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TWO EXTREMES nCoV TEST ON MLAS MODI’S PITCH FOR UNSC Actor Aahana Kumra says in the last five Covid-19 test of MLAs and officials Addressing the UNGA, PM Modi says, “Till when months of lockdown, couples either got concerned started Saturday ahead of we do have to wait,” making a pitch for a UNSC seat pregnant or divorced LEISURE | P2 the Assembly session DOWNTOWN | P3 INTERNATIONAL | P10

VOLUME 10, ISSUE 177 | www.orissapost.com | SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 | 2020 12 PAGES + SUNDAY POST | `4.00 NCB grills Deepika, ‘Temporary retention’ Sara Ali, Shraddha FIN MIN SOURCES DISMISS ALLEGATIONS OF ‘DIVERSION’ AGENCIES OF `47,272 CRORE FROM GST , Sept 26: The Narcotics not ‘diversion’ COMPENSATION CESS FUND Control Bureau (NCB) Saturday questioned Hindi film actors AGENCIES Deepika Padukone, Sara Ali Khan and Shraddha Kapoor for several New Delhi, Sept 26: Finance ministry hours in a drugs case in connection (From L) Actors Deepika Padukone, sources have countered CAG audit find- Saffron loses its with the death of actor Sushant Shraddha Kapoor and Sara Ali Khan ing of Central government wrongly re- Singh Rajput. reach the NCB office, Saturday taining `47,272 crore of GST compen- Besides the three actors, the sation cess meant for states, saying NCB also questioned Deepika’s the Ballard Pier area at 6 p.m. Sara, temporary retention cannot be termed oldest ally as former manager Karishma who arrived at the NCB office as diversion. Prakash. According to NCB sources, around 1 p.m., was questioned for Days after the Comptroller and Auditor Deepika and Karishma were “eva- over four and half hours. General (CAG) flagged that the Centre Akalis quit NDA sive” on alleged procurement of Shraddha’s name came to the in first two years of the GST imple- drugs as was indicated in an al- fore after her alleged chat with mentation wrongly retained GST com- states and UTs. They said an amount of 14 per cent, it is supposed to be com- leged chat of October 2017. Sushant’s former manager Jaya pensation cess that was meant to be `47,271 crore collected in the 2017-18 and pensated by the Centre using the funds Deepika, who arrived at the NCB Saha asking for CBD oil came to the used specifically to compensate states 2018-19 had remained unutilised for rec- specifically collected as compensation office before 10 am at the agency’s fore and also that she visited Pawna for loss of revenue, ministry sources onciliation post full payment of GST cess. To provide these grants, a GST guesthouse in Colaba area, left around resort along with Sushant. said compensation due for the year 2017- compensation dues. compensation cess is levied on certain 3.30 pm. Even Karishma, who de- Meanwhile, troubles for Sara 18 and 2018-19 was fully paid to states. For the year 2019-20, the Central gov- luxury and sin goods. posed for the second time Saturday mounted after Sushant’s girlfriend Time taken in reconciliation of com- ernment released `1,65,302 crore as GST The collected compensation cess flows at 10.45 am, left around 3.30 pm. Rhea Chakraborty, during one of the pensation receipts cannot be termed as compensation against a cess collection of into the consolidated fund of (CFI), The NCB has got the details of the television interviews, claimed that the diversion of GST cess fund when the dues `95,444 crore which it could do so with and is then transferred to the Public chats of Deepika and Karishma late actor caught the habit of smok- to states were fully released by the the unutilised cess of `47,271 crore. Account of India, where a GST com- from October 2017 wherein the two ing marijuana while shooting for Central government, they said. The GST (Compensation to States) pensation cess account has been cre- were discussing drugs and planned Kedarnath. Sara starred with Sushant Sources said that in 2017-18, `62,611 Act guarantees all states an annual ated. States are compensated bi-monthly AGENCIES The decision to quit to meet at Club Koko. Deepika and in the film. Deepika was summoned crore was collected, out of which the gov- growth rate of 14 per cent in their GST from the accumulated funds in this ac- the NDA was taken Karishma were summoned by the Wednesday when she was in Goa for ernment released full compensation revenue in the first five years of im- count. However, instead of transferring Chandigarh, Sept 26: The because of the NCB after their names came to the the shooting of a film. She arrived in dues of `41,146 crore to the states and plementation of GST beginning July the entire GST cess amount to the GST Shiromani Akali Dal has Centre’s stubborn refusal fore in the drug-related case. Mumbai Thursday and was set to union territories (UTs). 2017. It was introduced as a relief for compensation fund during 2017-18 and quit the BJP-led National to give statutory legislative Meanwhile, Shraddha, who ap- appear Friday. But on the request of In 2018-19, an amount of `95,081 crore states for the loss of revenues arising from 2018-19, the CAG found that the Centre Democratic Alliance (NDA) guarantees to protect ` assured marketing of peared at the NCB office around Deepika’s legal team, the NCB post- was collected, out of which 69,275 crore the implementation of GST. retained these funds in the CFI and over the farm Bills issue, farmers’ crops on MSP and 11.45 a.m., left the NCB office in poned it to Saturday. was paid as full compensation dues to If a state’s revenue grows slower than used it for other purposes. SAD chief Sukhbir Singh its continued insensitivity Badal Saturday night. to Punjabi and Sikh issues He made the announce- like excluding Punjabi IRREGULAR by MANJUL ment after holding a core language as official HAPPY WORLD TOURISM DAY committee meeting of the language in Jammu and Centre caps prices party here. Kashmir “The highest decision- SUKHBIR SINGH BADAL | CHIEF, SAD making body of the Shiromani Akali Dal core excluding Punjabi language of medical oxygen committee at its emergency as official language in meeting Jammu and Kashmir.” here FARM BILLS The SAD becomes the such as hospitals and clinics which tonight FALLOUT third major NDA ally to pull use the oxygen. decided unanimously to pull out of the grouping after To ensure that the oxygen is out of the BJP-led NDA al- the and the TDP. available at reasonable rates, the gov- liance,” he said. Badal said the SAD will ernment has capped manufactur- According to a party state- continue to stand by its core ers’ prices at 15.22 rupees per cubic ment issued here, he said principles of peace, com- metre (CUM), the statement said. the decision to quit the NDA munal harmony and guard I completely trust the govts. Especially their Prices of a cubic metre of med- was taken “because of the the interest of Punjab and ical oxygen delivered by cylinder Centre’s stubborn refusal Punjabi in general, and Sikhs inefficiency. n The new ceiling prices are to end-users has been fixed at 25.71 to give statutory legislative and farmers in particular. applicable for six months rupees, higher than the previous guarantees to protect as- He said the decision has SHORT TAKES and exclude taxes ceiling price of 17.49/CUM. The sured marketing of farm- been taken in consultation n India’s demand for medical new ceiling prices are applicable for ers’ crops on MSP and its with the people of Punjab, oxygen has increased by six months and exclude taxes. Ahead of the World Tourism Day Sunday, workers sanitise railings at Taj Mahal after it reopened continued insensitivity to especially party workers Man held for making almost four times to 2,800 India’s demand for medical oxy- for visitors, amid the coronavirus pandemic in Agra, Saturday PTI PHOTO Punjabi and Sikh issues like and farmers. tonnes a day, straining gen has increased by almost four fake Covid-19 vaccine production and supply times to 2,800 tonnes a day, strain- ing production and supply, the state- Bhubaneswar: A man was AGENCIES ment said. ` Economist Isher arrested in Bargarh district on Bizman dupes senior citizen of 70L charges of manufacturing a dubious vaccine for Covid-19, New Delhi, Sept 26: India said COVID WORSENS IN STATE POST NEWS NETWORK The accused used to visit Patra’s receipt of the money. However, he Judge Ahluwalia said an official Saturday. The Saturday it was capping the price WITH HIKE IN DAILY SPIKE residence here often and seek mon- started avoiding Patra after get- authorities conducted a raid of liquid oxygen used to treat vic- BHUBANESWAR: Odisha Bhubaneswar, Sept 26: A busi- etary help from him. Patra, due to ting the money. Meanwhile, the breathes her last and busted a fake Covid-19 tims of novel coronavirus and other recorded its biggest single-day spike nessman has allegedly duped an repeated requests by the accused, businessman later gave four cheques vaccine manufacturing unit at respiratory diseases after com- of 4,356 Covid-19 positive cases in elderly person of around `70 lakhs finally agreed to lend him Rs70 amounting to `70 lakh when Patra She was awarded Padma Rushuda village under the plaints of hoarding and shortages, the last 24 hours, taking the state’s on the pretext of availing him a lakhs July 1, 2019. The accused also reached at his home. Bhushan in 2009 for her Bheden Police Station in as total Covid infections hit 5.9 mil- total tally to 2,05,452, said a health homestead plot in the city. The vic- promised Patra to avail a plot at a However, when Patra deposited Bargarh Friday. They seized lion countrywide. official Saturday. tim, Chhabindra Nath Patra, re- prominent area of the city in lieu all the four cheques in different services in the field of several vials labelled as Covid- The Indian health ministry The state’s Covid-19 death toll in- cently lodged a complaint with the of the loan amount. banks for realisation, the cheques education and literature 19 vaccine, some powder and Saturday reported more than 85,000 creased to 783 with 16 more patients Badagada police in this regard. Patra later signed an agreement bounced due to insufficient bal- chemical materials from his cases in the last 24 hours. succumbing to the virus in the last According to the complaint, the with the accused July 11, 2019 be- ance in the respective accounts. possession. Surprisingly, the “Due to the absence of a price cap 24 hours. Khurda recorded four deaths accused and the victim hail from fore a notary here. According to Upon enquiry, Patra later found 32-year-old accused Prahallad on liquid medical oxygen, manu- – three each in Koraput and Puri dis- Gop area of Puri district. The ac- the agreement, the accused would that the documents like sale deeds Bisi has only studied up to facturers have hiked prices to tricts; one each in Balasore, Bolangir, cused has been doing wholesale officially register the plot in Patra’s as well as the cheques were forged Class VII. “After getting fillers,” the government said in a Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur and trade of beetle leaf in Gop area. name within a few months of the by the accused. information, we raided the unit statement, referring to off-takers Mayurbhanj districts. and found Bisi preparing a large quantity of fake Covid-19 vaccines. NEW REGIONAL PARTIES SET TO ENTER POLITICAL FRAY AHEAD OF ASSEMBLY POLLS AGENCIES

Diesel price drops New Delhi, Sept 26: Economist again for 2nd day Isher Judge Ahluwalia passed In , it’s not only BJP vs. Grand Alliance away at her New Delhi residence Saturday morning after a long Bhubaneswar: Diesel prices in AGENCIES Rohtas districts. Lalu Prasad in the past, is battle with high-grade cancer for the Capital continued to fall on Kumar said the development also in the electoral fray contest- months. She was 74. the second consecutive day. Diesel price, Saturday, was , Sept 26: As the Election which has been claimed to have ing on a Janata Dal (Rashtrawadi) She was awarded Padma dropped by 17 paisa while Commission announced the dates been done in Bihar has been ex- ticket in these elections. Party Bhushan in 2009 for her services petrol price remained static for for the Bihar Assembly elections, posed during the ongoing corona workers showed their strength in the field of education and lit- the fourth consecutive day. it seems to be a direct fight between pandemic and such fake develop- Friday, taking to the streets in erature. She would have turned 75 After the deduction, diesel the ruling Bharatiya protest against the farm Bills October 1. n Former MP Pappu Yadav’s Jan price stands at `77.26. Petrol (BJP)-led National Democratic passed by Parliament. The wife of India’s leading eco- Adhikar Party will contest on price was paused at `81.66. Alliance (NDA) and the RJD-led Janata Dal (Rashtrawadi) nomic policy driver, and former 150 seats ` Opposition Grand Alliance Convenor Ashfaq Rahman said his deputy chairman of the Planning Diesel- 77.26 (- 17p) (Mahagathbandhan). However, in n party is contesting as a constituent Commission, Montek Singh Petrol- `81.66 (no change) JVP chief Anil Kumar has also these elections several rookie par- announced to field candidates of the Union Democratic Alliance Ahluwalia, Isher Judge carved ties and groupings will also be in the on 150 seats (UDA) which gives people an al- her niche in the sector serving as political fray. Jantantrik Vikas Party (JVP) and last five years in some regions. n ternative political choice. the head of the Indian Council WEATHER One such grouping is the Left others. Pappu Yadav said Bihar is frus- Former MP Ranjan Yadav, who The performance of the Left-cen- for Research on International y which had to be content with very Former MP Pappu Yadav’s Jan trated with the ruling party and has worked with RJD prez Lalu tric parties is also not considered Economic Affairs for 15 years. BHUB CTK Prasad Yadav, is also in the

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FORTUNE FORECAST Adah on what she When Shakti ‘During lockdown, couples looks for in roles helped Chunky at ARIES Mumbai: Actress Adah (about) sweet girl or bad girl,” 20 pc commission got pregnant or divorced’ Sharma wants her charac- she explained. Ganesha anticipates ters to be of importance in a What does she want for some exciting times for you. You are likely to script, even if she plays a de- while taking up a script? “I Mumbai: Popular screen villain Mumbai: Actress Aahana Kumra, meet some people today who will prove mure girl running around want it (the character) to Shakti Kapoor once helped actor who plays the female protagonist to be assets in the future. You apply the trees. be important to Chunky Panday find his feet in in the upcoming digital film, Rules yourself to perfection in work, and in “I would love to be the plot. If you Hindi film industry. Of The Game, says her charac- your thinking. running around trees take away the Chunky worked with Shakti ter in the film is unusual and it and I love to play the character in his debut film, the multi-star- brought out the crazy streak demure girl, which I from the rer Aag Hi Aag that released in in her. TAURUS have played in a few story, will the 1987. Soon, Shakti Kapoor was “The character I played in of my south films. story still helping Chunky find his feet the film had no reference point Today might be a day of My point was even if work? in the film industry. for me because I am not mar- untying and getting out I am a demure Sometimes I “Chunky did his first film ried. Also, not often are such of the tangles, says Ganesha. You may take the blame for the girl or running do movies Aag Hi Aag with me, and I characters and equations be- actions of another. Things may get around trees, I where, yes, was very impressed with him tween couples explored in films,” frustrating around the afternoon and your want that to be if you re- At a party in a hotel, I took him Aahana said. confidence levels may stoop. important in the move the to Rakesh Roshan, and said if The film also features Chandan script,” said the character he doesn’t sign him, he would Roy Sanyal and Anindita Bose. It is 1920 actress. the story lose an opportunity as he written by Gazal Dhaliwal and di- GEMINI “Whatever I would still is a future superstar. rected by Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury am doing I want work,” Later, I took him to of Pink fame. You are likely to be con- that to be impor- she about 25 producers Sharing her experience of working cerned about your finances, jointly held tant to the script. said. and directors, every- with the director, who is known by assets and property, says Ganesha. Also, So, for me picking one gave him `500 or his nickname Tony in film circuits, you will be a little edgy today. Even the a role is not `1000 as signing Aahana said: “Honestly, Toni da most insignificant problems will dampen amount. After leaving brought out the crazy in me during your mood. You will probably take chances the party, I took 20 per the shoot. This couple is doing role in money matters. IANS cent of the amount!” play. They are trying to create the Shakti recalled. IANS spark in their sex life as they have been married for a long time. The story CANCER is relatable because in the last five months People will surround of lockdown couples either got pregnant you. You will entertain or divorced. I mean, two extremes -- a se- them with your hilarity. ries of discoveries happen to couples!.” Aahana Kumra Social contacts will ben- Rules Of The Game is part of the Zee5 efit you. Students will excel and concen- ‘Live Anywhere’ travel’s emerging trend trate on their work. It will be a good day, series Forbidden Love. IANS says Ganesha. A study reveals that Goa continues to be the most WORLD TOURISM DAY searched-for destination for over 20 per cent of all homestays, followed by Lonavala, LEO searches in last Shimla and Uttarakhand. According to search trends from Decisions taken in haste three-month | will prove to be harmful. this period, guests travelling to You need to carefully period in India, have Goa were looking for amenities weigh the pros and such as a relaxing pool, gardens, cons of every decision that you take been for long-term and traditional Portuguese vil- today, considering all the possible las -- further, the top 7 most wish- alternative thoroughly. You need to stays at a property be extremely industrious on the listed homes in India are in Goa. work-front as well. Commenting on these trends, AGENCIES Representative images Amanpreet Bajaj, General Manager - Airbnb India, New Delhi: Online searches for for long-term with kids’ ac- Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and VIRGO accommodations over the past stays (more count for nearly Taiwan, said: “There is a grad- Today, you will be few months are reflecting how than 28 nights) a fifth of all ual shift in consumer behav- aspire to be a master consumers are viewing travel in at a property. searches. of your own destiny. iour towards travel. Our recent You have the ability to the new normal, and several This shows that Work from search trends have pointed to the see through the façade that people put unique trends are emerging, re- with access to any home: A clean fact that travellers are looking up to shield their true self. You will veals a report. technology and re- place you can call to explore safe and hygienic ac- choose your company wisely and plan From digital nomads, and mote working infra- home with great Internet commodations that offer flexi- for success. Polish your presentation millennials to solo-travellers structure people are willing to connectivity makes Airbnb the bility. Bookings trends have skills and you may need to work an extra bit to get your ideas approved, says and families, all are looking at relocate to new accommodations platform-of-choice for digital shown us that unique stays and Ganesha. newer use-cases for travel dur- for months at a time. nomads. Working from home large homes have emerged as a ing the pandemic. Reconnecting with nature: is translating to working from choice for family and friends Some of the key trends paint In the past 90 days, while 45 per any home. With remote offices to be together for breaks and LIBRA a picture of travel in the new nor- cent of searches by travellers becoming the trend, people want longer stay options.” mal: were for tree houses. Searches to be connected all the time from What is clearly emerging is Ganesha says your uniqueness will be the Digital nomads go for Live for barns and farm stays stood anywhere; 23 percent of guests that while travel as we know it focus of attention and Anywhere: Data by Airbnb, an at 41 per cent and 34 per cent re- specifically searched for homes is still on the path of recovery, praise today. Your online market place company, spectively. With summer coming with Wi-Fi as a top amenity fol- people are eager to see the world undertaking of various tough tasks and suggests that over 20 per cent of to a close, many families are lowed by kitchens and pools. on their own terms and are look- completing them today will showcase all searches within the last three- exploring breaks with their chil- Goa most searched desti- ing at stays in newer, more in- your business acumen. You will show your inclination to the finer arts like month period in India, have been dren, and searches for ‘trips nation: As per traveller wish, timate formats. music and dance.

SCORPIO SUDOKU Ganesha predicts you will post To solve the Sudoku puzzle, each row, possibly plan to launch a PEANUTS CROSSWORD new product today. But column and box must contain the numbers put off the launch if you 0 to 9 and the letters A to E. want to supersede certain unscrupulous elements. But after a waiting game, you may go ahead with your plan with much fanfare, says Ganesha.

SAGITTARIUS The sage within you will take the lead today. You are likely to prescribe yourself to your own medication for peace of mind. Wise and content that you are today, you will spread the message of love around you. All in all, a peaceful day is in store for you today. CALVIN AND HOBBES CAPRICORN For you everything is fair in love and war, and you utilise every possible means to achieve your targets. You have a strong sixth sense SOLUTIONS and it will direct you while making the right decisions, feels Ganesha. You are a soft hearted person and it makes you sad to see others in sadness and trouble.

AQUARIUS You are good with words and with the art of elo- quence you manage to get through any situation. BREVITY Today, thanks to your communication CROSSWORD skills, you will be able to crack important deals and make people follow your vision. You, however, need to respects opinions of

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Woman found dead; murder suspected COVID test on MLAs, staffers begins NHRC moved for CB

POST NEWS NETWORK POST NEWS NETWORK negative for the virus will only be allowed to participate in the ses- probe into double Khurda, Sept 26: In a tragic in- Bhubaneswar, Sept 26: In an aim sion. After attending daily pro- cident, a married woman was to ensure that the novel coronavirus ceedings, they have to remain in iso- found dead at her maternal uncle’s does not spread its tentacles during lation to ensure they are not infected house here Saturday. the upcoming monsoon session of in between,” Patro said. murder in Rajnagar The husband of the woman is the Assembly, COVID-19 test of If anyone develops symptom suspected to have killed her and MLAs and officials concerned when the House session is in POST NEWS NETWORK is absconding. Police have launched started Saturday. progress, he/she has to undergo a manhunt to nab the accused. Over 700 persons including rapid antigen test, he said. Bhubaneswar, Sept 26: A human The deceased woman was identi- Speaker Surya Narayan Patro, All necessary arrangements and rights activist Saturday filed a pe- fied as Sasmita Behera, 28, who was Parliamentary Affairs Minister precautionary measures have been tition with the National Human staying near PN College Road Bikram Keshari Arukha, Leader taken for smooth functioning of Rights Commission (NHRC) seek- under Khurda Industrial Estate po- of Opposition Pradipta Naik and the House in view of COVID-19, ing a Crime Branch (CB) probe cident and send the documentary lice limits. many MLAs have undergone COVID the Speaker added. into the alleged murder of a lady proof of action-taken report, post- test on the Assembly precincts. Meanwhile, BJP Legislative Party MONSOON SESSION AHEAD and her daughter at Manapada vil- mortem examination report, videog- “The members who will be found held its meeting and chalked out Over 700 persons including Speaker Surya The members who will lage under Rajnagar police limits raphy of postmortem examina- Narayan Patro, Parliamentary Affairs Minister be found negative for of Kendrapara district. tion, histopathology examination Cong plans to corner govt in Assembly Bikram Keshari Arukha, Leader of Opposition the virus will only be The application based on a report of viscera, final cause of death Pradipta Naik and many MLAs have undergone allowed to participate in published in Orissa POST was filed based on FSL report to the com- BHUBANESWAR: The state unit of the government in ensuring as- COVID test on the Assembly precincts the session by activist Himanshu Kumar mission within three weeks. of Congress Saturday said that it sistance to the people during the Nayak. Nayak urged the commis- Notably, the dead body of Pramila has decided to attack the state recent floods and the last but not If anyone develops symptom when the House session is in progress, sion to direct the Chief Secretary Nath, 45, was found floating in a According to locals, Sasmita’s government in the upcoming the least the deteriorating law he/she has to undergo rapid antigen test of Odisha to pay Rs 30 lakh to the river near the village while her husband Harekrushna Behera Assembly session for its alleged and order problem in the state,” next kin of the victims and send the daughter Satyapriya’s body was used to visit her. However, most of failure in COVID management he said. Routray also said that strategies to attack the BJD gov- spective seats in the House and proof of compensation details to the spotted floating in a pond at the visits were marred by argu- and massive financial irregu- unemployment issue and BJD’s ernment during the session. The ministers will reply to the queries commission within three weeks. neighboring village. ments and spats. larities involved in it. partial support to the controver- party has decided to raise issue in- by from their respective seats too. He also urged the commission to Satyapriya was found to be an ad- Sources said that Harekrushna Congress leader Suresh Routray sial farm Bills will be taken up dur- cluding power tariff hike, COVID It was decided not to issue any direct the DGP of Odisha to direct vance stage of pregnancy during visited her wife Sasmita Friday said the state government has ing the session. mismanagement, flood, Bagala lobby pass to any person other the Crime Branch to probe the in- the autopsy. night. They suspected that committed irregularities to the “The law and order situation Dharmashala land issue, new uni- than members. Harekrushna murdered his wife tune of Rs 1,900 crore in COVID- in the state has deteriorated in the versity amendment act and other No papers/reports would be dis- after the two had another spat. 19 management. Matters relat- state. We have also seen massive issues during the session, said tributed among members in the Panda BJP vice president, Tudu national secy On being informed, local police ing to floods and law and order government apathy during the BJP chief whip Mohan Majhi. House except amendments to Bills rushed to the spot and launched would be raised in the monsoon recent floods in the state. Many The session will start September and the replies of ministers. The New Delhi: (BJP) national president Jagat Prakash an investigation. The police said session, he said. government construction works 29 and end October 7. There will papers and reports, if any, will be Nadda Saturday announced the names of the party's new office-bearers. the victim was bleeding profusely “We have decided to rake up were washed away by the floods. be a sitting Sunday (October 4) dispatched to the members by post. As many as four leaders from Odisha found place in the list. While as the head was bludgeoned. Police three main issues. First, the fail- The problem of unemployment too. The Assembly hall and its prem- was appointed the national vice president again, have seized the body and sent to ure of the government on COVID is acute in the state. We will take Like the practice adopted by ises will be sanitised on a daily Mayurbhanj MP Bisweswar Tudu was chosen as party’s the district headquarters hospital management, second, the failure up these issues,” he said. the Parliament, members will par- basis by the Bhubaneswar national secretary. Similarly, Bhubaneswar MP and (DHH) for post-mortem. ticipate in the debate from their re- Municipal Corporation (BMC). were appointed as national spokespersons of the party. PANDEMIC BLOW TO TOURISM Hotel seeks police help Special trains for UPSC Prelims

as racket ‘smears’ image POST NEWS NETWORK

POST NEWS NETWORK Bhubaneswar, Sept 26: The INVESTIGATIONS ON Ministry of Railways has de- Bhubaneswar, Sept 26: A promi- Ajay Kumar Pattnaik, who identified cided to run examination spe- nent hotel here has lodged a com- himself as a call boy, had visited the cial trains under East Coast plaint with Badagada police seek- hotel at Kalpana Square and enquired Railway (ECoR) jurisdiction ing stringent action against about the room number booked in the October 3 towards different cities unknown criminals who dragged name of one Miss Sonia to facilitate transportation for the hotel’s name into illegal flesh The receptionist told Pattanik that no the candidates appearing for trade. room had been booked in the name UPSC Civil Services Preliminary The police have started investi- of the lady Examination. gations into the incident after reg- istering a case in this regard. Pattnaik, however, showed the According to sources, a youth receptionist a WhatsApp message regarding the booking of a room at identified as Ajay Kumar Pattnaik the hotel had recently visited the hotel at Kalpana Square and asked the re- ceptionist about the room number vance. He also told the hotel au- booked in the name of one thorities that one Deepak who has Miss Sonia. been running the racket had sent The receptionist, after checking him the message regarding book- the register, informed Pattanik ing of hotel room on WhatsApp. that no room had been booked in The hotel manager was shocked the name of the lady. to find that the name of the hotel Later, Pattnaik showed the re- is being misused by the miscre- ceptionist a WhatsApp message, ants bringing great disrepute to with explicit images on his mobile the business establishment. phone, regarding the booking of Later, the hotel authorities in- These examination special a room at the hotel. The lady re- formed Badagada police about the trains will leave Berhampur, ceptionist immediately called the whole episode. Kendujhargarh, Khariar Road front office manager who took Speaking to Orissa POST, IIC and Ichhapuram at 4pm and from Pattnaik inside his chamber and of Badagada police station, Koraput at 5am and another at asked him about the sources of the Biswaranjan Nayak said, “We have 1pm and will reach at their exam obscene message. received a complaint from hotel centre cities in the evening on the Pattnaik revealed that he works authorities in this regard. We are same day. These special trains also investigating about the racket are: Brahmapur-Cuttack MEMU State’s prominent tourism destinations – Udayagiri caves (top) and Rajarani temple – in Bhubaneswar wear a deserted look, Saturday, on the eve of World as a call boy in the city and usually goes to various hotels where rooms and the names of other hotels who Examination Special, Tourism Day PHOTOS: BIKASH NAYAK are booked by his customers in ad- have faced such situations as well.” Kendujhargarh-Cuttack MEMU Examination Special, Ichhapuram-Visakhapatnam MEMU Examination Special, Fake sauce-making 13 barrages in state soon to ease water woes Khariar Road-Sambalpur Examination Special, Koraput- POST NEWS NETWORK IDCO, IPICOL and the state Water has sanctioned the required said the move will ensure unin- Cuttack Passenger Examination Resources department through funds, Rath said. The decision to terrupted water supply to in- Special, Koraput-Visakhapatnam unit busted in Cuttack Bhubaneswar, Sept 26: The videoconferencing. build the barrages was taken to dustries. Passenger Examination Special, state government has decided to Water Resources department minimise the gap in availabil- “It will also help reduce re- Rourkela-Cuttack via Jharsuguda POST NEWS NETWORK bels and other materials used for construct 13 barrages and in- chief engineer Jyotirmaya Rath ity of water between monsoon habilitation problems as there Examination Special, Baripada- making sauces were also seized stream storage structures (ISSs) told mediapersons that approx- and non-monsoon seasons. “We will not be any evacuation of Cuttack Examination Special Cuttack, Sept 26: Jagatpur po- from the premises of the busted on different rivers for the preser- imately Rs 1,000 crore would be have chalked out plans for in- people due to floods. The wa- and Vijayawada-Visakhapatnam lice here busted an adulterated unit. Several persons have been vation of river water. spent on construction of bar- stream storage of river water ters from the proposed barrages Examination Special. sauce manufacturing unit near IB detained for interrogation. A decision to this effect was rages during the current fiscal. for next six years, including con- could be used for industrial, The UPSC Civil Services Road here Saturday. Police said there was violation taken recently after a meeting A high-level committee in- struction of some barrages,” the farmland irrigation and drink- (Preliminary) Exam is sched- The cops also seized huge quan- of food safety protocol too. was conducted among officials of cluding officials from Nabard chief engineer revealed. Rath ing purposes as well,” Rath said. uled to be held October 4. tities of adulterated tomato and Earlier, Choudwar police in chili sauce bottles from the Cuttack district had busted a fake premises. cow ghee and sauce manufactur- Acting on a tip-off, a team of ing unit near the Girls’ High Jagatpur police conducted a raid School in Ward No 9, September Dhauli light & sound show to resume today at the factory. Preliminary in- 14. A day earlier, their counterparts vestigations revealed that the unit in Cuttack city had busted a fake POST NEWS NETWORK also be conducted at 8am Sunday. WORLD TOURISM DAY had been manufacturing fake ‘puja Items’ manufacturing unit Strict social distancing norms tomato and chili sauces and sell- in Chamada Godown Lane near Bhubaneswar, Sept 26: The ‘light will be adhered to during the pro- Some special However, OTDC is ing them in the names of reputed Canal Road of Ranihaat under and sound’ show at Shanti Stupa gramme. The light and sound show programmes yet to announce brands. Large number of con- Malgodwn Police Station in (Peace Pagoda) atop Dhauli hill will be held Sunday evening with will be whether tourists tainers, packaging machines, la- the city. on the outskirts of Capital city a small gathering, sources said. organised on will be allowed to will resume Sunday to mark the Notably, the light and sound the occasion view the World Tourism Day. show has been closed since March of World spectacular light This is the first time that show this year due to COVID-19 pan- Tourism Day and sound show is being conducted since it was demic. The show was launched closed down in March because of August 15, 2015 at the Shanti Stupa. COVID-19 restrictions. The programme was launched in Strict social distancing norms Some special programmes will joint collaboration of both the will be adhered to during

be organised on the occasion of state and central governments at the programme

k y m c World Tourism Day, OTDC offi- an investment of over Rs 6.5 crore. cials said. However, OTDC is yet The initiative has drawn much ences witness stories glorifying Chandashoka to Dharmashoka. bloodbath. It ends with Ashoka to announce whether tourists will appreciation from visitors all over the Kalinga empire, feuds within The show also depicts the grue- renouncing violence, embracing be allowed to view the spectacular the world. In the 35-minute long the Mauryan empire, King some Kalinga War and its mor- Buddhism and propagating the light and sound show. show presented in three languages Ashoka’s rise to power and his bid aftermath as well as King religion from Kalinga to the rest A felicitation programme will (English, Hindi and Odia), audi- epic transformation from Ashoka’s remorse at the massive of the world. P4 SUNDAY | SEPTEMBER 27 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR downtown

Khurda logs all-time high 902 nCoV cases DEFT HANDS

k y m n c PNN/AGENCIES The Covid tally ported 217 new cases Saturday, said of Odisha reached sources in Cuttack Municipal Bhubaneswar, Sept 26: Odisha 2,05,452 Saturday Corporation (CMC). Of the total, 44 Saturday registered its highest sin- while 16 fresh cases were from institutional quar- gle-day spike of 4,356 COVID-19 fatalities pushed antine facilities while 75 were from the toll to 783 cases which took the state’s tally to home quarantine. This apart, the city 2,05,452 while 16 fresh fatalities reported 98 local contact cases, said pushed the toll to 783, a senior n Of the 4,356 new CMC sources. health department official said. cases, 2,529 were With this, the total Covid cases Of the 4,356 cases, 2,529 were re- reported from in Cuttack reached 11,346. Out of ported from various quarantine various this, 8,573 people have recovered centres, and the rest from contact quarantine from virus infections while the ac- tracing, the official said. centres, and the tive cases stood at 2,731. A total of Khurda district, of which rest from contact 42 people in Cuttack have lost their tracing Bhubaneswar is a part, recorded an lives due the infection, CMC sources all-time high of 902 new cases, fol- Altogether 4,761 people from across the state recovered from the added. lowed by Cuttack at 409, and Angul virus infection Saturday On the other hand, altogether at 197. 4,761 people across the state re- Fifteen other districts registered Balasore, Bolangir, Cuttack, tine cases, 257 are local contacts. covered from the virus infection over 100 cases each in the last 24 Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur and Meanwhile, 353 persons, who ear- Saturday, said the health and fam- hours. Mayurbhanj. lier tested positive for the disease, ily welfare department. With this, Taking to Twitter, the health and Over 30.62 lakh sample tests have have recovered from it. the total recovered cases in Odisha family welfare department said, been conducted in the state, in- According to a notification issued reached 1,70, 193. “Regret to inform of the demise of cluding 53,534 Friday. by the civic body, as of Saturday, As per the health department sixteen Covid positive patients As many as 319 new COVID-19 20,538 persons have tested positive data, as many as 1,173 people in while under treatment in hospi- cases were detected under for COVID-19 in Bhubaneswar out Khurda district recovered from tals.” Bhubaneswar Municipal of which 16,864 have recovered. Covid-19 infection Saturday while Four deaths were recorded in Corporation (BMC) limits in last 24 While there are 3,574 active cases, the number was 411 in Cuttack dis- Khurda, followed by three each in hours, BMC said Saturday. 84 persons succumbed to the disease. trict, 216 in Mayurbhanj, 167 in Puri and Koraput, and one each in While 62 of them are quaran- Meanwhile, the Silver City re- Sundargarh and 142 in Jajpur. A woman weaving baskets from bamboo flakes alongside Taladanda canal road in Cuttack, Saturday OP PHOTO State second biggest Radio Pathasala Panel to re-assess groundwater recharge from Sept 28 POST NEWS NETWORK Level Committee was constituted, recipient of central the sources said. POST NEWS NETWORK Bhubaneswar, Sept 26: With an The panel will re-assess annual aim to prepare a state specific strat- ground water recharge of the state Bhubaneswar, Sept 26: The state egy for ground water management, and estimate the status of utiliza- government has decided to start aid to fight drug abuse the state government has consti- tion of the annual extractable a radio programme titled ‘Radio tuted a high-level committee to re- ground water resources. The com- Pathasala’ to impart education to Odisha is the second state in the country to assess the ground water recharge mittee was asked to submit its re- students between Class I and Cass host the maximum number of de-addiction in the state. port by February 2021. VIII this September 28. centres after Water resources secretary has The groundwater level in the In view of the pandemic, the Data submitted in the Lok Sabha recently been appointed as chairman of the state stood at 16.69 billion cubic schools and colleges in the state claimed that Odisha is home to 41 12-member committee while re- metres in 2009, which dropped by have been closed down since de-addiction centres. Maharasthra on the gional director of the Central 1.12 billion cubic metres to 15.57 March 17. other hand hosts the maximum Ground Water Board is the mem- Water resources secretary has The last assessment of the state-wise billion cu m in 2017. It means the The programme will be aired 70 de-addiction centres ber convener. Director industries, been appointed as chairman ground water recharge for the entire water level has decreased by 6.71 per from Monday to Friday each week director agriculture, NABARD gen- of the 12-member committee country was carried out for the water cent in just eight years. from 10 am to 10.15 am. Education eral manager, engineer-in-chief of while regional director of the year 2016-17 based on the methodology With a constant dip in ground- programme for students from water resources department, MD Central Ground Water Board is adopted by the Ground Water water and also surface water, the Class I to Class V will be aired of Odisha Lift Irrigation the member convener Resources Estimation Committee -2015 annual per capita availability of each Monday while Tuesday will Corporation, EIC rural water sup- water is also falling in the state. The have programme for Class II & ply and chief engineer of minor ir- the methodology adopted by the The National Water Policy, 2012 average annual per capital avail- Class VI, Class III & Class VII— rigation are among other mem- Ground Water Resources has also recommended that the ability of water in Odisha in 1991 Wednesday, Class IV & Class VIII— POST NEWS NETWORK addiction programme. bers of the panel. Estimation Committee -2015. Since ground water resources of the was 3802.84 cubic metre, which has Thursday and Class VI, Class VII The central allocation to Odisha The last assessment of the state- then, lots of changes in ground country should be re-assessed pe- gone down to 2578.09 cubic metre & Class VIII—Friday. The state Bhubaneswar, Sept 26: Data fur- to fight drug abuse has only in- wise ground water recharge for water scenario in many parts of riodically. With a view to re-as- in 2019. This figure will also fall government has reduced 30 per nished by the Union Women and creased over last three years. The the entire country was carried out the county have been observed, sessing the ground water resources down to 2329.88 cubic metre in 2030, cent syllabus of students due to Child Development Ministry state received Rs 569 lakh in 2016- for the water year 2016-17 based on sources said here Saturday. for the water year 2019-20, the State sources said. the pandemic. claimed that Odisha is second after 17 while it saw inflow of Rs 622 Maharashtra to get maximum cen- lakh in the next fiscal while the tral assistance for drug-de-addic- amount went up to Rs 846 lakh in tion programmes. 2018-19, the ministry data given in EVICTION DRIVE At the same time, the ministry Parliament said. Woman, 4-yr-old data also claimed that Odisha is the The data was given by the Union second state in the country to host Minister for Women and Child the maximum number of de-ad- Development in a diction centres after Maharashtra. written statement in Lok Sabha. “A daughter stabbed Data submitted by the ministry study conducted by the National in the Lok Sabha recently claimed Drug Dependence Treatment that the state is home to 41 de-ad- Centre, All India Institute of POST NEWS NETWORK diction centres. Maharasthra on the Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New other hand hosts the maximum Delhi on the magnitude of sub- Cuttack, Sept 26: A widow and her 70 de-addiction centres. Other states stances used in India presents four-year-old daughter sustained which host more such centres after major findings of the survey in critical injuries after they were al- Maharashtra and Odisha are terms of proportion of Indian pop- legedly stabbed by one of their rel- Karnataka (36 centres) and Tamil ulation using various substances atives on a temple premises at Nadu (35). and those affected by substance Khuntuni area in Cuttack, local While the ministry in 2018-19 use disorders,” the minister said police station IIC Suchitrabirya sanctioned Rs 1370 lakh to in her written statement. Das informed Saturday. Kalpana sustained deep Maharashtra (the highest allo- According to the National Crime The victims were identified as wounds on her head, cation to any state), Odisha re- Records Bureau (NCRB) report of Kalpana Gochhayat and her daugh- ceived Rs 846 lakh for the same, 2018, the state witnessed a total of ter Payal from Dhenkanal district. face and left palm, her second in the country to get the 17,228 cases under Liquor and They were admitted to SCB Medical highest allocation for drug-de- Narcotic Drugs Related Acts. Illegal structures alongside a road near Unit-II market in Bhubaneswar being demolished by the civic body , Saturday College and Hospital in Cuttack daughter Payal for treatment, sources said. Kalpana, sustained severe injuries who hails from Dudurkote village under Balimi police limits, works on her back CLASSIFIED at a firm in Dhenkanal. Her brother- BMC urged to clean up Bindu Sagar in-law reached her house Friday Kalpana sustained deep wounds AFFIDAVITAFFIDAVIT evening and asked to get ready for on her head, face and left palm, POST NEWS NETWORK ing up of five ponds including quires liquids in the reservoir to be their native place. On the pretext her daughter Payal sustained severe I, Smt. P. Rajarathanam Bindu Sagar, was proposed ear- pumped through cavitation cham- of going to Dudurkote, he took injuries on her back. wife of late Sirla Bhubaneswar, Sept 26: In a let- lier in June this year. However, bers requires unimpeded supply them on his motorcycle to a temple After hearing the screams of the ter to the Bhubaneswar Municipal works at Bindu Sagar pond which of liquid to produce clear water. at Dwarabatipur village under victims, locals rushed to the place Anandam, resident of Corporation (BMC), the Odisha is scheduled to begin next month However, aquatic biologists have Khuntuni police limits on Cuttack- and rescued them in critical con- Kashinagar, Gajapati have Bridge Construction Corporation is still waiting for civic authority opined that removal of algae should Sambalpur road. dition. Khuntuni police sent the changed my name from (OBCC) has requested to expedite to initiate the de-weeding process, be treated with caution as it may The accused attacked the mother- victims to Athagarh sub-divisional Smt. P. Rajarathanam to the process of removal of algae a necessary step before cleaning. lead to ecological disturbance of the daughter duo with a knife, leav- hospital for primary treatment. Sirla Rajaratnam from Bindu Sagar to initiate the “Of late, 25% of Bindu Sagar pond. “Algae has a very important ing them grievously injured and fled Later, they were shifted to SCB as (Proposed new name as cleaning process of the pond. pond is covered with green algae presence in a pond. They, along the spot on his two-wheeler. While their condition deteriorated. per Bank Account, In an MoU signed between OBCC and lotus plants. These are re- with other microorganisms like and the Institute of Chemical quired to be periodically removed ficiency of pumps and the water bacteria, help minimize the lev- Aadhaar and all other Technology, Indian Oil here, clean- failing which it may affect the ef- cleaning process. The cleaning op- els of toxic forms of nitrogen in the documents etc.) for future eration has been targeted to start water. They produce oxygen and are Factory mishap: Boiler worker killed reference. in October 2020. Thus, it is re- vital for a healthy aquatic system. quested to kindly make necessary However, too much algae is a dif- POST NEWS NETWORK head and waist injuries. His col- I, Army No. 15616546N arrangements to remove the algae ferent story,” said Debendu leagues rescued Jogesh and rushed Hav. Sudarsan Mohanta, and lotus plants from the lake,” Bhattacharya, a Kolkata-based ma- Rourkela, Sept 26: A boiler op- him to a private hospital here. S/o. Maheswar Mohanta, the OBCC wrote to the BMC rine biologist. erator was killed Thursday in an Later, he was shifted to ESIC Model R/o. VPO- Silipadi, Teh.- Commissioner. Often highly revered, the Bindu accident at the Shree Ganesh Hospital here as his condition de- The cleaning work which is pro- Sagar pond has presented a de- Sponge Factory here. The deceased teriorated. However, all efforts to Saharpada, Dist.- posed to begin at five holy water plorable sight with constant neg- has been identified as Jogesh save him failed and he breathed his Kendujhar (Odisha) bodies of Debipadhara, lect. While its water was recently Dora, a resident of Sector-2 in last Thursday. declare that in my service Papanasisni, Kedar Gouri and sent to Ayodhya for ‘Bhumi Pujan’ Rourkela. Top officials of the factory, how- recrods my son’s name Brahmeshwar other than Bindu ceremony of Ram Mandir, the Jogesh and a co-worker were ever, seemed apathetic to the ac- Sameer Kumar Mohanta Sagar will see deployment of pumps pond could be seen filled with carrying out repair work on the cident. Neither did they express is wrongly mentioned. My under the water bodies using hy- plastic and other wastes, usually factory’s bunker. However, while their condolences for the bereaved son’s correct name is Bindu Sagar tank drodynamic cavitation technol- streamed into it by rain waters carrying out the repair, Jogesh family nor did they announce any fell down and sustained severe

Samir Kumar Mohanta. ogy. This technology which re- during monsoon. compensation.

k y m c P5 SUNDAY | SEPTEMBER 27 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR state

7 killed in separate

k y m Stone mafia throws Sec 144 to winds c THE ROGUES CARRY ON STONE EXTRACTION ON 456 ACRES OF RESERVE FOREST LAND COURTESY ADMIN APATHY road accidents

POST NEWS NETWORK Medical College and Hospital. POST NEWS NETWORK Reports from Jajpur said that LOOT OF MINOR MINERAL Rayagada/Berhampur/Jajpur, three persons including a couple and Jajpur, Sept 26: Stone mafia and MAFIA HAS BEEN CARRYING OUT Sept 26: Seven people were killed a child were killed after a head-on local touts with political connec- STONE MINING ON ACRES OF in separate road accidents in collision between an ambulance tions have reportedly grabbed re- FOREST LAND AT BICHHAKHANDI, Rayagada, Ganjam and Jajpur in and a motorbike on NH-16 near serve forest land in Kusunpur area ANJIRA AND KUSUNPUR the last 24 hours. Neulapur under Dharmasala police under Dhamashala tehsil in Jajpur Reports from Rayagada said, limits in Jajpur district Friday af- district. They have been carrying two persons were killed when their ternoon. out stone mining, flouting pollu- CUTTACK DFO SUDARSHAN PATRA motorcycle skidded and the bike The deceased were Shankar Sahu tion and environment protection SAID THE DHARMASHALA went under a 14-wheeler trailer in (50), Mamina Sahu (42) and norms, even though prohibitory TEHSILDAR HAS BEEN ASKED TO this town late Friday night. Sampurna Sahu (five) of Gopal orders under Section 144 have been DEMARCATE THEIR LAND IN THE The deceased have been identi- Sahi locality of Bidanasi area in imposed in the area. AREA, BUT NO STEP HAS BEEN fied as Shantanu Mandangi and Cuttack city, Dharmasala police Furthermore, the illegal stone TAKEN IN THIS REGARD TILL DATE Shiva Mandangi of Dumuripadar sources informed. mining also takes a toll on labour- village under Narayanpatna po- According to sources, Shankar ers working in mines. DFO SAID STEPS WILL BE TAKEN AGAINST lice limits in Koraput district. was on his way to Panikoili from A couple of days ago, a worker of THE ILLEGAL STONE MINING IN RESERVE Shantanu and Shiva were re- Cuttack with his wife and daugh- Muraripur village lost his life while FOREST LAND AT KUSUNPUR turning home when the accident ter on pillion. Their bike was hit by working in a stone mine in the re- happened. Police sent the bodies for an ambulance coming from the op- serve forest land. post-mortem. posite direction. Sadly, the administration has al- According to reports, the mafia Rampant stone mining has taken a Bichhkhandi (khata no-398), alleged that black stone is being Reports from Berhampur said, As road construction work was legedly turned a blind eye to such has been carrying out stone mining heavy toll on biodiversity, natural Kusunppur (khata no-631) and Anjira transported in vehicles everyday two persons were killed while an- underway, vehicles from both di- illegal activities in the area, which on 456.34 acres of forest land at resources and wildlife. Despite all forest land (khata no-1729). even without submitting R-Forms, other was injured In a road acci- rections were moving on one side are being carried out under the Bichhakhandi, Anjira and such facts, no action has been taken That apart, many stone crush- which are mandatory for mineral dent on National Highway-16 at of the road. All three died on the nose of some political leaders. Kusunpur. against the stone mafia and check- ing units operate on the forest land. transportation. Locals have demanded Haladiapadar Chhak under spot after the head-on collision. There are several stone mines This was stated in an investiga- ing of illegal stone mining. People Illegally extracted black stone is an investigation into the matter. Rangeilunda tehsil limits in Ganjam The driver of the ambulance fled in Kusunpur reserve forest. On the tion report submitted by Balanag of the villages in this area alleged supplied to these stone crushers. When asked about illegal stone district early Saturday morning. from the spot following the accident. other hand, the forest and the rev- revenue inspector to Dhamashala that biodiversity and environment Owing to stone quarrying and mining in the forest land, Cuttack According to sources, a truck Sources said in spite of restric- enue departments keep on passing tehsildar. The report has been sub- has been put at risk while stone stone crushing, people in the area DFO Sudarshan Patra said the crashed into the rear of another tions on speed, the ambulance was the buck to each other over the on- mitted to Jajpur ADM. mafia bargain with unscrupulous are at the receiving end of growing Dharmashala tehsildar has been heavy vehicle resulting in the death moving at a very fast pace. going stone mining in reserve for- Dhamashala tehsildar Saroj officials and local touts to carry on air and water pollution. The state asked to demarcate their land in of the driver and his assistant on Dharmasala police seized the est. What is worse is that for lack Kumar Panda in his letter their illegal stone extraction. government is also losing huge rev- the area, but no step has been taken the spot. Immediately after the ac- bodies and sent them for post- of safety measures in the unau- (989/28/3/2019 and 461/7/2/2019) Illegal stone mining was taking enues due to illegal stone mining. in this regard till date. “Steps will cident, the driver of the other ve- mortem. The police have regis- thorized mines, workers have to had drawn attention of the Cuttack place in Balarampur hills, but vil- To put curbs on illegal stone min- be taken against the illegal stone hicle fled the spot. tered a case in this connection and lose their lives. Over 15 workers forest divisional officer towards il- lagers moved the court against it. ing, the administration had imposed mining in reserve forest land at Local residents rescued the in- launched investigation to find out have allegedly lost their lives there. legal stone mining in forest land. Stone mining still goes on at Section 144 of the CrPc in 2019. It was Kusunpur,” he added. jured and took him to MKCG the reason behind the accident. Keonjhar: Use of OMBADC AGAINST POLICE EXCESSES fund comes into question like poor connectivity, lack of drink- ing water, poor health care. It is said that the state government can’t take more than 60 per cent of OMBADC fund as loans while in- terests on the loan should be de- posited every six months. The Manch alleged that the state government had taken Rs 16,526 crore out of a total of Rs 16,621 crore in the OMBADC fund as loan. This loan amount is 99.6 per cent of the total fund. Only Rs 95 crore is left at the OMBADC. Pointing out such discrepancies, the Manch had sent a letter to Justice POST NEWS NETWORK posed to be utilized for all round de- Anang Patnaik September 17. velopment of people and boosting However, Just Patnaik, in his In protest against alleged police excesses on a person, women of Burjubadi under Daringbadi block of Kandhamal district block Baliguda-Berhampur road Keonjhar, Sept 26: Funds of the their livelihood, strengthening in- reply, said that the OMBADC Odisha Mineral Bearing Areas frastructure and protection of en- fund has been given to the state Development Corporation (OM- vironment. government as per the guide- JUMBO HERD PLAYS BADC) should be utilized for var- The apex court has appointed lines of the Supreme Court and ious developmental activities in Justice Anang Patnaik to monitor its interests will be collected HAVOC IN BUGUDA VSSUT Profs test +ve, hosp shut the mining-hit areas, but this fund utilization of OMBADC funds. every six months. is not allegedly being utilized in However, the Manch alleged that It may be noted here that the POST NEWS NETWORK some pockets of mineral rich though this mineral rich district has state government has approved in- Jharsuguda: Biz community to Keonjhar district. immensely contributed to the OM- frastructure projects worth Rs 1,700 Buguda, Sept 26: After a gap of This was alleged by Koenjhar BADC with the chief secretary as crore for mining-affected districts six months, people of Buguda area Vikasha Manch, a local outfit fight- its head, the latter has neglected the under the OMBADC. in Ganjam are facing the scourge observe week-long shutdown ing for the cause of development. district. The amount is to be spent on of elephants. Shankar Sahu, president of the As per the Supreme Court guide- supply of 24×7 safe drinking water A herd of 16 elephants strayed JHARSUGUDA: In view of the Manch expressed displeasure over lines, all mineral bearing districts projects in 13 urban local bodies from Khurda and Nayagarh dis- POST NEWS NETWORK rising Covid-19 cases in the dis- utilization of OMBADC funds. should have OMBADC cells, but in Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj and tricts into the Buguda range 15 trict, the Jharsuguda Chamber of He said, following an order of this cell has not been formed for the Sundargarh districts, livelihood days ago. As the sun sets down, an Sambalpur, Sept 26: The Veer Commerce (JCC) has decided that the Supreme Court, the state gov- Keonjhar district. projects and procurement of med- uneasy fear engulfs many villages Surendra Sai University of industrial and business organisa- ernment has formed OMBADC In many pockets, people have ical equipment for health facilities as the pachyderms keep creating Technology (VSSUT) in Burla in tions will observe a week-long shut- December 31, 2014. The fund is sup- been deprived of basic facilities in Mayurbhnaj district. havoc. Sambalpur district was closed for down in Brajrajnagar, Belpahar An elephant attacked an eld- four days starting Saturday. The and this town. erly person at Jeja village Monday decision has been taken as two However, the decision to observe night. He was critically wounded. professors of the institution tested the shutdown will be voluntary. Forest personnel have been try- positive for Covid-19. One of the The chamber has requested all its Pest attack worries Boudh farmers ing to drive away the rampaging teachers is from the Electrical members to close down their units herd while night patrolling is Engineering Department while for seven days. A decision to this ef- POST NEWS NETWORK paddy, they fail to be effective. being conducted in the area. The the other is from Civil Engineering. fect was taken Friday. However, the block agriculture of- animals have destroyed paddy and The vice-chancellor of VSSUT The JCC said that the move is Harbhanga, Sept 26: People of ficer has only suggested ways to vegetables at Kiriamba, Jhadapada, said that the campus will be sani- aimed at containing the spread of Harbhanga block and other areas contain the pests. Farmers de- Jamabani, Mahulapalli and tised during the closure. Other Covid-19 in these localities. All in Boudh district had expected good manded that the agriculture de- Nuapalli. Farmers demanded com- teachers have been asked to con- shops and markets were seen closed harvest this year, but floods washed partment should provide pesticide pensations for crop losses. duct classes online. It should be Saturday and the same situation will Notably, ‘Corona Niyantrana away their hopes. Whatever crop on subsidy. stated here that the VSSUT was ear- prevail till October 2. With business Committee’, an outfit formed by was spared by floods is now being The agriculture department is lier shut down for seven days and office outlets closed, the num- the members of several social or- attacked by pests. sensitising farmers on the use of pes- August 1. Then a lady teacher had ber of people on roads came down ganisations in Bolangir town, has While caseworm damages leaves ticide and bactericide to save their tested positive for Covid-19. substantially. Residents of imposed a similar week-long shut- of the paddy plants, stem borer crops. Covid situation in the district Brajrajnagar, Belpahar and this down starting September 25. damages its stems, farmers said. The affected farmers lamented is still grim with the tally crossing town have been urged not to step Jharsuguda district reported Growing pest attack in some that they have invested their money the 5,000-mark with 81 new cases out of their homes unless there is 120 new Covid-19 cases Saturday tak- areas has come up as a cause of Sukapali, Tukulunda, Dhalpur, taking from cooperative banks and found Saturday. Currently the total an emergency. ing the tally up to 4,111. At present, concern for farmers. Hectares of Lunibahal, Hareksrushnapur under borrowed from private persons, number of ovid patients in the Members of the JCC said they there are 1,016 active cases while land have been affected by bacter- this block. but they were worried about pay- district stands at 5,516 while 4,337 hope such a move will contain the 3,094 persons have recovered from ial leaf blight disease, caseworm and Farmers alleged that though pes- ing back the loans when the crop has patients have recovered. 1,157 are spread of Covid-19 and in the the disease. The virus has so far stem borer pests in Katuniapada, ticides are being applied on the already been damaged. undergoing treatment. process will save lives. claimed one life in the district. `3L fine imposed on Toddler branded with hot iron to cure stomachache POST NEWS NETWORK VICTIM OF SUPERSTITION practices mostly in tribal-domi- Nuapada truck owner nated districts of the state. Baripada, Sept 26: Despite the SUCH CASES RECUR ROUTINELY IN Awareness programmes launched POST NEWS NETWORK bars weighing 25.6 tonnes. health department taking several PARTS OF MAYURBHANJ by the government have little impact When grilled, the driver failed to measures to wean away people from SUNDARGARH AND KEONJHAR DIS- on them, he rued. Nuapada, Sept 26: Commercial Tax produce valid documents for trans- traditional healing practices TRICTS, EVEN THOUGH SOCIAL Superstitious practice believed to & GST Enforcement Unit in porting such a huge quantity of grounded on superstition, incidents ACTIVISTS AND ADMINISTRATION cure ailing children by branding Nuapada Saturday collected a whop- iron bars. of people falling back on them are CARRY OUT AWARENESS DRIVE them with hot iron nails or ban- ping Rs 3,04,932 from a truck This was then the still pouring in. AGAINST SUCH SUPERSTITIOUS gles is still deeply ingrained in owner and released his vehi- owner of the truck was The latest incident was reported PRACTICE some tribal pockets of Mayurbhanj cle that was seized earlier. served a notice, in- from Udala area in Mayurbhanj and other districts. According to sources, a forming him about the district Saturday. It came to the fore DR LAXMIKANTA PATI SAID, Such cases recur routinely in INSTANCES OF SUCH TREATMENT squad of the Commercial fine amounting to Rs after the parents admitted their ail- parts of Mayurbhanj Sundargarh PRACTICES ARE YIELDING NO Tax and GST Enforcement 3,04,932 being levied on ing baby girl to Udala government RESULTS AND SOMETIMES LEADING and Keonjhar districts, even though

Unit led by Deputy his vehicle for illegal trans- hospital. social activists and administration

k y m TO DEATHS OF MANY c Commissioner Priyabrata Gartiya portation of goods. Thereafter According to sources, a toddler carry out awareness drive against had stopped a truck September several notices were served. And fi- from Tikarpada village under and branded the child with hot iron woman took her daughter to Udala According to Pati, instances of such superstitious practice. 16 for checking. The truck was nally, after 10 days since the seizure Khunta police limits had complained on her stomach. Far from being government hospital Saturday. The such treatment practices are yield- It is said illiterate and ignorant heading from Raipur to Khariar of the vehicle, the truck owner de- of stomachache Wednesday. The cured, the toddler’s health condition child is out of danger, informed pe- ing no results and sometimes lead- tribal families still have strong faith road. The squad conducted a search posited the fine and got his vehicle mother of the child consulted her deteriorated further. diatric Dr Laxmikanta Pati, who ing to deaths of many. Unfortunately, in traditional healers when it comes and found the truck carrying iron released Saturday. brother who took her permission With no other options left, the is treating her. people are still following the same to treatment of their children. P6 SUNDAY | SEPTEMBER 27 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR power post

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round the world, right- cies and reliance on white re- wing populists are hol- sentment, the GOP has fully com- lowing out democracy mitted to being a minority party, Stop hounding NGOs A and the rule of law. But which is why it has sought to en- unlike many twentieth-century trench itself in non-majoritarian dictators, today’s aspiring au- institutions like the Senate (where he Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act is a funny old piece of thoritarians have tried to preserve rural voters hold vastly dispro- legislation. It appeared in India in 1976 as a law to prevent exter- the façade of the institutions they portionate power) and the courts. T nal interference in India’s electoral process and democracy. It pro- are destroying, which creates a Nor is it above blatant voter sup- hibited the receiving of foreign money by political parties and their can- dilemma for opposition parties. pression to prevent non-whites didates, journalists and newspaper publishers, judges, bureaucrats and Should they play by the rules of a from casting ballots. members of parliament. game that is rigged against them, If the Democrats want to force In time, liberalisation meant that many of these categories received for- or should they start writing their Republicans to act differently, they eign money legally and the Indian government actively promoted the bring- own rules and risk accusations must sanction every one of these ing in of such money. That, after all, is the foreign direct investment whose of being liberal democracy’s real When autocratic legalists use the letter of law norm violations severely. If the numbers this government is so proud of and speaks of regularly. For instance gravediggers? to violate the spirit of democratic institutions, Republicans try to ram through a the media, both print and television and certainly online (which is the most The conventional wisdom has Supreme Court nominee within the dominant form of media today) can not only receive foreign investment, it been that violating norms simply their opponents should do the opposite next few weeks, the Democrats can be dominated by it. The largest media companies in India are Facebook Jan-Werner accelerates the destruction of should bring Senate business to a and Google, which are entirely foreign owned and managed. Newspapers can Mueller democracy. But constitutional and threats to the system is more appealing to voters’ consciences. halt by objecting to all routine receive equity investments from foreign firms as can news channels. hardball is appropriate under spe- of an art than a science. If it is done But it does require the opposition unanimous consent requests; they Even the political parties managed to get themselves off the hook on cific circumstances. When auto- convincingly, it can stanch the to recognise that its audience in- also should be drafting credible FCRA. In January 2013, a PIL was filed in Delhi High Court claiming that cratic legalists use the letter of spread of cynicism among the cludes not just potentially per- plans to expand the size of the the BJP and the Congress had received do- ONE OF the law to violate the spirit of dem- electorate. But such a strategy as- suadable voters, but also right- Supreme Court in the event that nations from the same company, ocratic institutions, their oppo- sumes that citizens can be per- wing populists and their they return to power. Vedanta/Sterlite, which were in violation THE MOST nents should do the opposite. suaded with arguments about con- opportunistic allies. In address- Would these hardball tactics of the FCRA Act. On 28 March 2014, the court DEPRESSING In many countries under right- stitutional commitments that all ing the latter group, the point is not deepen the country’s political po- held that the BJP and Congress were guilty wing populist rule – think of democrats ought to share. to shame the shameless, but to larisation and trigger a downward of FCRA violation and asked the Modi FINDINGS IN Hungary or Poland – there is no That is a perilous assumption, fight fire with fire. In the US, for spiral of norm violations? government and the election commission POLITICAL unified opposition, and parties given that media pluralism has example, Republicans have bene- Polarisation could hardly be deeper to act against the two parties. can propose a variety of policies been radically reduced in many fited from a clear asymmetry. While than it already is. But, more to the In December 2015, it was reported that the SCIENCE IN as alternatives to what the gov- countries. Under Hungarian Prime the GOP will do anything to claim point, not all norms are the same, government was making amendments to the RECENT YEARS IS ernment offers (and not every- Minister Viktor Orbán and Turkish and hold on to power, Democrats or even properly normative. Trump law that would get both the parties off. This thing that a right-wing populist President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, have remained committed to the broke the ‘norm’ of having a pet happened in the budget of 2016, when the THAT CITIZENS regime does is authoritarian per attacks on independent television spirit of the rules, even holding out (usually a dog) in the White House, definition of foreign source was changed, Aakar Patel se). But when basic political prin- stations and newspapers are now hope for bipartisanship. But if but that is hardly a matter of fun- legitimising the donation received by political OFTEN PUT THEIR ciples are at stake, the opposition commonplace. And in the US, Republicans believed that the damental democratic principles. parties. Unfortunately for the parties, this PARTISANSHIP absolutely must unite and clearly Republican voters have cocooned Democrats, too, would start push- By contrast, there are Democratic was done in fairly slipshod fashion and so No government has signal to citizens that the situation themselves in a media ecosystem ing the limits, they might change proposals to make the Senate more FIRST EVEN WHEN another amendment was passed in 2018 to any fondness for the has moved beyond run-of-the mill dominated by Fox News and other their own political calculus. representative by abolishing the fil- again try and get the parties off. This finally THEY RECOGNISE political disagreement. right-wing propaganda channels. Consider the dilemma Democrats ibuster and granting statehood to happened in March 2018 through the sector called civil In the United States, the But even if all voters were re- now face following the death of Puerto Rico and Washington, DC. amendment of a repealed law, an entirely society, but the BJP THAT RIGHT-WING Republican Party’s effort to abol- ceiving accurate information, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader These measures absolutely would farcical operation. POPULISTS POSE ish the Patient Protection and some still might be inclined to put Ginsburg. In rushing to fill the va- reflect democratic principles, and This is the background to the political in particular is Affordable Care Act (‘Obamacare’) partisanship above the protection cant seat with a conservative hard- they would be fully justified in the side of the FCRA, which was the intent of hostile to it A THREAT TO is cruel and incoherent, but it pre- of liberal democratic institutions. liner, Senate Republicans are not name of equality and freedom, as the legislation. What has happened over dates Donald Trump’s presidency, One of the most depressing find- even pretending to preserve any would stronger protections for the years is that the law has been turned DEMOCRACY and its success would not represent ings in political science in recent consistency with the positions they voting rights. Yes, the decision around and instead of reducing foreign influence on politics, it has been made the end of American democracy. years is that citizens often put took in 2016, when they flat-out re- to play constitutional hardball a weapon against non-profit organisations. No government has any fondness By contrast, the Trump adminis- their partisanship first even when fused to consider President Barack must never be taken lightly. But it for the sector called civil society, but the BJP in particular is hostile to it. The tration’s brazen defiance of con- they recognise that right-wing Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, must be taken when fastidious ad- Economic Times reported (‘PM says he is victim of NGOs’ gressional oversight is not just a populists pose a threat to democ- Merrick Garland, citing that year’s herence to norms for the sake of conspiracy’, 21 February 2016) a speech in Bhubaneswar that the Prime case of “politics as usual,” but racy. In other words, they are ready coming presidential election. democracy hands democracy’s en- Minister made to put forth his views on the subject. Modi gave no evidence rather an attack on what the po- and willing to trade away democ- Democrats must recognize that emies certain victory. for his accusation that NGOs were foreign agents, but was convinced that litical philosopher John Rawls racy itself to satisfy personal pol- today’s Republican Party is not they were trying to topple his government. In the entire Modi era, the gov- called “constitutional essentials.” icy or ideological preferences. only anti-Democrat but also anti- The writer is Professor of ernment has been trying actively to cut the size of the NGO sector. India has To be sure, distinguishing be- Such cynicism is not a reason democratic. With its highly un- Politics at Princeton. over 30 lakh such organisations, which range from neighbourhood associ- tween ordinary policy disputes for opposition parties to give up on popular, plutocratic economic poli- ©PROJECT SYNDICATE ations to the most powerful NGO in the world, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. The groups work on education, disaster relief, violence against women, public health, human rights, criminal justice system, environment, agriculture and so on. Between 2014 and 2018, a report estimated, there had been about a 40 per cent cut in foreign funding for these groups. SPECTRUM SOCIETY Yet another amendment made to the FCRA this month seeks to squeeze them further. This was introduced without any advance notice or con- sultation and passed without much debate. What it does is make it even more difficult for NGOs to function in India and in fact is an invitation for them to shut down. Spaces can impinge on our well-being I have worked in the sector for a few years and can say that it is filled with highly committed individuals who do the work in many sectors that the State ahlil Gibran’s often-quoted lic space (more than 12 ft). These century essayist Lord Bacon. Covid-era has widened interper- in India cannot do. This is work that happens without a problem in large line, “Let there be spaces ranges vary with communities, The variegated rubric of family sonal gaps that had already set in parts of the world and in all parts of the democratic world. The damage that K in our togetherness” is more even within a community. People are networks in Indian communities due to excessive focus on one’s own is being done to the India NGO sector is being done in part because of the than an admonition against in- embarrassed, uncomfortable, angry particularly among the Hindus is shell in disregard of concern for oth- paranoia of the BJP that there is some sort of giant agenda behind organ- truding into personal affairs of oth- or apprehensive when their per- manifest in distinct names for each ers. It may be hard to regain the level isations that do such work. Many of them are highly respected organisa- ers. A pun is intended in ‘spaces’. sonal spaces are invaded. ‘Proxemics’ relationships, like with father’s and of working relationships we had tions around the world and the one that I worked for has won the Nobel Peace The great luminary meant to in- studies how spaces influence be- mother’s elder and younger broth- in pre-Covid era. Growing holisti- prize. It is not in the interest of India or its people or even the government clude here the physical distancing havioural and communication pat- ers and sisters, spouse’s father and cally and fully does not warrant to persecute and harass these organisations. Unfortunately that is what has among people to ward off any ma- terns, social interactions and growth mother, their elder and younger insulating oneself from ethos and happened and is happening and the reality is that many of them, already licious assault or a coronavirus- of individuals. brothers and sisters, and so on. concerns of others. “Alone we can under assault from the State, will have to wind up operations and others like disease. While close proximity may breed There is also a code of etiquettes to do so little; together we can do so will have to scale down. The essentiality of physical spaces contempt, overmuch space, mental be observed for each relationship like much,” said Helen Keller. The power The civil society is full of motivated people and much of their work will for health, good living and opti- or physical tends to vitiate intima- a married lady was forbidden not to of collectivism and benefits of to- continue because these individuals are not doing this work because of the mum growth of living beings has cies and relationships among human share a seat contiguous to her hus- getherness can be harnessed only money. I have worked with people with a background in investment bank- never been questioned. The spacing beings, so vital for healthy living. band’s elder brother. While showing in the spirit of sharing of thoughts, ing, law and of course media who have chosen to work in an NGO for much concept is based on the premise Everyone needs shoulders to bank the gravitas attached with others in concerns and feelings. Inability to less than in their corporate job. Such Indians will continue their work and that imbued with enormous po- upon, to share one’s ethos and pathos. extended family, this feature of understand this has been at the it is a shame that they are being hindered. Today India invites foreign in- tential even an average person can Remaining unheard or unloved can Indian families strengthened one’s root of much malaise that is spir- vestment in arms and ammunition and bombs and guns, and in alcohol and Harish Barthwal flourish well and soar high enough be agonising and eventually trau- sense of belongingness, leaving lit- itually and mentally enervating. tobacco, and petroleum and pharmaceuticals and everything else that one only when assigned free space to use matic. The issue of spaces being tle scope to fall apart in difficult Unwanted spaces need to be bridged, can think of. But it restricts investment in India on health, education and GROWING all of one’s gears. Most people are created among people, unawares or moments. This is unlike in Western not created or widened. rights. Something is very wrong with such a state of affairs. known to use only one gear or two intentionally thereby impinging on families where life is almost confined It would be not only inhuman but HOLISTICALLY AND out of several, throughout their the togetherness of human beings to one’s spouse and young ones. also blasphemous and ungrateful FULLY DOES NOT life span. The same principle holds is not new. Over decades, tapering “We are born alone, we live alone, to create spaces with those having good for the plant kingdom. Growth of family and personal ties, and we die alone.” Each person is an iso- been instrumental and supportive in WISDOM CORNER WARRANT of plants is constricted when too non-sharing of feelings leading to lated, if not an insulated entity, in our journey of life thus far. A mother, INSULATING close to each other. Witness the spe- alienation, mental sickness and as- that the biochemical composition who does not cling the newborn by cific spaces between two consecu- sociated complications have been of each individual is unique, a re- her breast or avoids hugging him To forget one’s purpose is the commonest form of stupidity. ONESELF FROM tive plants of any crop in the farm. issues of intellectual debates, and also markable feature that facilitates throughout childhood even later, or FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE Ever given a thought why people a recurring motif in literature and establishing biometric identities. consigns her 5-year-old baby to an ex- Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment. ETHOS AND having made huge fortunes from arts. Poetic works of TS Eliot are tes- Ditto for the individual’s mental clusive room to study, play and sleep, LAO TZU their business in downtown, living timony to the growing alienation of Think in the morning. Act in the noon. Eat in the evening. Sleep in CONCERNS frame; drawing from a vast array most likely brings out an adult with the night. in vicinity in shabby, dense multi-sto- man and its implications like in- of permutations, the dominating little sensitivity and loyalty to fam- WILLIAM BLAKE OF OTHERS ried houses relocate to outskirts in sensitivity to fellow beings. The thought in the individual psyche ily and nation. Understanding of the open spaces. For decades they lonesome nature of man has been picks something that gradually how much space to maintain in dif- were facing a space crunch to breathe, attributed in part to urbanisation, shapes one’s mindset. Considering ferent contexts helps one to lead a think and live freely! automation, and also attrition of what we call mind-body chemistry, happy, blissful and meaningful life. WORDSWORTH Broadly, human beings follow a human values like acceptance, ap- we align ourselves with people of four-layered spacing system viz. in- preciation, affection, love, loyalty, particular ilk, and maintain dis- The author is a Delhi-based timate space (0-2 ft), personal space trust and empathy. “Bigger the city, tances accordingly. journalist who writes on social Tripudiate (2-4 ft), social space (4-12 ft) and pub- lonelier the man is,” said the 17th The precept of distancing in and health issues.

f you tripudiate a person, you dance with excitement or Ifiguratively trample on an opponent in triumph. The Oxford Legend’s legacy lives on Crumbling buildings English Dictionary marks this as “rare and affected,” a reasonable conclusion. It had its time before the public, in the Sir, In the passing away of SP Sir, The vagaries of monsoon continue to heap misery on people. When rains lash old and ram- sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, but as writers came to Balasubrahmanyam, the world of music has shackle buildings, the unfolding of misery is complete. But commercial and residential build- eschew rhetoric and prefer straightforward prose, it gradually etters lost an iconic playback ings collapsing like a pack of cards are becoming all too familiar, and at a frightening frequency. fell out of use and had pretty much vanished by the end of the singer, a talented actor It was South Mumbai’s Fort and Malad in July, Konkan Maharashtra’s Mahad in August, and nineteenth century. A typical instance of the type of high-flown and a fine human Bhiwandi in suburban Mumbai last Monday. The Mahad building was a seven-year-old con- language in which it flourished is Thomas Carlyle’s History of TOL THE EDITOR being. With a record struction while the one that collapsed at Bhiwandi was nearly four decades old that was built Friedrich II of Prussia. He recounts the occasion in 1730 when the Readers of Orissa POST 40,000 songs in 16 lan- in two phases, the latest put in place twelve years ago. That forty apartments sheltered nearly future king let slip some premature news about the marriage of are most welcome to contribute letters guages in his kitty, SPB one hundred and fifty residents in a structure more than forty years old tells us only a part of his sister Wilhelmina to Frederick, the British Prince Of Wales: (200 words), articles and carved a special niche the story. The fact that the three-storeyed rundown building was not included in the dilapi- columns (between 750-1250 “Upon which the whole Palace of Charlottenburg now bursts into words). Contributors are for himself bagging dated building list of the local municipal corporation tells us the other half of the story. This tripudiation; the very valets cutting capers, making somersets, — requested to send their six national awards, besides being decorated story is, however, contested by the authorities. The local body government swears that it had and rushing off with the news to Berlin.” (Somerset is an old form contact numbers and full with the Padma Shri in 2001 and the Padma served not one but two notices to the building owners on the unsafe conditions. The residents

of somersault, to turn head over heels.) The word is from Latin postal address/email ID. They may also Bhushan in 2011. Blessed with a divine say they haven’t heard about it although a few have said the building was indeed in a pathetic

k y m send in their valuable comments, opinion c tripudium, stamping on the ground, which is possibly from words and suggestions, preferably by email, voice, his lilting melodies transcended bor- state. Perhaps the residents are loath to come forward with their account because they were meaning three and foot, indicating a measured dance of some to: [email protected] ders and stole the hearts of millions of all poor, and were offered a roof to stay for affordable rates by the owner. That is to say the builder, sort, perhaps during a religious ritual. The first sense in English music aficionados. SPB may be no more but who is now behind the bars, exploited the credulous. The municipal corporation has also said referred to dancing, skipping or leaping for joy or excitement. his legacy lives on. that it had asked the owner to vacate the building, but in vain. The question is whether the The sense of trampling on an opponent came into the language B-15, Rasulgarh Industrial Estate, owner ignored the notices or the corporation failed to pursue the same. only in the nineteenth century. Bhubaneswar-751010 NJ Ravi Chander, BANGALORE Ganapathi Bhat, AKOLA BIHAR P7 ANDHRA PRADESH

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k y m Andhra steps up vigil at places of worship NDA is one, will contest polls c At a time when religious politics is raging in together: Prasad on Bihar tiff the state, the police have ’S JD(U) AND CHIRAG PASWAN-LED LJP HAVE BEEN AT asked religious heads LOGGERHEADS FOR SOME TIME to be vigilant and PRESS TRUST OF INDIA the seat-sharing formula. fix surveillance Prasad, who represents the Patna cameras in churches, Patna, Sept 26: Senior BJP leader Sahib seat in the Lok Sabha, said said Saturday the Nitish Kumar-led government temples, mosques that the constituents of the NDA will has done a lot of work for the state's contest the Bihar assembly elec- overall development. INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE tions together, asserting that the “I am confident that the people problems within the coalition will of Bihar will bless the NDA and help Amaravati, Sept 26: The Andhra be resolved. it return to power with a decisive Pradesh government has ordered Prasad, the Union Law Minister, mandate because of its develop- the police to secure all places of exuded confidence that the Nitish ment work. Prime Minister worship to avoid any untoward in- Kumar-led alliance in Bihar will Narendra Modi's love for Bihar is cident, especially in the light of the win the election with a decisive evident from the fact that the an- Antarvedi Sri Lakshmi Narasimha mandate because of the develop- nouncements which he made have Swamy temple chariot blaze, at a ment work done by the Centre and been translated into reality,” the time when religious politics is rag- state government. minister said. ing in the state. “NDA is one... We will contest In an apparent swipe at RJD The police department has al- the elections together. If there is leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, ready initiated the process of ask- some problem, it will be solved," he Prasad questioned why the photos ing priests and religious heads said, replying to a question on the of Lalu Prasad and have across the state to be vigilant and differences between the LJP and been dropped from the party's hoard- fix surveillance cameras in churches, JD(U). government. ings. “Out of sheer curiosity, I just temples, mosques. town and a Telugu Baptist Church is given and everything is attended Besides vigilance, the police de- Nitish Kumar's JD(U) and Chirag The elections will be held in the want to know as to why one is In Prakasam and West Godavari in Pamuru. Similar scenes were to promptly on ground, responded partment is also engaging in com- Paswan-led LJP have been at log- state in three phases from October ashamed of his or her heritage? districts, like all others, the police seen in Epurupalem, PC Palli, Kanigi to promptly and no opportunity is munity activities to foster broth- gerheads for some time. 28 to November 7. The votes will be Why there is a need to hide one's her- visited temples, churches and and other places in the district. given to exploit this situation,” erhood among people. “We are The LJP has indicated that it counted November 10. itage? It is because they have noth- mosques, suggesting safety meas- Meanwhile, Prakasam Kaushal told IANS. trying to sort of bring together would field candidates against the Speaking to reporters at the party ing to show,” he said. ures to the clergy as well as locals. Superintendent of Police (SP), He said police are also monitor- communities, mitigate the nega- JD(U), leading to an uneasy situa- office here, Prasad said that dis- The BJP leader said there is no A Prakasam police official said the Siddharth Kaushal, has warned ing social media to look for trou- tive atmosphere. We will build it tion within the NDA in Bihar. cussions are underway on the seat- clarity on who is the leader of the department is keeping 24x7 vigil at hate mongers that the police are blemakers. “We are drawing up a up,” he said about Sadhbhavana, a Even as Paswan swears by his loy- sharing “at levels where it should opposition Grand Alliance and it is all places of worship in the district. keeping a strict vigil to thwart any list of suspects who might want to programme for peace and harmony. alty towards Prime Minister be.” “This is the domain of the par- in a state of disarray. A couple of policemen were seen opportunity for vested interests to capitalise on a provocation. We are As part of Sadhbavana, police Narendra Modi, in whose cabinet liamentary board and central elec- “The alliance is in disarray as peo- securing a Lord Hanuman temple at exploit the situation. “We are tak- keeping a close watch, taking every- interacted with Imams in Chirala his father and LJP founder Ram tion committee. It is their job to ple are leaving it. It will be inter- Parchur village, another temple at ing it very seriously on the ground. thing very seriously on the ground,” town and people associated with a Vilas Paswan is a minister, he has decide. I can't enter their domain,” esting to know as to who stays in the Komarole, a mosque in Kandukur We are ensuring that no opportunity he asserted. temple at TV Palli and other places. often criticised the Nitish Kumar he said, replying to a question on alliance,” Prasad said. Bihar’s ex-top cop Tejashwi, Tej Pratap booked AP’s one stop paddy for violating Covid protocol procurement centres meets Nitish days INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE

The RJD leaders had taken out rallies in Patna to protest against the contentious farm Bills Amaravati, Sept 26: As the crop procurement season approaches, after taking VRS PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy has in- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Sabha seat where a by-poll has Patna, Sept 26: RJD leader Tejashwi structed officials to make Rythu been necessitated by the death of Prasad Yadav, his elder brother Tej Bharosa Kendras (RBK) as one Patna, Sept 26: Former Bihar sitting JD(U) MP Baidyanath Mahto. Pratap Yadav, Jan Adhikar Party stop centres for paddy procure- DGP Gupteshwar Pandey met Chief The JD(U) draws its support, (JAP) leader Rajesh Ranjan alias ment Friday. Minister Nitish Kumar here largely, from among non-Yadav Pappu Yadav have been booked in “The CM stated that RBKs would Saturday, lending credence to spec- OBCs and Pasmanda Muslims. The poll-bound Bihar for taking out ral- be made the one-stop center for e-cropping, registration of farmers, ulations that the IPS officer’s sud- party hopes that with the induction lies here to protest against the con- paddy procurement,” said an official. information on grain collection den move of taking VRS was pro- of Pandey it may be able to reach tentious farm bills without per- Reddy said that the government should be given at the RBK level," pelled by the intention to join out to the Brahmins, traditionally mission and violating the COVID-19 will extend all support to farmers said the official. politics. supporters of the Congress who protocol. in terms of procuring their produce. The CM entrusted joint collectors Pandey, who stepped down as have gravitated towards the BJP of The three were booked Friday Nearly 84 lakh tonnes of differ- to monitor the day to day operations, the state police chief less than a late. along with 150 others and an FIR was ent crops are expected to be pro- including educating farmers on week ago, however, insisted that Pandey had hit the headlines lodged at the Kotwali police sta- duced in this kharif season against MSP rates, frequently asked ques- he had walked down to the state recently for his vocal condemnation tion on the basis of a complaint by a procurement target of 62 lakh tions, market perception, infor- headquarters of the JD(U), headed of the non-cooperation meted out the magistrate deputed to oversee metric tonnes. mation on water, moisture content by the Chief Minister, to ‘thank’ to the Bihar police team that had the situation, the police said. "With no shortage of seeds, fer- and others. Kumar for the trust reposed in him visited Mumbai to probe the death Several farmers’ organisations tilizers and pesticides, agriculture He also told the local legislators by the latter. by suicide of Patna-born actor and opposition parties including without having permission to do so, and others had held bandh and production is also expected to grow to get involved in the procurement RJD had held protests against the Kotwali police station SHO Sunil protests across Bihar Friday as significantly," he said. process for a smooth operation. farm bills here Friday. RJD heir Kumar told PTI. These leaders and part of the opposition’s nationwide According to the official, Reddy Meanwhile, commenting on cot- SSR DEATH PROBE apparent Tejashwi Prasad Yadav unnamed persons have also been protest against the passage of farm is taking special interest in crop pro- ton farmers, Reddy said that they rode a tractor to lead the protest booked for taking out a protest bills. It was marked by a clash be- curement by bringing in a market had suffered corrupt business prac- against the passage of the three march on Baily road where any tween the BJP and JAP here. intervention fund which aims to pro- tices during the erstwhile Telugu farm Bills Friday. His elder brother kind of protest is prohibited, the The clash took place in front of cure `3,300 crore worth agricul- Desam Party (TDP) regime. Tej Pratap Yadav sat atop its hood. SHO said. The FIR has been lodged BJP's state headquarters when JAP tural produce. Meanwhile, the Chief "Cotton business reputation A named FIR has been lodged under various sections of IPC and workers raised anti-Narendra Modi Minister has also given some other should not be lost and made sure against five persons including RJD Disaster Management Act 2005. government slogans outside its directives to officials, such as dis- that scams do not take place in cot- leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, Tej , who is also the gates to protest against the farm playing the minimum support price ton purchases. Authorities need Pratap Yadav, Jan Adhikar Party leader of opposition in Bihar Bills. The BJP workers came out in (MSP) for crops on a large bill- to increase the CCI purchasing (JAP) leader Pappu Yadav while Assembly, had Friday termed the large numbers from the party office board at all RBKs. centers and make it more benefi- 150 others have been made as un- farm Bills as anti-farmer and aimed and started hitting with sticks the "In the future, RBKs should also cial to the farmers. If needed, pur- named accused. They have been to privatise the agriculture sector. JAP activists who were in a open stand as full-fledged centres for chasing centers have to be set up," booked for taking out protest march The Congress, Left parties, JAP pick up van. grain procurement. In addition to said Reddy. Mission to revive dwindling dwarf cow population upteshwar Pandey had hit the ith a candour that is INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE backyard investment for a house- Gheadlines recently for his vocal Wusually not associated hold, he observed. condemnation of the non-cooperation with bureaucrats, Pandey Amaravati, Sept 26: Aimed at ar- ENDANGERED So with this motive, the govern- meted out to the Bihar police team that had lashed out at the resting the dwindling numbers of ment of AP wants to promote this had visited Mumbai to probe the death municipal authorities in SPECIES by suicide of Patna-born actor Sushant Mumbai when they had Punganuru cow, a dwarf bovine of- breed by first multiplying it and Singh Rajput forcibly quarantined Vinay fering A2 milk rich in medicinal val- he National Bureau of Animal then distributing. Tiwari, a young IPS officer ues and endemic to Andhra Pradesh, TGenetic Resources, which deals For this multiplication purpose, andey’s comment, while he was still from Patna who heading the state government has launched with the genetics of different the department will make use of Pthe DGP, that actress Rhea Chakraborty the investigating team until 'Mission Punganuru' recently. breeds in India, has categorised IVF and embryo technology at accused of abetment to suicide by Rajput’s the probe was handed over “It is about a local breed which Punganuru as an endangered Pulivendula in Kadapa district with father did not have the aukaat (standing) to the CBI upon a request to is almost dwindling. With modern species as it numbers dwindled academic support. to make any snide remarks against Nitish the effect from the technology, we are planning to im- below 2,000 at one time Simultaneously, steps will also be Kumar was also much talked about deceased actor’s father prove the numbers of the breed so he dwarf cow, also known as big taken to encourage farmers in every that we are able to get the multi- Tgoat for its low maintenance district to start organic farming, plication rate over and above the nor- cost, is famous for climbing small which will take 2-3 years. “I discussed nothing political Sushant Singh Rajput. mal rate,” Animal Husbandry de- hillocks in search of fodder “So this panchagavya, divam- with the Chief Minister. I have Pandey has earlier brushed aside partment special chief secretary rutam, dhanamrutam and kashaya worked with him for long and, after criticism from the Shiv Sena, say- Poonam Malakondaiah told IANS. nlike a regular cow or buffalo, concept can be made from the dung retirement, I just wanted to thank ing "they keep saying many things, As part of the project, UPunganuru cow cannot be used and urine of these cows. Punganuru him for his support. If and when I don't give much credence to it." Malakondaiah said the department to pull a bullock cart or plough a cow also gives 3-4 litres of urine I decide to join any political party, Pandey had resigned from serv- is working on breeding technology field but is reared only for its milk, per day, which can be collected and I will make it known to all,” Pandey ice in 2009 to contest the Lok Sabha to produce more female Punganuru rich in A2 protein marketed,” he said. told a posse of journalists waiting elections held that year. His resig- cows. With a budget of `73 crore Apart from Punganuru, the de- outside the JD(U) office at Birchand nation letter was, however, in- for the mission, the senior IAS of- best for organic farming were getting with many takers, Punganuru cow and Palamaneru,” said Naidu. partment also intends to raise some Patel Marg. triguingly not forwarded and he ficer said the state government ignored and eroded,” she observed. milk is expected to compensate the “It is called a big goat as far as its more indigenous cows which pro- Although the IPS officer, who was reinstated into service a few wants to reverse the neglect in- Malakondaiah asserted that the farmers. However, it will take time maintenance is concerned. So it duce good amount of milk, and took VRS less than half a year be- months later. flicted on this indigenous bovine state cannot allow genetic mate- as the project stretches for a period consumes less feed when compared aligns with the call given by Prime fore he was scheduled to superan- Earlier, Tuesday, decks seemed breed all these years. rial to be eroded with that kind of of three years. to a buffalo or cow. Its milk is just Minister Narendra Modi to pro- nuate, has chosen to keep his cards to have been cleared for Pandey’s She said Chief Minister YS Jagan negligence. Elaborating on the dwarf cow, sufficient for the farmer's domestic mote indigenous cow breeds. close to the chest, the grapevine future move as his application for Mohan Reddy is very keen on pro- On achieving multiplication rates the department's director, T. needs and the calf,” he said. Currently, some people are buy-

has it that he is all set to join the VRS received an expeditious ap- moting indigenous breeds. “When we in Punganuru numbers, the ani- Damodar Naidu, said Punganuru A2 milk, especially from Gir or ing Punganuru cow even at a price

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of the day uote ‘Will Centre have `80K crore to give each Indian Covid vax?’ CUSTODIAL DEATH IARI scientists AGENCIES @MoHFW_INDIA needs, to buy Mumbai’s KEM and Nair hospi- ‘The recent chain of events is a Chargesheet filed have and distribute the vaccine to every- tals. They are likely to begin at a clear example why we should not developed a New Delhi, Sept 26: Chairman one in India. This is the next con- state-run hospital in Pune some- against 9 TN cops chemical that bias the process and should respect decomposes of Pune-based Serum Institute of cerning challenge we need to tackle. time in the coming week. the process till the end. Good news, stubble and turns it India (SII) Adar Poonawalla took @PMOIndia.” The Drugs Controller General @UniofOxford,” Adar Poonawalla AGENCIES into manure. There to Twitter to pose a question to the “I ask this question, because we of India (DGCI) had earlier this had said after the revocation of is no need for farmers to burn Ministry of Health Saturday. The need to plan and guide, vaccine month revoked its order suspend- DGCI’s order. New Delhi, Sept 26: More than stubble SII has partnered with the manufacturers both in India and ing any new recruitment for phase- Following a brief period of ex- three months after the alleged University of Oxford and overseas to service the needs of II and phase-III of the clinical tri- amination, the University of Oxford custodial torture and death of a ARVIND KEJRIWAL | DELHI CHIEF MINISTER AstraZeneca for the manufacturing our country in terms of procure- als of Covishield. This was done and AstraZeneca received a go- father-son duo in Tamil Nadu and distribution of its Covid-19 ment and distribution,” Poonawalla across the globe after one of the ahead from authorities in the UK triggered a nationwide outrage, How will vaccine candidate in India. said in another tweet about an volunteers who received the vac- to resume clinical trials for the Central Bureau of elections be He asked, “Quick question; will hour later. cine experienced spinal inflam- Covishield. Investigation (CBI) has filed a held in such the Government of India have Clinical trials for Covishield, the mation. The SII has, in fact, also part- chargesheet against nine police atmosphere? The `80,000 crores available, over the vaccine developed by the University “As I’d mentioned earlier, we nered with Novavax for the manu- officials who were posted at the country must know. next one year?” He went on to add, of Oxford and AstraZeneca in col- should not jump to conclusions facturing of its Covid-19 vaccine police station where the alleged How will the “Because that’s what laboration with SII have begun in until the trials are fully concluded. candidate, NVXCoV2373. torture took place. election campaign The police personnel include and rallies be held? Voting cannot an inspector/SHO, two SIs, two be online. You have to stand in a head constables and four con- queue KEEPING FIT stables. They were posted at the SANJAY RAUT | SHIV SENA LEADER BJP announces Sathankulam Police Station in Tamil Nadu and had been ar- rested during the investigation The and kept under judicial custody. Opposition is One more accused, then a sub- trying to stall inspector, died during the in- the farm Bills Team Nadda drafted in the vestigation. interest of country's Many young turks with strong articulation skills The CBI had registered two farmers, because cases July 7 related to the allega- they are worried about the have been given a shot to prove their mettle tions of custodial death of the fa- increasing popularity of PM Modi ther-son duo – P Jeyaraj and J Benniks – in Kovilpatti, Tamil ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL | UNION MINISTER Nadu. The cases were filed based on the request of the state gov- ernment and a notification of the SHORT TAKES Central government. As per the CBI investigation, Large haul of the father-son duo were arrested in the evening of June 19 and were drug seized allegedly tortured at the Guwahati: A large haul of Sathankulam Police Station by drugs, valued at `5 crore, was the accused on the same evening seized in Assam’s Karbi as well as in the intervening night. Anglong district and three Following this, they both suc- people arrested, police said. cumbed to their injuries and died Acting on a tip-off, a police PRESS TRUST OF INDIA on the intervening night of June team, led by DSP Nahid 22 and 23. Karishma, intercepted a New Delhi, Sept 26: The BJP Why Ram Madhav, The CBI is also investigating Guwahati-bound truck Saturday announced the long- excluded the role of other persons in the case. coming from Manipur at a awaited list of its national office- In August, the CBI had told the check post on Dimapur-Manja bearers as the party affected a NEW DELHI: While BJP’s Team Madras High Court that the fa- road and recovered the major reshuffle in key organisa- Nadda has given additional Women wearing protective face masks exercise at an open-air gym in a municipal park amidst the COVID-19 ther-son duo died after suffering drugs including brown sugar, tional positions, gave the team a thrust to its Gen-Next, it has outbreak in Kolkata REUTERS PHOTO multiple injuries. heroin and Yaba more pan-India look and brought also meant making space for (Methamphetamine) tablets in new faces, including some seen them by removing some from the vehicle. The drugs, to be strongly associated with its veterans like Ram Madhav and which were in 143 packets, FADNAVIS, RAUT core ideology. Muralidhar Rao, provoking are suspected to be speculation whether some of smuggled from Myanmar The highlights of the new list are PM Modi stresses on devolution replacement of several general them may find a space in the MEET; NOT POLITICAL, through Manipur. Cabinet in the much-speculated secretaries, including Ram Madhav, Cabinet reshuffle while SAYS BJP P Muralidhar Rao and Anil Jain, entering through the Rajya 2 held for betting with new faces, appointment of Sabha. At least four big names of powers to Lankan Tamils Tejasvi Surya, an articulate and were dropped as BJP national PRESS TRUST OF INDIA on IPL match fiery advocate of the general secretaries in Team PRESS TRUST OF INDIA plank, as the party's youth wing Nadda - Ram Madhav who has Mumbai, Sept 26: Former New Delhi: Delhi police president, and giving place to West been taking care of the party’s Maharashtra Chief Minister New Delhi, Sept 26: Prime Minister arrested two gamblers for Bengal leader , and Vinod affairs in J&K, Ladakh and the and Shiv Sena Narendra Modi Saturday pitched for indulging in a betting racket Tawade and of northeast, Muralidhar Rao, who MP Sanjay Raut met here Saturday, full implementation of a constitu- during an Indian Premier Maharashtra in the team. has been spearheading its prompting speculation in tional provision by the new Sri League (IPL) match and Roy has been made a vice pres- south India affairs under the Maharashtra’s political circles. Lankan government to ensure de- seized `27,500 cash, a box of aegis of BL Santosh, and portable manual telephone ident, and the two Maharashtra Raut, who hogged media lime- volution of powers to the minority members Anil Jain exchange with seven mobile leaders secretaries. There had been light for his strident anti-BJP pos- Tamil community even as he an- and Saroj Pandey. phones, One HP laptop for reports that all three of them were ture over power sharing formula nounced a $15 million grant to the The issue of Tamil devolution of power to the Tamil maintaining accounts, One miffed with their respective state after last year’s state Assembly island nation for promotion of bi- community. India has been press- Sony LED TV with Wi-fi Set leadership. , Kailash polls, met Fadnavis at a subur- lateral Buddhist ties. reconciliation process ing Sri Lanka to implement the Top Box, One notepad have Surya replaces . Vijayvargiya and Arun Singh have ban hotel here. The issue of Tamil reconciliation figured prominently at a 13th amendment which was brought been recovered from the Uma Bharti has been dropped as retained their position as general Maharashtra BJP chief process figured prominently at a vir- in after the Indo-Sri Lankan agree- possession of the accused vice president along with MP Vinay secretaries, who occupy a critical spokesperson Keshav Upadhye tual summit between Modi and Sri virtual summit between ment of 1987. In the talks, India persons. A case of gambling Sahasrabuddhe, Prabhat Jha, Om position in the organisation as they said there was no political angle Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Modi and Lankan raised the issue of the ECT project has been registered against Prakash Mathur and Shyam Jaju are often put in charge of states and to the meeting. “Raut wanted to in- Rajapaksa who assumed charge of in Colombo port as it was put on hold the accused Shamit Bhasin among others, while Saroj Pandey has serve as a link between the re- terview Fadnavis for (the Sena the top post last month for a fresh Prime Minister by the Sri Lankan government and Amarjeet Singh. been dropped as general secretary. gional and central leaderships. mouthpiece) Saamana and this tenure after his party secured a Mahinda Rajapaksa nearly a after a pact for its imple- Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sources said the BJP leadership meeting was to discuss how to go two-thirds majority in the parlia- mentation was signed. greeted the new team of office- has chosen to go with leaders who about it,” he tweeted. mentary polls. “Prime Minister Modi expressed 5 held for selling bearers and expressed confidence are fit for their role and are seen to “Fadnavis has informed Raut In the talks that lasted for about iation, Joint Secretary (Indian confidence that the new govern- that they will uphold the “glori- be reflective of the party's ideology. that he would grant Raut the in- an hour, the two sides deliberated Ocean Region) at the Ministry of ment will take early and decisive toddler ous tradition” of the party of serv- They said those who have been terview after returning from poll on ways to further boost maritime External Affairs Amit Narang said steps for implementation of these Thane: Police have arrested ing the people of India selflessly and dropped should not be naturally campaigning in Bihar, and there security cooperation, strengthen at a media briefing. projects,” Narang said when asked five persons, including three with dedication. judged negatively, adding that any are no political connotations to trade and investment ties and im- “Prime Minister Modi called on about the project being implemented women, in Maharashtra’s There are five new general sec- new list of office bearers is bound the meeting,” Upadhye said. plementation of the East Container the new government in Sri Lanka by India and Japan. Thane district for allegedly retaries among the total eight: Dalit to have a high proportion of fresh Shiv Sena and BJP, which con- Terminal (ECT) project in Colombo to work towards realising the ex- In the summit that lasted for kidnapping a two-and-a-half- leader , faces, something the party's con- tested the state Assembly elec- port involving India and Japan. pectations of Tamils for equality, jus- about an hour, Modi also expressed year-old boy and selling him D Purandareshwari of Andhra stitution also advocates. tions as allies, fell out over power On the Tamil issues, Prime tice, peace and dignity within a his hope that the temporary re- to a childless couple for Pradesh, CT Ravi of Karnataka, However, some may have been sharing formula and the Uddhav Minister Modi emphasised that united Sri Lanka by achieving rec- strictions imposed by the Sri Lankan `70,000, an official said Tarun Chugh of Punjab, a state dropped for reasons like their wont Thackeray-led party formed implementation of the 13th amend- onciliation nurtured by imple- side on the imports of some prod- Saturday. The toddler was where the BJP’s ties with ally Akali to make comments which have re- the government with the NCP ment to the Sri Lankan Constitution mentation of the constitutional ucts will be relaxed soon since it will rescued and reunited with his Dal have nosedived over farm bills, peatedly irked the leadership and and Congress as the new alliance is essential for carrying forward provisions,” he said. also benefit the economy and com- parents recently and the and from Assam. non-performance, they added. partners. the process of peace and reconcil- The 13th amendment provides for mon people of the island nation. accused were arrested Friday, he said. “The boy was kidnapped September 15 from near his house located close to the circus ground area in Ambarnath township Lancet cautions India on giving ‘too much positive spin’ to Covid when he was playing,” senior inspector Sanjay Dhumal said. LANCET SAID THE EPIDEMIC IN INDIA IS FAR FROM OVER, WITH A POTENTIALLY HUGE BURDEN OF MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY TO COME

INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE the country's leaders must respect reports, hours before announcing navirus vaccine August 15 scientific evidence, expert com- the national lockdown, Prime Indian Independence Day; a dead- Girl shot dead by New Delhi, Sept 26: The renowned mentary, and academic freedom, Minister Narendra Modi told own- line considered unrealistic by most spurned lover medical journal, Lancet has criticised and not provide false optimism,” ers and editors from India’s largest medical experts); ICMR has sup- India on the danger of presenting Lancet said in a criticism directed media organisations that it was im- ported treatment with hydroxy- Jaipur: A student was shot the current situation in India with at the government. Hope is impor- portant to tackle the spread of pes- chloroquine despite insufficient ev- dead by a man near her too positive a spin. It not only clouds tant, and recognising successes is simism, negativity, and rumour. idence; and news reports claim that college in Rajapark area of reality but also hampers vital pub- vital, especially during a pandemic, This pressure to avoid negative data on coronavirus infection were the city Saturday when she lic health initiatives. it added. news, and to offer reassurance, ap- removed from a scientific paper. had gone to appear for her It said that perpetuating unre- The epidemic in India is far from pears to have been felt by several pro- It has also pointed towards is- graduation final year alistic claims or failing to honestly over, with a potentially huge burden fessional scientific organisations sues with Covid numbers. examination, police said. report negative news creates un- of mortality and morbidity to come in India. “Transparency of the data on Covid- “She had come from Jhunjhunu to write the exam, certainty among the public and unless public health measures are Lancet has slammed ICMR. “The 19 cases and deaths, especially those

scheduled from 7 am to 10 health-care professionals, dis- used and adhered to. Without clear Indian Council of Medical Research underpinning the case fatality rate, y am. The accused attacked couraging people from taking pre- and honest communication of the (ICMR) has been singled out by ex- has also been questioned, as de-

ventive action or taking public risks of Covid-19 to the population, perts for straying from scientific tailed in a recent World Report.

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of the day uote Raj woman accuses Farmers continue to block rail tracks in Punjab father of raping Congress sought votes PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Bathinda, Moga, Kotkapura her for 10 years in the 2018 quatting on rails tracks, Faridkot, Muktsar, Jalalabad Fazilka. Assembly polls in Sagitating farmers Saturday the name of Chandigarh, Sept 26: Farmers in shouted slogans against the He said elders, women, youth AGENCIES Jyotiraditya Scindia Punjab continued their ‘rail’ roko BJP-led government at the and children also participated in but then went on to agitation Saturday at several places Centre and demanded the protests. Farmers would force the New Delhi, Sept 26: A 23-year-old form a government in the state in the state in protest against the rollback of the farm Bills which government with a series of protests woman in Rajasthan's Kota ac- under Kamal Nath three farm Bills passed by they described as “black laws” and agitations to withdraw the farm cused her father, an employee with Parliament recently. Bills, he said, adding that these Bills the Indian Railways, of repeat- | MADHYA The movement of trains in the he Committee Friday had would only “benefit” big corporates. edly raping her for the last 10 PRADESH CHIEF MINISTER state continued to remain suspended Tannounced to extend its Farmers have expressed appre- years, police said Friday. in the wake of farmers' stir. three-day 'rail roko' agitation hension that the Centre's farm re- In a complaint to Farmers have been protesting from September 26 till forms would pave the way for the Bhemganjmandi police station, I have no September 29 objection to it. on rails tracks at many places in the dismantling of the minimum sup- the woman accused the father of Let them bring state since September 24. The call port price system and they would repeatedly raping her at home it. Every six months for the ‘rail roko’ agitation was roko' agitation from September 26 be at the “mercy” of big corporates. and at places where he was posted, they (Congress) given by the Kisan Mazdoor till September 29. The ‘rail roko’ The farmers said they would con- they said. must move the no- Sangharsh Committee and later, agitation had started Thursday, tinue their fight till the three farm The woman also has alleged confidence motion. different farmers’ outfits had ex- forcing the railway authorities to sus- bills were revoked. that her father attempted to So I will be safe for the next six tended their support to it. pend the operation of 14 pairs of spe- The Essential Commodities sexually harass her younger months Squatting on rails tracks, agitat- cial passenger trains in the state. (Amendment) Bill, 2020, the Farmers’ sister on a number of occasions, BS YEDIYURAPPA | KARNATAKA CHIEF MINISTER ing farmers Saturday shouted slo- Farmers under the banner of Produce Trade and Commerce police said. gans against the BJP-led govern- their anger against the farm Bills. over the phone. Bare-chested pro- Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ekta (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 The woman has written that ment at the Centre and demanded “Farmers have taken off their testers, sitting on Amritsar-Delhi Ugrahan) blocked rail tracks in and the Farmers (Empowerment her mother was aware about the People are the rollback of the farm Bills which ‘kurtas’ and shirts to make the gov- rail track, raised slogans against nine districts. BKU (Ekta Ugrahan) and Protection) Agreement of Price conduct of her father, but was un- dying they described as “black laws”. ernment hear our voice,” said Kisan the BJP-led Central government. general secretary Sukhdev Singh Assurance and Farm Services Bill, able to break her silence as she her- everywhere In Amritsar, a group of protesting Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee gen- The Committee Friday had an- Kokri Kalan said the rail tracks 2020 were passed by the Parliament self was a victim of domestic vi- and every day. In farmers went shirtless to express eral secretary Sarwan Singh Pandher nounced to extend its three-day 'rail were blocked at Patiala, Sangrur, earlier this week. olence, the official said. the last one week Based on the woman’s com- we have lost one Central minister, plaint, the accused was booked one Rajya Sabha MP and an MLA. In under various sections of the the corona corruption case, there India, Japan Navies begin EVE OF WORLD TOURISM DAY Indian Penal Code (IPC) and under has been a corruption of almost the Protection of Children from `2,000 crores and there are riots Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the everywhere three-day mega exercise official said. The accused has been detained SIDDARAMAIAH | CONGRESS LEADER PRESS TRUST OF INDIA inter-operability and joint opera- for questioning but not arrested yet, tional skills. The JIMEX series of ex- the official added. New Delhi, Sept 26: Indian and ercises started in January 2012 with The woman was sent for med- SHORT TAKES Japanese navies will hold a three- a special focus on maritime security ical examination and her state- day mega military exercise from cooperation. The last edition of ment will be recorded before CBI books 4 former today in the North Arabian Sea to JIMEX was conducted in October a magistrate September 28, further consolidate their opera- 2018 off Visakhapatnam coast. police said. CBSE officers tional convergence, officials said. "Advanced level of operations New Delhi: The Central The exercise is taking place in the and exercises planned during Bureau of Investigation (CBI) backdrop of growing concerns JIMEX-20 are indicative of the con- SP Balasubrahmanyam said that it has filed a case over China's military muscle flex- tinued upswing in Indo-Japanese against then Joint Secretary, ing in the Indian Ocean Region as defence relations and continued two Assistant Secretaries, well as in the Indo-Pacific. efforts by both governments to laid to rest with and one more official of the It will be the first military ex- work closely for a more secure, Central Board of Secondary ercise after the two countries signed open and inclusive global com- state honours Education (CBSE) on charges a landmark agreement September mons, in accordance with inter- of alleged irregularities in 9 that will allow their militaries national regulations," an Indian PRESS TRUST OF INDIA recruitment. CBI officials said to access each other's bases for lo- Navy spokesperson said. that the case was registered gistics support. He said multi-faceted tactical Chennai, Sept 26: Versatile singer, against four former officers The officials said the fourth edi- exercises involving weapon fir- actor and music composer SP of CBSE on charges of tion of the India-Japan maritime ings, cross deck helicopter opera- Balasubrahmanyam hailed as misusing their official exercise JIMEX will feature a mul- tions and complex surface, anti- “singing moon” by his millions of position, circumventing fans was laid to rest at his farm reservation provisions, titude of advanced exercises across submarine and air warfare drills and using forged and fake the spectrum of maritime opera- will further consolidate coordina- Girdhar Vyas, who claims to sport the longest moustache in the world, poses for a photograph on the eve of house near here Saturday with a documents to get jobs in tions, in reflection of high degree of tion between the two navies. World Tourism Day in Bikaner, Saturday PTI PHOTO 24-gun salute by Tamil Nadu police. the CBSE. After the singer’s son SP Charan performed the funeral rites amid Vedic chants by priests, last post was played by a police band and Ceasefire violation Send children in care homes back ‘POISON’ PEDDLER WOMEN 24 personnel in ceremonial attire by Pakistan again gave a gun salute. Jammu: Pakistan army WILL BREW NECTAR NOW Saturday targeted Indian to their families: Child rights body these women has taken the lives positions by using small arms of their husbands. From time to and mortars on the Line of The NCPCR said the decision was taken also keeping in view the alarming concerns time, police does conduct raids Control (LoC) in Jammu and over the safety and security of children residing in these institutions as well and arrest the women for the crime Kashmir’s Rajouri district, Thirty-five-year-old Kanchana’s officials said. “At around 11.15 a.m. today, Pakistan PRESS TRUST OF INDIA The NCPCR has directed the dis- committees) are ordering to keep chil- husband died due to illicit hooch. initiated unprovoked trict magistrates and collectors of dren in children homes due to the In spite of such a tragedy, she is ceasefire violation by firing New Delhi, Sept 26: The coun- these states to ensure that the chil- poverty of the family. You cannot take INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE forced to make and sell illicit hooch with small arms and shelling try’s top child rights body NCPCR dren living in these care homes re- away the right to family from a child to feed her children. Similarly, 50- with mortars along the LoC in has directed eight states that ac- turn to their families, preferably because of poverty. It is the failure Barabanki (UP), Sept 26: Women year-old Sundara’s husband be- Nowshera sector of Rajouri count for over 70 per cent of chil- within a 100-day period. of the state if due to poverty the of the Chayanpurva village in came physically disabled after Later, the body with SPB’s district,” Defence Ministry dren in care homes to ensure their Those who could not be sent back child is forced to reside in child care Barabanki will no longer peddle ‘poi- drinking spurious liquor, but glasses on and smeared with spokesperson Colonel return to their families, noting that to their families must be placed homes. It is the duty of the state to son’, they will now distribute honey. Sundara is forced to continue sell- ‘Thiruneeru’ (sacred ashes) on Devender Anand said. “Indian it is the right of every child to grow for adoption or in foster home, it strengthen the family so that they This village is among the 12 ing it in order to bear the expenses the forehead and draped in zari army is retaliating up in a familial environment. added. Speaking about the direction, could take care of their children,” hamlets in the vicinity of of her two grand children’s school dhoti was lowered into a deep pit befittingly,” he added. The National Commission for NCPCR chairperson Priyank he told this news agency. Ramnagar police station of fees, who are studying in Lucknow. and buried as chants of “SPB Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) Kanoongo said this exercise will He further said that the com- Barabanki district in central Both women are examples of Pugazh Onguga” (Live long SPB’s said the decision was taken also be carried out in a phased manner mission will sit with each district Uttar Pradesh, 60km off the dis- poverty from the Chayanpurva fame) rent the air. Flower petals BSF officer dies on keeping in view the alarming con- beginning with these eight states and discuss the plan of how each trict headquarters. It was infa- village, who have no other means were showered on the body and cerns over the safety and security and it will be then executed in the and every child can be sent back to mous for production and sale of of livelihood but to sell hooch. crystal salt strewn around inside duty in Kashmir of children residing in these in- rest of the country. their families. ‘killer hooch’ that has destroyed The Barabanki Police have the pit before its closure. Srinagar: A Border Security stitutions as well. “The principle of the Juvenile In a letter to these states, the NCPCR families and ended many lives. taken an initiative to help these With policemen, their rifles Force (BSF) officer collapsed The eight states – Tamil Nadu, Justice Act is to keep children with said it was observed that maximum And this deadly mixture is being women, who are criminals in the tucked under their arms march- and later succumbed while Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, families, and keeping children in number of child care institutions brewed mostly by women, who eyes of law. The police are trying ing along, the body was brought on duty in the high security Mizoram, Karnataka, Kerala, child care homes must be the last re- (CCIs) and children in need of care are bound to produce the illicit to bring them out of the ‘busi- on a traditional hay lined bier to Raj Bhawan area of Srinagar Maharashtra and Meghalaya – have sort till all attempts are made to and protection (CNCP) placed in hooch to run their kitchens as ness of poison’ now by helping the final resting place on the ver- city. The incident happened 1.84 lakh (or nearly 72 per cent) give them an atmosphere of home,” these homes are located in five south- they have no means of livelihood. them to harvest honey and lead dant premises from a ‘pandal’ ear- Saturday. Police sources said children in child care homes out of he said. “It was observed in south ern states of the country, “which However, this hooch produced by respectable lives. marked for people to pay homage Hayat Singh, assistant sub- a total of 2.56 lakh in the country. India that some CWCs (child welfare paints an unsettling picture.” and perform rituals. inspector belonging to 163 BSF battalion, collapsed while on patrolling duty in the Raj Bhawan area of Srinagar city. He was shifted to the Row over dropping chapters on Nehru’s policies from Class 12 syllabus unit headquarter hospital where doctors said he was dead on arrival. THE CHAPTERS WERE DELETED BY ASSAM HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION COUNCIL UNDER MEASURES TAKEN TO REDUCE THE COURSE-LOAD ON STUDENTS ON ACCOUNT OF THE LOSS OF ACADEMIC SCHEDULE DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC Decomposed body found INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE ters, pertaining to the policies and The topics on noticed a concerted campaign by a coming final exams of Higher contribution Jawaharlal Nehru. implementation of the certain section over the past few Secondary 1st and 2nd year to be held New Delhi: The decomposed Guwahati, Sept 26: The Congress Saikia said that any step to ease years to tarnish the image of in 2021,” Kakati had said. body of a woman was found in Assam has lodged strong protests the workload of the students would Mandal Commission report, Jawaharlal Nehru and negate his The topics on implementation in a rented accommodation in against dropping of chapters on have been welcome but the choice of Punjab crisis and the contribution to the nation.” of the Mandal Commission report Qutub Vihar area of Dwarka Jawaharlal Nehru’s policies, chapters dropped was questionable. “There is ground to suspect that (on job quota for OBC), Punjab cri- Friday, police said. The Ayodhya dispute and the Gujarat He cited the dropping of chapters anti-Sikh riots of 1984, the this force is behind the AHSEC’s sis and the anti-Sikh riots of 1984, woman has been identified as riots from the Class 12 syllabus of on Jawahar Lal Nehru’s foreign Central governments under decision to drop chapters about the Central governments under the Dishu Kumari, 26, who was the state board. policy and “Garibi Hatao” cam- Pandit Nehru from the curricu- United Front, earlier regimes of from Jharkhand and working The chapters were deleted by the paign initiated by former Prime the United Front, Ayodhya lum,” Saikia said. NDA and UPA, Ayodhya dispute, in Gurugram. Police suspects Assam Higher Secondary Education Minister Indira Gandhi. dispute and Gujarat riots The topics have been cut short in Gujarat riots, famine and suspen- that the murder was Council (AHSEC) under measures “Any unbiased person would con- all the subjects of the three streams- sion of five-year plans, have also committed at least two days taken to reduce the course-load on cede that Pandit Nehru laid the have also been dropped Science, Arts and Commerce. been dropped.

y back. The flat was rented by students on account of the loss of ac- her male friend, who is now foundation of modern India by lay- In a document uploaded on the of- Not only in the political science,

ademic schedule due to the COVID- ing emphasis on industrialization pact,” he said in the letter. and the incumbent Defence Minister, ficial website, AHSCE Secretary for the sociology paper, the struggle

k y m absconding. According to c preliminary investigation, the 19 pandemic. of the country via scientific tech- Saikia said that Jawaharlal Nehru publicly acknowl- Manoranjan Kakati had said that syl- for women equality, minority rights male friend of the woman Leader of the Opposition nology. Similarly, Pandit Nehru had continues to garner global respect edged Pandit Nehru’s unparalleled labus has been slashed to reduce the and nation-building, panchayati had rented the accommod- Debabrata Saikia wrote a letter to signed the Panchasheel Agreement for spearheading the Non-Aligned contribution to nation building and exam stress on the students for the raj and challenges of social trans- ation two to three months Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda with China and the neighbouring Movement during the Cold War. nurturing of democratic values,” current academic year. formation, globalisation and social back. He has been abscond- Sonowal, urging him to instruct country had recently stated that it “Even political opponents like Saikia said in the letter. “This syllabi is only the reduced change, land reforms and tribal ing since the past two days. the AHSEC to retain certain chap- still wants bilateral ties based on that Bharat Ratna Atal Behari Vajpayee Saikia added that “everyone had portion for the preparation of up- movements have also been dropped. P10 SHOCKING REVELATION SUNDAY | SEPTEMBER 27 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR US President Donald The number of Covid-19 cases has Trump will leave surged to more than 32.4 million office if he loses the or 0.4 per cent of the Earth's total November 3 election population - meaning nearly every JOE BIDEN | DEMOCRATIC 250th person has already PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE

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k y m c of the day uote THOUSANDS US to restrict stay Lebanese PM-designate resigns FLOUT COVID Establishing constructive ASSOCIATED PRESS RESTRICTIONS relations he country is in desperate of scribes to 90 days between Japan and need of financial Beirut, Sept 26: Lebanon's Prime T PRESS TRUST OF INDIA North Korea will not assistance but France and Minister-designate resigned only serve the other international powers The move came amidst interests of both Saturday amid a political impasse have refused to provide aid London, Sept 26: Thousands of sides but will also greatly over government formation, deal- before serious reforms are anti-lockdown demonstrators worsening of bilateral ties contribute to regional peace and ing a blow to French President made turned up at Trafalgar Square over a range of issues like stability Emmanuel Macron's efforts to break in London Saturday for a so- a dangerous stalemate in the crisis- called “We Do Not Consent” rally the coronavirus pandemic, YOSHIHIDE SUGA | JAPAN'SPM hit country. he announcement by to protest against restrictions trade, Beijing's increasing The announcement by Mustapha TMustapha Adib nearly a imposed to check the spread of Adib nearly a month after he was coronavirus, including the cur- grip on Hong Kong and We all knew month after he was that in appointed to the job further delays appointed to the job further rent "rule of six" which limits alleged human rights the prospect of getting the foreign gatherings to a maximum of 240 days and another extension of September delays the prospect of abuses against minorities there would be a economic assistance needed to res- getting the foreign economic five people. a similar period, those for a jour- greater need for cue the country from collapse. assistance needed to rescue The Metropolitan Police issued in the Xinjiang province nalist from China would be is- testing. I'm really Adib said he was stepping down the country from collapse a statement to warn that it would sued a visa by the United States angry. It's another after it became clear that the kind be stepping up patrols in line with just for 90 days, as per the fed- example of lessons not being of Cabinet he wished to form was the planned demonstrations, even PRESS TRUST OF INDIA eral notification issued Friday. learned. You can explain the delay, “bound to fail.” The French leader sisted on retaining hold of the key against the dollar following his res- as it reminded the public that such Stakeholders have 30 days to incompetence in March. There's no has been pressing Lebanese politi- Finance Ministry. Their insistence ignation, trading at more than gatherings could be in breach of Washington, Sept 26: The Trump respond to the federal notifica- excuse now cians to form a Cabinet made up of emerged after the U.S. adminis- 8,100 Lebanese pounds on the regulations designed to protect Administration is seeking to re- tion before it can be enforced. SADIQ KHAN | LONDON MAYOR non-partisan specialists that can tration slapped sanctions on two sen- black market Saturday. Lebanon, people from the virus. strict the stay of journalists from Foreign nationals travelling on work on enacting urgent reforms ior politicians close to Hezbollah, a former French protectorate, is It is illegal for people to gather China in the US to just 90 days a passport issued by China or to extract Lebanon from a devas- including the ex-finance minister. mired in the country's worst eco- in groups of more than six, unless with the provision of another ex- Hong Kong would be issued visa tating economic and financial cri- The two groups also insisted on nomic and financial crisis in its they are exempt. While protest is tension for a similar duration, ac- - which is the category for a for- Dhaka and sis worsened by the August 4 ex- naming the Shiite ministers in the modern history. It defaulted on one of those exemptions, organ- cording to a federal notification. eign journalist -- may be admit- New Delhi are plosion at Beirut port. new Cabinet and objected to the paying back its debt for the first isers must submit a risk assess- The move came amidst wors- ted until the “activities or as- partners in The country is in desperate manner in which Adib was form- time ever in March, and the local ment and must comply with social ening of bilateral ties over a range signments consistent with the development and need of financial assistance but ing the government, without con- currency has lost nearly 80 % of distancing. of issues like the coronavirus pan- classification” are completed, that the cooperation France and other international sulting with them. After a short its value amid hyperinflation, "Officers will, of course, con- demic, trade, Beijing's increasing not to exceed 90 days, the noti- transcends mere powers have refused to provide meeting with Aoun Saturday, Adib soaring poverty, and unemploy- tinue to use the approach of en- grip on Hong Kong and alleged fication said. transactions and is aid before serious reforms are said he was stepping down after his ment. Talks with the International gaging, explaining and encour- human rights abuses against mi- Passport holders from Macau built on trust and mutual respect made. The crisis is largely blamed efforts hit a dead end. Monetary Fund on a bailout pack- aging people to follow the norities in the Xinjiang province. Special Administrative Region RIVA GANGULY DAS | INDIAN HIGH on decades of systematic cor- “I have apologized about con- age have stalled. regulations. However, if people The proposal of the Department have been given exception. The ex- COMMISSIONER TO BANGLADESH ruption and mismanagement by tinuing the mission of forming a The crisis has been compounded fail to comply, and continue to of Homeland Security is part of tension for Chinese journalists is Lebanon's ruling class. government after it became clear by the coronavirus pandemic and put themselves at risk, officers the fixed time limit on visas of stu- also for 90 days only. Foreign jour- But efforts by the French-sup- that a Cabinet according to the more recently by the August 4 ex- will take enforcement action," dents, researchers and foreign nalists and their dependents would SHORT TAKES ported Adib have hit multiple snags, characteristics I had set for it plosion at Beirut's port caused by said Commander Ade Adelekan, journalists in the US. While the have to leave the country immedi- after the country's main Shiite would be bound to fail," he said. the detonation of thousands of tons who is leading the Met Police op- time limit for foreign journalists ately on expiry of their visa or de- groups, Hezbollah and Amal, in- The Lebanese pound dropped of ammonium nitrates. eration Saturday. in general has been restricted to nial of their extension application. Plane crash death toll rises Moscow: Searchers combing the area where a Ukrainian No swanky gala: Nobel Prizes PM MODI CALLS FOR UN REFORMS military aircraft crashed found two more bodies PRESS TRUST OF INDIA is also true that the people of India Saturday, bringing the death to go ahead amid Covid-19 have been waiting for a long time toll to 26. One person REUTERS ters the prizes founded by dyna- United Nations, Sept 26: Prime for the process for the reforms of the survived. The plane, a twin- mite inventor Alfred Nobel, said. Minister Narendra Modi Saturday United Nations to get completed. turboprop Antonov-26 Stockholm, Sept 26: The win- While Sweden has not imposed questioned for how long will India, "Today, people of India are con- belonging to the Ukrainian air ners of this year’s Nobel Prizes a rigid lockdown like many the world's largest democracy and cerned whether this reform-process force, was carrying a crew of will miss out on a swanky European countries, home to 1.3 billion people, be kept will ever reach its logical conclu- seven and 20 cadets of a gala in Stockholm sur- Heikensten said the com- out of the decision-making struc- sion," he said, adding that every military aviation school when rounded by royalty and mittees that decide the tures of the United Nations, as- Indian today, while seeing the con- it crashed and burst into Sweden’s glitterati, but 2020 various prizes had to serting that reform in the responses, tribution of India in the world or- flames Friday night while will at least not be added to processes and in the very charac- coming in for landing at the switch to working digi- ganisation, aspires for India's ex- airport in Chuhuiv, about 400 the war years when no tally to make the selec- ter of the global body is the "need panded role in the United Nations. kilometres (250 miles) east of awards were given. tion process work. But of the hour." "Reform in the responses, in the the capital Kyiv. Two people Yet as the coronavirus the foundation was de- In his pre-recorded video state- processes, and in the very charac- initially survived the crash, pandemic rapidly en- termined that the awards ment to the landmark General layed expansion of the powerful long would a country have to wait ter of the United Nations is the but one later died in a veloped much of the world earlier - worth 10 million Swedish crowns Debate of the 75th session of the Security Council came as India will particularly when the transfor- need of the hour," he emphasised. hospital. No cause for the this year that was far from certain. ($1.1 million) this year - go ahead. UN General Assembly, Modi said begin its two-year term as an elected mational changes happening in India has been spearheading crash has been determined. “When we were thinking about this “We thought it was particularly the stability in the United Nations non-permanent member of the 15- that country affect a large part of decades-long efforts to reform the in March and April this year, we important in a year like this, when and empowerment of the world member Council from January 1 the world?" Modi asked. Security Council, saying a structure were worried that it wouldn’t be the importance of science is so ob- body are essential for the welfare next year. He said that while it is a fact that set up in 1945 does not reflect con- White supremacist possible to award any prizes at vious,” Heikensten said. The awards of the world. "For how long will India be kept the faith and respect that the United temporary realities of the 21st all,” Lars Heikensten, head of the were cancelled during parts of World The Prime Minister's strong push out of the decision-making struc- Nations enjoys among the 1.3 billion Century and is ill-equipped to han- killed in shootout Nobel Foundation that adminis- War One and World War Two. for UN reforms and the much-de- tures of the United Nations? How people in India is "unparalleled", it dle current challenges. San Francisco: Police in the US state of California has said that a white supremacist was FOR A CAUSE ‘Sirisena must killed during a shootout with Trump names his next authorities, it was reported. In a statement on Friday, the take responsibility’ San Luis Obispo Sheriff's Office said the incident took Supreme Court nominee PRESS TRUST OF INDIA place in Templeton town on Thursday morning when REUTERS Trump to the Chicago-based 7th Colombo, Sept 26: Former Sri officers tried to conduct a U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Lankan President Maithripala traffic stop on the 38-year-old Washington, Sept 26: President 2017 and is a favorite of religious Sirisena should take responsibil- victim, Christopher Michael Donald Trump Saturday planned conservatives, a key Trump voter ity for the 2019 Easter Sunday Straub, a known member of a to name conservative appellate bloc. Her confirmation to replace bombings that claimed the lives of white supremacist gang, CNN judge Amy Coney Barrett as his liberal icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg, over 250 people, ex-police chief reported. On seeing the third US Supreme Court ap- who died September 18, would Pujith Jayasundara has told a approaching officers, Straub pointment, setting off a scramble make Barrett the fifth woman ever panel probing the attack, accord- got out of his vehicle, hid and in the Republican-led Senate to to serve on the top U.S. judicial ing to media reports. later ambushed them, firing confirm her before Election Day body and push its conservative ma- April 21, 2019, Easter Sunday, multiple rounds with a in 5-1/2 weeks. jority to a commanding 6-3. nine suicide bombers belonging to handgun, it said. Senate Majority Leader Mitch Conservative activists hailed the local Islamic extremist group McConnell has made confirming Trump’s selection, which sur- National Thawheed Jamaat (NTJ) Trump’s judicial nominees a top faced Friday night, while liberals carried out a series of blasts that Indian expats priority and Judiciary Committee voiced dismay. Democrats, still tore through three churches and donate blood Chairman Lindsey Graham, who seething over McConnell’s 2016 re- as many luxury hotels in the island mounted an angry defense of fusal to consider President Barack nation, killing 258 people. Riyadh: The Indian diaspora Trump’s last high court nominee Obama’s Supreme Court nomi- Suspended Inspector General of community in the Saudi Brett Kavanaugh in 2018, has sig- nation of Merrick Garland be- Police Jayasundara testified Governorate of Hafr Al Batin naled he expects to have Barrett cause it came during an election Thursday before the presidential has donated blood in a confirmed as a justice by year, will raise objections to inquiry commission probing the gesture to celebrate the Environmental activist and campaigner Mya-Rose Craig, holds a cardboard sign reading “youth strike for climate” as November 3. Barrett but have scant chances of attacks, the Daily Mirror Lanka re- Kingdoms 90th National Day, she sits on an ice floe in the middle of the Arctic Ocean REUTERS Barrett, 48, was appointed by blocking confirmation. ported. "I provided intelligence according to a media report. to senior DIGs Nandana Dozens of Indian residents in Munasinghe, Latheef, Priyalal the eastern governorate Dasanayake and Waruna donated blood at various Jayasundara who had been ap- health facilities in pointed to cover the entire island. coordination with the local WHO warns death toll may hit 2mn even with vaccine health department, Gulf Provincial officers were also in- News Friday quoted the Saudi INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE plemented, like testing and trac- Asked whether two million fa- formed," the newspaper quoted news portal, Ajel as saying. ing, quarantine, isolation, social talities worldwide was possible be- Jayasundara as saying. Geneva, Sept 26: The World Health distancing, wearing masks and fore a vaccine became available, He said Sirisena's brother had Organisation (WHO) has warned hand-washing," the report said. Dr. Ryan said: "It's not impossible." ensured the intelligence that he pro- that the global coronavirus death toll Virus infections continue to rise, "Unless we do it all, the number vided was deleted from telecom Polls open in could cross the two-million figure with 32 million cases confirmed you speak about is not only imag- records, who at the time was the Malaysian state before an effective vaccine is widely globally. The start of a second surge inable, but unfortunately and sadly, president of Mobitel Telecom, used. of coronavirus infections has been very likely". reported the Colombo Page. Kuala Lumpur: Polls opened Dr. Mike Ryan, the WHO's emer- seen in many countries in the north- Earlier, Spain's capital Madrid Jayasundara told the com- Saturday in Malaysia's gencies head, said the figure could ern hemisphere as winter ap- brought another eight districts mission that Sirisena had asked eastern Sabah state in a vote be higher without concerted in- proaches. under tougher coronavirus re- him to take responsibility for seen as a referendum for ternational action. The number of "Overall within that very large re- strictions, which now affect a mil- the attack and indirectly of- embattled Prime Minister Covid-19 deaths is fast approach- gion, we are seeing worrying in- lion people in the city. In France, staff fered inducements -- high gov- Muhyiddin Yassin's 7-month- ing one million -- nearly nine months old unelected government. creases of the disease," Dr. Ryan from bars and restaurants in the ernment post, appointment as

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k y m & CONSULTING, ACCENTURE (INDIA) c of the day uote FISCAL PACKAGE ON THE CARDS AHEAD OF FESTIVITIES China’s INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE nounced a `1.45 lakh crore corporate businesses are seeing improvement tinue lending strength to businesses participation tax rate cut, bringing in an early in some of their operational pa- through all possible additional in Debt New Delhi, Sept 26: A fiscal pack- Diwali. Service Suspension rameters. However, the setback that measures as well as improvising Initiative (DSSI) is age to put money in the hands of Markets are also anticipating a has been caused to the already announced set of meas- totally insufficient. I the consumer in the festival sea- fiscal stimulus. Joseph Thomas, Reviving members of cor- ures basis feedback from all stake- told (the) G7 that we son is on the cards. The package Head of Research - Emkay Wealth the economy porate India on holders. must apply further pressure on could be rolled out around Navratri Management said on Friday, "The requires a account of Sangita Reddy, President, FICCI them, that DSSI needs to be which is the biggest purchasing sea- expectations of a further fiscal sustained effort, Covid-19 said, "Reviving the economy re- extended beyond this year-end son for consumers and the economy package from the government ahead especially when we will re- quires a sustained effort, espe- deadline going up till Diwali. This would of the festival season is a factor have seen that in the 1st quire a cially when we have seen that in the mean putting money into the hands that may endow the markets with much first quarter our GDP has suffered TARO ASO | FINANCE MINISTER, JAPAN qr our GDP has suffered a major of the people as income has gone some strength". longer a major blow. In the absence of a blow. In the absence of a major down for the salaried, migrant Markets have been wobbly in the period major fiscal push on the demand workers and small businesses. past few trading sessions with the fiscal push, we could end up before side, we could end up being stuck Niti Aayog has This will also shore up demand emergence of the second wave of the being stuck in a quagmire of one sees in a quagmire of low demand and been working for companies. pandemic and probability of geopo- low demand and low- an im- low-income cycles. If we have to re- on a In October 2017, just before Diwali, litical tensions centering around income cycles prove- turn to the positive growth tra- #StateEnergyIndex the government had announced Chinese standoff. SANGITA REDDY I PRESIDENT, FICCI ment jectory, the time for bold and de- that is set to foster cuts in GST rates on around 27 healthy competition Fitch Ratings had indicated that in per- cisive action is now." in the states' energy items, mostly consumer items, along it is very likely that the govern- derlined the need for a fiscal stim- underlines the need for a major for- Prime Minister Narendra Modi #DISCOM space. The index would with some other incentives. ment will have to spend a bit more ulus. Ficci said: "The contraction stimulus to energise and strengthen mance on a sustained announced a Special economic and not only allow for better In September last year, again just on fiscal measures to support the seen in the country's GDP in the first demand in the economy." basis, Ficci said. comprehensive package of `20 lakh formulation & implementation of around the festival season, Finance economy. quarter of the current fiscal is mat- As the Indian economy is pro- Till that time, government and crore - equivalent to 10% of India's strategies for continuous Minister an- Earlier this month, Ficci had un- ter of great concern and clearly gressively opening up in phases, regulatory institutions must con- GDP in May during the lockdown. improvement & management of resources RAJIV KUMAR | VICE-CHAIRMAN, NITI AAYOG PRIORITY PLAN ISSUE NRL, NALCO sign MoU for supplying Reliance Retail The recovery in the Chinese petroleum coke market has ` been very receives 7,500 cr Trai drops probe POST NEWS NETWORK remarkable, and our key segments have Bhubaneswar, Sept 26: returned to the Numaligarh Refinery Ltd (NRL) previous year's level if not slightly from Silver Lake better and PSU major National Aluminium Company Ltd PRESS TRUST OF INDIA MAKOTO UCHIDA | CEO, NISSAN MOTOR CO against Voda Idea (NALCO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for sup- New Delhi, Sept 26: Billionaire plying of calcined petroleum coke Mukesh Ambani's Reliance PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Last month, the (CPC) for five years with an annual Industries Ltd (RIL) Saturday said SHORT TAKES estimated sale of 40,000 metric it has received `7,500 crore from US New Delhi, Sept 26: Telecom reg- regulator had slapped tonne. private equity firm Silver Lake Generic drug ulator Trai has decided to drop pro- a show-cause notice Both Partners (SLP), which has picked ceedings against Vodafone Idea Ltd the com- up 1.75% stake in its retail arm. This is the launched (VIL) in priority plan matter after on VIL over its priority panies will Earlier, September 9, RIL had Its other second investments have the telco withdrew contentious benefit announced that Silver Lake would New Delhi: Dr Reddy's mobile plan, saying billion-dollar included Airbnb, claims on faster speed and modified from the invest `7,500 crore into its arm Laboratories Saturday said it the tariff offer investment by Alibaba, has launched Dimethyl its offering. agreement Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd (RRVL). Silver Lake in a Alphabet's Fumarate delayed-release The move brings down curtains lacked transparency with NRL RRVL has received "the sub- RIL subsidiary Verily and Waymo capsules, used to treat on the controversial priority plan gaining a scription amount of `7,500 crore after the $1.35 units, Dell multiple sclerosis (MS), in issue, which saw the Telecom dedicated market and NALCO en- from SLP Rainbow Holdings Pte Ltd billion investment Technologies, and the US market. The Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) VIL that "the authority has decided mitted a new RedX plan with Trai suring raw material security for (Silver Lake)", RIL said in a regu- in Jio Platforms Twitter company’s product is a initiating a probe into telco’s claims not to proceed with the investiga- as it removed claims of faster data itself, it said. The MoU was signed latory filing Saturday. therapeutic equivalent of priority network and faster data tion/ further inquiry". speeds - a major bone of contention. Thursday at NALCO Bhawan. Following the allotment of equity Lake is the global leader in large- generic version of Biogen's speeds for premium customers. Trai letter, seen by PTI, noted The company's website too had NALCO Chairman and MD stake, "SLP Rainbow Holdings holds scale technology investing. Tecfidera delayed-release Last month, the regulator had that the operator has informed that stopped touting claims of faster Sridhar Patra and NRL MD SK 1.75% of the fully diluted equity share Its other investments have in- capsules, the Hyderabad- slapped a show-cause notice on VIL the earlier RedX plan has been dis- speeds for RedX plan and instead Barua and other senior officials of capital" of RRVL, it said. This invest- cluded Airbnb, Alibaba, Alphabet's based drug firm said in a over its priority mobile plan, say- continued and that a new tariff spoke of benefits purely in terms both the companies were present dur- ment had valued RRVL at a pre-money Verily and Waymo units, Dell statement. According to ing the tariff offer lacked trans- plan of RedX, without the claim of of entertainment privileges (Netflix ing the signing of the agreement. equity value of `4.21 lakh crore. Technologies, Twitter and numer- IQVIA Health data, the parency and was "misleading" and priority 4G network feature with and Amazon Prime), travel privi- NRL produces around 70,000- This is the second billion-dollar in- ous other global technology leaders. Tecfidera brand and generic not in compliance with regulatory faster speed, has been filed. leges, mobility benefits and other 75,000 metric tonne of CPC per vestment by Silver Lake in a Reliance Late last month, Reliance acquired market had sales of around ` framework. "It has been further stated that VIL privileges for the said offer. annum by processing raw petro- Industries subsidiary after the $1.35 the retail and logistics businesses $3.8 billion (about 28,000 ` crore) in the US for the most Faced with regulatory heat, VIL believes that the same would ad- Trai had been examining VIL's leum coke generated in the refin- billion investment in Jio Platforms of Future Group for 24,713 crore recent twelve months. recently dropped the faster data dress the concerns of the authority priority plan RedX and Bharti Airtel ing process. The material will be announced earlier this year. to boost its retail vertical. speed claims which formed a promi- and based on the same, VIL re- Platinum offering to see if network dispatched from NRL's market- With more than $60 billion in Silver Lake was the first US pri- nent part of its pay-more-for-priority- quested the authority to grant clo- preference to specific customers ing terminal at Numaligarh in combined assets under manage- vate equity firm to invest in Jio treatment offering and filed a revised sure to the pending enquiry," the reg- led to deterioration of services for Assam to NALCO's smelter plant ment and committed capital and a after tech giant Facebook took a 9.99 Vahdam Teas ties plan with Trai. ulator said closing the matter. other non-premium subscribers or at Angul in Odisha by railway focus on the world's great tech and per cent stake in the company for up with BYJU'S The regulator has now informed Earlier this month, VIL sub- violated any norms. rakes, the statement added. tech-enabled opportunities, Silver `43,573.62 crore. New Delhi: Vahdam Teas Saturday said it has Mindtree co-founder, partnered with BYJU's for BIZ BUZZ providing digital learning to STRIKE HELD TO REVIVE children of tea estate family sell 4.66L shares workers. The two partners Amazon to host 'Handicrafts Mela' PRESS TRUST OF INDIA plans to kick off a pilot NINL, KALINGANAGAR New Delhi: Amazon Saturday said it will host a virtual 'Handicrafts Mela' from project this month across 8- September 26-October 10, showcasing more than 270 art and craft forms from vari- New Delhi, Sept 26: Mindtree 10 tea estates in Darjeeling ous parts of the country. Over eight lakh artisans and weavers associated with 1,500 POST NEWS NETWORK in January 2020. The plant has sus- co-founder Krishnakumar covering more than 1,000 Amazon Karigar sellers and 17 government emporiums including Tantuja, Harit children, Vahdam Teas said pended its production of all units Khadi, Tribes India and national-level artisan organisations like Craftmark and Natarajan and his family have in a statement. The pilot is Bhubaneswar, Sept 26: The fate since March this year. Likewise, Dastkari Haat Samiti will benefit from this mela, Amazon India said in a statement. sold over 4.66 lakh shares of the through Vahdam's flagship of Neelachal Ispat Nigam Ltd the regular & contractual staffs of Amazon's Handicrafts Mela which will showcasing over 55,000 unique products will company, reducing their combined social initiative TEAch Me. (NINL), Kalinganagar is yet to be NINL have not been paid since help customers discover and purchase products from artisans and weavers from shareholding to 2.01 per cent. The decided by the state and central February. They are now living in the different parts of the country, the statement said. transactions were carried out by government. To bring the situa- midst of acute financial hardship.” Krishnakumar N, wife Akila India inks pact tion under government’s notice, “Upon written promise from IIC Krishnakumar and son Siddarth NINL staff, employees staged a Kalinganagar PS, Addl SP Startup develops 'First ever social in multiple tranches between with Denmark demonstration at Duburi Square, Kalinganagar, Tahasildar, Sukinda September 15-23, Mindtree said Kalinganagar demanding payment for arranging a meeting involving drinking platform' in a regulatory filing Saturday. New Delhi: India and of seven months’ pending salary the Collector and DM, Jajpur for dis- Hyderabad: A Hyderabad-based startup has launched what it claims to be the world's Denmark Saturday inked a and immediate running of plant. cussion of their demand within 7 Memorandum of first social drinking platform, which will also deliver liquor to people at their doorsteps. General Secretary of Neelachal days, the strike was withdrawn, Understanding (MoU) to The developers of Booozie, the web and app-based platform, claim it will promote increase cooperation in the Executive Association (NEA) Ajit said Pradhan. responsible drinking. It features a database of bars/clubs in every city, offers and area of intellectual property Kumar Pradhan said, “Decision of Sukinda MLA Pritiranjan Gharai events at various bars/clubs, an exhaustive catalogue which lists the brands and cur- rights (IPRs) by exchanging strategic disinvestment of 100% has written letter to Chief Secy to rent MRP of brands available in every state of India and free online delivery of liquor at best practices and shares of Neelachal Ispat Nigam Ltd take up the matter with MMTC for doorsteps. "Booozie will be a delivery aggregator by picking up liquor from the nearest collaborating in training (NINL) was adopted by both the releasing of salaries and arrears of shop, with upfront payment to stores without any commission from stores and will programmes. The two sides Central and the state government the employees as early as possible. provide free delivery," Vivekanand Balijepalli, Co-Founder and CFO of Booozie, said. will draw up a biennial work plan to implement the MoU which will include detailed planning for carrying out KRISHNAKUMAR NATARAJAN cooperation activities, the Hunt for jobs in hospitality, tourism rise: Report This reduced their combined Commerce and Industry shareholding from 2.29% to 2.01%, Ministry said in a statement. it added. Earlier this month, an- OVERALL, JOB POSTINGS IN AUGUST WERE DOWN BY 56% COMPARED TO THE SAME MONTH OF 2019, WITH JOB SEARCHES other regulatory filing had stated FOR THESE ROLES DOWN BY 44% COMPARED WITH THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR that Natarajan and his family had ADB approves sold over 42 lakh shares of the PRESS TRUST OF INDIA the tourism industry saw job post- tality industry has faced in light company in multiple tranches be- $570 mn loans ings decrease by 49% between March of the pandemic and its repercus- tween April 30 and September 14 New Delhi: The Manila- Mumbai, Sept 26: Job searches and August compared to the same sions, it is heartening to see posi- that had reduced their combined headquartered Asian for roles in the hospitality and period of 2019. tive jobseeker sentiment towards shareholding to 2.29%. Development Bank (ADB) has tourism sector have been on the Overall, job postings in August these roles. With one in every eight Natarajan, who held 1.96% share, approved two loans totalling rise since May, coinciding with the were down by 56% compared to the jobs in India related to tourism, di- sold about 2.85 lakh shares, the $570 million (about `4,200 easing of lockdown measures across same month of 2019, with job rectly or indirectly, the sector is a filing said Saturday. crore) for urban sector the country, says a report. searches for these roles down by vital contributor to the nation's Post the transaction, his share- projects in Rajasthan and MP. Searches by job seekers saw a 44% compared with the same period economy,” Indeed India MD Sashi holding reduced to about 1.79%. ADB said it has approved a 30% increase between May and of 2019. Kumar said. Akila sold about 1.32 lakh shares $300 million loan to develop August 2020, according to a report Job searches during this time With the government's meas- between September 15 to 21, bring- Rajasthan's secondary towns by global job site Indeed. were also down by 45%, the report ures to ensure both the safety of its ing down her holding from 0.19%

and a $270 million loan for Jobs in hospitality and tourism added. people as well as the wellbeing of to 0.11%. Siddarth Krishna Kumar

k y m c Madhya Pradesh Urban are bouncing back in India, its data "Job searches for tourism-related its economy, it is the ideal envi- sold 49,405 shares and bought 1,000 Services Improvement suggests. Job postings in the sectors roles have been on the rise since May, ronment to take stock of the chal- shares, bringing his latest share- Project. In a statement, ADB were down only 58% in September, Though, the job postings are still The report is based on data on job coinciding with the easing of lock- lenges that the sector sees and im- holding to 0.10%. said the $300 million loan has against the 69% drop in May this down, witnessing 21% drop during postings and searches on Indeed down measures across the coun- plement sustainable solutions that The shares were sold and pur- been approved to finance year -- when compared with 2019 lev- the same May-August period, the re- site during March to August. inclusive water supply and try," it said. will boost tourism in the long run, chased in the open market, the sanitation infrastructure. els. port said. Further, the report revealed that “Despite the setback the hospi- he added. filing said. P12 SUNDAY | SEPTEMBER 27 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR sports

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k k y y m m c IMPRESSIVE KKR DOWN SRH FACE c PRESS TRUST OF INDIA KXIP Abu Dhabi, Sept 26: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) displayed a splendid performance with both bat and ball as they outplayed Sunrisers PAT CUMMINS Hyderabad (SRH) by seven wick- ets in their IPL game here, Saturday. Chasing a modest target of 143, young opener Shubman Gill (70 n o, 62b, 5x4, 2x6) took the onus and along with an experienced Eoin Morgan (42 n o, 29b, 3x4, 2x6), he PRESS TRUST OF INDIA twice when his opposite guided his side to their first vic- AT 7:30 PM number Virat Kohli dropped tory this season. The duo made an SHUBMANN GILL Sharjah, Sept 26: Sanju a couple of sitters. unbeaten 92-run fourth wicket part- Samson will like to continue TELECAST: The 28-year-old Rahul, nership after losing their skipper his dream form while the STAR one of the cleanest hitters Dinesh Karthik in the seventh over, presence of Jos Buttler puts SPORTS of the ball, notched up the with the scoreboard reading 53/3. Rajasthan Royals (RR) on highest score by an Indian Earlier, KKR put up a disciplined even keel with Kings XI Punjab in IPL history and he would like to effort with Pat Cummins (1/19) (KXIP) in an IPL game which prom- continue in the same vein on a brilliantly spearheading the attack ises to be yet another six-hitting ground which has short bound- to restrict SRH to a 142/4. contest. aries on all sides. Having drawn flak for bowling Coming into the match after The young Samson, on the other short against Mumbai Indians, the morale-boosting victories, both hand, made a mincemeat of the IPL’s most-expensive overseas buy KXIP and the Royals would look to Chennai Super Kings bowlers, hit- returned with tidy figures, while build a winning momentum after ting nine sixes in his 32-ball 74 be- spinner Varun Chakravarthy (1/25) starting the tournament as un- fore Jofra Archer joined the party outfoxed the dangerous David derdogs. with a four-six burst in the final over Warner (36) to derail SRH early on. Buttler, who missed the first in the match played at the same Manish Pandey (51, 38b, 3x4, 2x6) match due to quarantine rules as venue here Tuesday. returned to form at No.3 with a 38- he reached the UAE separately The Royals captain Smith also ball half century and along with with his family, is expected to open chipped in with a 47-ball 69 while Wriddhiman Saha (30), tried to re- alongside Yashashvi Jaiswal while playing his first match after con- pair the damage but the duo were Steve Smith will take David Miller’s cussion related issues in the United dismissed at the death and SRH BRIEF SCORES position in the batting order. Tom Kingdom. lacked the finishing touch to settle Cummins smartly altered his SUNRISERS HYDERABAD 142/4 Curran and Jofra Archer will again For KXIP, Australian all-rounder for a seemingly below-par total. length and bowled Jonny Bairstow (Manish Pandey 51, David complete the four-player overseas Glenn Maxwell would look to make Unlike their last match against with an absolute ripper to give KKR Warner 36; Andre Russell 1/16, quota. amends for his low score (5) in the Mumbai Indians, KKR looked more the first breakthrough. In his sec- Pat Cummins 1/19) beat “I am really excited to play my earlier match against RCB. intent and aggressive with their ond-coming, architect-turned mys- KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS 145/3 first game, it was great to be back In the bowling department, (Shubman Gill 70 n o, Eoin approach, having brought in Sunil tery spinner Chakravarthy dis- in training with the boys, there’s Mohammed Shami and West Indian Morgan 42 n o; Rashid Khan Narine and Cummins up front with missed a well-set Warner in a soft 1/25) BY 7 WICKETS. a great vibe around the team so Sheldon Cottrell led the pace-bowl- the new ball. manner for his maiden IPL wicket. I’m really looking forward to tak- ing department quite well for KXIP ing the field,” Buttler said on the while the likes of leg-spinners Ravi eve of the match. Bishnoi and Murugan Ashwin “The atmosphere and energy grabbed three wickets apiece against around the squad is fantastic, ob- RCB. viously lots of confidence after The Royals managed to defend COMMENTS ON DC-CSK MATCH that first game. The training has their 216 run target with Archer been very energetic, guys are lively bowling brilliantly at the death and enjoying each other’s com- and leg-spinner Rahul Tewatia SHREYAS IYER: I am really happy with PRITHVI SHAW: My plan was to play my MS DHONI: I don’t think it was a good STEPHEN FLEMING: Well, we’re a bit pany. So expecting a really tough (3/37) inflicting top order damage. the performance. I would give them natural game but play the shots along game for us. There was no dew, but the muddled at the moment. We’re missing match against Kings XI,” Buttler The sore point was yet another the benefit of doubt, is tough to catch the ground, last game we saw there wicket did slow down. We are lacking a some key players, and we’re trying to find a said after a net session at Sharjah poor show from Jaydev Unadkat, in these conditions. You misjudge the were some silly mistakes and it was not bit of steam in the batting and that hurts. balance that allows us to be competitive. ground. who has never been able to raise his ball, really don’t know how to pace working for me or the team. CSK has The run rate keeps on mounting after We’re looking to develop a personality based KL Rahul, touted as a future IPL game save one odd season with yourself. In the team meeting we some good pace bowlers, I was able to such slow starts and adds pressure, we on the wickets that we’re facing. Each wicket India captaincy material, plun- Rising Pune Supergiants. decided that we are going to assess time the ball and get some gaps. As the need to figure that out. We need to come has been completely different, and our dered a record 132 not out off just It will be interesting if Smith the batting conditions early and then spinners came on, even if we are 40/0, back with a clearer picture, looking at the batting is without Rayudu, (Suresh) Raina 69 balls with the help of seven sixes and Andrew McDonald decide to try play accordingly. The way the openers it doesn’t matter, I knew me and combination. Maybe, the team balance etc. We’re trying to find a way or a started, gave us a lot of confidence Shikhar Dhawan could pace our innings will get better once (Ambati) Rayudu combination and how to use players. We’ve in a much bigger ground in Dubai out rookie Kartik Tyagi or sea- and the finish was good too after the powerplay comes back in the next game learned a massive amount over three days to lead KXIP to a resounding 97-run soned Varun Aaron in Unadkat’s win over Royal Challengers place keeping his lack of pace and Bangalore. He did get reprieve short boundaries in mind. Bruno helps Barca begin Man Utd edge 6 recovered COVID-19 players campaign past Brighton have integrated with team: Reid ASSOCIATED PRESS PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Brighton, Sept 26: Bruno New Delhi, Sept 26: The six hockey Fernandes converted a penalty in players who contracted COVID-19 vs Villarreal the 10th minute of stoppage time last month have integrated with with the last kick of a game to the rest of their teammates and earn Manchester United a 3-2 win are close to reaching peak fitness, MISSING LINKS over Brighton, which had earlier men’s national team head coach Barca will be without their number scored in added-on time Saturday. Graham Reid said Saturday. one goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter United were awarded a spot-kick Captain Manpreet Singh, Stegen until at least the end of after the referee saw on the pitch- Surender Kumar, Jaskaran Singh, “It is a serious disease and you 19 at the Sports Authority of India AGENCIES Camp Nou, and a number of side October with a knee injury, meaning side monitor that Harry Maguire’s Varun Kumar, Krishan Bahadur may think you are fine, but in re- Centre in Bangalore. stories should make it a fascinating that Neto is set to line up between header deflected off the outstretched Pathak and Mandeep Singh were ality, it may be otherwise. So, I was Women’s team coach Sjoerd Barcelona, Sept 26: Barcelona’s encounter against an extremely the sticks for the home side. Samuel hand of Brighton striker Neal discharged from a Bangalore hos- pleased that the tests were done. Marijne warned the players against 2020-21 La Liga campaign will begin dangerous Villarreal outfit. Umtiti and Martin Braithwaite are Maupay. Despite the full-time whis- pital August 17 and were kept on It was detected and they were given going full throttle and risk getting in- at home to Villarreal Sunday night, Villarreal, as mentioned, have also out with knee and thigh issues tle having already been blown, quarantine for some more days be- treatment.” jured. “You have to be patient, you with new head coach Ronald already played twice in Spain’s top respectively Fernandes was allowed to take a fore joining the team. The Australian said he is hoping cannot achieve full fitness quickly. Koeman preparing to lead the team flight this season and currently sit penalty. In the added-on time, Solly “They have integrated with the all the players would have full train- It takes long time. You need to come into a new era. third in the table, having gathered As for Villarreal, Alberto Moreno, March headed home that looked team and so they are doing what the ing in the next 4-5 weeks. “We are hav- out of this without injury,” he said. The Catalan giants will be de- four points courtesy of one win Ramiro Guerra and Ruben Pena are like sealing a point for the hosts. others are doing. They started 2-3 ing our basic things, internal matches “A lot of hamstring injuries are termined to make a positive start and one draw. definitely unavailable through Brighton went ahead through weeks after others had started. They and will get to full training hopefully happening in football leagues. If to their league season but face a The Yellow Submarine opened injury, while Raul Albiol has Maupay’s ‘Panenka’ penalty. United began at a slow level but they are now in 4-5 weeks. But international you start too fast you are risking in- tough examination by a Villarreal their campaign with a disap- a broken nose and could equalised via an own-goal by Lewis close the level of other players (in matches seem to be distant.” juries and you may be out for, say, side that have already picked up pointing 1-1 draw against therefore miss out on Dunk. Then Marcus Rashford put fitness),” Reid said during a webi- The national camp for both men six months. So, don’t underesti- a spot in the XI four points in Spain’s top flight this Huesca but managed to beat United ahead. nar organised by Hockey India. and women’s teams resumed August mate these lost months.” term. Eibar 2-1 last weekend courtesy At one stage, it seemed incredi- of goals from Gerard Moreno bly unlikely that Lionel Messi would and Paco Alcacer. be in the Barca XI for their first Unai Emery’s side finished league match of the season, with the fifth in Spain’s top flight last Nadal slams French Open ball choice Argentine signalling a desire to term, meaning that they leave Camp Nou in this summer’s will be present in the REUTERS for the shoulders, I think.” transfer window. group stages of this Austria’s newly-crowned US Open Messi has ultimately accepted season’s Europa Paris, Sept 26: French Open or- champion Dominic Thiem, who to spend at least one more year League and could be ganisers have had enough prob- lost to Nadal in the final of the last with the club, but there have been a side to watch in lems dealing with the COVID-19 two editions at Roland Garros, also huge changes this summer with that particular com- pandemic, the dwindling number prefers the ball used in previous the likes of Arthur, Nelson Semedo, petition. of fans on site and inclement editions. Ivan Rakitic, Luis Suarez and Arturo Villarreal have weather but they faced another “I practised two days at home Vidal all moving on. been relatively controversy Friday – criticism of the with the ball. Now, of course, here. Miralem Pjanic has been the busy in the cur- choice of ball for this year’s edi- I’m a little bit sad because the major incoming, while deals for rent transfer tion. Babolat at Roland Garros, it was my Francisco Trincao, Matheus window, mean- Roland Garros has switched to favourite ball, it was perfect,” he said. Fernandes and Pedri have also been while, secur- Wilson balls for the 2020 tourna- “Obviously it was the ball from secured, but there has been no ing deals for ment after using Babolat for many my racket company. (It) was fast, was Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang or the likes of years and 12-times champion Rafa taking spin incredibly well. But Lautaro Martinez this summer. Francis Nadal was not impressed. the Wilson ball is good, as well. It’s Barca’s involvement in the latter Coquelin “You have to take care because just a little bit slower. It gets a lit- stages of the Champions League, and Dani with these conditions you can’t tle bit bigger after a while.” where they incredibly lost 2-8 to Parejo, while a practise that much because the ball wetter conditions at this year’s not a good ball to play on clay, hon- However, Russian Daniil Bayern Munich, means that they are 15million pound swoop for is super heavy,” the second-seeded event, which was pushed back to estly. That is my personal opinion. Medvedev, who prefers slower clay- late starters in La Liga, although Watford’s Pervis Estupinan is Spaniard told reporters Friday. September-end from its May-June “Even with these conditions it court conditions and less spin, had Koeman’s side did beat Elche 1-0 in a signal of their intent. “Different brand than last year, dates. makes things tougher. But I knew no complaints. “I like the balls be- y the Joan Gamper Trophy last week- Villarreal have not actually a new ball. The ball is much slower While the decision to change the before arriving here. So no problem cause, yeah, tennis is a funny and

end and have also played two friend- beaten Barca in La Liga since March than the previous years. If we add ball was already known, Nadal felt at all. Just accept the challenge. interesting sport,” said the World

k k y y m m c c lies this summer. 2008, though, and have lost six of these conditions of cold and hu- the prevailing conditions had an “(But) I really believe that the No.5, who lost to Nadal in last year’s There is no downplaying the im- their last seven encounters with the midity, then it is super heavy.” even bigger impact. organisation need to take a look at US Open final. portance of this weekend’s clash at Catalan giants in Spain’s top flight. Nadal, a 19-time Grand Slam “I practised with the balls in that for the next couple of years, for “It’s normal that when one player champion, prefers warmer weather Mallorca,” said the Spaniard. “In the health of the players too, be- doesn’t like something, second one and faster claycourts at his favourite Mallorca with warm conditions, cause the ball is super heavy. (It) be- maybe is going to like it. So far I like tournament but faces cooler and the ball was very slow, I think (it’s) comes dangerous for the elbow and it. I think it suits me, not bad.”

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