warner c Pujara b Siraj 5, Marnus Labuschagne batting 67, ON A ROLL: Marnus Labuschagne reacts after reaching half century Steve Smith batting 31; Extras: 1 (nb-1); ing drawn confidence from the pull Introduced into the attack after shot he played against Bumrah at 13 overs in India’s first bowling Total: 166/2 (55 overs). the beginning of his innings. change, senior off-spinner Ashwin Fall: 1/6 (Warner), 2/106 The two added 60 runs for the tempted Pucovski into a drive and (Pucovski). third wicket after a 100-run asso- the batsman only managed an edge Bowling: Jasprit Bumrah 14-3-30- ciation between Labuschagne and after losing his balance, but Pant 0, Mohammed Siraj 14-3-46-1, Pucovski, who was trapped in front failed to hang on to the offering de- Ravichandran Ashwin 17-1-56-0, of the wicket by Saini but not be- spite getting his gloves to it in the Navdeep Saini 7-0-32-1, Ravindra fore starting his Test career with a 22nd over. Jadeja 3-2-2-0. solid knock. Pant spilled one more chance MAKING A MARK Pucovski also had luck on his and on that occasion the unlucky Earlier, young pacer Siraj dis- Navdeep Saini is ecstatic side as wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant bowler was Siraj, whose fast and missed Warner to leave Australia at after getting his first Test dropped the opener twice before short delivery touched the bats- 21/1 before the inclement weather wicket on debut tea. Pucovski was on 54 and Marnus man’s gloves on his way to the stopped play barely seven overs Labuschagne on 34 at the tea break keeper, who could not complete the into the first day’s action. The home after four hours of play were lost task. Pant managed to take it on team had batted for only 7.1 overs due to rain. the second attempt, but the ball had when play was interrupted. In between three reprieves, hit the ground by then. Siraj sent back Warner (5) when Pucovski played some impressive With luck on his side, Pucovski he had the seasoned opener caught shots and also looked solid in de- got to his fifty when he pulled an- behind by Cheteshwar Pujara at fence after Mohammed Siraj had other debutant, Navdeep Saini, first slip in the fourth over, giving sent back the returning David through the wide mid-on region for India their first breakthrough be- Warner early. a boundary. fore the heavens opened up. POOR GLOVE-WORK: Rishabh Pant drops a catch, his second in the day Ganguly discharged City lights too bright for United Juventus end AC KOLKATA: Former Indian skipper Messi, Pedri help Milan’s 27-game and the BCCI president Sourav ASSOCIATED PRESS An open, end-to-end match, which Ganguly was discharged from started with three goals getting dis- Woodlands Hospital Thursday unbeaten run London, Jan 7: Another English allowed for offside in the opening morning, following six days of Barca down Bilbao hospitalisation. “I am absolutely League Cup final for Manchester 24 minutes, was settled by goals ASSOCIATED PRESS fine now. I thank all the doctors City. Another painful semifinal loss from set-pieces. ASSOCIATED PRESS minute. The forward broke free and nurses at the hospital for the for Manchester United. Stones bundled the ball into the down the left flank, cut back in- Milan, Jan 7: AC Milan’s 27-game treatment and care,” Ganguly said City beat fierce rival United 2-0 at net off his waist from an inswing- Barcelona, Jan 7: Lionel Messi side Clement Lenglet, and drilled unbeaten run in Serie A ended after getting discharged from the Old Trafford Wednesday thanks to sec- ing free-kick by Phil Foden in the scored two goals to lead Barcelona a low shot under goalkeeper Marc with a 1-3 loss to Juventus that hospital. He, however, refused to ond-half goals by John Stones and 50th minute to put City ahead inside to a 3-2 win at Athletic Bilbao in the Andre ter Stegen. gives the defending champion re- answer any question from the Fernandinho, setting up a meeting an empty stadium. Spanish league, while Atletico But once Messi and Pedri started newed hope of a 10th straight title. media. The 48-year-old had with Tottenham in the League Cup Fernandinho, the 35-year-old Madrid was ousted from the Copa to click, Barcelona dominated the Federico Chiesa scored twice suffered a sudden blackout final at Wembley Stadium, April 25. Brazilian starting ahead of Rodri del Rey by a third-tier side. game except for a lone goal by Iker for Juventus with American following mild chest pain during a For City manager Pep Guardiola, in central midfield, secured the Teenager Pedri cancelled out Munian in the 90th minute after a Weston McKennie adding the third workout session at his Behala that means another head-to-head win with a volley from the edge of Inaki Williams’ opener for Bilbao poor pass by Messi. goal as Milan lost in the league for residence January 2. He was with long-time coaching adver- the area that crept inside the post before Messi added two goals to Pedri equalised in the 14th when the first time since March, a streak moved to the Woodlands Hospital sary Jose Mourinho, who is look- following a weak headed clear- secure an away win for Barcelona he headed in a ball knocked back dating back to last season. that day itself where he ing to end Tottenham’s 13-year tro- John Stones reacts after putting Man ance by United right back Aaron that lifted them into third place. by Frenkie de Jong after Messi had Davide Calabria had equalised underwent angioplasty. phy drought. City ahead against Man United Wan-Bissaka. Atletico leads the league but lost met his long run into the area with shortly before halftime for Milan, 1-0 at third-tier Cornella in the a precise lob from distance. which had been the last unbeaten Copa del Rey’s round of 32 — a re- The 18-year-old Pedri then turned team in any of Europe’s top five sult that means Diego Simeone’s playmaker when he used a no-look leagues. side can focus even more on the pass by rolling the ball backwards Milan still maintained their Mauricio brace hands OFC first win La Liga title race. to set up Messi in the 38th. Messi league lead, a point above city It’s the second year in a row that made it 3-1 in the 62nd by firing a pass rival Inter Milan, who lost 1-2 at POST NEWS NETWORK later in somewhat fortuitous fash- Atletico lost to a third-tier team in from Antoine Griezmann off the Sampdoria. Juventus moved into ion. Jerry Mawihmingthanga found the cup competition, after a 1-2 de- underside of the bar and into the net. fourth, seven points behind Milan Goa, Jan 7: Odisha FC got the Mauricio on the right and his shot feat to Cultural Leonesa. Messi, who also hit the wood- with a game in hand. monkey off their back as they took a heavy deflection off Jeakson In the La Liga contest, Williams work twice, tarnished his other- Both Milan and Juventus had cruised to their first win of the sea- before trickling past a wrong-footed gave Marcelino Garcia Toral a per- wise brilliant game when his poor players ruled out with the coron- son, courtesy a brace by Diego Albino Gomes. fect start to his debut match as pass was picked off by Bilbao near avirus while the home side was also Mauricio, with a 4-2 victory over Then Taylor took advantage of Bilbao’s new coach in the third the area, allowing Muniain to score. missing several through injury, Kerala Blasters in the Indian Super some poor defending to give Odisha including key forward Zlatan League (ISL) at the GMC Stadium the lead just before halftime. Jerry’s Ibrahimovic. here, Thursday. cross found Taylor unmarked at Chiesa hit the post before open- Kerala drew first blood through the far post and the English de- ing the scoring in the 18th minute, Jordan Murray (seventh minute) but fender calmly slotted in. stroking Paulo Dybala’s back- Odisha took the lead in the first After the break, Mauricio scored heeled flick into the bottom left cor- half itself through an own goal Odisha’s third after Jerry’s lob ner following a swift one-two with from Jeakson Singh (22nd) and a found him clear on goal. Ten min- the Argentine. strike from Steven Taylor (42nd). utes later, he scored a spectacular Milan levelled four minutes be- Mauricio’s second-half brace goal to put the result beyond doubt. fore the break with a rapid coun- (50th & 60th) then settled the tie in The Brazilian received the ball from terattack that ended with Rafael favor of Odisha. Gary Hooper (79th) Nandhakumar Sekhar and beat a Leao rolling the ball across for scored a consolation for Kerala, defender before curling it past the Calabria to place into the top right y but it proved to be not enough to keeper from outside the box. corner.
spark a comeback. Kerala would have a glimmer of Chiesa restored Juve’s lead in
k k y y m m c c It was Odisha who started better, hope in the 79th minute when Gary the 62nd minute but went off sec- enforcing a corner in the third minute Hooper netted their second. Jordan onds later with an injury. His re- but Kerala scored the opener much Diego Mauricio is pumped up after scoring against Kerala Blasters Murray did well to put the ball in placement, McKennie, scored in the against the run of play. KP Rahul the box and found Hooper, who 76th from close range after good headed Facundo Pereyra’s free-kick could only parry it straight into mistake from a tight angle. slashed at goal. His shot took a de- Lionel Messi (R) and Pedri celebrate after the Argentine’s first goal against work from Dejan Kulusevski down at goal and a diving Arshdeep Singh Murray’s path. The latter made no Odisha struck back 15 minutes flection off Taylor before going in. Athletic Bilbao, Wednesday the right flank.
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