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ELURU MYSTERY ON JOURNO HANGED Actor Kirti Kulhari says she is not 14 agencies, on the job, seek more time to zero An Iranian journalist, accused of fanning unrest afraid of facing the camera in on the exact cause of the mysterious during the 2017-18 protests, was executed Saturday by the govt without make-up LEISURE | P2 illness in Eluru TWO STATES | P7 INTERNATIONAL | P10 VOLUME 10, ISSUE 251 | www.orissapost.com BHUBANESWAR | SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13 | 2020 12 PAGES + SUNDAY POST | `4.00 IRREGULAR by MANJUL Temple admin for Srimandir reopening A MEETING OF ‘CHHATISA NIYOG’ WAS HELD AND THE SJTA WILL SEND ITS RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE STATE GOVT FOR FINAL APPROVAL AGENCIES Puri, Dec 12: The Srimandir here is likely to throw open its gates to devo- tees before New Year after being closed for nine months due to COVID-19, the US okays Pfizer vax New Parliament will have better facilities temple administration said Saturday. for the Opposition too... probably a The Shree Jagannath Temple bigger, deeper well in the House Administration (SJTA) chief admin- for emergency use istrator Krishan Kumar said the deci- sion on reopening the temple was taken keeping in view the religious senti- AGENCIES TMC MP questions ments of the devotees and the COVID- 19 protocol will be strictly observed Washington, Dec 12: The MHA summons to when the 12th century shrine reopens. United States said it au- A meeting of temple servitors thorised the use of Pfizer WB’s top 2 officials ‘Chhatisa Niyog’ was held and the Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine It is one step in a SJTA will send its recommendations Friday, with the first inoc- sequence of AGENCIES to the state government for the final ap- ulations expected within steps that will proval to reopen the temple, he told days, marking a turning bring this pandemic to Kolkata, Dec 12: A day after the PTI. point in a country where an end MHA summoned two top officers Kumar said that it is planned to re- the pandemic has killed AMESH ADALJA | of the Bengal government open the temple December 23 and the more than 2,95,000 people. SENIOR SCHOLAR, JOHNS HOPKINS December 14, the state’s ruling people of Puri will get the first oppor- Meeting of the ‘Chhatisa Niyog’ underway The US Food and Drug CENTER FOR HEALTH SECURITY TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee tunity to enter the temple. The detailed Administration granted an Saturday wrote to Union Home standard operating procedure will be have to produce identity cards for entry The decision on emergency use authorisa- States and could accelerate Secretary Ajay Bhalla alleging issued after the government’s approval. into the shrine. reopening the temple tion for the vaccine, devel- a return to normality.” US “political vendetta” as the motive We will urge the government to re- Initially, 5,000 devo- was taken keeping in oped with German partner health authorities, shipping for the summons. open the temple for residents of Puri tees will be al- view the religious BioNTech, which was shown services, hospitals and phar- “We firstly want to inform you in the first five days of its reopening. lowed to enter sentiments of the devotees and to be 95pc effective in pre- macies have been readying that Law and Order subject is These people are unable to have darshan into the tem- the COVID-19 protocol will be venting the disease in a late- a nationwide inoculation within the domain of the state of the Lords even though they live ple. strictly observed when the 12th stage trial. It said the vaccine campaign. Pfizer said it under the 7th schedule of the state very close to the temple, he said. “Thereafter, century shrine reopens can be given to people aged would start shipping im- list of the Constitution of India. How The temple will remain closed the num- 16 and older. mediately and state public in respect of Law and Order situ- January 1 and 2 in view of the possi- ber of KRISHAN KUMAR | SJTA CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR Healthcare workers and health systems have been ation you can call both the two of- bility of the rush of devotees to the devo- elderly people in long-term planning to begin shots as ficers of any sorts or discussion? pilgrim town on New Year’s Day. tees lowed per day will be gradually in- care facilities are expected early as Monday. Can you under the Constitution However, from January 3 onwards the al- creased every week,” he added. to be the main recipients of The government plans to of India and any other law, inter- temple will be kept open for all. From The SJTA chief administrator a first round of 2.9 million accelerate vaccinations in that day COVID-19 negative certifi- thanked servitors for the smooth con- doses this month. BioNTech the coming weeks and CAN YOU (MHA) cates given in the last 48 hours will be duct of the world famous Ratha Yatra Chief Executive Ugur Sahin months, especially if a sec- UNDER THE required and both RAT and RT-PCR tests of Lord Jagannath during the COVID- said the vaccine “will help ond vaccine from Moderna CONSTITUTION OF INDIA will be allowed. All temple servitors will Re-barricading work in progress near Srimandir, Saturday OP PHOTO 19 pandemic. to save lives across the United Inc is quickly approved. AND ANY OTHER LAW, INTERVENE IN RESPECT OF LAW AND ORDER OF THE STATE? State attracted `1Lcr investments First discuss repealing KALYAN BANERJEE | TMC, MP even during pandemic: Naveen Probe ordered into ‘missing’ three new farm laws, vene in respect of Law and Order farmers set condition of the state?” Banerjee said in the AGENCIES three-page letter. 103kg gold from CBI custody AGENCIES The Trinamool MP said that New Delhi, Dec 12: Odisha has he was surprised to come across been able to attract new invest- New Delhi, Dec 12: Sticking to the letter and the MHA’s summon ments of over Rs1 lakh crore across AGENCIES their demands, farmer leaders was coercion of the officers of the multiple sectors even during the Saturday said they are ready to hold state government with political COVID-19 pandemic, Chief Minister Chennai, Dec 12: The Madras HC talks with the government, but vindictiveness. Naveen Patnaik said Saturday. has ordered a probe by the Crime will first discuss repealing the The MHA summoned state Addressing FICCI’s Annual Branch-Crime Investigation three new farm laws. They an- chief secretary Alapan Convention, Patnaik said Odisha The Chief Minister was Department (CBCID) into the miss- nounced that representatives of Bandopadhyay and director gen- is fast emerging as a manufactur- addressing FICCI’s ing 103.864 kg gold out of 400.47 kg their unions would sit on a hunger eral of police Virendra for an ing hub of eastern India and listed Annual Convention seized by the CBI from Surana REPRESENTATIVE PIC strike during a nationwide protest explanation on the law and order a series of steps taken by his gov- Corporation Ltd and kept under December 14. situation in the state, especially ernment to promote industries and lock and key. Corporation and the keys were showing undue favours for Surana Addressing a press conference in the wake of an attack on the investments across different sectors. tract new investments of over `1 The 103.864 kg gold was found handed over to a special court for Corporation, a gold importer. at Singhu Border here, farmer convoy of Bharatiya Janata He added that Odisha has been lakh crore across multiple sectors,” missing when it was weighed to CBI cases. The probe agency had raided leader Kanwalpreet Singh Pannu Party (BJP) national president recognised as an industry desti- the CM said. be handed over to the liquidator Rejecting an objection raised by Surana Corporation and seized also said that thousands of farm- JP Nadda Thursday. nation of choice over the years, Patnaik added the state has also of Surana Corporation. the CBI against the CBCID probe as 400.47 kg of gold. ers will start their ‘Delhi Chalo’ was ranked number one in terms developed a dedicated land bank The high court order came Friday. it would bring down the prestige of Later, the CBI said the seized march with their tractors from of attracting investments during with over one lakh acre of land The CBI in a curious submis- the organisation, the High Court gold was not needed for prose- Rajasthan’s Shahjahanpur through WEATHER April-September 2019, and poised available on the GIS based plat- sion told the court that the gold said all policemen are to be trusted cuting the MMTC officials for the Jaipur-Delhi Highway at 11 to continue this leadership posi- form for easy site selection by the when it was seized several years and ordered the probe. corruption but filed another case am Sunday. BHUB CTK tion. industries. back was weighed together and The court also ordered the liq- in 2013 against Surana MAX 31.6° 31.8° “I am happy to note that the in- He said in the recent past, new when it was to be handed over to the uidator C Ramasubramaniam to Corporation for violation of vestor sentiment towards Odisha industrial projects were launched liquidator each item was weighed lodge a complaint with the CBCID. Foreign Trade Policy. TEMP MIN 17.8° 16.5° Forecast is extremely encouraging. Even in diverse sectors ranging from individually and hence there was The case dates back to 2012, when The seized gold was transferred Humidity 96% 96% Fog or mist during the difficult COVID pan- healthcare, renewable energy, a difference.