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y k y cm RAKUL’S PHILOSOPHY ‘KILL THE BILL’ PROTESTS SHINING STAR Actor Rakul Preet Singh says that 107 people were arrested after clashes between cops Odisha para- badminton player Pramod one needs to love as long as and demonstrators at a “Kill the Bill” protest in Bhagat wins singles and doubles gold at Dubai tournament one lives LEISURE | P2 central London INTERNATIONAL | P10 SPORTS | P12 VOLUME 11, ISSUE 5 | www.orissapost.com BHUBANESWAR | MONDAY, APRIL 5 | 2021 12 PAGES | `4.00 22 jawans killed in anti-Naxal ops, 1 missing VISUALS FROM THE SPOT SHOWED BODIES OF THE SLAIN JAWANS LYING IN THE FIELD AND ON THE VILLAGE STREETS AGENCIES BIJAPUR MAOIST ATTACK Raipur, April 4: Police recovered bul- WHO IS MAOIST let-riddled bodies of 20 jawans in the he anti-Naxal operation was jungles of Chattisgarh Sunday, raising Tlaunched based on the LEADER HIDMA? to 22 the number of security person- intelligence inputs about the nel killed in a fierce gun battle with presence of Maoists of PLGA BJP warns impeachment Naxals the previous day – the biggest (Peoples’ Liberation Guerilla Army) massacre in more than a year that Battalion No. 1 also left 31 injured. he Naxals, around 400 in number, motion against Speaker Police also recovered the bodies of Twere strategically positioned on a three jawans killed in the encounter, hillock in front of Tekalguda village POST NEWS NETWORK parties to speak and raise im- an official said, adding a search op- and around it portance issues of public eration is on in the forest to trace a miss- Bhubaneswar, April 4: interest,” Naik said. ing jawan. he security personnel came under The Bharatiya Janata Party Mishra, on the other hand, “The dead include eight from the Theavy fire following which a few RAIPUR: Himda, who is suspected to (BJP) Sunday threatened accused the Speaker of pro- District Reserve Guard (DRG), seven moved to the deserted village to take be around 40 years old, is a tribal to move an impeachment voking BJP MLAs to lose defensive positions where the Naxals from the CRPF’s Commando Battalion from Puvarti village of Sukma motion against Speaker their mind. He said that the lay in wait district. He joined hands with the for Resolute Action (CoBRA), six from Surjya Narayan Patro al- actions of Speaker to al- rebels in the 90s. He heads the the Special Task Force and one from People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army’s leging that he was sidelin- legedly ignore the BJP MLAs the ‘Bastariya’ battalion of the CRPF,” places - Tarrem, Usoor and Pamed (in (PLGA) battalion number 1 and ing Opposition parties. were a provocation for the Inspector General of Police (Bastar Bijapur), and Minpa and Narsapuram known for his fierce and deadly Leader of Opposition BJP MLAs Saturday. Three range) Sundarraj P said. (in Sukma), the official said. ambushes. He leads around 180 to Pradipta Naik and sus- BLP MLAs were suspended The missing jawan belongs to the When the patrolling team dispatched 250 Maoist fighters, including pended BJP MLA by the Speaker Saturday for CoBRA unit, he said. from Tarrem was advancing through women. He is a member of the Jaynarayan Mishra Sunday hurling chappals, head- He said the anti-Naxal operation CRPF personnel carry the coffin of a paramilitary soldier who lost his life in an the forest near Jonaguda, around 500 Maoists Dandakaranya Special Zonal held a press conference and phones and papers at the was launched based on the intelligence encounter with Maoists in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh, Sunday PTI PHOTO km from the state capital Raipur, it was (DKSZ) committee. He is also the accused the Speaker of being Speaker’s podium. inputs about the presence of Maoists ambushed by cadres of PLGA battal- youngest member of the CPI biased while conducting the Mishra claimed that the of PLGA (Peoples’ Liberation Guerilla heavy fire following which a few moved between Bijapur and Sukma districts ion of Maoists and a gun battle en- (Maoists) supreme 21-membered proceedings of the House. party has been mulling to Army) Battalion No. 1 led by Hidma, to the deserted village to take defen- in Chhattisgarh, police said. sued, he said. The attack comes after ‘central committee.’ Unconfirmed Naik accused the Speaker of move an impeachment mo- a Naxal commander involved in many sive positions where the Naxals lay “On Sunday, bodies of 17 missing per- the March 23 incident when five DRG reports suggest he has been not giving adequate time to tion against the Speaker for deadly attacks on security forces. in wait, the official said. sonnel were recovered during a search personnel were killed as the Maoists appointed as chief of the central the Opposition leaders to allegedly ignoring the He rubbished reports of “a metic- Visuals from the spot showed bod- operation,” the official said. Some blew up a bus carrying the security per- military commission. There are no raise the issues pertaining Opposition parties in the ulously planned Naxal ambush”, ies of the slain jawans lying in the weapons of the security forces were sonnel with an IED in the Narayanpur recent pictures of Hidma available. to their constituencies. Assembly. “However, we do ` adding, “Security forces fought bravely field and on the village streets. missing, he added. district of the state. He carries a reward of 40 lakh. On “As per rules of the not have the numbers. While and inflicted a heavy blow to the ultras An eyewitness said the bodies of In a major joint offensive, separate Meanwhile, Union Home Minister Saturday, the Maoist PLGa battalion Assembly, all MLAs are en- the BJP has 22 MLAs in the was led by its commander Hidma. during the face-off”. the security personnel had bullet joint teams of security forces, com- Amit Shah Sunday spoke to titled to be heard in the 147-member Assembly, it re- With a total strength of nearly 250, Another senior police official said wounds and also had wounds inflicted prising over 2,000 personnel, launched Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh this group of Naxals was aided House. The MLAs, irre- quires at least 25 members the Naxals, around 400 in number, by sharp weapons. an anti-Naxal operation from Bijapur Baghel and took stock of the situa- by insurgents associated with spective of their parties, to make such a move. were strategically positioned on a Eighteen jawans were missing after and Sukma districts in the South tion following the incident, officials said. the Maoist platoons of Pamed, should be heard in the House However, if Congress mem- hillock in front of Tekalguda village five security personnel were killed Bastar forests, considered as a Maoist Shah also directed CRPF’s Director Konta, Jagargunda, and Basaguda and that is why such insti- bers support the issue, there and around it. Saturday in the fierce gun battle with stronghold, Friday night. General Kuldiep Singh to visit area committees. tutions exist. But the Speaker should be no hesitation in The security personnel came under Naxals in a forest along the border The operation was launched from five Chhattisgarh to assess the situation. is not allowing Opposition this regard,” Mishra said. IRREGULAR by MANJUL State suffers revenue SUDDEN SHOWERS Maharashtra ` opts for losses worth 528.58cr ‘weekend POST NEWS NETWORK made in the 2019 report on rev- enue and economic sector report of lockdown’ Bhubaneswar, April 4: Tax is the Comptroller and Auditor General main source of revenue for the (CAG) tabled in the state Assembly, AGENCIES government exchequer. However, Saturday. Moreover, industrial due to improper valuation and col- firms have illegally drawn up Mumbai, April 4: With lection of Odisha Goods and Service ground water without submitting Maharashtra in the grip of the Tax (OGST), Odisha Value Added license fee. The state government second wave of COVID-19, the Chest pain is a thing Tax (OVAT), Central Sales Tax has also suffered revenue losses Maha Vikas Aghadi Government of the past, Sir. Now, the excuse (CST) and Odisha Entry Tax (OET), due to the irregularities in the Sunday announced a “week-end is corona! Entertainment Tax (ET), Excise farm loan delivery to the farmers. lockdown” across the state be- Tax and Professional Tax (PT) by The CAG has mentioned in its sides stringent weekdays norms some unscrupulous report that to combat the sweeping pandemic. officials the state `13,683.71 crore to- The decision was taken at an Tribal woman government has lost CAG REPORT wards payment emergency Cabinet meeting several crores as revenue. from VAT, ET and mines were not chaired by Chief Minister Uddhav allegedly dies Moreover, tax worth several realized by March 31, 2019. Out Thackeray, after he held detailed crores instead of being collected is of this, `5,717.34 crore has not been discussions with all stakeholders lying outstanding for last several collected and remained outstand- over this weekend. of ‘sun stroke’ years. Undervaluation of tax and ing over last five years. Among manipulation has cost the state ex- them, `2,931.56 crore is outstand- While public transport in AGENCIES chequer of several crores. ing towards VAT, `1,230.13 to- Mumbai including local An examination of 261 cases re- wards ET, `144.95 towards vehicle Jaleswar, April 4: Amid the ris- garding OGST, OVAT, CST, OET, tax, `1,410.72 crore towards mines. trains would continue to ing mercury across the state, a ET and PT has revealed irregu- Serious manipulations have been run as usual, emphasis woman allegedly died of ‘sun larities to the tune of `528.58 crore. made in records in tax collection, PHOTO: BIKASH NAYAK, OP stroke’ at Bardiha panchayat under This serious disclosure has been the CAG report said.