y k y cm YAMI TURNS NOSTALGIC `7.2K CR SOUGHT FOR RLYS NAVALNY HELD IN RUSSIA Actor Yami Gautam turned nostalgic while The state urged Centre to allocate `7,200 cr in Russian oppn leader Alexei Navalny’s arrest as shooting for her film Bhoot Police coming Budget for development of he arrived in Moscow draws criticism from Western nations at Jaisalmer LEISURE | P2 railway infrastructure DOWNTOWN | P3 INTERNATIONAL | P10 VOLUME 10, ISSUE 288 | www.orissapost.com BHUBANESWAR | TUESDAY, JANUARY 19 | 2021 12 PAGES | `4.00 IRREGULAR by MANJUL Cops to decide on tractor rally: SC IT IS A ‘LAW & ORDER’ MATTER AND DELHI POLICE IS THE FIRST AUTHORITY TO DECIDE WHO SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO ENTER THE NATIONAL CAPITAL AGENCIES resenting one of the farmers' bodies, told the bench about the affidavit filed New Delhi, Jan 18: The Supreme by them requesting the top court to Court told the Centre Monday that the remove the remaining three members Of course, I too am shocked. More people proposed tractor rally on the Republic of the court-appointed committee to re- OVER 32K GET felt offended by my web series than its Day by farmers protesting against the solve the issue of farm laws and select total number of viewers! new farm laws is a “law and order” people who can do the job "on the basis matter and Delhi Police is the first au- of mutual harmony". “We will hear SHOTS ON DAY-2 thority to decide who should be al- everyone on that day (next date of hear- SHORT TAKES lowed to enter the national capital. ing),” the bench said, adding, “We will State to get 3,34,500 doses of A bench headed by Chief Justice hear you in the same combination of SA Bobde, while hearing the Centre's bench”. On January 12, the top court Covishield vaccine today Lt Gen CP Mohanty application seeking an injunction had stayed the implementation of the next Army Vice Chief against the proposed tractor march or contentious new farm laws till further POST NEWS NETWORK any other kind of protest which seeks orders and constituted the four-mem- Bhubaneswar: to disrupt the gathering and celebra- ber committee to make recommenda- Bhubaneswar, Jan 18: Lieutenant tions on January 26, said that police have tions to resolve the impasse over them After day’s gap, Covid-19 General all the authority to deal with the mat- between the Centre and farmers' unions vaccination resumed in state Chandi ter. “Does the Supreme Court say as to said, adding, “Mr Attorney General, we Delhi and who should not be allowed protesting at Delhi borders. Monday and over 32,000 Prasad what are the powers of police and how are adjourning the matter and you has to be dealt with by the police as the Later, Mann had recused himself healthcare workers got shots Mohanty, they will exercise them? We are not have all the authority to deal with this court is not the “first authority”. from the court-appointed committee. across the state. The vacci- currently going to tell you what to do,” said the matter.” The Centre, in an application The bench told Venugopal that the The top court had on January 12 said nation drive was carried A health worker receives a jab serving as the General Officer bench, also comprising Justices LN filed through Delhi Police, has said apex court is seized of the issue of it would hear the pleas against the out at 380 sessions and 32,526 at SCBMCH in Cuttack Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Rao and Vineet Saran. The apex court that any proposed march or protest farm laws and “we have not said any- farm laws after eight weeks when the healthcare worker benefi- Command, is likely to be told Attorney General KK Venugopal which seeks to disrupt and disturb the thing on police powers”. committee would give its suggestions ciaries were vaccinated 2 DIE ‘AFTER JABS’ elevated as the new Vice Chief of that it will take up the matter for hear- Republic Day celebrations will cause The apex court then asked, “Are to resolve the impasse after talking to which worked out to be 2 Army Staff, sources said. If ing Wednesday, January 20. an “embarrassment to the nation”. farmers’ unions appearing today?”. the protesters and the government. per cent more than the total Bangalore/Moradabad: Two reports are to be believed, “The question of entering into Delhi During the hearing conducted Senior advocate Dushyant Dave said he Thousands of farmers, mainly from number of listed benefici- people died in two separate Mohanty is set to become the is a law and order matter and will be through video-conferencing, the bench was representing some farmer unions Punjab, Haryana and western UP, are aries for the day. cases allegedly after they were administered Covid-19 42nd Vice Chief of Indian Army determined by the police,” the bench said who should be allowed to enter in the matter. Advocate AP Singh, rep- protesting at border points of Delhi. Anticipating that some jabs. In the first case, two days and he will be the first Odia people may not turn up at officer to be selected for the after he received a Covid-19 the vaccination centres, the post, which is next in rank to the injection, a 43-year-old Group government invited more Chief of Army Staff in the Indian Petrol, diesel prices D worker in Ballari district of Army. The Odia Army officer is a people and accordingly it Karnataka died of a heart native of Jayabada village in up after 3-day pause surpassed the target, said an attack Monday evening. Jagatsingpur. PLAY TIME official. On the first day, 161 “Nagaraju, 43, of the health AGENCIES sessions were conducted in department passed away due which 13,980 health care to a heart attack Monday. In Mamata to contest New Delhi, Jan 18: Petrol and workers were vaccinated. the second case, a 46-year-old diesel prices rose again by 25 paisa All the districts were told health worker died in from Nandigram per litre each Monday after oil to prepare their micro-plan Moradabad, a day after the jab marketing companies decided to for continuation of the pro- with the autopsy attributing Nandigram: Mamata Banerjee break their three days pause on gramme from Monday. It the death to "cardio-pul- Monday declared she will price revision in wake enlarging was planned to have five monary disease," officials said. contest the upcoming assembly under recovery on sale of the two sessions in the medical col- election from Nandigram, as she petroleum products. leges and big private hos- munity health centres took her battle for West Bengal The increase in pump price of pitals, one to two sessions in (CHCs). The government to the home turf of political petrol and diesel came on a day District Headquarter has asked all districts to heavyweight Suvendu Adhikari, when global oil prices have a Hospitals (DHHs), sub-di- complete the registration who recently quit the TMC and glimpse of softening with crude visional hospitals and com- process by January 25. joined the BJP. That Banerjee chose Nandigram to make the falling below $55 a barrel after al- big announcement reflects the most a week of hovering above 2 guards fall ill after Covaxin shots TMC supremo's determination to that range. SUNDARGARH: Two security personnel posted at Sundargarh dis- take the BJP, which has launched trict headquarters hospital fell ill after receiving COVID-19 vac- a spirited campaign to unseat PRICES IN BHUB cine shots. The affected guards were identified as Dubaraj Rana her after a decade-long stint in Petrol - `85.60/LTR (+`0.25) and Manas Karali. The duo complained of uneasiness a day after power, head on. Addressing a receiving the injections. They have been admitted to the hospital. ` ` rally here, Banerjee said she is Diesel- 81.84/LTR (+ 0.27) Dubaraj said, he received the shot January 16 when vaccination not worried about those joining was launched. “After receiving the Covaxin shot, I attended to my rival parties as they were hardly With Monday's increase, petrol duties. I suddenly felt feverish. I also felt numbness in my left areound when the TMC was is being sold at `84.95 a litre in hand.” Manas also got fever and had a similar tale to tell. formed. Delhi from previous day price of An Icelandic horse, left, and a Shetland pony play at a stud farm in Wehrheim near Frankfurt, Germany, Monday PTI PHOTO `84.70 a litre. Similarly, diesel prices also increased to `75.13 a Total to acquire litre, up from previous day's level of `74.88 a litre. Across the coun- 20% stake in AGEL try as well pump price of petrol and Centre declines to lift surplus rice, says BJD diesel increased but the quantum Ahmedabad: Deepening its of the rise varied from state to strategic alliance in India’s state depending on level of taxa- THE RULING BIJU JANATA DAL GIVES A SEVEN-DAY ULTIMATUM TO THE CENTRE sustainable energy space, tion on the two petroleum products. POST NEWS NETWORK led Union government are becom- of paddy was procured in 2019-20. While 24 lakh MT would be con- French energy major Total Auto fuel price rise was on hold ing a major problem for the farm- It turned to be 48 lakh MT of rice. sumed in Odisha, about 10 lakh MT proposes to acquire 20 per cent for last three days after petrol and Bhubaneswar, Jan 18: In another ers of Odisha.