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VOLUME 10, ISSUE 245 | www.orissapost.com BHUBANESWAR | MONDAY, DECEMBER 7 | 2020 12 PAGES | `4.00 IRREGULAR by MANJUL 3 new Chinese villages near Arunachal CONSTRUCTION ACROSS THE BUM LA PASS IS EXACTLY WHAT THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT MOUTH PIECE, GLOBAL TIMES, IDENTIFIED IN A DETAILED REPORT IN AUGUST

AGENCIES FACT FILE New Delhi, Dec 6: China has constructed at least 3 new villages, about 5 kms from he villages are about 5 kms from the Bum La pass that lies near the the Bum La pass that lies near the tri-junc- T tri-junction between India, China and tion between India, China and Bhutan Fuel rates touch 2-yr high Bhutan in western Arunachal Pradesh Yes, country needs me, but party needs in western Arunachal Pradesh. me more. There’re some local polls and According to a report, as Beijing ew satellite images show that the PRESS TRUST OF INDIA I’ve been asked to campaign disputes the boundary between India Nnew villages lie within Chinese PRICES IN BHUB and China in this region, the new con- territory and were being constructed at New Delhi, Dec 6: Petrol structions could be a major step to- the same time that Indian and Chinese price Sunday was hiked by PETROL: `84.05 (+0.29) soldiers faced off in Eastern Ladakh SHORT TAKES wards underlining its territorial claims 28 paise per litre and diesel DIESEL: `80.19 (+0.32) along the Arunachal Pradesh frontier. ona, a crucial border county in by 29 paise, the fifth straight “China has been using a strategy of CShannan India plans “'to relocate day of increase in rates In 17 days, the petrol price Custodial death: settling Han Chinese and Tibetan mem- 3,222 people of 960 families to the due to firming interna- has gone up by `2.35 per Baselisahi IIC shifted bers of the Communist Party along weakly controlled areas on the borders tional oil prices. litre and diesel rate has risen the India border to strengthen its ter- Map showing location of new Chinese enclaves near the Bum La border which lie on a voluntary basis” Petrol price in Delhi rose by `3.15. Brent crude oil has ritorial claims and escalate border in- near the tri-junction between India, China and Bhutan PLANET LABS to `83.41 per litre from `83.13. risen 34 per cent from $36.9 Puri: In a major reshuffle of trusions,” NDTV quoted China-watcher defines the boundary here. Diesel rates went up from per barrel October 30 to $49.5 police officials in Puri district Dr. Brahma Chellaney as saying. “Like that Indian and Chinese soldiers faced addition of three additional enclaves Significantly, construction across `73.32 to `73.61 per litre, ac- December 4 - the last trad- Sunday, Puri SP Kanwar Vishal Singh transferred Baselisahi it used fishermen in the South China off in Eastern Ladakh. with at least 50 structures. Each en- the Bum La pass is exactly what the cording to a price notifica- ing day - on hopes that police station IIC Jibanananda Sea, China uses civilian resources - That standoff continues with tens of clave is within one kilometre of one an- Chinese government mouth piece, tion of oil marketing com- Covid19 vaccines would lead Jena to the District herders and grazers - as the tip of the thousands of soldiers having hunkered other. All of the enclaves are connected Global Times identified in a detailed re- panies. Rates crossed to demand recovery. Headquarters here. The spear to intrude into Indian-patrolled down for a long deployment through with tarred, all-weather roads. port in August which looked at infra- `90-mark for petrol and `80 Prior to the November 20 Baselisahi police station has Himalayan areas.” the intense winter after eight rounds China disputes the legal status of structure construction in the Shannan in case of diesel in Mumbai. hike in rates in India, petrol been in the news during the New satellite images, which come a of military talks failed to achieve a the boundary in this region and Chinese Prefecture which borders Arunachal This is the fifth straight prices had been static since past few days over the alleged week after high-resolution satellite im- breakthrough. maps continue to show 65,000 square Pradesh. “For residents who set up a day of price hike and the September 22 and diesel custodial death of K Ramesh. ages of Chinese village construction in The images show a single village kilometres of territory south of the home close to the border line, herding 14th increase in rates since rates hadn’t changed since The post-mortem report of Bhutanese sovereign territory, just having been constructed in the area by line as being a part of Beijing’s South is patrolling and living is guarding the November 20 when oil com- October 2. They had, how- Ramesh who had died in the seven kilometres from the Doklam February 17, 2020. This features more Tibet Region. India, which has rejected frontier,” the report said. The new vil- panies resumed daily price ever, resorted to calibrat- custody of Baselisahi police face-off site between Indian and Chinese than 20 structures, thought to be chalets, Beijing’s claim for decades, insists that lages are a stark contrast from the revision after nearly two- ing the rates since the pan- November 18, confirmed that forces in 2017, show that the new villages which can be easily distinguished the historic McMohan Line proposed dwellings of villagers in the past. “The month hiatus. Rates are now demic broke out with a view the victim died owing to lie within Chinese territory and were through their red roofs. Another image, by the British administrator Sir Henry new houses have water, electricity and at the highest level since to avoiding volatility in multiple physical injuries. The being constructed at the same time dated November 28, 2020, shows the McMohan at the 1914 Simla Convention internet access.” September 2018. retail prices. victim was allegedly hacked to death, a few hours after he was picked up in connection with a case. The report said that the TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS FATIGUED BUT NOT FALLEN body of Ramesh had 16 injury Govt hints at odd-even formula marks and he died due to brain hemorrhage. DL of erring motorists to be suspended Woman, daughter for Class X to XII students POST NEWS NETWORK other wave of the pandemic can- POST NEWS NETWORK found dead SCHOOL REOPENING not be ruled out, it is likely that the Bhubaneswar, Dec 6: If sources government will adopt the ‘odd- Bhubaneswar, Dec 6: Keeping Khurda: Bodies of a woman in the Odisha Education depart- On December 4, the Council even formula’ or conduct classes in in view the alarming rise in road of Higher Secondary and her 10-month-old ment are to be believed, the gov- several shifts to prevent gatherings. mishaps, the Odisha 0government daughter were found lying on Education, Odisha, directed ernment will soon announce the re- all the government and While no comment could be ob- Sunday announced that strict traf- railway tracks near opening of schools in the state. tained from the officials in the fic rules under the new MV Act will Abhimanpur village under private schools across the Possibilities are that physical classes Education department, Sandhya be enforced in the state from Tangi police limits in Khurda state to sanitise and clean district Sunday. The deceased for Higher Secondary students will the campuses of their Jena principal of BJEM School January 2021. have been identified as commence after December 31, 2020. institutions said, “We are already cleaning the The State Transport Authority Jharana Swain from The Higher Education depart- school precincts and had success- (STA) issued a statement Sunday It is likely that the Abhimanpur village and her ment has already allowed the re- fully conducted the NEET at our saying that violation of some traf- government will adopt the daughter. It is being opening of laboratories in higher school as per the SOP. We are also fic rules and road safety rules may ‘odd-even formula’ or suspected that the mother- educational institutions across in talks with parents and will seek now lead to suspension of the conduct classes in several daughter duo died after being the state. A few days ago, the their consent before allowing their driving licences for three months. shifts to prevent gatherings hit by a train. On the other Council of Higher Secondary kids in school.” “As per the directions of the PTI PHOTO hand, the deceased’s family Education, Odisha, directed all the The government is planning On the other hand, BN Patnaik, Supreme Court Committee on members alleged that Jharana government and private schools to reopen schools for Class X chairman of St Xavier International Road Safety, driving licence will A farmer sleeps on the road on NH-24 during farmers’ ‘Delhi Chalo’ protest and her daughter were across the state to sanitise and and XII students in the first School, is of the view that schools be suspended for three months against the new farm laws at Ghazipur border in New Delhi, Sunday murdered by miscreants. clean the campuses of their insti- week of January: Odisha should be reopened after February for driving above speed limits, Locals initially spotted the tutions. Many are of the view, that Parents’ Federation chairman and the government must take any jumping red light, drunken driv- bodies lying on the track and this directive is an indication that Basudev Bhatt decision regarding altering the ac- ing, using mobile phone while informed Jharana’s family the higher secondary schools will ademic session or postponing ex- driving, carrying passengers in members, who identified reopen soon. brought to the pre-Covid situation.” aminations only after discussion goods vehicles and both rider COVID VAX UPDATE the bodies. The official order of December 4 All these indicate that the Odisha with all stake holders. and pillion rider on two-wheelers read, “Resumption of physical mode government plans to reopen schools Odisha Parents’ Federation chair- not wearing helmets,” the STA WEATHER of learning in all higher secondary and colleges on a priority basis fol- man Basudev Bhatt said, “The gov- statement read. schools across the state has been lowing a decline in the number of ernment is planning to reopen This comes in the wake of the BHUB CTK PFIZER SEEKS hampered due to Covid pandemic infections. It is expected that the gov- schools for Class X, XI and XII stu- STA has intensifying its scrutiny MAX 31.2° 31.0° since March 2020. The school cam- ernment will soon announce the dents in the first week of January. of traffic violations across the puses need to be sanitised and cleaned standard operating procedures As for commencing physical classes state and a day after it announced TEMP MIN 17.6° 15.8° Forecast for resuming classes. Even, acces- (SOPs) for schools to reopen and for other classes, the government that driving licences could be sus- INDIA’S APPROVAL Humidity 66% 69% sories and amenities such as drink- commence physical classes amid the should wait till the effects of re- pended if both the biker and pil- Dry weather ing water, toilets, classrooms, labo- pandemic. lion rider do not wear helmets Pfizer India is the first company to seek an emergency-use Rainfall Nil Nil likely opening Higher Secondary classes ratory and equipment need to be However, since the fear of an- become clear.” while travelling on two-wheelers. authorisation for its coronavirus vaccine from DCGI

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GREAT CONJUNCTION New Delhi, Dec 6: Pfizer India has become the first pharmaceutical firm to seek from the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) Jupiter-Saturn to form ‘double planet’ Dec 21 an emergency-use authorisation for its Covid-19 vaccine in the coun- JUPITER AND SATURN WILL BE SO CLOSELY ALIGNED THAT THEY WILL APPEAR AS A ‘DOUBLE PLANET’ try, after its parent company se- The UK Wednesday became the cured such clearance in the UK first country to approve the AGENCIES only 1/5th the diameter of the full the planets sink below the hori- and Bahrain. Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against moon,” Hartigan said in the press zon,” Hartigan explained. The firm, in its application sub- Covid-19, with the UK regulator Washington, Dec 6: The night sky release. “For most telescope view- If you miss this conjunction, an- mitted to the drug regulator, has Medicines and Healthcare products has a special treat in store for ers, each planet and several of their other so close won’t be visible until sought permission to import the vac- Regulatory Agency (MHRA) grant- stargazers this winter solstice. largest moons will be visible in the 2080. After that, it will not occur cine for sale and distribution in ing a temporary authorisation for its On December 21, Jupiter and same field of view that evening.” again until after 2400. While the the country, besides waiver of clin- emergency use. The British regulator Saturn will be so closely aligned However, if the skies are cloudy last time the phenomenon was vis- ical trials on Indian population in said the jab, which claims to offer up that they will appear as a “double the night of the 21st itself, the plan- ible was in the Middle Ages, a sim- accordance with the special pro- to 95 per cent protection against planet,” Rice University astronomer ets will still be close from December ilar alignment occurred in 1623, visions under the New Drugs and Covid-19, is safe for roll-out. Patrick Hartigan announced in a 16 to 25. The space between them will but it was too close to the sun to be Clinical Trials Rules, 2019, official The extreme low temperature university press release. This is be less than the diameter of the seen from Earth. sources said. of minus 70°C required for stor- called a conjunction, and the last full moon. “You would be lucky to see this “Pfizer India has submitted an ing the vaccine poses a big challenge time such a close one between the The phenomenon will be easiest once in a lifetime,” Andrew Jacob application December 4 to the DCGI for its delivery in a country like two planets was visible from Earth to see from the equator, but should of the Sydney Observatory said. seeking emergency use authori- India, especially in its smaller was in 1226. be visible everywhere on Earth. To The event is also known as the zation (EUA) for its Covid-19 vac- towns and rural areas where main- y A conjunction occurs when two see it, look to the low western sky “Christmas Star” or the “Star of cine in India,” a source said. taining such cold chain facilities

celestial objects appear close to- An artist’s impression of the ‘Great Conjunction’ for about an hour after sunset. Bethlehem.” “The firm has submitted the would be very difficult, top gov-

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FORTUNE FORECAST Priyanka is a When in doubt, you ‘day dreamer, ARIES Your sportsman spirit will find its way into both must workout: Sara night thinker’ your professional and personal life. Today may be an impor- tant day in your life, and Ganesha says Mumbai: Actress Sara Ali Khan Because that’s what life is really Mumbai: Actress Priyanka Chopra you must not forget your special quality. has shared her mantra she follows about,” Sara captioned the clip, Jonas, in her latest social media post, in her day-to-day life. which currently has 1.8 million has tagged herself as a day dreamer Sara posted a video on Instagram. views on the photo-sharing website. and a night thinker. TAURUS The actress is seen working out in On the work front, Sara is gearing Priyanka posted a picture on a gym. She is seen dressed in a sports up for the release of her upcoming Instagram, wherein she is seen You will put your heart bra and exercise shorts. film Coolie No 1, which also stars wearing a white ensemble and Saif apologises and soul into whatever “When in doubt, Varun Dhawan. The film is a is looking at the camera. The you do today, says you must workout. remake of the 1995 hit star- actress completed her look Ganesha. But there may still be dark for ‘humane’ clouds hovering over the results. Don't let Push-ups and ring Govinda and Karisma with minimal make-up. that bother you. You must keep up the crunches. Don’t Kapoor. “Day dreamer, night hard work throughout the day. Finally, you lose count. The movie is di- thinker,” Priyanka wrote Ravan statement will hit the deck with a feeling of happi- With health rected by Varun's fa- alongside the image. Mumbai: Actor Saif Ali Khan has apolo- ness and satisfaction, predicts Ganesha. and fitness ther David Dhawan. On the work front, gised after getting trolled for his ‘humane’ you must be She has also Priyanka has started shoot- Ravan statement. devout. started shooting ing for the upcoming In a recent interview, the actor said that GEMINI for Atrangi Re. Hollywood romantic his upcoming film Adipurush was going to Dress to kill today! People IANS drama, tentatively titled show the ‘humane’ side of Ravan. around you may or may Text For You. This didn't go down too well with people, not comment, but they Written and directed including BJP leader Ram Kadam, who will definitely notice you. Your sense of by Jim Strouse, the film tweeted Sunday: “Saif who plays Ravan’s style and taste will bowl everyone over. is an English remake of character says his abduction of Sita Maa will People would scramble for a glimpse of the German-language be justified in the film. We will never allow you. In short, you will be a celebrity. film SMS Fur Dich, that to happen. Hope better sense prevails based on Sofie Cramer's #JaiShriRam” novel. Sharing clarification regarding his state- CANCER According to the sto- ment on his Adipurush character of Ravan, You are at your industri- ryline, Priyanka’s Saif said on Sunday: “I’ve been made aware ous best today. You will character is a heart- that one of my statements during an in- be able to think the broken woman terview has caused a controversy and hurt unthinkable, achieve the unachievable, and impress an emotion- who has just lost people’s sentiments. This was never my in- ally impregnable boss. Your confidence her fiancé. In her tention or meant that way. I would like to sin- level will be sky-high; in fact, it will make attempt to send cerely apologise to everybody and with- overconfidence wallow in self-doubt. constant mes- draw my statement. sages to her fi- “Lord Ram has always been the symbol ancé’s old num- of Righteousness & Heroism for me. ber, she connects with a Adipurush is about celebrating the victory LEO man across the town who of good over evil and the entire team is You will try to take up is suffering from a working together to present the epic new projects to the best similar heartbreak. IANS without any distortions.” IANS of your abilities today. You will be able to suc- cessfully tackle all your tasks today. You will face a little instability in your personal relationships, but will be able to solve all 700 shorts to be shown on local streaming platform issues successfully, says Ganesha. A jury made up of acclaimed film directors like RV Ramani, Rajesh S Jala, Jugal Debata, Sushant VIRGO Mishra, Tusar Wagela and Smruti Choudhury will select the best three films of the festival Opening up to your beloved about your POST NEWS NETWORK over 50 languages from as many as whims and fancies as 40 countries including Nepal, well as your goals Bhubaneswar: Odisha-based audio Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Uzbekistan, shall be the key today. And, why not, urges visual streaming platform AAO TV Brazil, Spain, France, Turkey, Ganesha. Your intimate relations should be built on trust and mutual compatibility. is all set to unveil more than 700 short Uruguay, Serbia, Taiwan and Your energy levels will hit the sky. films from across the globe between India,”said Siddhartha Mohapatra, January and March next year. vice-president of AAO TV and The films will be streamed on- also a promoter of the festival. line at a festival – AAO TV Creative LIBRA Collective Short Film Festival MOVIE MARATHON Today will be fabulous (ACCSFF), informed the organis- for you, especially if you ers at a presser Sunday. The movies to be displayed have are in the world of busi- A jury, comprising renowned Screengrab of a film to be shown at the festival been shortlisted by a jury made up ness. Long-term deals seem to be on the cards for you. If you hap- film personalities, will select the of acclaimed film directors like pen to be a government officer, luck best film of the festival which said Kaushik Das, CEO of AAO TV which was closed November 30. RV Ramani, Rajesh S Jala, Jugal favours you today. Keep your ears and eyes will get a cash prize of `one lakh and Chairman of ACCSFF. “ The festival has evoked over- Debata, Sushant Mishra, Tusar open, there may be news of a possible pro- while `50,000 each will be awarded The festival committee started whelming response as we have re- Wagela and Smruti Choudhury, the motion. All Ganesha has to say to you today to the second and third best films, accepting entries September 14 ceived more than 700 entries in organisers said. is, keep your options open and hopes alive.

SCORPIO Ganesha feels that your SUDOKU intuitive feelings will rule PEANUTS post To solve the Sudoku puzzle, each row, your actions today. You CROSSWORD column and box must contain the numbers will need to break past 0 to 9 and the letters A to E. your stress threshold and tackle work with zeal and zest. Follow your instincts and relax to some good music when the burden of work is overwhelming.

SAGITTARIUS Ganesha sees a spectac- ular day in store for you, especially if you are an artist. Radio jockeys will be heard and cheered for. Television anchors will receive thundering applauses and golden opportunities. Go ahead — seize the day! CALVIN AND HOBBES CAPRICORN Your extraordinary skills, passion for perfection, and an overpowering personality will inspire and motivate those around you, says SOLUTIONS Ganesha. Many will, in fact, emulate your actions, so much so that you could most likely have a fan following.

AQUARIUS Spirituality is your new passion and Calvin Klein matters less today! Mysticism attracts you, says Ganesha. This may lead you to BREVITY seek solace in holy books and religious CROSSWORD places. It's going to take some time for you to understand that spiritual attainment can be had in the flesh-

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Pari: Political slugfest intensifies POLITICKLE by MANJUL POST NEWS NETWORK BJP slams Cong’s Bhubaneswar, Dec 6: Odisha ‘double standards’ Congress in-charge and member of the All Indian Congress eader of Opposition in the Committee (AICC) A Chellakumar LAssembly and BJP leader here Sunday alleged that BJP and Pradipta Naik Sunday slammed BJD in Odisha are committed to Congress on their double protect the interests of each other. standards in seeking SIT probes. During a presser from the He said, “Why did the Congress Congress Bhawan, he also raked demand a non-SIT probe in the up the issue of Pari murder case and infamous Kunduli case but shift accused the BJP of protecting the their stance in the Nayagarh BJD government. minor murder case?” Addressing Congress leader A Chellakumar addresses the media in Bhubaneswar, Sunday He said, “The Congress party reporters, the leader said that was one of the first ones to raise the BJP and BJD in Odisha are Why did the Congress the Congress party was issue of Pari murder case. In the committed to protect each demand a non-SIT probe in politicising the issue. “Congress Assembly, we demanded a SIT probe other’s interest. The the infamous Kunduli case leaders like Suresh Routray and under the supervision of a High Congress party was one of but shift their stance in Santosh Saluja have already Court judge. But, the Chief Minister the first ones to raise the the Nayagarh minor’s showed which party has a nexus initially came up with a SIT probe issue of Pari murder case murder case? with the BJD. Why was the party by police. We didn’t accept it.” mum on the issue in the A CHELLAKUMAR I PRADIPTA NAIK I “BJP created ruckus in the House Assembly?” he asked. He also IN-CHARGE, ODISHA CONGRESS LEADER OF OPPOSITION and their only aim was to save the said that the BJP and Congress culprits. Finally, the government the CBI failed in giving justice. in Rajya Sabha has admitted that are different in their style of agreed to a SIT probe under a HC “CBI investigated the case. The so he was admitted to the Upper House working. “They just want to judge. This was a triumph of our called accused were not punished. with the blessing of BJD. Jual Oram politicise issues. They do not Lingaraj servitors demand. BJP and BJD are different What did the CBI do in that case? has also hinted towards the nexus serve the people but we are here Auto-rickshaws plenty, sides of the same coin. We are ready BJP leaders admitted the accused between the two parties. The BJP to work for the people. We still lodge plaint over for any kind of debate on who is in the case was from their own government has always saved BJD reiterate our demand of removal working with the BJD in disguise,” party. People have seen the per- leaders. What happened to the chit of the tainted minister involved in online Abadha sale he added. formance of the CBI.” fund case, mining case and others the Pari issue, a CBI probe and parking space scanty The leader also said that in the The Congress leader also talked which were undertaken by the justice for Pari’s family,” he POST NEWS NETWORK infamous Itishree Pradhan case, about BJP-BJD nexus. “A BJP MP CBI?” he added. added. Bhubaneswar, Dec 6: Servitors of Lingaraj temple Sunday lodged 6 SUSTAIN INJURIES a complaint with the police seek- ing action against a state-based IN BOAR ATTACK Air quality to worsen Dec 8 e-commerce firm for posting ads on online sale of ‘Abadha’. POST NEWS NETWORK to deteriorate in coastal districts like behind the incursion of the pollu- The e-commerce start up Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, tants,” the report suggested. ‘Tashkeru’ also offers Abhada from Bhubaneswar, Dec 6: The second Kendrapara, Balasore and a few It can be mentioned here that Ananta Basudev shrine. Lingaraj week of December might see se- other cities. As per the model, while PM 2.5 are pollutant particles hav- police has started a probe into the vere deterioration of air quality the air quality in the whole state ing a diameter of less than 2.5 mi- incident upon receipt of the com- in the state capital with reports is predicted to remain moderately crometer, which is smaller than plaint by the Brahman Nijog Samiti. suggesting more than 250% in- polluted, the air quality in the width of human air. Since these Police sources revealed that au- crease in levels of Particulate Matter Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, pollutants are fine particles, they thorities of the firm have been (PM) owing to pollutants and fog. Jagatsinghpur, Balasore and ad- can penetrate deep into the lungs. asked to appear at the police station As per the Quality Early Warning joining areas will turn poor, Monday. Hence, a high level of PM2.5 con- Monday. The firm has reportedly model of the Indian Institute of “The incursion of pollutants is centration is very harmful for been buying Abadha from Lingaraj Tropical Meteorology, the forecast likely due to air flowing from North human health. Temple and Ananta Basudev in PM 2.5 level in the air of India and development of foggy Meanwhile, the Air Quality Temple and handing it over to cus- The wild boar caught in a CCTV Bhubaneswar will rise to 219 mi- conditions till Friday in the coastal Index as observed by Skymet dur- tomers. Meanwhile, another firm crogram/m3, Tuesday (December districts. The direction of wind ing noon, Sunday, was ranged hungryfree.com is also supplying Auto-rickshaws parked roadside due to crunch in parking space in Rasulgarh POST NEWS NETWORK 8), when the safe limit for PM2.5 in flow to Odisha will be from the under moderately polluted. While prasad to its clients. Police sources area of Bhubaneswar OP PHOTO the air is stipulated at 60 micro- north east, and the anti cyclonic the air quality is specified as un- said that the incident will be brought Puri, Dec 6: At least six persons grams per m3. air circulation over Odisha and ad- healthy in Jayadev Vihar, it was to the notice of higher authorities POST NEWS NETWORK of city. Out of this, Shishu Bhavan, were injured in wild boar attack The quality of air is also going joining states is the major reason moderate in other areas. before taking any action. Vani Vihar, Rajmahal Square, in the Holy City here in the wee Bhubaneswar, Dec 6: With wide- Bapuji Nagar, Congress Bhavan hours of Sunday, said an official spread beautification and expansion and Rupali Chak are said to be the of the Forest Department. works in Bhubaneswar, auto rick- most problematic ones. “This was the first incident FESTIVE RUSH shaw drivers have complained While authorities have come up when a wild boar strayed into Puri about shortage in parking space with designated parking areas for city and attacked people. Wild which forces them to park at road- the auto rickshaws, the union has boars are often seen in Brahmagiri sides, resulting in traffic snarls rejected the initiative terming it as area of Puri city,” said Forester during rush hours. exploitative. “The idea is to pass ten- Swapneswar Jali. In a meeting held between mem- ders for a paid parking system, According to Forest Department bers of Auto Chalaka Mahasangha like the one in airport. This model sources, the wild boar attacked and officials of Bhubaneswar will ruin the livelihood for many Urmila Nayak and Rohini Nayak Development Authority (BDA) and who are already having a tough of Sarada Devi Sahi while they Bhubaneswar Municipal time making ends meet after COVID were doing some work near a Corporation (BMC), the associa- and introduction of app-based cab school in the locality. “The duo tion brought forward the paucity services,” Samal added. was rushed to the District of space the drivers are facing as Furthermore, things have be- Headquarters Hospital (DHH) with development and beautification come tougher for the drivers with critical injuries. Four morning projects have sped up in the city. BMC now promoting bicycle culture walkers also sustained injuries “The authorities are least both- in the city. Addressing encroachment in the wild boar attack,” said the ered of providing any space to us. free bicycle tracks as key to boost Forester. As a result, we are forced to park cycling, the BMC has now turned Soon after the incident, a team on the roadside at prime pickup up against the auto drivers parking of Forest Department officials led locations. The traffic police con- in the tracks. “We too don’t want to by Ranger Rajat Kumar Mahapatra stantly threatens us to fine for ir- create traffic snarls, but what about visited Baliapanda, Lokanath Sahi regular parking but we are left our space,” Samal lamented. and some other localities to trace with no choice,” complained Auto Meanwhile, acknowledging the the wild boar. Mahasangha Seceratary, Padman concerns of auto rickshaw driv- “The wild animal might have Kumar Samal. ers, BDA Vice Chairman Prem hidden inside a forest near Balisahi. With more than 30,000 autos run- Chandra Chaudhary said, “We ac- We will try to locate the wild boar ning in the city, Samal added that cept that there has been miscom- if it comes out in search of food about 150 out of 400 associations in munication between the union and at night. We are planning to lay a PIC: MAUSAM NANDA the union have complained of in- authorities. However, we will be trap to capture the wild animal,” ability to pick up customers from looking into the issue and will be added the Forester. Ignoring Covid-19 norms, people in large numbers throng Unit-II market in Bhubaneswar for shopping ahead of the Prathamastami festival, Sunday preferred locations at various parts providing space for parking.” Sanitation drive ‘fails’ in Khurda Coastal ecosystems of state under ‘severe stress’ POST NEWS NETWORK POST NEWS NETWORK dress and elucidated the signifi- population and 43% of the urban Khurda, Dec 6: The ‘Swachh cance of the theme. He said that population of the state. However, en- Bharat, Sustha Bharat’ campaign Bhubaneswar, Dec 6: A webinar the coastal belt comprises of a wide vironmental degradation is gaining launched by Khurda Municipal on human impacts on coastal ecosys- range of ecosystems, from parts of momentum for unsustainable de- Council to score a top position in tems of the state was organised by Eastern Ghats, Chilika Lagoon and velopmental practices that has detri- Swachh Survekshan list has failed Orissa Environmental Society (OES) its Nalaban bird sanctuary to mental impacts on the coastal ecosys- despite lakhs being spent on it. here Sunday. Bhitarkanika tems,” he added. The civic body administration In the webinar titled ‘Coastal Coastal man- On the occasion, Panda explained here deployed ‘Swachh Sathis’ and Ecosystems of Odisha: Human how developmental activities along zones of the sanitation workers to ensure clean- Impacts and Changing Scenario’, with erosion, inundation, saltwater liness in the town. Garbage clean- Prasanna Kumar, a scientist of world and the intrusion and flooding are aggra- ing in 20 out of the 22 wards here ORSAC, Govt. of Odisha, shared dynamic natural vating the situation and causing has been outsourced to private his view on coastal wetland re- ecosystems they sustain ecosystem disruptions in the coast agencies. being managed by SHGs. sources of the state and their man- are currently under region. To ensure a garbage-free town, Despite these arrangements, agement. On similar lines, Gopal extraordinary pressure He suggested for location-spe- 204 contractual workers, 17 ‘Swachh piles of garbage can be seen every- Krishna Panda, Professor Emeritus, UNSUSTAINABLE PRACTICES from diverse human cific multi-hazard assessment with Sathis’ and two supervisors have where in the town. At places, stray Dept. of Geography, Utkal University activities risk levels and emphasized on eco- been pressed into service in areas dogs and cattle can be found spread- discussed climate change hazards THE SIX COASTAL DISTRICTS HOWEVER, UNSUSTAINABLE SN PATRO I PRESIDENT, friendly and cost-effective coastal under the municipality. At the same ing the muck on to the roads mak- and their impacts on coastal zone SUPPORT 36% OF THE TOTAL DEVELOPMENTAL PRACTICES HAVE OES protection measures by way of time, 174 workers are working ing nearby residents prone to health management in Odisha. POPULATION AND 43% OF THE HAD DETRIMENTAL IMPACTS ON groves beach nourishment, planting veg- under contractual firms. hazards. S N Patro, President, OES, said, URBAN POPULATION OF THE STATE THE COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS and sandy beaches of Puri, which etation, dune fencing and dune According to municipality When asked, Khurda municipal “Coastal ecosystems of Odisha are are rich repositories of economically stabilisation. sources, a volume of 14 to 16 tons council executive officer under enhanced stress. The coastal landmass, global warming and cli- and catchments, estuaries and important flora and fauna. Speaking on ‘Coastal wetland

of wet and dry wastes are generated Swetapadma Satpathy said they zones of the world and the dynamic mate change are exacerbating the coastal seas are blessed with abun- “The zone has significant con- resources of Odisha and their

k y m c in the town a day. To lift the garbage have been giving priority to clean- natural ecosystems they sustain challenges further. Odisha is blessed dant resources and amenities, tributions to several sectors such as management’, Kumar narrated from the sources and carry them liness. The garbage generated in the are currently under extraordinary with a coastline of 482 km ex- which are crucial to the commer- agriculture including fisheries, the significant functions, values to end destinations, six battery-op- town is being lifted only once in the and mounting pressure from di- tending from the river cial and socio-economic benefits and minerals and other geological prod- and attributes of wetlands and erated garbage lifting vehicles, 30 morning giving rise to such a sit- verse human activities and in- Subaranarekha in the north to the opportunities,” he added. ucts, industrial development, trans- stressed on integrated wetland tri-cycles and six tractors have uation. The issue will soon be ad- creasing human population.” River Bhauda in the south. These Jaya Krushna Panigrahi, secre- port and tourism. The six coastal dis- management adhering to CRZ been engaged. These vehicles are dressed, she added. “The flow of pollutants from areas encompassing river basins tary, OES, presented the welcome ad- tricts support 36% of the total Regulation, 2019. P4 MONDAY | DECEMBER 7 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR downtown

PADDY AS OFFERING CB likely to take

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POST NEWS NETWORK (Passenger Division). A city-based miners: NGT travel agency, Sky King has ac- Bhubaneswar, Dec 6: The Crime cused Akash of denying making POST NEWS NETWORK legal quarries and also as to whether Branch (CB) is likely to take Akash payment of bills worth around Rs or not the unavoidable Pathak, son of suspended IFS 65 lakhs while Tata Motors Bhubaneswar, Dec 6: National Enviornmental Impact Assesment officer Abhay Kant, on re- have alleged that Akash Green Tribunal (NGT) Sunday re- process had been followed while mand from Monday to fur- has duped several job iterated its demand that a gov- permitting Sri Jagannath Temple ther probe into the al- aspirants from ernment panel should name stone Administration to mine the area.” leged job fraud case. The Gopalpur imper- miners who flout environmental The NGT earlier had claimed Special vigilance court sonating the MD laws. that the whole approach of the will hear the plea of the of company. The order from Khurda admin- Crime Branch Monday. Akash’s farther, the tribunal came istration was an The CB has been inter- Abhay Kant has also to the limelight in attempt to hood- rogating personal assistant moved Orissa High the latest hearing, wink the tribu- of Akash, David Peter who is re- Court seeking bail in a when the bench did nal in order to portedly his close confidant. Disproportionate Assets (DA) case. not find the affidavit protect the per- Meanwhile, some police sources Similarly, the Khurda district from the commit- petrators of the also revealed that Tata Motors au- and sessions court is going to hear tee formed under crime. A com- thorities have already informed the bail application filed by NGT orders. It mittee formed the Commissionerate Police that Gopalpur MLA Pradeep Panigrahi asked the panel to Earlier, NGT stated that after the NGT di- Akash was never an employee of the Monday. Panigrahi has been ar- submit the report Khurda officials were rection had said company. rested by Crime Branch for al- again before the that at He allegedly duped several per- legedly receiving money on behalf bench. trying to hoodwink the Jhinkijhari area A vendor sells paddy bunches at Unit-I market in Bhubaneswar, Sunday, for the worship of Goddess Laxmi as part of sons by falsely claiming to be the of Akash from the duped job as- Earlier, the tri- tribunal in order to in Khurda dis- Manabasa ritual in the Hindu month of Margasira OP PHOTO Managing Director of Tata Motors pirants. bunal directed the trict all mines administration to protect miners indulged are illegal. furnish names of in illegal stone mining It also had the people involved said that a few Sarangi seeks in illegal laterite mining. The order mines are dangerously abandoned. State’s Covid-19 caseload reaches 3.21L was passed by the NGT after the ad- The orders of the NGT into the impartial probe ministration told the tribunal that matter came after a petition was PNN & AGENCIES they have penalised the truck driv- filed by one Bidu Bhushan IN NUGGETS ers who were involved in trans- Harichandan alleging illegal laterite Bhubaneswar, Dec 6: State’s Covid- against CDPO porting the illegally mined laterite stone mining by rat hole mining 19 tally Sunday mounted to 3,21,196 KHURDA RECORDED THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF NEW CASES AT 49, FOLLOWED BY stones. In the latest written order, method without following the after 393 more people tested positive POST NEWS NETWORK SUNDARGARH AT 45 AND MAYURBHANJ AT 32 NGT said, “On 1.10.2020 the Standard Operating Procedures for the infection, while six fresh Committee constituted by the (SOP) for mining and other env- fatalities pushed the toll to 1,771, a KHURDA REPORTED TWO FRESH CASUALTIES New Delhi, Dec 6: Union Minister Tribunal was once again directed iornmental laws. senior Health and Family Welfare WHILE ONE EACH SUCCUMBED TO THE of State (MoS) for Micro, Small and to examine the various aspects as It was said that 40 sites in Khurda (H&FW) department official said. INFECTION IN BALASORE, BOLANGIR, Medium Enterprises Pratap pointed out…of order of the said have been witnessing illegal stone Of the 393 new cases, 229 were KALAHANDI AND NUAPADA Chandra Sarangi Sunday requested date and submit a report on the quarries in areas like Tapang, reported from various quarantine Women and Child Development THE POSITIVITY RATE IN ODISHA STANDS AT Flouting social distancing norms, health identity of the persons running il- Anda, Jhinkijhari and others. centres, and the rest were detected 5.23 PER CENT Minister Tukuni Sahu to initiate during contact tracing, the offi- workers protest at PMG Square in Bhubaneswar enquiry against the CDPO of cial said. Nilgiri block. Khurda district, of which state new case in the last 24 hours, said As many as 53 Covid-19 patients been examined so far, including In the letter, Sarangi stated that Fake scribe arrested in fraud case capital Bhubaneswar is a part, the official. in the state have died due to co- 41,110 Saturday, the official pointed several self-help groups (SHGs) recorded the maximum number of According to the official, Khurda morbidities. out. Meanwhile, another 570 Covid have filed complaints against the Bhubaneswar: Commissionerate police Sunday arrested a fake journalist new cases at 49, followed by reported two fresh casualties and The positivity rate in the coastal patients recovered in Odisha, talk- CDPO of Nilgiri alleging irregu- for duping a woman of `97,000 on the pretext to open a web news channel. Sundargarh at 45 and Mayurbhanj one each succumbed to the infection state stands at 5.23 per cent, the of- ing the total recoveries in the coastal larities, highhandedness and cor- The accused has been identified as Rincon Narayan, 32, of Bomikhal area in at 32. Two districts, Boudh and in Balasore, Bolangir, Kalahandi ficial said. state to 3,15,840, the H&FW de- ruption in distribution of woollen Sahid Nagar police limits. Subarnapur, did not report any and Nuapada districts. Over 61.43 lakh samples have partment tweeted. sweaters to children in ANGANWADI STIR OVER FARM LAWS Round-the-clock call centre ‘IRREGULARITY’ Anganwadis. The SHGs alleged that as per the valid order of CDPO, women to hear plaints in Holy City members of SHGs have knitted woollen sweaters by taking loans POST NEWS NETWORK their complaints directly at the re- for distribution to Anganwadi ception centre within 10 am and 6 SP seeks inputs children. However, Anganwadis Puri, Dec 6: Soon, a round-the-clock pm every day. The reception centre centres have refused to take the call centre would be opened at the dis- will remain open on holidays,” said from scribes delivery of sweaters from the trict police headquarters here to ac- a police officer. SHGs under the plea that CDPO, cept people’s complaints quickly. It is learnt that Human Rights SP Kanwar Vishal Singh Sunday Nilgiri has instructed all “People can ring 7653891030 to lodge Protection Cell DSP Manobrata collected inputs from media per- Anganwadis not to accept the their complaints. They can also send Satpathy and a few other senior sons to check crimes in the Holy sweaters from SHGs. their complaints through WhatsApp. police officials would be appointed City here. The media persons put Even though the SHGs brought Our officials will take action on the as nodal officers to ensure timely emphasis on the safety of tourists the matter to the notice of the and pleaded for stern action complaints immediately,” said a action on complaints. It is worth CDPO, the official refused to sup- against extortion and people- source in the district police. mentioning here that Puri police has friendly behaviour by the police. port them. According to sources, the received flaks from several quarters The Union minister further Superintendent of Police (SP) will recently for the alleged death of a said that the poor women groups review the action taken on the com- 32-year-old man in custody K Ramesh has revealed that his in the villages are facing finan- plaints every day. “In the absence November 18. body bore as many as 16 injury cial hardship as they are now un- of SP, the additional SP will look into The incident caused a lot of hue marks. able to pay the loans taken for this the complaints. Steps would be and cry across the state. Some po- “Ramesh’s body bore 16 injury purpose. taken to probe the allegations at lice officials were transferred and marks. He had died due to severe The Union minister urged the earliest,” added the source. a few others were suspended by injuries on his head. A clot of Tukuni Sahu to initiate an im- This apart, a reception centre the state government in connec- around 250ml blood was found in the partial inquiry into the al- would be opened at the district po- tion with the incident. victim’s brain,” stated the post- leged irregularities under the Activists of AIMSS hold a demonstration near Netaji Setu in Cuttack, Sunday, to protest against the new farm laws lice headquarters. “People can lodge The postmortem report of victim mortem report. official. City temple looted For comedians, the pandemic has been no laughing matter After preliminary broken and immediately informed City-based comedians are new normal but now, people are ated popular shows like the trust members about the theft. craving for live events and we are Bhubaneswar Bula Buli said, “As probe, cops recovered “As per our estimation, the do- gearing up to perform for here to provide them with the same stage artists, there’s obviously some nation box gives us Rs 30,000 to Rs live audiences after seamless experience that they had amount of craving to see live au- the CCTV camera 40,000 revenue every month. over a year ago, he added. dience. We would have done an- installed in the temple However, the hundi was not opened months of shows on social “The quality of content has not other year round up show if not for the last two months due to media platforms deteriorated at all and people should for the uncertainty of the post Covid and discovered the act Covid-19 pandemic. So we guess rest assured of having immense world.” “Additionally, with pre-pro- of the theft captured in there must be Rs 60,000 or more fun. It’s amazing to be back on stage duction work for Cuttack Bula Buli cash in the donation box,” he stated ARINDAM GANGULY, OP and hold the mic in front of a non- going on, we've got our hands full. the footage in the FIR. virtual audience. The audience has But if the craving gets stronger, After preliminary probe, cops Bhubaneswar, Dec 6: For come- been a part of the online shows we’ll probably end up doing a show AGENCIES recovered the CCTV camera in- dians based in Bhubaneswar, the throughout the lockdown,” he said. towards December-end with lim- stalled in the temple and discovered coronavirus pandemic has been no Another city-based comedian ited seating,” he added. Bhubaneswar, Dec 6: Unidentified the entire act of the theft captured laughing matter - in more ways Alokesh Sinha, who participated Meanwhile, some of the artistes miscreant reportedly decamped in the footage. In the video, a youth than one. People losing their lives in a live show, said, “I was nerv- are in two minds about live shows. with valuables and cash after break- was seen entering the temple prem- to a deadly virus hardly provided ous because it has been 8 months. Roshan Bisoi of The Chain Jokers ing open the donation box installed ise and damaging the electric lights. rich picking for jokes. And then I haven’t been on stage and some- said, “It certainly felt like a fish at Sai Baba temple near Station “We have the proof of the theft there was the problem with comedy how, I got used to the open mic sys- out of a bowl, but it was important Bazaar in Bhubaneswar. recorded in the CCTV camera. In venues closing en masse during However, after several months open mics and shows. We ensure im- tem. We were initially skeptical if as well to keep the distance. I’m The incident which took place the recorded video, the youth barged lockdown. of low-profile events through apps plementation of Covid regulations people would buy tickets but to our still skeptical about bringing in Saturday night came to light after into the temple and executed the act On social media, comedians are such as Zoom and Google Meet, and guidelines. Although, it is a surprise, even with social distanc- crowds.” the priest of the temple, Niranjan in around 20 minutes,” the temple finding ways to make followers city comedians are gearing up to per- bit tough due to the financial part ing in place, we were able to sell 36 Comedian Priyaranjan Sahoo Pujari lodged a complaint with the priest said. laugh during the lockdown, but for form in front of live audience. of it as we can accommodate only tickets in a 60-seater auditorium. said, “We will do shows once things Laxmi Sagar police Sunday. Local residents of the region them it’s no laughing time. Stand- Comedy Highway member limited people after social dis- Some of the comic artistes are are normalised. Lots of shows are Pujari in his complaint said that have requested the IIC to investigate up comedy, which enjoys 75-80 per- Satyabrat Mohapatra, who recently tancing. planning for shows in the coming planned but I am not in a hurry. We when he went to open the temple the matter and take action imme- cent of the comedy pie, epitomises performed in a live show, said, During the beginning of lock- days. Akash Baghar of will do a round-off of the year 2020

at around 6 am, he saw the hundi diately. the gig economy. “People have finally shifted to live down, Zoom shows had become the Bhubaneswar Komedians, who cre- and will release it in social media.”

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Decks cleared for crude oil TRIBAL FAITH

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Paradip, Dec 6: Work for the es- tablishment of a proposed crude oil refinery unit here got a kick start as slum dwellers of Sandhakuda near the Paradip Port signed in a tripartite agreement, Saturday. The crude oil refinery is being established by state-owned Numaligarh Refinery Ltd (NRL) of Assam. It will be established over 200 acre of land provided by the Paradip Port authorities near the Sandhakuda slum. NRL is a joint Tribals blocking NH-20, demanding official religion status to their faith Sarna, at Mashapal under Ghasipura block of Keonjhar Sunday OP PHOTO venture between Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL), Oil India The crude oil refinery is being The facility will enable the oil firm Ltd and the Assam government. established by state-owned to import crude oil via the major The facility will enable the oil Numaligarh Refinery Ltd (NRL) of port at Paradip to cater to its firm to import crude oil via the Pradeep misused his power: Cong MLA Assam. It will be set up over 200 requirement post ramp up of its major port at Paradip to cater to acre of land provided by the refinery from three million tonnes its requirement post ramp up of its Paradip Port authorities per annum (mtpa) to nine mtpa POST NEWS NETWORK Mumbai,” he said. refinery from three million tonnes Jena also claimed that the per annum (mtpa) to nine mtpa. NRL has deposited Rs 20 crore with the Paradip Port Trust (PPT) Berhampur, Dec 6: While three- Gopalpur MLA has grabbed the NRL has deposited Rs 20 crore as initial land deposit. The refinery to be built at a plan outlay of time MLA and former minister land of a gullible person at with the Paradip Port Trust (PPT) Rs 22,000 crore will trade in 3 to 9 million tonne of crude oil. The Pradeep Kumar Panigrahi has been Courtpeta Chowk by using threat as initial land deposit. The refin- refinery here will supply crude oil to its Assam based refinery in 14-day remand by the Crime tactics, apart from being involved ery to be built at a plan outlay of through pipelines Branch over his alleged links with in illegal murram lifting at Rs 22,000 crore will trade in 3 to 9 tainted IFS officer Abhay Kant Karlapalli hill and Kankada hill. million tonne of crude oil. The solved at a meeting held in the the delegation that the local youths Pathak and his son Akash and the “When Panigrahi was powerful, refinery here will supply crude town, Thursday. will be given employment in the recruitment scam, Congress leader Congress leaders at a press meet he used to harass Congress work- oil to its Assam based refinery The tripartite meeting was at- refinery on the basis of existing and Sanakhemundi MLA Ramesh ers. I was implicated in 54 cases. In through pipelines. The NRL au- tended by deputy secretary of vacancies in the plant. Jena alleged that Panigrahi has After he was elected from helped the Gopalpur MLA in shoddy many cases, Panigrahi was oper- thorities had signed a memoran- Paradip Port K Thirumollar, proj- The port authorities and NRL indulged in corruption and many Gopalpur in 2004 and became the activities. ating behind the scene. He is even dum of understating with the port ect manager of NRL Bikash Das project manager claimed that the illegal activities by misusing his representative of the Chief Minister, “Panigrahi has grabbed 111 acres involved in various illegal activi- authorities February 7, 2020 and a delegation of residents from dredging works for laying the power as the representative of the Panigrahi misused his power and of land belonging to tribals and ties outside the state,” Jena The slum dwellers were oppos- the Sandhakuda slum. The port pipelines will not inundate the Chief Minister in Ganjam. looted crores of rupees through the forest department in Sorada asserted. ing the project apprehending dis- and NRL authorities claimed that slum. Proper arrangement will Addressing a press meet Sunday corrupt and fraudulent activities, area. When thousands of migrant He observed that the Chief placement. They also feared that the slum dwellers will not be dis- be made to discharge the ground- at Kukudakhandi, he said that of- Jena alleged. labourers were going through hard- Minister has taken the right step, the dredging works might inundate placed because of the project. water gushing out of the pit dur- ficials of various departments The Sanakhemundi MLA fur- ships during the lockdown, but stern action should have been the slum with saline water. The deputy secretary and the ing dredging works, the authori- should be included in the investi- ther alleged that officials of some Panigrahi used to enjoy service of taken against Panigrahi However, the differences were re- NRL project manager also assured ties said. gation of the CB. departments and block chairpersons chartered flights to Rajasthan and much earlier. Man beaten to death Micro projects planned for Five poachers over meat price Probe says tusker died after mining-hit areas in Sundargarh held in Kapilash POST NEWS NETWORK POST NEWS NETWORK The survey is being POST NEWS NETWORK Rourkela, Dec 6: A man who was falling 150 ft down rail track beaten up for not being able to Sundargarh, Dec 6: The state gov- funded by the district Dhenkanal, Dec 6: Officials ar- pay the final installment of the ernment has planned to implement rested five poachers in Dhenkanal price for mutton he had purchased micro projects in mining-affected mineral foundation forest division Sunday. Four coun- POST NEWS NETWORK Gadgadbahal bridge between breathed his last at Tilaka Nagar areas of Sundargarh district so as (DMF) which will cover try-made guns, two deer antlers, Jujumura and Hatibari railway under Bandhmunda police lim- to improve life and livelihood of 100 traps, three scales of pangolin Sambalpur, Dec 6: A joint inquiry stations Saturday evening. The in- its in Sundargarh district Sunday. the people living in those areas. 40,000 families in six have been seized from their pos- by forest and railway officials cident occurred at around 6:30 pm, The deceased was identified as The micro projects will be tailor- mineral bearing areas session. Sunday into the death of a tusker said the DFO. Padmalochan Purty, an employee made according to suitability and The accused have been identi- on the railway tracks on Sambalpur- Sunday, DFO Sanjeet Kumar and of Rourkela Steel Plant. existing opportunities of income training in this regard. fied as Naba Balmuchi (21), Budu Talcher route the previous day re- DRM Pradip Kumar of Sambalpur According to sources, generation in the specific areas. They will take part in door-to-door Balmuchi (27), Ratna Balmuchi vealed that the animal was thrown railway division visited the spot Padmalochan had brought mutton Ahead of the project execution, survey and make use of a mobile (30), Kurupa Baipi (28) and Sanatan off 150 feet down the rail tracks and conducted a probe into the from Debashis some days ago, pay- a survey was started Saturday to as- application. The survey will be Dehury (33) of Dhenkanal. and died after being hit by a speed- mishap. They discussed about the ing half of the price at the time of sess the socio-economic status of the carried out for three to four months All the accused have been ing express train from rear. steps to be taken for the protection purchase and promising the rest people, a report said. in mining-affected areas like booked under the Wildlife The animal after falling down of elephants. The mishap occurred to be paid soon. According to the report, the sur- Hemagiri, Koida, Kutra, Protection Act, 1972 on the charges the tracks broke its two legs and as the tusker instead of taking the However, due to some reasons vey is being funded by the district Lahunipada, Kuanrmunda and of poaching activities in Kapilash died. The rail track is placed 150 feet elephant corridor to cross to the he fell behind with his promise. mineral foundation (DMF). The Rajgangpur. forest range. The development above the land surface with large other side chose to walk over the rail- After several reminders, Debashis survey will cover 40,000 families A database will be prepared and comes at a time when there is a rise pits on both sides. Notably, four Sanjeet Kumar, divisional forest way track which resulted in the arrived at Padmalochan’s house in six mineral bearing areas. Three accordingly the administration in poaching activities in Kapilash elephants have died during the last officer (DFO) of Sambalpur, said mishap. A post-mortem was con- last Friday and asked the latter to voluntary organisations have been will draw up micro projects aimed forest range. Recently, the forest de- one year due to various reasons in the elephant, part of a herd, came ducted on the carcass and the tusks pay the balance amount. Then, roped in for the survey. Youths of at bringing around a change in the partment had arrested two per- Sadar forest range under Sambalpur in front of the Rourkela Intercity were trimmed before burying the the murder took place. these organisations have received life and livelihood of the people. sons with a live pangolin. forest division. Express near the pillar no 33 of carcass on the spot.

AWARENESS DRIVE 7-year-old girl Women oppose Kharasrota raped in Jharsuguda

POST NEWS NETWORK drinking water project Brajarajnagar, Dec 6: A minor girl was allegedly raped December POST NEWS NETWORK Aul and Rajkanika before taking up 1 evening at Brajarajnagar in the project for diversion of water Jharsuguda district by a man who Kendrapara/Rajkanika, Dec 6: from the river. was well known to the victim’s The mega water project proposed The agitators said, “We will do family. to draw water from Kharasrota everything to save our river. If re- The incident took place when the river in Kendrapara district faced quired, we will not hesitate to sac- girl child had been returning home strong opposition from locals rifice our lives. Kharasrota is the life- with the accused from a private Sunday. Dhamnagar and Chandbali blocks. line of our locality. We will not coaching centre here. After re- Hundreds of women under the A sum of Rs 892 crore will be spent allow any attempts to dry up the turning home, the girl cried and banner of Kharasrota Banchao on the project. The women plunged river.” If water is extracted for the asked her mother not to send the Sangram Samiti (KBSS) observed into the water of the river while op- mega pipe water project, the flow of youth to bring her back home any- ‘Jal Satyagraha’ in the river at posing the government bid to divert water would decrease while sea more. She, however, did not reveal Bharigada village under Rajkanika the water from Kharasrota. water will flow into the river. It will about the incident any further that block Sunday. The protesters demanded that cause severe damage to the biodi- day. Later, the victim narrated her The project is being built at the government should initiate versity of Bhitarkanika, hamper plight to her mother December 4 Barunadiha in Bhadrak to provide steps for construction of a project agriculture and lead to acute water night following which an FIR was safe drinking water to 91 panchayats in the lower catchment of the river scarcity in the Aul and Rajkanika lodged by her family with the help An awareness campaign on sanitation is under way in Hinjilicut area of Ganjam, Sunday OP PHOTO under Basudevpur, Thidhi, for supply of drinking water in blocks, the locals alleged. of Jharsuguda Childline. Turtles arrive in droves at Rushikulya beach

POST NEWS NETWORK barricades, and have banned the entry of visitors. Ganjam, Dec 6: Congregation of Forest officials are also keeping the endangered Olive Ridley sea tur- tabs on trawlers, and have formed a tles for mating at the river mouth of 10-member team for surveillance. the Rushikulya near Purunabandh vil- The coastguard and other security per- lage in Ganjam district has delighted sonnel have been asked to keep a wildlife experts. watch on the shores to provide a The turtles started arriving in peaceful atmosphere to the marine tur- large numbers around the first week tles during their mating season, he of December and were noticed be- said. At least 24 forest officials have tween Gopalpur and Nuagaon, around been deployed in six camps to keep four to five km from Rushikulya a tight watch during the period. beach, said DFO Amlan Nayak. Olive Ridleys The mass nesting of turtles will The rare turtles are arriving in start when the winds start blowing thousands at the river mouth and southwards from February, the for- found engaged in mating, the DFO spread cheers among environmen- tance of 18 to 20 km off the coast. est official said. added. The process will continue till talists as thousands of turtles in Initially a few turtles were seen mat- Olive Ridley turtles travel thou-

December last week, he said. The pairs could be seen floating in the ing. Later, the number registered a big sands of miles from as far as the

k y m c river mouth is known as the nesting sea about four km from shore for jump, the DFO said. coasts of Costa Rica, Sri Lanka and site of the rare turtles. The turtles hours together within five to six km The forest officials as part of Japan to mate and lay eggs at the travel thousands of miles through stretch of the sea beach, the DFO preventive measures have declared mouth of Rushikulya. Female tur- the sea and come here for mating said. the area extending from Prayagi in tles lay around 140 to 160 eggs and it and laying eggs. The mating starts in the second the north to Aryapalli in the south takes 40-50 days for the hatchlings The mating of the sea turtles has week of November usually at a dis- as a prohibited zone by putting up to come out of eggshells. P6 MONDAY | DECEMBER 7 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR power post

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fter the State of for a grand building overlooking Hyderabad was forced to the waters of the Hussainsagar merge with India on Lake. He seldom goes to office and Looking Away ASeptember 17, 1948, Prime lives in his farm house. Not many Minister Jawaharlal Nehru also re- have access to him and this in- ndia is now paying dearly for what may be called diaspora politics that structured the dominions of the cludes many ministers and sen- Prime Minister Narendra Modi played by canvassing for US President Nizam. In a couple of years, ior officers of the government. IDonald Trump asking Indian-origin settlers in the USA at the ‘Howdy Modi’ Hyderabad was merged with the The government is now running programme in Houston last year to vote for Trump. Modi turned India’s time- Telugu speaking area of Andhra, on remote, one that is operated by tested, age-old foreign policy of non-involvement in internal elections of other that had been earlier a part of the his young son KT Rama Rao (who democracies on its head and interfered in the internal affairs of the USA. Madras Presidency under the is however seen as a smart leader). Resultantly, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau merrily threw to British, to create Andhra Pradesh. The KCR government has made the winds whatever scruples he might have had over ‘interfering’ with It was the first linguistic State in many promises to the poor - these India’s internal affairs and openly extended support to farmers of Punjab India. The Marathi and Kannada include two bed-roomed houses- and Haryana agitating outside Delhi for the repeal of the three controver- speaking dominions of the Nizam’s that have not been implemented. sial farm Bills the BJP-led NDA government has passed, bulldozing protests State were hived off and merged Seeing that KCR has been grow- by farmer organizations and Opposition parties. with Maharashtra and Karnataka ing weaker, the BJP decided to re- Now, to the consternation of India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), (which were then called the Bombay Seeing that KCR has been growing weaker, the enter Telangana and challenge the the UN chief António Guterres has apparently taken a cue from the Canadian State and Mysore State). This left BJP decided to re-enter Telangana and TRS. This would be their major Prime Minister and supported the cause of the Indian farmers saying “peo- Kingshuk Nag the Muslims. The well-to-do and the foray into South India. Also, on ple have a right to demonstrate peacefully and the authorities should let them enterprising migrated to Canada, challenge the TRS. This would be their major target is the Majlis- Ittehadul- do so.” Compounding matters further, 36 cross-party UK parliamentarians UK and Pakistan leaving their foray into South India. Also, on target is the Muslimeen (MIM) which repre- have also rallied behind the agitating farmers, while Trudeau didn’t pay any BJP LEADERS poorer brethren back home. They sents the Muslims in Hyderabad. heed to India’s protest against the remarks he and some of his ministers had stayed back – mostly in Hyderabad Majlis- Ittehadul- Muslimeen which Targeting the MIM also was born made expressing concern over the plight of farmers of Punjab and Haryana. SAY THEY WILL city where their population at that represents the Muslims in Hyderabad out of the desire to neutralise He even iterated “Canada will always stand for the right of peaceful protests time was no less than 50 per cent. MIM’s boss Asaduddin Owaisi, the anywhere around the world.” CHANGE THE Telugu became the lingua franca energetic barrister who studied in Because of the current Indian government’s adventurism in foreign re- NAME OF in Hyderabad but they managed even the Hyderabad-based Osmania As KCR seemed much stronger London but now wants to contest lations other countries, they too have now started interfering with India’s with Urdu, helped by the fact that University taught in Urdu. Things and scared by a fast he undertook, elections in West Bengal. His foray internal matters in the name of making common cause with the relatives HYDERABAD TO during the Nizam’s time many became so bad that a movement for Union minister P Chidambaram an- in the recently held election in and friends of Indian diaspora in their respective countries. “This is an issue BHAGYANAGAR. Hindus from what is now UP and a separate Telangana State began nounced on December 9, 2009 (Sonia Bihar where he won a few seats, and of particular concern to Sikhs in the UK and those linked to Punjab, although Gujarat had also migrated to in 1969 and became very intense. Gandhi’s birthday) that a sepa- earlier in Maharashtra, is seen as it heavily impacts on other Indian states. Many British Sikhs and Punjabis THIS IS SCARING Hyderabad. They also knew no Indira Gandhi, the then Prime rate Telangana State would be cre- his strength in garnering votes. have taken this matter up with their MPs as they directly affected with THE MUSLIM Telugu: so Urdu/ Hindi became Minister, managed the situation ated. But soon it was cl ear to the The next assembly polls in family members and ancestral land in Punjab,” said a letter written to UK another widely spoken language in with great difficulty and defused Congress high command that KCR Telangana will be fought in 2023. foreign secretary Dominic Raab by 36 MPs. POPULATION, Hyderabad. Even as dosas and the movement and made a had taken them for a ride; moreover, But fresh after its good perform- The response by the MEA so far tends to create the impression that it idlis were introduced for the first Telangana leader Narasimha Rao there was great opposition from the ance in the municipal polls in is trying to defend the indefensible. For this, the career diplomat and for- ALTHOUGH time, the population also took to (later to be Prime Minister) chief Andhra region leaders. Thus, Hyderabad – where it won 48 seats eign minister S Jaishankar has to make a puerile move of staying away AHMEDABAD – biryanis and other Hyderabadi minister in what was a compromise. within a fortnight, the Union gov- up from the previous 4, the BJP is from Canada-led Foreign Ministers’ meeting on the COVID situation to be specialties with gusto. Life con- Things remained under con- ernment reneged on its plans. buoyant. TRS won 55 seats down held on 7 December, obviously in protest against Trudeau’s support to the WHERE THE BJP tinued with no hassles. trol for many decades as the Telugu This was a signal to KCR and from 99 seats the last time. Though protesting Indian farmers. The COVID meeting is aimed at forging a com- HAS BEEN IN But Nehru had made a mistake: Desam Party (TDP) under cine his associates to return to the path Hyderabad is just one city in a mon strategy to tackle the pandemic. Other members of the grouping in- he had merged two Telugu speak- star NT Rama Rao and later his son- of agitation. In fact, the agitation State and this is only a civic elec- clude the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Brazil and Singapore. In fact, the group POWER SINCE ing areas but had not accounted for in-law Chandrababu Naidu occu- intensified and assumed gargantuan tion, the BJP sees this as an indi- has been meeting once a month and Jaishankar himself attended the pre- the fact that language did not make pied centre stage. Under them the proportions. Before the 2014 general cator of things to come. BJP lead- vious meeting on 19 November. 1995 – HAS NOT up for cultural homogeneity. Telugufication of Andhra Pradesh elections, UPA chief Sonia Gandhi ers say they will change the name He performed a similar act by refusing to be at a programme held in the BEEN RENAMED Sometimes people speaking the intensified and in a real sense announced that she was granting of Hyderabad to Bhagyanagar. USA on the plea that a US Congresswoman, Pramila Jayapal, a Democrat, same language are very different Hyderabad became a Telugu city. Telangana. This step was a rever- This is scaring the Muslim popu- who had criticised the Modi government’s Kashmir policy, was to partici- KARNAVATI from each other. This was the case In 1999 prompted by his own sal of the decision taken by Pandit lation, although Ahmedabad – pate in it. Notably, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris has been a consistent in Andhra Pradesh where people woes, K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) Jawaharlal Nehru. In the 2014 elec- where the BJP has been in power supporter of Pramila in her activities. from the Andhra areas very openly then part of the Naidu raj resigned tions, KCR swept the field, win- since 1995 – has not been renamed It seems like the MEA has no option but to go through the motions of reg- looked down upon folks from the from TDP and formed the ning most of the seats in Telangana. Karnavati. Name changes have istering protests at various forums according to the set pattern, though erstwhile Hyderabad State (or Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS). The Congress which had been very been a recurring demand and very these are bound to prove futile because of the government’s amateurish for- Telangana region). This had to do The party had a single point agenda: strong in the Andhra region got much on the BJP agenda. Here in eign policy initiatives solely aimed to suit the domestic needs of the ruling with the fact that English (those demand for a separate State of wiped out there as people took the this Southern State, it is a new party. Staying away from such crucial discussions may eventually grossly days taken as an indicator of ed- Telangana. It tied up with the move to dismantle an integrated beginning. And from now onwards harm India’s interests in the long run. Earlier, the Canadian High Commissioner ucation) was widely spoken by Congress party in 2004 and after the Andhra Pradesh as an act of be- to 2023 it will be bitter battle on a Nadir Patel was summoned to the MEA and handed over a demarche reg- those hailing from Andhra region death of then chief minister YS trayal. KCR won the elections. new warfront called Telangana. istering India’s strong protest: “The Canadian High Commissioner was in- while most of the people from Rajasekhara Reddy (who besides Once in power, K Chandrasekhar formed that comments by the Canadian Prime Minister, some Cabinet Telangana spoke Urdu but knew no being a strong leader was also Rao became like a neo-Nizam, re- The writer is a senior Ministers and Members of Parliament on issues relating to Indian farmers English. This is not surprising be- greatly opposed to the creation of built the chief minister’s residence journalist and author constitute an unacceptable interference in our internal affairs. Such actions, cause Urdu was the language of ad- a Telangana State), the separate like a palace and has now demol- based in Hyderabad. if continued, would have a seriously damaging impact on ties between India ministration under the Nizam and Telangana movement intensified. ished the secretariat to make way ©THE BILLION PRESS and Canada.” What Trudeau and some of his ministers, UK MPs and the UN said, indeed, constituted gross interference with India’s internal matters. But, in spite of India’s protests, the persistence in policy, especially of Canada, implies something sinister. SPECTRUM GLOBAL ORDER It’s an irony that the country’s internal problem has now got mixed up with foreign relations. The BJP led government, under PM Modi’s leadership has, for some time, been gearing the foreign policy to suit domestic electoral pol- itics. Like India’s diaspora politics, Trudeau’s interference also has the fig leaf of Sikhs being the dominant ethnic group in some eight seats of the House of Commons in Canada and a significant minority group in 15 other seats The case for a quadripolar world where they can change the polling equation. That way, expressing concern for the well being of relatives of the Sikh populace living in Canada has far aving diminished America’s conflict (according to the logic of the is thin and generally not taken se- Mexico, Brazil, India, Indonesia, greater justification for Trudeau than Modi asking Indians who have renounced global role while refusing to Thucydides Trap), and its consoli- riously abroad. After all, the US Malaysia, Turkey, South Africa, and India to become US citizens to vote for Trump. That too did not really hap- Haccept China’s growing dation would make solutions to has overthrown democratically others. Such a quadripolar world pen as Indians in America are reported to have en masse voted Democrat. clout, Trump’s presidency repre- global problems wholly dependent elected but insufficiently friendly would be less conducive to a new cold Experts in foreign relations read very deep into these multiple opinions sents the last gasp of a unipolar on the national interests of the two governments in Latin America, war, and it would bring more di- recently aired. According to them, Canada, UK and the UN would not issue epoch. But while many assume the reigning powers. Three of the biggest Asia, and Africa. And when it has verse voices to global governance. such reckless statements unless they very clearly understood where US unipolar post-Cold War world is challenges facing humanity would supported democracy in places The EU has already emerged as President-elect Joe Biden’s Administration was headed. This could indicate giving way to a bipolar order dom- either be ignored or made worse. like Ukraine, it has generally had a standard-bearer for privacy pro- an isolated India having to deal not only with China’s veto and Pakistan’s inated by the United States and The first challenge is the con- an ulterior motive, such as the de- tection and regulation of Big Tech, terror but also a US that looks away. China, that outcome is neither in- centrated power of Big Tech. While sire to counter or weaken Russia. and it is well positioned to push back evitable nor desirable. Instead, technology is often presented as a The third big issue likely to receive against algorithmic automation. there is every reason to hope for, and key front in the US-China conflict, short shrift in a Sino-American Even though it is US and Chinese work toward, a world in which there is considerable congruence bipolar world is climate change. In companies that largely drive con- WISDOM CORNER Europe and the emerging economies between the two countries. Both recent years, China has appeared cerns about privacy, consumer ma- play a more assertive role. are committed to the pursuit of al- more supportive of international nipulation, and labour-replacing Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive. To be sure, as the world’s most eco- gorithmic dominance over humans, agreements aimed at reducing green- AI, the European market is so large ELBERT HUBBARD Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and nomically successful autocracy, whereby digital platforms and ar- house-gas emissions than the US and important that it can tilt the creates a vision for tomorrow. Daron Acemoglu China has already achieved sig- tificial intelligence (AI) are used as has. But the two superpowers are not playing field globally. MELODY BEATTIE nificant geopolitical influence in tools by the government and cor- just the world’s two biggest emitters; But a strategic pole that speaks Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you Asia and beyond. During the two porations for surveilling and con- they also are both beholden to en- for emerging economies may be get. A BIPOLAR WORLD most recent global crises – the 2008 trolling the citizenry. ergy-intensive economic models. even more consequential. If AI DALE CARNEGIE financial collapse and today’s pan- There are differences, of course. China will remain dependent on continues to displace humans in the DOMINATED BY demic – the Communist Party of Whereas the US government has manufacturing growth, while con- workplace, emerging economies THE US AND CHINA China quickly adjusted the country’s adopted Big Tech's own vision and sumers and growth industries will will be the biggest losers, because political economy in response to become subservient to the indus- sustain high demand for energy in their comparative advantage is WORDSWORTH IS NEITHER changing circumstances, thereby so- try, Chinese tech giants remain at the US. And one can expect that abundant human labour. INEVITABLE NOR lidifying its grip on power. Because the mercy of the government and both sides’ short-term interest in eco- Emerging economies can coop- W00t countries that do not want to toe the must abide by its agenda. Likewise, nomic supremacy will trump every- erate as a united front only if they DESIRABLE US line now routinely turn to China advocacy for human rights and one else’s interest in a swift green abandon their most authoritar- his weird term was the word of the year 2007 from the dictionary for inspiration and, often, material democracy would be a low priority transition. All of these problems ian, nationalistic, and destructive Tmaker Merriam-Webster. It presented a list of 20 words on its support, what could be more natural in a bipolar world. With repres- would be more likely to be addressed behaviour. Ushering in a quadripo- website that had been the subject of a large number of searches during than China emerging as one of the sion in China growing, the US may in a world with two additional poles, lar world may thus yield unexpected the past year and asked visitors to vote. W00t came out top. W00t is two poles of global power? appear by comparison to remain an represented by the European Union dividends. spelled with a couple of zeroes in the middle but it’s said as “woot”. It’s In fact, a bipolar world would be exemplar of these values. But and a consortium of emerging The writer is Professor of a small cry of joy, perhaps after completing a task, after besting an deeply unstable. Its emergence America’s principled commitment economies, perhaps within a new or- Economics at MIT. opponent, or for no reason at all. Merriam-Webster says, “It became would heighten the risk of violent to democracy and human rights ganization – an ‘E10’ – comprising ©PROJECT SYNDICATE popular in online gaming as part of what is known as l33t (‘leet’, or ‘elite’) speak, an esoteric computer hacker language in which numbers and symbols are put together to look like letters.” Its origins are Ensure children’s safety China’s attempt to weaponise water disputed. Some say it’s a blend from the cry Wow! Loot!, one that might be uttered when a Dungeons & Dragons player came across treasure; Sir, The years from 2015 to 2019 saw a huge surge in Sir, China’s plan to build a ‘super’ dam on the lower reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo Merriam-Webster notes that it has been said to be an acronym for we child missing cases in Odisha. During this period, river close to the LAC will have far-reaching consequences for northeast India’s water owned the other team (meaning that our team bested them utterly); etters the cases filed in various police stations across the security. From Tibet the river flows through Arunachal Pradesh as Siang and through others argue that it derives from the Scots hoot!, which really is a bit of state rose by 75 per cent. The tracing rate of miss- Assam as the Brahmaputra. The purpose of construction of the dam that will be close a hoot, since the Oxford English Dictionary describes that as an ing children in Odisha was lowest in the country to Arunachal Pradesh is maintaining China’s national security. The new dam will have “ejaculation expressing dissatisfaction with, or impatient and somewhat TOL THE EDITOR throughout the years except in 2017. Under these cir- the ability to generate hydropower three times that of central China’s Three Gorges contemptuous dismissal of, a statement or notion,” which hardly fits the Readers of Orissa POST cumstances, the well-highlighted programmes such Dam which has the largest hydropower capacity in the world. China has already built context. Grant Barrett, who runs the Double-Tongued Dictionary site, is are most welcome to contribute letters as ‘Operation Muskan’ and ‘Operation Smile’ are prov- several smaller dams on the Yarlung Zangbo. China is currently the controller of sure these are all folk etymologies. He says that woot was most likely (200 words), articles and ing less effective. The latest ‘Pari’ case is one such seven of South Asia’s mightiest rivers. These rivers flow through Pakistan, India, columns (between 750-1250 derived from and popularised by the US dance catchphrase of 1993, words). Contributors are instance of failure. Therefore, formation of high Bangladesh, Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam. About 48 per cent of that water runs di- whoot, there it is! “In clubs and on dance floors across the country, in requested to send their level special task forces under the direct supervision rectly into India. Even though there is a water data sharing agreement between India half-time shows and in baseball stadiums, ‘whoot, there it is’ and plain contact numbers and full of the chief minister is the need of the hour to ac- and China, the latter stopped sharing data in 2017 in the wake of the long standoff be-

‘woot!’ were shouted long and loud by millions. It was used by hype men postal address/email ID. They may also celerate the tracing out activity to attain 100 per tween Indian and Chinese troops at Doklam. Apart from this, the two countries

k y m send in their valuable comments, opinion c at hip-hop shows, dancers and cheerleaders at ball games, DJs at and suggestions, preferably by email, cent recovery. The safety and security of children in reached an agreement on sharing hydrological information on the Brahmaputra in discos, and probably by ball-callers at bingos.” But what of its future? to: [email protected] the state should be among the priority of good gov- flood season. India is considering a plan to build a dam on Brahmaputra to offset Chinese Allan Metcalf, executive secretary of the American Dialect Society, was ernance. Thus, the state government should look into construction upstream. India is concerned that the Chinese construction could trig- quoted in an Associated Press story as being rather less than w00tish the matter seriously, at least now and after. ger flash floods or create water scarcity. The development against the backdrop of the about it. “It’s amusing, but it’s limited to a small community and unlikely B-15, Rasulgarh Industrial Estate, Santosh Kumar Satapathy, border standoff in Ladakh has the potential to complicate bilateral relations. China to spread and unlikely to last”. Bhubaneswar-751010 PARALAKHEMUNDI wants to weaponise water and control it. Venu GS, KOLLAM (KERALA) TELANGANA

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k y m BABRI MASJID ‘INJUSTICE’ TN issues SOPs for college-reopening c On the 28th anniversary of demolition of the mosque, Hyderabad MP NOT MORE THAN 50PC OF THE TOTAL STUDENTS CAN BE PRESENT ON CAMPUS AT ANY GIVEN TIME

Asaduddin Owaisi took to Twitter to voice his view AGENCIES not to attend classes and prefer to ability of space in classrooms or study online while staying at home, learning sites, up to 50pc students AGENCIES Chennai, Dec 6: With universi- Institutions are to provide online alone are allowed on a rotation ties and colleges reopening across study material and access to e-re- basis to attend the classes. Hyderabad, Dec 6: Majlis-e- the state December 7 for final year sources to such students for teach- Since residential students who are Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) chief undergraduate students across all ing-learning.” coming from different locations, Asaduddin Owaisi Sunday urged streams, Tamil Nadu government In addition to compulsory wear- they shall remain in quarantine people to remember and teach the issued a set of Standard Operating ing of face masks at all time, screen- and self monitor their health for a next generation to remember ‘the Procedure (SOP) guidelines for in- ing at entry and exit points, regu- period of 14 days before being al- injustice’ done with the demoli- stitutions. Tamil Nadu govern- lar sanitisation, other pointers in lowed to attend classes (even if they tion of Babri Masjid at Ayodhya. ment allowed students pursuing the SOP include: bring a negative test report or the On the 28th anniversary of dem- post-graduation in science and Teaching hours in a day to be university/college plan to test them olition of the mosque, the technology stream and students extended, as per requirements of the on arrival). Set up helplines for Hyderabad MP took to Twitter to of final year classes for all col- phased reopening and complete institution. health, psychological concerns and voice his views. leges and Universities including rosters for all departments and Six-day schedule to be followed well-being of students in “Remember & teach the next Arts, Science, Technical (including batches of students accordingly. so that classes can be conducted in Universities/Colleges which need generation to remember: For 400+ n Shops and business establishments were Polytechnic and Hotel Management If required, students can be al- phases and the seating arrange- to be regularly monitored by coun- years our Babri Masjid stood in BLACK DAY closed in some localities Institutions) Engineering courses lowed to visit their respective de- ment be made keeping in view the sellors and other identified faculty. Ayodhya. Our ancestors prayed in The anniversary was to return to their campuses be- partments in a small number to requirements of physical distanc- Form COVID-19 helps groups of its hall, broke their fasts together observed as black n The MIM had appealed to Muslims to observe ginning December 7. meet and discuss with faculty mem- ing. Universities and colleges have students headed by hostel wardens in its courtyard & when they died, day in Hyderabad and a shutdown to register their democratic protest According to the SOP, not more bers. However, institutions will to reduce the class size and break / senior faculty who can identify they were buried in the adjoining other parts of on the anniversary of demolition of Babri Masjid than 50pc of the total students can have to make provisions for stu- them in multiple sections to main- friends/classmates in need of help Telangana on an graveyard. Never forget this in- n The party, however, appealed that businesses be present on campus at any given dents opting to study online. The tain physical distancing during the and provide the immediate neces- appeal by various justice,” Owaisi wrote. shouldn’t be forced to close time. Institutions should prepare SOP adds, “If some students opt classes. Depending on the avail- sary help. Muslim organisations

observed as black day in Hyderabad near the Charminar and the historic Guv ‘unnecessarily’ and other parts of Telangana on an Mecca Masjid. Recoveries continue to outnumber new infections in T’gana appeal by various Muslim organi- Police arrested five activists of holding back nod sations. Shops and business es- Darasgah Jihad-o-Shahadat (DJS), AGENCIES of 1.5 per cent. Greater reported 104 new cases. tablishments were closed in some who tried to take out a rally in the According to the Director of Rangareddy district the second for reservation Bill localities. old city to mark Babri Masjid dem- Hyderabad, Dec 6: Telangana has Public Health and Family Welfare, highest number at 55 followed by The MIM had appealed to olition anniversary. reported 622 fresh Covid-19 infec- 44.96 per cent of the fatalities were Medchal Malkajgiri (55), Warangal Muslims to observe a shutdown to The United Muslim Forum, an tions, pushing the state’s tally to over due to coronavirus while the re- Urban (33), Nalgonda (29) and The PMK founder says register their democratic protest on umbrella group of various Muslim 2.72 lakh, health officials said Sunday. maining 55.04 were on account of Bhadradri Kothagudem (29). that the Governor has no the anniversary of demolition of organisations and Islamic schol- Recoveries continued to outnumber comorbidities. The authorities have increased Babri Masjid. The party, however, ars, called for observing December the new cases. Recoveries continued to out- the number of daily tests to 57,308. right to reject a Bill once appealed that businesses should 6 as black day. It said in a state- The declining trend in new cases number the new cases. The last 24 Officials said that 54,436 sam- passed by the Assembly not be forced to close. ment that it was not only a mosque continued despite authorities step- hours registered 993 recoveries, ples were tested in government- “On the night of December 22-23, Police had made tight security which was demolished but the sec- ping up daily tests to over 57,000. pushing the cumulative recover- run laboratories and 28,723 in pri- 1949, our Babri Masjid was dese- arrangements to prevent any un- ular and democratic structure of the The fresh cases pushed the state’s ies to 2,63,744. The number of active vate. Out of 2,73,341 total positive crated & illegally occupied for 42 toward incident. Additional forces country was razed. tally to 2,73,341 while two more peo- cases dropped further to 8,125 in- cases so far, 70 per cent (1,91,339) were years. On this date in 1992, our were deployed in Hyderabad, es- It also appealed to Muslims to ple have succumbed to the disease cluding 6,116 who are in home or in- asymptomatic while the remain- masjid was demolished before the pecially in the communally sensi- offer prayers on the occasion for during the last 24 hours, taking the stitutional isolation. ing 30 per cent (82,002) were symp- whole world. The men responsible tive old city. restoration of Babri Masjid. It toll to 1,472. The recovery rate jumped to 96.48 tomatic. The data shows that 63.9 per for this did not see even a day’s Police personnel were deployed urged them to regularly offer The fatality rate stands at 0.53 per per cent, which is higher than the cent of those tested positive were punishment. Never forget this in- at various places while patrolling ‘namaz’ in mosques and educate cent against the national average national average of 94.3 per cent. aged between 21-50 years. justice,” he added. was intensified. Personnel of the the new generation about the his- Meanwhile, the anniversary was Rapid Action Force were deployed tory of Babri Masjid. REMEMBERING AMBEDKAR TRS supports call for Bharat Bandh

AGENCIES cal parties, including the Congress, The TRS chief felt that there Rashtriya Janata Dal, Trinamool was need to continue the agitation Hyderabad, Dec 6: The ruling Congress and the Left parties have till the new legislations were with- AGENCIES Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) already announced their support to drawn. He also appealed to the peo- also extended support Sunday to the the countrywide shutdown. ple to stand by farmers and make Chennai, Dec 6: Pattali Makkal ‘Bharat Bandh’ called by farmers’ KCR, as the TRS leader is popu- the bandh successful. Katchi founder S Ramadoss unions December 8 to oppose and larly known, justified the support KCR had earlier said that the Sunday said that Governor seek repeal of three new central by stating that the farmers are ag- farm laws would benefit the cor- Banwarilal Purohit was “unnec- farm legislations. itating through lawful means against porates and adversely impact the essarily” holding back nod to the Telangana Chief Minister and the Centre’s farm laws. farmers. “For public consumption, 20 per cent reservation in gov- TRS President K Chandrasekhar He recalled that the TRS had op- it was mentioned in the Bills that ernment jobs for those who had Rao said that the TRS rank and file posed the farm Bills in Parliament the farmers can sell their produce studied in Tamil-medium schools would participate actively to make in September as they were allegedly anywhere in the country. But in and colleges. the proposed shutdown a success. aimed at harming the interests of reality, the Bills will enable the In a statement issued here, Several trade unions and politi- Indian farmers. traders to go anywhere in the coun- Ramadoss said that the state had try to buy the produce. The Bills will passed the Bill nine months ago but also help the corporate lobby to Purohit was since delaying his In TN, 10 Oppn parties support strike spread in all corners of the coun- nod which was against social CHENNAI: The DMK and its nine allies Sunday try and thus pave the way for pri- justice. gave a call to farmer, trader, trade union, vate traders,” he had said. The PMK founder said that the government employee and other associations to Farmers are demanding the with- Governor has no right to reject a make the December 8 Bharat Bandh called by the drawal of the Farmers’ Produce Bill once passed by the Assembly. farmer unions a success. In a joint statement Trade and Commerce (Promotion “If he does not agree with the ob- issued here, the ten parties condemned the and Facilitation) Act, 2020; the jective of the proposed law, he can central government's silence on the demands of Farmers (Empowerment and send it back to the government. If the protesting farmers along the borders with Protection) Agreement on Price the government sends it back for Delhi against the three farm laws. Farmers in Assurance and Farm Services Act, Governor’s assent, then he has to large numbers are converging in along borders 2020; and the Essential Commodities give his nod.” with Delhi with food stock for six months and their tractors, while the BJP- (Amendment) Act, 2020. Since no time frame was fixed led Central government is delaying a decision in the guise of talks and is As the fifth round of talks be- for the Governor to take a decision, not agreeing for the farmer's just demands, the opposition parties in Tamil tween the farmers and the Centre Purohit is in the habit of keep Nadu said. The ten parties are – DMK, MDMK, CPI, CPI(M), VCK, IUML, remained inconclusive Saturday, pending Bills and resolutions he Congress, MMK, IJK and KNMNK. Meanwhile, Kamal Haasan’s MNM has the sixth round is scheduled to be Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, along with Governor of Tamil Nadu Banwarilal Purohit (L), pays floral tributes to is not agreeable to, sent a delegation to Delhi to lend their support to the farmers’ protest. held in Delhi December 9. Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar on his Mahaparinirvan Diwas, in Chennai, Sunday PTI PIC Ramadoss claimed. DD ‘doesn’t’ have copyright over launch broadcast: ISRO T’gana cinema halls are back in biz In a reply to questions raised under RTI Act, the ISRO said it Most theatres celebrated the return with the screening of Christopher Nolan’s much awaited sci-fi action thriller ‘Tenet’ is the producer of the launch broadcast which is telecast by AGENCIES of weeks, the government decided wearing gloves, masks and visors. DD, social media handles and official website to allow reopening of theatres. They expect that with further Hyderabad, Dec 6: Cinema halls Officials said improvement in the improvement in the overall situa- which is telecast by DD, social in Hyderabad and rest of Telangana situation especially in Greater tion, the government will relax the media handles and official are back in business with the au- Hyderabad, which has 175 theatres, guidelines and increase maximum website. diences returning after more than including 70 multiplex screens, led seating capacity. “DD does not have any rights eight months to enjoy their favourite to the decision. Most theatres celebrated the re- over the ISRO footage. However, entertainment. The state government was not turn with the screening of DD, being a government entity, Since reopening December 4, in a hurry to allow reopening of Christopher Nolan’s much awaited supports broadcasting of ISRO most of the theatres have seen 80- theatres. Some industry leaders sci-fi action thriller ‘Tenet’. launches from Sriharikota on a re- 90 per cent occupancy in the per- had suggested that the authorities According to PVR Cinemas, quest basis,” ISRO said in its RTI mitted 50 per cent seating, giving a go step-by-step in the direction so India’s largest and the most pre- reply. hope for revival of the film indus- that theatres don't have to be closed mium film exhibitor with a portfolio The space agency also categor- try after severe blow due to Covid- down abruptly after reopening as of 835 screens in 175 properties, ically said DD does not have rights 19 pandemic. happened in China and some other Since reopening Dec 4, According to PVR Cinemas, India’s the advance booking for ‘Tenet’ has over independent animations pro- Owners of the majority of 175 countries. They felt that such a de- most of the theatres have largest and the most premium film been significantly high. duced by ISRO. movie screens in Greater Hyderabad velopment would cause more dam- seen 80-90 per cent exhibitor with a portfolio of 835 screens In an effort to ensure health, To a query whether ISRO rocket are happy over the public response age. occupancy in the permitted in 175 properties, the advance booking safety and sanitization, and to build launch footage in public domain are received during the last three days The authorities also ensured that 50 per cent seating for ‘Tenet’ has been significantly high customer confidence, PVR is im- AGENCIES available for free to independent cre- and they see it as a positive devel- all precautionary measures are in plementing stringent hygiene pro- ators and whether DD can claim opment for the recovery and re- place before allowing the reopening pressed happiness over being able experience after a long time,” said tocols, social distancing and food Chennai, Dec 6: The Indian space copyright revenue from someone vival of the film exhibition business. of theatres. They allowed alternate to enjoy it after a long time. P Ravikumar, a college student. safety measures, along with mini- agency has said it is the producer using it for educational purposes Telangana, which has about 600 seating. Thus, the theatres will Audiences thronged multiplexes, Theatre owners are also ensur- mal human contact across all touch- of its entire rocket/satellite launch the space agency replied: “The ma- theatres, was late compared to many screen the shows with 50 per cent including PVR Cinemas, Inox, ing adherence to the Standard points. “Chequered Audi seating broadcast/telecast by Doordarshan terial of ISRO launches available other states in allowing reopening capacity till further orders. The Cinepolis and AMB cinemas. Operating Procedure (SOP) pre- with only 50 per cent occupancy,

(DD) and the latter does not have in public domain can be used by an of screens but authorities justified seating capacity in theatres varies According to the Telangana scribed by the state government. social distancing marked queuing,

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of the day uote OPPN PARTIES SUPPORT ‘BHARAT BANDH’ 249 candidates in Uttar Pradesh PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Stalin had led a state-wide protest Chief Minister Saturday against the farm laws. In Yogi fray for 4th phase New Delhi/Hyderabad/Mumbai, Adityanath is a statement, Stalin, TNCC chief KS constructing a film Dec 6: The Congress, TRS, DMK Alagiri, MDMK founder Vaiko and city in Greater and the AAP Sunday joined other Left leaders, among other DMK al- Noida, while Pilibhit opposition parties in extending lies, said the ongoing protest outside of DDC polls in J&K is more appropriate for it. Pilibhit support to the ‘Bharat Bandh' Delhi by farmers was growing every in Rohilkhand should have the December 8 called by farmer day and drawing global attention. ‘Chalchitra Nagari’ (film city), as it unions which have been protest- The grouping appealed to farmer has jungles, hills and valleys. ing on Delhi's borders for 11 days unions, traders' bodies, govern- Making a film city there will not demanding repeal of the Centre's ment employees' associations, labour incur much expenses new agri-marketing laws. unions and others in the state to ex-

RAJPAL YADAV | HINDI FILM ACTOR The Trinamool Congress, RJD tend "grand support" to the bandh and the Left parties, besides a and make it a success Tuesday. joint platform of ten central trade Actor Kamal Haasan's Makkal Testing, unions, had Saturday backed the Farmers during their Delhi Chalo protest march PTI PHOTO Needhi Maiam (MNM) also ex- tracking and countrywide strike. tended support to the protest by treatment NCP chief and former union solidarity with the demands of the ensure it was a success, according farmers. Delhi Chief Minister should continue agriculture minister Sharad Pawar farmers.Addressing the media at the to an official statement.Rao justified Arvind Kejriwal said that all aggressively to warned the Centre that if the dead- AICC headquarters in Delhi, he the support, stating that the farm- AAP workers across the coun- break the chain so lock continues, the agitation will not said former party chief Rahul ers are legally agitating against try will join the nationwide strike that the second be limited to Delhi and people from Gandhi, through tractor rallies, the farm bills enacted in September and appealed to all citizens to wave can be checked across the country will stand by signature campaigns and Kisaan ral- and recalled his party's opposition support the farmers. YOGI ADITYANATH | UP CHIEF MINISTER the protesting farmers.Expressing lies, has been raising the party's to the legislation in Parliament. The ruling TMC in West Bengal the Congress' "wholehearted" sup- voice in support of the farmers. The DMK-led opposition bloc in had Saturday extended "moral port to the strike call, party TRS president and Telangana Chief Tamil Nadu too extended support support" to the December 8 na- The ruling spokesperson Pawan Khera said it Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao to the strike, saying the farmers' de- tionwide strike and said it would PRESS TRUST OF INDIA candidates, including 34 women, party is will hold protests that day at all said the party rank and file would mand for repealing legislation was stage sit-ins in various areas for are contesting in this phase. withdrawing district and state headquarters in actively participate in the bandh to "totally justified." DMK Chief M K three days. Jammu, Dec 6: More than seven "There were 123 sarpanch va- security of lakh voters will decide the fate cancies notified in the 4th phase and leaders who have of 249 candidates contesting out of these 45 have got filled un- left the TMC and slapping false cases Two PoK girls held in the fourth phase of the opposed. There shall be a contest on opponents. This will stop after CELEBRATION TIME District Development Council in 50 constituencies and 137 can- six months as they cross over (DDC) elections in Jammu and didates, including 47 women, are in Kashmir Monday. the fray,” the spokesman said. DILIP GHOSH | WB BJP PRESIDENT LoC in J&K’s Poonch The polling will be held between Similarly, he said, out of the 7 AM and 2 PM in 34 constituencies total 1,207 panch vacancies notified AGENCIES -- 17 each in Kashmir and Jammu in this phase, 416 have got filled un- SHORT TAKES divisions. Besides DDC elections, opposed and there is no contest Jammu, Dec 6: Security forces polling will be held for panchayat in these constituencies. Polling Trouble in have detained two girls who bypolls in 50 vacant sarpanch seats would take place in 216 panch con- inadvertently entered Indian and 216 vacant panch seats falling stituencies and there are 478 can- Haryana’s JJP territory in Jammu and within the DDC constituencies, an didates in the fray including 129 Chandigarh: Trouble seems Kashmir from Pakistan-occu- official spokesman said. women, the spokesman said. to be brewing within the pied Kashmir Sunday morning, So far, three phases of the maiden In the 4th phase, he said, 7,17,322 BJP's main coalition partner officials said. DDC elections, the first democratic electors are eligible to cast their Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) in The Army said that Laiba Zabair, exercise in Jammu and Kashmir votes -- 3,76,797 men and 3,40,525 Haryana with two more out 17, and Sana Zabair, 13, of after the reorganisation of the erst- women. Amongst them, 3,50,149 of its 10 legislators coming Abbasspur village in Forward while state last year, were held o are from Jammu division and out openly to support the Kahuta area inadvertently crossed November 28, December 1 and 3,67,173 from Kashmir division, protesting farmers against over in the Poonch Sector of Line December 4, registering a voter the spokesman said. new farm laws they say will of Control. “Own troops deployed turnout of 51.76 per cent, 48.62 per He said there are 1,910 polling destroy livelihoods. The along the Line of Control detected cent and 50.53 per cent, stations across the union terri- legislators who posed a the crossing, exercised complete re- respectively. In the fourth phase, out tory for this phase -- 781 in Jammu challenge to the just one- straint to prevent any harm to the of the total 280 DDC constituen- division and 1,129 in Kashmir di- year-old post-election teenagers,” the Army said. Efforts cies in the Union Territory, 34 are vision of the 1,910 polling sta- alliance government are were on for their early repatri- going to poll, the spokesman said. tions, 1,152 are hyper-sensitive, Ram Kumar Gautam, the ation to their country, it added. In the 17 DDC constituencies 349 are sensitive and 409 have been JJP's senior-most rebel, and Amarjeet Dhanda. The spokesperson said that of Kashmir division, 138 candi- categorized as normal. The efforts are being made for dates, including 48 women, are in spokesman said all arrangements their early repatriation. People release sky lantern to celebrate Fanus (sky-lantern) festival, in Kolkata PTI PHOTO the fray. In Jammu division, 111 for this phase are in place. 1 dead, 15 injured in cylinder blast FARMERS’ PROTEST EARLY WINTER: Mumbai: A 62-year-old POWER DEMAND OVER 2,500 COURT COMPLEXES TO woman died and 15 people were injured in a fire SHARAD PAWAR TO IN DELHI INCREASES caused by a gas cylinder GET VIDEO CONFERENCE CABINS blast in a residential PRESS TRUST OF INDIA building in Lalbaug area of Mumbai Sunday morning, MEET PREZ ON DEC 9 New Delhi, Dec 6: Plummeting PRESS TRUST OF INDIA cured 1,500 additional video con- officials said. The PRESS TRUST OF INDIA port to the 'Bharat Bandh' called temperatures in the city have seen ferencing licences at an approx- condition of nine people, December 8 by farmer unions, the winter power demand sur- New Delhi, Dec 6: Seeking to imate cost of rupees nine crore for including a minor girl, is Mumbai, Dec 6: NCP chief Sharad which have been protesting on passing that of the correspon- boost the capability of the lower providing the facility for high reported to be critical as Pawar is scheduled to meet Delhi's borders since November ding period last year, discom of- judiciary to hear cases online, courts and district courts. While they received 70 per cent to 95 per cent burns, a fire President Ram Nath Kovind 26 demanding repeal of the Centre’s ficials said. funds have been released to set up the procurement has been com- official said. Sushila December 9 over the ongo- new agri-marketing laws. Delhi's early winter is get- 'video conference cabins' in 2,506 pleted, the process of installa- Bangre, who was critically ing farmers' protest The representatives of ting reflected in the city's power court complexes across India, tion is on, an official said. Such injured in the incident, against the new agrarian thousands of agitating demand. The peak power de- Law Ministry officials said. licences are required for legal succumbed to her injuries laws, the party said here farmers have said that mand in November 2020 sur- While funds to the tune of `5.21 and extended use of the video on Sunday night at KEM Sunday. their call for a ‘Bharat passed the peak power demand crore were released in September conference facility software, the hospital, the official said. NCP spokesperson Bandh’ would be ob- of November 2019, said a BSES to set up video conference cab- REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE official said. From the day the Mahesh Tapase said served with full force. discom official. ins, another `28.886 crore were nationwide lockdown was im- the former Union agri- Earlier in the day, "Delhi's peak power demand in given in October to buy additional court complexes to set up video posed to check the spread of coro- culture minister will ap- Pawar asked the Centre November this year was 3678 MW video conference equipment, in- conference cabins. Bigger court navirus in till October 28, high PM to inaugurate prise Kovind of the situation to take serious cognisance (November 20) as compared to last cluding hardware, cables and complexes with a large number courts and district courts across Agra Metro today in the country in the backdrop of the ongoing farmers’ protest November's peak power demand monitors, the officials. of courtrooms would get multiple India have heard over 49.67 lakh of the protest. and said if the deadlock continues, of 3631 MW (November 15). Also, The funds were provided by cabins as compared to smaller cases virtually, according to data New Delhi: Prime Minister Pawar will be accompanied the agitation will not be limited to it surpassed the power demand the e-committee of the Supreme complexes. The size of a court collated by the Law Ministry. Narendra Modi will by CPM leader Sitaram Delhi and people from across the of November 2019 on 15 corre- Court and the Department of complex, including the number of The Centre had imposed the inaugurate the Yechury, CPI leader D Raja and country will stand by the protest- sponding days," he said. Justice in the Law Ministry. courts it houses, depends upon the lockdown from March 25 to pre- construction of the Agra DMK MP T R Baalu. They will ing cultivators. The NCP had staged In the first five days of While India has 3,288 court size or population of the state. vent the spread of the novel coro- Metro Project December 7, meet Kovind at 5 pm a walk-out in the Rajya Sabha December also, Delhi's peak power complexes, which house thou- As courts continue to hear cases navirus. From June 8, it started via video conferencing. Union Housing & Urban Wednesday, NCP sources said. when the three farm bills were in- demand has been more than the sands of subordinate courts, the online amid the COVID-19 pan- gradually relaxing restrictions Affairs Minister Hardeep The NCP Sunday joined other op- troduced in September during the peak power demand of December funds have been released for 2,506 demic, the government has pro- under ‘Unlock'. Singh Puri and Uttar position parties in extending sup- Parliament's Monsoon session. 2019 on three corresponding days. Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath wll also attend the event to be held at 15 unlimited period. Om Birla decided independent in its function, having hornet’s nest across the allocation of funds, Maharashtra bungalow at Janpath in Lutyen’s Battalion PAC parade that the car needs to be put to some the powers to arrest and conduct bureaucracy. The NGO’s petition obtained `1.01 lakh crores, highest Delhi. The 12 Janpath Road ground in Agra. Prime use and ordered the same be taken even searches. The government November 27 argued that Section money allocated to any state in the Bungalow had been allotted to Ram Minister tweeted: “At 12 out of the garage. Earlier, he was had set up SFIO to deal with 25 of the Central Vigilance Act, 2003 country. There are as many as 223 Vilas Paswan more than three noon tomorrow, 7th very reluctant to use the up market serious frauds by corporate houses stipulates that only an officer highways in Maharashtra. Even the decades ago when he became a December, construction Kuru `48 lakh Sedan bought by his and companies. Data shows the holding a rank higher than that of BJP ruled UP was sanctioned 3266 Minister in the VP Singh work of the Agra Metro Kolumn predecessor Speaker Sumitra SFIO probed as many as 132 an Additional Secretary would be kms which is one third compared to government. He was Food and Project will commence.” Mahajan in 2016. Though in the companies during the year 2017-18. considered eligible for appointment Maharashtra. The BJP-JD(U) ruled Consumer Affairs Minister when he Order of Precedence, the Lok Sabha But it could complete the as ED. It says Mishra has already Bihar was given 2416 kms of breathed his last. His son, Chirag Speaker comes sixth after the investigation only in five cases. The reached his retirement age in May highways while Madhya Pradesh Paswan who donned the mantle as Drug peddler held President, Vice-President, Prime record next year was no good when 2020, therefore, after the end of had to be contended with only 3205 LJP chief has been a member of the Minister, former presidents and it could complete probes in 12 two-year period November 19, 2020, kms roads. Nitin Gadkari was Lok Sabha for second term and not Mumbai: Mumbai police `48L sedan deputy prime minister and cases though it initiated inquiries he cannot be given an extension. allocating huge funds to his home entitled to type VIII bungalow. Now have arrested a drug governors. Yet Birla was disinclined into 83 companies. The worst came state of Maharashtra which rose the bungalow falls under the Peddler in the city and out of garage to use this high-end vehicle for his in 2019-20 when 361 companies Gadkari’s bonanza year after year beginning with `1371 "general category" which is under recovered from him MD personal use. were probed and only in 12 cases crores in 2016-17 and touched `9718 Housing & Urban affairs. Chirag got ` drug and cash, collectively he 48-lakh Jaguar sedan bought the probe was completed. to home state crores in 2019-20- a seven-fold rise. a first set back when his 'Ram' (PM worth over `24 lakh, an Tby Speaker Sumitra Mahajan After ED, its Surprisingly, PM Modi's home state Modi) did not oblige him with a official said Sunday. lying idle in the Parliament garage Why Mishra’s oad Transport & MSME Minister of Gujrat did not get a better deal Rajya Sabha seat. With no Cabinet Accused Shakeel Qureshi for four years, has finally found a SFIO’s dismal show RNitin Gadkari's enormous love either and had to be contended with berth round the corner for Chirag, (50) was caught Saturday user. Speaker Om Birla mustered the extension stoked fire for Maharashtra was clearly `28425 crores for 44 national the LJP Chief may be left with no night on J J Road in South courage to put the car into some use f the Enforcement Directorate reflected in the data accessed. In highways. option but to vacate the bungalow. Mumbai by the Anti as it was rusting. 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of the day uote Mystery disease: Over 17 volunteers given Sputnik V vaccine in Pune A country PRESS TRUST OF INDIA volunteers was done as per the is not run laid-down norms as they need to by stubborn Pune, Dec 6: A total of 17 volun- be healthy, doctors said. attitude. It is teers have been administered The third phase trials of the rather run 290 hospitalised in AP through dialogue, Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine are planned to be held at consultation and vaccine at a Pune hospital as part the KEM Hospital Research Centre communication (with A 45-year-old man who was admitted to the government of phase-II human clinical trials, located near Pune, another doctor stakeholders). But our general hospital in Vijayawada this morning with doctors said Sunday. said. According to the Clinical Prime Minister’s attitude is like a Sputnik V vaccine has been de- Trial Registry- India (CTRI), a dictator. He wants to run the symptoms of nausea and epilepsy died in the evening veloped by the Gamaleya National total of 1,600 subjects are planned country like a dictator Research Center of Epidemiology to be roped in for these trials (100 PRESS TRUST OF INDIA TARIQ ANWAR | SENIOR CONGRESS LEADER and Microbiology and Russian Direct in phase-II and 1,500 in phase-III). Investment Fund (RDIF). Besides Pune, trials for this vac- Amaravati(AP), Dec 6: A myste- As per reports, India has pur- cine are also planned to be held in I am deeply rious disease that Began spreading chased 100 million doses of the can- Lucknow and Kanpur (Uttar disturbed, in Eluru in Andhra Pradesh claimed didate from Russia. Pradesh), Jaipur (Rajasthan), concerned, one life Sunday even as about 292 “Seventeen healthy volunteers Vellore (Tamil Nadu), Mysore worried and pained fell sick. were administered Sputnik V vac- Department of Noble Hospital, unteers, who were administered (Karnataka) and Pondicherry. Dr that the governance More than 140 of the patients cine in the last three days as part where the phase-II trials are on. the vaccine, will be under obser- Reddy's Laboratories Limited and in West Bengal is have returned home after treat- of the human trials,” said Dr S K The inoculation process began on vation for the next few days,” Dr Sputnik LLC are jointly conduct- getting away from ment at hospital while the condi- Raut, Head of Clinical Research Thursday, he added. “All the vol- Raut added. The selection of the ing these trials. the path of the Constitution tion of others was stable, medical JAGDEEP DHANKHAR | and health officials in West Godavari ANI PHOTO WEST BENGAL GOVERNOR district said. NO ‘BLACK DAY’ IN Nothing has yet been established Srinivas (Nani), who represents NATURE’S BOUNTY as to what caused the disease that Eluru, said tests established that AYODHYA ON BABRI I am here in saw people suddenly falling un- water contamination was not the politics with a conscious after suffering from cause of the unknown disease. DEMOLITION ANNIV mission, with symptoms of fits and nausea. Nani visited the hospital again a principle not for A 45-year-old man who was ad- on Sunday and reviewed the situ- AGENCIES personal gains. mitted to the government general ation and said there was no need Everyone knows hospital in Vijayawada this morn- to panic. "Most of the victims have Ayodhya, Dec 6: The 28th that several TMC ing with symptoms of nausea and recovered and others are stable. anniversary of the Babri Masjid leaders had been arrested by the epilepsy died in the evening. We have readied 50 beds in the demolition was unlike previous CBI in chit fund scam cases. But Majority of the people had re- GGH in Vijayawada to shift pa- years with both Hindus and none will be able to point finger at covered within a few minutes but tients, if required. Our medical Muslims refraining from the Congress, at Adhir Chowdhury at least seven were shifted to the gov- teams are attending to every pa- holding any special event ADHIR CHOWDHURY | ernment hospital Sunday for bet- tient," the Deputy Chief Minister to mark the day Sunday even as SENIOR CONGRESS LEADER ter treatment. said. BJP MP GVL Narasimha there was a heavy security Special teams of doctors have Rao, who spoke to state Chief deployment in the town to been rushed to Eluru to treat the Secretary Nilam Sawhney, said a ensure peace. SHORT TAKES victims while a house-to-house sur- five-member team of doctors from However, Hindu Mahasabha, vey has been undertaken to iden- AIIMS at Mangalagiri here was a right wing Hindu outfit, took tify prospective patients. State visiting Eluru to treat the patients. a ‘pledge’ on the banks or river Mumbai cops’ Health Commissioner Katamaneni Rao said he spoke to AIIMS, Saryu for the “liberation of the ‘all out’ operation Bhaskar also reached Delhi Director Randeep Guleria temples of Kashi and Mathura Eluru to take stock of the situ- and other experts on the mysteri- on the lines of ‘Ayodhya’ as it Mumbai: Mumbai police ation and monitor the treatment. ous disease and also made them marked the occasion. recently carried out an “all Expressing concern over the spread talk to the West Godavari district The administration had also out” night operation against of the mysterious disease, state medical officials. Poisonous or- asked residents not to organise illicit activities with each Governor Biswabhusan ganic substances could be the most any gathering in view of the police station deploying Harichandan directed the health au- likely cause of the disease, the MP coronavirus pandemic. maximum manpower and thorities to ensure proper medicare said after talking to the experts. Until 2018, the Vishwa Hindu acting in coordination for full to the afflicted persons. TDP general secretary Nara Parishad (VHP) used to observe the effect, an official said Sunday. “The operation, which was Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Lokesh too visited the hospital and day as ‘Shaurya Diwas’ (day of held between 11pm Friday to Reddy has scheduled a visit to spoke to the victims. He blamed bravery), while the Muslims in 2am Saturday, comprised Eluru Monday to visit the patients the Jagan Mohan Reddy govern- the town marked it as ‘Black Day’. combing exercises, in the GGH and later hold a re- ment's negligence for the disease out- However, this year the VHP had nakabandis, road checks and view meeting with the West break, though initially it was sus- already announced that as the search of hotels and other Godavari district officials. Deputy pected that water contamination Supreme Court has mandated the such premises,” he said. Chief Minister (Health) A K K caused it. Villagers ride past a mustard farm, on the outskirts of Amritsar PTI PHOTO disputed site for a temple there was no need for observing the day in any special manner. Three killed in “We had issued advisories to Punjab seeks priority our ranks not to celebrate the an- road mishaps niversary of Babri Masjid demo- lition as Shaurya Diwas,” Senior Noida (UP): Three people died 4 cyclones this year were in allocation of nCoV vaccine VHP leader Mahant Kamal Nayan in two separate accidents on Das told PTI. the Yamuna Expressway in PRESS TRUST OF INDIA among the most susceptible From the Muslim side, Haji Greater Noida, police said groups, including the elderly and Mahboob, who was their main lit- Sunday. In the first incident severe category or above that took place around Chandigarh, Dec 6: Chief Minister persons having co-morbidities. igant in the Babri Masjid case, midnight, a 28-year-old man Amarinder Singh has urged Prime According to a state government said, "We have not held any event was crossing the road PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Three cyclones – two in the Bay Minister Narendra Modi to ensure release, Amarinder also wanted on this day. But we mourned the between Pari Chowk and Zero of Bengal and one in the Arabian priority allocation of COVID-19 to know if the COVID-19 vaccina- demolition of Babri Masjid in the Point when he got hit by an New Delhi, Dec 6: Four of the Sea – have formed in the last one vaccine to Punjab on account of tion exercise would be entirely mosques and offered special unidentified vehicle, the five cyclones that originated ei- month. Cyclone 'Gati' intensified into its higher mortality rate and high funded by the Centre, including prayers." police said. In the other ther in the Bay of Bengal or in the a very severe cyclonic storm. It af- levels of co-morbidities in the state. the cost of vaccines and supplies. A 5-judge bench headed by the incident, two men died after Arabian Sea this year were in the fected the western coast during its In a letter to He further then Chief Justice of India Ranjan their car rammed into a category of severe cyclonic storm' intensification stage, bringing rains Modi, the CM asked for Gogoi had in a unanimous ver- stationary truck near the ATS or above including Amphan which over Kerala, but it crossed the said despite its clarity on dict November 9, 2019, decreed society in Rabupura police had escalated into a super cyclone. Somalia coast on November 23. relatively low the princi- the entire 2.77 acre disputed land station area, the official said. Formation of cyclones is not Another cyclone was brewing caseload, ples based in favour of deity 'Ram Lalla' and uncommon in the Arabian Sea in the Bay of Bengal at the same Punjab has on which the also directed the Centre to allot a during the pre-monsoon period formed in the Bay of Bengal and time. Cyclone 'Nivar' was initially higher fatality priority 5-acre plot to Sunni Waqf Board Unique COVID rule and in the Bay of Bengal during intensified into a 'super cyclonic projected to be a 'severe cyclonic rate due to groups are to for building a mosque in Ayodhya. the post-monsoon months of storm', the first since the super storm'. However, it intensified into coronavirus, be identified Subsequently, Prime Minister Gwalior: Now people in October to December. cyclone of Odisha that had rav- a 'very severe cyclonic storm', cross- and, therefore, it needs special for sequential immunisation phases. Narendra Modi August 5 this Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior India Meteorological Department aged the state in 1999, killing thou- ing the Tamil Nadu coast on the attention in the allocation of the The CM also sought expansion year laid the foundation here of will have to write an essay on (IMD) Director General Mrutunjay sands. night of November 25. vaccine once available. of the definition of frontline work- a Ram temple, the culmination COVID-19 as a punishment for Mohapatra said since 1990 four cy- Another circulation formed in Less than a week later, another Punjab has so far witnessed ers for the purpose of immunisa- of a campaign that fuelled the rise violating the COVID-19 norms. The violators will be put in clones have formed every year in the Arabian Sea within a fort- storm gathered momentum and 1.55 lakh coronavirus cases and tion to include administrative of- of the BJP and marked the ful- open jails, the district the seas along the eastern and night, intensifying into a severe cy- intensified into a cyclonic storm. 4,905 deaths. Pointing out that the ficials and others responsible for filment of one of its core poll administration has said. western coasts (Bay of Bengal and clonic storm which was called Cyclone 'Burevi' crossed the Sri vaccines currently under con- essential functions. While the def- promises. Gwalior District Magistrate Arabian Sea) of the country. 'Nisarga'. The storm hit Alibag, Lanka coast November 2 but as it sideration would not perhaps re- inition of healthcare worker was The anniversary last year was Kaushlendra Vikram Singh “It is normal to have five cy- near Mumbai, and helped mon- crossed the south Tamil Nadu duce transmission much but pre- relatively precise and Punjab had also a low-key affair with both said the district authorities clones a year,” he said. 'Amphan' soon to arrive in Kerala on its nor- coast, having its intensity reduced vent the disease from escalating compiled data based on it, the def- Hindu and Muslim religious lead- have launched a ‘Roko-Toko’ was the first cyclone of the year. It mal date of June 1. to deep depression. to serious levels, Amarinder said inition of frontline workers lacked ers downplaying the occasion amid campaign to curb the spread their best use would therefore be clarity, he opined. tight security measures. of coronavirus. Woman ends life ‘Ensure implementation of new warnings on tobacco products’ Hyderabad: A 32-year- oldwoman from Karnataka PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Rules, the specified health warn- Bhushan said in a recent letter to bacco product packages shall have allegedly died by suicide at ing on tobacco product package chief secretaries and administra- the specified health warnings ex- her house here Sunday after New Delhi, Dec 6: The Union shall be rotated every twenty-four tors of all states. actly as prescribed. "Violation of the taking a selfie video, police Health Ministry has asked all states months. The new set of health warnings above mentioned provision is a said. The woman, running a to ensure implementation of a new The new sets of health warn- were notified on July 21 by making punishable offence with impris- bakery here along with her set of health warnings with en- ings with enhanced pictorial im- an amendment in the Cigarettes onment or fine as prescribed in husband, hanged herself, the hanced pictorial images on all to- ages on all tobacco products were and other Tobacco Products Section 20 of the Cigarettes and police said based on a bacco products as notified by it. complaint filed by her brother. notified July 21. (Packaging and Labelling) Rules, Other Tobacco Products According to the complainant According to the ministry, the "The depiction of specified health 2008 and will be called 'The Cigarettes (Prohibition of Advertisement and who too is into bakery depiction of specified health warnings would bring greater aware- and other Tobacco Products Regulation of Trade and Commerce, business in Karimnagar warnings would bring greater ness and sensitisation about the (Packaging and Labelling) Third Production, Supply and district of Telangana, his awareness and sensitisation about serious and adverse health conse- Amendment Rules, 2020'. Distribution) Act, 2003," the health nephew called him over phone the serious and adverse health quences of tobacco use especially All tobacco products manufac- ministry had said. and informed him about the consequences of tobacco use, es- among the youth, children and the tured or imported or packaged on According to the rules laid down suicide, police said. pecially among the youth, chil- illiterate. "Effective implementa- or after December, 1, 2020, shall under the Cigarettes and Other dren and the illiterate. tion of the Rules depends on con- display the first set of images while Tobacco Products Act (COTPA), The Union health ministry had certed efforts of all ministries and the second set of images will be during the rotation period of 24 y Man kills father notified the Cigarettes and Other departments concerned of the displayed by the tobacco products months, two images of specified

Tobacco Products (Packaging and Government of India as well as manufactured or imported or pack- health warnings as notified in the

k y m c Palghar: A man was arrested Labelling) Rules March 15, 2008. state governments. I shall be grate- aged on or after December 1. "Any schedule shall be displayed on all to- in tribal-Dominated Jawhar in The rules have been amended from AFP file photo ful, if you could kindly take the person engaged directly or indi- bacco product packages and each of Palghar district for allegedly time to time for display of specified necessary steps to ensure that the rectly in the manufacture, pro- the images shall appear consecu- killing his 65-year-old father health warnings on all tobacco ings on both sides of tobacco prod- According to rule five of the provisions of these Rules are duly duction, supply, import or distri- tively on the package with an in- with a sickle after a dispute, product packs, thereby mandating uct packages covering 85 per cent Cigarettes and Other Tobacco enforced, under your jurisdiction," bution of cigarettes or any tobacco terregnum period of 12 months, a police said Sunday. the display of specified health warn- of the principal display area. Products (Packaging and Labelling) Union Health Secretary Rajesh products shall ensure that all to- notification issued earlier read. P10 CHINA LAUNCHES SATELLITE MONDAY | DECEMBER 7 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR We have achieved an uneasy deterrence with China Sunday successfully launched a new Iran. That uneasy deterrence Earth observation satellite which can take is exacerbated by world high-resolution pictures of ground objects events and by events across the globe. The satellite was launched along the way from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in southwest China's Sichuan province, international VICE ADMIRAL SAM PAPARO | COMMANDER,

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We were able AGENCIES never lost and we're winning this to land the election," Trump said. treasure box UK braces for ‘historic Washington, Dec 6: A defiant He urged his supporters to go (Hayabusa2 spacecraft) onto the Donald Trump is showing no signs out and vote for the January 5 sparsely populated of surrender and has reiterated Senate elections in Georgia. Australian desert of yet again his unsubstantiated al- "You must go vote and vote early Woomera as planned. I really look moment’ of vaccination legations of widespread voter starting December 14. You have to forward to opening it and looking fraud, claiming at his first post- do it. They cheated and they rigged inside poll rally in Georgia that he won our presidential election, but we will a "rigged" US presidential election still win it. We will still win it. We'll YUICHI TSUDA | HAYABUSA2 that he lost. still win it. And they're going to PROJECT MANAGER, JAXA Trump alleged Saturday that try and rig this election, too," he said. the last month's US election was "If you don't vote, the socialists rigged in favour of his Democratic and the communists win. They I’m not opponent Joe Biden, who is now the win. Georgia patriots must show up planning to President-elect. and vote for these two incredible peo- join social "They cheated and they rigged ple. They are two of the finest peo- media anytime soon our presidential election, and they're ple you will ever meet,” he as I’m sure I would gonna try to rig this election too," They said. end up in a spat cheated and with a random Trump told his cheering support- The cheering person every other day ers at the rally in Georgia where he they rigged our crowd frequently campaigned for his Republican presidential election, erupted into chants DANIEL RADCLIFFE | ACTOR candidates for the Special Senatorial and they're gonna try to of "stop the steal!” elections. I would take it easy," Trump said at This was rig this election too and "fight for Trump began by falsely claiming the rally. Trump's first pub- Trump.” We now don’t DONALD TRUMP | he won Georgia in the presiden- Trump was a resident of New lic rally after he lost "This election anticipate that US PRESIDENT Frontline healthcare staff, people Queen Elizabeth II and her tial race. The state has already cer- York. After becoming the presi- that (bush) the election and Biden was rigged, and over the age of 80 and care home husband, Prince Philip, are tified its election results, declar- dent, he moved his residence from was declared as the we can't let it hap- fire will run into the workers will be among the first to likely to be among this group, ing Biden the winner. New York to Florida. President-elect. pen to two of the most respected peo- Happy Valley get the vaccine finds report settlement today Trump claimed he won an elec- Thousands of his supporters, "I think they say that if you win ple in Washington. We can't let it but we’ll continue to tion that he lost. not only from Georgia but also Florida and if you win Ohio, in happen again. Your governor could work hard. We will continue to have AGENCIES challenges" to ensure care home "If I lost, I would be a very gra- from the neighbouring states, as far history you've never lost an election. stop it very easily if he knew what aircraft on the fire from first light residents are vaccinated as soon cious loser. If I lost, I would say I as California and Ohio, came to This has got to be a first time - but the hell he was doing. He could tomorrow to try and knock that fire London, Dec 6: The first 50 National as possible after they were also lost and I would go to Florida and hear his speech. the truth is they were right, we've stop it very easily," he claimed. down as best we can Health Service (NHS) hospitals are cleared for Phase 1 by the UK’s

GREG LEACH | SESC, gearing up for what the UK gov- Joint Committee on ernment has described as the Vaccination and Immunisation QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA ‘Global Covid cases “biggest immunisation programme (JCVI), as those at the highest DEEP INSIDE in history” as the first doses of the risk of death from the deadly Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against virus. cross 66mn mark’ SHORT TAKES COVID-19 arrived at “secure loca- The Department of Health and tions” in the country from neigh- Social Care (DHSC) said that NHS AGENCIES bouring Belgium this weekend. staff are working through the Romanians elect Frontline healthcare staff, peo- weekend for the first vaccinations Washington, Dec 6: The overall ple over the age of 80 and care to take place from Tuesday across number of global coronavirus new lawmakers home workers will be among the 50 shortlisted hubs in the first cases has crossed the 66 million Bucharest: Romanian first to get the vaccine as part of wave. More hospitals will start mark, while the deaths have surged voters cast ballots Sunday Phase 1 of the programme from vaccinating over the coming weeks to more than 1.52 million, ac- in a legislative election Tuesday, which was approved for and months as the programme cording to the Johns Hopkins that many hope will rollout by the UK’s independent ramps up. University. restore some stability in regulator earlier this week. Patients aged 80 and above who In its latest update Sunday, the one of the poorest The Medicines and Healthcare are already attending hospital as University's Center for Systems European Union nations products Regulatory Agency an outpatient, and those who are Science and Engineering (CSSE) after five years of political (MHRA) had declared the jab, which being discharged home after a revealed that the current global and social turmoil. More claims to offer up to 95% protection hospital stay, will be among the first caseload and death toll stood at than 18 million Romanians against COVID-19, is safe for human to receive the "life-saving jab". 66,460,498 and 1,527,972, are registered to vote for use against the novel coronavirus Hospitals will also begin respectively. a new national parliament after “rigorous” checks. inviting over 80s in for a jab and but turnout is expected to “This coming week will be an his- work with care home providers be low due to voters' toric moment as we begin vacci- to book their staff in to vacci- fears about becoming infected with coronavirus. nation against COVID-19,” said UK nation clinics. Health Secretary Matt Hancock. Some media reports indicate “I urge everybody to play their that Queen Elizabeth II, 94, and her part to suppress this virus and fol- 99-year-old husband, Prince Philip, UK Oppn leader low the local restrictions to pro- are likely to be among this group. self-isolates tect the NHS while they carry out Any appointments not used for this crucial work,” he said. these groups will be used for London: Britain’s Leader of The minister added that the healthcare workers and all those the Opposition, Labour government is doing everything vaccinated will need a booster jab A diver wearing Santa Claus costume swims in a large fish tank during an underwater performance at Sunshine leader Keir Starmer, has it could to overcome "significant 21 days later. Aquarium in Tokyo, Japan REUTERS gone into self-isolation for a second time after a member of his staff tested positive for COVID-19. In line with the UN urges Lebanon to ensure The US is the worst-hit country current government rules, Mass evacuation in Frankfurt with the world's highest number even though Starmer was of cases and deaths at 14,575,623 and said to be well and not safety, security of peacekeepers displaying any symptoms of 281,134, respectively, according to COVID-19, he will now have INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE the CSSE. to stay at home for 14 days asWWII bomb is defused India comes in second place in since his last contact with Beirut, Dec 6: The UN Interim terms of cases at 9,608,211, while the affected person, which AGENCIES Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has the country's death toll soared to his spokesperson said ends called upon the Lebanese author- 139,700. December 16. Berlin, Dec 6: Nearly 13,000 resi- ities to ensure the safety, security The other countries with more dents were evacuated in Frankfurt and freedom of movement of its than a million confirmed cases Sunday as experts defused an un- peacekeepers. are Brazil (6,577,177), Russia Saudi prince exploded World War II bomb, local The remarks made by UNIFIL (2,410,462), France (2,334,626), the emergency services said. spokesperson Andrea Tenenti on UK (1,710,379), Italy (1,709,991), criticises Israel The 500-kilogramme (1,100- Saturday came after a large group Spain (1,684,647), Argentina pound) British bomb had been of civilians stopped a convoy in Originally, the UNIFIL was cre- (1,459,832), Colombia (1,362,249), Dubai: A prominent Saudi found on a construction site in Kawthariat Al-Sayad village in ated by the Security Council in Germany (1,170,095), Mexico prince harshly criticised Germany's financial capital on southern Lebanon, while it was March 1978 to confirm Israeli with- (1,168,395), Poland (1,054,273) and Israel Sunday at a Bahrain security summit that was Thursday, the emergency services returning to its base inside the drawal from Lebanon, restore in- Iran (1,028,986), the CSSE figures remotely attended by said. A 700-metre (half-mile) evac- mission's area of operation, re- ternational peace and security and showed. Israel's foreign minister. uation radius was set up in the ports Xinhua news agency. assist the Beirut government in Brazil currently accounts for Prince Turki al-Faisal, who west of the city centre in an area thorities said. outside Berlin. He added that civilians confis- restoring its effective authority in the second highest number of fa- led Saudi intelligence for that included a number of old peo- Some 75 years after the war, Sizeable bombs have also been cated the equipment of the UNIFIL's the area. talities at 176,628. more than two decades and ple's homes, heating and internet Germany remains littered with defused in Cologne and Dortmund patrol, prompting the Lebanese The deployed number of per- The countries with a death toll served as ambassador to the infrastructure and facilities of the unexploded ordnance, often un- this year. army to rush to the area and take sonnel as of October stands at above 20,000 are Mexico (109,456), US and Britain, warned that Deutsche Bahn national rail covered during construction work. In 2017, the discovery of a 1.4- control of the situation. 11,165. the UK (61,111), Italy (59,514), any normalisation deals operator. Earlier this year, experts de- tonne bomb in Frankfurt prompted Tenenti noted that the UNIFIL's The top contributor of person- France (55,073), Iran (50,016), Spain needed to help the The work was expected to con- fused seven World War II bombs the evacuation of 65,000 people -- the convoy was able to leave the village, nel is Indonesia (1,254), followed (46,252), Russia (42,228), Argentina Palestinians obtain their tinue into the evening because of found on the future location of largest such operation since the but the equipment was not returned by Italy (1,070), Ghana (877), Nepal (39,632), Colombia (37,633), Peru own independent state. coronavirus restrictions, the au- Tesla's first European factory, just end of the war in Europe in 1945. to peacekeepers. (871) and Malaysia (827). (36,195) and South Africa (22,067). He described Israel as a “Western colonising” power. CHINA DISMISSES ‘WOLF WARRIOR DIPLOMACY’ CHARGE US-Iran reach PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Chinese diplomats were once in ‘Wolf Warrior' style diplomacy, others, nor running to the door of ‘deterrence’ known for their low-key approach named after a 2015 Chinese patriotic another's house to pick a quarrel. Dubai: The top US Navy Beijing, Dec 6: China has sought in dealing with complex domestic action film and its 2017 sequel. The "China has no choice but to official in the Mideast said to dismiss the use of the term “Wolf and global issues. But their style change seemingly has made the stand up in defence of our na- Sunday America has reached Warrior diplomacy”, which is used to changed in recent years as Beijing West feel challenged," tional interests and dignity, as oth- an “uneasy deterrence” describe confrontational rhetoric by battled increasing global adversity China it said. ers have come to our door and with Iran after months of its diplomats to ward off criticism on on issues like coronavirus, which has no choice but The term was meddle in our internal affairs and regional attacks and a host of issues, calling it yet another became a pandemic after emerg- to stand up in defence of coined from the 2017 abuse us," Le was quoted as saying seizures at sea, even as version of “China threat theory” ing from Wuhan, allegations of Hollywood Rambo by the official media here while ad- tensions remain high our national interests and being floated by Beijing's critics. mass internment camps in Xinjiang dignity, as others have come to style Chinese ac- dressing a think-tank forum between Washington and Obviously, the "Wolf Warrior and imposition of national secu- tion film “Wolf Saturday. our door and meddle in our Tehran over the Islamic diplomacy" is actually another ver- rity law in Hong Kong. Warrior 2”. Le said the allegation by some Republic's nuclear sion of the "China threat" theory and Critics also say the change in internal affairs and abuse us Le, a former people that China has made ene- programme. Vice Adm. Sam another "discourse trap," whose LE YUCHENG | Paparo, who oversees the style is fuelled by the pursuance of Ambassador to mies all around the world with ag-

purpose is to prevent China from aggressive nationalism by the rul- VICE FOREIGN MINISTER, CHINA India, dismissed gressive diplomacy is not true.

k y m Navy’s 5th Fleet based in c Bahrain, struck an academic fighting back, Vice Foreign Minister ing Communist Party of China tional order, a contributor to global diplomats have such labels as mis- "We have always made friends tone in comments to the Le Yucheng said in the first offi- (CPC) under the leadership of governance and a provider of in- changed, a write up in the understanding and forged good relationships. It annual Manama Dialogue cial reaction to the widely-used President Xi Jinping. ternational public goods. CPC's aggressive tabloid China's diplomacy, stressing that is precisely certain big countries hosted by the International phrase among international diplo- Le said that as a responsible It was a time when there seemed Global Times said. China has always been a country of which have pressured other coun- Institute for Strategic mats and media to highlight Beijing's major country, China has always to be less inordinate criticism from “In some Westerners' eyes, etiquette, valuing harmony, and tries to take sides with 'my way or Studies. aggressive posturing. been a defender of the interna- the West. But the world and Chinese Chinese diplomats are now engaged never taking the initiative to provoke no way' choice”, he said. P11 Banks will likely MODI TO INAUGURATE MONDAY | DECEMBER 7 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR adopt technologies INDIA MOBILE CONGRESS such as mobile, cloud, remote access out of the PM Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 4th need to sustain business India Mobile Congress which is scheduled to during the pandemic and start from December 8, according to industry thrive thereafter body COAI. The 4th edition of the three-day telecom industry event will be held online for

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k y m PARTNER, DELOITTE INDIA the 1st time due to the COVID-19 pandemic c of the day uote FDI equity inflows GST COMPENSATION into India cross Diversified Take ‘strict action’ against group $500bn milestone Centre’s formula gets Raymond, which has its majority business PRESS TRUST OF INDIA interests in textile nod from all states and apparel sectors, New Delhi, Dec 6: Foreign di- is "cautiously optimistic" about Amazon: CAIT asks ED rect investment (FDI) equity in- recovery amid the COVID-19 flows into India crossed the USD pandemic CAIT ALLEGED THAT AMAZON'S INVESTMENTS IN INDIA ARE IN VIOLATION OF 500 billion milestone during April 2000 to September 2020 period, GAUTAM HARI SINGHANIA | CHAIRMAN AND THE PROVISIONS OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT ACT, 1999 firmly establishing the country’s MD, RAYMOND credentials as a safe and key in- AGENCIES vestment destination in the world. We are According to the data of the expecting a New Delhi, Dec 6: The Department for Promotion of big push from Confederation of All India Traders Industry and Internal Trade the Finance Minister (CAIT) has asked the Enforcement (DPIIT), the inflows during the for the entire Directorate to immediately pun- period stood at $500.12 billion. healthcare sector in ish Amazon for the brazen violations About 29% of the FDI came the 2021-22 Budget. of FEMA Act, Rules and Regulations through the Mauritius route. It In our comprehensive pre-Budget by imposing maximum penalty of was followed by Singapore (21%), memorandum, we have submitted 3 times the value of the illegal in- the US, the Netherlands, Japan INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE The Central government how expenditure on development vestments of `48,500 crore - a penalty (each 7%), and the UK (6%). and the related aspects of vaccine of `1.44 lakh crore. India received $144.71 billion New Delhi, Dec 6: All the 28 states has set up a special manufacture should be liberally In a letter to Sushil Kumar, Special from Mauritius and about $106 and three union territories with leg- borrowing window for given tax incentives Director, Enforcement Directorate, billion from Singapore during the islature have decided to go for the DEEPAK SOOD | SECRETARY GENERAL, CAIT alleged that Amazon's in- period under review. Centre-suggested compensation the states and union ASSOCHAM vestments in India are in violation The other big investors have formula to meet the revenue short- territories who choose of the provisions of Foreign been from Germany, Cyprus, fall arising out of the GST imple- Exchange Management Act, 1999 France and Cayman Islands. mentation. Jharkhand, the only Option-1 to borrow the Our strategy is ('FEMA Act') and the Rules and remaining state, has now commu- amount of shortfall to create a full Regulations. nicated its acceptance of Option- portfolio of "Amazon.com Inc. ('Amazon') 1 given by the Centre. arising out of GST premium across is one of the world's biggest global All the three union territories implementation segments and corporations, having unbridled with Legislative Assembly who across engine access to financial and informa- merce) in the garb of marketplace- vestment in FCPL to the are members of the GST council capacity. Towards tion resources. Amazon has been based model of e-commerce in com- Competition Commission of India have already decided in favour of released on December 7. this, we already launched XPulse operating in India since 2012. plete violation of FDI Policy, Press (CCI) for securing CCI approval Option-1. Under the terms of Option-1, be- and Xtreme in the 200cc and 160cc Amazon, in every one of its in- Notes and FEMA Act, Rules and and how Amazon is now publicly The Central government has set sides getting the facility of a spe- segment, respectively. Over the vestments and businesses in India, Regulations. claiming that it has 'control rights' up a special borrowing window cial window for borrowings to meet next few years, we will continue to has been brazenly and flagrantly CAIT said Amazon has appar- over FRL to such an extent that it Since 2015-16, FDI inflows have for the states and union territo- the shortfall arising out of GST fill this portfolio with more and violating the laws, rules and reg- ently invested under the automatic can prevent a scheme of arrange- been recording significant growth. ries who choose Option-1 to borrow implementation, the states are also more new models ulations of this Country causing route in Future Coupons Private ment of FRL to re-organize its In that fiscal, the country received the amount of shortfall arising out entitled to get unconditional per- NIRANJAN GUPTA | CFO, HERO MOTOCORP untold misery to crores of small Ltd (FCPL), a promoter company business and sell the retail business $40 billion FDI, an increase of 35% of GST implementation. mission to borrow the final in- traders (by resorting to predatory of Future Retail Ltd (FRL), a listed to Reliance. over the previous year. In 2016-17, The window has been opera- stalment of 0.50 per cent of Gross pricing ) who are sought to be company engaged in MBRT busi- "Amazon has material control 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20, the in- tionalised since October 23 and the State Domestic Product (GSDP) protected by the FDI Policy and the ness. rights which are not available to vestments stood at $43.5 billion, Centre has already borrowed an out of the 2 per cent additional SHORT TAKES FEMA Rules and Regulations," It questioned that how the above even an ordinary shareholder of $44.85 billion, $44.37 billion and amount of `30,000 crore on behalf borrowings permitted by the Centre CAIT said. investment is only a 'perception' but FRL - The law prohibits a non-res- $50 billion, respectively. of the states in five instalments under the Atma Nirbhar Abhiyaan Dabur, Marico spat CAIT alleged that Amazon, not the truth, how by shareholders' ident from acquiring even ordi- The key sectors which attracted and passed it on to the ones who May 17. This is over and above the through Amazon Seller Services agreements Amazon is exercising nary rights as shareholders with- the maximum of these inflows in- chose Option-1. Special Window of `1.1 lakh crore. over claims on honey Private Ltd ('Amazon India') and "control" over FRL, how the 'Control out Government approval which clude services segment, computer Now Jharkhand will also re- On receipt of the choice of New Delhi: Two leading other wholly owned subsidiaries Rights of Amazon' over FRL have is a blatant and flagrant violation. software and hardware, telecom- ceive funds raised through this Option-1, the Centre has granted ad- homegrown rival FMCG and benamis, have been carrying never been publicly disclosed; Not The order of the arbitrator puts munications, trading, construc- window starting from the next ditional borrowing permission of brands Dabur and Marico are on multi brand retail trading (in- disclosed to DPIIT or ED, how paid to any claims of Amazon oth- tion development, automobile, round of borrowing. The next in- `1,765 crore to Jharkhand (0.50 per in an open spat with each ventory-based model of e-com- Amazon has mis-represented its in- erwise," CAIT alleged. chemicals, and pharmaceuticals. stalment of `6,000 crore will be cent of the state's GSDP). other over claims regarding their honey brands and have taken the matter to advertising regulator ASCI. RECOVERY FLIGHT Renault steps in Dabur on Sunday said it is NCLAT directs ArcelorMittal to pay filing a complaint against to empower the rival Marico before the Airlines gear up to deploy Advertising Standards ` Council of India (ASCI) for 1,300cr for using slurry pipeline specially-abled claiming its Saffola Honey sample being passed through more capacity as traffic rises the NMR test. POST NEWS NETWORK POST NEWS NETWORK Bhubaneswar, Dec 6: The National Bhubaneswar, Dec 6: Renault Company Law Appellate Tribunal India, with the objective of cele- Everstone snaps up (NCLAT) has stayed the order di- brating the indomitable spirit of pharma firm Calibre recting ArcelorMittal to pay cor- the specially-abled and differently- porate insolvency resolution process abled members of society, will be Mumbai: Singapore- (CIRP) cost of almost `1,300 crore offering the concessional GST rate headquartered, India-focused to Odisha Slurry Pipeline of 18%, as directed by Ministry of private equity firm Everstone Infrastructure (OSPIL) till December Finance and Ministry of Heavy Capital has acquired a 15, 2020 for using its assets. Industries. controlling stake in Calibre, a INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE March 25 till May 25. According to the report, the ap- Renault will further enhance specialty ingredients player Asked about the readiness to de- pellate tribunal said that as an ad- the benefits by offering additional focused on pharma, nutrition New Delhi, Dec 6: Rising pas- ploy more capacity, Willy Boulter, interim the operation of the im- special segment discounts through and personal care segments, senger numbers have lifted the Chief Commercial Officer of pugned order as regards making its entire dealer network in the in a reported `1,000-crore prospects of India's Covid battered IndiGo, said: "We are certainly of payment by the appellant, country. This initiative honours the deal. Mumbai-headquartered Calibre, founded in 1984 by airline sector, as industry players ready and preparing to deploy 80 ArcelorMittal, to ‘OSPIL’ by resilience and positive attitude of rush to augment capacity, increase Ranjit Bhavnani in Gujarat, is per cent of our previous capacity December 15, 2020 shall remain According to the report, the specially-abled members of a leading specialty hiring and scale up operations. in the domestic market." stayed till next date of hearing. to ‘OSPIL’ by December 15, 2020 is society in challenging the adver- ingredients player in the In terms of numbers, the do- "We look forward to getting back The matter is listed ‘for admis- the appellate tribunal said assailed as being absurd. sities and turning them into op- iodine derivatives, mestic passenger traffic has grad- to 100 per cent in due course, early sion (after notice)’ January 22, Senior counsel representing the portunities. persulfates and perchlorates ually risen from 30,000 on May 25 in 2021. So far demand has been 2021 at 12:00 noon. that as an ad-interim the appellant submitted that in terms segments. to 2.52 lakh November 30. robust and we believe it will con- Apart from other issues raised operation of the impugned of the impugned order, the The Centre has allowed airlines tinue to grow steadily. We remain in this appeal, the impugned order Appellant has been directed to to deploy up to 80 per cent of their very confident in the longer term dated 10th November, 2020 passed order as regards making of make payment of aforesaid charges ICAR bags pre-Covid flight capacity. future of Indian aviation." by the Adjudicating Authority payment by the appellant, as IRP costs to an entity which Besides, the capacity augmen- Recently, the airline major re- (National Company Law Tribunal), ArcelorMittal, to ‘OSPIL’ by had not claimed it during the global award tation has also lifted the stock prices sumed operating 1,000 daily flights. Ahmedabad Bench Court No.1 hold- Corporate Insolvency Resolution of listed airlines. These flights are to and from 59 ing that the usage charges for the December 15, 2020 Process of ‘ESIL’ or even thereafter. Under the scheme, all the New Delhi: India's agri- The sector was heavily dented by domestic and six international des- use of slurry pipeline for running Reference in this regard has been Renault India dealerships will research body Indian Council Covid-19 outbreak and the subse- tinations. They include scheduled the Corporate Debtor as going con- riod of the Corporate Debtor are IRP made to the submissions of the offer concessional GST rate and in- of Agricultural Research (ICAR) on Sunday said it has quent lockdown as passenger air commercial operations and air cern during the Corporate costs and directing the Appellant Resolution Professional before the ternal corporate discounts to spe- bagged the prestigious services were suspended from bubble flights. Insolvency Resolution Process pe- to make the payment of IRP costs Adjudicating Authority. cially-abled customers. 'International King Bhumibol World Soil Day Award' from the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) for raising awareness about importance of soil The potential impact of Brexit without a ‘trade deal’ health among all stakeholders. REUTERS That was nearly double the 4.3% its trade in 2019. It had a trade deficit CITY OF LONDON drop on Sept. 16, 1992, when finan- of 79 billion pounds ($106 billion) London, the world’s international London/Brussels, Dec 6: Britain cier George Soros “broke the Bank with the EU, a surplus of 18 billion financial capital, is largely ready for Cargo traffic falls and the European Union sought on of England” after his bets against in services outweighed by a deficit Brexit as a trade deal was never Sunday to strike an elusive trade the pound were instrumental in of 97 billion pounds in goods. going to cover Britain’s most glob- for 8th month deal, with failure likely to end with the currency’s exit from the ally competitive industry. trade in chaos, markets tumbling and European Exchange Rate New Delhi: Adversely THE ECONOMY While most banks and investors impacted by COVID-19 a huge economic price to pay. Mechanism. A no-trade deal would wipe an have found ways to navigate Britain’s pandemic, India's top 12 Here are some of the potential extra 2% off British economic out- departure from the bloc, the long- ports witnessed a pressure points of a no-trade deal TRADE put in 2021 while driving up inflation, term impact of an acrimonious considerable decline in cargo after five years of Brexit crisis. Overnight Britain would lose unemployment and public bor- Brexit would be unpredictable and traffic for the eighth straight zero-tariff and zero-quota access rowing, Britain’s Office for Budget the EU would likely try to grab month in November, STERLING to the European Single Market of 450 Responsibility (OBR) has forecast. more market share from the City of according to ports sector Investors and banks have pre- million consumers. The OBR said tariffs under WTO London. industry body IPA. Cargo dicted that a deal will eventually be Britain would default to World rules and border disruptions would London is the centre of the traffic at 12 major ports that done, so a no-deal would hit sterling, Trade Organization (WTO) terms hit parts of the economy such as world’s $6.6 trillion a day foreign are under the control of the according to major foreign exchange in its trade with the 27-state bloc, trade, with prices predicted to rise keenly by sectors that rely on just- manufacturing that were emerg- currency markets, accounting for

Centre dropped by 10.53% to traders. making it in effect as distant to its for consumers and businesses. in-time supply chains, including ing relatively unscathed from the 43% of global turnover. Its nearest

k y m c 414.30 million tonnes (MT) The shock referendum result on biggest trading partner as Australia. Borders risk disruption, espe- autos, food and beverages. Other COVID-19 pandemic. EU competitor, Paris, accounts for during April-November June 24, 2016 sent the pound down Britain would impose its new UK cially the main crossing points, sectors likely to be affected would in- The long-term hit could be costly about 2%. period of the current fiscal 8% against the US dollar, its biggest global tariff (UKGT) on EU imports with shortages of certain foods pos- clude textiles, pharmaceuticals, and for both Britain and the 27 remaining The British capital is also the compared to 463.05 MT one-day fall since the era of free-float- while the EU would impose its com- sible as Britain imports 60% of its chemical and petroleum products. EU members. Germany, Europe’s global centre for euro trading, a po- during April-November of the ing exchange rates began in the mon external tariff on UK imports. fresh food. The EU is Britain’s biggest trad- biggest economy, is Britain’s biggest tential headache for the European last fiscal. 1970s. Non-tariff barriers could hinder Any disruption would be felt most ing partner, accounting for 47% of EU trading partner. Central Bank. P12 MONDAY | DECEMBER 7 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR sports

DHAWAN, PANDYA FASHION SIX-WICKET VICTORY AS INDIA WRAP UP T20I SERIES AGAINST AUSSIES

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k k y y m m c Indian Thunder Down Under series win: Kohli c GO TO MAN: Virat Kohli hugs Hardik Chahal’s feat Starc ruled out Pandya after the game Sunday Sydney: Leg-spinner Yuzvendra of T20I series PTI PHOTO Chahal has equalled fast bowler Sydney: Australian pacer Jasprit Bumrah’s record for Mitchell Starc has pulled out picking the most number of of the remainder of the T20 wickets for India in men’s T20 series against India due to Internationals. Chahal (1/51 in an illness in his family. four overs) dismissed Steve Starc arrived here Smith in the second T20 game Saturday, but the 30- here Sunday. It took his overall year-old pacer soon tally of T20I wickets to 59. left the team bubble While Bumrah has taken 50 after learning about a matches to scalp 59 wickets, family illness. “There Chahal has taken just 44 games is nothing in the to pick the same number of world more important wickets, with best figures of I worked on my than family and in PRESS TRUST OF INDIA 6/25. Off-spinner Ravichandran game during this case Mitch Ashwin comes third in the list lockdown. It is (Starc) is no Sydney, Dec 6: India captain Virat with 52 wickets from 46 T20I exception,” Australia Kohli said Sunday that winning certainly helping me games. Chahal had taken three head coach Justin the T20 series against Australia HARDIK PANDYA wickets in the first T20 game MAN OF THE MOMENT: Hardik Langer said in a without established players like after replacing Ravindra Jadeja statement, Sunday. Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah player for the team in years to come. Pandya (left) celebrates with Shreyas as a ‘concussion substitute’. The “We will give Mitch meant a great deal to him. He also “The reason for him (Hardik) Iyer after securing the series win leg-spinner played a major role all the time he Sunday for India against Australia in India’s win lavished praise on the marauding coming into the team in 2016 was needs and welcome Hardik Pandya’s ‘raw talent’. pure ability. He has raw talent. And him back into the “Yeah meant a great deal (the now he realises that this is his time, AGENCIES SCOREBOARD squad with open series win). We’ve played as a team the next 4-5 years, to be that bank- arms whenever he in T20 cricket. The fact that we able player that can win you games Sydney, Dec 6: It was the perfect AUSTRALIA: Matthew Wade run out (Kohli/Rahul) 58, D’Arcy Short c Iyer b feels the time is right don’t have Rohit and Bumrah, our from anywhere. His plans are right example of ‘Indian Thunder Down Natarajan 9, Steven Smith c Pandya b Chahal 46, Glenn Maxwell c Sundar b for him and his family,” established white ball players in and I’m glad to see that,” Kohli said. Under’. India exacted sweet revenge Thakur 22, Moises Henriques c Rahul b Natarajan 26, Marcus Stoinis n o 16, Langer added. It is not and still doing well makes me happy “He now realises that this is the Daniel Sams n o 8, Extras: (LB-1, W-8) 9, Total: (for five wickets) 194. by winning the T20 International se- clear whether Starc will and I am very proud of this team,” time to establish in that (finishing) join the team before ries against Australia here Sunday FALL: 1-47, 2-75, 3-120, 4-168, 5-171. Kohli said after India’s victory. role and play match-winning knocks the first Test. with one game to spare. The Men BOWLING: Deepak Chahar 4-0-48-0, Washington Sundar 4-0-35-0, Shardul Rohit has missed the series be- for us,” added the skipper. in Blue won the second game of Thakur 4-0-39-1, T Natarajan 4-0-20-2, Yuzvendra Chahal 4-0-51-1. cause of a hamstring injury he Kohli said the players put up a the three-match series here by six INDIA: KL Rahul c Swepson b Tye 30, Shikhar Dhawan c Swepson b Zampa suffered during this year’s IPL. team effort to bounce back in the T20 wickets. They had won the first 52, Virat Kohli c Wade b Sams 40, Sanju Samson c Smith b Swepson 15, Bumrah on the other hand has series after losing the ODI rubber match by 11 runs. Coming after the Hardik Pandya n o 42, Shreyas Iyer n o 12, Extras: (LB-1, W-2, NB-1) 4, been rested from the T20 matches 1-2. “(T)Natarajan was outstand- ODI series loss, this win will cer- Total: (for four wickets in 19.4 overs) 195. keeping in mind the upcoming ing. Hardik finishing off the game tainly give India a lot of confidence Fall: 1-56, 2-95, 3-120, 4-149. Shikhar Dhawan four-Test series against Australia. and Shikhar getting that 50, it's a ahead of the Test series. set the ball rolling The India skipper said that with whole team effort,” asserted Kohli. Swashbuckling Hardik Pandya BOWLING: Daniel Sams 3.4-0-41-1, Sean Abbott 2-0-17-0, Andrew Tye 4-0- for India with a his raw talent, Pandya, who earned “We kept them to a total which we 47-1, Glenn Maxwell 1-0-19-0,Mitchell Swepson 4-0-25-1, Moises Henriques (42 n o, 22b, 3x4, 2x6) finished what fine half century the man-of-the-match award for his thought was in our grasp with the 1-0-9-0, Adam Zampa 4-0-36-1. Shikhar Dhawan (52, 36b, 4x4, 2x6) batting, can become a bankable short boundary,” Kohli added. had set out to achieve with a scin- tillating knock. In between, skipper rained from the willows of Dhawan the fielder himself got into the act Virat Kohli (40, 24b, 2x4, 2x6) also and KL Rahul (30) once the duo got dismissing Sanju Samson. Sams WARM-UP GAME AGAINST AUSTRALIA ‘A’ AHEAD OF TEST SERIES kept the momentum going as India their eye in. Rahul capitalised on a then dismissed Kohli and India chased down the victory target of free hit by smashing Andrew Tye for were in a spot of bother. But Pandya Kohli goes for paternity leave after deliveries of James Pattinson (3/58). 195 runs with two balls to spare. a maximum over extra cover, India’s saw them through with a cool head the first Test, shared a 76-run stand However, the form of both open- Needing 25 of the final 12 balls first boundary of the innings. and calculated hitting. RAHANE, PUJARA for the fourth wicket with Pujara ers Shubman Gill (0) and Prithvi after scoring 12 in the 18th over, Dhawan got himself a couple of Earlier, stand-in skipper Matthew after India A were Shaw (0) will be a cause Pandya brought the equation down boundaries and a six off Glenn Wade (58, 32b, 10x4, 1x6) led from the reduced to 40 for BRIEF SCORES of concern for the team India A 237 for eight (Ajinkya to 14 in the last over with two Maxwell as India scored 34 runs front with a blistering half cen- three early on. management. Rahane 108 batting, Cheteshwar fours. The all-rounder then hit in two overs to gain the momen- tury and powered Australia to a The Mumbaikar Pujara was dismissed in STEADY INNINGS Pujara 54, James Pattinson 3/58) vs two sixes off Daniel Sams in the tum they were looking for. strong total after a fairly com- then added 69 with Australia A. Match to continue the 47th over, caught at last over of the innings to seal Australia got their first break- manding performance with the bat. PRESS TRUST OF INDIA to 237 for eight against Australia ‘A’ Kuldeep Yadav leg gully by Marcus Harris the match in India’s favour. For his through when Rahul gave a sim- Among other batsmen, only Steve on the opening day of the first warm- (15) to keep India A afloat. off Pattinson. Then Wriddhiman histrionics, Pandya was chosen ple catch to Mitchell Swepson at Smith (46, 38b, 3x4, 2x6) could make Sydney, Dec 6: Ajinkya Rahane up match here Sunday. The Indian Pujara returning to action after al- Saha (0) and Ravichandran Ashwin man of the match. deep point off Tye. a useful contribution. (108 batting, 228b, 16x4, 1x6) geared Test vice-captain was well-supported most nine months struck form right (5) fell in quick succession as India India were off to a sedate start Dhawan was the next to depart T Natarajan (2/20) was out- up for the much-anticipated four- by Cheteshwar Pujara (54, 140b, 5x4). away. He was resolute in defence and tottered at the tea break on 128 for with no boundaries coming in the top-edging leg spinner Adam Zampa standing for India as the others Test series against Australia with an Rahane who will be India’s bat- he got three boundaries in the fine six. But Kuldeep and Rahane added first two overs. But fours and sixes to be caught by Swepson and then went more than nine runs per over. unbeaten century, steering India ‘A’ ting mainstay especially once Virat leg area, two of them in successive vital runs.

SHORT TAKES FANS RETURN TO STADIUMS AFTER 8 MONTHS ABSENCE SUPPORT FOR AGITATING FARMERS Shuttlers test +ve New Delhi: Four Indian Vijender threatens shuttlers, including Parupalli Easy for Chelsea, Man United Kashyap, HS Prannoy and RMV Guru Sai Dutt, have AGENCIES Christian Pulisic sealed the win in tested positive for novel to return ‘Khel Ratna’ coronavirus. Doubles added time. specialist Pranaav Jerry Manchester, Dec 6: Chelsea and The win pushed Chelsea up to top Chopra is the fourth player to Manchester United enjoyed com- spot with 22 points, leap-frogging have been diagnosed with fortable wins Saturday in the Premier Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool COVID-19. A SAI source said League as fans returned to stadiums who both have 21 and play Sunday. that the three had recently after an eight-month absence. Manchester United moved up attended Sai Dutt’s wedding Chelsea beat Leeds United 3-1 in to fourth after recovering from a which took place November front of 2,000 spectators at Stamford poor first-half display at West Ham. 25 in Hyderabad. They got Bridge while Manchester United Czech idfielder Tomas Soucek put themselves tested upon fought back from a goal down to win the hosts ahead in the 38th minute, reaching the Pullela 3-1 at West Ham United – their fifth turning in at the back post after Gopichand Academy for the straight comeback victory on the Declan Rice had headed on a corner. ongoing badminton national road -- in front of the same size crowd. Portuguese midfielder Bruno camp where their results Chelsea moved top of the table as Fernandes set up Paul Pogba for returned positive. The players, they came from behind to beat Leeds the equaliser in the 65th minute, who are asymptomatic, are United. They were set on their way the French midfielder scoring with currently in isolation. by a fifth goal in four days from CRUCIAL STRIKE: Kurt Zouma (2nd from left) is all pumped up after scoring brilliant side-foot curler from outside French forward Olivier Giroud. a goal for Chelsea against Leeds United, Saturday PTI PHOTO the box. Mason Greenwood put Giroud marked his first league United ahead with a superb shot on Century of goals start of the season by stretching celled out a fourth-minute opener minute when Kurt Zouma jumped the turn and Marcus Rashford com- to turn in a whipped cross by Reece for Leeds by Patrick Bamford. higher than everyone to power a pleted the comeback in the 78th Paris: Striker Kylian Mbappe came off the bench to score James in the 27th minute. That can- Chelsea went ahead in the 61st Mason Mount corner into net and minute with a delicate chip. his 100th goal for Paris Saint- Germain (PSG) as the French league leader secured a hard- 3RD DEFEAT FOR STURAT BAXTER’S SIDE IN FOUR ISL GAMES Barca suffer shock Boxer Vijender Singh (wearing a cap) at the Singhu border to show fought 3-1 win at Montpellier. solidarity with the agitating farmers PTI PHOTO Mbappe’s century of PSG goals — in 137 games – was loss against Cadiz PRESS TRUST OF INDIA boxer to clinch a World completed when the 21-year- MFC overcome Odisha FC challenge AGENCIES Championships medal (a bronze). old turned in a cross from New Delhi, Dec 6: India’s first The same year, he was bestowed Layvin Kurzawa from close Odisha FC who enjoyed the first Cadiz (Spain), Dec 6: Barcelona Olympic medallist in boxing and India’s highest sporting honour range in the 90th minute. The real chance of the match, in the conceded two embarrassing goals Congress leader Vijender Singh for his trailblazing achievements. two other goals for PSG were fourth minute, when Diego as they suffered Saturday a shock threatened Sunday to return his Vijendra had also contested the scored by Colin Dagba and Mauricio’s freekick clipped the top 2-1 defeat away to Cadiz in La Liga. ‘Khel Ratna’ award if the demands 2019 Lok Sabha elections, but lost. Moise Kean while Stephy of the crossbar. Meanwhile in another game, of farmers protesting against new “The award definitely means a Mavididi scored for the losers. Mumbai's first clear-cut oppor- Ateltico Madrid won their sev- agriculture laws are not accepted lot to me but we also have to take tunity came in the 18th minute enth successive league game beat- by the central government. The a stand for things we believe in,” when Ahmed Jahouh found Cy ing Valladolid 2-0. 35-year-old from Haryana’s Bhiwani Vijender asserted. “If the crisis is ODI cancelled Goddard down the right. Goddard The Catalans fell behind in the made an appearance at the protest resolved with talks, then we would only had keeper Kamaljit Singh to eighth minute when centre back site of the farmers – Delhi’s Singhu all be happy,” he added. Cape Town: Two members of beat but his shot went over the bar. Oscar Mingueza headed the ball border. Earlier, former national boxing the England touring party in Twelve minutes later though, towards his own goal and although “Enough is enough, if the gov- coach Gurbax Singh Sandhu, who South Africa have returned ‘unconfirmed positive tests’ Mumbai had their goal. Vignesh keeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen got ernment does not listen to the de- was in-charge during the Beijing for COVID-19, the England and Dakshina Murthy’s attempted cross a hand to the ball, Cadiz forward mands of the farmers, then I have Olympics, had also talked about Wales Cricket Board said ON THE MONEY: Batholomew Ogbeche of Mumbai City scores from the spot from the edge of the box struck Alvaro Gimenez helped it over decided that as a show of solidar- returning his Dronacharya award Sunday. Meanwhile the first against Odisha FC in their ISL game played Sunday PTI PHOTO Shubham Sarangi’s hand and the ref- the line. Barca drew level in the 57th ity, I will return my Khel Ratna,” if the demands of the farmers one-day international was eree promptly pointed to the spot. minute when Cadiz defender Pedro Vijender said Sunday. were not addressed. Vijender and canceled because of a virus AGENCIES Lobera’s men their third win in four Ogbeche stepped up and fired a low Alcala diverted a Jordi Alba cross “I come from a family of farm- Sandhu have joined several for- outbreak at the hotel where games. The win sent them top of the shot to the left to put Mumbai ahead. into the net. Cadiz restored their ers and soldiers. I can understand mer sportspersons in extending y both teams are staying.The Bambolim (Goa), Dec 6: Mumbai table, level on points with ATK Hugo Boumous missed a great lead six minutes later, however, their pain and anxiety. It is high time their support to the agitating

ECB did not release any City FC (MFC) continued their im- Mohun Bagan. For Odisha FC, this chance to score in the 43rd minute, when Alvaro Negredo scored. that government pays heed to their farmers.

k k y y m m c c names The remainder of the pressive start to the ISL-7 with a 2- was their third loss in four games firing wide from Bipin Singh’s pass. In the Atletico Madrid game demands,” added the now-turned Among them are Padma Shri tour is now in doubt after the 0 victory over Odisha FC at the and only point-less SC East Bengal But Mumbai City had their second Thomas Lemar scored with a tight professional pugilist. and Arjuna awardee wrestler Kartar first of three ODIs was already GMC Stadium, here Sunday. lie below Stuart Baxter's side. a couple of minutes later. Bipin, angled shot in the 56th and Marcos Vijender had won India’s first Singh, basketball player Sajjan postponed from Friday after a Batholomew Ogbeche (30th) scored Mumbai predictably started the again, fired in a great cross into Llorente added to the lead after a Olympic medal in boxing, a bronze, Singh Cheema and hockey player South African player tested from the spot and a header from game spraying around passes and the box which Borges headed past nice run in the 72nd to keep the in the 2008 Beijing Games. In 2009, Rajbir Kaur both of whom are positive for COVID-19. AGENCIES Rowllin Borges (45th) gave Sergio enjoying ball possession. But it was substitute keeper Ravi Kumar. club’s winning streak in the league. he also became the first Indian Arjuna awardees.

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