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POST NEWS NETWORK dry by state industries Chhatrapur, Oct 14: The Revenue Divisional Commissioner (south) T Apang Rao and Berhampur sub- BISWA BHUSAN MOHAPATRA, OP collector Kirti Vasan Wednesday visited Patrapur block in Ganjam Bhubaneswar, Oct 14: As many as 42 district and took stock the areas No, we can’t approve this ad. industrial units in the state are drawing affected by landslides in low-pres- CBI seeks life term for It can damage our social fabric! 35,508 litres (1,254 cusecs) of water per sure triggered rainfall the previ- It promotes amity among citizens! second from Mahanadi, Brahmani, ous day. Baitarani, Budhabalanga, Kolab, The low-pressure triggered in- Dilip Ray in coal scam Nagavali and Indrabati. cessant rainfall has caused much As the figures are based on govern- devastation in over 30 hilltop vil- POST NEWS NETWORK SHORT TAKES ment records, the actual consumption lages in Ankuli, Buratal, and of these units may be exponentially Tumba panchayats of Patrapur New Delhi, Oct 14: The high. block. The two officials visited CBI Wednesday urged a Mufti to attend The average consumptive water re- the landslides spots at Tadkasahi- Delhi court to award life quirement of coal-based plants with Chariabada, Raikhal, Khalasahi, imprisonment to former Farooq’s meet cooling towers is about 5-7 cubic me- Dhanbad connecting Ankuli and Union minister Dilip Ray tres of water per megawatt-hour. directed the works and rural de- who was convicted in a coal Special Judge Bharat Srinagar: National Conference National Thermal Power Corporation velopments departments to clear scam case pertaining to ir- Parashar reserved the president Farooq Abdullah has Ltd (NTPC) draws 105 cusecs from Samal the debris and normalize traffic on regularities in the alloca- order for October 26 after convened a meeting at his residence tomorrow for barrage for its power plant at Kanhia; the route. tion of a Jharkhand coal hearing arguments from chalking out the future course 55.49 cusec from Brahmani river for The residents of Tadkasahi met block in 1999. the CBI as well the convicts ` of action on 'Gupkar Talcher plant and 55 cusec from Hirakud 54.18 crore is pending against the the officials and narrated loss of Special Judge Bharat YEAR PER CAPITA AVAILABILITY ` Declaration' with regard to the for Darlipali (Sambalpur) unit. OF WATER (IN CBM) Bhusan Steel and Strips Ltd. About 100 their livestock and vegetable cul- Parashar reserved the order imum fine on CLT and special status of Jammu and On similar lines, Bhusan Steel and crore dues is pending against Shyam tivation in the calamity. Reports for October 26 after hear- Castron Mining Ltd (CML), 1991 3802.84 Kashmir which was revoked by Strips Ltd (now taken over by Tata Steel) Metalics and Energy Ltd, Rengali said over 300 mm rainfall was ing arguments from the CBI also held guilty in the case. the Centre last year. Former draws 46 cusecs of water from Brahmani 2001 3359.17 while Arati Steel Ltd has not paid `77 recorded in three blocks of Ganjam as well the convicts. The The CBI, represented by Jammu and Kashmir Chief river and 45 cusecs from Hirakud to crore water tax. Highest of `153.56 district and over 150 mm rainfall court directed the convicts public prosecutors V K 2011 2868.35 Minister and PDP president feed its plant near Dhenkanal and crore water dues is pending against in seven blocks of Gajapati district. to be present before it phys- Sharma and A P Singh, told Mehbooba Mufti, who was Sambalpur, respectively. 2019 2578.09 Tata Steel mines division, Joda. However, a major flood situation ically on that date. the court during the argu- released from detention after Similarly, the Central PSU IOCL draws 2030 2329.88 (projected) A startling trend of industrial units has been ruled out by the au- Besides Ray, former min- ments held via video con- 14 months Tuesday, will also 38.750 cusec water from the Mahanadi like NTPC and Bhusan using state’s thorities. ister of state (coal) in the ferencing that white collar attend the meeting. “I called on through Taladanda canal for its Paradip 550 to 600 crore per year). water resources and selling power to Meanwhile, rainfall over last Atal Bihari Vajpayee gov- crimes are on the rise and Mufti Sahiba to enquire about refinery. Many of the industrial houses do not states Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, three days has submerged the ernment, the CBI also sought the maximum punishment her well-being,” Omar said. As per the rate fixed for the finan- pay water tax regularly. The total dues Telangana and Tamil Nadu is emerging paddy and vegetable cultivation in life imprisonment for other was required to send a mes- cial year 2020-21, the state government pending against various commercial in recent times. Ganjam and Gajapati district. The convicts in the case, includ- sage to the society. is selling water to commercial units, establishments are estimated to be On the other hand take examples of farmers who were trying to re- ing two senior officials of the Ray was convicted under Youth kills self drawing up to 5 cusecs of water, at a rate around `3,200 crore. Many of the in- Gujarat or Tamil Nadu. These two have cover from the Covid induced lock- Ministry of Coal at that time, various sections including of `9.52 per 1000 litres (a cubic metre). dustrial units have moved to court as a made industries desalinate sea water for down are staring at a major loss Pradip Kumar Banerjee and 409 of IPC (criminal breach after testing +ve The rate fixed for establishments draw- result of which the government is un- industrial use. again. Nitya Nand Gautam, and of trust of trust by a public ing above 5 cusecs of water is `12.60 able to collect the amount. Speaking on this issue, Ranjan Panda The rainfall submerging over Castron Technologies Ltd's servant), that carries a max- Nabarangpur: A 20-year-old per 1000 litres. As per data provided by the Water of Water Initiative Odisha, said, “It is 200 acre of paddy cultivation and (CTL) director Mahendra imum punishment of life man committed suicide in A back-of-the-envelope-calculation Resources minister to Assembly, high time that state government took a 500 acre of vegetable cultivation Kumar Agarwalla. imprisonment. This is the Badmasi village of estimates that the state government is Bhusan Power and Steel Ltd is yet to policy decision for heavy industries in Shergad block alone is a case in Besides, the prosecution first conviction in coal scam Nabarangpur district after he ` ` tested positive for COVID-19 earning 50 crore revenue per month (Rs pay water tax of 71.41 crore while banning drawing of surface water.” this point. sought imposition of max- for the offence. Tuesday. The COVID-19 infected deceased has been identified as Narendra Bisoi. Bisoi had Cabinet approves gone to Sanmasinga CHC for India to drop below testing. His test report came out positive. At around 6:30pm SC nudge for loan relief STARS for Odisha, in the evening, he drank THE COMMON MAN’S DIWALI IS NOW IN GOVT’S HANDS, STATES THE APEX COURT pesticide kept in the house. B’desh in GDP: IMF five other states Even though his kin took him to AGENCIES ual borrowers but also banks. The waiving of interest, sector-wise re- the Nabarangpur DHH, doctors n India’s projected slump is the largest of any major economy government's counsel said it was a lief and its decision on the recom- declared him brought dead. n The contraction is also the biggest among emerging markets New Delhi, Oct 14: The Supreme "huge burden" but added that they mendations of Mehrishi Committee. Court Wednesday refused to allow are not "mentioning the figure". AGENCIES the government a month’s time to In March, the Reserve Bank of Only standard loans MARKET WATCH implement the interest waiver on India had granted a three-month New Delhi, Oct 14: India is set to loans of up to 2 crore. moratorium on loans due to the to be recast, says RBI drop below Bangladesh in terms of The top court questioned, if a Covid pandemic. It was later ex- INDEX VARIATION per capita Gross Domestic Product decision has already been taken, why tended till August 31. In September, MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India (GDP) as the economy, according to should it take so long to execute it. the Supreme Court, in response (RBI) has clarified that loans which have remained standard without any SENSEX 40794.74 169.23 the International Monetary Fund, The Centre had argued that it needed to petitions, asked the govern- defaults as of March 1, 2020, will be is projected to contract by a mas- the time for certain formalities, ment to chart out a course to help

BOURSES NIFTY 11971.00 36.50 eligible for restructuring under the sive 10.3 per cent this year. back with an impressive 8.8 per but the court set a fresh deadline of borrowers. A waiver of interest pandemic-related resolution frame- DOLLAR 73.58 `0.0 The IMF's forecast for India, a cent growth rate in 2021, thus re- November 2. for the six-month moratorium work issued in August. In clarifica- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA huge downward revision from its gaining the position of the fastest "The Common Man's Diwali is period was also sought by a bunch tions issued late last night to bor- EURO 86.12 `0.38 previous prediction in June, will see now in government's hands," said of petitions. New Delhi, Oct 14: The Union CURRENCY growing emerging economy, sur- rowers as well as lenders about the the biggest contraction among passing China's projected growth Justice MR Shah, who was part of Today, the govern- Cabinet Wednesday approved the GOLD `50,570 `325 August 6 circular, RBI said a loan major emerging markets amid the rate of 8.2 per cent, the IMF said. the three-judge bench. ment was expected account that was due for more than STARS project under the new SILVER `61,700 `1158 coronavirus pandemic. Released ahead of the annual "The common people are wor- to spell out the 30 days as on March 1, 2020, but sub- National Education Policy to sup- BULLION According to the IMF's ''World meetings of the IMF and the World ried. We are concerned with people way ahead on an sequently got regularised, will not port states in strengthening the Economic Outlook'' report released, Bank, the report said global growth with loan up to 2 crores," said the extension of be ineligible for resolution under school education system, Union India's per capita GDP is set to would contract by 4.4 per cent this bench, which has been pressing moratorium, the COVID-19 resolution Minister Prakash Javadekar said. WEATHER plunge to $1,877 this fiscal year end- year and bounce back to 5.2 per the government to figure out a way framework. The government has started ing March 31, 2021. The IMF's pre- cent in 2021. to give relief to the people who implementing the new National BHUB CTK vious prediction in June said out- Top Congress leader Rahul have been unable to repay loans Education Policy (NEP) and as MAX 28.2° 30.5° put would shrink 4.5 percent. Gandhi, who has been critical of due to the coronavirus-induced part of the process it has approved Bangladesh per capita GDP in dol- the centre over the state of the econ- lockdown. the Strengthening Teaching- TEMP MIN 25.0° 23.0° Forecast lar terms is expected to grow to omy, hit out at the government after The Centre has already said that Learning and Results for States Humidity 100% 98% $1,888, according to the IMF report. the IMF projections. "Solid achieve- it would waive the compound in- (STARS) project, Javadekar told a Generally Rainfall 23.5mm 2mm cloudy sky However, India, Asia's third- ment of 6 years of BJP's hate-filled terest on loans, which is expected press conference after the Cabinet largest economy, is likely to bounce cultural nationalism,” he tweeted. to bring relief not only to individ- meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. According to Education Ministry officials, the World Bank-sup- ported STARS project, which is estimated to cost `5,718 crore, Tanishq ad withdrawn as secular India is passé seeks to support the states in de- veloping, implementing, evaluat- THE TV COMMERCIAL FEATURED A MUSLIM FAMILY PREPARING FOR AN UPCOMING BABY SHOWER FOR THEIR HINDU DAUGHTER-IN-LAW ing and improving interventions with direct linkages to improved AGENCIES room's door on October 12, and has Tuesday, Tanishq and the Tata #EkatvamByTanishq, is meticu- education outcomes and school since been removed, police said. group were being slammed for cow- lously crafted using art forms from to work transition strategies for im- Gandhidham, Oct 14: It’s 2020 and Photos of the apology note have Hindutva bigots have called for ering to social media pressure and across the country. Over 1,000 proved labour market outcomes. instead of addressing our intoler- gone viral on social media. The boycotting Tanishq. If it irks withdrawing the ad. Some twit- Karigars have spent countless hours India has started seriously im- ance, we ban ads that promote com- showroom manager and local police them so much, why don't they terati had linked the Tanishq ad to creating these jewels that are a cap- plementing the new National munal harmony. rubbished media reports that the boycott the longest surviving love jihad. tivating ode to the beauty of one- Education Policy and therefore a A Tanishq jewellery showroom showroom was attacked by some symbol of Hindu-Muslim unity in Congress MP Shashi Tharoor ness.". new programme -- STARS -- been in Gandhidham town of Gujarat’s people angry with the Tanishq ad- the world, India? said, "So Hindutva bigots have called Former BJP ideologue cleared today by the cabinet as Kutch district has put up a note on vertisement. No such attack has for a boycott of @TanishqJewelry? Sudheendra Kulkarni said, the base of the policy is not rote its door, apologising to Hindus in the taken place, said Superintendent SHASHI THAROOR | MP for highlighting Hindu-Muslim "#Tanishq retreat is a victory for in- learning but learning with un- district over the brand’s contro- of Police, Kutch-East, Mayur Patil. unity through this beautiful ad. If tolerance. Each such victory will derstanding, Javadekar said. y versial TV ad which has been with- The TV commercial featured a Hindu-Muslim "ekatvam" irks them make them more intolerant. We Learning outcomes are impor-

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FORTUNE FORECAST Bhumi’s Manual scavenging an State ecologists illegal act, feels Amitabh MUMBAI: Megastar Jhund, the Emraan ARIES express joy over unique life Amitabh Bachchan feels Hashmi co-starrer Chehre, manual scavenging is an and Ayan Mukerji’s action You may feel empty, and completely down-and- unconstitutional act, and fantasy drama out today. Ganesha says has pledged to join any cam- Brahmastra, co-starring that this may make you feel a bit more Aarey conservation choice during paign that works for the Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, inclined to spirituality. Meditation and benefit for such workers. Mouni Roy and Telugu su- prayer will engage more of your atten- “Events of the day move perstar Nagarjuna. Big B tion. You will also make considerable Relocation of Metro car shed is a huge news for environment, material progress. you beyond words ... man- will also star with Deepika environmental activists and people who love nature, says ual scavenging is an un- Padukone and Telugu su- Ranjan Panda known as Odisha’s Waterman lockdown constitutional and illegal perstar Prabhas TAURUS act .. yet .. it exists and in a multilin- Feel your imagination run MUMBAI: Actress they that work, suffer in- gual mega pro- wild as you star-gaze throughout the day won- and environmen- human existence .. Will duction for the dering about the exis- talist Bhumi join any campaign that big screen. The tence of the extra terrestrial. You will paint Pednekar has works for their benefit .. yet-untitled film the workplace in your flavour of innova- told fans about have pledged,” Big B is slated to re- tion, combined with a drive to work equal- a life choice tweeted Wednesday. lease in ly hard. Add some smooth talk to the equation and you will find a lot of people that she made On the work 2022. in awe of your charm, says Ganesha. during lock- front, the actor, IANS down. She became who turned GEMINI a vegetarian during 78 Sunday, ARINDAM GANGULY, OP of Mithi river, as a reserve forest the period. has a lot Today, you may encounter unusual chal- is not only a victory for the envi- “I was never heavy on non- to look lenges, says Ganesha. You BHUBANESWAR: Giving in to ronmental activists, it has also set vegetarian diet but I took a call forward will come up with new the people’s demand and to save the tone for future environmen- during lockdown. It was actually to. He thoughts and tactics, which will bring the forest near Aarey Milk Colony, tal activism. something that happened or- will be about positive changes and results. Avoid Maharashtra government re- “This is certainly a right step ganically. It’s been six months seen in any confrontation with those living around you. Ganesha advises you to keep your cently decided to shift the pro- in right direction at a time when and I’m good, guilt free and I Nagraj cool during the day. posed new car shed for Mumbai the Centre introduced ‘Nagar feel physically strong as well,” Manjule’s Metro to a new location. Van’ scheme to create urban she said. CANCER While nature lovers across the forests in 200 cities of India in “For many years I had the country expressed their happi- five years, to make them livable, want to go vegetarian but Financially, you may be in a bit of a bother ness over the issue, a few envi- and enrich their environmen- breaking habits are the tough- today. Payment of bills, ronmentalists back home shared tal quality and biodiversity. The est thing to do. My journey taxes and loans may their thoughts with Orissa POST. felling down of trees was to be with Climate Warrior taught me keep you busy for most part of the day. Known as the Waterman of stopped at any cost for the ben- a lot of things and I just didn’t feel You may even contemplate borrowing Odisha, environmentalist and efits of humanity,” added like eating meat anymore,” added money to meet the demands. However, you are likely to receive one of your eco-activist Ranjan Panda said, Panigrahi. Bhumi, who will next be seen in pending payments. Also, a courageous “This is one of the most positive Another local environmental- Durgavati December 11, realised she business manoeuvre may pay rich divi- news we have heard in decades ist Shweta Agarwal said this win, wanted to turn vegetarian during lock- dends, says Ganesha. with regard to conservation of a result of sincere protest by thou- down. the forests. This may look as a sands, is just the beginning and Directed by Ashok, Durgavati is the LEO small gain to many but in reality there is a long to go before restora- official Hindi remake of Telugu horror this is a huge news for environ- tion of Aarey forest. thriller, Bhaagamathie. Superstar Today, Ganesha advises you to keep the ment, environmental activists She expects the state govern- Akshay Kumar presents the project, Bhagavad Gita's verses and people who love nature.” ment to follow the path of scheduled to launch on Amazon in mind, and persist in Jaya Krushna Panigrahi , an en- Maharashtra and restore the for- Prime Video. IANS fulfilling your duties without bothering vironmental scientist and est near Talabira village where about the fruits of your labour. Put in Secretary of Odisha Environment hundreds of trees have been felled some extra effort to finish off whatever you undertake today. Patience bears its Society said that beyond political for coal mining. “It is high time fruits and they are always sweet. Also, contentions, designating Aarey Odisha government realised that Ganesha reminds you that anybody can Colony forest, considered as ‘green we have to conserve forests to Kangana on mission enjoy pleasure, but only few can handle lungs’ of Mumbai and floodplains save our lives,” added Agarwal. pressure. So, take your pick! VIRGO to get back in shape Matters of religion and spirituality rise to the Odisha Natya Sangh urges govt fore today. Throw your- MUMBAI: Actress Kangana Ranaut that she has completed the latest self into a single-mind- to open auditoriums from Nov 1 ed pursuit to be successful in your chosen put on 20 kilos for her role as late schedule of the upcoming biopic. Tamil politician J Jayalalithaa in the “With the blessings of Jaya Ma we field, and make the most of your skills BHUBANESWAR: Members of Odisha Natya Sangh (ONS), an association of and natural talent, says Ganesha. Matters biopic, Thalaivi, and is now work- completed one more schedule of over 150 theatre troupes of the state, Wednesday urged the government to of relationships will see you more critical ing at returning to her earlier size, Thalaivi -- the revolutionary leader. open the auditoriums in the state from November 1 for presentation of and analytical than emotional. agility, metabolism and flexibility. After corona many things are dif- plays. They also requested to allow them conduct rehearsal sessions from October 20. The stage artistes including the directors, writers, light Tweeting a photo from her work- ferent but between action LIBRA designers, musicians, costume and make-up men have rendered jobless out session, Kangana wrote: “I had and before cut nothing Well, today is just not and are going through untold miseries after restrictions imposed on public gained 20kgs for Thalaivi, now that changes. Thank you your day. The prospects gatherings. Most artistes have slipped into depression with all sources of we are very close to completing it, team,” she had writ- sure aren't looking too livelihood drying up following the lockdown, the members said in a letter need to go back to my earlier size, ten. good. However, there's no point in getting presented to Odisha Tourism and Culture minister Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi. agility, metabolism and flexibility. The film will be re- anxious over this triviality. Remember, Waking up early and going for a leased in Tamil, ‘not good' does not necessarily mean ONS will strictly adhere to the Covid guidelines and make sure that plays bad. In any case, if it's a stressful day you are staged with 50 per cent occupancy in auditoriums, assured president jog/walk... who all are with me?” Telugu and Hindi have had, be sure to have an equally Haren Sahoo and secretary Lala Biren Roy of the Sangh in the letter. The actress had recently shared languages. IANS enjoyable evening. Ganesha guesses that you may want to discuss certain intimate issues with your sweetheart today! SUDOKU SCORPIO PEANUTS post To solve the Sudoku puzzle, each row, At work, you would want CROSSWORD column and box must contain the numbers to change the perspective 0 to 9 and the letters A to E. with which people see you. Your colleagues recognise you as the emerging alpha-lion. Ideas and opinions will impress your bosses. But keep a level head and learn where to stop, even when winning, counsels Ganesha. SAGITTARIUS Today, find yourself driv- ing all your thoughts and actions towards your family. You will also spend some superb time with your dearie and discuss intimate matters. A relaxing day today as you spend time with your friends and family, chilling out and having a good laugh or two. CALVIN AND HOBBES CAPRICORN Whether you're an artist, performer, professional or an entrepreneur, career issues will take the foreground today, while personal matters will wait in queue for your SOLUTIONS attention, says Ganesha. Your perform- ance will be at its all-time high, and your efforts will be duly rewarded, but credit for this must go to your loved ones who will lend their unceasing support for all your endeavours. AQUARIUS Aim. Shoot. Achieve. Today, you will concen- trate your energies to exe- cute your plans with preci- BREVITY sion. Naturally, your work progresses by CROSSWORD leaps and bounds. 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POST NEWS NETWORK is equipped to fight natural disas- USING CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY ters in the state and extend helping ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES Bhubaneswar, Oct 14: In a bid to hands to other states. The new train- scale new heights in disaster man- Tripathy directed the ing and modern equipment would agement, the state government has officials to strengthen the further sharpen their teeth to deal Any kind of obstacle SCALING UP MEASURES decided to enhance its disaster man- disaster fighting arms of the with different types of to economic activities agement capacity using state-of- state with state-of-the-art disasters.” • Stating that Odisha has now become the-art equipment, training and ca- equipment and innovative According to sources, `205.21 will not be tolerated, an attractive destination for pacity building. training crore has been sanctioned for hi-tech says Naveen investments, Naveen advised officials This was decided at the State equipment and capacity building to ensure that all the industrial projects Executive Committee meeting held `205.21 crore has been activities during the current fi- are fully supported by all the sectors under the chairmanship of Chief sanctioned for hi-tech nancial year. This includes pro- POST NEWS NETWORK • The Chief Minister also suggested Secretary Asit Tripathy here equipment and capacity curement of high-tech collapsed that livelihood programmes such as Wednesday. building activities during the structure search and rescue (CSSR) Bhubaneswar, Oct 14: With a view MGNREGA, Mission Shakti and other Considering the intensity and current financial year equipment and quick deponent an- to reviving the state economy, Chief initiatives should be given priority frequency of natural disasters tenna (QDA) for Odisha Disaster Minister Naveen Patnaik, along with the need for pre- THIS INCLUDES PROCUREMENT OF MODERN COLLAPSED STRUCTURE Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) and Wednesday, directed the officials paredness to face industrial dis- SEARCH AND RESCUE EQUIPMENT AND QUICK DEPONENT ANTENNA FOR fire service units and the instru- concern to give utmost importance and other initiatives should be pri- placency, the situation is likely to get asters, Tripathy directed the of- ODRAF AND FIRE SERVICE UNITS AND THE INSTRUMENTS FOR DISASTER ments for disaster management to rev up economic activities. oritised. On Covid management, worse,” he warned. ficials to strengthen the disaster MANAGEMENT TRAINING CELL training cell. Holding a meeting with senior of- Naveen said all indicators are bet- The Chief Minister advised the fighting arms of the state with Tripathy emphasised on proper ficials to review Covid-19 situation, ter than the national average. “New officials to ensure strict imple- state-of-the-art equipment and in- sanctioned in the meeting taking Special Relief Commissioner maintenance and upkeep of the Naveen said that priority should infections are declining in most mentation of the Covid rules and reg- novative training. An additional total sanction of funds to `205 crore (SRC) Pradeep Kumar Jena said, “At equipment through regular insti- be given to all the sectors including districts. The situation has also im- ulations during the festive season. amount of around `55.22 crore was for the current financial year. present, the Odisha Fire Service tutional arrangements. industry, mining, construction, proved in districts with higher in- Chief Secretary Asit Tripathi services and transport. fections such as Cuttack, Khurda and said the number of infections in Stating that Odisha has now be- Puri,” he added. the state is declining. “So now the Thunderstorm come an attractive destination for As the festive season and the win- pressure on the hospital has also re- LEAN DAY investment, the Chief Minister ad- ter approaches, the administration duced. The anti-viral tablet vised the officials to ensure that all must be vigilant and vigorously Favipiravir works well and its use forecast for 16 dists the industrial projects, whether implementing comprehensive aware- is acceptable to patients,” he said. large or medium or MSME, are ness programs and Covid regula- Similarly, steps are being taken to- POST NEWS NETWORK fully supported by all sectors and that tions, he directed. wards making the Covid test re- the projects are implemented in a Taking the example of Kerala, port available as soon as possible. Bhubaneswar, Oct 14: The India timely manner so that people can Naveen said the state has been doing Additional Chief Secretary to Meteorological Department (IMD) benefit from the investment. very well in Covid management. Health department, PK Mohapatra, Wednesday predicted thunder- He warned that strong action But after the Onam festival, every- said infections are declining in storm with lightning in 16 dis- will be taken, if the economic ac- thing changed. The infections have Cuttack, Khurda and Puri. The re- tricts in next 24 hours. tivities are disturbed. risen sharply in Kerala. covery rate in the state has reached Some places of Balasore, The Chief Minister also sug- “In European countries, the sec- 91 per cent and Odisha is among Bhadrak, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, gested that livelihood programmes ond wave of virus has also been re- the top five states in the country, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Gajapati, such as MGNREGA, Mission Shakti ported. So, with a little bit of com- he added. Ganjam, Khurda, Puri, Nayagarh, Bolangir, Nuapada, Boudh, Kalahandi and Kandhamal dis- tricts would witness thunder- ` storm Thursday, the IMD said in 5.8L penalty on bus from Koraput a bulletin. POST NEWS NETWORK state capital with passengers. The The bus also did not have fit- Light to moderate rainfall may bus was intercepted by transport ness certificate. also occur at a few places of coastal Bhubaneswar, Oct 14: A bus department officials near Some other important docu- Odisha and interior pockets, it owner in Odisha was fined over Khandagiri for routine check of ments were also missing. So, the said. In between 8:30am and 5:30pm Rs 5.80 lakh Wednesday for vio- documents. total amount of penalty imposed on Wednesday, the highest 42 mm lating rules of the newly-amended A senior Transport department the bus was Rs 5,81,981. rainfall was recorded at Rayagada Motor Vehicle Act (MVA). This is official of Bhubaneswar RTO-II The passengers were asked to while 27 mm was recorded at the highest amount of fine that office said the bus is owned by disembark and the RTO officials Chandbali, 23.5 mm at has been imposed on a vehicle Sneharekha Padhy of Pujariput seized the bus. Bhubaneswar, 22 mm at Angul, owner. The owner had not paid the locality in Koraput district. The Notably, in August 2019, a truck 12 mm at Jharsuguda and 10 mm road tax amount on time. vehicle owner had not paid the owner belonging to Nagaland was at Koraput. The rule violation came to the road tax amount of Rs 5,66,981. penalised a staggering amount of Some other places like OP PHOTO light when the bus bearing regis- The amount had been growing Rs 6.53 lakh in Sambalpur district Nayagarh, Titlagarh, Bolangir tration number OD 10 F 0409 was since May 2019 till the current for a number of violations as per and Talcher also recorded a mod- on its way from Koraput to the month. the old Motor Vehicles Act 2019. erate rainfall Wednesday. Fishing boats remain idle on Puri beach as fishermen did not venture into the sea due to bad weather, Wednesday Public hearing starts Mishap on City Oppn tears into govt over Tirtol girl’s rape for Shree Setu land

POST NEWS NETWORK ernment over the shameful inci- UNITED NEWS OF INDIA flyover claims 1 dent. Bhubaneswar, Oct 14: The Crimes against He said, “The police have failed Puri, Oct 14: A public hearing AGENCIES Opposition parties in Odisha women have only The to act timely and nab the culprits began Wednesday for acquisition Wednesday attacked the state gov- been on the rise opposition in such a serious case. The state of land for construction of Shree Bhubaneswar, Oct 14: One per- ernment over the alleged rape of a in the state. The parties has a poor track record in terms of Setu – the first trumpet bridge – son was killed and another criti- minor girl from Tirtol in Cuttack recent infamous are giving justice to the people as it to connect Malatipatapur with cally injured when a truck hit a and called for timely action to en- case of rape of a coming has one of the poor conviction rates Jagannath Ballav in the Holy City. trailer from the rear on the flyover sure justice to the family. minor girl from out with in the country. The apathy of the gov- The public hearing was held at near Fire Station Square here BJP leader Lekhashree Tirtol for 22 days their ernment has further bolstered the Samantarai, Markandeswar Sahi, Wednesday. Samantsinghar Wednesday de- courage of criminals in the state, Matitota, and at Jaganath Ballav in Cuttack is not going to be own theories of the According to eyewitnesses, the manded arrest of the accused in Mutt. reported crime and the state government does not iron-beam laden trailer was in a the case. She also expressed an- tolerated by the state seem to be in a mood to act against The bridge along the National stationary position on the National guish over the incident and attacked LEKHASHREE SAMANTSINGHAR | BJP LEADER DEBI PRASAD MISHRA | BJD LEADER them sternly.” Highway 316 is part of a plan to Highway 16 after developing some truck. Gas cutters and other high- the government. The leader also cited the exam- ease traffic congestion and enable technical glitches when the speed- end machinery were used to sepa- She said, “Crimes against women ple of Kunduli ‘gangrape’ case and devotees a hassle-free movement ing truck hit it from the rear. rate the entangled parts of the ve- have only been on the rise in the The BJP leader also said, “At a the racket behind such incidents.” said that how the apathy of the and transform Puri into an in- “Driver of the truck that hit the hicles. The critically injured driver state. The recent infamous case of time when it has failed to protect The Congress party also took on government in such sensitive cases trailer from rear sustained grievous was then rushed to Capital Hospital rape of a minor girl from Tirtol for women and girls, on what moral the ruling BJD for the alleged de- often lead to harassment of the vic- injuries and was stuck in the man- where his condition is stated to be 22 days in Cuttack is not going to be grounds it has planned to fight elec- teriorating law and order situation tims. gled remains of the vehicle. Another critical, said the sources. tolerated by the state. This is alarm- tions from the area. Where is the law in the state. BJD leader Debi Prasad Mishra, person sitting in the driver’s cabin The accident resulted in disrup- ing. The BJD government has bla- and order in the state? The gov- Odisha Congress spokesperson however, accused the opposition of truck died on the spot,” said a tion of traffic on the highway. Traffic tantly failed to maintain law in ernment must act swiftly and nab Nishikanta Mishra, at a presser parties of coming out with their source. personnel were deployed at the site. order in the state.” the accused in the case and expose here, Wednesday attacked the gov- own theories of the reported crime. After an operation for nearly two Road traffic on the NH has been di- hours, ODRAF personnel with the verted through the service road help of police rescued the driver near Baramunda, said a senior po- from the mangled remains of the lice official. CM Naveen Patnaik had Cattle smuggling racket active in Khurda laid the foundation stone for the 2.3km-long POST NEWS NETWORK gling have been reported frequently NATURE’S BEAUTY ANIMAL TRAFFICKING from Kerang, Totapada, Taratua, bridge to be built at an Khurda, Oct 14: Rampant cattle Kusumi, Routapada, Dikshitpada, estimated cost of Rs 190 smuggling from the district here has Khajuria, Benapanjuri and Taraboi become a cause of concern for areas in the district. crore January 17 many. As per police records, at least 500 The smugglers usually send cat- cattle have been rescued and 60 car- ternational heritage site. tle to West Bengal and other neigh- casses have been seized from the Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik bouring states through National smugglers in the district in last had laid the foundation stone for Highway 16 and National Highway four years. This apart, around 30 the 2.3km-long bridge to be built 57, sources said. persons have been arrested in at an estimated cost of Rs 190 crore “Cattle from Khurda district are connection with cattle smuggling January 17 last. illegally transported to Bangladesh during that period. The tender for the construction through West Bengal. A well-oiled PIC FOR REPRESENTATION “The cattle smugglers usually of the Rs 190-crore bridge has al- racket is operating in the district bribe a few dishonest policemen ready been finalised and the state- to smuggle cattle to neighbouring THE SMUGGLERS THE SMUGGLERS ARE ALSO ILLEGALLY to carry out the illegal trade,” al- owned Odisha Bridge Constriction states,” said a source. USUALLY SEND TRANSPORTING STRAY CATTLE TO WEST leged a local. Corporation has been awarded According to sources, the cattle CATTLE TO WEST BENGAL AND OTHER STATES Khurda Superintendent of Police the work. smugglers illegally transport hun- BENGAL AND OTHER (SP) Ajay Pratap Swain said they Official sources said 90 per cent dreds of cows and buffaloes from NEIGHBOURING AT LEAST 500 CATTLE HAVE BEEN RESCUED have directed all police stations in land belonging to Srimandir, mutt Khurda, Khurda Sadar, Jankia, AND 60 CARCASSES HAVE BEEN SEIZED FROM the district to take stern action endowments and government land STATES THROUGH Begunia, Bolgarh, Banapur, THE SMUGGLERS IN THE DISTRICT IN LAST against people involved in cattle measuring about 35 acre had al- Balugaon and Tangi areas of the dis- NH 16 AND 57 FOUR YEARS smuggling. ready been acquired and the work

trict to neighbouring states through “Our personnel very often rescue has started in the acquired land.

k y m c trucks. cattle from smugglers. But, there The public hearing is being held It is learnt that the cow smugglers from roadside sheds. trict are illegally transported to is no cattle sheds for the rescued for four acres of private land re- have engaged hundreds of agents “The smugglers are also ille- other states every day,” said a so- cows and buffaloes. The adminis- quired for the purpose. to buy old and ailing cattle from vil- gally transporting stray cattle to cial activist. tration should look into the issue Compensation for the land would A butterfly sucks nectar from flowers at Gopabandhu Park in Buxibazar area lagers. This apart, the smugglers West Bengal and other states. According to him, stealing of at the earliest,” said a police offi- be given as per the rehabilitation of Cuttack, Wednesday PHOTO: RAJKISHORE MOHANTY are stealing cows and buffaloes Around 5,000 cattle from Khurda dis- cows and incidents of cattle smug- cer on conditions of anonymity. and resettlement act 2013. P4 THURSDAY | OCTOBER 15 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR downtown

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k y m Odisha logs 2.6K fresh nCoV cases c 15 MORE FATALITIES PUSH STATE’S CORONAVIRUS DEATH TOLL TO 1,072

PNN & AGENCIES OF INFECTION & Bhubaneswar, Oct 14: State’s DEATHS novel coronavirus disease (Covid- Cuttack registers three deaths, 19) tally surged to 2,59,541 Wednesday while remaining fatalities were as 2,604 people tested positive for the reported from Balasore, Boudh, disease, while 15 more fatalities Ganjam, Jajpur, Khurda, Kalahandi, pushed the death toll to 1,072, an of- Kendrapara, Kandhamal, ficial of the Health & Family Welfare Mayurbhanj, Puri, Rayagada and (H&FW) department said. Sundargarh The state’s quarantine centres reported 1,511 infections and the Khurda district, Ganjam district remaining cases were detected dur- comprising state alone has so ing contact tracing exercise. capital far accounted Khurda district, comprising state Bhubaneswar, for 223 deaths, capital Bhubaneswar, recorded 385 records 385 fresh followed by fresh cases followed by Angul (216) cases followed by Khurda (180) Angul (216) and and Cuttack and Cuttack (209). Cuttack (209) (91) “Regret to inform the demise of fifteen #COVID-19 positive patients THE STATE HAS THUS FAR while under treatment in hospi- CONDUCTED OVER 38.78 LAKH People under the banner of All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC) demonstrate at Master tals,” the H&FW department said SAMPLE TESTS, INCLUDING Canteen Square in Bhubaneswar, Wednesday, demanding fixation of minimum support price of agriculture-related on Twitter. 42,167 TUESDAY products in accordance with the recommendations of the MS Swaminathan Commission, 2006 OP PHOTO Cuttack registered three deaths, while the other fatalities were re- According to the civic body, 71 new ported from Balasore, Boudh, cases were reported from quaran- Ganjam, Jajpur, Khurda, Kalahandi, tine centres, while 196 were local con- Kendrapara, Kandhamal, tact cases. 4 held with illegal firearms in Cuttack Mayurbhanj, Puri, Rayagada and With this, the total SARS-nCoV Sundargarh districts, the official infections in the City rose to 26,283. POST NEWS NETWORK session of the accused. “The arms the Twitter to congratulate the pointed out. Meanwhile, the Capital city reported racket had been operating in Chauliaganj police for the feat. Ganjam district alone has so far Door-to-door screening and oxygen level check-up by BeMC 342 recoveries in the past 24 hours, Cuttack, Oct 14: Chauliaganj po- Cuttack and its adjoining areas “Outstanding detection by IIC accounted for 223 deaths, followed taking the total recovered cases to lice here Wednesday claimed to for long. They (the accused) used @Chauliaganj & team. Four pro- by Khurda (180) and Cuttack (91). added.Meanwhile, 2,775 Covid pa- Angul, 117 from Jajpur and 114 22,867. Active cases, meanwhile, have arrested four interstate crim- to procure the pistols from lific interstate criminals were ar- As many as 53 other COVID-19 pa- tients recovered from the infection from Bhadrak. dropped to 2,372 in the City with inals involved in illegal firearms Munger of Bihar,” a senior rested for illegal trade of arms & tients have also lost their lives, but Wednesday, taking the total recov- more number of daily recoveries as trade after recovering pistols and Chauliaganj police official said, ammunitions and supplying to their deaths were due to other rea- eries in Odisha to 2,35,763. NO RESPITE FOR CAPITAL CITY compared to new positive cases. live bullets from their possession. adding that they were trying to the antisocials with seizure of 5 nos sons, said the official. The recoveries include 500 from The Capital city reported 267 This is the fourth consecutive According to police sources, establish if some more criminals 9mm Pistols,50 live ammunitions, The state has thus far conducted Khurda, 189 from Nuapada, 183 Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, day the Capital city has reported five pistols, 50 rounds of bullets, were involved in the racket. car etc which relates to PS Case over 38.78 lakh sample tests, in- from Cuttack, 148 from Bargarh, the Bhubaneswar Municipal less than 300 fresh coronavirus eight cell-phones and a four- Meanwhile, Cuttack deputy com- No.354/20.Well done (sic),” the cluding 42,167 Tuesday, the official 136 from Kendrapara, 123 from Corporation (BMC) said, Wednesday. cases in a day. wheeler were seized from the pos- missioner of police (DCP) took to Cuttack DCP tweeted. DEMOLITION DRIVE BMC, BDA carry out 5 RPF personnel enforcement drive ‘Why late Assembly Speaker get pat for POST NEWS NETWORK wasn’t given proper homage’ lockdown-service Bhubaneswar, Oct 14: In a bid POST NEWS NETWORK to expedite the Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited’s (BSCL) OPCC prez demands CM Naveen Patnaik to take action against officials responsible Bhubaneswar, Oct 14: Five RPF Smart Janpath project, the for not giving proper homage and honour to Sarat Kumar Kar who passed away Oct 12 officials from East Coast Railway Bhubaneswar Municipal have received commendation from Corporation (BMC) along with Director General, Railway Bhubaneswar Development POST NEWS NETWORK I believe all this did Protection Force, Railway Board, Authority (BDA), Wednesday, not happen with your New Delhi for their ‘exemplary carried out an enforcement Bhubaneswar, Oct 14: Odisha knowledge and performance’ during Covid-19 drive at Sriya Square. Pradesh Congress Committee wonder how the lockdown period, a report said. The drive saw about 31 vend- (OPCC) president Niranjan Patnaik officials dared to dishonour Anil Kumar Singh, Inspector, ing zones being removed from has expressed displeasure over de- and deny protocol and RPF, Puri; Praveen Kumar, the vicinity. nial of cremation rights to Sarat disrespect the great soul Inspector, RPF, Cuttack; HD While the prior notice was Kumar Kar, who was a three-time NIRANJAN PATNAIK I OPCC PRESIDENT Sharma, Inspector, RPF, Jagdalpur; given to about 32 occupants, member of Odisha Legislative Sabita Rath, Sub-Inspector, RPF, one managed to get stay order Assembly and also an MP. The late Cuttack and AK Sahoo, Constable by the court. Moreover, two Kar had also been a Cabinet min- Swargadwar to fulfil his last wish at Naupada have received the com- apartments of a plot were also ister multiple times. was denied while in some other mendation certificate of DG, RPF, removed which were reported Niranjan Patnaik Wednesday cases the administration was le- Railway Board. to be operating illegally. demanded Chief Minister Naveen nient, Niranjan pointed out. Apart from security-related is- “The drive was conducted Patnaik to take action against of- The Congress leader said, “I be- sues like watching stranded rolling jointly by the squads of BMC, ficials responsible for not giving “It is a matter of utter disap- lieve all this did not happen with stocks at different places, RPF, BDA and Commissionerate proper homage and honour to Sarat pointment and humiliation for the your knowledge and wonder how ECoR has done ‘commendable job’ Police. Kumar Kar who passed away here citizens of Odisha for the great the officials dared to dishonour in providing meals to the poor Prior notice had been given October 12. soul was not given proper homage and deny protocol and disrespect the and needy and proper managing to all illegal occupants. The In a letter to the Chief Minister, and honour by the state,” the OPCC great soul.” to serve meals in Shramik Special drive was done in order to the Congress leader said that the de- president said. Describing it as a matter of most Trains, crowd management with expedite the BSCL project parted soul was a three-time mem- He added that another concern inexcusable incident and inhu- social distancing for running of and to facilitate the drainage ber of the state Assembly, a minister which is more painful is that his mane in nature, Niranjan said that Shramik Special and other Special works also being carried out in the state Cabinet for several (Kar’s) body was not allowed to be he wanted the Chief Minister to trains and distribution of face simultaneously in the area,” times and also the Speaker of the cremated at Swargadwar in Puri. take prompt action against those re- masks to passengers and employees An excavator engaged by BDA and BMC razes shops at a vending zone at Sriya said a senior BMC enforce- state Assembly from 2000 to 2004. He The request of his son and family sponsible “for such type of histor- engaged in Covid-19 lockdown Square in Bhubaneswar, Wednesday OP PHOTO ment officer. was also a Member of Parliament. members to cremate his body at ical blunder.” time, the report added. Man held for rape bid on five-year-old Fridays are no-encroachment day for cycle tracks POST NEWS NETWORK vestigations were on. The incident occurred when POST NEWS NETWORK riding space to the cyclers. Daringbadi, Oct 14: Police the girl was going out to watch It can be mentioned that Mo Cycles Monday arrested a person on television at a neighbour’s house. Bhubaneswar, Oct 14: In another Initially, focus will that were introduced in 2018 ahead charge of rape bid on a five-year- Finding her alone, Pradhan lured attempt to rekindle denizens’ love of Hockey World Cup, as one of the old minor girl under this police lim- the girl to a roadside bush and be on three areas towards cycling, the Bhubaneswar Smart City initiatives saw plum- its in Kandhamal district. The ac- tried to force himself on her. Some Municipal Corporation (BMC), namely, Rajmahal met in ridership owing to lack of ded- cused was identified as Nihiswar passersby noticed them and res- Wednesday, said that on every Friday Square, IG Park icated cycle tracks. Encroachment Pradhan, a native under the police cued the girl from the clutches of it will make the cycle tracks here free and KIIT Square. of around 11-km-long cycle tracks limits, Daringbadi IIC Kousik Pradhan. Pradhan fled the scene from encroachments. The enforcement across the city led to drop in rider- Majhi said. A case was registered but was later arrested by police Responding to a letter from will be done where ship figures from 37,008 in December in this connection and further in- from a hideout. General Manager, Administration, unauthorised 2018 to just 6,216 by March 2019, re- of Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited vendors and vealed an RTI. The dwindling fur- (BSCL), Additional Commissioner hawkers have ther continued and from 600 daily Abanikant Patnaik said that the occupied the riders, the ridership plummeted to Human skeletal remains recovered in Boudh enforcement activities for removal spaces. The drive only 100 per day. of unauthorised encroachments will begin this Moreover, following the inau- POST NEWS NETWORK tion bridge near the banks of from cycle tracks and public bicy- Friday guration of Cycle for Change pro- Mahanadi. cle sharing stations will be done gramme, Fridays have been de- Boudh, Oct 14: The skeletal re- The skeleton has been sent to the ABANIKANT PATNAIK | in a zone-wise manner. GENERAL MANAGER, clared as Cycle Day and voluntary mains of a person were recovered Boudh district headquarters hos- “Initially, focus will be on three ADMINISTRATION, BSCL, participation from the citizens has from the banks of river Mahanadi pital for postmortem. areas namely, Rajmahal Square, IG ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONER been requested by the BMC in Boudh district Wednesday. “Prima facie it is suspected that Park and KIIT Square. The en- Commissioner Prem Chandra Police said residents of the the body remained half-burnt dur- forcement will be done where unau- come after it took over manage- Choudhury. The move has come nearby area spotted the skeleton ing cremation and subsequently, thorised vendors and hawkers have ment of Mo Cycles last week. In a after Bhubaneswar along with 95 while they had gone near the river- it was swept away in the strong WHY IS IT NEEDED occupied the spaces. The drive will bid to promote cycling, BMC other cities was shortlisted for Rs1 bank for bath and so, informed currents of the water,” informed begin this Friday, October 16. Commissioner, Prem Chandra crore award and guidance from the police. Boudh IIC Tapaswini Kahanr. ncroachment of around 11-km-long cycle tracks across the City led Accordingly, all Zonal Deputy Chaudhary had earlier said that a national and international experts On being informed, Boudh po- However, the real reason behind Eto drop in ridership figures from 37,008 in December 2018 to just 6,216 by March 2019, revealed an RTI. The dwindling further continued Commissioners have been in- complete overhaul of the parking to further scale up the initiatives lice recovered the skeleton which the incident will be revealed after and from 600 daily riders, the ridership plummeted to only 100 per day. formed,” Patnaik said. policies will be done and new tracks in two stages, which will be held was half-charred, surrounded with gender determination and forensic

The civic authority’s move has will be introduced to provide more until May 2021. crows under an under-construc- tests, added Kahanr.

k y m c P5 THURSDAY | OCTOBER 15 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR state CHILD SALE: 9-YR OLD Bolangir girl at Little

Hirakud’s addl spillway project hangs fire Miss Pacific World

k y m TATA PROJECTS AND THE STATE WATER RESOURCES DEPT ARE AT BOY, SIBLING RESCUED c LOGGERHEADS CLAIMING COMPENSATIONS FROM EACH OTHER was identified as Basudev while his sibling’s name is Jagannath. POST NEWS NETWORK acquisition. After bagging the ten- Jagannath was later rescued from der, the company was in a fix over Siraguda village where he was being Sambalpur, Oct 14: The fate of the work. Later, it sought a plea engaged as a goat tender. an additional spillway of the and withdrew itself from the work, Meanwhile, Collector Manish Hirakud dam is hanging in bal- he said. Agarwal directed the Mathili BDO ance while Tata Projects Limited and Work on the additional spillway and child protection officer to col- the water resources department was started in January 2019. lect details about Basudev and take are at loggerheads leading to the Tata Projects and AGE Group steps on his rehabilitation, study delay in work. had undertaken the excavation and other facilities. State women work for which `12 crore of the and child development minister estimated project cost of `369.53 File photo of Basudev Bhumia Tukuni Sahu also praised the crore was paid. Anganwadi worker Jayanti Khara It may be noted here that to en- POST NEWS NETWORK who rescued the boy and took steps hance the flood water discharge for his study in a tweet. He advised capacity of all the major dams to 1.5 Malkangiri, Oct 14: The district the Collector to take steps for their times of their current capacity, the administration rescued two sib- rehabilitation. The siblings were res- Central Water Commission (CWC) lings including a minor boy fol- cued by the members of the district recommended the additional spill- lowing reports of the alleged sale childline after receiving a phone call way at Hirakud. of a nine-year-old boy by his par- of child sale at Salapadar. Basudev The project entails the spillway ents who wished to get divorced narrated his ordeal and told them File photo of the project site with a length of 91 metre and five in a bid to marry their respective about his brother at Siraguda. sluice gates. The width of the chan- paramours, a report said Tuesday. The team visited Siraguda block Both the parties have claimed ROW OVER DELAY nel will be 300 metre while the The estranged parents were iden- and found the boy tending goats. The compensation from each other. The construction company has pointed out that there is delay because of length will be 1.9 km. tified as Sukra Bhumia and his wife two were produced at the CWC. Given the situation, the construc- the government. It was stated that due to delay in the work, the cost of The spillway channel will orig- of nondescript Telgabecha village Later, they were rehabilitated at a tion work of the spillway has been construction material has gone up compared to the estimated cost inate from near Gandhi Minar on under Kianga panchayat of Mathili children’s home. They will be ed- POST NEWS NETWORK stuck for over six months. the left dyke of Hirakud dam proj- block in this district. Their eldest son ucated there. Tata Projects which was carry- The company has demanded `49 At present, there are 98 gates, ect and meet with Mahanadi river Bhubaneswar, Oct 14: Odia girl ing out the work has withdrawn crore as compensation from the including 64 sluice gates and 34 near Jawahar Udyan. It is a World Anisha Meher has been selected itself from the work, leaving the water resources department crest gates, to discharge Bank-funded project. to represent India at the interna- project in uncertainty. while the latter has claimed floodwater at the Hirakud dam. The At present, there are 98 gates, Odia girl among top 25 Teen Divas tional beauty pageant of Little ` The construction company has 419 crore as compensation existing capacity to discharge the including 64 sluice gates and 34 Miss Pacific World 2021 to be held from the former for refusing to floodwater from 98 gates is 15 lakh pointed out that there is delay be- crest gates, to discharge floodwater POST NEWS NETWORK “I had applied online to partic- at Myanmar in April 2021. cause of the government. It was work after taking up the tender. cusecs. Once the additional at the Hirakud dam. The existing ipate in the beauty pageant for Meher, a native of Boudh, is a The issue has been taken up spillway completed, the floodwater stated that due to delay in the work, capacity to discharge the floodwa- Kandhamal, Oct 14: A svelte and teens in September. Considering state level karate champion and is with the World Bank which has discharge capacity of the Hirakud the cost of construction material funded the project dam will be hiked by 3 lakh cusecs ter from 98 gates is 15 lakh cusecs. beautiful girl from a nondescript vil- the contest being a national level a fashion model, dancer and actor. has gone up compared to the esti- With the completion of the ad- lage of tribal dominated Kandhamal and about 3000 candidates from Interacting with Orissa POST, mated cost. ditional spillway, the flood water district has made it to the top 25 teen across the country participating Meher said, “During lockdown I The company has demanded `49 company for refusing to work after which has funded the project. discharge capacity of the Hirakud divas of a national level pageant, in the preliminary level, my se- had participated in an online crore as compensation from the taking up the tender. On the other hand, the govern- dam will be hiked by 3 lakh cusecs. bringing glory to her district as lection means a lot to me,” observed beauty pageant and this month water resources department, it was Though both the sides are hold- ment is not going for a retender. The project displaced 1414 fam- well as to the state. a visibly happy Melisha, adding when I came to know that I was se- learnt. However, the water re- ing talks over the issue, there has An official of the water resources ilies of Cable Colony, Press Nagar, Meet Melisha, a resident that she was confirmed about her lected to represent India I was sources department has claimed been no breakthrough. The issue has department, requesting anonymity Ring Rolling Mill, Fast Camp and of Gundhani village under inclusion in top 25 of Miss Teen Diva quite ecstatic. It’s such an honor `419 crore as compensation from the been taken up with the World Bank said there is no problem in land Laxminagar area. Raikia block. beauty contest through email. to represent my country and above all I believe Odia girls will get more opportunities like me.” 5 including pregnant It may be noted that this beauty DA case: Senior clerk, RAIN HAVOC pageant will be telecast in 90 coun- tries globally. Earlier in July 2020, woman hurt as bus Meher has won an online fash- Hindi teacher in Vig net ion pageant organized by global POST NEWS NETWORK ous raids on several properties re- overturns in Balasore beauty organization and Indian lated to a Hindi teacher in Jashoda International Pageant company at Nabarangpur/Berhampur, Oct High School of Jhadankuli area POST NEWS NETWORK Bolangir. Her selection has 14: Vigilance sleuths Wednesday under Rangeilunda block in Ganjam certainly elated her parents raided multiple places following district. The agency had received Balasore, Oct 14: In a road mishap Pramod Kumar Meher and allegations against a senior clerk complaints against the teacher for Wednesday morning, five persons Sukanti Singh and her teachers of of the Regulated Market Committee amassing assets disproportionate including a pregnant woman suf- Kendriya Vidyalaya where she is (RMC) in Nabarangpur district on to his known sources of income. The fered serious injuries after a bus a student of Class 9. charge of him amassing assets dis- accused has been identified as in which they were travelling skid- proportionate to his known sources Bhubanananda Sahu. ded off the road and overturned of income. The accused has been Acting on a tip-off, vigilance of- near Digiribahi Chowk under identified as Ashok Nanda. ficers conducted simultaneous Jaleswar police limits in Balasore According to a vigilance officer, raids at different locations in district. acting on the allegations against Berhampur, Bhubaneswar and The ill-fated vehicle was on its Nanda, teams of the anti-corrup- Puri. The raids were conducted at way to this town from Kasaphala tion wing carried out raids at his his houses in Baikunthanagar, a with more than 20 passengers residence, ancestral house and of- four-storey building at aboard. The driver lost control of fice in Nabarangpur district. During Brahmanagar and a shop at the vehicle and it turned turtle the raids, cash, gold jewellery, seven Nimakhandi area in Berhampur. and fell into farmland on the road- four-wheelers and several docu- Raids are also taking place at a side. Hearing the agonising cries ments were seized, informed rented house at Kalpana Square, Vigilance DSP Surendra Nath one 3BHK flat at Sundarpada, one Panigrahi. flat in Puri Town, office at Jashoda In a similar incident, the sleuths High School and one private school Bikers trying to negotiate with Narayanpur-Haripur road which was washed away in rainwater in Rangeilunda block Wednesday conducted simultane- run by his family members. of Ganjam OP PHOTO Rare turtle species rescued Covid hosp in Sambalpur POST NEWS NETWORK is not adequate. POST NEWS NETWORK tile is listed as an endangered Facilities like oxygen pipe, ICU of the passengers trapped inside species. Sambalpur, Oct 14: In view of and operation theatre will be made the bus, locals rushed to the spot Dhenkanal, Oct 14: In a major “Acting on a tip-off, we rescued the rising number of COVID-19 available to the patients in the hos- and rescued them. The injured breakthrough Tuesday afternoon, a rare species of Indian narrow- patients in Sambalpur district, the pital. However, it has been observed were admitted to a hospital nearby. forest personnel of Dhenkanal di- headed soft-shell turtle (biologi- 120-bedded COVID-19 hospital at that entire western Odisha district On being informed, police im- vision rescued a rare species of tur- cally known as Chitra Indica). It is VIMSAR was made operational hospitals are bombarded with mediately rushed to the spot. They tle which was packed in a well- a red-listed and IUCN endangered Wednesday. COVID Hospitals. The new COVID- seized the bus and initiated a probe stitched sack from Sadangi forest species under the Schedule of The dedicated hospital has 20 19 hospital can help in reducing to find out the cause of the mishap. range and arrested a man on charge Wildlife Protection Act. The rep- ICU beds, 10 doctors and over 30 cross infection in the district head- Sources said that the conditions of unlawfully possessing the reptile. yard. He was forwarded to local tile weighed around 30kg. We re- ANMs and paramedics and other quarters hospitals. Notably, in of some of the injured passen- Official sources said, the accused court. leased it into the Brahmani river and staffers have been deployed at the Sambalpur district, the recovery gers are serious. was identified as Bhramarabar Notably, the turtle was later re- arrested a man in this connection,” hospital. The decision has been rate is 77 per cent. Close to 74 per Tarai of Talakasipur village and the leased into the Brahmani river by Dhenkanal DFO Prakash Chandra taken by the state government as cent of the COVID patients are turtle was found hidden in his back- forest officials as the rescued rep- Gogineni expressed. the isolation ward at the hospital now under home isolation. BHADRAK TEACHER TURNS A ‘BIRDMAN’

POST NEWS NETWORK "I am emotionally attached to Feathery Passion them, forming a bond with them. Bhandaripokhari, Oct 14: They rush towards me as soon as they community resources teacher Bipracharan Dalei is a teacher by pro- see me," he said. Aat Dhamnagar, Bipracharan fession in Bhandaripokhari area of beckons birds in their individual He says, birds need not to be caged Bhadrak. His immense love for birds names like Hara, Tira, Choupar, while one needs to win their trust and has earned him a name in the locality. Bateri, Nila, Sinduri and Baghua love. Birds are free to come and go Some observed that considering his according to the colour pattern of at their will. At night, they come love for birds, it will be apt to call the their feathers back to roost in their dovecotes and 37-year old a ‘birdman’. He has been roosting places. feeding over 350 birds belonging to e has invested lakhs of His attachment with the birds is 40 to 50 species every day over last 22 Hrupees for roosting, such that the moment Bipra signals years. He considers them to be inte- dovecotes and shelters. `15,000 them with specific sounds, hundreds gral part of his family and spends a is spent towards purchase of of birds come to him within minutes. lot of time and money for them. paddy, wheat, pearl millets, He says the cacophony of birds while A community resources teacher mustards, green millets and moving in yards and above his roof at Dhamnagar, Bipracharan has breads while he spends `5,000 brings solace to his heart. been feeding hundreds of pigeons and more on medicines every month Bipra’s brother Bhaktacharan is other birds by spending thousands a veterinary doctor. He helps Bipra of rupees from his pocket. rushing towards him even before he in treatment of sick birds and their Bipra recalled the day when his comes out with feeds. He spends at immunization. Last year, Bipra was love for birds developed. “It was in least 3 hours a day to feed and play in a great shock when he lost about 1995. I was studying in Bhubaneswar. were groomed well. Later, the list of on my shoulders,” he said. with birds numbering about 350. 80 pigeons to an unknown disease. One morning I went to a milkman’s bird species continued to get longer. He beckons birds in their indi- He has invested lakhs of rupees “If you love birds and animals, they

house to bring milk. There I saw he Now he tends 40 to 40 varieties of vidual names like Hara, Tira, in infrastructure like roosting, will love you back,” he noted.

k y m c had varieties of birds. I thought of birds including foreign birds. Choupar, Bateri, Nila, Sinduri and dovecotes and shelters of the birds. "Feeding these birds gives me im- making a mini bird sanctuary at "Feeding these birds gives me im- Baghua according to the colour pat- `15,000 is spent towards purchase mense pleasure. I feel happy when home,” he added. mense pleasure. I feel happy when tern of their feathers. of paddy, wheat, pearl millets, mus- they come to me and eat off my All his family members also help they come to me and eat off my The birds can recognize him from tards, green millets and breads while hands. I love them as they love me. him in taking care of birds. hands. I love them as they love me. afar. Hundreds of pigeons will be he spends `5,000 more on medicines Sometimes they even come and sit First he kept two birds and they Sometimes they even come and sit waiting for him every morning and every month. on my shoulders,” he said. P6 THURSDAY | OCTOBER 15 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR power post

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uch of Kyrgyzstan’s tice, and today they feel thwarted capital Bishkek, from in their desire to live in a socially where I write this, has just and democratic country. Power The dairy dilemma Mbeen unnaturally calm here was never inherited, and for several days now. Municipal rulers had to have popular sup- he legacy of milk drinking has not come to us from Krishna or the Vedas workers clean and wash the streets, port. Unlike in a sedentary cul- – nowhere in any of sacred texts does anyone drink milk – but from but there are few passersby. There ture, in which political power is de- Tthe British. Rabid milk drinkers, they brought this culture into India, are also few signs of the recent rived from control of the land on started the first dairy farms and promoted it widely. Then our own govern- clashes in which police used tear which subjects lived, if a ruler ments, filled with people who had aped the West for so long, carried on this gas and stun grenades to disperse could not ensure his tribe's secu- advertising and gave it a religious connotation (it is not the holy cow but holy young protesters. But the covered rity and economic prosperity, fam- milk), filled it with virtues like calcium and protein, and promoted it as an windows of the city’s shopping ilies simply migrated to another essential food for children to have at least three times a day. But does milk centers attest to the simmering place with a different ruler. deserve its halo as a food that “does a body good.” tension in this Central Asian coun- Today, exit is not an option for Now scientists are retracting their rubber stamps. In the world’s premier try, which faces its third major most people, and Kyrgyzstan’s medical magazine, The New England Journal of Medicine in February 2020, political crisis in 15 years. increasingly precarious economic scientists Walter Willett, MD, DrPH, professor of nutrition and epidemiol- The most recent protests erupted situation is also fueling discontent. ogy at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and his co-author, David following the country’s October Lacking the vast hydrocarbon re- Ludwig, MD, PhD, a professor of paediatrics and nutrition at Harvard, say Djoomart 4 parliamentary election, in which The main reason for the mass discontent was serves of most of its Central Asian the science behind those dietary recommendations is almost nonexistent, and Otorbaev three pro-government parties – electoral bribery, with voters reportedly being neighbours, the country instead eating dairy may cause harm to both our bodies and the planet. Willett is the with huge official and unofficial relies mainly on the development best known scientist on dairy in the world. financial resources at their dis- paid 2,000 Kyrgyz soms ($25) – a significant of several gold deposits, the biggest According to them, the core reason why people drink milk – its supposed posal – won an implausible 107 of sum for a poor citizen here – to vote for one of which is the Canadian-run benefits of calcium – is based on flawed evidence. Does milk justify its ma- AS AN ANCIENT 120 seats. Only one opposition Kumtor project, as well as a grow- of the pro-government parties…This third jorly adverse impact on the environment? Willett says no. NOMADIC party got into parliament, barely ing tourism sector. Their study comes at the same time as another prestigious one: Elizabeth exceeding the 7 per cent threshold. revolution in less than two decades puts Until recently, Kyrgyzstan’s Jacobs, PhD, professor of epidemiology, biostatistics, and nutritional sciences, PEOPLE, THE That party, and 12 others that failed chronically high unemployment at the University of Arizona College of Public to win seats, refused to recognise Kyrgyzstan in real danger of sinking into rate was partly mitigated by the fact Health, recommends in Nutritional Reviews that KYRGYZ HAVE the results. an abyss of confusion and chaos that almost one million Kyrgyz milk be downgraded as a separate and essential ALWAYS HAD A The subsequent revolution was migrants could leave and work food. She says it should be placed in a much swift and thorough, dismantling abroad, mainly in Russia. As a re- lower category as one of many foods that could SPECIAL most of the country’s political sys- protests have ousted unpopular process. The main reason for the sult, Kyrgyzstan received remit- provide protein. Milk drinking in America has CRAVING FOR tem in a little more than 24 hours. leaders, and where elections have mass discontent was instead elec- tances in 2019 totaling about 30 fallen by 40 per cent since 1975. But its produc- On the night of October 5-6, sev- been recognised as free and fair by toral bribery, with voters report- per cent of the GDP, one of the tion and consumption has risen by 9 per cent. That FREEDOM AND eral thousand opposition sup- the Organization for Security and edly being paid 2,000 Kyrgyz soms highest levels in the world. But is because people are eating more cheese and JUSTICE, AND porters protested in Bishkek’s cen- Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). ($25) – a significant sum for a poor the Covid-19 pandemic has stranded yogurt and it takes far more milk to make these Maneka Gandhi tral square, and some stormed But this third revolution in less citizen here – to vote for one of many of these migrant workers, products. India has the same pattern. Much less TODAY THEY parliament and other government than two decades puts Kyrgyzstan the pro-government parties. OSCE exacerbating the economy’s plight. milk is being fed to children, but paneer and Studies consistently buildings. The cabinet resigned, in real danger of sinking into an observers reported that the October The International Monetary Fund dahi and sweets made of milk are up. FEEL THWARTED and the country’s central election abyss of confusion and chaos. 4 election was tainted by “credible forecasts that Kyrgyzstan’s GDP According to the team led by Willett, the rec- point out that IN THEIR DESIRE commission annulled the election Kyrgyz citizens and neighbour- allegations of vote buying.” will fall by 4 per cent this year, ommendations for milk as a major calcium populations that results, promising to schedule a ing states are concerned about The protesters also objected to making it the worst-performing source came from a few small studies on a few TO LIVE IN A new vote. Even NEXTA Live, the the country’s instability. Russian the presence of representatives Central Asian economy. drink the most people, and were carried on for just a few weeks. SOCIALLY JUST Telegram messaging app channel President Vladimir Putin, who of criminal groups and a ‘cor- Many are asking how about Researchers measured how much calcium they milk have the widely used by protesters in doesn’t want Kyrgyzstan to slip rupted elite’ on the pro-govern- 10,000 Kyrgyz citizens managed ate and drank, and compared it to how much they highest number of AND Belarus, focused almost exclu- into China’s orbit, hopes that “a ment parties’ electoral lists, and to to accomplish in one night – toppling were excreting. The idea was to find out how much sively on news from Kyrgyzstan, normal democratic political process widespread administrative pres- an unpopular regime – what hun- calcium the body needs to keep it in balance. In bone fractures DEMOCRATIC posting information, photos, and will be restored.” The presidents sure placed on voters by local au- dreds of thousands of Belarusians adults, the calcium balance should be net zero COUNTRY videos from the capital. of the other Central Asian states thorities. For example, the have so far been unable to do in two – i.e., the body should excrete the same amount On October 9, President – Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Matraimov family, who were be- months. Differences of mentality, as it ingests. Researchers of these small studies concluded that for Americans Sooronbai Jeenbekov said that he Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan – hind the Mekenim Kyrgyzstan customs, and experience seem to 741 milligrams of calcium a day was enough for balance. would step down once a new cab- issued a joint statement on October party – which won a quarter of be key: unlike Belarusians, the But in countries where dairy was not a common food, like Peru for instance inet was appointed. But he also 9 expressing concern about the the vote – became the main target Kyrgyz are far less constrained (and all of Asia and Africa before the British), the amount needed for bal- declared a state of emergency in crisis. And the Chinese foreign of investigations by RFE/RL’s by the sense that legality outweighs ance was much less -- around 200 milligrams. As far back as 1951, Harvard the capital and ordered military ministry said that, “China sin- Kyrgyz Service, the Organised justice. That inclination is of course University nutritionist Mark Hegsted did a study to find out whether calcium units to end the unrest – including cerely hopes that all parties in Crime and Corruption Reporting a double-edged sword. The rebel- was needed in such quantities by the body. He looked for a chronically cal- fighting between rival opposition Kyrgyzstan can resolve the issue... Project, Kloop, and Bellingcat. lious Kyrgyz have overthrown an- cium-deprived population and found one in the Central Penitentiary of groups. The fact that Kyrgyzstan as soon as possible.” This revealed the scope of mem- other government. But what comes Lima, Peru where prisoners subsisted on a rice and beans diet and drank milk has been here before, with previ- So, why did this latest political bers’ corruption and illegal busi- next is far from clear. once a week. Hegsted monitored the calcium intake and compared it to the ous revolutions overthrowing gov- eruption happen, and why so ness practices. Few of them still amount they excreted in their waste, to calculate how much calcium they re- ernments in 2005 and 2010, makes quickly? Kyrgyzstan’s use of mod- hold public posts. The writer is a former tained. The average prisoner took in just 126 milligrams of calcium a day, it an outlier in Central Asia. ern electronic ballot boxes meant As an ancient nomadic people, Prime Minister of but tests still showed normal levels of calcium in his body. Willett says the Kyrgyzstan is so far the only coun- that the opposition had no com- the Kyrgyz have always had a spe- Kyrgyzstan. body simply absorbs what it needs for balance, taking more from whatever try in the region where popular plaints about the vote-counting cial craving for freedom and jus- ©PROJECT SYNDICATE , 2020. food is eaten to meet its needs whether from green leaves, fruit and vegeta- bles or fish. But what happens to the body when large amounts of dairy cal- cium are poured into it? Willet points to large population-based studies, that have followed how people eat for years (not weeks), and measures what hap- SPECTRUM SOCIETY pens to their health. All these studies consistently point out that populations that eat the most milk have the highest number of bone fractures (especially hip fractures), i.e., the weakest most fragile bones. Exactly the opposite of what parents want to achieve when they force their children to drink milk. The risk appears to be highest for men who drank a lot of milk in childhood. One huge study found that women who drank 2.5 or more glasses of milk a day had a Rape and more – worsening crime scene higher risk of fractures than women who drank less than one glass a day. What are the other claims that Willett has found that have no basis in fact? n India, as per a report of immense difficulty in register- lence complaints than recorded concern for the lower castes and the That milk makes you lose weight. That milk can help control blood pressure. National Crime Record Bureau ing an FIR and this is evident not in a similar period in the past 10 impoverished sections who live in That dairy lowers the rates of cardiovascular disease: all research shows that I(NCRB) 2019, a woman is raped just in rural areas but in big cities years. Moreover, it has been found abject poverty and squalor. The dairy has no effect on cardiovascular disease rates. Dairy consumption low- somewhere in some state every 16 too. Apart from this, the police that 86 per cent women who ex- lack of education, and more im- ers bone fracture rates: goes against every study which actually suggest the minutes; and daily, an average of 88 machinery fails to take up cases perienced domestic violence never portantly, awareness about rights opposite. And there was no link between lifespan and eating dairy. All in all, women are raped. At least one in right earnest, obviously under sought help and that 77 per cent did- of the opposite sex enable sexual every research done to date shows that “milk is not essential for health,” says Dhurjati Mukherjee minor was arrested for raping a pressure from political bosses. n’t even mention the incident to assaults and rapes to become the Marion Nestle, PhD, Professor of nutrition, food studies, and public health woman or a girl every eight hours Further, the pendency rate of anyone. order of the day. at New York University. in 2019, while over three on an av- cases under the SC/ST Act is at In August, a 13-year old Dalit Talking to psychologists and According to the data, there is good evidence that kids who drink cow’s DURING THE FIRST erage were held for assaulting a 94 per cent. girl was raped and brutally mur- psychiatrists, it is evident that the milk grow taller than those who don’t (I would contest that: this has to do with woman daily. Sadly, while atrocities have risen, dered for defecating in a farmland basic cause behind the increase in genetics as well). But there is no scientific reason that shows why or how milk FOUR PHASES OF The data further revealed 2,750 the number of special fast-track in a UP village in Lakhimpurkheri rapes may be attributed to in- accelerates growth. Willett gives a sound reason: cows are often pregnant when THE LOCKDOWN, juveniles were arrested last year on courts has been reduced. In 2016, district. The Hathras victim was also creasing aggression in human be- they’re milked, which increases hormones like estrogen and progesterone. charges of rape, assault on women there were 195 such cases but it a Dalit. Similarly, there are umpteen haviour. Another trend that is Cows produce more of another hormone, called insulin-like growth factor, INDIAN WOMEN and attempted rape cumulatively. came down to 157 in 2018. Apart such cases, not to speak of the manifest is the well-off upper IGF, which increases milk production (and gives cancer). These hormones FILED MORE Of these, 1,383 and 1,327 were ar- from those belonging to lower Nirbhaya gangrape. A systemic castes youth, who have abandoned may also promote growth in people. rested for rape and assault re- castes, specially Dalit and adivasis, and structured sexual violence is education and move about with Humans get far more calcium from green vegetables nuts, beans. When DOMESTIC spectively. The statistics are the (11 per cent of the total 32,033 re- something that cuts across social financial support from their par- you eat a food that makes no difference in calcium or protein but has chem- tip of the iceberg as survivors and ported rape cases in the year were worlds and is not confined to such ents, are prone to show their power icals, artificial hormones, antibiotics and pesticides in it, you also bring dis- VIOLENCE families of victims are reluctant to from the Dalit community), women polarised spaces where physical and fall for the opposite sex as aster to the environment. Dairy farms consume masses of water. They con- COMPLAINTS record their complaint through an who are mostly poor face sexual vi- violence against women is but a rou- they are sure that their family is tribute to water pollution. The cattle emit methane which heats the atmosphere FIR, as they would be aware, rather olence in different forms and find tine form of dealing with matters above law. much more than carbon dioxide. Why don’t you do the world a favour and THAN RECORDED wary, of the various roadblocks. it tough to fight the patriarchal at hand, whether these be prop- There is an imperative need to eat plastic instead? IN A SIMILAR As has been generally found and system. erty or other disputes. spread awareness in society about To join the animal welfare movement contact agreed is that when someone tries WHO statistics state that one- With Hathras hitting headlines, basic tenets which one should fol- [email protected], www.peopleforanimalsindia.org PERIOD IN THE to file an FIR against culprits be- third of Indian women face do- 100-odd retired bureaucrats re- low to live in a cultured society. PAST 10 YEARS longing to the upper castes, there mestic violence but less than one cently wrote an open letter to the Though there has been a per- is a delay in filing it, the victim’s per cent report it. Indian women UP Chief Minister expressing pain ceptible increase in education, rape testimony is often changed while are 17 times more likely to face at the “constant plumbing the or even sexual assault on women WISDOM CORNER being written down and there is sexual violence from husband depths of gravity and callousness and girls is a deep-rooted problem. grave pressure for compromise. than others. And recent statistic in governance” and demanding A corrupt law-enforcement ma- As such, convictions for rape stand has shown that during the first punishment for the officials who had chinery as also the patriarchal sys- The only source of knowledge is experience. ALBERT EINSTEIN at a miserable 28 per cent. four phases of the lockdown, Indian failed the alleged rape victim. tem have been major hindrances. External nature is only internal nature writ large. SWAMI VIVEKANANDA Experts have confirmed the women filed more domestic vio- The political class shows little INFA

The words of truth are always paradoxical. LAO TZU Govt funds mismanagement Reservations must go WORDSWORTH Sir, Pilfering by officials, and the failure to utilise allotted government funds for a purpose, Sir, Today, there are reservations in almost are both crimes and need to be taken seriously. The recent media reports on surrendering every educational institution, jobs, political Tweenager etters of `12 crore by the state horticulture department is a case in point. It was unable to utilise posts and even in Parliament. These reser- the amount. There is a serious conspiracy by officials of the agriculture department, too, to vations are for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled This is a fashionable marketing term for pre-teens, girls in particular, freeze and take away some `275 crore of funds this way. This is happening when the state’s Tribes, Other Backward Classes, the physi- aged between 7 and 11, a group having substantial purchasing TOL THE EDITOR farmers are languishing in penury and when several schemes to promote potato, onion and cally handicapped and women. This has been T power. They are more worldly-wise, fashion-conscious and media-aware Readers of Orissa POST other vegetable cultivation badly need the funds. These irresponsible officials must be asked prevailing since the Poona Pact of 30 than children of this age used to be, and are growing up faster. It’s a are most welcome to contribute letters out of their positions. It is the same department where a top official was raided recently by September, 1932 where Mahatma Gandhi younger group than that identified by tweenie. The term has appeared (200 words), articles and the Vigilance department over allegations he amassed property worth `3 crore. This is the and Dr BR Ambedkar signed a pact on reser- columns (between 750-1250 ` sporadically since the 1980s, though early sightings suggest it used to words). Contributors are same department which cost its minister his job, for raising questions on a 375 crore scam vations. This helped the backward sections refer to the 10 to 13 age group, and the Oxford English Dictionary requested to send their a few years ago. Now, how could this department not utilise the sanctioned funds? The huge of the society to prove themselves in every database has an example from 1952, in the title of a book by AA contact numbers and full corruption in government departments is a matter of worry for all, but those who run gov- field. Women have been struggling for their

Macfarlan: New Games for Tween-agers. In Britain, people have become postal address/email ID. They may also ernment from the front, our elected leaders, are simply not bothered. They are hand-in- rights for centuries. As a result, many fem-

k y m send in their valuable comments, opinion c more aware of it as a result of a BBC documentary, “Little Women — A and suggestions, preferably by email, glove with these corrupt officials. If funds meant for development of agriculture and horti- inist movements came up. The scenario has Day in the Life of a Tweenager.” The word is obviously formed from the to: [email protected] culture in the state are faced with this fate, the result is that farm products like potato, changed for the better. Now, reservations are second part of between, on the model of teenager. “If you think onion, maize, millet, pomegranate, lemon grass, mango, jackfruit, stivia, lichi, all having high considered a hindrance in the life of others. teenagers are growing up too quickly, take a look at their younger demand here, are brought from outside states like AP and West Bengal, and their prices are These caste-based reservations are no more sisters, the 7 to 11-year-olds the marketing industry has branded as B-15, Rasulgarh Industrial Estate, kept very high. Every penny meant for farmers here should be utilised properly for the beneficial to the society. “tweenagers.” The Guardian, March 2001. Bhubaneswar-751010 intended purpose. Janaki Ballav Dash, MAYURBHANJ Ritika Behera, BHUBANESWAR NORTHEAST BIHAR P7

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INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE constituencies going to polls in People targeted me thought of their own family. They the first phase. when my government believed in dynastic approach to Patna, Oct 14: Bihar Chief “Similarly, we implemented the promote their own sons, daugh- to be deleted from announced the liquor Minister Nitish Kumar has sought school-dress policy for girl stu- ters, and relatives. They are ex- to woo the women voters in the dents to encourage them to attend ban in Bihar. It was in the larger pert in snatching money from oth- run-up to the three-phase Assembly school. We also started the bicycle interest of society, especially ers while we always think of elections, pointing out different scheme for girl students above the women, who voiced a strong working for the welfare of each final NRC in Assam decisions his government took to middle classes. People in opposi- demand for the ban. Now, it is and every resident of Bihar. Entire benefit women, including ban on tion targeted us that crimes against yielding great results. Our Bihar is my family,” Kumar added. liquor in the eastern state. women and girls will increase. mothers and sisters are “Now, their sons are shouting at Bihar has a total of 7,21,40,945 But what was the result? After a immensely relieved by this move us. I urge the people of Bihar to electorate, including 3,80,88,338 couple of years, boys also de- NITISH KUMAR | BIHAR CM judge us on the basis of the work men, 3,42,50,262 women and 2,339 manded bicycles from our gov- we did and what the situation was transgenders. ernment and we did that too,” when we came to power. I also urge “People targeted me when my he said. elections,” the Chief Minister said. GSDP was Rs 76,466 crore. In 2019- you to avoid getting influenced by government announced the liquor Taking a dig at RJD leader Lalu “Now, we are giving Rs 5 lakh 20, the GSDP has reached to 4,14,979 the opposition. We have a vision ban in Bihar. It was in the larger Prasad and his wife Rabri Devi, he grant to every small-scale indus- crore. The per year growth rate and will continue our develop- interest of society, especially said: When the husband-wife gov- trial project owned by women. If from 2005-06 to 2019-20 is above mental work in the next 5 years,” women, who voiced a strong de- ernment was there in Bihar for such project’s cost is Rs 10 lakh, Rs 12%. Per capita income in Bihar in Nitish Kumar said. mand for the ban. Now, it is yield- 15 years, only one panchayat elec- 5 lakh will be given as interest- 2005-06 was Rs 8,481 and it is now The Bihar elections are sched- ing great results. Our mothers and tion was held, in 2000. After our gov- free loan,” he said. Rs 34,413,” the JD-U leader said. uled to be held October 28, sisters are immensely relieved by ernment came to power in 2005, we “I have mentioned Bihar's Gross “We believe in work and our job November 3 and November 7. this move,” Kumar said Tuesday held three such elections. Moreover, State Domestic Product (GSDP) of is to work for every person in Counting of votes will take place while addressing a second virtual we have also given 50 per cent 2006-07 on Monday. In 2005-06, the Bihar. On the other hand, the hus- November 10 and results will be out rally for NDA candidates in 13 reservation to women in panchayat first year of our governance, the band-wife government always the same day.

NO OFFICIAL VALIDITY Though the final NRC The final NRC was released August 31 last GOVT-NSCN TALKS for Assam was made year, excluding the names of 19,06,657 Rebel BJP MLAs inform Nadda public in August last persons. A total of 3,11,21,004 names were year, it is yet to be included out of 3,30,27,661 applicants notified by the Registrar Nagaland calls meet General of India, leaving After the publication of the final NRC, almost of ‘bad governance’ in Tripura the historic and all stakeholders and political parties controversial document criticised it as a faulty document, alleging The dissident MLAs claimed that ‘bad governance’ without any exclusion of indigenous people and the with all stakeholders official validity inclusion of illegal immigrants by the Biplab Kumar Deb administration could lead PRESS TRUST OF INDIA their names in the NRC along with to the party’s defeat in the 2023 Assembly polls NSCN-IM chief negotiator Thuingaleng Muivah speaking order justifying reasons Guwahati, Oct 14: Around 10,000 for each cases for necessary action in a letter to PM Modi had insisted that the names will be deleted from the for deletion of such names,” Sarma PRESS TRUST OF INDIA who attended the meeting, said final NRC in Assam as many "in- said in the letter. over the phone from the negotiations be held in a ‘third country’ eligible persons" and their de- A software application for sub- Agartala, Oct 14: Dissident MLAs national capital. scendants were included in the mission of the reviewed results of of the ruling BJP in Tripura met Legislator Sudip Roy Barman, INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE the political issue needs to be ad- list, according to a directive issued such persons along with mecha- the party’s national president JP who had criticised Chief Minister dressed with utmost urgency by by its state coordinator Hitesh Dev nism for uploading of the scanned Nadda in Delhi and expressed their Biplab Kumar Deb on several occa- Kohima/Guwahati, Oct 14: Amid all sections of the people in order Sarma and officials in the know of freshly written speaking orders grievances about the alleged "bad sions before being axed as the health cal scenario of the state, and sought talks between the Central govern- to facilitate the early attainment of the decision. will be rolled out shortly, he added. governance" in the state, one of the minister in June, was not present at his intervention immediately. ment and the NSCN (IM), the peace with all seriousness,” the of- Sarma wrote to all the Deputy “The verification would manda- rebels said Wednesday. the meeting. He is considered the ‘We are here not for us but for the Nagaland government has called ficial said. Commissioners and District torily require the correct identity A group of four MLAs repre- leader of the dissident group. party. The BJP has and will continue a ‘consultative meeting with all In Guwahati, Assam minister Registrar of Citizen Registration of the person so that no ambiguity senting the dissidents also informed "We have not come here to com- to have 36 MLAs (in Tripura) in the stakeholders’ here Thursday, of- and senior leader of the ruling (DRCR) Tuesday, directing them arises in future as far as identifi- him of the state's political and or- plain against anyone. But being the coming days. There is no ques- ficials said. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), to issue speaking orders for the cation of the person is concerned,” ganisational situation. the members or leaders of the BJP, tion of any change in that num- A Nagaland government offi- Himanta Biswa Sarma, said that the deletion of such names. the letter to the districts said. However, they are tightlipped we all have the right and respon- ber,” Paul said. cial said that the ‘consultative meet- Centre is working towards a final “...as per the reports received Though the letter did not men- about what Nadda told them at the sibility to inform the central lead- The rebel MLAs were camping ing with all the stakeholders’ was solution which goes along the from your end through Webform, tion how many people will be ex- meeting which lasted for more than ership about the happenings in the in Delhi for the past few days to called to discuss the Naga political unique history and traditions of some names of ineligible persons cluded, persons in the know of the an hour Tuesday night. state," Pal said. meet Nadda to inform him of the issue and the ongoing peace talks the Naga society. belonging to the categories of DF development said that around 10,000 "The outcome of the meeting Claiming that some people are alleged "bad governance" by the between the Naga political organ- “I strongly feel if Naga leadership (declared foreigners)/DV ('D' vot- people have been identified whose will be cleared after the end of the doing damage to the party in Biplab Kumar Deb administration, isations and the government of wants to sign the accord, this is the ers)/PFT (pending in Foreigners names were "wrongly included" in Durga Puja festival (in the fourth Tripura, he said that they handed which, they claimed, could lead to India. right time. I once again appeal to Tribunals) along with their de- the final NRC and will now be ex- week of this month)," Ram Prasad over to Nadda a memorandum de- the party’s defeat in the 2023 The official said that all tribal them that they should sign the agree- scendants have found entry to the cluded. Paul, one of the four legislators tailing organisational and politi- Assembly poll. Hohos, mass-based organisations, ment and lead Nagaland to a durable NRC,” he said. “This is a mix of all communi- civil societies, church organisa- solution. The entire northeast is Sarma directed the district of- ties. The figure looks a bit big be- tions, political parties, NGOs and looking forward to it,” said Sarma, ficials to issue orders for deletion cause it includes the descendants prominent persons are being in- who is the convener of the BJP-led of such names from the NRC as of the persons from the three cat- No cinemas to open in NE today vited to discuss the most impor- anti-Congress alliance, North East per Clause 4(6) of the Schedule egories mentioned in the letter,” a tant issue that the Naga society is Democratic Alliance (NEDA). under the Citizenship (Registration source said. presently facing. Terming Thursday's meeting as of Citizens and Issue of National The final NRC was released PRESS TRUST OF INDIA tomorrow for opening it from Friday, The state government is of the very significant, he told the media Identity Cards) Rules, 2003 after August 31 last year, excluding the it will take a few more days to ac- view that ceasefire and negotia- that a series of meetings were held "specifically ascertaining the iden- names of 19,06,657 persons. A total Guwahati, Oct 14: The cinema tually restart the theatres,” Goenka tions between the Naga political or- on the Naga political development. tity of the person". of 3,11,21,004 names were included halls in the Northeast will not open said. Film content provider UFO ganisations and the government "There should be smooth sail- Explaining the rule and some out of 3,30,27,661 applicants. After Thursday as the states have not is- Moviez India General Manager of India has been going on for more ing of the Naga issue. The gov- other relevant clauses, Sarma the publication of the final NRC, al- sued any guidelines in this regard (Sales and Distribution) Sourav than two decades and the Naga ernment of India has taken into con- pointed out that the authorities most all stakeholders and politi- even though the Centre has per- Dutta said the company has only got people have been crying out for fidence all the concerned concerned can verify and include cal parties criticised it as a faulty mitted movie screenings. the Centre's order, but nothing has peace and political solution. northeastern states on the issue," or exclude any name at any time be- document, alleging exclusion of Cinema halls, distributors and been received from the Assam gov- “The state government feels that the Assam minister said. fore the publication of the final indigenous people and the inclusion content providers said that movie ernment. “So, we have not provided NRC. Though the final National of illegal immigrants. buffs will have to wait for some have not received any notification any film to any halls even though Register of Citizens for Assam was August 31 this year, more days to visit the theatres as or confirmation from the govern- 10-12 multiplexes are fully ready made public in August last year, it Parliamentary Affairs Minister the official notifications are yet to ment for the opening of the halls. to operate from Thursday. However, is yet to be notified by the Registrar Chandra Mohan Patowary said in be issued by the states in the region. We have also not received any pro- the single-screens will take some General of India, leaving the his- the Assembly that the Assam gov- Except for Manipur, all the grammes from anywhere.” more days as they are observing the toric and controversial document ernment had submitted an affi- Northeastern states have com- As per the information from the situation and public response,” he without any official validity. davit in the Supreme Court for re- mercial cinema halls, including states, the cinema halls will not added. Theatres across the country “You are, therefore, requested verification of 20 per cent names multiplexes. Northeast's largest open Thursday anywhere in the had to shut their doors in March due to submit the list of such persons in districts bordering Bangladesh film distributor Goenka Enterprises' entire region, he added. to the COVID-19 pandemic and the who are not eligible for having and 10 per cent in the rest. Siddharth Goenka told PTI, “We “Even if the notification comes lockdown triggered by it. Oxford alumnus to contest as independent SSR kin among BJP nominees INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE WITH PUBLIC SENTIMENTS RUNNING HIGH FOR THE LATE ACTOR, NEERAJ Patna, Oct 14: Amid all the es- KUMAR SINGH BABLU’S NOMINATION WAS PREDICTABLE tablished political parties con- testing the Bihar Assembly elec- INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE Pramod Sinha, Pramod Kumar, Hindustani Awam Morcha in its tions, lone warrior Manish Bariyar Vijay Khemka, Alok Ranjan Jha, quota of seats and the BJP from Patna, who has studied at New Delhi, Oct 14: The Bharatiya and Sanjay Saravgi respectively Vikassheel Insaan Party. Oxford University, will stand as Janata Party (BJP) has released from these seats. October 7, the BJP had allocated an independent candidate from another list of candidates for the Earlier, the BJP released names 11 seats to the Vikassheel Insaan Patna’s Bankipur constituency. third phase of the Bihar Assembly of 46 nominees for Phase 2 polls. Party from its own quota, thus The Oxford alumnus has quit his elections, renominating late actor choosing to contest 110 seats A-grade job in the Ministry of Sushant Singh Rajput's cousin and in all. NDA ally Lok Janshakti Commerce and is set to contest sitting MLA Neeraj Kumar Singh Party had decided to go solo and the elections from Bankipur con- Bablu from Chhatapur constituency field candidates against the JD- stituency where he is now on the in Supaul district. U in Bihar. campaign trail. Manish claims he With public sentiments run- Meanwhile, all parties is getting massive support from ning high for the late actor campaigning virtually the masses. He says that people who was found dead in for the upcoming Bihar are discontented with both the Mumbai under mysterious assembly elections are ruling Janata Dal United (JDU) circumstances, Bablu’s nom- now gearing up to step and the main opposition party, ination was predictable. out of the ‘virtual to Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). They Meanwhile, six women the ‘real political arena are looking for a leader Today Trade. He was then politics. I have been born here and Asked about his political back- fielded in the third-phase amid the corona pan- who can provide an al- selected for the my crucible of action has also ground, he said he had contested elections are Bhagirathi Devi demic. BJP president people are ternative political nar- Organization been Bankipur. I am reaching out student elections during his college from Ramnagar, Rashmi JP Nadda held his first rative and is ‘one entering politics only Leadership to people and I will contest this days. His aim is to do social Verma from public rally in Gaya amongst them’. to satisfy their greed for Programme of election as an independent can- service and promote edu- Narkatiaganj, Gayatri in Bihar. Manish said he money which is not Oxford didate.” cation among the masses. BIHAR Devi from Parihar, Many changes are visible worked as a teacher socialism University in He said he has had a middle- Manish Bariyar is proud Sweety Singh from in the state polls to be held for quite some time but MANISH BARIYAR the UK. He also class upbringing. “Today people are to call himself a ‘Bihari'. Kishanganj, Nisha between October 28 and November was never content with served as an entering politics only to satisfy He said Bihar truly repre- POLLS Singh from Pranpur, 7. Initially the emphasis was on

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of the day uote To curb air pollution, PROTEST TURNS UGLY 74-YEAR-OLD To further MAN RESCUED widen the scope of FROM FREEZER international air connectivity, an air Delhi govt bans bubble arrangement INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE is now in place for flights between India & Ukraine, Chennai, Oct 14: In a bizarre taking the number of such electricity generators and shocking incident in Tamil arrangements to 17 Nadu's Salem district, a 74-year-old man was tied up and placed into HARDEEP SINGH PURI | CIVIL AVIATION AAP Govt has only allowed the essential services which a freezer box, from which he was MINISTER include health care facilities, elevators, railway services, rescued in a half-conscious stage, officials said Wednesday. Indian Delhi Metro, airports and interstate bus terminals and Critically-ill alasubramani- Economy in the data centre run by the National Informatics Centre akumar was recently discharged tatters, as from the hospital and his family even Bangladesh is members were waiting from him set to overtake us in to breathe his last. Per Capita GDP as Balasubramaniakumar's per @IMFNews's younger brother Saravanan, 70, World Economic Outlook. Listen Police personnel use water cannons to disperse the NSUI and Youth Congress activists protesting against the Madhya had hired the freezer box on carefully, it's not their resurgence, Pradesh government, in Jabalpur PTI PHOTO Monday. The agency that gave the but our colossal downfall, in pursuit freezer box had told that they of @narendramodi Ji's 5 Trillion would take it back on Tuesday. dream! However, on Tuesday, the official ABHISHEK BANERJEE | SENIOR TMC LEADER from the agency got a shock when 4-yr-old allegedly raped in Hathras he saw Balasubramaniakumar alive, with his hands and legs tied, As far as AGENCIES juries. The incident triggered in the box with the lid closed. China is concerned, protests across the country, forc- Questioned, Saravanan had said India has been Hathras (UP), Oct 14: A four-year- ing the Allahabad High Court to take his brother's soul is yet to leave his vigilant at the PRESS TRUST OF INDIA old girl has been allegedly raped by suo motu cognisance of the matter. body. The police were alerted and border that people Stubble burning her relative in Sasni in Hathras. TWO POLICEMEN SUSPENDED: Balasubramaniakumar was taken have understood New Delhi, Oct 14: The AAP The police said the accused has Two policemen were on Wednesday to the government hospital for that this is an India Government has banned use of contributes only 1% been arrested and a case has been suspended for laxity following the treatment. of post-2014 and is a new and electricity generators, except those registered. alleged gangrape and suicide of a "He is in a half-conscious stage. different India needed for essential or emergency he massive spike in noxious Circle Officer Ruchi Gupta said pital for the tests. We have arrested 15-year-old Dalit girl, a senior police He was not in a condition of hy- services, in the national capital as Tair in the national capital and that the incident took place on the accused who was staying near official said. pothermia when brought in. We are PRAKASH JAVADEKAR | UNION MINISTER anti-pollution measures under the its surroundings is not entirely Tuesday and the girl's condition is the victim's house," Gupta added. The Chitrakoot Superintendent of monitoring his condition. Various Graded Response Action Plan from stubble burning in stable. "An information was received family of the victim was unwilling Police (SP) Ankit Mittal said prima tests have been taken," (GRAP) come into force from adjoining states but also owes at the Sasni police station that a to talk about the matter. facie, it seemed that there was lax- Balajinathan, Dean of the Mohan SHORT TAKES its genesis to predominant local Thursday in the Delhi-NCR region. four-year-old girl was raped by her The incident came a month after ity in discharge of duty by Karvi Kumaramangalam Medical pollution sources, and is GRAP, which comes into effect own cousin, who resides in her neigh- a 19-year-old was allegedly gang- police station SHO Jaishankar College, told IANS. He said that compounded by unfavourable Railway’s in Delhi and its vicinity towns ac- meteorology of the city, bourhood in Bhootpura," said Gupta. raped by four men in Hathras. She Singh and Sub-Inspector Anil Sahu, the younger brother was at the strict rules cording to the severity of air pol- according to experts. As per the "After receiving information about was rushed to a hospital in Aligarh, the in-charge of Sariaya police out- hospital on Wednesday. The po- lution, was first notified by the data from the System of Air the incident, our team reached the from where she was shifted to Delhi post. "Both of them have been sus- lice have registered a case and are New Delhi: Passengers not Ministry of Environment and Quality and Weather Forecasting spot. The victim was sent to the hos- where she succumbed to her in- pended," he said. investigating. following protocols laid down Forests in 2017 for implementation and Research (SAFAR), stubble for COVID-19, including through the Supreme Court-man- burning is currently contributing wearing masks, maintaining dated Environment Pollution only one per cent to the social distancing and (Prevention and Control) Authority. pollution in Delhi, as against 3 travelling after being “Delhi Pollution Control per cent on Tuesday. So, where ‘Bihar may become safe haven for terrorists’ diagnosed with the disease Committee hereby bans the oper- is the rest of the pollution could be booked under ation of electricity generator sets coming from? According to PRESS TRUST OF INDIA tention from the "misrule" of the Rai. "In 2015, Amit Shah had said as the BJP''s Yadav face in a state various sections of the of all capacities, run on diesel, SAFAR, which comes under the NDA. "Militants from Kashmir during Assembly elections that where the sizeable community has Railway Act, may have to pay petrol or kerosene in Delhi with ef- aegis of the Ministry of Earth Patna, Oct 14: A political storm has might start looking at Bihar as a safe crackers will be burst in Pakistan by and large remained with the fines and even face fect from October 15 till further Sciences, 357 stubble burning erupted in poll-bound Bihar after haven (in the event of an opposition if the Grand Alliance won. Now party founded and headed by Lalu imprisonment, the RPF said fires were observed around orders, excluding those used for Union minister Nityanand Rai told victory). But we must not let that his junior minister Nityanand Rai Prasad. "This is just an attempt to Wednesday. Detailed Haryana, Punjab, and an election rally that the state would guidelines have been issued essential or emergency services,” neighbouring border regions on happen," Rai, a former president of has come out with an equally bizarre divert public attention from the by the Railway Protection an official order read. October 13, but the transport become a safe haven for terrorists the BJPs state unit, can be heard as statement," he said. "It is not a co- fact that in its 15 years of rule in Force (RPF) for travellers The DPCC also directed power wind direction is not favourable from Kashmir if the opposition having said in video footage, evok- incidence that whenever the BJP is Bihar, the NDA has unleashed the specially for the upcoming companies to ensure an uninter- and hence, only minimal RJD-led coalition succeeded in ing applause from the crowd. faced with an insurmountable chal- terror of unemployment, poverty festive season. rupted power supply to the con- contribution to pollution from forming the next government. The Union minister of state for lenge in a Bihar election, it drags and starvation on the hapless peo- sumers. It also issued an order the stubble burning is expected. The Congress, a constituent of the home made the controversial re- Pakistan and Kashmir into the elec- ple of the state," Yadav told re- implementing EPCA's directions to Grand Alliance, hit back claiming mark at a rally held in Mahnar toral discourse. But the voters of porters at his Assembly constituency enforce GRAP from Thursday. come under Green and White cat- that the BJP has the habit of drag- Assembly segment in Vaishali dis- Bihar are mature. They can see Raghopur also in Vaishali where he Nath seeks MP The EPCA had earlier directed egories respectively. ging Pakistan and Kashmir into trict a couple of days ago. The mat- through the game," Mishra said. had gone to file nomination papers. CM's apology that large construction projects, in- The EPCA had also directed the scenario whenever it faces a ter came to light after news chan- RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, the Chief Minister Nitish Kumars cluding highways and metro, will the states to ensure enforce- tough challenge in Bihar polls. The nels beamed the footage. AICC Grand Alliance''s chief ministerial JD(U), which was in the Grand Bhopal: Senior Congress have to provide undertakings to ment and full compliance of RJD asserted that it is a ploy of the media panellist and Bihar MLC candidate, sought to make light of Alliance five years ago but is now leader Kamal Nath state pollution control boards/pol- the action plan on the identified saffron party to divert public at- Prem Chandra Mishra hit back at the remarks made by Rai touted back in the NDA, defended Rai. Wednesday demanded lution control committees that pollution hotspots through Madhya Pradesh Chief they will assure adherence to the ground-level surveillance and Minister Shivraj Singh prescribed norms for dust man- night patrolling “to ensure zero- Chouhan's apology in public MODI GOVT GIFTS for levelling "false agement. tolerance for all sources of pol- allegations" against him. “Industries, particularly in lution including waste burn- Winter could be colder this season: IMD Taking a swipe at Chouhan, the Red and Orange category, ing and dust”. `520 CR PACKAGE Nath told a poll campaign rally will provide an undertaking that Controlling air pollution dur- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA favourable for it," he added. that his name was never they will use only authorised ing winter will require greatly Mohapatra said Rajasthan, Uttar TO J&K, LADAKH linked to Vyapam or dumper fuel and will not operate without enhanced vigilance on the ground New Delhi, Oct 14: Winter could Pradesh and Bihar are among the scams, which had allegedly adequate pollution control meas- so that sources, such as indus- be colder this season due to the pre- states that mostly see deaths due to INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE taken place under the ruling ures,” it had said. trial stacks and garbage dumping vailing La Nina conditions, India cold waves. The IMD also releases BJP's watch during 2003--2018. Authorities categorize indus- and use of illegal fuels, are checked Meteorological Department (IMD) a winter forecast every year in New Delhi, Oct 14: The Union tries according to pollution index and penalized, it had said. Director General Mrutunjay November which gives predictions Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister scores worked out based on the All technologies for dust man- Mohapatra said on Wednesday. sider the large scale factor for the on the severity of the winter sea- Narendra Modi on Wednesday ap- Boost to women emissions, effluents, hazardous agement, including smog-guns, He said there should not be an occurrence of cold wave condi- son starting December to February. proved a special package amount- wastes generated and consump- should be extensively used during impression that climate change tions," Mohapatra said. He was La Nina is related to the cooling ing to `520 crores for the Union empowerment tion of resources. this period. The measures under leads to rise in the temperature, addressing a webinar on 'Cold of the Pacific waters, while the El Territories of Jammu & Kashmir Based on the relative scores, the GRAP, which was first imple- but on the contrary, it leads to er- Wave Risk Reduction' organised Nino is linked to its heating. Both and Ladakh. It is for a period of five Chandigarh: In a step towards further industries are categorized as Red mented in Delhi-NCR in 2017, in- ratic weather. "As weak La Nina by the National Disaster factors are also believed to have an years and ensures the funding of empowerment of women, category if their score is more clude increasing bus and metro condition is prevailing, we can Management Authority (NDMA). impact on the Indian monsoon. the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana the Amarinder Singh than or equal to 60 and Orange cat- services, hiking parking fees and expect more cold this year. The "La Nina conditions are favourable For instance, 2020 witnessed an - National Rural Livelihoods government on Wednesday egory if the score is between 41 stopping the use of diesel gener- El Nino and La Nina conditions for cold wave conditions, while above normal monsoon with nine Mission (DAY-NRLM) in the two approved 33 per cent to 59. Those having a score be- ator sets when the air quality play a dominant role if you con- El Nino conditions are un- per cent excess rainfall. UTs on a demand driven basis reservation for women in tween 21 to 40 and less than 20 turns poor. without linking the allocation direct recruitment for the with poverty ratio. Punjab civil services, boards and corporations. The state cabinet, at a meeting presided by Chief Minister Cinemas all set to reopen in new COVID normal Amarinder Singh, approved the 'Punjab Civil Services (Reservation of Posts for ACCORDING TO INDUSTRY INSIDERS, INDIA HAS AROUND 8,750 SCREENS -- 3,100 IN MULTIPLEXES AND Women) Rules, 2020' to 5,650 SINGLE SCREENS OPERATING MOSTLY IN TIER 2 AND 3 CITIES provide such reservation for women for direct PRESS TRUST OF INDIA theatre chain will completely rely the last minute details before they recruitment to posts in on e-tickets instead of paper tick- open their doors to the public. government, as well as in recruitment to Boards and New Delhi/Mumbai, Oct 14: ets and an all-in-one SMS with links However, several key states such Corporations in Group A, B, Ushering in a new era of movie for the QR code, auditoriums seat as Maharashtra have not yet taken "This will ensure sufficient C and D posts, an official watching, the Union government al- chart and access to F&B menu. a decision. In Gujarat, for instance, funds under the mission, as per re- spokesperson said. lowed multiplexes, cinema halls Cinemas have to deal with the dou- cinema halls are likely to reopen quirement to the UTs and is also and theatres to reopen from ble whammy of COVID fears and old from Saturday because theatre own- in line with the Government of Thursday within the framework of content and have their fingers ers have not been able to reach an India's aim to universalize all cen- a set of standard operating proce- crossed as they prepare to rollout agreement with distributors on re- trally sponsored beneficiary-ori- Tejashwi files dures (SOPs). The Ministry of Home a different kind of movie going ex- running old films. In Chhattisgarh ented schemes in J&K and Ladakh, nomination Affairs (MHA) left it to states to perience. As theatres managements and in Punjab, the respective state in a time bound manner," said the take a final call on the matter. scrupulously sanitise their prem- governments have not yet given Centre on Wednesday. Hajipur: RJD leader Tejashwi PVR Cinemas, India's largest ises in preparation for the big day their permission for halls to re- This is based on the outcome of Yadav Wednesday filed film exhibitor with 845 screens in and hope for audiences to warily open. In Kolkata, multiplex chains an evaluation pointing to the po- nomination papers from 176 properties across 71 cities, on masks at all time, proper ventilation police force and their children. The trickle back in, the fare is likely to are ready to open some of their tential of the Mission to improve Raghopur seat which he Wednesday said 10 states and four and air conditioner temperature movie screenings will begin from be a mix of international, Hindi theatres from Thursday but sev- the quality of life of rural house- represented in the assembly union territories have given their settings at above 23 degrees Celsius. Friday, October 16, and tickets will and regional language cinema but eral single screens will take one holds and women's empowerment

y last time. Accompanied by go-ahead for the reopening of cin- The multiplex chain said it hopes given the changed circumstances elder brother Tej Pratap go live on their website as well as basically old titles. Many cinema more week before opening their

emas. Accordingly, PVR will start op- to build customer confidence with other ticketing platforms from mid- halls shut down even before the na- doors for cinegoers. in J&K and Ladakh.

k y m Yadav and senior party leader c Bhola Rai, Tejashwi submitted erations in 487 screens from Thursday an ‘Evangelism' phase which will night. Like the others in the busi- tionwide lockdown came into ef- In Madhya Pradesh, however, a The DAY-NRLM is a centrally his nomination papers to the and hope that other states will soon give people a chance to experience ness, INOX Leisure Ltd said it has fect from March 25 and manage- few theatres are readying to open sponsored programme that aims Sub Divisional Officer-cum give their green signal too. its enhanced safety features first- introduced security checks like ments are hoping desperately to their doors. Theatres will open in at eliminating rural poverty election officer for the The SOPs mandated by the Union hand. This phase will involve good- mandatory masks and tempera- get back to work. In Delhi, Chief several parts of Uttar Pradesh too, through promotion of multiple Raghopur seat at Vaishali government include one seat dis- will screenings for the company's ture checks besides staggered en- Minister Arvind Kejriwal called a but possibly start screening films livelihoods for the rural poor collectriat here. tance in halls, 50 per cent capacity, employees, health workers and the tries, intermissions and exits. The meeting of theatre owners to discuss from Friday. households across the country. P9 BMC HEADQUARTERS TO THURSDAY | OCTOBER 15 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR BE OPENED FOR TOURISTS Solid achievement of 6 The iconic, V-shaped BrihanMumbai years of BJP's hate-filled Municipal Corporation (BMC) headquarters cultural nationalism: -- opposite the UNESCO World Heritage Site Bangladesh set to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus -- will overtake India y soon be opened for tourists, Tourism

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of the day uote INDIA’S nCoV 31 dead in rain-related incidents in T’gana, AP, Maha CASES RISE TO I urge the Govt. to release all 7.24 MILLION other political The rainfall received by Hyderabad Tuesday was an all-time high, MET office said detainees as well. AGENCIES The democratic processes, which PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Police teams and personnel of war-footing. A breach occurred to Bangalore, Oct 14: India’s tally have been suspended during this Disaster Response Force (DRF) of the Sarada river bund near of coronavirus infections rose by time, must also be reinstated New Delhi, Oct 14: Twenty-five GHMC and NDRF evacuated several Yalamanchili in Visakhapatnam 63,509 in the last 24 hours to stand deaths in rain-related incidents families from different localities district, inundating over 2,000 acres at 7.24 million Wednesday, health MKSTALIN| DMK CHIEF were reported in Telangana and that were flooded, even as rescue ef- of agricultural fields in the vicin- ministry data showed. Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday and forts were on in many other areas. ity. The flood impact was felt in Deaths from COVID-19 infec- The pandemic heavy downpour wreaked havoc in Several trees and electricity poles Chodavaram, Payakaraopeta, tions rose by 730 to 110,586, the has Karnataka as a deep depression in were uprooted due to the deluge. Yalamanchili and Anakapalli man- ministry said. underscored the Bay of Bengal crossed the coast Power supply was suspended in dals in the district. The Vamsadhara India crossed the 7 million the need for greater in Kakinada, leaving behind a trail most parts of the state capital on river in Srikakulam district re- mark on Sunday, adding a million global cooperation of destruction in the southern Tuesday as a precaution. ceived heavy flood under the im- cases in just 13 days. It has the to ensure collective states. In Andhra Pradesh, heavy rains pact of heavy rain in the catch- world’s second-highest tally after health and Six more people, including four caused damage to roads and dis- ment area in neighbouring Odisha. the United States, where the figure economic well-being of people members of a family, were killed in Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan People were advised to stay in- rupted power supply at several In Karnataka, all major dams in is nearing 8 million. RAM NATH KOVIND | PRESIDENT a wall collapse triggered by heavy Mohan Reddy after the two south- doors. Three members of a family, places. For the second time in less the Cauvery and the Krishna basins For six days in a row the active rains in Pandharpur town of ern states were hit by heavy rains including a child, died in a house than 20 days, river Krishna re- are brimming and their floodgates cases of COVID-19 remained below Maharashtra's Solapur district dur- and assured them of all possible collapse in Gaganpahad area of mained swollen on Wednesday as it were opened. Officials said 9 lakh. There are 8,26,876 active If systematically ing the day. support and assistance from the Shamshabad. Ten people died in received a heavy flood due to rain- Kalaburagi, Yadgir and Bidar were cases of coronavirus infection in planned, flood While 15 people died in Hyderabad Centre in the rescue-and-relief work. two wall collapse incidents in the fall over the last couple of days. severely affected as small streams the country which comprises 11.42 water, drainage following incessant rainfall, which The deaths in Hyderabad were Chandrayangutta police station A statement from the Chief were in spate with many lakes over- per cent of the total caseload, and sewerage can be led to waterlogging on roads and in- mostly caused by wall and house col- limits. Minister's Office said 10 people have flowing and inundating villages. while the recoveries have surged diverted towards undation of some low-lying areas lapses triggered by the heavy down- to 63,01,927, the data stated. India's Thane (adjoining Rivulets and other water bodies died in rain-related incidents in In Chincholi taluk of Kalaburagi Mumbai), and the in the city, 10 people were killed in pour. The Telangana government were in spate in Bhadradri- the state in the last two days. The district, the stop-gates of Nagarala COVID-19 tally had crossed the entire diverted influx can be stored in rain-related incidents across Andhra had declared a holiday on Kothagudem district in the state chief minister ordered that ex-gra- and Chandrampalli lakes were 20-lakh mark August 7, 30 lakh a dam after treating the water midway Pradesh in the last 48 hours. Wednesday and Thursday for all following heavy rains and the ad- tia be immediately paid to the vic- opened, flooding nearby villages. August 23 and 40 lakh September Prime Minister Narendra Modi private institutions, offices, non- ministration has advised people tims' families. He asked officials to Normal life was paralysed as a 5. It went past 50 lakh September NITIN GADKARI | UNION MINISTER spoke to Telangana Chief Minister essential services within Outer not to travel on or cross such rivulets focus on restoration of power sup- major lake overflowed in Aland 16, 60 lakh September 28 and K Chandrashekar Rao and Andhra Ring Road here in view of the rains. and inundated roads. ply and repair damaged roads on a taluk of Kalaburagi district. crossed 70 lakh October 11. SHORT TAKES Punjab to bring MAHA ALLOWS METRO TOWARDS DESTINATION Corona cases legislation against declining in MP Centre’s farm laws TO RUN FROM TODAY Bhopal: The ongoing corona pandemic is gradually on the decline in Madhya PRESS TRUST OF INDIA reopening of all state-run and pri- Pradesh with the recovery vate libraries from Thursday fol- rate at 88 per cent. People's Chandigarh, Oct 14: The Punjab lowing COVID-19 protocols, as per lives are slowly returning to government has decided to convene the guidelines issued here. It also normal with more crowds in a special session of the state as- allowed business-to-business ex- the markets. The number of sembly on October 19 to bring in hibitions from Thursday outside Covid-19 infected patients a legislation to counter the Centre's the containment zones. Local in the state stands at nearly farm laws. A decision to this effect weekly bazars, including that of 1.5 lakh while 2,671 persons was taken at a meeting of the state animals, will also be allowed to re- have died till now. There has cabinet chaired by Chief Minister open outside containment zones. been a decrease of 37 per Amarinder Singh here. The meet- With an aim to reduce crowd, cent in fresh coronavirus ing was held through a video con- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA markets and shops will be allowed cases in the state for the ferencing, according to a govern- last three weeks. The to remain open for two additional state's recovery rate has ment statement. Mumbai, Oct 14: The Maharashtra hours till 9 pm from tomorrow. gone up to 88.4 per cent. The Chief Minister had earlier government Wednesday decided Significantly, the government The number of active cases announced that his government to allow metro trains in Mumbai to has decided to do away stamping which was above 20,000 has will fight the “anti-federal and vi- operate from October 15 in a phased with indelible ink for domestic now come down to 14,932. cious” farm laws tooth and nail manner under its mission 'begin passengers arriving at different air- The death rate stands at through legislative, legal and other again'. ports after COVID-19 testing. 1.78 per cent. routes. A few days ago, the CM Soon after the government's de- Similarly, the health check up and had said he would call a special ses- cision, the Mumbai Metro One stamping of passengers at rail- sion of the assembly to bring in nec- Private Limited (MMOPL), which way stations will also be stopped. Infant’s body essary amendments to state laws operates the Versova- Andheri- The state government said to negate the “dangerous impact” Ghatkopar corridor in the mega- metro rails will be allowed to op- exhumed of the central legislations, which lopolis, said the services on the erate in a graded manner and the are designed to “ruin” the farm- route that were suspended since SOPs for the same will be issued Pune: The body of a newborn ers as well as the state's agricul- March, will resume from October by the Urban Development baby who was suspected to ture and economy. 19. The government also allowed Department. Fishermen row their boats along the shoreline near Marine Drive, in Mumbai PTI PHOTO have been killed by his parents was exhumed by the With the cabinet decision, the police here on Wednesday for Punjab Governor has been au- the purpose of probe. The thorised to convene the 13th (spe- baby boy was born October cial) session of 15th Punjab Vidhan 2.An official of the Sinhgad Sabha, as per clause (1) of Article All major Andhra reservoirs running full Mehbooba meets Police Station said the couple 174 of the Constitution of India, tried to give away the baby, the statement said. In the last as- INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE water. The reservoir in Guntur but could not find any sembly session on August 28, a district is currently filled with organization that would resolution was passed by a ma- Amaravati, Oct 14: All major 310.84 tmc of water, reaching 99.62 Farooq, Omar accept him. jority to reject three contentious water reservoirs in Andhra per cent capacity of the reservoir. farm ordinances, which later took Pradesh are full to their brim due Pulichintala Project water level AGENCIES former MLA from Wachi Aijaz Mir, the shape of the laws. to the massive inflow following reached 174.21 feet. It has a gross posted laudatory tweets about the 2 militants killed The opposition parties and heavy rains caused by the deep de- capacity of 45.77 tmc, which is Srinagar, Oct 14: A day after she party leader. "After a detention pe- protesting farmers have also been pression that moved in from Bay currently filled with 44.93 tmc was released, former chief minis- riod of 1 year and 2 months, our Srinagar: Two unidentified demanding from the Congress- of Bengal. water or 97.81 per cent of its total ter Mehbooba Mufti met former party president @MehboobaMufti militants were killed in an led state government to convene Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage in 100 per cent capacity now. capacity. Somasila reservoir water chief ministers Farooq Abdullah sahiba released today. We salute encounter with security a special session of the assembly East Godavari district currently Officials are expecting 6 lakh level reached 328.22 feet. The reser- and Omar Abdullah at her resi- her steadfast determination & ex- forces in Shopian district of to negate the new farm laws. has a water level of 44.65 feet, stor- cusecs of more flood water inflow voir in Nellore district has a gross dence in Srinagar Wednesday. emplary courage!" Mir tweeted. Jammu and Kashmir Farmers had even given an ulti- ing 2.91tmc water. The barrage's into the barrage. capacity of 78 tmc, which is filled Later Omar Abdullah tweeted Mehbooba, who led the PDP-BJP Wednesday, police said. matum to the Punjab government capacity of 2.93 tmc is 99.35 per cent Srisailam reservoir water level up to 94.81 per cent with inflows that she had accepted a request by alliance government from April Security forces launched a to convene a special session of the covered. reached 885 feet with the water of 73.95 tmc. Somasila reservoir is Farooq Abdullah for a meeting on 2016 to June 2018, was arrested cordon-and-search operation in the Chakura area of assembly. They have been de- Cotton barrage falls under the storage level currently standing at located in Nellore district under Thursday by the Gupkar declara- along with other leaders hours Shopian district following manding that the three laws passed Godavari river basin. Similarly, 214.36 tmc. The reservoir in the Pennar river basin. tion signatories. "My father and I ahead of the Centre bifurcating information about the by Parliament recently be repealed. Prakasam Barrage in Krishna Kurnool district with a capacity Among the six reservoirs, four called on Mehbooba Mufti Sahiba the state into two union territories presence of militants there, a Farmers have expressed ap- district's Vijayawada is currently of 215.81 tmc is currently filled fall under the Krishna river bas- this afternoon to enquire about and abrogating Article 370. After police officer said. He said prehension that the new laws will filled till 56.2 feet. With a capacity up to 99.98 per cent. Similarly, inm -- Prakasam Barrage, her well-being after her release being released on Tuesday night, she the search operation turned pave a way for the dismantling of of 3.07 tmc, Prakasam barrage is Nagarjunasagar reservoir water Srisailam, Nagarjunasagar and from detention. She has kindly ac- said the Centre's decision of August into an encounter after the minimum support price sys- filled to the brim with inflows level is at 589.5 feet, which has a Pulichintala; while the other two cepted Farooq Sb's invitation to 5 was a "daylight robbery". militants opened fire at tem, leaving them at the "mercy" from catchment areas. It is running capacity to hold 312.05 tmc of in Guntur district. join a meeting of the Gupkar Besides party workers, senior security forces' positions. of big corporates. Declaration signatories tomorrow National Conference leaders Farooq afternoon," Omar tweeted. Abdullah and Omar Abdullah vis- Earlier Mehbooba Mufti held a ited Mehbooba Mufti at her resi- meeting with the PDP leadership. dence. Senior Congress leader The three former Chief Ministers Karan Singh welcomed Mehbooba Govt to import 1lakh MT of medical oxygen for winter were slapped with Public Safety Mufti's release and expressed the Act (PSA) after their detention fol- hope that she will strengthen the PRESS TRUST OF INDIA dustries, sources said. tive season and following winter lowing the abrogation of Article 370 democratic process by taking her "Industries have opened up fol- months may see a spike in coron- on August 5 last year. In an audio agenda to the people once fresh New Delhi, Oct 14: The Union FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19 lowing unlock procedures and as on avirus infections. message after her release on elections take place. Health Ministry has initiated the September 30, the country's daily ca- Union Health Minister Harsh Tuesday evening, Mehbooba said DMK chief M K Stalin also ex- process of importing liquid oxy- pacity of oxygen production is Vardhan has urged people to ob- Article 370's revocation was a 'black pressed happiness over her release and gen as part of its preparedness to around 7,000 metric tonne, of which serve COVID-19-appropriate be- decision on a black day'. She said urged the government to free other meet any unforeseen shortage dur- around 3,094 metric tonne is being haviour such as wearing masks, people of J&K have to work unan- political detainees. "The democratic ing the winters when the country used for both COVID and non-COVID hand hygiene, maintaining res- imously for resolution of the processes, which have been suspended may witness an increase in COVID- patients and is just enough to meet piratory etiquette and staying away Kashmir Issue. during this time, must also be rein- 19 cases leading to a rise in demand the demands," a source said. from congregations, citing the pos- Several PDP leaders, including stated," he tweeted. for oxygen. "So this one lakh metric tonne of sibility of increased novel coron- As Tuesday, around 3.97 per cent liquid oxygen which is being planned avirus transmission during winters. of the COVID-19 patients were on to be procured from foreign coun- In September, when cases were oxygen support, 2.46 per cent were THE OXYGEN IS BEING PROCURED FOR VARIOUS CENTRAL tries would create a one month increasing, the Health Ministry AND STATE GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS in ICU beds which are again with buffer in case demand rises fur- had repeatedly advised states to oxygen support and 0.40 pc on ven- ther during the winter season," the ensure adequate oxygen availabil-

y HLL Lifecare Limited, a The entire exercise of tilator support. In March, before source explained. The issue was ity in all healthcare facilities and

the country went into a lockdown, public sector undertaking, has importing and then discussed at a meeting held by the unrestricted intra as well as inter-

k y m c the country had a manufacturing floated a global tender on distributing the medical Cabinet Secretary on October 10, fol- state movement of oxygen. States capacity of around 6,400 metric behalf of the Health Ministry oxygen is estimated to lowing which it was decided to im- were also asked to ensure facility tonne of oxygen per day, of which for procuring 1 lakh metric cost `600-700 crore, port liquid oxygen. Even though wise/hospital wise oxygen inventory around 1,000 metric tonne was being India is witnessing a declining trend management and advance plan- used for medical purposes daily tonne of liquid oxygen official sources said in daily new COVID-19 cases, ex- ning for timely replenishment so that Mehbooba Mufti interacts with J&K National Conference President Farooq while the rest was utilised by in- perts fear that the upcoming fes- there are no stockouts. Abdullah and leader Omar Abdullah, at her residence in Srinagar PTI PHOTO All of Japan, the entire KIM PLEDGES NEW HOMES P10 world, is feeling a bit THURSDAY | OCTOBER 15 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR stressed out over the fears North Korean leader Kim Jong Un about the coronavirus, and so I promised to help typhoon-hit areas just had a simple wish to cheer recover and to build at least 25,000 people up a bit through houses in next five years, as per light-hearted entertainment (by reports. Visiting one of the worst-hit directing first-ever Zoom film) areas, he expressed regret over international the dilapidated houses

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Washington, Oct 14: China and The virus has the far left are "desperate" for Joe not been Biden’s win as the Democratic pres- eradicated. idential candidate will "surren- It's still circulating in der" jobs to China, President Donald our community. The number is zero Trump said as he returned to the today (Tuesday), but battleground state of Pennsylvania we will likely see new cases after being treated for COVID-19. popping up over time In his first political rally in Pennsylvania, which sends 20 LAWRENCE WONG | EDUCATION MINISTER , Electoral College votes, after he was SINGAPORE tested positive for COVID-19, Trump Tuesday hit hard at his political opponent, alleging that the former A safe and vice president is known for durable "surrender". vaccine is “Biden will eliminate tariffs on urgently needed to tackle the COVID-19 Anti-government protesters hold the hands together for security during a protest near Democracy Monument in Bangkok, Thailand. Thai political activists China. He's already said he's going pandemic that has hope to keep up the momentum for their campaign for democratic change with their third major rally, Wednesday PTI PHOTO to take the tariffs off China. There never abandon our nation, and I infected millions of goes your steel industry. There goes would never abandon its values. people and caused over 620,000 your aluminum industry. There My goal is not to make friends in deaths globally goes everything. Allowing them to the DC swamp. My goal is to fight plunder without conse- for you and fight for your family,” NAVIN VARADARAJAN | PROFESSOR, Shaken Europe battles COVID-19 resurgence quence,” he said, ad- said the president amidst UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON dressing thousands The applause from thou- Major European economies such as Germany, Britain and France have so far resisted pressure to close schools, a of his supporters one constant in sands of his sup- move that during the spring lockdowns created hardship as many parents juggled child care and WFH in Johnstown, Biden's platform is porters who came SHORT TAKES Pennsylvania. surrender. He surrenders. to listen him at a “The one He surrenders, whether it's local airport, ig- REUTERS IMPOSSIBLE CHOICES constant in China, whether it's Cuba. noring the social ‘Russia behind ON BRINK OF DISASTER Major European economies such Biden's plat- How about Cuba? How about distancing re- Prague/Brussels, Oct 14: as Germany, Britain and France form is sur- the deal they made with strictions of hacker attack’ European nations are extending have so far resisted pressure to render. He sur- Cuba? How bad was that COVID-19. Copenhagen: Norway's restrictions well beyond social life close schools, a move that during the renders. He one? I ended it Trump, 74, said foreign minister said Russia to close schools, cancel surgeries and spring lockdowns created hardship surrenders, DONALD TRUMP I while in 2017, he is behind a break-in into the enlist legions of student medics as as many parents juggled child care whether it's China, PRESIDENT, US signed a historic ex- Norwegian Parliament's overwhelmed authorities face their and work from home. whether it's Cuba. How ecutive order mak- email system in August, nightmare scenario of COVID-19 In Germany, politicians are de- about Cuba? How about the ing it official government calling the intrusion “a resurgence at the onset of winter. bating whether to extend the deal they made with Cuba? How bad policy to buy American and hire serious incident that affects Most European governments Christmas-New Year school break was that one? I ended it,” he said. American, his opponent has put our most important eased lockdowns over the summer to reduce contagion, though critics “That's why both China and the forward a radical plan to elimi- democratic institution.” “It is to start reviving economies already say there is no evidence schools far left are desperate for a Biden win nate US borders by implementing our assessment that Russia is heading for unprecedented down- have been hot spots. because he will surrender our jobs catch and release programmes that behind this activity,” Foreign turns and job losses from the pan- The Netherlands returned to par- to China. China will own the US if he ended. Minister Ine Eriksen Soereide demic’s first wave. tial lockdown on Wednesday, clos- that sleepy guy gets the position, “Do you know what catch and re- said. In a Facebook post, the But the return of normal activ- ing bars and restaurants, but kept okay,” Trump said. lease is? You catch a murderer, you Russian Embassy in Oslo ity - from packed restaurants to retorted that “no evidence Europe’s worst rate per capita, has Poland is ramping up training for schools open. European infections Trump said that over the next catch a rapist coming across our bor- had been presented” and new university terms - fuelled a shifted schools to distance learning nurses and considering creating have been running at an average of four years, he will make America der, and you release him. Catch, that “such allegations are sharply rising spike in cases all and plans to call up thousands of military field hospitals, Moscow is almost 100,000 a day - about a third into the manufacturing superpower you catch him and release him. unacceptable.” over the continent. medical students. Hospitals are cut- to move many students to online of the global total - forcing gov- of the world. And you say, I'm sorry, three years Bars and pubs were among the ting non-urgent medical procedures learning, and Northern Ireland is ernments to tighten restrictions “And we'll end our reliance on from now, please come back for a first to shut or face earlier closing to free up beds. closing schools for two weeks. while attempting to calibrate them China once and for all. That's al- court case. Nobody comes back,” in the new lockdowns, but now the “Sometimes we are at the edge of “I don’t have any good informa- to protect health without destroy- ready happening. We'll hire more he said. 10K evacuated surging infection rates are also test- crying,” said Lenka Krejcova, a tion. We are on the brink of disas- ing livelihoods. The UK, France, police, increased penalties for as- “Imposing deadly sanctuary in Cambodia ing governments’ resolve to keep head nurse at Slany hospital near ter,” said immunologist Pawel Russia and Spain accounted for sault on law enforcement, and we cities and suspending all removals. schools and non-COVID medical Prague, as builders hurried to turn Grzesiowski in Poland, which re- more than half of Europe’s new will ban deadly sanctuary cities They don't want any removals. Phnom Penh: More than care going. a general ward into a COVID-19 ported a record 6,526 infections and cases in the week to October 11, ac- that people don't want,” he said. This is what Biden agreed to with 10,000 people have been The Czech Republic, which has department. 116 deaths Wednesday. cording to the WHO. “Unlike ''sleepy'' Joe Biden, I will crazy Bernie Sanders. evacuated in Cambodia after a tropical storm triggered flash floods, an official said Wednesday. Seasonal rains made worse by the storm Pak, China win seats on UNHRC WORLD BANK OKAYS $12bn caused flooding in 19 of the country's 25 provinces, affecting 140,000 people in all, PRESS TRUST OF INDIA China, Pakistan, Russia, said Khun Sokha, a spokesman Saudi Arabia, Cuba and TO FINANCE COVID VACCINES for the National Committee for Islamabad/United Nations, Oct Uzbekistan, saying their human Disaster Management. The 14: Pakistan along with China, rights records make them ASSOCIATED PRESS tries experiencing catastrophic flooding also destroyed Russia and Cuba won seats on the unqualified. economic and fiscal impacts move thousands of hectares (acres) UN Human Rights Council despite "The bad news: governments just Washington, Oct 14: The World toward a resilient recovery,” he of rice, he said. strong opposition from activist elected China to the UN Human Bank has approved $12 billion in fi- said. The International Finance groups over their abysmal human Rights Council despite its severe re- nancing to help developing coun- Corporation, the private sector rights records. pression in Xinjiang, Tibet, and tries buy and distribute coron- lending arm of the World Bank is Eight killed in In a secret-ballot voting in the 193- Hong Kong. avirus vaccines, tests, and investing in vaccine manufactur- member UN General Assembly and promote universal human The good news: the number of treatments, aiming to support the ers through a $4 billion Global Afghan blasts Tuesday, Pakistan secured 169 votes, rights.. At #UNGA this year, we governments voting for it declined vaccination of up to 1 billion peo- Health Platform, the statement Uzbekistan received 164, Nepal 150 did just that,” Pompeo tweeted. from 180 last time to 139 now. The ple. said. Kabul: At least eight civilians were killed and 25 people and China 139. Saudi Arabia lost the "US commitment to human rights fear is melting," Human Rights The $12 billion “envelop" is part Development and deployment wounded in two improvised race with just 90 votes. is far more than just words. We Watch executive director Kenneth of a wider World Bank Group pack- of vaccines is crucial to helping bomb explosions in US Secretary of State Mike have identified and punished human Roth tweeted after the vote. age of up to $160 billion to help de- stem outbreaks of the coronavirus Afghanistan Wednesday, Pompeo slammed the UN body for rights abusers in Xinjiang, Pakistan is currently serving on veloping countries fight the COVID- ing our fast-track approach to ad- that has killed more than 1 mil- authorities said. In one electing China, Russia and Cuba to Myanmar, Iran, and elsewhere, and the HRC since January 1, 2018. With 19 pandemic, the bank said in a dress the COVID emergency so lion people and sickened more than incident, five children lost the agency tasked with defending call for all nations to take this mo- its re-election, the country will con- statement late Tuesday. that developing countries have fair 38 million, while devastating their lives and 10 civilians human rights. ment to recommit to the #UDHR,” tinue as a member for another The World Bank said its COVID- and equal access to vaccines,” said economies and leaving many mil- were wounded after a truck "The election of China, Russia, he said in another tweet. three-year term commencing 19 emergency response programmes the bank's president, David Malpass, lions jobless. they were travelling touched and Cuba to the UN Human Rights Last week, a coalition of human January 1, 2021. Under the Human are already reaching 111 countries. said in the statement. The World Bank said it will draw off a pressure-plate Council validates the US decision rights groups from Europe, the US Rights Council's rules, seats are al- Citizens in developing countries “Access to safe and effective vac- on expertise and experience from Improvised Explosive Device to withdraw from the Council in 2018 and Canada called on UN member located to regions to ensure geo- also need access to safe and effec- cines and strengthened delivery its involvement in many large- (IED) in Kushki Kuhna and use other venues to protect states to oppose the election of graphical representation. tive COVID-19 vaccines, it said. systems is key to alter the course scale immunization programs and district of western Herat “We are extending and expand- of the pandemic and help coun- other public health efforts. province, local government confirmed in a statement. The incident occurred at midday Wednesday and the wounded were shifted to a ‘Fall in emission during lockdown largest in modern history’ hospital in the northeastern part of Herat. AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE As governments ordered emissions fell 22% and 1% respec- study agreed with the writers of tively. With more people working similar research released in August New Delhi, Oct 14: Pandemic re- lockdowns to try to crush from home, the study showed a per- claiming that the 2020 emissions Germany hits strictions saw an unprecedented the first wave of haps surprising three percent fall dip was unlikely to ease the climate 5K new cases fall in greenhouse gas emissions in residential emissions -- some- emergency in the long term. in the first half of 2020 -- larger Covid-19, Co2 emissions thing researchers attributed to an They said nothing less than a Berlin, Oct: The number of than during the 2008 financial cri- from transport, power abnormally warm winter leading "complete overhaul" of the indus- newly reported coronavirus sis and even World War II -- experts to lower heating consumption. try and commerce would keep a cases in Germany has passed said Wednesday. As governments or- and aviation plummeted, handle on global warming. 5,000 for the first time since dered lockdowns to try to crush the finds the research team ‘Complete overhaul’ needed "While the Co2 drop is unprece- mid-April. The country’s first wave of Covid-19, Co2 emis- An international plan to limit dented, decreases of human activ- disease control agency, the sions from transport, power and They suggested some funda- global warming outlined in the 2015 ities cannot be the answer," said Robert Koch Institute, said aviation plummeted, the interna- mental steps that could be taken Paris climate deal aims to cap tem- Wednesday's co-author Hans Wednesday that a further tional team of researchers said. to "stabilise the global climate" as perature rises well below two degrees Joachim Schellnhuber, founding 5,132 infections and 43 Using data including hourly elec- countries look to recover from the University in Beijing said the study Celsius compared with director of the Potsdam Institute for deaths from COVID-19 were sponded to lockdown measures in

tricity production, vehicle traffic economic shock of the pandemic. was the most accurate yet under- each country," said Zhu, lead au- pre-industrial levels. Climate Impact Research.

k y m recorded over the past day. c Chancellor Angela Merkel is from more than 400 cities world- They noted however that emis- taken on the pandemic's effect on thor of the study published in Nature The accord envisages a safer PromotedListen to the latest meeting the governors of wide, daily passenger flights and sions had rebounded to their usual emissions. Communications. limit of 1.5 degrees of warming -- songs, only on JioSaavn.com Germany's 16 states monthly production and con- levels by July 2020, when most na- "We were able to get a much faster The team found that Co2 emis- something the United Nations says "We need structural and trans- Wednesday to discuss which sumption figures, they determined tions had eased lockdown meas- and more accurate overview, in- sions from transport decreased by would take an annual 7.7% reduc- formational changes in our energy measures to take in response that the emissions drop was the ures. Zhu Liu from the Department cluding timelines that show how 40% in the first half of 2020, and tion in emissions this decade to production and consumption to the growing case load. largest in modern history. of Earth System Science at Tsinghua emissions decreases have corre- power production and industry achieve. The authors of Wednesday's systems." P11 TCS TO RECRUIT 10,000 STAFF IN US THURSDAY | OCTOBER 15 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR We are confident that Software services firm Tata Consultancy the Indian pharma Services (TCS) said it has seen a surge in sector can grow to $65 demand for its services and expects to billion industry by 2024 recruit 10,000 individuals in the US by DV SADANANDA GOWDA | 2022. The Mumbai-based company has CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS hired over 21,500 employees in the past

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k y m five years in the US c of the day uote India, France Public debt ratio to jump to 90%, says IMF re-elected as prez, The MoU with PRESS TRUST OF INDIA clining up to the end of the pro- (date of the latest full extrapola- mortality rates have been halved TN jection period, in 2025. Broadly COVID FACTOR tion by the World Bank available – since 2000. Access to water and co-prez of ISA government Washington, Oct 14: India’s pub- speaking the pattern of public debt will see GreenBase last full evaluation, sanitation, electricity, and invest Rs 750 crore lic debt ratio, which remarkably in India is close to the norm around based on house- Going roads has been greatly im- to develop an remained stable at around 70 per the world,” he said. hold surveys, forward, public proved," said the IMF industrial and cent of the GDP since 1991, is pro- According to Gaspar, India's pub- goes back to finances should official. logistics park at Vadakkuppattu, jected to jump by 17 percentage lic debt ratio has been remarkably 2011), he continue to support growth According to Oragadam, yielding multiple direct points to nearly 90% because of stable since 1991. It is interesting to said. and development in India. The Gasper, in the near- and indirect job opportunities increase in public spending due to note that the debt ratio has been sta- India effects of COVID-19 on health, term, additional COVID-19, the IMF said Wednesday. ble at around 70% of GDP over the achieved fiscal action can NIRANJAN HIRANANDANI | FOUNDER, education, poverty and nutrition "In our projections, the increase past decade, he said. the millen- and should be de- HIRANANDANI GROUP render progress towards the REPRESENTATIONAL PIC in public spending, in response to Responding to a question about nium de- ployed as needed to SDGs even more urgent COVID-19, and the fall in tax rev- his assessment of the fiscal situa- growth performance helped lift velopment support the poor and PRESS TRUST OF INDIA enues and economic activity, will tion of India, Gasper said India millions of people out of extreme goal of halv- VITOR GASPAR I DIRECTOR, FISCAL the vulnerable. Our main make public debt jump up by 17 has been an important source of poverty, he said. ing poverty by AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT, IMF "This should be ac- New Delhi, Oct 14: India and purpose is to percentage points to almost 90% growth in the world since the 1991 The extreme poverty rate, meas- 2015 (from its 1990 companied by a cred- France were re-elected as president make our of GDP,” Vitor Gaspar, Director of economic liberalisation reforms. and co-president of the contractors dream ured as the proportion of people level), he said. ible medium-term fis- big and contribute the IMF's Fiscal Affairs Real GDP growth averaged 6.5% whose income is less than $1.90 a "India has made astonish- cal consolidation plan that can International Solar Alliance (ISA) towards an Department said. between 1991 to 2019, and real GDP day at purchasing power parity ing progress in other areas. reinforce market confidence and for a term of two years at its third AtmaNirbhar Bharat "Going forward it is projected per capita was multiplied by four (the international poverty line), Education enrollment is nearly structural reforms that boost India's assembly on Wednesday, an official to stabilise in 2021, before slowly de- over that period. This impressive fell from 45% in 1993 to 13% by 2015 universal for primary school. Infant growth potential,” he added. statement said. TARUN KAPOOR | OIL SECRETARY The Third Assembly of the ISA was attended by 34 members' min- isters. As many as 53 member All four labour countries and five signatory and codes are prospective member countries likely to be ‘India’s GDP 11 times participated in the assembly, the implemented in one ministry of new and renewable en- go from April 1, the ergy said. beginning of the India and France were re-elected next fiscal year as the president and co- president APURVA CHANDRA | LABOUR SECRETARY more than B’desh’ of the ISA for a term of two years at the virtual meeting of the third In 2019, India's GDP in ISA assembly. Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) Four new vice-presidents were SHORT TAKES terms was 11 times more than that also chosen to represent the four of Bangladesh while population regions of the ISA. OnePlus to was eight times more. In PPP terms, The representatives of Fiji and India's per capita GDP in 2020 is es- Nauru for Asia Pacific Region; expand presence timated by IMF at $6,284 as com- Mauritius and Niger for Africa New Delhi: Chinese pared to $5,139 for Bangladesh, ac- Region; UK and the Netherlands smartphone maker OnePlus cording to the sources. for Europe and Others Region; Wednesday said it will Under UPA 2, the sources said and Cuba and Guyana for Latin invest Rs 100 crore towards PRESS TRUST OF INDIA that it had increased from Rs 65,394 America and Caribbean Region expanding its offline retail in 2009-10 to Rs 78,348 in 2013-14 assumed the vice presidency. network as it looks to New Delhi, Oct 14: India's Gross which is an increase of 19.8%. The assembly also approved strengthen its reach in tier Domestic Product (GDP) in terms The International Monetary the initiatives of the ISA Secretariat II cities and beyond in the of purchasing power parity was Fund (IMF) has estimated India's in institutionalising ISA's en- country. The company, 11 times more than that of GDP to grow at 8.8% in 2021, twice gagement with the private and which unveiled its latest Bangladesh in 2019, government that of Bangladesh at 4.4%, they public corporate sector through the OnePlus 8T phone priced sources said Wednesday as they added. According to IMF, India is Coalition for Sustainable Climate Rs 42,999 onwards on played down IMF projections of set to drop below Bangladesh in Action (CSCA), it said. Wednesday, is also focused India slipping below the neigh- terms of per capita Gross Domestic Ten public sector organisations on strengthening its bouring nation on per capita GDP Product (GDP) as the economy is in India presented a cheque for manufacturing in India and this year. projected to contract by a massive USD 1 million each at the assembly. will make its complete Earlier in the day in a tweet, 10.3% this year. line up of smart TVs locally Congress leader Rahul Gandhi by 2021. IMF's forecast for India -- a huge took a dig at the government over downward revision from its pre- ‘Bank credit grows IMF growth projections showing vious prediction in June -- is also Inflation rises 2nd month in a row Bangladesh closing in on India in the biggest contraction projected 5.7% in June quarter’ ‘Family Credit terms of per capita GDP this year among major emerging markets Card’ launched and described it as a "solid achieve- amid the COVID-19 pandemic. AGENCIES ment" of six years of BJP's "hate- However, India is likely to bounce AGENCIES Hyderabad: Citibank India filled cultural nationalism". back with an impressive 8.8% New Delhi, Oct 14: Spiralling prices (Citi) and Mastercard The government sources, on growth rate in 2021, thus regaining Mumbai, Oct 14: Bank credit of food items, especially vegetables, Wednesday jointly their part, emphasised that under the position of the fastest grow- growth decelerated on a year-on- pushed up the wholesale inflation to announced the launch of the Modi government, the per capita ing emerging economy, surpass- year basis for the sixth succes- a seven-month high of 1.32% in 'IKEA Family Credit Card by GDP has increased from Rs 83,091 ing China's projected growth rate sive quarter and stood at 5.7% in September and cements the likelihood Citi' to make shopping at in 2014-15 to Rs 1,08,620 in 2019-20, of 8.2%, the IMF said in its latest the three months to June 2020, ac- that the Reserve Bank will continue the Swedish furnishing representing an increase of 30.7%. 'World Economic Outlook' report. cording to the Reserve Bank with status quo on interest rates. company more affordable, (RBI) data. The Wholesale Price Index (WPI)- convenient and rewarding. During the quarter, modera- based inflation was at 0.16% inflation while deciding the mone- from the commerce and industry This card provides instant tion in advances was witnessed in August. "The annual rate of in- tary policy stance, ICRA's principal ministry. Vegetables as a category in-store card bookings, BIZ BUZZ direct payments via Bharat across all bank groups. flation, based on monthly WPI, economist Aditi Nayar said, "today's had inflation of 36.54 per cent in QR, accelerated reward Infy to roll out salary hikes Industrial credit contracted by stood at 1.32% (provisional) for the data (on WPI inflation) further ce- September, potato price skyrocketed points and attractive EMIs 0.6% y-o-y in June and its share in month of September, 2020 (over ments the likelihood of an extended by 107.63% from a year-ago period. and will also offer reward New Delhi: India's second-largest IT services overall advances declined to 30.8% September, 2019) as compared to pause from the Monetary Policy However, onions had deflation at points on all purchases firm Infosys on Wednesday said it will roll out from 32.8% a year ago, according 0.33% during the corresponding Committee (MPC)." 31.64% and in fruits, the inflation with instant reward salary hikes and promotions across all levels to the data on Outstanding Credit month of the previous year," gov- Before recording an increase of was at (-) 3.89%. Prices of cereals redemption at IKEA. effective January 1. Infosys is also giving 100 of Scheduled Commercial Banks ernment data showed on Wednesday. 0.16% in August, the WPI inflation came down with a negative inflation per cent variable pay, along with a special for June 2020, released by the RBI. The WPI-based inflation appears was in the negative territory for print of 3.91% during the month, incentive for the second quarter. The Bengaluru-based company has to be moving in sync with CPI-based four straight months -- April (-) while, cost of pulses went up by 2,40,208 employees at the end of September 2020 quarter. "Recognising retail inflation which shot up to an 1.57%, May (-) 3.37%, June (-) 1.81% 12.53%. Bank of America the continuing stellar commitment from our employees during these eight-month high of 7.34 per cent in and July (-) 0.25%. In the manufactured products times, we are paying out variable pay for the quarter at 100 per cent. We profits falls 16% will pay a one-time special incentive in Q3 for our junior employees," September, mainly on account of Inflation in food articles during category, inflation during the month rising prices of food items. Although September was at 8.17%, as against rose to 1.61%, from 1.27% a month Charlotte: Bank of America Infosys CEO and MD Salil Parekh said during a virtual briefing. the RBI takes into account retail 3.84% in August, showed the data ago, the government data said. Corp says profit fell 15.6% to $4.88 billion in the third PNB zonal office inaugurated in City quarter from $5.78 billion a year ago. The bank, based Bhubaneswar: The Executive Director of in Charlotte, North Punjab National Bank (PNB) Agyey Kumar Credit to the household sector Usha launches new water heater range Carolina, said it had Azad inaugurated bank’s Zonal office here increased by 9 per cent and its earnings of 51 cents per at Jagamara. Ashwani Kumar, GM and share in total credit rose to 50.2% POST NEWS NETWORK Usha’s new range of water ceeds the set temperature thereby share. The results did not Zonal Head, Odisha Zone was also present from 48.7% a year ago. heaters boast an innovative heating helping save energy. meet Wall Street during the inaugural ceremony. This is the The weighted average lending Bhubaneswar, Oct 14: India’s technology, a weather-proof coating, The cuboid masterpieces com- expectations. The average first Zonal office of the state after the rate (WALR) on outstanding credit leading consumer durables com- and cutting-edge glass enamel lin- prising the Usha Aquerra water estimate of 10 analysts amalgamation of OBC, United Bank of India declined by 25 basis points during pany Usha Wednesday announced ing which prevents corrosion and heater series come in two variants surveyed by Zacks and PNB. Azad also inaugurated PNB-loan processing Center in Cuttack the quarter ended June 2020 and the launch of its new range of water increases life span. – Aquerra and Aquerra DG. Investment Research was and PNB, Bidanasi, Cuttack Branch (amalgamated entity of PNB Chandni by 55 basis points over the last heaters that includes Aquerra se- Features include an anti-bacte- Combining convenience with style, for earnings of 53 cents per Chowk and Bidanasi branch). Senior officers and staffs of the bank were one year, the data showed. ries, Aqua Tide, and Aqua Horizon. rial sterilisation system that prevents these BEE 5-star rated energy sav- share. The nation's second- present on this occasion. He conducted a review meeting with all the five The data captures various char- The new water heaters have the bacterial build up and ensures pris- ing water heaters have the Whirl largest bank posted Circle heads of Odisha, MCC heads and heads of PNB for PNB RAM in acteristics of bank credit such as capacity of 10 litre to 25 litre and tine hot water, a temperature sen- Flow technology for faster heat- revenue of $21.69 billion in connection with various steps taken during pandemic for the economic occupation/activity and organi- prices starts from Rs 11,095 to Rs sor that prevents overheating, and ing, and Performance based Heat the period.Bank of America development of the state and future business development programme. sational sector of the borrower, type 14,995. The prices vary depending an automatic cut off that ensures tech which enables 20% more hot shares have declined 29 per of account and interest rates. on its quality and capacity. that the heating range never ex- water utilisation. cent since the beginning of the year, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index has risen almost 9%. The stock has dropped 14 per cent in the last 12 months. ‘India to have 60K startups, 100 unicorns by 2025’

GoDaddy inks PRESS TRUST OF INDIA in 2020 as we did in 2018 and 2019, THE REPORT OBSERVED THAT BUSINESS RECOVERY OF have been lost, while a similar num- which is a testament of our strong STARTUPS IS BACK ON TRACK AFTER THE LOCKDOWN ber of jobs have been created in pact with EduSkills New Delhi, Oct 14: India is ex- ecosystem," TiE Delhi-NCR presi- some sectors like edutech, com- pected to have 60,000 startups and dent Rajan Anandan said while THERE ARE AROUND 38,000 ACTIVE STARTUPS, OUT OF munications, online fitness, among New Delhi: Digital platform 100 companies with valuation of sharing the findings of the report. WHICH 26 ARE UNICORNS others, . Online life insurance, over- services firm GoDaddy over $1 billion by 2025, a TiE Delhi- "We do believe that India is on THE REPORT SAID STARTUPS ARE EXPECTED TO the-top platforms (OTT), electronic Wednesday announced a NCR report, in association with track to have 60,000 startup by 2025. CREATE 1.5 TO 1.6 MILLION JOBS BY 2025 e-commerce, online gaming, digital partnership with non-profit Zinnov, released Wednesday said. We are well on track to have 100 payments, online stock brokerages, organisation EduSkills to The report observed that busi- unicorns in India by 2025," he added. ONLINE LIFE INSURANCE, OTT, ELECTRONIC online grocery have not only re- provide web-related E-COMMERCE, ONLINE GAMING, DIGITAL PAYMENTS, training to around 50,000 in ness recovery of startups is back on He said investments are also on RISE THE ON covered by the end of September to track after the lockdown. However, track for recovery. ONLINE GROCERY HAVE SEEN GROWTH IN THE pre-COVID period but also seen a year across the country. RANGE OF 10-50%

12-15% of startups are facing risk TiE is a non-profit organisation growth in the range of 10-50%.

k y m In addition, the programme c aims to train educators of survival and a similar percent- devoted to entrepreneurs in all in- Education technology platforms across EduSkills partners age of start-ups have closed their dustries. funding in 2019, the report titled by 2025. The study included most of According to the report, direct job and online health insurance have comprising over 800 business. There are around 38,000 active 'Covid-19 and the anti-fragility of the business data till the end of creation in the start-up ecosystem recovered up to 200%, while online partner universities "Despite being in the biggest pan- startups, out of which 26 are uni- Indian startup ecosystem' said. February and compared it with will remain flat in 2020 as about fitness and online telecommuni- and engineering colleges demic we have had, India is going corns. The startup ecosystem in The report said startups are ex- data till the end of September, 25,000 jobs in several sectors like hos- cation start-ups have seen up to in India. to create same numbers of unicorn India had attracted $14.5 billion of pected to create 1.5 to 1.6 million jobs Anandan said. pitality, mobility, among others, 500% recovery, the report said. P12 THURSDAY | OCTOBER 15 | 2020 | BHUBANESWAR sports

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The credit goes to DC But KXIP can take confidence bowlers, who conceded only 25 runs, from the fact their only win in including an eight-run final over the tournament has come against bowled by debutant Tushar RCB, who look a much more po- Deshpande (2/37). tent squad since their last meet- who he replaces in the side. has grown in confidence by leaps Chasing a challenging 162, RR ing September 24. Benching a yet to fire Glenn and bounds since their last meet- were off to flying start with the Though the Sharjah wicket has Maxwell is one option or the team ing. For the first time in many openers – Ben Stokes (41) and Jos been slowing gradually, the smaller can bring Gayle at the expense years, they seem to have fixed their Buttler (22) – adding 37 runs in 2.5 ground dimensions are ideal for of an overseas bowler and re- bowling woes. overs. Anrich Nortje (2/33) broke the someone like Gayle to go on a six- place him with the available Their spin pairing of stand in the final ball of the third hitting spree. Indian talent. Washington Sundar and Yuzvendra over, dismissing Buttler. However, it certainly won’t be KXIP are languishing at the bot- Chahal has proved very effective Six balls later, R Ashwin (1/17) easy for the 41-year-old to get going tom of the table despite having the and the pace department has took a simple catch off his own Anrich Nortje celebrates after getting a Rajasthan Royals wicket; (inset) Shreyas Iyer and Shikhar Dhawan from ball one, having not played top-two leading run-getters of the strengthened with the return of bowling to get rid of skipper Steve (with helmet) run between the wickets during their partnership in Dubai, Wednesday earlier in the competition. tournament in skipper KL Rahul Chris Morris from injury. Smith to reduce RR to 40/2. Then He would have played the last (387 at strike rate of 134.84) and his RCB’s last game against KKR Stokes and Sanju Samson (25) added 6x4, 2x6) and skipper Shreyas Iyer (53, lost Prithvi Shaw off the first ball the ante with some lusty hits. But two games but could not due to opening partner Mayank Agarwal was also on this ground, so they 46 runs for the third wicket before 43b, 3x4, 2x6), who didn’t take the of the match with a gem of a delivery soon after, Iyer departed, Marcus food poisoning. Having recovered (337 at 48.14). come into the game more aware of Deshpande dismissed Stokes in the field after injuring his shoulder in from Jofra Archer (3/19). Stoinis (18) and Alex Carey (14) fully, it will be interesting to see Barring Mohammad Shami and the gradually changing conditions 11th over for his first IPL wicket. the fifth over’s final ball of RR innings, To make matters worse for DC, tried their best to add muscle to the Ravi Bishnoi, none of the bowlers than KXIP, who played here last Then, RR lost wickets at regu- hit stroke-filled half centuries but DC Ajinkya Rahane was holed out to scoreboard but were unsuccessful. TODAY’S have inspired confidence, espe- September 27 when the surface was lar intervals before bowing down to lost momentum towards the end to Uthappa off Archer. But then skip- BRIEF SCORES: DC 161/7 MATCH cially in the death overs. Not much better to bat on. DC bowlers’ death-overs heroics. be restricted to 161/7. The last five per Iyer joined hands with Dhawan (Shikhar Dhawan 57, Shreyas Iyer being able to find the right balance With Aaron Finch back among Robin Uthappa (32) batted well be- overs of the DC innings yielded only and the duo shared 85 runs for the 53; Jofra Archer 3/19, Jaydev KXIP RCB despite trying out many options the runs against KKR, RCB’s top- fore getting out in search for some 32 runs and they lost four wickets. third wicket off 55 balls. Unadkat 2/32) beat RR 148/8 (Ben AT 7:30 PM has also contributed to KXIP’s four (including Devdutt Padikkal, big hits. RR could muster only 148/8. DC had a disastrous start to their After Dhawan’s dismissal, Iyer Stokes 41; Anrich Nortje 2/33, Tushar rapid slide. Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers) can TELECAST: STAR SPORTS Earlier, Shikhar Dhawan (57, 33b, innings after opting to bat as they took the onus on himself and upped Deshpande 2/37) by 13 runs. They run into a RCB squad which be a nightmare for any team.

Denmark Open: Srikanth enters Rd 2 Historic victory Thrilling stalemate Landmarks for MSN Kyiv: Viktor Tsygankov scored shortly Cologne: Serge Gnabry struck the Sao Paulo: Neymar and Luis Suarez rewrote after coming off the bench in the second equaliser as Germany fought back to some record books and Argentina is breathing PRESS TRUST OF INDIA venture. This situation is some- Srikanth spent the early part of half and Ukraine defeated Spain 1-0 in draw 3-3 with Switzerland in another easier thanks to Lionel Messi. The troika was a thing new. I’ve never been away for the lockdown at his home town, the Nations League for their first-ever error-strewn performance in the strike force to reckon with at Barcelona, known Odense, Oct 14: Indian ace Kidambi this long, and I’m happy with the where he was unable to train at victory over ‘La Roja’. The nearly 15,000 Nations League. Mario Gavranovic as MSN. In South American qualifying for the Srikanth Wednesday outclassed way it went,” he told Badminton his normal level. It was an oppor- fans who were allowed entry to the Kyiv scored twice for the visitors, who led World Cup Tuesday night, Neymar became England’s Toby Penty in straight World Federation. tunity for him to reflect on life out- Olympic Stadium celebrated loudly as 2-1 at halftime after capitalizing on Brazil’s second leading goal scorer after a hat- games to enter the Denmark Open “The last time I played was at side badminton. Tsygankov struck the net from outside sloppy defending and wayward passes trick in a 4-2 win at Peru. Neymar (63 goals) second round here and likened his the All England where I lost in the The fifth seed will next face the area after a through-ball by captain from the Germans Tuesday. Kai passed Ronaldo (62) and now trails only Pele return to international badminton first round, so I’ve not had much of Canada’s Jason Anthony Ho-Shue, Andriy Yarmolenko completing a Havertz set up Chelsea teammate (77). Messi paced Argentina to a 2-1 win at after a coronavirus-forced hiatus to match practice. But I think I’m who defeated India’s Subhankar counterattack in the 76th minute Timo Werner for Germany’s response Bolivia, their first in the altitude (11,800 feet ‘an adventure’. slowly getting back. It will defi- Dey 21-13, 21-8 in a lopsided contest. Tuesday. It was Ukraine’s first goal three minutes later. Havertz finally above sea level) of La Paz since 2005. Suarez, The former World No.1 beat nitely take some time, as there are Former World No.13 Ajay against Spain in 17 years. Tsygankov had drew Germany level in the 55th. But despite Uruguay’s 2-4 loss at Ecuador, became Toby 21-12, 21-18 in 37 minutes. “I no tournaments after this one. Jayaram also couldn’t cross the entered the match 10 minutes earlier. Gavranovic grabbed his second goal the leading goal scorer in the history of South started off well, but he was good There will be a pause in the season, opening hurdle, going down 12-21, Despite the loss, Spain with their seven two minutes later. Gnabry equalised American qualifying. He surpassed Messi (22 in the second game. I’m playing so it might take time to get used to 14-21 to World No.3 Anders Antonsen points remain in first place in Group 4. with his heel on the hour-mark. goals) to reach 24-goal mark.

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